Just an escape one for me I thought but flipped something surprisingly.
Since this is the long-awaited return screen project of Go A Ra, of course, I won’t miss watching it - never mind if she was not the original choice for the female lead. Honestly, I have this preconceived low expectation about this drama. Aside from Go A Ra who has been playing lead roles previously, the rest of the cast are support characters in the past and now playing lead roles here. It was a generous act from the producer and casting director to give this set of actors a chance to shine who certainly played on-point performances – as I’ve seen so far from the wrapped 6 episodes.
The R-18 restriction is giving me a wild imagination! How controversial would the story be and the “scandal” in the title let us think if it was meant literally. The story is crafted in a slow narration that after episode 2 I was thinking of dropping it but you know I haven’t seen Go A Ra act for a long time so I did brush off the idea. This is an average story about a young princess with a modern mindset and carefree personality. Her status, belonging to the royal family, impedes her relationship with her first love, and was forcefully separated. She was feeling a bit down in the dumps after but easily recovered from the pain of love when the character of Chang Ryul (her very first consort aspirant) was introduced in the story. He is a scholar, a successful merchant, and someone who knows well how to play around with women. Also, in the mix is the character of Chani, another noble scholar contending to be her princess consort whose family is tied by in-laws' relationship to the royal family. Episode 6 unlocked the pinnacle of this drama that finally sparked my interest. The odds that I am curious to know about are whether Chang Ryul is sincere in pursuing the princess and does Go A Ra authors the erotic escapade tales of her own royal family. I have been puzzled by the sight of ducks in the closing sequence of each episode and there episode 6 blew the lid off.
The series is a light periodical costume drama with no barbaric gore deaths and fighting yet a typical love story intensified by threads of intimacy that are rarely seen in historical genre series. The sexual acts though aren’t too vulgar at scale and most are illustrated in drawings. Thus far, I can tell it’s a decent option to watch but manage your expectations.
*** Additional words after completing this drama
I love the set of songs used, it served its purpose of magnifying the audience's connection both in light and heavy emotional scenes. Finally, this drama illuminates us again to pursue our aspirations, in cases such as pursuing our happiness in love and pursuing upright changes which one and the other are achievable through your own will and the people's will.
The R-18 restriction is giving me a wild imagination! How controversial would the story be and the “scandal” in the title let us think if it was meant literally. The story is crafted in a slow narration that after episode 2 I was thinking of dropping it but you know I haven’t seen Go A Ra act for a long time so I did brush off the idea. This is an average story about a young princess with a modern mindset and carefree personality. Her status, belonging to the royal family, impedes her relationship with her first love, and was forcefully separated. She was feeling a bit down in the dumps after but easily recovered from the pain of love when the character of Chang Ryul (her very first consort aspirant) was introduced in the story. He is a scholar, a successful merchant, and someone who knows well how to play around with women. Also, in the mix is the character of Chani, another noble scholar contending to be her princess consort whose family is tied by in-laws' relationship to the royal family. Episode 6 unlocked the pinnacle of this drama that finally sparked my interest. The odds that I am curious to know about are whether Chang Ryul is sincere in pursuing the princess and does Go A Ra authors the erotic escapade tales of her own royal family. I have been puzzled by the sight of ducks in the closing sequence of each episode and there episode 6 blew the lid off.
The series is a light periodical costume drama with no barbaric gore deaths and fighting yet a typical love story intensified by threads of intimacy that are rarely seen in historical genre series. The sexual acts though aren’t too vulgar at scale and most are illustrated in drawings. Thus far, I can tell it’s a decent option to watch but manage your expectations.
*** Additional words after completing this drama
I love the set of songs used, it served its purpose of magnifying the audience's connection both in light and heavy emotional scenes. Finally, this drama illuminates us again to pursue our aspirations, in cases such as pursuing our happiness in love and pursuing upright changes which one and the other are achievable through your own will and the people's will.
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