audrey

it was a decent watch. i fear it's gonna be forgettable tho. there's nothing groundbreaking in the plot which i don't mind but i think the writing lacks some charm or excitement, just that oomph is nowhere. from the leads to the villains, they're all just okay, you know? the stakes are high but the writing never made me feel it's that high? lol and women pretending to be men is such a classic trope in historicals right? (sure, we want to yell "boy, you are bi" at the male lead lol) it needed a suspension of disbelief, i know that but i could not helped but be bothered at one point when hoya's character, myungho, actually blurted out in front of everyone that hong deoksu was a woman and in that moment, sura found out. lady seol maehwa started suspecting. and the crown prince who was supposed to be smart did not even take a second to think why someone would yell something like that. lol i know i know, it's for the plot! but i wish that didn't happen because it just didn't align with the prince's character.

the romance was alright. they are cute i guess but again, it did not move me emotionally. love triangles are not a hard no for me but this one made me roll my eyes when junhwa's personality suddenly changed in the end there. not a fan of that. in the end, the best character for me was go sura, the guy is just doing his best at his job, wanted to help his family and trying to be helpful and loyal to his friends. and also, lady seol maehwa! i wish they did more for her character honestly. i wish there's more depth or development with deoksu and lady seol's dynamics. i wish the villains are more compelling and interesting as well but yeah, they're just alright.

so yeah, my favorite part was the friendship between the four in the beginning. that's it. wish it was better than this tho

also, if they're hoping for a season 2 with that ending credits, i don't think it's happening lmao