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Very entertaining but not much more
I liked Hwarang very much, mostly because the cast was amazing and they looked like they had a blast while filming it.
The story itself could have been better. The villains were there just for decoration, as nothing they did affected the story, so the stakes weren't really high (if we do not count how many times they used Ah-Ro for a blackmail, as if she's a thing to toy around with.. which apparently was her only purpose in the show). The good thing though was that the show was very easy on mind (and eyes) because of that, which is exactly what I needed after each stressful day at work.
The side characters could have had more screen time, and romantic scenes could have been shorter. At least I am satisfied with the resolution, it was the only one that made sense to me. The epilogue was too short and unnecessary as such.
Am I a bad person because I hoped the arrow received by our lead in the last few eps to be lethal? It would have made an amazing plot advancement, alas it wasn't meant to be.
Women characters were puzzling. Wasn't there any woman in the script room to tell them how to write them? I couldn't fathom if the Queen was a villain or she was just nuts from poisoning. Same goes for the Princess. What was the point of having her in the whole story?
Ah-Ro was crying way too much, and of not much use in the show, except as a love interest. The idea of her being a physician was terrible. Her patients wouldn't survive long after any injury, because they would have to comfort her first, to make her give them a treatment.
The guys were all great though. I watched the Hwarang special this morning (available on YT for free), and they are all charming in the RL as well.
Would I watch this show again? If someone would watch it while I am doing something else, I would watch those scenes that entertained me, otherwise no.
If you are looking for fun, you will find it here, because it was enjoyable to watch their show-offs, stunts and pranks, but don't look too deep into the story and the characters.
The story itself could have been better. The villains were there just for decoration, as nothing they did affected the story, so the stakes weren't really high (if we do not count how many times they used Ah-Ro for a blackmail, as if she's a thing to toy around with.. which apparently was her only purpose in the show). The good thing though was that the show was very easy on mind (and eyes) because of that, which is exactly what I needed after each stressful day at work.
The side characters could have had more screen time, and romantic scenes could have been shorter. At least I am satisfied with the resolution, it was the only one that made sense to me. The epilogue was too short and unnecessary as such.
Am I a bad person because I hoped the arrow received by our lead in the last few eps to be lethal? It would have made an amazing plot advancement, alas it wasn't meant to be.
Women characters were puzzling. Wasn't there any woman in the script room to tell them how to write them? I couldn't fathom if the Queen was a villain or she was just nuts from poisoning. Same goes for the Princess. What was the point of having her in the whole story?
Ah-Ro was crying way too much, and of not much use in the show, except as a love interest. The idea of her being a physician was terrible. Her patients wouldn't survive long after any injury, because they would have to comfort her first, to make her give them a treatment.
The guys were all great though. I watched the Hwarang special this morning (available on YT for free), and they are all charming in the RL as well.
Would I watch this show again? If someone would watch it while I am doing something else, I would watch those scenes that entertained me, otherwise no.
If you are looking for fun, you will find it here, because it was enjoyable to watch their show-offs, stunts and pranks, but don't look too deep into the story and the characters.
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