Reviews

Damn, I'ma need a minute to process that-...

The way the individual scenes were filmed, the acting, the characters—it was rly good. It’s been a long time since I’ve been this engrossed in a drama. Thrilling and emotional. It had everything my heart desired. Martial arts, warfare, crisis, but also emotional scenes. It was sometimes hard to follow the plot, but it all made sense in the end.

I’d actually even rewatch it (if the ending weren’t so mentally devastating—I mean, literally devastating xD). In terms of C.&P. dramas, after “The Untamed” (1) and “World of Honor” (2), this might be my number 3 so far.

A whole point deduction 'cause this drama was very aggressive and physically abusive, especially toward the one male lead character (toxic relationship), and that was just pretty, pretty intense. The abuse aspect was very prominent, and that can be pretty triggering (at least it was for me). But ig it just fit the plot and the characters’ traits, so I ain't gonna say more about it. Therefore, because the rest of the drama is so good, and the abuse aspect fits the plot (sadly) well, I’m still rating this drama 9/10.

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Late Qing masterpiece

enjoyable drama Set at the beginning of the end for the Qing dynasty, it was an interesting period of history that allowed the state propaganda to be a perfect, natural fit and thus not intrude on the storytelling.
For me, the undoubted highlight was the presence of strong, independent women who chose their own destiny and took action to accomplish it. Both the female lead and the second female lead were completely independent individuals. They had the ability and determination to act toward getting what they wanted, and it was nice to see even a secondary character in the person of the male lead's childhood betrothed grew into exactly that kind of female character as well.

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I might do a one ep test for a lot of dramas
In Ramadan our work hours is a bit less so I can breath a bit

I feel like if it stayed 100% dark above saesangs, it’d have been better
The comedic elements with the fl ruins it, I do also not like falling in love with a fan, but atleast “she knew him before he got famous”

It had given me the Veronica mars type of story especially the movie
But idk i don’t like the balance between comedy and darkness
Fl was fine during her court scene but after the ending I feel like it’d just go to the cheesy romcom vibes
And I do dislike the past connection, atleast like VM, they should’ve made him remember her

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You know what this feels like, when the teen tv shows of the past always had their parents away or supppperer busy so the kids could do the saving of the world

Every “hyung” here makes gunhoo like a baby who can only throw punches so he’s not doing much

Tbh this should’ve been called the road of ahjussi hyunghood, so many ahjussis, I got lost on who’s who, the last three, I almost thought they’re the same ppl

An 8ish, but a boost up for my booyy WDH

tbh I’d have had it differently, but the ending scene was good too, kinda makes it sad that wasn’t done earlier and instead we got a really long arc of hyunghood interfering

For me, I’d have kidnapped woojin, made him fight every day and have geonu come save him, but plot twist , they have to fight each other

So cop guy died right? And they lied that he’s in a coma to geonu? Cuz like I said, all ahjussis looked the same
The “bloodhound” yet good guy, the other cop who I think wasn’t the old cop, and the last soldier guy


Choi siwon was hilarious, I wish the whole last ep was the actual drama and the aftermath was the focus


It’s like my favorite author once said, if you make a story, you better expect trauma
And this drama only got a second season for the trauma

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Pretty show, but severely lacks depth

This is the first time, or one of very few times, I've ever wanted to seek out "haters" leaving bad reviews on a show so I can feel justified in my dissapointment with this series.

7 eps in, I thought the show was complete ass. Nothing was grabbing my attention and l wasn't really buying Arthur in his role at all, he wasn't selling the general character. Also he had absolutely zero chemistry with Dilraba, like he just felt too young/boyish for her. It's probably less of an issue with Arthur and more the dynamic between Duan Xu and Si Mu as determined by the writer themselves. I just don't think the boyish/innocent/puppy ML personality type works well with that of an all-powerful/detached/400+ years life experienced FL.

Also, there's this thing that Arthur does with his smile...idk, it has always bothered me in every drama I've seen of his where he basically has this fake/awkward looking smile or smirk. And at this point I have to believe its an acting issue, because it's prevalent in every single role I've seen him play.

