Reviews

No magic, just the same old recycled GMMTV concept.

When you already know in the first episode who the "bad guy" is, then I asked myself who did not see this coming? When you like to do a fantasy BL, then why not skip all the crap with the cheapo cliché bad guy? Of course they laugh in the end and are still friends even when the baddie tried to kill his "friend" but failed. That's fantasy of course, because in real life that would never happen in a span of a few days.

GMMTV is hyperfocused to give fans just the feel-good vibes without any depth. They want to sell their overpriced concert tickets and merchandise. They seldom do stories which are controversial or have a background from real life. Where are the times when storytelling was king and fluffy scenes where the cherry on top? Or: When was the last time a story made sense and you did not know what will happen next?

The second question is: Why bother with a second couple when this couple is just an afterthought? Yes they are cute together, but there was no substance, they just were there to look pretty.

Production quality was very good, because that's one of the most favorite ships in GMMTVs menagerie of ships. At least First had a nice time, because he could play the bad guy and he did a good job of that - as far as the script let him. While Sea can act, I would also say Jimmy improved again, but the is not even close to Sea. So overall, this is a brain off series with mostly good vibes and that's what GMMTV went for. They all look pretty, the camera framed them pretty and that's that. But for me, it was just predictable and most of the time boring as hell. Still, I can't fault it too much, because it's at least not bad. It's ok to watch and ok to like, but as usual the ratings are overblown by all the fangirls who do like seeing there ships hugging, kissing and in some NC scenes.

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It dragged on sooo much

This started off so good. I was obsessed. I like binged watched like the first few episodes, but then it started to get boring.

For me this drama wasn’t realistic at all, and if you disagree, hear me out. Why does Yingtao still like Qiaoxi when they hadn’t seen each other since they were kids? It doesn’t make any sense for me that she thought about him everyday and wrote letters and stuff.

I dropped this like a couple months ago at episode 22, but I just started to continue, so if some of the things are off, don’t mind them.

Something I didn’t like was how Qiaoxi just ran away. I understand he has such a sad and difficult life, like how his mum wishes he was his dead brother, but he wasn’t thinking about Yingtao’s feelings. Yingtao had to literally tracked him down, and he expected her to leave as soon as she saw him? Um Qiaoxi??

But I also found Yingtao so annoying throughout the show. I don’t know why, ok? I just found her annoying.

I also feel like it went so off track. Like I was so confused in the later episodes when they were in Hong Kong. Maybe it was just me but like what’s going on?

I wish Yingtao gave him a hard time when they were in Hong Kong and didn’t forgive him so fast. I mean maybe she did and it’s out of my memory, but she followed him everywhere. He doesn’t deserve her. The fact he was even having any doubts about them being together was bad, and Yingtao was almost too understanding. Like I know she gave him a hard time by not leaving him be alone, but I think she could’ve you know, done more?

Again, I know Qiaoxi has a hard life and he’s used to shutting himself out and all that. He’s realistic-ish, but Yingtao was there for him, and he didn’t want her to be.

I’m my opinion, they were too different and they just didn’t match. That’s obviously my opinion and you can think whatever. I just think Yingtao deserves someone that doesn’t hide and lie about his feelings and doesn’t lead hers the wrong way. As I mentioned, it dragged onnnn. I think they could’ve stopped after high school or collage, we didn’t need Hong Kong. I’m literally just trying to get through the last couple episodes, wish me luck

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If you like cooking and food this is for you

If you like food and cooking this is for you. This is primarily a cooking based drama.
If you like slice of life you'll probably enjoy this more than if you're looking for the following:
If you want mostly palace politics this might disappoint you.
If you want a very fleshed out romance story with a good progression this might also disappoint you.

I feel like a lot of people got disappointed by the fact this is not more romance heavy (and I completely understand those that got lied by Netflix's tagging system, it wouldn't be the first time) or that it doesn't follow the typical saeguk format.
Personally I'm not that into saeguk to be annoyed by the way the plot flows here, and while it's true the romance is patchy and segmented, overall in the end it worked decently, not perfectly but good enough and I was generally satisfied with the ending. Probably it helped that I like slice of life, comedy, cooking, food and romance, so unless they were going to completely butcher the story it was going to be hard for me to dislike it.

