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Worth watching for sexy Ryan scenes
About the first 10 episodes were hard to watch. I wanted to drop it a few times, but kept on watching since my friend told me to...
What I disliked the most was the FL and how she was written. She doesn't seem to be a good fighter (she uses the arrow for short distance fights and doesn't even have proper technique. E.g. in Fated Heart, FL was much better in fighting and used bow for long & short distance fights). We hear about her personality instead of seeing it, and sometimes what we see and what we hear are contradictory (I don't mind her wearing jewelry, but she is supposed to be frugal and that is not visible in her appearance or in her rooms at all...). Tbh if they didn't keep calling her General, I would have forgotten it. In my opinion they did the FL dirty, even with just little changes, her character could have been better.
Regarding the story itself, I liked it overall, especially the empress'. Her backstory and character were really good. I also liked the female doctor, she can be annoying sometimes, but is part of her character. I also liked the 3rd couple, they really had some chemistry. The conclusion was also well-done, not a forced ending in my opinion.
The issue I see is rather with the screenwriting. As mentioned, they focused more in saying then showing us the personalities. For me, the first episodes didn't feel genuine, they felt mismatched as if they just wanted to push the romance. There were many scenes, that were for romance only without going ahead with the story. Some of them were very cringe as well: Sometimes the FL is like a damsel in distress (even though she is a general) just so that the ML can save her. The change in her relationship with her brother. Or how the first transformation scene of the ML reminded me of power rangers...
I would have loved to see the crown prince's emotional turmoil a bit more, since his story is full of up and downs.
Acting wise I don't think the actress was a good choice for the FL. Her voice is very high pitched and she doesn't come off "fierce" which she is supposed to be. It's not only on her, the directors didn't guide her properly and the screenwriting made it even worse. Another character that could have been played by a different actor is the FL from the third couple. Since she eats a lot and is very very strong, it would have been great to see a chubbier / sturdier actress play that role. But maybe, because they didn't want to pair up a chubby woman with fit guy, they decided against it? Idk.
So, how did I finish the show, when I have mentioned so many negative points above? The answer is Ryan Cheng! He looked soooo good and sexy 😍 especially as the prince and with the white hair!!!!! Love it ❤️ and he acted well as well 😁
Overall the idea is good, but the execution was not, mainly because of how they portrayed the FL...
What I disliked the most was the FL and how she was written. She doesn't seem to be a good fighter (she uses the arrow for short distance fights and doesn't even have proper technique. E.g. in Fated Heart, FL was much better in fighting and used bow for long & short distance fights). We hear about her personality instead of seeing it, and sometimes what we see and what we hear are contradictory (I don't mind her wearing jewelry, but she is supposed to be frugal and that is not visible in her appearance or in her rooms at all...). Tbh if they didn't keep calling her General, I would have forgotten it. In my opinion they did the FL dirty, even with just little changes, her character could have been better.
Regarding the story itself, I liked it overall, especially the empress'. Her backstory and character were really good. I also liked the female doctor, she can be annoying sometimes, but is part of her character. I also liked the 3rd couple, they really had some chemistry. The conclusion was also well-done, not a forced ending in my opinion.
The issue I see is rather with the screenwriting. As mentioned, they focused more in saying then showing us the personalities. For me, the first episodes didn't feel genuine, they felt mismatched as if they just wanted to push the romance. There were many scenes, that were for romance only without going ahead with the story. Some of them were very cringe as well: Sometimes the FL is like a damsel in distress (even though she is a general) just so that the ML can save her. The change in her relationship with her brother. Or how the first transformation scene of the ML reminded me of power rangers...
I would have loved to see the crown prince's emotional turmoil a bit more, since his story is full of up and downs.
Acting wise I don't think the actress was a good choice for the FL. Her voice is very high pitched and she doesn't come off "fierce" which she is supposed to be. It's not only on her, the directors didn't guide her properly and the screenwriting made it even worse. Another character that could have been played by a different actor is the FL from the third couple. Since she eats a lot and is very very strong, it would have been great to see a chubbier / sturdier actress play that role. But maybe, because they didn't want to pair up a chubby woman with fit guy, they decided against it? Idk.
So, how did I finish the show, when I have mentioned so many negative points above? The answer is Ryan Cheng! He looked soooo good and sexy 😍 especially as the prince and with the white hair!!!!! Love it ❤️ and he acted well as well 😁
Overall the idea is good, but the execution was not, mainly because of how they portrayed the FL...
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