Started off well but then went into cliche territory and the last few episodes around the emperor's mom were awful (and the last one which was the "resolution" was so quick). FL looks great, ML looks so good or like a goblin depending on the hair (and sometimes the weird wig is so obvious it is awful). So ML has a beautiful face but they often mess it up. SML and SFL were also good (and SFL gender bending was hilarious) but their story was where the bizarre "magic pills" plot began to ruin things. Have to say the subtitles of "X turned me into Drug Man" were like funny if crazy.
Like another reviewer said if they had gone with the first few episodes where FL is getting revenge and taming the beastly prince that would make sense (and her brother can tame the SFL).
Zhao Lusi looks excellent and I will watch her edits but the ML is downright old, creepy uncle looking and not ML material. I really wish they had a better ML for this. Of all her MLs this is the most dissapointing and charmless. Hoping her next drama she is cast with someone more fitting with her beauty and charm like Song Weilong or Dylang Wang (their mischieveous cuteness would light the screen on fire).
It is such a shame that with this amazing cast and as a sequel to Kill Boksoon, this was so poorly executed. Just all over the place with genre, every plot and character underdeveloped.
Watching it for ML and SML and side characters because the FL is the absolute worst, her face and body expressions are meant to be what exactly - autistic, mentally deformed? Then the SFL is a stalker who forces herself on "hubby" and acts deranged. Whoever wrote the women for this drama seems to hate women and see them as very stereotypical (all the catty office ladies) and one sided.
Song Zu Er is so beautiful, she stole every scene with her range of expressions. The story is great until the last few episodes when it goes on super speed, the pacing there was off. If it wasn't a historical drama, I would be so upset at how often she has to manage his emotions and his toxicity (and I was still upset at how oftne she had to carry the relationship and teach him things). Side characters other than Liang and Tao were pretty underdeveloped and could have used more screen time. Villains were just laughably messy with little development or motivations that make sense. Overall the FL really elevates this otherwise I would have probably dropped it.
Good for him but I think it's Yoona who carried the drama and many side actors who carried this drama over him. He is a decent actor and has looks but he got lucky here. I hate how they always highlight the ML as they did in Lovely Runner as well (but there I feel like both leads Kim Hye Yoon and Byeon Woo Seok were really good just she didn't get as much attention).
Love how beautiful Sabrina Chen looks in both looks as princess and as Xi (the costuming and styling and makeup are elite) and also this ML is absolutely gorgeous, hope he gets more ML roles. A very angtsy short drama but I'm loving it.
Like another reviewer said if they had gone with the first few episodes where FL is getting revenge and taming the beastly prince that would make sense (and her brother can tame the SFL).
The story is great until the last few episodes when it goes on super speed, the pacing there was off. If it wasn't a historical drama, I would be so upset at how often she has to manage his emotions and his toxicity (and I was still upset at how oftne she had to carry the relationship and teach him things). Side characters other than Liang and Tao were pretty underdeveloped and could have used more screen time. Villains were just laughably messy with little development or motivations that make sense. Overall the FL really elevates this otherwise I would have probably dropped it.