BeautyLight

A romantic comedy drama, reviving the genre a bit, which in my opinion has had less-than-stellar dramas in recent years.
A cook travels back in time thanks to a book and an eclipse, and a king known for being a tyrant who also had a ton of wives and about 20 children (I think the drama doesn't take this into account and doesn't include it, but he is married to at least one concubine); they meet, and a lot happens.
The cooking scenes are very well done and lighten the mood. The characters are well-structured, and the main ones are very well-played. Most of the characters are also likable, which makes the drama more enjoyable. The OST is very nice; although it's not my favorite of the year, it's pretty close. I really liked the cinematography and the setting, despite being filmed almost entirely in indoor locations, in this case inside the palace.
We have Cook Yeon, who knows the general events of what happened in the past and chooses not to tell anyone, and even decides to ignore everything she knows. If we analyze her character a little, her personal growth was very limited; she's the same almost from episode 2 to 12 and is a bit selfish by not sharing at least a little information she knows. But on the other hand, we had an authentic person who truly cares about the well-being of those close to her. One part that makes me question how a person in today's modern world can travel back in time and decide to be the "other" of the king, who is a married man, and although in Joseon, one could have multiple wives, she would have to accept being one more for him. Of course, in the drama, he only had eyes for her; it's just a drama anyway.
On the other hand, we have King Yi Heon, who is the typical authoritarian king of many dramas. Even his way of speaking is typical of many dramas, and I don't mean this because of how they spoke during the Joseon era, but rather, he elevates his tone to speak with "authority." His character does undergo personal growth throughout the drama. In fact, he's the one who changes the most, going from a tyrant to a more understanding king. However, before our female protagonist appeared, he was a murderer who also took hundreds of women for his entertainment.
The drama focused more on cooking, which was very enjoyable. I really liked the competitions, the dishes, and the chefs.
The balance between ridiculousness and comedy was very well balanced. You knew it was a drama the whole time, but it was funny and entertaining, which is what counts.
Now, the writers didn't give the story a conclusion; they just left it that way so as not to change the story, but I didn't like it because justice wasn't served. The villains died, but so many other people died in such an ugly way: the ladies of the court, the eunuchs, the dowager queen grandmother, and the widowed consorts. None of them were good, but in this case, the king wasn't good either. And since they don't know how to conclude the story, they give you an X ending, saying the king traveled to the future, and since they can't explain it, they say it's a secret. LOL.
Overall, I think it's a good drama; the main plot is interesting, and there's good romance and comedy. 8.5 out of 10 for me.

Not bad, but not good either. I loved the casting, the plot is simple, it is OK.

It's an entertaining series full of inconsistencies. To watch it: 1. Don't expect anything. 2. Watch it only for the actors. 3. Turn off your brain.

There are many things that make you wonder if they should use Artificial Intelligence to write it, which is why there are so many problems.

Romanticized physical abuse shouldn't be accepted, even as a joke. - points.
When Ki Ga Yeong's Arabian life (the first life, I suppose) was dying, the "Genie" asked everyone to use a wish to save her, otherwise he would never be able to save her. When Ki Ga Yeong was falling off the cliff in her present life, no one made a wish, but he easily saved her. LOL

How many times did they travel to Dubai? In this drama, there's no sense of time, much less a sense of displacement. Everything happens when it suits it, although a trip like this from Seoul to Dubai can take between 8 and 20 hours, that's if they lived in Seoul. But to travel, they have to go to Seoul International Airport. Oh, but the Angel of Death can go from one place to another, and the Genie sometimes goes by plane and sometimes only with the help of magic. The beasts also travel wherever they want at whenever they want. And regarding "time," the production puts the mini-stories on separate days, but sometimes it doesn't make sense, like the killer's story, which they pause for several episodes and then decide to come back to, but it feels out of place with the things happening in the drama.

Anyway, I wasn't expecting a masterpiece, but honestly, the whole story has NOTHING to do with the final episode. They went with the "We're going to kill almost the entire cast" ending, a classic. I think the wishes were wasted. The purchased wish was a waste of time, haha.

As for the religious aspect, I've seen dozens of dramas about demons, Satan, hell, etc., so for me it's just another drama.

Anyway, you have to try not to think about the bad things and enjoy it, right? Actor, OST, photography and main plot really interesting. Overall 7 out of 10. How lovely Suzy and Kim Won Bin, finally together again in a drama.

I disliked Matsuyama Ryuji since second 1 till his last breath i hate it, why he has more screen time with Usagi than Arisu? Yucky, also is so dumb that he made it in the 'light blast game'.
The games in this one are kind of boring; also there were a lot of similarities with Squid Game like in the bad way, the 'baby also counts' pff; the ending in California with a girl named Alice? Oh please don't please. Also a lot of characters that made it till the end but i couldn't care a thing about them, like great for them but who are they? We barely see a flash back of their lives.
And i really hate that they ruined such an amazing series like this was a solid 9 out of 10, but with this ugly season? ='(
I loved Arisu and his sacrifice for Usagi, but this season isn't deep it was superficial and just for the show . I give a 7.5 out 10, just for the previous seasons.

For me the last 6 episodes ruined everything, i was going to give a better raiting, but i disliked the ending.

This drama had a lot of opposites, like great Main Lead, i liked his range in all the scenes, some other great actors, and some others lame actors uff, then it got such a great action scenes, the art director was so great in this drama but OMG the plot at some points is so dumb, they went on the 'let's kill half of the cast' route oh well another drama were they kill characters every two episodes, and the last 6 episodes were really dumb, like they totally drop the bit of logic that the drama had.

Anyways, i enjoyed watching two episodes per day i waited happy to watch and i was going to give more stars but due to the triple kill of the ML then i didn't like, so 8 out 10.

In the first or second episode he explains that he wrote those characters based on his university friends, and in fact there is a joke there cause when they apper their names are switched

This drama focus a loooooot more on adventures than in romance, the romance is really slight

Prince Liang for the Crown! 🥳

Oh the dishes were probably fake look https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MdWC16y1Ji4
I remember seeing a long video with all kind of fake dishes in korean dramas, so probably this dishes were also fake

Pretends to be shocked 😮

Oh OMG, that is a lot. I remember that they showed footage of him on the night of September 10th, and he was fine. I did see that there are a lot of rumors that are not true, but who knows? People with power can do almost anything without consequences. It's so hard to read about him in this case

I'm sorry i haven't see any video or explanation about the case cause my heart hurts =( but what is the truth about the case?

Yes, sister anyway, by blood or not, they grown up together

Oh wait, i didn't know that, when they explained this? ='( Then nvm

Yuck, Gulinazha character is his SISTER, please don't make things weird, i really hate those dramas when the characters are family (like adopted siblings) and they end up together, that alone would drop my personal raiting for this drama.

A few days ago i said that another person from the outside must be the 'hidden' enemy, but people just said that no, look now there is ANOTHER person from the outside.

I think Zhao Shi Rong is the "lost" sister

This drama is so addicting, now i have to wait another day for the next 2 episodes =') meanwhile i'll just keep creating theories about who did what, and who is who in my mind.

Also i got some other questions, like if the old lady and them leave the manor flying and then came back (Only the boys came back) why they didn't evacuate all the Xiao Sect or at least most of them?