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Like so many other dramas, this one also started interesting and had a solid first half but the second half was boring with a few scenes that were interesting.

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hum...what just happened?? I am confused. Have no idea what they were trying to do. It feels like the last 5 episodes or so were written by a completely different person.

A nice slow paced story. Not slow paced as in boring but slow paced as in slowly building up the story.

I didn’t dislike it either. It was well written. But maybe watching too many law dramas made my expectations very high and I might also have not been in the mood for a law drama and that might be the reason for me to feel bored while watching it. I have given second chances to dramas before and ended up being surprised by how much I liked them after.

Makes sense. We have to deal with realism every day so seeing it in dramas too makes it boring I guess. XD

Usually I like this kind of drama, but this one in particular was boring for me. I don’t know exactly why but I just couldn’t connect to the story and fast fowarded a lot of scenes.

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To define this drama in few words - could have been so much more.

But the music was pretty good. The May Be song is already going to be part of my kdrama osts’ playlist.

Yeah, I don’t like triangles either. Why can’t it be just 2 people who love each other without any annoying/perfect second leads and break ups that make no sense? I love it when a drama has romance without too many frustrating sub-plots.

I guess. I didn’t really have a problem with the acting, it was more with the writing/directing. But she does play a character that is smart but naive at the same time, if that’s even possible. But if I was you I would still give it a try. If you can get past the first few episodes, you might like it.

First few episodes were boring, kept skipping scenes, then it got a little better, some pretty good episodes and an ending that was lacking. It was not awful but nothing special either. Have seen better.

I had to drop it at the 2nd episode. I watched the japanese version not that long ago and although I finished it, it was far from being my favourite drama. I decided to give this one a try since I mainly watch kdramas, but this one bored me even more than the japanese version, and looking at the rating and a huge amount of negative reviews I can predict I would drop it eventually, so why not drop it now so I can save time and go watch something else?!

Yeah, I think I have watched all of their dramas too. They look very good together and it seems off the screen they are really good friends.

Don’t give up on it because of that. I disagree. I only watch dramas with romance and this one has plenty of it. It just isn’t as fast as other lakorns or the main plot. They do not fall for each other at first glance and I disagree with people saying there was no chemistry between the leads. We have to remember they are playing characters who have very different social status, so showing a lot of passion and no care for things like duty would seem fake. I liked the fact they took their time getting to know each other and falling in love, and more than passion their eyes showed longing, which I think was the most realistic direction since we are talking about 2 very different people - a crown princess soon to be queen and a "simple" military man.

Reading the description I got high expectations about this one but going into it soon enough I knew I would be disappointed. The start is confusing to say the least. The whole pace was weird and I could not feel any connection to the characters. I would have liked for it to start from the beginning. Starting in the present can work if its not extended and the past is properly explained soon after, which did not happen here and for many episodes I had a hard time even remembering people’s names and their role in the plot. I ended up dropping it in the middle and just checked the last episode to know the ending. Felt like it was a smart decision as I was just wasting my time.

Dont get me wrong. I am not saying the drama is bad. I guess I just wasnt in the mood or it had too much political and war stuff and too little romance + confusing storyline. It just wasnt my cup of tea.

I was shocked at first too, but still gave it a try and was not disappointed. The acting, at least the male lead’s acting improves a lot and at the end it managed to make me cry just like the korean version did. Yes, the story is exactly the same, but that is what a remake is supposed to be. It should stay true to the original and that’s exactly what happened.

I still think the original is better because the actor that played the male lead is just amazing. Also, since it was the first one I watched, there was the WOW factor, which didnt happen with this one since I already knew what would happen next. I think people who watch this without having watched the korean version will definitely rate this better than people like us who watched both and are able to compare and tell which one is better.

As I watched Kill Me, Heal Me not that long ago, 1-2 years ago, the story was still very fresh in my mind and I could remember what would happen next, which made this remake a little boring for me at times, BUT that was not because it was actually boring. It was because I could not avoid comparing both versions and since I remembered the story there was not that WOW factor that I had when I watched the korean version. Still, it was a very successful remake, true to the story and very well played by the actors that were chosen. The osts were pretty good too, just like the ones played in the original.

If you haven’t watched the original, I am sure you will love this. If you did watch the original and still remember everything, maybe you can save this one for later, when you dont remember as many details. I would still recommend you to watch the korean version, in case you didnt yet. This was a 8 for me. The original was a 9, cause I never give 10s.

Exactly.

Thank you! XD