Emily

this guy just choked a girl out to suck opium smoke out of her mouth. anyway

I'm on ep 3 and I just watched a woman hold back her screams of pain by biting on the hand of the man (her fiance) who whipped her and is now cleaning her wounds? fuck it, sure, why the hell not. *pours a glass of wine*

Episode one is a *comedy*

its subjective :)

It was a little underbaked, but the leads were so charming I didn't mind too much.

So we're in agreement that K-dramas are currently having a marketing push towards parenthood and babies being totally awesome, right? lol

Honestly the depiction of the king acting in any official capacity is so sparse that he is really a tyrant in reputation alone- it makes a few references to real historical things that happened but primarily for the purpose of the lead female being able to recognize who he is- it is overall sympathetic to him and his reasons for doing them, and the worst things he did are either not mentioned or are rewritten entirely to not have happened at all. Honestly it might as well be a different King except for his family situation & his reputation (+ the way it makes the lead, who knows the "real" history, afraid of him).

This drama is so juicy. Only on episode 3, but the cinematography, the music, the acting, holy shit. This is precisely the sort of story I wanted to write when I was a teenager. Edit: It really is hitting every depressing thing that can happen, isn't it? Whew

The ending KILLED me BTW. I've never seen a drama come out and say "you wanna know how we're justifying the leads separated irreparably by time and space ended up happy together? Well fuck you, it doesn't matter, just enjoy it!"

I kind of respect it more than the usual non-acknowledgement most dramas do.

I was half an hour from the end on the last episode for 5 months and just finished it. It's an extremely mid drama despite having everything going for it. It was short, had great leads, had an interesting premise.... and then it was mid.

Watching the end of Ep 6 and I literally am in physical PAIN. IT HURTS. Ugh ugh ugh I'm watching it muted & sped up because I can't bear to watch it. I'm cringing from my very pores

Them not resolving the sister's storyline EVEN A LITTLE BIT, the main lead having NO PERSONALITY AT ALL BESIDES COMPETENCE, the antagonists doing LITERALLY NOTHING AT ALL, the fact that our leads have their lives in peril every other episode, I mean... wow. Thank goodness the leads are charming.

The first two episodes are not an accurate representation for the rest of the drama: it's a low-stakes, fluffy, tropey as hell office drama where nothing truly bad happens to anybody and nobody is evil and nothing the drama sets up is meaningfully resolved because the leads being cute and in love takes precedence over everything. This drama didn't care about it's plot, and neither should you. (It kind of just seems to want Koreans to have children.)

Omg putting in the detective work, bless!

I remember loving this drama. Crazy how the same duo would star in such a bad drama afterwards. I also remember really liking the FL, despite literally everything else I've seen her in being unbearable because of her acting. I think I need to rewatch this one and find out what was so magical about it.

I think I've decided that the direction this drama went is disappointing to me. It's been fine, but the first 2 episodes were *so* good, and I haven't felt the vibes those eps gave me since.

Our girly do be getting injured and in danger on a weekly basis, huh. Almost drowned, stomach pains, hunted down+kidnapped and threatened to be sold for parts, going unconscious after falling down a hill? Goodness.

I legit didn't notice until the last few episodes when the other three secretaries+ head secretary lady were doing their hunger strike. The secretary who talked to the driver and warned him to be careful (she even called him "oppa"?) at some point had just vanished... (She's Han Ji Sun in the credits) If I ever watch this drama again I need to pin down when she disappears. Lol.

That's the dumbest synopsis I've ever seen. Sign me the hell up

Not to keep rambling about this drama but I *LOVE* the ending. No miraculous cure. The disabled characters being really respectfully portrayed and the issue of disability being dealt with kindly was a pleasant surprise.