I thought this was a good drama, but the ending was not satisfying at all. I wanted to see some more cute family moment, and a final egg tart scene or something. Also the second couple got screwed over a bit too much. I would want to see them happy together as well.
everybody died like omg, also i really wanted empress ki to be with wang yu, BUT HE DIED TOO?!??!? TALTAL, one person with common sense, DIED ALSO??? I hated how main eunuch (Golta) betrayed the emperor, their relationship was so cute... This was such a heart wrenching drama. I'm gonna need like a month to recover.
Only watched this till the end because of Jong Suk. Im really not into noona romance, but that wasn't even the worst part of this show. It felt very dragged, I can't believe this has 8.6 and Pinocchio has 8.4 - it was a better drama. I gave this one a 7.
first half was boring, but im glad i didnt drop. there was no romance so not my cup of tea, but still it is obvious that sky castle was an important drama to watch. teaches you a lot about greed, parenting, and mental health
This drama scared me for a while there bc I though the main leads were siblings like ew omg, but thankfully that was not the case. FL screaming was so annoying, I wish her character was written to be a bit more mature. Ji Sung was perfect.
Honestly this drama was soooo good, and it was on the track to become my number one favorite, but the last few episodes ruined things. The whole childhood trauma was unnecessary, and it felt like a different drama compared to the first 12 episodes. I think if you remove the last 3 episodes, it was such an amazing show. It was hilarious as well. I loved how they made ML's character appreciate FL's fangirl character. He never belittled or was weirded out by her. He really loved her the way she is, and that was beautiful.
Not that important, but did anyone notice how when Hyun Bin was playing a game on the computer the background music was from Memories of Alhambra??? I got the chills
This drama started so strong, and kept going strong for most of the show, but in the last few episode there were like few deaths per episode and things got too dark. The ending was not satisfying - what an emotional roller coaster. I loved loved loved this drama, but the final episode totally ruined me.
Have I watched a different show than everyone else? I don't like commenting negative stuff but I am genuinely…
I disagree with the things you had to say about this drama.
North Korea is sure a dictatorship, but I don’t see why the drama should have been used as a propaganda tool that only demonizes the country. It is a drama. Not a political science class. Why are you mad that CLOY showed North Koreans as real people with real lives? I thought the show was balanced in that sense because not only did we get to see the real sides of living in NK (i.e. difficulties with leaving the country, highly militarized society etc.), but we also got a chance to see how ordinary people live in NK society.
How come you compared the scene where birds flying over NK with the one where Hedwig was flying over Hogwarts? There are so many movies and dramas where they show things like that. It is pretty basic. Like that comparison was so weird lmao, but ok.
You said that CLOY suggested that only one man is evil within the system instead of showing the entire system being horrifying. There are so many systematic challenges that were shown in the show. Random house searches, boat searches… not everything that happened to Yoon Se-Ri was the doing of the evil man. Again, I thought the show was good since instead of outright demonizing NK, we both saw evil sides of both countries. Let’s not forget how terrible Yoon Se-Ri’s family members were.
Tbh, it just seems your comment is not about CLOY directly, but about NK. I get it, there are so many human rights abuses there which are not acceptable - obviously. However, you might want to remember that the show did NOT show the dictator himself and made him look good. They made ordinary North Koreans real people with their own lives. I hope you know they exist.
Also, everyone keep saying they knew it, but honestly I had no idea!! I was so shocked. Lol
North Korea is sure a dictatorship, but I don’t see why the drama should have been used as a propaganda tool that only demonizes the country. It is a drama. Not a political science class. Why are you mad that CLOY showed North Koreans as real people with real lives? I thought the show was balanced in that sense because not only did we get to see the real sides of living in NK (i.e. difficulties with leaving the country, highly militarized society etc.), but we also got a chance to see how ordinary people live in NK society.
How come you compared the scene where birds flying over NK with the one where Hedwig was flying over Hogwarts? There are so many movies and dramas where they show things like that. It is pretty basic. Like that comparison was so weird lmao, but ok.
You said that CLOY suggested that only one man is evil within the system instead of showing the entire system being horrifying. There are so many systematic challenges that were shown in the show. Random house searches, boat searches… not everything that happened to Yoon Se-Ri was the doing of the evil man. Again, I thought the show was good since instead of outright demonizing NK, we both saw evil sides of both countries. Let’s not forget how terrible Yoon Se-Ri’s family members were.
Tbh, it just seems your comment is not about CLOY directly, but about NK. I get it, there are so many human rights abuses there which are not acceptable - obviously. However, you might want to remember that the show did NOT show the dictator himself and made him look good. They made ordinary North Koreans real people with their own lives. I hope you know they exist.