Overall I’d rate this drama 6.5/10 . If you’re not really a big fan of political dramas, you’d rate it even lower but I’m trying to be fair . I appreciate the work everyone put into making this drama . From the cast to the crew . Well done 👍🏾
Personally I don’t think the drama deserves to win best drama or the actor should win best actor . There truly wasn’t any scene that he was in that I genuinely felt touched .
Funny enough I felt more affection towards the crown prince than anybody else in the drama .
This drama is a one time drama . It’s not something that you watch and then you reminisce and you miss the characters . I’m yet to understand why the TikTok community and others swear by this drama . Perhaps if I followed it weekly like them, I might have shared the same feelings and comradeship .
Personally I think Kim soo Hyun should’ve won that best actor role . He showed more diverse emotions in queen of tears than this actor did in my dearest but that might just be my personal preference.
Most of the political stuff was boring and sounded like I was attending a history class .
Surprisingly I didn’t find the fl to be annoying . Her actions were quite rational and thoughtful. It did feel a tiny bit frustrating to see the push and pull in their love life but if you’re a trained historical cdrama member , you’d see that they were just playing 😂💀. No serious misunderstandings or whatever .
This drama is the type that after a while, you won’t remember what happened. It’d just be one of the many dramas you’ve seen .
Would I recommend this drama to others ? I’m not sure . Except they say they’re looking for historical drama recommendations.
The first 3 episodes were quite boring but the drama truly picked up from episode 4 . The cliff hangers at the end would always want you to download the next episode. You’re better off dropping the drama in the middle of an episode than waiting for it to finish .
I actually binged watched 1-14 before sleeping around 8am to continue by 7pm . It was that engaging . But if you ask me what I can truly remember from all the episodes, it’s quite hazy.
The entire plot is Joseon getting invaded by foreigners, the foreigners taking the crown prince and others as slaves/ captives . The ml falling in love and creating some bitter/sad love triangles. The delusional and sick king and conniving concubine .
The palace story was nothing new . Usual fight for the throne and fear of rebellion.
Character I hated : that good for nothing self righteous scholar🙂
Thoughts on the main couple: I take back what I said about the ml being very old . He’s quite mature looking but he honestly just looks his age and he has a nice smile . I’d say he’s quite manly and you’d like him if that’s your spec .
The fl is okay too . She’s pretty .
They have nice chemistry . There were some scenes that I was like to love is nice sha but that’s it .
Completing this drama felt like I completed an assignment that I’ve been postponing for a long time.
As kdrama lovers , do you have to watch this drama? Honestly speaking ? No It doesn’t add or remove anything from your life . It doesn’t change your views on anything either . I think it’s okay to let it go and don’t be pressured by others to watch it or feel like you’re missing out on something so amazing because you’re not .
Time to finally end this lengthy review . If you made it this far, Great job 😗 See you in my next review or not… Hahahaha Annyeong chingus!
If I were to describe this drama in 2 words, it’d be “hot mess” . This drama is a hot mess . It’s all over the place . The writers need to understand that most times, less is indeed more . I’m afraid that the only thing saving this drama are the TikTok edits of the hot villain . I’ve dropped this drama several times only to return because of the edits but I go back and I’m reminded again why I dropped it . Even if you watch this drama on 2x speed , you can still feel some of your brain cells dying .
Will I complete this drama ? Probably because I somehow made it to episode 12 Will I recommend this drama to anyone ? Never
This drama right here is a masterpiece. It’s one of those very good dramas that come once in 6-7 years . It may sound like I’m exaggerating but honestly I felt a lot of emotions while watching this .
It wasn’t perfect though as there were some loopholes here and there but not enough to deny or distract us from how much of a good drama it is .
I’ll totally recommend this drama to anyone and I’ll add it to my 2016 list of best dramas released . All the actors did a great job .
It’s a solid 9/10 for me . For the best watching experience I’ll suggest you watch it on 1.5x speed but watch it on normal speed when the main leads hyo seop and yeo been are together in a scene ❤️ Their chemistry was everything and more 🥹❤️
I’ve read through some hateful comments on Sean (xz) and I really don’t get it . Was it the back of their screens these haters were watching ?
Also can y’all please free Sean from the shackles of the untamed ?
He’s an amazing actor and his growth over the years is quite evident . I’d hate for someone to limit me to my previous works and act like I can never surpass it and that’s what people are constantly doing to Sean .
Now why would you say something like this ? Statements like this are very detrimental to an actor’s career. Imagine how he’d feel if he read your comment
This show is clear proof that taste is subjective. I’m honestly enjoying it . It’s one of those shows that don’t come by so often.
I honestly think that 12 episodes are too small and there’s still a lot left to cover . Hopefully they don’t rush things at the end and there’ll be a season 2 .
I’m not a fan of the second couple though and I feel like their screen time is too much .
Also please stop comparing this show to king the land . They honestly have nothing in common .
Tbvh , I struggled with this series as I found it to be very boring . The acting especially from pat was quite bad and the dialogues didn’t help either . What kept me going were the fan edits on TikTok and YouTube . I nearly gave up until I saw in a comment section that we should just hang in till episode 10. It took me 3 weeks plus to get there and honestly I’m glad I didn’t give up . Episode 10-12 truly made up for everything .
So in conclusion, hang in there guys ! You’ve got this 💕
Common now guys it’s really not as bad as y’all are painting it to be . Maybe because I started with zero expectations and HiTV just recommended it to me today but I binge watched all 5 episodes and i genuinely like it .
