I completed it and enjoyed it. It can't be compared to your typical drama of this genre and probably doesn't meet peoples expectations for that reason. I thought the acting was great. The crown prince was a worthy adversary who brought both angst and pity to the screen. The emperor was a fatherly figure, both intelligent and fair as a ruler and thoughtful as a husband, a rare thing in historical dramas. The ML was tough and equally scheming and later becomes a complete fruit-cake (crazy) over the FL, don't want to spoil the fun there, but I think the character is all the more charming for his faults. The FL starts out tough with martial arts and a kick-ass attitude. She maintains her strong personality even as her body is slowly weakening from being poisoned. There is some criticism here for her character becoming less than she was at the beginning, but it is her strength of personality and determination to not let others suffer that is the real purpose and motivation behind her character and I think the writers did her justice in this. If you watch this, expect it to be different - you may enjoy it more than you think.
I ended up really liking S2 and the conclusion to this series. At first I was 'what the...' why the new actress, then after recognising her as the one who role-played Naksu in the very beginning of S1 it started to make sense. The writers were a bit slow to getting around to explaining why Naksu now looked like her original self instead of the blind girl whose body she inhabited. Anything is possible with magic right? I was now ready to accept the new Naksu (technically the old Naksu) and cheer-on the girl with no memories whose spiteful and alarmingly abusive 'witch-mage-mother' made her life a living hell. I don't want to spoil this for anyone planning to watch so I won't mention any other plot points. I will say that all the acting is awesome. You will really continue to loath the evil characters and endear to the good ones. Everything that should be explained does eventually. Don't let the negative comments stop you - if you enjoyed S1 you will definitely enjoy S2 as well.
I have noticed varying degrees of like and dislike for this show. I really liked it though, and would highly recommend. It was quirky and a bit off beat but it made me laugh so much. All the actors were great. The serial killer plot was well handled and kept you guessing. It wasn't your typical romance but I like that it was different. Interesting take on age discrimination, both for the young and the old as well as the 'beauty is only skin deep' theme. I finished it with a big smile on my face :)
It is simply too long. I liked all the actors, they did a great job with what they were given. I got to episode 30 and put it aside to watch other dramas which caught my attention. There were too many issues with the plot, too much filler, badly written script and not enough editing.
I liked this. It was shorter than most of this genre but it was well a structured story with no superfluous fluff, such as a fling between off-sider characters (eg. servants falling into romance that takes more screen time than they deserve). The ML & FL acted like a natural couple without cliches and the plot was easy to follow. It was enjoyable from start to finish. I hope the negative comments here don't stop you from trying it out for yourselves.
The movie was good. Story, acting, special effects etc not big budget but still good. The ending left you hanging, as if there should be a sequel to resolve the unfinished business. The current ending makes the whole story pointless. He fixed the demon's grudge, but she dies anyway and he ends up being the low rank immortal everyone steps on just as he was at the beginning. Just sad.
This show made me cringe. I am okay if the characters start out immature and naive but at some point they should learn and grow, issues should be overcome and learnt from. However, these characters do neither. Nao never gains self respect, confidence or healthy feelings from her relationship with Uehara and in turn he remains emotionally unattached, distant and void. He calls her stupid - She is! End of story.
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He calls her stupid - She is! End of story.