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Average plot with no intensity as it demanded
The story lacked depth; each of the characters felt confusing. Even when the whole drama focused on the monarchy, redemption, and revolution, the very essence of these was weak. This could've been a very intriguing drama if all aspects were properly utilized, but they were utterly underdeveloped or left in the middle.
The main male lead barely did anything throughout, aside from being romance material. The side characters and the female lead (IU) carried the story. The backstory and the trauma didn't really stand out. The villain was easily captured and dealt with. The SML's villain arc also felt very forced. The relationship between IU's Dad and brother, too, was puzzling. The sister-in-law felt like she was faking her sweetness and was waiting to betray the family, but she didn't.
Romance was cute and fluffy; it did have me smiling from time to time, but everything else felt futile, knowing things could have been much more intense and interesting if the execution was done correctly. Investigations and police officers were just there for the name. As per my understanding, the former queen set the palace on fire, which caused the death of the former king. This part was literally ignored, and no one bothered to find out? Funny how she confessed her dad's deed but kept quiet about her own.
Also, a lot of things weren't really believable, such as Seong Huiju's assistant/secretary Do, who worked at her beauty company, suddenly having access to the whole palace and working as the Grand Prince's aide, and how a commoner's wealth was more than the royal family's, as Seong Huiju claimed throughout.
I watched it all for the aesthetics and wished for it to end as soon as possible, and when it did, it still felt incomplete. What happened to Prime Minister Min after being busted? Did the public ever find out about that, or even everything that happened within the palace? What about the other noble families? Their statuses were taken away from them abruptly; obviously, there should've been a stir, but nothing was shown apart from one table meeting. How come the former queen's father was the only one bad in the entire series?
Such a waste of good actors, aesthetics, and possibilities.
The main male lead barely did anything throughout, aside from being romance material. The side characters and the female lead (IU) carried the story. The backstory and the trauma didn't really stand out. The villain was easily captured and dealt with. The SML's villain arc also felt very forced. The relationship between IU's Dad and brother, too, was puzzling. The sister-in-law felt like she was faking her sweetness and was waiting to betray the family, but she didn't.
Romance was cute and fluffy; it did have me smiling from time to time, but everything else felt futile, knowing things could have been much more intense and interesting if the execution was done correctly. Investigations and police officers were just there for the name. As per my understanding, the former queen set the palace on fire, which caused the death of the former king. This part was literally ignored, and no one bothered to find out? Funny how she confessed her dad's deed but kept quiet about her own.
Also, a lot of things weren't really believable, such as Seong Huiju's assistant/secretary Do, who worked at her beauty company, suddenly having access to the whole palace and working as the Grand Prince's aide, and how a commoner's wealth was more than the royal family's, as Seong Huiju claimed throughout.
I watched it all for the aesthetics and wished for it to end as soon as possible, and when it did, it still felt incomplete. What happened to Prime Minister Min after being busted? Did the public ever find out about that, or even everything that happened within the palace? What about the other noble families? Their statuses were taken away from them abruptly; obviously, there should've been a stir, but nothing was shown apart from one table meeting. How come the former queen's father was the only one bad in the entire series?
Such a waste of good actors, aesthetics, and possibilities.
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