I hung in there until Ep 17 and the show still was not doing shit for me. The plot is seriously non-existent. It doesn't feel like the characters even care about their roles/jobs. FL is so powerful but seems incompetent or just too bored about the fact she's a freaking Sovereign of all spirits and the fate of the world rests on her shoulders, but she doesn't move like she's got shit to do, so the drama just comes across as unserious, like the plot is not really serving a purpose for actual story telling and is just background for the romance to progress.
Anyway, dropped at 17 eps. Not feeling any chemistry or interest to keep going.

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Amazingly Terrible

At first this was like a soapy train wreck that I saw as an ad on social media. I tried to find it online but could only find the $20/or pay per episode version on some one-off streaming site. I ended up finding a decent uploaded version on DMotion, and I'm glad I didnt pay $20. For me, these silly soapy romances are the same as watching things like Snakes on a Plane or The Meg; so bad they're entertaining. I dont watch them all the time, but the levity is nice once in awhile!

The verticle format was really well done and I did really love song during the FL's concert. But very over the top soapy, silly drama, and I've been watching some heavier stuff lately, so I was in the perfect mood for this kind of silly today.

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A beautiful story

I watched Goblin 10 years after it first aired, and I have to say, I loved it. It won't share the 10/10 spot with Crash Landing on You, due to a few details I'm not completely happy with, but all in all it was a well-written, beautiful story.

Let me start by saying, I absolutely get why some viewers ditched the drama or are still vocal about the age gap. It isn't something we should accept as a society in real life. But let's keep in mind that it's a drama, it's fiction, and it's fantasy fiction at that. As soon as I accepted that, I finished it and enjoyed it.

In my opinion, my review is too late for writing about the story itself, so I'll just stick to the aspects that stood out to me.

1. They stretched the history of Kim Shin becoming the Goblin a bit too long and kept coming back to it too often, in my opinion. I understand they wanted the viewer to really understand where the Goblin came from, but it wasn't that complicated a history, like some of the Joseon-era, heavily political dramas out there. To me, they dedicated too much time to this, whereas they could've invested that time to flesh out other parts of the story some more.

2. I found Eun Tak to be quite irritating, but I also expected it, her being 19 and all. If I look back on my life, I also wasn't that bright with my decisions at that age. Nineteen is truly a limbo between adulthood and still being a teenager. Because of this, I understood her overly childish behaviour to be rooted in past trauma and her need for confirmation on multiple levels. Eun Tak was taking care of herself for 10 years already. Her age might have been small, but her experiences weren't. And her childish behaviour must have stemmed from feeling safe enough with Goblin to let loose a little. And childish or not, she knew how to communicate her feelings and wasn't stupidly impulsive.

3. Goblin wasn't a toxic man. Some dramas have these male leads who are bordering on abusive. Goblin wasn't that. He at least did his best to push Eun Tak away, albeit in an awkward way. Imagine living all these years, seeing everyone you came to love or appreciate die around you. Of course you'll become aloof, maybe even cold, simply to protect your own heart. Some would argue he could've been less mean to Eun Tak. But he understood his fate, and all of a sudden this girl proclaims to be his bride.

Her being part of his life meant he could finally retreat into nothingness. And then he starts to have feelings he wasn't expecting to have. He wasn't expecting to like her or want to protect her. So the struggle between wanting to leave and wanting to stay starts. He was pushing against her and against himself at the same time.

Furthermore, he also understood he's immortal and she's not. How would that even work? It's not crazy he tried to keep her at a distance. And even so, he at some point in his 900 years on earth was human too, so he experiences human emotions. Of course he doesn't know what to do with his feelings for "some little girl". Loving her unconditionally meant dying and leaving her behind. I think lots of commenters failed to see that struggle, because they stayed hung up on the age gap.

4. People were mostly raving about the bromance in this drama. Yes, it was quite endearing, but it wasn't my main reason for liking and sticking to the drama. The story itself was unique and interesting. I loved how every character had his or her own story. What I liked less was that they didn't flesh out the stories enough. The 16 episodes could've been distributed better. Also, I hated that they waited until around the 14th episode to introduce the main villain. Of course we saw him at work earlier on, but that final reveal felt very rushed. I really loved the relationship between Grim Reaper and Sunny and was sad to see they didn't get to be "more" the first time around.

