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Reincarnation? More Like Recycled Nonsense
Some writers genuinely enjoy creating weak characters in the most illogical settings. Case in point: The Double, In Blossom, and now this gem of a drama. All three proudly sit on the same dusty shelf of period dramas where the writers go wild with the “women were weak back then” trope. Historically accurate? Sure. But when you toss reincarnation into the mix—a literal plot anomaly—and still insist on dragging the female lead through every cliché in the daily soap playbook… it turns into a comedy. And not the good kind.Let’s get this straight: if your character is reincarnated and knows everything that's going to happen—has an actual guidebook written in cryptic poem form, no less—how is she somehow more helpless than the characters without a clue? It’s almost magical how she manages to be less useful with more information.
I was fuming. On one hand, the writers treat women like they’re fragile beings barely surviving the era. They turn the female leads into the saddest, mopiest characters alive—even with their second chance at life. And yet, somehow, the vamps and shady concubines are out there playing 4D chess, ruining lives, and running empires. Are they not women too? Or do they just eat a different brand of cereal?
It’s giving: “We didn’t know how to write, so we made her pitiful instead.” Classic move. When creativity runs out, just dump all your plot weight onto one character and hope the “emotionally invested” crowd eats it up. Spoiler: some of us aren’t buying it.
The plot? Oh, the usual. Husband cheats, wife meets soulmate, wife dies unfairly—yawn. Then bam! Reincarnation. She wakes up in her 8-year-old body, clutching a magical book filled with future events written in poems. Sounds like a game-changer, right? Wrong.
Her mother dies—she lets it happen. ML’s uncle dies—not her problem. People around her suffer, get punished, even die... and our girl is just chilling, casually using the book to grow her bank account while ignoring everything else. If you’re gonna give someone a gift that powerful, maybe make sure they have a shred of purpose? Or at least a moral compass?
She was useless in her past life, and she’s still useless now—just richer. Emotional intelligence? Zero. Strategic thinking? Nope. Social power? Don’t make me laugh.
By episode 13, karma finally clocked in and her creepy uncle beat her to a pulp. It was oddly satisfying. Why? Because with great power comes great responsibility... and she treated hers like a shopping list. If she wasn’t going to do anything useful with that magical book, maybe she should’ve handed it over to literally anyone else. Even the tea lady.
Romantic scenes? At this point they Felt like cactus needles to the eyeballs. I couldn’t do it anymore. so I just dropped it.
Would I recommend this show?
HELLO, NO. Go stare at the wall.
PS: In the end I am left with a question
" How this crap got itself such high rating ? "
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Not a 'Luo zheng' worthy thing
What in the holy hell did i just watched ... And This shit has a total of 42 episodes ..why ?? Who can take this BS for 42 episodes.As much as the nonsensical plot is considered luo zheng was such a misfit in this ridiculous drama, this sort of crap doesn't deserve his presence .. 'A potential wasted' .. his script selection in the year 2021 was bizzare nothing appealed me in those projects, rather felt like desperate selection instead of a rational one.
And seriously I want to know what sort of underhanded trick do these flat 2D faced, ugly and 'talentless to the core' women play in the auditions to beg themselves the lead roles opposite these good ML actors. No !! Please !! I want someone to convince me how come this ' conveniently average looking woman' with her pathetic acting got the lead role while the one who is way prettier and talented then her is playing insignificant side character. Why ??? as if the plot wasn't painful enough to watch the writing was equally pathetic .. With multiple languages BS dialogue (I think they were trying to make it into some hell of an art piece), bogus comedy punches and uninspiring characters. In the end this for me was not a drama it's writers' constipation ,which comes out when creativity commits suicide.
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ZERO SEASONING ?
I have zero to negative tolerance on the number line for overpowered villain storylines like this one. It’s almost as if the writers, struggling to construct a proper conspiracy, suspense arc, or even a halfway decent mystery, just hurl a mountain-sized bully into the plot and hope for the best.Take the vamp here, for example—daughter of the Marquis of Who-Knows-What. This woman has her nose (and occasionally her entire leg) in everyone’s business. She arrests people on a whim, tortures others like it’s a hobby, and uses every illegal trick in the book—and somehow, no one stops her?
If she’s that invincible, why doesn’t she go straight for the Emperor and call it a day? And if this is about personal power, not the law, then why is everyone putting up with her nonsense? She’s out here slapping strangers, crippling people, and walking away like she’s Beyoncé at a runway—but not one character thought of kicking her off her high horse?
