the strangest thing maybe was how this started out as investigation with Li Bi as central character and he faded out in last episodes while a side character suddenly becomes the genius to unravel thee links of the plot but then himself goes unrecognized and unrewarded ；second how this drama ends on such a muted note、 no great unmasking of villains and rewards and punishments but then maybe this is in keeping with the arch of the drama； much is left not stated （maybe too much ）and must be understood ；the climax was amazing but the working out in the final episodes quite good also、 but for me if there is a failing it is in the somewhat rushed ending and because the fate of various characters left in the dark
Fantastic in almost every way 〜starts as investigative mystery and soon combined into high action drama。why have I waited so long to watch ？48 episodes is not a huge mountain at all it was climbed in record time⭐️
excellent serious drama but with light touches 、attraction of opposites romance and characters I can empathize with and the epilogue was also well done
this seems an interesting drama but、 ten minutes into it my head is spinning with so many persons to remember！maybe good for anyone feeling lost about direction in their lives 、 the ending was a clever way to bring resolution of issues together though somewhat contrived〜 maybe the drama as a whole would be better and more focused with fewer characters and issues but the closing words speak for this drama：「life is not simple but it's interesting」
not an easy watch but an illuminating aesthetic and feeling experience〜 not as I expected really a depiction of social attitudes in a homophobic society but an exploration of one man working out his psychological, emotional survival in that society, the fine line between love and hurt 、self-realization and self-disgust、 acceptance and rejection ：who was it who said ”beauty can come out of a dunghill”。 beautiful imagery of nature and the eponymous palace in cinematography and sound ( Chinese opera ) 〜Si Han acted sensitively and convincingly it is interesting to note that gay love was an accepted part of civilization in China (as in Japan) for hundreds of years ironically persecuted in current supposedly humanitarian times is it really a decaying palace or a decaying society where love is driven into the night and memorials of a past cultured civilization ?
a good performance of this young actor (he actually looks the age of the character) in a difficult role、 though for me it was not an absolutely gripping version of this trope
this is quite a good drama but from episode 7 or 8 the coincidences become a little too unbelievable and the comedy not really funny〜 it would be better if Seo did not find out so soon what was going on with Yook I think： it seems strung into 16 episodes with each having a cliffhanger twist Dong Shik has to get out of when it could be shorter 〜final verdict watchable for the twists but it's credibility went relentlessly downhill
this is really a series of dialogues involving first three friends in a love triangle、then in the second half what seems like a pseudo spoiler、without much background activity、 rather like a stage play ： the MLs are nice-looking and the affection is sweet 〜but structurally there seems little connection between the triangle story in the first half and the story of the second half 〜it is OK within its limitations
It needs to be passed over to an alternative studio maybe as a cooperative venture maybe located in Taiwan, Thailand or elsewhere like Meet You at the blossom
psychopathic serial killer is not promising comedy material even for black comedy but this has sufficiently interesting plot lines to justify seeing where it goes but will it sustain interest over 16 one hour long episodes？
apart from a really rushed and inconclusive ending failing to cover many of the characters、the ending is a real bummer and really not in keeping with what was throughout surely supposed to be mainly a family comedy show with touches of bittersweet romance？！ then right at the end we have a romantic tragedy 😭 that completely departs from the essential character of the show〜truly inexplicable and I cannot imagine the reaction of the korean audience after following this for 126 episodes！
🩷😭finally got to the final episode and will miss this family and characters with many nice comic touches、my only criticism is maybe the love triangles came to dominate too much and the ending felt not fully rounding up for all the characters and in a main point for me departs from the character of the show ( I can only give more detail in spoiler comment)
very good sensitive exploration of gay teenager Ito's struggle for affirmation of his identity worked around his feelings for a classmate Yoshida, who himself has feelings for Aihara, a transferee following a rape attack, and the confused emotions and boundaries this brings to the surface. This is very nuanced movie and the dark side only slowly emerges in the daily school setting and climaxes [no pun] in a rather surreal playing out on a nocturnal seashore. Not your usual school movie. Interesting picture of 1990s Japan which has its own interest maybe though it is pitiful to see how little has changed from the repressive atmosphere and lack of acceptance of that time as evident from this movie.
it is interesting to note that gay love was an accepted part of civilization in China (as in Japan) for hundreds of years ironically persecuted in current supposedly humanitarian times is it really a decaying palace or a decaying society where love is driven into the night and memorials of a past cultured civilization ?
quite addictive🌟
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