Celebrity 
1
Missing the depth but still interesting
I gotta write my thoughts down for the first two episodes before I forget them.....so, here I go ---
The drama does 2 things well,
1. The set is beautiful and,
2. The pacing is good
But here are my problems with it : First and foremost, the costumes are average which I guess they are supposed to be but for me in a historical setting, costumes do make the biggest difference but here nothing impressed me.
Next problem being, the female lead's character being too damn skilled but at the same time stupid enough to intrude the home of somebody smuggling weapons....I mean, why? And the way she was carrying herself in that house, Good lord! I felt relieved when that policeman slapped her....like hell yeah! This girl deserves it.
Finally, my biggest complain the depth and emotional connection with the characters is missing. In the early 2000s, such dramas used to be atleast twenty episodes long, so technically, this would be started with child actors and we will be introduced to them and given time to absorb their traumas and you know, the patient kind of storytelling instead of being forced to swallow the same thing in like the net total of twenty five minutes. Its something that needed the devotion of atleast two hours and here is the thing ----- you can do that all by making it twenty episodes long and making the audience stick----that is the director's job.
You can't make an excuse for that, but the focus here seems to be totally on romance because that's the only thing that has managed to deliver the wanted impact yet. The chemistry is completely there and every scene was brilliantly written. Hopefully, by the time the series ends, I will be more emotionally attached to this series because it definitely does have potential.
The drama does 2 things well,
1. The set is beautiful and,
2. The pacing is good
But here are my problems with it : First and foremost, the costumes are average which I guess they are supposed to be but for me in a historical setting, costumes do make the biggest difference but here nothing impressed me.
Next problem being, the female lead's character being too damn skilled but at the same time stupid enough to intrude the home of somebody smuggling weapons....I mean, why? And the way she was carrying herself in that house, Good lord! I felt relieved when that policeman slapped her....like hell yeah! This girl deserves it.
Finally, my biggest complain the depth and emotional connection with the characters is missing. In the early 2000s, such dramas used to be atleast twenty episodes long, so technically, this would be started with child actors and we will be introduced to them and given time to absorb their traumas and you know, the patient kind of storytelling instead of being forced to swallow the same thing in like the net total of twenty five minutes. Its something that needed the devotion of atleast two hours and here is the thing ----- you can do that all by making it twenty episodes long and making the audience stick----that is the director's job.
You can't make an excuse for that, but the focus here seems to be totally on romance because that's the only thing that has managed to deliver the wanted impact yet. The chemistry is completely there and every scene was brilliantly written. Hopefully, by the time the series ends, I will be more emotionally attached to this series because it definitely does have potential.
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