I just finished my 4th run through. The less you pay attention the better it seems. Still one of my favorites…
Lol I also had the same thoughts. They combine two of the most powerful characters and turn them into a stupid maid.
The other powerful character is missing for whole season, building up for his return. Then he returned and just died.
The third most powerful character just kept drinking chaste tea.
The only meaningful fight happens in the first episode. The whole Naksu reveal was turned into an end credit set-up for season 2.
The last 4 episodes didn't even have like 15 min worth of story in it. Not to mention every big reveals were ruined and nobody seemed to care about those developments.
Like I said in my review.. the show felt like "2 hrs of foreplay and 4 sec of actual sex"
Great build up.. disappointing pay off! The big reveals were so dumbed down that you don't even notice that it happened.
Took two of the most powerful and badass characters in the show and combined them.. then turned her into a stupid useless damsel in distress for the whole season. I kept waiting for the moment she unleashes her powers and it never came.. when it finally came at the end, it was so frustrating and anticlimactic.. they just used it to set up season 2.
The 2nd most powerful character spent the whole season being missing. They kept building up for his return. At the end when all hopes were lost he returned.. and then just died.
The third most powerful character spent the whole show drinking chaste tea.
Jang's return, Mu-Deok's real identity reveal, Bu-Yeon's power to control the ice stone, Naksu reveal... All of them were ruined and nobody seemed to care about these reveal.. these were supposed to be the big moments in the finale. The only meaningful fight was in the very first episode. The finale didn't have any fight. They used the last Naksu fight as a end credit season 2 set up.
The last 4 episodes didn't even have 15 min worth story. I don't even think a 2nd season was necessary.
Whoever cast the child actors for the 3 brothers must be blind cuz they look so different from their adult counter parts that it's not even funny.
Then there's the plotholes.. every single plotline was illogical. I think the writers had go through some intensive mental training to come up with those illogical excuses to stop Naksu from using her spells and Bu-Yeon from controlling the Soul Stone. I am going to list a few of them plotholes here . 1. Everyone blaming Jang Kang for using the ice stone when it was lady Jin who forced him to use it for her own gain. 2. Everyone can use the power of the ice stone for everything except Naksu and Bu-Yeon (who is supposed to be the only one who can control it's power) 3. Bu-Yeon, the most powerful priest who can control Naksu's power and stop her from running wild couldn't stop her from running wild after some weak spell from Ji Mu 4. Ice stone can stop every soul sifter from running wild or being petrified expect for Naksu 5. The whole ice stone barrier episode makes no sense 6. Lady Jin not confronting her husband full well knowing her daughter is fake. 7. Even after learning that Mu-Deok could be her daughter she did nothing to save her. 9. How could everyone (including Songrim) just agree to kill Mu-Deok to see the power of the ice stone just like that? 10. How is Ji Mu still alive? It makes no sense. When everyone was confronting the queen, he was just standing there and nobody said anything to him. 11. Kept talking about how the ice stone can unlock Naksu's power and keep her from being petrified permanently but after she used it she was back to being Mu-Deok 12. Naksu never caring about who is the blind girl that keep showing up in her vision.. or everyone else not caring about what happened to the original Mu-Deok's soul. 13. Lady Jin letting Ji Mu enter Jijiyoung even after knowing her daughter is fake (atleast she claims that she already knew)
and I can just go on and on..
The whole cast was great, even the actors who played the smallest roles did great. Vfx, action and cinematography were top notch. Comedy was very good. Story was somewhat decent. But overall the show felt like "2 hrs of foreplay and 4 sec of actual sex"
PS: Don't ask how I know what it feels like to have "2 hrs of foreplay and 4 sec of actual sex"
Tried to be "True Detective", failed miserably. The police department in this drama is so stupid that it's frustrating. The younger ML doesn't know how to act. He also ruined "Hotel Del Luna" for me. He doesn't have any chemistry with any of his co-stars in any drama.
Great drama except for the last 3 episodes! Dong Seok and his mom's story could have been done in one episode. The interesting parts of Dong Seok's life were already shown in Ep 9. His mom's story was really boring and I had no interest in her character. They just kept going on trips without any story progression for 3 episodes. The ending wasn't even satisfying.
Instead of the last couple of minutes, they could have kept the whole last episode for the reunions and games! I would have liked to see more of the old characters (Especially Eun Gi and her parents) instead of Dong Seok's mom being annoying! I hated her character! They should have got rid of her sooner. Instead they just ruined the ending!
Ep 16 and 17 were the best! I'll just keep pretending that the show ended on Ep 17.
I am on episode 6 and I just want to kick the shit out of the guy who got his classmate pregnant! You ruined her life and now you want to keep the baby! First of all you can't even take care of yourself. You steal money from your poor dad! How the fuck would you take care of the baby and the mother! It's not even your decision to make! How would you expect the girl to throw her life away just because you want to be a father? The girl is equally stupid!
