Decided to go ahead and watch this before starting season 2 and man, I don't know if its because this was done in 2016 or what - but I do not get all the love for this one. I like Dr. Kim, the head nurse and most of the staff at the hospital - but the two, young main leads - I seriously just wanted to slap both of them through most of the series, the medical stories were so repetitive and tropey ( I FF'd through most of it) and the whole extra episode 21 - what was that for??? Here is to hoping season 2 is better
Very fun and lite - good humor. ML has great comedic timing Chemistry between leads is just ok and it doesn't help that when they do finally kiss - its that flat, fish kissing - just lips pressed together and no movement - I always find it so weird Queen Dowager is great Side characters are just kind of - meh - but overall its fun
Just finished it and will just say - its ok, not bad and a good enough watch. Of course, I will pretty much watch anything with Song Joong Ki in it - but I would say, this isn't once of his best (and slightly disappointing after Vincenzo) - but ok enough to watch Not sure why they chose to have an actor in his early thirties play a character who is in his early 20's for most of the series - and while SJK has a baby-face to start with - the weird 'zoom' filter they applied to him to make him look younger - was just weird - he looked like he had a plastic face And if you are going to have a romance aspect - then do it right - I hate it when its thrown in there as an afterthought - they spent no real time together, which then doesn't create any chemistry, which then makes it pointless and irrelevant to the story. Ending gets a little weird - but if you can follow, kind of makes sense - but just kind of fizzle and not satisfying at all.
Just finished and wondering if anyone has any info on a season 2 - glad it didn't end on a cliffhanger like Joy of Life - but clearly not the end of the story
Can someone point me to where I can read an English version of the novel this is based on? While I am enjoying this series, because of weird censorship rules - sounds like they have changed up some of the most interesting parts - especially the ML's romantic relationships (cause he clearly has way more chemistry and interesting relationships with the other female characters than he does with Wan'er - she is sooo bland)
Just finished this up and overall it was ok - very sweet - nothing dramatic about -just sweetness all around. It does get a bit draggy through the middle and I found I didn't much care for most of the side-characters - ff'd through most if these parts I liked the main leads and their relationship - adult, healthy and no breakup drama, no horrible parents trying to break them up, no former gf/bf trying to win them back - that was the most refreshing, best part. The down side is it takes FOREVER for them to actually get together. His granny - we all need one of these in our lives - she really did steal the show I normally hate the group of small children in the small village - but this foursome were terrific Be prepared for ALOT of meaning of life conversations - like ALOT
Just started this an on episode 6 and the FL is just annoying the heck out of me - I don't mind aggressive women, but she is just obnoxious - may have to pause this one and come back to it, cause I really like the ML actor
The smell of whoopsie pregnancy is impregnating the air.
seriously - they 'leak' that they are dating just a little over a month ago and now, wham! she's pregnant and got married - not that I care at the end of the day - they are all grown-ass adults - so all of this is just ridiculous PR work because fans are so unhealthily, obsessed with their actors
This would have been so much better if they had written the two female lead characters better. They were basically just plot ploys for the ML. The FBI lady was completely useless/pointless - didn't provide any real help to anything and got almost everting wrong - even though she was supposed to be this genius FBI analyst and one of the surviving children who had NO super abilities like the others Then there is the young female cop/colleague that they toyed with bing a love interest - but not really - she as well, was completely useless Didnt really get the point of either character One of the best characters was the Old Man - he was great and wonderful chemistry with the ML
Started this because I love the two main leads - but, phew! its kind of bad so far. cdramas have a way to go before they get the dark, gritty cop drama right. Had everything figured out from about episode 2 and so nothing to look forward - story became pretty boring and couldn't get that invested in any of the characters. And what was the point of the 'girlfriend'? Gonna put this on hold and come back to it later
Just started this and what a little gem of a find. My only negative so far is the younger sister - are they really going to go down the road of her falling for Commander Gu? Why do they all spoil her so much? its all kind of annoying - but the rest I am enjoying so far. Mostly because it is adults, acting like adults. The way he looks at her is just the bomb - we all need a Commander Gu who stares at us with such adoration - its a beautiful thing!
