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GREAT bones, lacked time

If this show was double or triple the length, it would be incredible. The story was so interesting and so engaging, and the characters were complex and truly grew throughout the show. But whoever thought that 15 min episodes were a good idea should be fired. If each episode was 30-45 minutes and they could truly showcase everything, even with the exact same plot, this would have been AMAZING! The male leads had fantastic chemistry, and I did not expect the twists in the story. Even though it's short, it's still worth watching.

After Li Jianwei's entire family is murdered, he narrowly escapes and vows to avenge his father by killing the assassins. To do so, he infiltrates Ghost Valley pretending to be a lost young traveler, and they take him in. The young master, Chen Xiaoxi, and Jianwei end up becoming very close, all while Jianwei is secretly plotting revenge on him and the rest of Ghost Valley. Hiding his identity, Jianwei continues to learn about the members of Ghost Valley - but between the secrets that have been kept from him and his feelings towards Xiaoxi, it is unclear whether revenge is truly what Jianwei needs.

I LOVED the idea of Jianwei infiltrating Ghost Valley and pretending to be someone else, and I really enjoyed watching the struggle between him and Xiaoxi as you could tell the identity reveal was getting closer. I thought their relationship was really well done. There were a LOT of places in this show that would benefit from extra time - a lot of the plot points seem to end abruptly, or scene changes don't seem to make sense because it seems like they cut something out for time. That being said, the story is still wonderful to watch.

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I was fooled by Netflix. The trailers made me felt that something exciting, sexy, forbidden and dangerous was gonna happen in that damn bank. But nothing!
I never recovered of my disappointed expectations. They could have robbed that bank to make it at least interesting! But no!

The lead man was just a fool to stay focused on that woman! The lead female was annoying, I would put her on the top 5 of my most hated female leads. She did dirty to two men. She hated everybody, her parents and herself included. This drama was my 5th drama with that actress, I give 3 chances to anyone before coming to a conclusion…so now I can, without shame say that I don’t like her acting, I dislike everything she has done even in KDramas that I love (eg Don’t dare to dream). She cannot portrayed emotions correctly and fully, her face remains stiff with those moody lips whatever she has to play. Her pitch is also very high and childish. I even laughed when she was cast as Merteuil (cannot remember the Korean name they gave in that adaptation) in the Great Seductor as she has nothing to play such a part!!!

I hated the dirty trick they played on the viewers using the pretend hotel scene during the wedding as perpetual flashback…but this never happened!!!! I was screaming “why ????”
I was annoyed also by the fact that aside Moon Ga-young I liked the other actors and they played correctly but the story was so frustrating. I don’t mind a slow pace but here where they wanted to go wasn’t making sense. I have FMO but I dropped out after 14 episodes and didn’t even watch the last scene as I knew it would disappoint me.
I was frustrated because of the turn of each event in that drama, maybe I was too concerned and could stand seeing people making bad choices after bad choices.

If I had to give one good reason to watch this one: Keum Sae-rok (the other woman)!!!

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Twas ass but in a good way I can't lie

I stopped this because I hate cheating and then for some reason started it again. It lowkey had me hooked and I am gonna give it a 7.5/10. Let's get into it.

What I liked was their chemistry. It was lowkey so good. This show is a fucking ball fest. I can’t even lie. The guys kinda look like Keng and Namping in another life like the more zesty version and the more masculine version like I don’t know. Yeah, about the only thing I liked was their chemistry cause they had phenomenal chemistry and I low-key love like bar scenes. I don’t know why I low-key like the best friends character, which I probably shouldn’t have but he was like, maybe cause he was fine, but I don’t know I like his vibe with the other guy. He was like I’m kind of a threat but not really. I also kinda like the main characters like their character writing. It wasn’t like the best thing ever but it was low-key addicting cause I’m watching this show and lastly, I think the plot well it was terrible. I kept watching so there was something in this plot that had me addicted like all types of fucking addicted. Oh, and their sex scenes were low-key really good like we know how to bring it home, not with the plot but like with our sex scenes oh fucking yeah.