To be honest for me the food and the expressions when eating were already a big part of what made me enjoy this drama. The scenes when they put the food in their mouths is wholesome pop-culture poetry. Seriously, if you enjoy cooking and food shots this is the drama for you, and the scenes of them eating it and transcending to another plane of existence were so funny.
I guess this drama had a lot of elements I've always enjoyed in stories, like main character being spirited away to a world of fantasy or somewhere else in time where she has to find a way to survive.
I overall also enjoyed all the characters here, some where a bit more cliché, others were stereotypical, there were certain discrepancies between ML himself and what he was known as, and at some points the FL seemed a bit inconsistent personality wise (between strong willed and damsel in distress), but I give them a pass because generally everything fit quite well for me, and it entertained me without anyone in particular being annoying or getting on my nerves.
Special mention to the character of court lady Choi Mal Im, she says barely anything in the whole drama but her expressions when tasting the king's food alone where precious.

Things I didn't enjoy as much and reason it's not a 10 for me:
- First and foremost the accents of the Ming envoy, it was grating to the ears and it was bad taste, especially when it's a few episodes. It was simply bad. I'm sure they could have taken Chinese actors for the roles, or dub them, or simply don't make it an envoy from the Ming and make them Korean guests of wherever.
- It leaves you with a bad taste that this king is based on a real historical figure and knowing what he did. Why didn't they just make up a king? Is it because FL needs to know about him? It's fantasy so they could just as well had done it anyway using made up names and history. I don't understand the reasoning but it's not very good taste. I know personally that if they had done the same with a king from my country's past I would be pretty pissed. It's almost excusing what he and those around him did. I'm very deliberately choosing to think of this as pure fantasy since despite this I enjoyed it, but ughhhhh.
- As mentioned the romance is a bit more background here and while it's generally ok-ish, it could have been better if they had shown more of a progression, especially when it comes to FL. I think we generally have it with ML and it was cute to see how he was falling for her but on her part it was quite sudden and it didn't flow quite well, what is a shame.
- It's a secret how the king ended up in the future and obviously we can guess it has to do with that page that was torn from the book, but also I want to know exactly? It felt a bit lazy and overall the ending felt rushed.
- The Ming envoy episodes should have been like one, two maximum.

Nitpicking:
- Not a fan of having the same actors in the future like "oh they might be descendants", like sure, it's fantasy but it always makes my eyes roll.
- There are certain plotholes or parts that could have been explained or shown better, and they would have had the time if they had made the Ming ordeal shorter, for starters.
- I thought maybe the king would appear in the future in her room in front of her or something in those lines and I would have preferred it. He knows nothing about the future, how does he even know what is fashionable at the time and how did he get the clothes anyway, how did he find her, how did he get money... Too many questions.
- The wound FL gets at the back from the uncle with the sword makes no sense. It was very superficial. Does anyone die from a slash in the back? From infection or depth of the wound sure, but that looked so superficial it was hard to believe. Not the first time I've seen it in a drama and it always makes my eyes roll as well.

The ending was generally predictable for me from the moment it was established that the king died/disappeared in the past, it was easy enough to conclude that he would end in the future. This didn't diminish the enjoyment for me as I preferred that kind of ending to the alternative of having a tragic ending, I have enough of that in real life.

As a conclusion, unless you like cooking and food you might not enjoy this, the rest of plot points take a step back for the main topic. I think that while it follows a bit certain clichés, tropes and character's personalities that we have seen before and are not new by any means, the cooking aspect and the food as well as the way is presented give it enough of a twist for me to find this entertaining and overall very enjoyable, with enough of a progression and a decent ending.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Legend of the Female General

Legend of the Female General is a well-made and engaging historical drama that blends military action, palace intrigue, and a slow-burn romance. The story follows a strong, capable female lead who earns her place on the battlefield and in the hearts of the people—making for a refreshing and empowering watch.
The performances are solid, the production is high quality, and the pacing starts off strong. However, the series does begin to feel a bit too long, especially in the middle episodes where some plotlines drag and could have been tightened. Despite this, the journey remains worthwhile.
The ending is satisfying and well-earned, wrapping up the character arcs in a fulfilling way without leaving major questions unanswered.
If you enjoy strong female leads, historical settings, and a mix of action and romance, this series is worth the time—just be prepared for a bit of a stretch in the middle.
✔️ Strong female lead
✔️ Great production value
✔️ Solid romance and action
➖ Slightly too long
✅ Satisfying ending

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This series was a wonderful discovery for me.
I found it really touching, with endearing and well-portrayed characters.