Woow, just such lazy writing on this one. The same old story, not even told well. Can't really blame any of the actors for this one The stupid sidekicks (especially the girl), eunuchs giving love/relationship advice (really - come on!), the man/woman who like the ml/fl and then go crazy when they don't reciprocate, the hard-as-nails on the outside, but turns out be soft on the inside ml meets the perky, go-lucky girl(soft-hearted, but kind of self-centered) and falls for her. I will at least give them that they didn't give her a baby-voice and didn't make her completely stupid. Then there is the pledge your undying love and trust to then turn around the next scene to completely throw it out the window (usually the woman doing this) And then, lets not forget all the old, creepy guys everywhere (her dad, the emperor, the mausoleum eunuch, the emperors eunuch to name a few) I mean, it all just feels so canned and predictable - which makes it not very exciting to watch
I was all down for this until the whole religious/catholic prosecution part - I can't really feel any sympathy for an institution that is one of the most destructive things to indigenous cultures and populations. If you can get beyond that - it's not too bad. Good humor and main leads. I liked how they ended up.
really well done and one of the best dramas of the year - kudos to all the writers, production and actors - well done! Probably one of the best mother stories, best evil queen dowager, the bond of the brothers is wonderful and if you aren't bawling at that ending - well, there is just something wrong with you (lol!) I would add that also a great portrait of really how f*cked up the palace life was - seriously, f'd up!
overall a fun watch - as long as you aren't expecting much from it. All the actors did a fine job - it really was bad writing and plot holes that kind of ruin it. I was thrown off right out of the gate with the whole Jin Bu Yeon/Naksu sharing a body thing - its JYB's body, but looks like Naksu, but no one recognizes her and in the end she's really the reincarnation of someone else - whaaaattt?!?!?! And I will reverberate the sentiment of spending the whole series waiting for the actual assassin NAKSU to show up (its her soul - so don't get why she wouldn't) - to be horribly disappointed in the end.
I like Dr. Kim, the head nurse and most of the staff at the hospital - but the two, young main leads - I seriously just wanted to slap both of them through most of the series, the medical stories were so repetitive and tropey ( I FF'd through most of it) and the whole extra episode 21 - what was that for???
Here is to hoping season 2 is better
Chemistry between leads is just ok and it doesn't help that when they do finally kiss - its that flat, fish kissing - just lips pressed together and no movement - I always find it so weird
Queen Dowager is great
Side characters are just kind of - meh - but overall its fun
Not sure why they chose to have an actor in his early thirties play a character who is in his early 20's for most of the series - and while SJK has a baby-face to start with - the weird 'zoom' filter they applied to him to make him look younger - was just weird - he looked like he had a plastic face
And if you are going to have a romance aspect - then do it right - I hate it when its thrown in there as an afterthought - they spent no real time together, which then doesn't create any chemistry, which then makes it pointless and irrelevant to the story.
Ending gets a little weird - but if you can follow, kind of makes sense - but just kind of fizzle and not satisfying at all.
It does get a bit draggy through the middle and I found I didn't much care for most of the side-characters - ff'd through most if these parts
I liked the main leads and their relationship - adult, healthy and no breakup drama, no horrible parents trying to break them up, no former gf/bf trying to win them back - that was the most refreshing, best part. The down side is it takes FOREVER for them to actually get together.
His granny - we all need one of these in our lives - she really did steal the show
I normally hate the group of small children in the small village - but this foursome were terrific
Be prepared for ALOT of meaning of life conversations - like ALOT
The FBI lady was completely useless/pointless - didn't provide any real help to anything and got almost everting wrong - even though she was supposed to be this genius FBI analyst and one of the surviving children who had NO super abilities like the others
Then there is the young female cop/colleague that they toyed with bing a love interest - but not really - she as well, was completely useless
Didnt really get the point of either character
One of the best characters was the Old Man - he was great and wonderful chemistry with the ML
The way he looks at her is just the bomb - we all need a Commander Gu who stares at us with such adoration - its a beautiful thing!
The stupid sidekicks (especially the girl), eunuchs giving love/relationship advice (really - come on!), the man/woman who like the ml/fl and then go crazy when they don't reciprocate, the hard-as-nails on the outside, but turns out be soft on the inside ml meets the perky, go-lucky girl(soft-hearted, but kind of self-centered) and falls for her. I will at least give them that they didn't give her a baby-voice and didn't make her completely stupid.
Then there is the pledge your undying love and trust to then turn around the next scene to completely throw it out the window (usually the woman doing this)
And then, lets not forget all the old, creepy guys everywhere (her dad, the emperor, the mausoleum eunuch, the emperors eunuch to name a few)
I mean, it all just feels so canned and predictable - which makes it not very exciting to watch
Probably one of the best mother stories, best evil queen dowager, the bond of the brothers is wonderful and if you aren't bawling at that ending - well, there is just something wrong with you (lol!)
I would add that also a great portrait of really how f*cked up the palace life was - seriously, f'd up!
I was thrown off right out of the gate with the whole Jin Bu Yeon/Naksu sharing a body thing - its JYB's body, but looks like Naksu, but no one recognizes her and in the end she's really the reincarnation of someone else - whaaaattt?!?!?! And I will reverberate the sentiment of spending the whole series waiting for the actual assassin NAKSU to show up (its her soul - so don't get why she wouldn't) - to be horribly disappointed in the end.