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i always learn from your comments, thank you for writing out your thoughts

this drama is making history in south korea.

the way jung eugene has more screen presence than kim hee sun. idk but i find kim hee sun's acting performance dry.

for the balance, it is in some ways have storytelling issues. characters are all pretty 1D.
- a formulaic main leads with tragic backstory (with a little twist)
- supporting characters merely a comical relief (as of episode 4)

also i will note, 4 episodes were already released but the world building was pretty much on the surface level. their fantasy world is not that distinctive enough for me. the setting and their world was still vague for me.

this drama feels like a high school drama set in a fantasy world. the heirs but fantasy.

i have the same sentiments. i found scenes of mu deok with the crown prince and yul more tensed and wishy romance. i found her relationship with uk purely master-student.

i believe this drama is still on the warm-up phase, i still have my reservations as i found the character writing very subpar. i still can't connect with any of the characters amidst the great performances by the actors. i think its just a thing of a preference, but it was always like this with any hong sister's drama. interesting premise, nice visuals, great ost but zero to less connection to the characters. if you've observed their past dramas, their character formulas are always the same.

I also find the comedy jarring. It could have worked for me if it was real funny, but it wasn't. The comedy is just there to add personality to the characters and that was a bad writing for me.

the runtime could have distributed with that.

in terms of production and editing, surely, yes. but in story i think they are on the same level.

no not this snowdrop mess again. dropped.

the first episode was damn trippy

yeah, and its boring

ohmygod i only notice it now that you've mentioned it hahaha. u have keen eyes

so true. their anger was so misguided

exactly

EXACTLY

the 2nd episode nailed it! it was riveting and suspenseful. this has a great potential!!! i hope the writer's won't mess this up.

it happens. sometimes the initial idea/plot was posed by the director, and they just hire writers to fulfill their envisioned story.

yes, the pilot episode was really missing some nuance. and the bgm was just not it. but hella, the ending song was undeniably lit.

and personally as much as i like the two main actors, i can't see how their characters will fit into romance. i hope the writers will not pull off another forced romance just like what they did in hotel del luna.

yeah, the storytelling was a bit messy and the characters are pretty much leaning on 1D... but sure my interest is piqued. hong sister's drama is always a hit-or-miss for me. i hope this one is a hit for me. because as per their last work "Hotel del Luna", i found it extremely subpar in story but was saved by great visuals and IU.