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The cast was amazing, the production was great, and even the OST fit perfectly, but for me the drama fell short when it came to the story itself.

The biggest flaws?
The character arcs were flat, and the same goes for the relationships between the characters. The whole cast had such great chemistry, but the screenwriter and director failed to make proper use of it.

They missed the opportunity to make me feel engaged when I should have been. I really wanted to care about the characters and feel shocked at the right moments. Unfortunately, that just wasn't the case.

We had SO MANY relationships that could've made this drama MUCH better if they had been properly developed. And then there were the villains. The Queen Mother and her father were kind of okay, but Jeongu's whole arc felt like a joke to me.

Pros
(+) Cast (top class! they did everything they could with the screenplay they were given)
(+) Production (noticeably very high quality)
(+) OST (the BGM really worked at times, enhancing the scenes and emotions)

Cons
(-) Flat character arcs (especially the Prime Minister, whose ending just made me feel sad for the actor who played him)
(-) Wasted potential of the whole AMAZING cast (they had a team of actors capable of handling much more complex and nuanced emotions, only for it to go unused)

It's a stretched 8/10 for me.

I enjoyed it, but I was also really angry while watching the final episode.
Yes, it was a romantic comedy, but I refuse to settle for that excuse. A good comedy should still have some depth to it.