Not Perfect, Not Healthy, But Still a Drama I Liked !
**There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with appreciating a drama you liked.**
And yes, I liked this one. Flaws and all.
So here’s the deal. This drama revolves around a **young general who is deeply, intensely obsessed** with a countryside girl who is young, underestimated, and constantly looked down upon. Yet she shines in her own quiet way. She is skilled in **both dance and medicine**, and her elegance feels almost unreal. Some people may call it exaggerated that she cures patients whom even Western medicine couldn’t save, but honestly… **that’s why it’s called a drama**. We don’t come here for realism textbooks, we come here for fantasy, emotions, and escape.
That said, let’s not pretend this drama is flawless.
There was definitely **room for improvement**. The kissing scenes were honestly *too frequent*. Instead of making the romance feel deeper, they slowly started losing their value and became irritating rather than impactful. Sometimes less really *is* more, and this drama clearly didn’t get that memo.
Another thing that genuinely bothered me was the **moral inconsistency** of the male lead. The young general kept trying to convince his brother’s fiancée to become his woman, which the drama clearly framed as “acceptable.” But the moment she asked him if he would actually marry her, he rejected her outright. That raised a huge red flag. Like… what exactly was he expecting? To use her without commitment? That part left a really bad taste in my mouth.
And let’s be brutally honest here:
Throughout the drama, many of their intimate moments felt **deeply uncomfortable**. She was crying during kisses. She was distressed. She was not emotionally willing. No matter how romantic the background music tried to be, **it did not feel consensual**. Calling it anything other than **sexual harassment** would be sugarcoating the issue. This is something that absolutely deserves criticism.
**However…**
Despite all these flaws, I still enjoyed the drama. Why? Because at its core, it is a **fantasy drama**, and I chose to watch it as one. I focused on the atmosphere, the aesthetics, the exaggerated emotions, and the escape it provided. It entertained me, and at the end of the day, **that matters the most to me**.
You can acknowledge flaws and still like something.
You can criticize and still enjoy.
And you can appreciate a drama without asking for permission.
And I stand by that.
And yes, I liked this one. Flaws and all.
So here’s the deal. This drama revolves around a **young general who is deeply, intensely obsessed** with a countryside girl who is young, underestimated, and constantly looked down upon. Yet she shines in her own quiet way. She is skilled in **both dance and medicine**, and her elegance feels almost unreal. Some people may call it exaggerated that she cures patients whom even Western medicine couldn’t save, but honestly… **that’s why it’s called a drama**. We don’t come here for realism textbooks, we come here for fantasy, emotions, and escape.
That said, let’s not pretend this drama is flawless.
There was definitely **room for improvement**. The kissing scenes were honestly *too frequent*. Instead of making the romance feel deeper, they slowly started losing their value and became irritating rather than impactful. Sometimes less really *is* more, and this drama clearly didn’t get that memo.
Another thing that genuinely bothered me was the **moral inconsistency** of the male lead. The young general kept trying to convince his brother’s fiancée to become his woman, which the drama clearly framed as “acceptable.” But the moment she asked him if he would actually marry her, he rejected her outright. That raised a huge red flag. Like… what exactly was he expecting? To use her without commitment? That part left a really bad taste in my mouth.
And let’s be brutally honest here:
Throughout the drama, many of their intimate moments felt **deeply uncomfortable**. She was crying during kisses. She was distressed. She was not emotionally willing. No matter how romantic the background music tried to be, **it did not feel consensual**. Calling it anything other than **sexual harassment** would be sugarcoating the issue. This is something that absolutely deserves criticism.
**However…**
Despite all these flaws, I still enjoyed the drama. Why? Because at its core, it is a **fantasy drama**, and I chose to watch it as one. I focused on the atmosphere, the aesthetics, the exaggerated emotions, and the escape it provided. It entertained me, and at the end of the day, **that matters the most to me**.
You can acknowledge flaws and still like something.
You can criticize and still enjoy.
And you can appreciate a drama without asking for permission.
And I stand by that.
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