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The picky and smitten Crown Prince and his personal chef turned Crown Princess | WXYs so adorable!
I can't think of any other way to start this review aside from talking about the most controversial aspect of this story—which is the ending; so here you go.
Honestly, I am not sure where to direct my frustrations towards the ending of this drama to...should it be to Ling Xiao Xaio (FL) or the writer and director?
The story was going smoothly not until it reached ep. 10-11 that parts of it started becoming more and more questionable—LXX not knowing that getting into a relationship with the Crown Prince can result to her becoming the Crown Princess or Concubine is absolutely ridiculous to me. I know that she's inexperience and naive when it comes to love and the whole romance thing but isn't it common knowledge that you'll end up as one if you ever get tangled with the Crown Prince? Like make it make sense to me why she doesn't realize that despite him mentioning it on his very 1st confession? Seriously! ><
Also, her rebuttal of "But I am just a Chef" whenever she's facing the "Being in a relationship with the Crown Prince means you'll automatically be the Crown Princess" is pure madness to me. Like, Girl!? Do you need a wake up slap or something?—Yes, you indeed are!! But, it's the Crown Prince who you are being lovey dovey with and not just some random commoner, so there are most certainly consequences along with it!
Lastly (for this section of my review cause I want to talk about the good aspects of the story after this), what's with the dual ending? That was just so random from this production really... They created all the drama only to show us that LXX actually chose the latter option and ended up having the opposite life of what was initially presented. I myself got it, at the very least, since I am so used to trivialities of c-dramas but still, why? What for?
Moving forward... One thing I adored and enjoyed about this drama is their playful yet excellent presentation of the cooking process and the people's reaction whenever they're eating LXX dishes. The animated effects and facial expressions were extreme yet doesn't look cringy to me. In fact it contributed a lot to the overall charm of the drama.
Their eloquence and smart choice of words in terms of describing the taste of the dishes were also satisfying that it made me drool and even more hungry while watching it. I should really learn from them in regards to utilizing my adjectives. Haha!
Phasing - The sequencing and variety of different events each episode were impressive. It gave the characters significant amount of time to show off their individual personality and appeal. It also makes the storyline compact because we get a decent screentime for each of the events that made the story coherent and doesn't felt rushed.
Another thing I love about this drama is its overall theme revolving around positivity, kindness and self-worth. This is one of the main reason why I have let them slide in terms of their audacious representation and blatant act of breaking palace norms and etiquettes—well aside from the fact that this is an Idol drama and some aspects should've been expected to be like that. Hehe!
Lastly, I just want to mention how I appreciate both of the main leads. I love LXX bright and wise personality. An extremely capable and wonderful woman. + Getting to watch Wang Xing Yue in this innocent and lively role during the early years of his acting career makes me elated.
Story - 9.5, Although the last 5 episodes made me feel bored watching it, I just cannot deny the fact that it was actually a pretty good drama overall. The ending wasn't bad either. My issues is with LXX, the writer and director alone.
Acting/Cast - 10, I'm truly satisfied with all the cast, more so, their acting. It was on point and I never feel bothered about anyone during my whole watch experience. Gotta give it to WXY though, for nailing his character so hard!
Music - 10, Straight up perfection! I really love all the music used in this drama. I love how they corresponds to the scenes they're used to and I love how fun and exciting they all sounded.
Rewatch Value - 9.0, I love it a lot but I just don't see myself watching it from the very 1st episode to the last. I would surely watch some of WXH cute and adorable moments in this drama though.
Overall - 9.5, This being an Idol drama is one of the reason why I was way more lenient to it than usual. However, I also don't want to ignore and diminish the fact that this drama do really have such a good story which is the main reason why I am giving it such a high rating despite my mini-complain above. It was overall a good and enjoyable drama to watch.
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Honestly, I am not sure where to direct my frustrations towards the ending of this drama to...should it be to Ling Xiao Xaio (FL) or the writer and director?
The story was going smoothly not until it reached ep. 10-11 that parts of it started becoming more and more questionable—LXX not knowing that getting into a relationship with the Crown Prince can result to her becoming the Crown Princess or Concubine is absolutely ridiculous to me. I know that she's inexperience and naive when it comes to love and the whole romance thing but isn't it common knowledge that you'll end up as one if you ever get tangled with the Crown Prince? Like make it make sense to me why she doesn't realize that despite him mentioning it on his very 1st confession? Seriously! ><
Also, her rebuttal of "But I am just a Chef" whenever she's facing the "Being in a relationship with the Crown Prince means you'll automatically be the Crown Princess" is pure madness to me. Like, Girl!? Do you need a wake up slap or something?—Yes, you indeed are!! But, it's the Crown Prince who you are being lovey dovey with and not just some random commoner, so there are most certainly consequences along with it!
Lastly (for this section of my review cause I want to talk about the good aspects of the story after this), what's with the dual ending? That was just so random from this production really... They created all the drama only to show us that LXX actually chose the latter option and ended up having the opposite life of what was initially presented. I myself got it, at the very least, since I am so used to trivialities of c-dramas but still, why? What for?
Moving forward... One thing I adored and enjoyed about this drama is their playful yet excellent presentation of the cooking process and the people's reaction whenever they're eating LXX dishes. The animated effects and facial expressions were extreme yet doesn't look cringy to me. In fact it contributed a lot to the overall charm of the drama.
Their eloquence and smart choice of words in terms of describing the taste of the dishes were also satisfying that it made me drool and even more hungry while watching it. I should really learn from them in regards to utilizing my adjectives. Haha!
Phasing - The sequencing and variety of different events each episode were impressive. It gave the characters significant amount of time to show off their individual personality and appeal. It also makes the storyline compact because we get a decent screentime for each of the events that made the story coherent and doesn't felt rushed.
Another thing I love about this drama is its overall theme revolving around positivity, kindness and self-worth. This is one of the main reason why I have let them slide in terms of their audacious representation and blatant act of breaking palace norms and etiquettes—well aside from the fact that this is an Idol drama and some aspects should've been expected to be like that. Hehe!
Lastly, I just want to mention how I appreciate both of the main leads. I love LXX bright and wise personality. An extremely capable and wonderful woman. + Getting to watch Wang Xing Yue in this innocent and lively role during the early years of his acting career makes me elated.
Story - 9.5, Although the last 5 episodes made me feel bored watching it, I just cannot deny the fact that it was actually a pretty good drama overall. The ending wasn't bad either. My issues is with LXX, the writer and director alone.
Acting/Cast - 10, I'm truly satisfied with all the cast, more so, their acting. It was on point and I never feel bothered about anyone during my whole watch experience. Gotta give it to WXY though, for nailing his character so hard!
Music - 10, Straight up perfection! I really love all the music used in this drama. I love how they corresponds to the scenes they're used to and I love how fun and exciting they all sounded.
Rewatch Value - 9.0, I love it a lot but I just don't see myself watching it from the very 1st episode to the last. I would surely watch some of WXH cute and adorable moments in this drama though.
Overall - 9.5, This being an Idol drama is one of the reason why I was way more lenient to it than usual. However, I also don't want to ignore and diminish the fact that this drama do really have such a good story which is the main reason why I am giving it such a high rating despite my mini-complain above. It was overall a good and enjoyable drama to watch.
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