launev

ok - I was not expecting this to be so good - but, omg, so well done!
If you want a well written, well-paced, great cast makjang - this is for you

thanks - I figured something got lost from the book

Overall this was just ok - but the writing at the end just killed it

I will give them a brave attempt at taking on infidelity and divorce in SK - this is still a HUGELY taboo and stigmatized thing (especially for women). So I get what they were trying to do - but it ultimately failed for me because they kept recycling the same stuff - so it got old and slow pretty fast. Mostly kept wanting to yell and both the ML and FL as they made bad choices and we were supposed to feel sympathy for them because of how lonely they were - but everything kept getting framed as if the only choice was have an affair and this weird, overwhelming fewer about divorce and overflow sense of obligation and responsibility - they just played that card too much and could have done this in half the time. Would have liked to have seen the leads get their shit together and kicking their awful spouse to the curb instead of the redemption path (especially the ML relationship - we don't really see what happens there).

Seriously, one THE best drama series out there. It paces well, great humor, amazing actors/actresses throughout - truly wonderful. Can't wait for season 3!

I didn't hate it - mostly enjoyed it - just had a few things I didnt like about it. What I would just like to see is people playing age-appropriate roles - stop casting actors/actors in roles that 10-15yrs younger OR older than they actually are - this goes for both male actors and female actors - it never translates well.

he should definitely get romantic roles - that is not my point - it should just be romantic roles that are his age instead of playing characters that ar 10-15yrs younger than he actually is - cause its starting to show. ITs much like Song Jung Ki in Reborn Rich - just didnt translate well

Overall a good watch - the last 3 episodes kind of ruin it a bit
Things I loved - Princess Jiamin, FL's parents, ML relationship with Emperor
Things I hated - I think its time for ML to stop playing young prince roles - he is 37 yrs old now - lets putting people in roles that are half the age (mostly), makeup for both leads - caked on for ML and just too much for FL, bad kissing scenes

This is one of the dumber rom-coms out there - especially the FL - why do they continue to write them this way. She was just so dumb and annoying throughout the whole thing. Really bad at her job and there is no-way I am buying that she is a MMA fighter. She spends the majority of the show lying to her dad and the ML, she is self-absorbed and just dumb as rocks. Just no, all the way through.

Not sure why I watched this all the way through - has 3 of my least favorite things - religious theme, reality tv/game show theme and Kpop industry theme - add in all the horrible mullets and a not so clever script and its a hot mess.

Just finished and have to say, it was pretty boring. I generally don't mind slice-of-life dramas - but there has to be something interesting about, you have to be able to get invested in the characters and that just doesn't happen here. They just weren't that interesting - especially the FL - she was just kind of , blah. I did not get the appeal of her at all.
I also could have done without the over-excessive propaganda spin for the SWAT department - it was a bit overkill.

the show doesn't bother me - its just the one character

oh, I don't find her as annoying as many others either - she is kind of in the middle for. And whether the crying/pouting thing is done in a sneaky way or not - it's still emotional manipulation - she is intentionally using this emotion to get what she wants and that's not ok. And, yes, the illness thing is a total plot driver - but its just done so poorly as she even says at the beginning that didn't bring any medicine with her

I think I am just going to be lamenting this forever - but, why, oh, why do they have to write FL this way. This could be such a good drama - but the FL character just ruins its with all her stupidity. I mean, she is book smart - but dumb and clueless everywhere else -which actually makes her kind of bad at her job. The whole illness thing that makes her faint at the most important moments - like, she knows this and is never prepared and in the end is always ends up creating havoc; the silly/childish voice - not quite the baby voice - but close; then there is the pouty/crying act to get what she wants - HATE this kind of emotional manipulation - I will endure for a bit more as these things do tend to get a bit better as they go - but, jeebus, i am getting really tired of these poorly written female characters

really should have called the "scheming matriarchs' - man all those mothers, concubines and their maidservants were the worst!
Dont get me wrong - this is one of the better period romance dramas - but man you can just feel the misogyny and internalized misogyny from that time and its hard to watch sometimes.
Once you get past that - the relationship between the two leads is quite interesting and well done.

I am well into episode10 and I never said I was writing it off - just annoyed at the moment. And this isn’t a historical drama - it’s Xianxia - so history has nothing to do with it - as a fantasy drama - where they could do anything they want, they are actively choosing to make the FL a teenager (and yes, 18 is still a teenager - not an adult; more importantly she behaves likes she is 12)
And I dont rely on ratings and comments to judge a drama - I watch it and form my own opinions

Just started this and my god - can we stop with the bratty, rebellious teenager FL's characters - it's just annoying and there is nothing 'comedic' about - she's just obnoxious.
I would also add - can we just stop having teenagers be lead romantic characters - it's kind of creepy.
Overall, I am finding this quite stupid so far

Just gonna say - this would have been soooo much better if they hadn't written the FL character to be so pathetic. Its the worst of all the FL characteristics - she is insecure, desperate, childish, they dress her like a frumpy old lady and she spends most of the time pouting - it was a truly hard character to stomach for 16 episodes.
That being said - thought the rest of the cast was great.

He lost his powers temporarily because she broke all the bones in his body - so he was messed up a bit - as soon as he recovered, he was back to normal

Why do they write FL characters this way - she is a 30 year old woman who acts likes she is 12 and dresses like an old lady, super clumsy and kind of stupid - seriously annoying