What I didn’t like the fact, it started off with cheating, even though the reason why I finished it is because he didn’t really know his fiancé but the fact that he was his teacher, we couldn’t make him br anything else why the fuck did he have to be his teacher, that doesn’t make any sense. Not only is he his aunt’s fucking fiancé but his teacher of all things we couldn’t make him like a random homeless guy down the street, oh no you have to be the motherfucking teacher of this guy. Whoever wrote that you deserve to fucking die because you’re a fucking moron genuinely. Also the aunts entire character holy moly how much can we objectify women in 69 fucking episodes, her whole character was ass and I understand like that’s the point like oh we want the couple to be together, but in the process we’re going to objectify women and just say fuck it to all our other characters because we would rather have them kick motherfucking rocks then write good character development. Also, the way no one reacted when they found out that he was not only cheating on her but with her nephew, I feel like nobody really reacted to that and I was just praying that they got caught. I was praying that someone was gonna walk in on them and execute them by firing squad, but that never fucking happened. Also, the fact that he suddenly worked in an office. What the fuck are we talking about right now like we’ve already lost me on episode one and now he gets fired from his job because he’s sleeping with his student and suddenly he works in the office and suddenly he gets hired and suddenly he is with the mom‘s company. I’m like what are we even fucking doing at this point I do not understand. Also, why didnt they develop the lore with the mom more like wasted fucking opportunity. OK, that’s it.

Yeah I don’t know. I don’t like cheating plots. I think they’re terrible but I low-key might rewatch this I can’t lie. It was a bad kind of good like you know when you hate something so much that you don’t think you hate it anymore? That was the show. I can’t lie. I would say don’t pay for this shit outright but if you’re just watching it and it’s like free definitely watch it. It’s like fun, weird, and low-key really addictive. Okay bye!

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Don’t waste your time here

Don’t get fooled by the 2 little bits going around that gonna make you feel this drama is fun or a romance.
This drama never started for me. I was waiting for 4/5 episodes to get something from this and nothing came out.

First acting: no awfully bad actors but no good acting either. Everybody here was so bland. The parts were cliches after cliches. There is no chemistry between anybody. I don’t know why I know Sun Hoon when I think about it seriously he has not done anything worthy. He needs to get counseling as he doesn’t how to pick up a part!
I also realized the lead female (Han Bo-Leum) was the mean woman in Homemade love story which made me lost already 50 hours of my life.

The storyline was missing some excitement. Very fast in I realized that I didn’t care what was going on, no character catch my eyes…none had a real development. It could have been a serious business drama but they didn’t work enough the topic to make it interesting or find a good angle. Using 5 technical words doesn’t make you an expert of anything and I did feel like the author knew nothing about the topic or not enough to find something appealing to tell. Everything going here you have already seen it in 50 dramas.

Music: there was not a remarkable OST.

Photography: it was not pretty. Colors were sad, pale and beige. It was missing some warmth (red) and at night some blues or purple. Even in 2013, photo was better on my dramas.

Set design: they didn’t try to impress us. It’s pretty crazy as the last offices looked like the ones in Kiss Sixth senses (the stairs were identical) but as the 💡 were bad one drama those’d offices were modern, trendy and here sad.

Romance: if you don’t want to write a romance, it’s fine with me, I don’t need romance everywhere so don’t do it but don’t write a poor thin one which doesn’t make sense.

To conclude this is a boring and none memorable drama, you might end up disappointed if you pick it for the love of video game, if you pick it hoping for a nice romance, if you are looking for a slice of life.

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This season was such an unexpectedly fun ride! Even without watching Season 1, I had no trouble jumping in, and I ended up enjoying it way more than I expected. The comedy, chemistry, and little chaotic moments made it a really entertaining watch.

The wheelchair race had me crying with laughter—totally out of character for such a serious ML, which made it even funnier. And the proposal scene? Mr. Assistant blowing soap bubbles over them was absolute peak rom-com energy. 😂

The FL absolutely shines here. She carries comedic roles with such natural charm—cute without being childish, funny without overacting. Not many actresses can pull this off, and she deserves more dramas like this! The cat gifting scene with cat outfit scene was adorably unforgettable and had me replaying it more than once.

Overall, this season delivers sweet romance, great comedic timing, and zero unnecessary drama. A light, cozy watch that kept me smiling from start to finish. Even without Season 1, I had a great time!

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Childish story to console left-over women of China

The show is stupid and childish. The girlfriend -played by Jiang Rui Jia -already had a boyfriend but she started living with the other man from Episode 3. And her boyfriend was so stupid that it took him until Episode 15 to catch her living with the other man. Obviously, she was cheating on her boyfriend with the other man.

But how stupid does a boyfriend - played by Huai Wen - have to be to not know where your girlfriend is living and with whom????? But in the very next episode, the boyfriend is begging the girl to forgive HIM and to come back. But being a strong/independent woman who wants to save the simps/cuckods of this world, she.....refuses.

The other man with whom the girl was cheating is the LM and is played by Lu Fang Sheng, who usually plays the roles of simps and cuckolds in most of his dramas. And he does play the same role in this show as well. So naturally, the girl dumps the LM by Episode 34 and even goes out on a date with ....guess who.....yup, the original boyfriend that she cheated on . By this time it must be obvious that ALL the men in this show are simps and cuckolds. So the next few episodes are spent with both the dumped boyfriends begging the girl to forgive them and to take them back.