And don’t even get me started on the title—Culinary Vendetta. Sounds tasty, right? Well, turns out, food is barely involved. They sprinkled the culinary element like salt in a bad college cafeteria meal—non-existent and deeply disappointing.
Moving on to cast the FL and ML are awesome actors but they are pathetic together ..no spark in chemistry.. in fact it felt like they were holding some grudge against each other while giving the kissing scene ... No Harmony whatsoever, and a big SHOUTOUT to the writer who made their romance even flatter with his plot. I like the character of Fl's MIL very refreshing and unique unlike the typical MILs we see in asian drama (boring and senile). The actress playing Vamp was the worst in my opinion.second class makeup third class acting .. It was so annoying to watch her raise her eyebrow at least ten times in each sentence..
I don't think I will survive to watch it end,This drama drained me so hard, I’m seriously reconsidering watching any short drama again for a while. It didn’t just disappoint me, it mugged my enthusiasm and left it bleeding in an alley.
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When time travel meets terrible writing..
I love time travel plots, but this one was just plain dumb. The ML travels 1000 years into the future to find a princess (or her lookalike or her time twin~who knows anymore?). Cool idea, right? But once he lands in the modern world, he’s shockingly chill about, you know, everything. No amazement at cars, buildings, or phones—dude’s just like, “Meh, where’s my princess?” Either he’s super focused or the writer forgot he’s from the past. Zero chemistry between leads, and the story is stuffed with pointless filler characters. If boredom was a drama, this would be it. Hard pass.Was this review helpful to you?
A bumpkin and a general of lost memories
I don’t know which prehistoric organism wrote this script, So apparently, the FL lives in some Parallel dimension magical forest . She finds the ML half-dead, rescues him, and fixes everything from his arrow wounds right down to his… technical difficulties. Eventually They fall in love, get married, and on the last day of their seven-day honeymoon, she literally sends him back to the mortal dimension with a good decisive push. And the man forgets her because that’s the rule he will forget everything as soon as he steps out of that magical realm and He’ll also feel pain every time it rains because… why not? Let’s add weather trauma too.A year later, she pops out again to “save him” from impending death #2, skipping all her duties and promises she made to protect her hometown. Cherries on the top she knows almost nothing about the mortal realm norms .. She can’t read, can’t write, but she’s out here with a ' I will save him' banner.
And truly—how many times she saves this man? Once, twice, thrice? Even the destiny got tired let alone my PAITENCE.
More importantly the prophecy said he will die with the first snow, but she was wasting energy saving him from random arrows in August. No logic.
And the ML… useless. What general?? He got beaten up more times than the background soldiers. He has a literal walking time machine but won’t use it because “he doesn’t want her hurt.” Aww, cute. Meanwhile she’s saving him FIVE times because of his noble stupidity.
Anyway. I dropped it at episode 14, and honestly … that was the best decision I made all day.
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Can't take it as of now
The drama is good seriously... The story line is a complex murder mistery which might cater to the taste of lots of people out there ( including mine) , but the execution is really boring.there are but very very less amount of light hearted moments to contrast seriousness of the story. I wish they concluded more of that.. may be someday I will pick it again and finish watching it but as of now I am dropping it ... People who have low threshold for seriy and monotonous can skip on it.Was this review helpful to you?
What a steaming pile of horseshit it was ...
We come across a lot of bad dramas.. but if you find the one that has everything that you possibly hate then a ranking or even 1 star feels very extra ...Okay let's begin instead of writing boring paragraph I will put the entire review in points ..
1) below average/ average looking ML ... Say he is not bad looking but not very impressive either ... Flat face .. aloof expressions and annoyed ng character these are the things I can't tolerate in leads especially ML ..
2) the story is old fashioned ... There was absolutely nothing new about this story ..even the punches were old ... I expect scriptwriter/storywriter to atleast put something original or of their own ...but to my disappointment the dramas looks like someone wrote it by copying multiple drama script ..
3) unnecessary misunderstandings in leads and showing ML as Sigma FL as some annoying silly villager ... In my opinion this is the biggest turn off ...these days intelligent smart and independent FL are more in trend ... This story tried to deliver such FL character in the beginning after 2-3 episode she just turned some pushover ... Who has absolutely no self respect ...who forgives ML too easily ... Who has no regards for her dignity ...who keeps throwing herself on ML even when he clearly rejects her hints ... I HANDS DOWN CAN NEVER SUGGEST A DRAMA WHERE ML OR FL CHARACTER DONT DISPLAY A STRONG AND VALUABLE CHARACTER.
