My Sassy Princess: Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty
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by Drama Addict Extraordina
This review may contain spoilers
The Thai Sleeping Beauty Remake That Needed a Nap More Than She Did
This was supposed to be a modern take on Sleeping Beauty (the sparkly, Disneyfied version, I assume). Instead, we get: a snarky doctor, wildly overbearing parents, an actually-sane grandma, and a brother who communicates exclusively through fists. For flavor, the show tosses in a few fairies and a surfskating idol as the villain. Yes, surfskating. I even had to Google it.
(Shout-out to me discovering that it’s basically “surfing on asphalt.” Cool hobby. Not exactly riveting TV.)
Aurora — sorry, Saengnuea — grew up sickly with asthma and allergies, but the show cranks this up to extreme levels for drama. Her parents treat her like a porcelain doll with a warranty. Of course she rebels: sneaking out, surfskating with Ken, and using her doctor neighbor Khai’s house as her personal escape route. She blackmails him with his own cat. Honestly? Iconic.
Between Saengnuea, Khai (or “Lung,” because she refuses to call him by his name), Ken, and the best friend, it’s basically a loop:
• fighting with her parents
• banter/sniping with Khai
• boring surfskating montages
• Ken doing manipulative playboy things
• best friend acting feral for attention
Not much depth, not much growth — just vibes, mostly chaotic ones.
Credit where it’s due: the side plot with Talay and Sky has a sprinkle of BL-adjacent tension. Still thin, but more engaging than the main plot half the time.
Overall? This drama sits somewhere below “meh,” possibly in the shadowy territory of “I’m only here because it’s short.” Luckily it is short: nine episodes for the US version. That’s the only reason I finished it without needing a nap.
I’ve heard My Sassy Princess: Snow White is significantly better, so yes… I’ll be checking that one next.
💭 Final Mood:
“Watched it, sighed a lot, Googled surfskating, and survived — 4/10 but at least it was short.”
(Shout-out to me discovering that it’s basically “surfing on asphalt.” Cool hobby. Not exactly riveting TV.)
Aurora — sorry, Saengnuea — grew up sickly with asthma and allergies, but the show cranks this up to extreme levels for drama. Her parents treat her like a porcelain doll with a warranty. Of course she rebels: sneaking out, surfskating with Ken, and using her doctor neighbor Khai’s house as her personal escape route. She blackmails him with his own cat. Honestly? Iconic.
Between Saengnuea, Khai (or “Lung,” because she refuses to call him by his name), Ken, and the best friend, it’s basically a loop:
• fighting with her parents
• banter/sniping with Khai
• boring surfskating montages
• Ken doing manipulative playboy things
• best friend acting feral for attention
Not much depth, not much growth — just vibes, mostly chaotic ones.
Credit where it’s due: the side plot with Talay and Sky has a sprinkle of BL-adjacent tension. Still thin, but more engaging than the main plot half the time.
Overall? This drama sits somewhere below “meh,” possibly in the shadowy territory of “I’m only here because it’s short.” Luckily it is short: nine episodes for the US version. That’s the only reason I finished it without needing a nap.
I’ve heard My Sassy Princess: Snow White is significantly better, so yes… I’ll be checking that one next.
💭 Final Mood:
“Watched it, sighed a lot, Googled surfskating, and survived — 4/10 but at least it was short.”
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