Strong Cast Wasted by Poor Writing
From the very first episode, the drama felt confused and poorly planned. The biggest problem of the show was the writing — it never felt like the story had a clear direction.
The whole villain arc was weak, pointless, and very badly written. Nothing about it felt interesting or properly developed.
I honestly don’t fully understand what made IU choose this drama. Compared to her usual projects, where she really shines, this role didn’t feel as strong or impactful for her. A lot of the attention the show received also seems to come from IU’s massive popularity and loyal fanbase, rather than the writing itself.
As for Byeon Woo-seok (Lead), I feel like the character writing did not give him much to work with. Most of the time, the same emotions and scenes kept repeating again and again.
Half of the conversations were left unfinished and then shown later in another episode. Doing this once or twice is fine for suspense, but repeating the same writing style in almost every episode became frustrating.
A lot of scenes were just people staring at each other or the lead walking through palace halls every episode, which made the drama feel slow and repetitive.
The only character I actually liked was Gong Seung-yeon (Queen), but because of the weak story, even her character felt wasted in the end.
Overall, the show felt below average and very overhyped for me. I honestly feel like I wasted 12 episodes on this drama.
The whole villain arc was weak, pointless, and very badly written. Nothing about it felt interesting or properly developed.
I honestly don’t fully understand what made IU choose this drama. Compared to her usual projects, where she really shines, this role didn’t feel as strong or impactful for her. A lot of the attention the show received also seems to come from IU’s massive popularity and loyal fanbase, rather than the writing itself.
As for Byeon Woo-seok (Lead), I feel like the character writing did not give him much to work with. Most of the time, the same emotions and scenes kept repeating again and again.
Half of the conversations were left unfinished and then shown later in another episode. Doing this once or twice is fine for suspense, but repeating the same writing style in almost every episode became frustrating.
A lot of scenes were just people staring at each other or the lead walking through palace halls every episode, which made the drama feel slow and repetitive.
The only character I actually liked was Gong Seung-yeon (Queen), but because of the weak story, even her character felt wasted in the end.
Overall, the show felt below average and very overhyped for me. I honestly feel like I wasted 12 episodes on this drama.
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