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Fluffy? Yes. Horrifying? Also yes. A GRIPPLING HISTORICALLY ACCURATE GEM.
From the first second I could tell how much detail and effort they put into making this drama historically accurate. From the way the actors spoke ancient Korean, to the raw and cruel realities of war, this drama made my jaw drop over and over.
For the first three episodes, it felt kind of slow. But I promise when you reach the start of the war, you will be blown away by its intensity.
Likes:
- PLOT went from 0 to 100 real quick. I really appreciated the intensity of the plot, especially showing the realities behind war.
- One of the more realistic and historically accurate Sageuk.
- Really compelling character depth and dynamicism. I loved the journey of FL's extreme immaturity to maturity as she faces adversity, it was both powerful and heartbreaking.
- Acting was just phenomenal.
- A masterpiece full of horror and beauty. I don't think I can find another historical drama as well done and intense as this.
- Great chemistry between the actors.
Dislikes:
- The interactions and love fights between FL and ML got too repetitive and annoying. The writing for developing their love and passion felt lazy and insufferable because of how immature it is. They kept making the same mistakes over and over and acted selfishly and toxicly to each other. The world gave them multiple chances to make it up to each other, and they both took it and stomped and spat on it with their blind eyes. Honestly, I don't understand why ML even fell for the girl cus every time they meet they just hate and lie to each other.
- Hard to get a sense of the timeline, so I often fell out of the immersion when I didn't understand how long things had passed.
I speak quite strongly about my critisms of the show only because I loved it so much and wished for its perfection. It was frustrating to see how much the romance pales to the rest of the fast paced, beautiful, and grippling parts of the drama.
If you love Sageuk and thriller, this opened a door of hunger to watch another show of similar historical accuracy and intensity for me, and I am scavenging with no success. My Dearest is truly a rare gem that makes most other Sageuk you watch coming after feel unsatisfying and superficial.
For the first three episodes, it felt kind of slow. But I promise when you reach the start of the war, you will be blown away by its intensity.
Likes:
- PLOT went from 0 to 100 real quick. I really appreciated the intensity of the plot, especially showing the realities behind war.
- One of the more realistic and historically accurate Sageuk.
- Really compelling character depth and dynamicism. I loved the journey of FL's extreme immaturity to maturity as she faces adversity, it was both powerful and heartbreaking.
- Acting was just phenomenal.
- A masterpiece full of horror and beauty. I don't think I can find another historical drama as well done and intense as this.
- Great chemistry between the actors.
Dislikes:
- The interactions and love fights between FL and ML got too repetitive and annoying. The writing for developing their love and passion felt lazy and insufferable because of how immature it is. They kept making the same mistakes over and over and acted selfishly and toxicly to each other. The world gave them multiple chances to make it up to each other, and they both took it and stomped and spat on it with their blind eyes. Honestly, I don't understand why ML even fell for the girl cus every time they meet they just hate and lie to each other.
- Hard to get a sense of the timeline, so I often fell out of the immersion when I didn't understand how long things had passed.
I speak quite strongly about my critisms of the show only because I loved it so much and wished for its perfection. It was frustrating to see how much the romance pales to the rest of the fast paced, beautiful, and grippling parts of the drama.
If you love Sageuk and thriller, this opened a door of hunger to watch another show of similar historical accuracy and intensity for me, and I am scavenging with no success. My Dearest is truly a rare gem that makes most other Sageuk you watch coming after feel unsatisfying and superficial.
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