It’s honestly light hearted and works fine as an office romcom . I do feel like the plot is misleading. There were no instances when Gun made Cher carry out weird errands .
Just drop all your expectations on the floor and you’ll enjoy the drama
If you’re not really a big fan of political dramas, you’d rate it even lower but I’m trying to be fair .
I appreciate the work everyone put into making this drama . From the cast to the crew . Well done 👍🏾
Personally I don’t think the drama deserves to win best drama or the actor should win best actor . There truly wasn’t any scene that he was in that I genuinely felt touched .
Funny enough I felt more affection towards the crown prince than anybody else in the drama .
This drama is a one time drama . It’s not something that you watch and then you reminisce and you miss the characters . I’m yet to understand why the TikTok community and others swear by this drama . Perhaps if I followed it weekly like them, I might have shared the same feelings and comradeship .
Personally I think Kim soo Hyun should’ve won that best actor role . He showed more diverse emotions in queen of tears than this actor did in my dearest but that might just be my personal preference.
Most of the political stuff was boring and sounded like I was attending a history class .
Surprisingly I didn’t find the fl to be annoying . Her actions were quite rational and thoughtful. It did feel a tiny bit frustrating to see the push and pull in their love life but if you’re a trained historical cdrama member , you’d see that they were just playing 😂💀.
No serious misunderstandings or whatever .
This drama is the type that after a while, you won’t remember what happened. It’d just be one of the many dramas you’ve seen .
Would I recommend this drama to others ? I’m not sure . Except they say they’re looking for historical drama recommendations.
The first 3 episodes were quite boring but the drama truly picked up from episode 4 . The cliff hangers at the end would always want you to download the next episode. You’re better off dropping the drama in the middle of an episode than waiting for it to finish .
I actually binged watched 1-14 before sleeping around 8am to continue by 7pm . It was that engaging . But if you ask me what I can truly remember from all the episodes, it’s quite hazy.
The entire plot is Joseon getting invaded by foreigners, the foreigners taking the crown prince and others as slaves/ captives . The ml falling in love and creating some bitter/sad love triangles.
The delusional and sick king and conniving concubine .
The palace story was nothing new . Usual fight for the throne and fear of rebellion.
Character I hated : that good for nothing self righteous scholar🙂
Thoughts on the main couple: I take back what I said about the ml being very old . He’s quite mature looking but he honestly just looks his age and he has a nice smile . I’d say he’s quite manly and you’d like him if that’s your spec .
The fl is okay too . She’s pretty .
They have nice chemistry . There were some scenes that I was like to love is nice sha but that’s it .
Completing this drama felt like I completed an assignment that I’ve been postponing for a long time.
As kdrama lovers , do you have to watch this drama?
Honestly speaking ? No
It doesn’t add or remove anything from your life . It doesn’t change your views on anything either . I think it’s okay to let it go and don’t be pressured by others to watch it or feel like you’re missing out on something so amazing because you’re not .
Time to finally end this lengthy review .
If you made it this far, Great job 😗
See you in my next review or not…
Hahahaha
Annyeong chingus!
I’m afraid that the only thing saving this drama are the TikTok edits of the hot villain . I’ve dropped this drama several times only to return because of the edits but I go back and I’m reminded again why I dropped it .
Even if you watch this drama on 2x speed , you can still feel some of your brain cells dying .
Will I complete this drama ? Probably because I somehow made it to episode 12
Will I recommend this drama to anyone ? Never
It wasn’t perfect though as there were some loopholes here and there but not enough to deny or distract us from how much of a good drama it is .
I’ll totally recommend this drama to anyone and I’ll add it to my 2016 list of best dramas released . All the actors did a great job .
It’s a solid 9/10 for me .
For the best watching experience I’ll suggest you watch it on 1.5x speed but watch it on normal speed when the main leads hyo seop and yeo been are together in a scene ❤️
Their chemistry was everything and more 🥹❤️
Also can y’all please free Sean from the shackles of the untamed ?
He’s an amazing actor and his growth over the years is quite evident .
I’d hate for someone to limit me to my previous works and act like I can never surpass it and that’s what people are constantly doing to Sean .
Let the man breathe please . He’s doing his best
I’m sick and tired of these open endings . I’m starting to think that the writers do this on purpose to make the drama last longer in our hearts .
I’m not sure I can take anymore of these historical dramas . It’s self torture at this point .
Although I’d say compared to other dramas of this nature, the misunderstandings weren’t a lot .
Proceed if you can deal with an open ending
I honestly think that 12 episodes are too small and there’s still a lot left to cover .
Hopefully they don’t rush things at the end and there’ll be a season 2 .
I’m not a fan of the second couple though and I feel like their screen time is too much .
Also please stop comparing this show to king the land . They honestly have nothing in common .
What kept me going were the fan edits on TikTok and YouTube .
I nearly gave up until I saw in a comment section that we should just hang in till episode 10.
It took me 3 weeks plus to get there and honestly I’m glad I didn’t give up .
Episode 10-12 truly made up for everything .
So in conclusion, hang in there guys !
You’ve got this 💕
It’s honestly light hearted and works fine as an office romcom . I do feel like the plot is misleading. There were no instances when Gun made Cher carry out weird errands .
Just drop all your expectations on the floor and you’ll enjoy the drama