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Destiny... I think?
This drama came up on youtube on my recommended. So much was packed into Episodes 1 & 2. From teenagers, getting married, being betrayed, exiled and reuniting. The fast pacing of events kept me interested from episode to episode. As time went on, it was clearly not a revenge drama nor was there much romance neither. I did get the feels when Choi finally realized the princess did everything for him and they finally hugged! We knew they still have feelings for each other, but they had such little screen time for romance. We don’t get a real kiss until ep 14! It had heavy politics but it was reasonable because they are “making a king”. This lead to the question ...Why do we need Choi to be the best fortune teller if we already have the princess with the special ability? Why didn’t they lock up Choi in the palace to do their readings instead of the princess? I liked the strategic moves that Choi made to ‘making’ the young kid the king. But after he became king…the drama took a turn. What’s up with Choi’s decisions to play politics moving people on his side… then jump ship to partner with the bad guy in the end? And he did this twice! He also disappeared twice. I was more interested to see what was going to happen with the young queen. Both Choi and the princess made a huge deal that she had the presents of a king. Choi put her in the palace to become the queen and be his ears. But nothing really happens with her. And the warrior, (I don’t remember any of their names) I thought he was falling in love with the queen…he just ends up being her bodyguard. He did leave the queen to fight with them in the end. They could had used him to fight or save the princess. The princess was captured so many times! She should get a bodyguard! The obsessed guy, In-Gyu was the most irritating character! Always stalking the princess. His ending was also annoying to watch, bc I could care less. The ending was kinda open ended, nothing really got tied up. It was disappointing to see their plan failed at the end. The bad guy was still in charge and the good guys just left to start their own life outside of the kingdom. I know this sounds like a rant, but it was enjoyable up until the last episode.
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