I felt a little sorry for Kan's character, even though his jealousy, which drives him to want to kill his friend, seemed a little exaggerated to me. On the other hand, First played his role as the villain really well, and as always, his acting is excellent.

Jimmy (Thap) and Sea (In) have great chemistry on screen, and it's always nice to see them acting together.

Overall, I really enjoyed this series and had a great time watching it. I'm even a little sad that it's already over.

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Jimmy and Sea have never disappoint me

First, P'Thap's patience and understanding were able to pierce In's cold shell. To my In who was able to open up and leave behind the suffering and loneliness in which he had locked himself away. A school love found and which materialized not even after years ().
My magic phophecy explores our daily lives, the love that is created, the deep friendship that turns into hatred, jealousy, the importance of family, losses, loneliness, belief in the supernatural and work-related problems.
The cast of My magic phophecy for me, was well chosen and each actor embodied his character wonderfully. I really hope to see these actors again in other series in the future to finally see their evolution.
Thank you to the Director (), the Producers () and all those who participated in the realization of this beautiful story.
Jimmy and Sea have never disappointed me (from Vice versa to Our skyy x Vice versa, Last twilight to My magic phophecy), everything they touch becomes gold to me.💜🩵❤️🫶💯

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Historical BL With So Much Depth

This series was filled with beautiful emotions and dramatic tension. It really feels like it was made with care.

As a viewer, I found myself ignoring the characters' realities just so that I could root for their love, which, interestingly, was rather similar to what Ziang and Shuhe experienced. Despite their doomed love, the lovers managed to embrace final moments of happiness. I am ultimately so satisfied with the ending - although painful, it made perfect sense, and the scene at the gates to the afterlife served as a lovely closing for their tale.

Truly a wonderful watching experience, I recommend it to all, and would definitely rewatch.

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Mr.Queen’s baby

Now yall know i love me some good time travel kdrama, and the first time this show was promoted- i had high hopes since i loved the premise (and it reminded me of one my favoure shows mr.queen).

man EVERY episode was good. i’m not even exaggerating when i say this, i was not bored for any episode. even when we had the side characters plot evil things and have meetings i was invested and wanted to know more. the characters were fascinating and interesting, the relationship built between each character was good and oh my god THE CHEMISTRY!! the between the couple is so GOOD!!!

i haven’t heard good things about the ML’s acting since hierarchy but his acting was so good in here! everyone gave it their all and nobody was short on their part! truly a great entertaining show, i was always excited and waiting for the new episode!

i’m so sad its over though…this is how you know it’s a good show, when you wish it had more episodes!!! i wanted to see their modern life together soooo bad 🥲 but all that i can do is imagine they’re happy and thriving! so glad they didn’t do some bullshit like scarlet heart ryo ending did 😭

lovely lovely show!! i will probably be rewatching it somewhere in the future hehe

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10/10 --> Loved it <3 !!! sad tat it got over so soon

Loved it <3 !!! sad tat it got over so soon
Would watch with my eyes open n mouth drooling even it had 50 more episodes...!!

Gong-Gil is truly an eye candy
Wish he appeared more often in all the episodes - way too handsome with facial hair
n so is our Jeonha... he's cute n looks great in the King's wardrobe - Red !!!!

Could have extended the last episode n least made it 13....
Though the climax is convincing, wish to see more of the details of time travelling - did he turn out to be a male-gwyenio ??!?!?!?!

PS:
I'm writing precisely coz I don't want this to be a spoiler
All u guys go watch it and enjoy
I'm sure this is worth watching more than once
And u'll love it when u look at it only from the "Entertainment Only" perspective

Overall: 10/10
great cast & acting

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AIB never disappoints

I mean this might be unpopular opinion but I liked season 3 idk why people don't like it I mean I get it does not have too many mind games like s1 and s2 but it was still great we got arisu and usagi character development usagi dad's story came to an we got cameos from the og's the new character weren't that bad I mean it's good if you don't constantly compare it with s1 and s2 like the manga was already finished with s2 this is from another sequel so people need to understand it will be a bit different from the first two seasons but this was good and we got happy ending everyone minus the unnecessary American aib rip off that nobody asked for this was still great I mean I wouldn't say this is as good as s1 and s2 but this season is still solid with good games and new characters

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