Then in the final Episode 39, the first-class simp/cuckold Lu Fang Sheng runs after the girl begging her to take him back and since she is a strong/independent woman who wants to save simps and cuckolds, well, gee whiz! she takes him back. And so ends the classic wet dream for Chinese left-over women giving them the false hope that some rich billionaire CEO will also beg them and propose marriage.

Ultimately, the show is written, produced and directed by feminist women from China who think a strong, independent woman must cheat on multiple men and then be forgiven by those same men who will then beg the cheating girl to come back.

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Nice movie

I like it.
I decided to watch it from the funny scenes I saw online.
A man who turned out to be a woman to advance his career.
I like. Not bad.
If you think about reality... I believe the ending definitely demonstrated that.
By law. He deserves that. But of course. He also saved people.
Regardless. I like this movie. I like how Jo Jung Suk is the main lead hahaha he's so FUNNY 💀🤣🤣🤣

WOULD DEF RECOMMEND IF you feel like watching an easy comedy movie.
I also love his sister's character, HAHAHA, and the mother. GIRL. I RELATE.LOL.
235PM 12525

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fun premise but… why are the ex’s family STILL here??

This show had so much potential but the biggest problem is 100% the ex’s family hanging around way past the first act. Like… why are they still in every conflict? Why do they get THIS much screentime?? People keep saying the leads lack chemistry but honestly they don’t; the show just wastes all their moments by stuffing in secondary characters who don’t matter to the actual romance. Every time the leads start building momentum, boom: unnecessary side drama. It could’ve been a tight, cute romcom, but the pacing drags because we’re stuck watching plotlines that should’ve ended 10 episodes earlier.

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There was so much potential....but

The LOW rating is for the storyline and not the Acting/actors.

The actors were great! But the storyline could have been so so much better. This drama had the potential to be nitty, gritty, more VIOLENT and I'm sure the actors would have done a great job at it as well! BUT here we are 😞

First of all, why so many filler scenes and bad lighting during fight scenes??? There are only a few good fighting scenes in the drama and still I have to squint to watch them! Urgh!

The scriptwriter had a lot of room to change things up, to replace the whip and hammer with something more scary? Right? C'mon its Horror genre with the most ugly looking monsters haha Earth Fiends! But I feel like this drama made them look tamer...not scary enough to give me goosebumps!

The only character arc I'm loving so far is Ms. Lin! She stole the show for me! I'm absolutely in love with her acting! This actress knows her stuff! Less is more! Yess!
Be it cold expression, the scary eye talk and then those ghastly teeth picking out of her mouth! Loved it! Only she was the one who seems to be the true monster, the others are just cattle in terms of acting freakish! Even that stoic face maid following Lin Ling around is nothing. A lot of the side actors could have done better, but mainly my issue was with the storyline....

They really could have made it better, with less explanation and more ACTION and FIGHTING and torture if need be. After all they were dealing with Fiends who have been around for millions of years! They gotta be thick skin right? Won't die off easily smh

If you’re looking for visuals, this drama is good, but other then that, I would say, there are better dramas airing that you can watch

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However, I don't like the ending

After a long time, a drama truly touched my heart. Though “Love and Crown” doesn’t have an extraordinary story, it left a deep impact on me.
The king had been struggling since childhood. Despite all the harshness he faced, he coped with everything and never expected much from life because he believed nothing good would ever happen to him. As a king, he had responsibilities toward his country.

During his journey, he met his soulmate. No matter what the circumstances were, he never let go of her hand. Although she misunderstood him and thought he was a cruel king, he never left her, not even once. Eventually, things started going well.
Unfortunately, fate wasn’t on their side. His most trusted person betrayed him and created turmoil in his life. His family fell apart. He was heartbroken.
However, his only hope was his wife. He handed his entire empire over to her. A few years later, she followed him in death, leaving everything under their son’s reign.

This was the story.
The drama had a sad ending—an ending that made me cry a lot. I felt bad for the lead characters, but I felt even worse for the king’s brother. He was left completely alone. Everyone left him—his brother, his brother’s wife, and even his own love.

Even though the drama had a tragic ending and didn’t have an extraordinary storyline, the actors’ performances definitely captured the viewers’ hearts. Especially Ren Jia (the king), Peng Xiao (his wife), Gala Xiang (his brother), He Nan (the brother’s wife), Liu Meng (his sister), Luo Ming (the sister’s love), Wang Zhuo (his wife's father’s adopted son), Li Yu (his doctor), Gao Shu (his father-in-law), and last but not least, Estelle Chen (the villain). They all delivered outstanding performances.
The story revolves around conspiracies, hatred, and revenge.

I am truly going to miss this drama.

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