Your review is spot on. Watching season 2 was so heartbreaking for me. I did a marathon of S1 and S2 so I had a hard time processing the change of actress and whatever reason they came up with Bu Yeon / Naksu inhabiting 1 body. I also didn't like the broody Jang Uk, great acting but was tiring to watch. GYJ was meh and I didn't feel any chemistry. She looked better as Naksu in S1. I tried to rationalize S2 saying this is the real Naksu, her real face and her real self, but I missed Mudeok so much and hoped JSM would appear.
It was a great S1 until that shocking ep 20 that S2 failed to redeem.
I was not convinced with the last conflict that all of them wanted the ice stone and following Jin Mu?!
I've watched this drama twice all the way through, now I'm rewatching only the scenes between the leads from the…
It's my 3rd time rewatching all their scenes from start to end. I cannot move on. I like the cute scenes but I love the revelation scenes even more, which they always tied up nicely with the flashbacks. It's so so good and I don't know how I can move on!!
It was a great S1 until that shocking ep 20 that S2 failed to redeem.
I was not convinced with the last conflict that all of them wanted the ice stone and following Jin Mu?!
P.S. Loved the Crown Prince and his deep voice.