Tori

This drama is the type that intrigues you and gets you to watch because of the interesting storyline and characters. I haven't finished an angela baby drama in a long time without leaving it unfinished. Maybe the last time I watched her was in a movie. Angela baby acting as a man was a bit forced and unnatural, but maybe that's also due to majority of the audience being used to her acting as a woman. It was a good start as I believe this may have been the first role where she had to pretend to be a man.

As the drama proceeded, maybe after you get in 3-5 episodes, most of the characters are very likeable. Can't say the same for the cousin and his father, but we're supposed to dislike them, so at least their acting was good and they were a good duo. The princess is also very good at responding to rejection and just very funny at times too. Xuan lei and his best friend, they have a very tight friendship & they're both pretty handsome. Xuan lei and angela baby have good chemistry that doesn't feel forced.

I liked how there was a good balance between work, romance, friendships, family, action, & politics among the kingdoms. Relationships were complicated back then and now. They faced societal pressures, familial pressures, responsibilities and duty to their king. It was a lot, so I understand why certain dynamics played the way they did.

Still better than an american movie I watched a couple days ago that was mediocre & too predictable, but didn’t really get me attached to any of the characters or intrigued to get to know the characters more. That's why I prefer the slow build up of asian dramas. There's character development, actual romantic gestures, and actually getting to know one another without doing the deed right away unlike most american movies & shows do back then and till this day.