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Too ambitious a plot for this type of production . . .
I like more campy, overacted and cheaper made C Dramas. They are a fun, low-stress way to pass some time. But this one just didn't work for me.
The initial love triangle was addictive: two "opposite of a coin" male friends obsessed with the same girl. One openly, the other secretly. One nice on the surface but deeply insecure and envious underneath, one scary and blood thirsty on the surface but deeply kind underneath. The female lead was endearing as a neurodivergent engineering type smart, competent, but sometimes can't read the room and gets in all sorts of trouble. And the love triangle made sense in this context that she'd really not understand what was going on.
The real down side is the screen time spent on mediocre, terrible plots that are separate and apart from the love triangle. There's court intrigues, hidden heirs, wars with opposing kingdoms as if this was one of the biggest dramas of the year. Given the basic script, and overacting, it was just painful to wade through these parts.
I just couldn't maintain interest - I'm dropping.
I like more campy, overacted and cheaper made C Dramas. They are a fun, low-stress way to pass some time. But this one just didn't work for me.
The initial love triangle was addictive: two "opposite of a coin" male friends obsessed with the same girl. One openly, the other secretly. One nice on the surface but deeply insecure and envious underneath, one scary and blood thirsty on the surface but deeply kind underneath. The female lead was endearing as a neurodivergent engineering type smart, competent, but sometimes can't read the room and gets in all sorts of trouble. And the love triangle made sense in this context that she'd really not understand what was going on.
The real down side is the screen time spent on mediocre, terrible plots that are separate and apart from the love triangle. There's court intrigues, hidden heirs, wars with opposing kingdoms as if this was one of the biggest dramas of the year. Given the basic script, and overacting, it was just painful to wade through these parts.
I just couldn't maintain interest - I'm dropping.
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