4)the flow of the plot which was very abrupt ... Like they are fighting like crazy in the one scene and they act all normal having dinner with each other in the next scene. Build up to connect the dots was very much missing and quite clearly visible
5) there was a lot of unnecessary screentime wasted on stupid scene. : you can literally sit on the skip button while watching it there were so much nonsense in between.
6) No SML : this story highly demands SML as the FML has a very introvert and secretive character to establish his character there is always a need to add a contrasting character that helps build a lot of sense to the story ... For example it help highlight the chemistry between FL ML
7) I slept like 4 times in between
8) no chemistry in lead
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No spark, No sense ... No thanks
Very weird story, honestly. I still can’t figure out whether it’s the soggy plot, the mediocre acting, or the completely flat chemistry between the leads. (And babe, let’s be real — moaning while kissing does not equal chemistry.) Whatever it is, this drama just couldn’t keep me hooked.I’ll give it this though: I felt strangely satisfied with the way the redhead and that despicable husband ended. They deserved every bit of it.
But one thing left me totally confused — how does a woman wicked enough to seduce her best friend’s husband and push him into letting his wife die suddenly turn into an innocent fool being manipulated by her toxic parents? Like… what? How does that character transition make any sense? Even my last three brain cells are protesting
Everything else is just… meh. Capital M. Lowercase eh.
ML: I genuinely couldn’t understand what this guy wants. Nothing is clearly stated, at least up to the episodes I watched.
Played by Jin Ze ~ handsome, sure. He looks like Park Hyung-sik’s long-lost brother. Acting-wise… okay-ish. Definitely not his A-game.
FL: Confused and foolhardy. She behaves overconfident even though she has zero ability to get herself out of the messes she walks into.
Played by Tiffany Gao ~~ sweetheart, she cannot play a seductress. The script said she’s seductive, that’s the only reason the men acted seduced. Her constant blank stare, half-open mouth, sleepy eyes, absent-minded vibe… who is getting seduced by that? And yet so many people praise her performance. I don’t get it.
Their chemistry? Zzzzz. 🥱
No buildup, no tension, nothing. Their romance felt like two mannequins politely bumping into each other.
Even the overall aesthetics scream low budget.
Yeah… sorry. Dropping it.
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Fl is a reputed army general, protecting the border of her country for 8 years and has a shiny record ..but she doesnt know that her trustee deputy general is actually the younger prince who joined the army to gain himself some merits to become crown prince .. the day his identity is revealed ..entire army along with the general are butchered in cold by the king and other ministers to 'tame the crown prince' they say.. FL meanwhile thinking he betrayed his brothers in army and vows to revenge. okay so far ... but i dont understand how come these chinese FL who are shown as glorified heroes turn into a complete disaster with every episode .. five minutes ago she is a general vowing to die for her revenge now she is going head on into the enemies' territory like a fool to kill them (like generals dont know how attacks, coups and ambush are taken care of in the palaces) and the other minute she is kiss-convincing the ML into if she can kill his father.. seriously cant you just give your hormones a break ... and the ML .. my god ..what a wuss... very shameless existence to say the least ... TOTALLY FLAT DOWN THERE ... he shows like he is not selfish or greedy for the crown and he is all about love for his army brothers and his woman, both executed by his tyrant father but he still keep saving him and rescuing him on multiple occasions... i dont know what exactly he delivered in these 13 episodes i watched ... honestly speaking any person standing beside such loser is fated to doom ...i understand there is niche audience for such characters but i personally hate hate them as these characters dont add any value to the story .. i mean see even when this one he saved FL is by planting other innocent woman on her place..wow !! so creative !!!! i must say .... ***and here i dropped the series .. cause at this point i was sure i can see more heroism, content and creativity in TELETUBBIES than this drama .
Not recommending ...
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The rating of 8.1 on this drama is debatable
Ok where to begin with ... Let's go from bad to worstCast (bad): not a fan of ML i watch his shows from time to time but so far nothing impressed me. He doesn't look very lead material to me. The second ML/villain has distinctive looks but as such nothing felt extraordinarily good about his acting or character. FL is good despite her poor written character she kept the show alive solely by her acting and spontaneity.
