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It looks good, and taste good!
"Bon Appetit, Your Majesty" is really that Kdrama that doesn't lie to its audience! You know what you'll get on your plate from the first minute. The creators put on a great menu with good script, actors, visuals, soundtrack, and cinematography.
There isn't much we could ask for, some may argue, it should've been a bit longer, but if you think about it, 12 episodes were perfect. The writer developed the characters almost perfectly. The main storyline (cook to save your life) didn't have any plot holes. To be fair, it's not the most complex one, but we've seen others fail to deliver with the most simple storylines too. The comedy, the romance, and all the scheming was properly written. All the dishes we've seen throughout the 12 episodes made me hungry, and it was visually pleasing. Not to mention, in some cases they showed food can make you remember your past, heal your soul, and that's what I appreciated the most about this drama. We can talk about the politics or the romance, but overall, the most important part of the show is how these characters connect with each other through food.
We could say, sometimes it was a bit overdramatic, and over the top, especially with the crazy visuals, but I never wanted to skip the reactions, because it was funny, and the VFX were creative.
It's not a perfect show, but just like any decent food you're regularly eating, if it tastes good, you don't need anything else to change it.
As I said already, the actors did everything, the two main lead, Yoona and Chaemin were great together, the connection between the two characters was built up nicely. I loved seeing their bickering in the first half, then the developing romance. Chaemin proved he was the right choice, even tho he wasn't the original actor for the role at first. I never felt he's a rookie actor. As for Yoona, she may be not the best actress, but her charisma and likable persona can compensate even the sloppiest scripts, and no one can take away her hard work that she put in this role. The same can be said about the supporting actors too. I don't think I can name a single actor who didn't have a memorable scene and performance.
The fan favorite is probably Gil Geum played by Yoon Seoah. Her character had some part in my negative list, but not because Seoah or her character wasn't great. It's the opposite. I just wanted more, because one of my favorite part of the series is the friendship between Gil Geum and Ji Yeong. Just like the other, more important side characters, she had an instant impact on me with her first scene. I would've love to see what happened to her and Gong Gil who was also a great character with a well-made side story and Lee Joo Ahn did a great job! He was funny and badass at the same time.
SOME SPOILERS FROM HERE!!!
The other negative is Kang Mokju played by Kang Hanna. She was also amazing, but her character was lacking a bit. Sadly, she was more of a pawn rather than a real antagonist. I think they could've done a bit more with her, but overall, it was good.
The other characters and actors really just did what they had to, so there's nothing I can complain about.
As a hardcore time traveling plot fan, I was expecting some explanation, but we never really got it, but this time, I don't mind, because it was consistent, the writer sticks to their rules, and even in the finale it was obviously how the traveling happened. They hinted the clue in the first episode, and we got an answer in the finale with that one remaining page of the book. The book and that one page was basically a two-way door to the future and back. It's just we don't know how the book turn out to be a time machine. My only real complaint about the traveling is that we've seen in the finale how Ji Yeong came back to her own body, so that means she was always in the future, but we never got an explanation how she can have a body in the past as well.
I always knew we're gonna get a happy ending, and even the fact that almost everyone had a new version in the future as well. So, there's nothing that was surprising in the finale. He kept his promise, he found her and will cook her every day, so it was a good ending in every possible way, and not only, because it's a happy ending.
So, overall, I think we can say, it's another good Kdrama with a well-written script, good acting and characters. It's also a lot of fun and meaningful as well!
There's no leftover here, you just start to watch it, and enjoy!
Bon Appetit!
There isn't much we could ask for, some may argue, it should've been a bit longer, but if you think about it, 12 episodes were perfect. The writer developed the characters almost perfectly. The main storyline (cook to save your life) didn't have any plot holes. To be fair, it's not the most complex one, but we've seen others fail to deliver with the most simple storylines too. The comedy, the romance, and all the scheming was properly written. All the dishes we've seen throughout the 12 episodes made me hungry, and it was visually pleasing. Not to mention, in some cases they showed food can make you remember your past, heal your soul, and that's what I appreciated the most about this drama. We can talk about the politics or the romance, but overall, the most important part of the show is how these characters connect with each other through food.
We could say, sometimes it was a bit overdramatic, and over the top, especially with the crazy visuals, but I never wanted to skip the reactions, because it was funny, and the VFX were creative.
It's not a perfect show, but just like any decent food you're regularly eating, if it tastes good, you don't need anything else to change it.
As I said already, the actors did everything, the two main lead, Yoona and Chaemin were great together, the connection between the two characters was built up nicely. I loved seeing their bickering in the first half, then the developing romance. Chaemin proved he was the right choice, even tho he wasn't the original actor for the role at first. I never felt he's a rookie actor. As for Yoona, she may be not the best actress, but her charisma and likable persona can compensate even the sloppiest scripts, and no one can take away her hard work that she put in this role. The same can be said about the supporting actors too. I don't think I can name a single actor who didn't have a memorable scene and performance.
The fan favorite is probably Gil Geum played by Yoon Seoah. Her character had some part in my negative list, but not because Seoah or her character wasn't great. It's the opposite. I just wanted more, because one of my favorite part of the series is the friendship between Gil Geum and Ji Yeong. Just like the other, more important side characters, she had an instant impact on me with her first scene. I would've love to see what happened to her and Gong Gil who was also a great character with a well-made side story and Lee Joo Ahn did a great job! He was funny and badass at the same time.
SOME SPOILERS FROM HERE!!!
The other negative is Kang Mokju played by Kang Hanna. She was also amazing, but her character was lacking a bit. Sadly, she was more of a pawn rather than a real antagonist. I think they could've done a bit more with her, but overall, it was good.
The other characters and actors really just did what they had to, so there's nothing I can complain about.
As a hardcore time traveling plot fan, I was expecting some explanation, but we never really got it, but this time, I don't mind, because it was consistent, the writer sticks to their rules, and even in the finale it was obviously how the traveling happened. They hinted the clue in the first episode, and we got an answer in the finale with that one remaining page of the book. The book and that one page was basically a two-way door to the future and back. It's just we don't know how the book turn out to be a time machine. My only real complaint about the traveling is that we've seen in the finale how Ji Yeong came back to her own body, so that means she was always in the future, but we never got an explanation how she can have a body in the past as well.
I always knew we're gonna get a happy ending, and even the fact that almost everyone had a new version in the future as well. So, there's nothing that was surprising in the finale. He kept his promise, he found her and will cook her every day, so it was a good ending in every possible way, and not only, because it's a happy ending.
So, overall, I think we can say, it's another good Kdrama with a well-written script, good acting and characters. It's also a lot of fun and meaningful as well!
There's no leftover here, you just start to watch it, and enjoy!
Bon Appetit!
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