5. I feel I have to properly address the age gap. First off, my 13-year-old isn't allowed to watch this one just yet. Because an age gap of 20 years isn't remotely normal and I'm absolutely not condoning it. I cringed more than a few times, especially because Eun Tak was written to have feelings for Goblin, but still was calling him Ahjussi and acting like a 16-year-old. The uniform wasn't helping either. As most have pointed out, they should've let the story start with her being in college. Maybe then we wouldn't all feel the ick. I'm glad they didn't "consummate" the relationship until she was an "adult". But even so, when you turn a legal age, you're not miraculously an adult. The actress did such a great job that the romantic parts were an uneasy watch. I wish they had her act more mature at times, it would've been less uncomfortable.

All in all, to me the story itself was quite beautiful, because it didn't feel like a fluffy romantic drama as most are. It also kept the same vibe throughout, and the consistency of the tone made me eventually like it very much. There was never a promise of a happy ending, and even though there was some gore and a hint of romance, it wasn't the main focus. At least not for me.

I think the writers tried to challenge mainstream dramas with this tale of an immortal. It made way for other dramas to follow suit. And even though they also challenged morally correct romance with this one, I think they pulled off a well-written, interesting watch. I gave it a 9, simply because I couldn't get behind the age gap.

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Title: Wo Yang De Xiao Lang Jun Jing Shi Dong Gong Tai Zi (2025), aka: "The Little Man I Raise Turns Out to Be the Crown Prince", is a fantastic romance miniseries set in historical times with ML: Shen Haonan a(s Crown Prince Xu Xiao Che) and FL: Dai Qixuan (as Shen Zhi Wei) in the leading couple's role. The cast did a good job bringing their characters to life and the leading couple had great chemistry. Both male and female lead are people with emotional depth, persistency, and share a beautiful protective and steadfast love. Overall, this drama is very entertaining, enjoy it!

In the meantime, you can find this vertical miniseries on: "Until she died, he realized his deep love for her. Both reborn, now he spoils her like a treasure." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtKgcqeXqMA)

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Worth a watch

Despite other people's bad reviews, I liked this drama. Admittedly, it's not perfect and you'd have to overlook some of the unrealistic scenarios like:
1) Surviving a jump off a cliff and not suffering a miscarriage at that! They didn't show how she survived the fall and how she was rescued at all.
2) Qimin being alive after being stabbed to death which they also conveniently didn't show how and who treated his wounds and took care of him plus he was being sold as a slave when his Royal Surveillance guys could've rescued him from there in the 1st place and no need for Qingkou to rescue him

I liked the fast pacing and how the villains were caught early on and not being dragged out for long like a tiring endless battle in some dramas. For me, Weilong and Angela looked good together despite their 10-year age gap which doesn't show at all! I like strong female leads and Quiluo is definitely it. She's levelheaded and realistic, but she did succumb to a moment of weakness which resulted in her getting pregnant. I like how the characters weren't one-dimensional; they weren't all good and yet weren't all bad either (except for the Chancellor 😅). The most annoying character was the spoiled brat Princess Qingkou. I swear, most dramas have this kind of character! Lastly, Tiger Hu's song was so good it made me have last-song syndrome.

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Continued watching this solely for jinyoung’s acting

Being a melodrama freak I couldn’t even completely watch this drama. Just because it is a melodrama doesn’t mean the story and the characters should not have any real life development. The story just spiralled around one theme the whole time and the ending was ridiculous. Jinyoung’s acting as usual carried the drama other than that there is nothing notable to watch here. The story has no progression. The characters also did not have any character development. The drama being slow paced and melo is not even the problem here, the script is a bunch of bull. I only completed this because of jinyoung and because i wanted to get it done with, just skipped the whole drama after the 4th episode. I would suggest you to watch it if you are a avid fan of jinyoung otherwise just skip it.

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A special which was not special at all...

Oh, MDL woke up and put this page on... But when you have already seen all the episodes, this episode does nothing except killing Ken off... Of course he must be killed off, because the thai police is so incompetent they can't catch him... And they are good in delivering cheesy lines. And having a ten minute discussion if the toilets should be painted green or not. Of course there must be a NC scene in said toilets, because a special without fanservice is not a special.

The only thing I can say is, watching this is a waste of time, it feels not special, it does nothing special, it's just watchable and boring and that's it. In this case I have not more to say because I already forgot everything else besides what I have already mentioned :)))

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