Characters (worse) : every character from lead to villain to side characters is weak and poorly written. None of them is convincing even in the least or have any impactful projection. All of them just living their own arc of stupidity. Lead female character messed up a big deal but did nothing even after knowing her mistake .. ML got his life destroyed by FL but still can't think of any confrontation instead as soon as meets FL again he forgets what a fucked up life he was living for last nine years. Apart from this we have emotionally challenged mother and son duo on the lose. A teacher who keeps making cheap passes on fellow teacher. A teacher who is making pass on his students mother a mother whose son can study good is literally playing with entire parent association. As if it wasn't enough that we see the ML passing flying kisses and love letters to FL
Literally while sitting in the classroom - Disgusting!!! I mean man you aren't even freaking Highschool graduate take some time off and think about your pathetic status in a society like south korea. First you had dropout half way and now that you are back you still can't live up to the chance and messing things around .
Plot (the worst) - non-direction approach totally killed the joy. Though in the beginning two episodes it felt like okay there is a fine build up for upcoming events (may be a mellow revenge plot) but suddenly the writer took a nosedive and things lost their direction.. i won't be exaggerating if I say I completely forgetten why I started watching this show in the first place .. nothing written in the synopsis ever came true. It was a big disappointment almost betrayal as a viewer.
With that said I have had enough so i dropped it mid way.
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I thought she will fight her own battle ...
The first few episodes were actually really promising ~ the leads had great chemistry, and the ML pulling off those dual roles, a sweet husband and a flirty stranger, made things super interesting. The FL also started off strong ~ smart, confident, getting info through her own sources, and even a trained martial artist. Their sync without even knowing each other’s goals was the perfect kind of spice I was hoping for.But then the story completely lost it. Her “grand revenge plan” turned out to be… sleeping with the crown prince to have his baby? Like, seriously? All that 'sword practice sessions in music room' buildup for this? She literally dropped her weapons and pride overnight. I’m fine with seductive or cunning FLs if that’s their set personality, but this kind of 180° flip just ruins the character.
And honestly, the actress didn’t help either ~ s he’s okay in normal scenes, but her emotional acting, especially in episode 13, was flat-out bad (She speaks like she is about to sneeze anytime)
The plot itself feels recycled; there’s nothing fresh or surprising anymore. It started with fire but burned out way too soon.
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Nothing special for a betrayal-revenge story
I don't find anything different or unique for the overall storyline ... Simple betrayal to revenge plot ... I mean you are not missing anything even if you don't watch it ... There are already a lot of similar plot dramas in the market ... Infact this one is rather boring than the others. the story gets very flat after episode 6 ... For the FL is jewelry designer, the story writer has pushed too much stuff like jewelry project jewelry gala jewelry this and that ...( Don't know if even the real jewelry artists get these many things to do in that short span of time) ..I decide to drop it at ep 9.Was this review helpful to you?
Poop cake
I gave it a fair chance but everything from its plot, to characters and acting of the entire cast is upto no class .. the story writing seems to be done by some fifth grader ... events and their collaboration in the plot is making no sense plus the pathetic acting is adding that rotten cherry on top of this poop cake, just few minutes in first episode and i already got sick of FL over-acting..ML tried to deliver but as there is no sync from FL side chemistry seems like it will commit suicide any minute. In fact ML and the child character were the only people actually did their job properly.Some people have given this thing a decent rating but I am sorry I can't ... I have some high standards. I can't recommend this to anyone.
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Poorly written skit
Linear events in non linear time loops is quite a heavy genre in itself no matter if the format is of a movie or a drama. But very few writers got the ability to do it right without messing it up and confusing the viewers... This one honestly didn't have that punch... It was so damn confusing almost a joy killer ... And the third grade actors in the side cast made it even more unbearable. Leads were trying to save it, but they couldn't save it for me at least.Was this review helpful to you?
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Failed attempt to make a sci-fi x history x rpg drama
The story had a lot of potential but thanks to bad screenwriting and incomplete preface that the entire drama failed.The FL is supposed to eradicate a big in the game system ...and for that she needs to kill the lord of the city 99-100 times ... The plot was so unique but because the content was kept so secretive it twisted in a boring outcome ... In my opinion a proper narration about the game could have helped the viewers in better understanding of the plot ...
I dropped it at 11th episode may be the story will get interesting later on ...but seriously 11 episodes are already enough ... If a drama can't hold on to the viewers interest in 11 episodes than I don't think it's really worth watching ... Cast was good ,but again wasted .. hope some other writer can rewrite the theme in proper way ... The concoction of these genre is actually very interesting.
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