okikai

I feel i spent all my time watching this hoping fervently to eventually like it more than i was liking it. “One more episode, and surely I’ll come to love it”

It never manifested for me. I feel this execution is uneven, tonally jarring and often undermines its dramatic moments.

I did like the relationship between the leads. Also, in particular the friendship between yu wanyin and xie yonger.

Otherwise most of the things fell flat. The conflicts and setbacks were on easy-mode, all was predictable, tension wasn’t allowed to fully build. Stakes seemed unconvincing.

And no one, not one person gave one shit about the crown prince who was just a child. Maybe Dan’s situation made it understandable, but everyone else also did the same. They more often vilified him than considered him. He was given no humanity at all. What a cruel display.