The most annoying thing is that the drama is showing this in a romantic manner! The whole storyline is making me feel really uncomfortable
2. Tired of Kdrama showing their ML as the greatest man to ever live. I just hate the Idol treatment! It doesn't matter what the ML does, the characters in the drama will treat him like an Idol.
This is the most cringe drama I've watched after Business Proposal! I don't think the writer have ever met an artist in real life or know a single thing about art and painting. The ML needs only 1 sec to judge a painting? Lol! Even Picasso wouldn't dare!
Yes! Romance is a big part of the story! But it's not the typical lovey -dovey romance you always see. It's more about the struggle in their relationship.
The other powerful character is missing for whole season, building up for his return. Then he returned and just died.
The third most powerful character just kept drinking chaste tea.
The only meaningful fight happens in the first episode. The whole Naksu reveal was turned into an end credit set-up for season 2.
The last 4 episodes didn't even have like 15 min worth of story in it. Not to mention every big reveals were ruined and nobody seemed to care about those developments.
Like I said in my review.. the show felt like "2 hrs of foreplay and 4 sec of actual sex"
Took two of the most powerful and badass characters in the show and combined them.. then turned her into a stupid useless damsel in distress for the whole season. I kept waiting for the moment she unleashes her powers and it never came.. when it finally came at the end, it was so frustrating and anticlimactic.. they just used it to set up season 2.
The 2nd most powerful character spent the whole season being missing. They kept building up for his return. At the end when all hopes were lost he returned.. and then just died.
The third most powerful character spent the whole show drinking chaste tea.
Jang's return, Mu-Deok's real identity reveal, Bu-Yeon's power to control the ice stone, Naksu reveal... All of them were ruined and nobody seemed to care about these reveal.. these were supposed to be the big moments in the finale. The only meaningful fight was in the very first episode. The finale didn't have any fight. They used the last Naksu fight as a end credit season 2 set up.
The last 4 episodes didn't even have 15 min worth story. I don't even think a 2nd season was necessary.
Whoever cast the child actors for the 3 brothers must be blind cuz they look so different from their adult counter parts that it's not even funny.
Then there's the plotholes.. every single plotline was illogical. I think the writers had go through some intensive mental training to come up with those illogical excuses to stop Naksu from using her spells and Bu-Yeon from controlling the Soul Stone. I am going to list a few of them plotholes here .
1. Everyone blaming Jang Kang for using the ice stone when it was lady Jin who forced him to use it for her own gain.
2. Everyone can use the power of the ice stone for everything except Naksu and Bu-Yeon (who is supposed to be the only one who can control it's power)
3. Bu-Yeon, the most powerful priest who can control Naksu's power and stop her from running wild couldn't stop her from running wild after some weak spell from Ji Mu
4. Ice stone can stop every soul sifter from running wild or being petrified expect for Naksu
5. The whole ice stone barrier episode makes no sense
6. Lady Jin not confronting her husband full well knowing her daughter is fake.
7. Even after learning that Mu-Deok could be her daughter she did nothing to save her.
9. How could everyone (including Songrim) just agree to kill Mu-Deok to see the power of the ice stone just like that?
10. How is Ji Mu still alive? It makes no sense. When everyone was confronting the queen, he was just standing there and nobody said anything to him.
11. Kept talking about how the ice stone can unlock Naksu's power and keep her from being petrified permanently but after she used it she was back to being Mu-Deok
12. Naksu never caring about who is the blind girl that keep showing up in her vision.. or everyone else not caring about what happened to the original Mu-Deok's soul.
13. Lady Jin letting Ji Mu enter Jijiyoung even after knowing her daughter is fake (atleast she claims that she already knew)
and I can just go on and on..
The whole cast was great, even the actors who played the smallest roles did great. Vfx, action and cinematography were top notch. Comedy was very good. Story was somewhat decent. But overall the show felt like "2 hrs of foreplay and 4 sec of actual sex"
PS: Don't ask how I know what it feels like to have "2 hrs of foreplay and 4 sec of actual sex"
Instead of the last couple of minutes, they could have kept the whole last episode for the reunions and games! I would have liked to see more of the old characters (Especially Eun Gi and her parents) instead of Dong Seok's mom being annoying! I hated her character! They should have got rid of her sooner. Instead they just ruined the ending!
Ep 16 and 17 were the best! I'll just keep pretending that the show ended on Ep 17.
The most annoying thing is that the drama is showing this in a romantic manner! The whole storyline is making me feel really uncomfortable
2. Tired of Kdrama showing their ML as the greatest man to ever live. I just hate the Idol treatment! It doesn't matter what the ML does, the characters in the drama will treat him like an Idol.
3. Tired of annoying FL
I don't think the writer have ever met an artist in real life or know a single thing about art and painting.
The ML needs only 1 sec to judge a painting? Lol! Even Picasso wouldn't dare!