alexar19
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Great Production Quality
Before I begin I should state that I do not like stories with many wives so I may be more "strict" in my review than usual.
I will start with the good things. The production quaity is great; from the costumes to the music everything fits in nicely and exudes professionalism. The plot is also consistent and the perfect combination between complex and easy-to-follow. I am a fan of mystery type dramas so I really enjoyed that aspect of the plot. Needless to say, the cast did a great job portraying all of the characters, no moment felt fake or forced.
I had one major problem with this drama though. The writers are trying to convince us that the ML is the indiffirent but righteous military type guy, which just doesnt add up for me. He does have a scheming wife and a crazy a mother who make things difficult for him at home by bringing in concubine after concubine. Even though he claims he never wanted them, he has slept with them as 2 out of 4 of the concubines were pregnant at some point. However since there is always trouble at home (usually because of his wife's scheming) he starts to avoid his family and emerses himself into his work. That leaves plenty of room for the concubines to experience some very tragic moments that I just couldnt get past without disliking the ML. If he is a righteous as the writers want us to believe he would at least protect them from harm.
The concubine most unlucky in this whole circus is concubine Qin. She was a maid who treated the ML after some injuries and to reward her, his mother made her his bedside maid, even though concubine qin did not want to. His mother also made her drink some kind of contraception which led to her losing the baby she was carrying. So after being essentialy raped by the ML (without him realizing), and losing her baby, she is basically left alone and ignored by the now indifferent ML, without anyone ever aknowledging the hardships she has been through. To me her actions were completely justifiable and after episode 40, during which we hear her full story, I took a break form the drama to unwind because I disliked the ML so much .
Overall its a good drama. If you are like me and dont like the many wives narrative, I suggest you skip this one, it will just make you angry. If you dont mind the harem, its a well made drama.
I will start with the good things. The production quaity is great; from the costumes to the music everything fits in nicely and exudes professionalism. The plot is also consistent and the perfect combination between complex and easy-to-follow. I am a fan of mystery type dramas so I really enjoyed that aspect of the plot. Needless to say, the cast did a great job portraying all of the characters, no moment felt fake or forced.
I had one major problem with this drama though. The writers are trying to convince us that the ML is the indiffirent but righteous military type guy, which just doesnt add up for me. He does have a scheming wife and a crazy a mother who make things difficult for him at home by bringing in concubine after concubine. Even though he claims he never wanted them, he has slept with them as 2 out of 4 of the concubines were pregnant at some point. However since there is always trouble at home (usually because of his wife's scheming) he starts to avoid his family and emerses himself into his work. That leaves plenty of room for the concubines to experience some very tragic moments that I just couldnt get past without disliking the ML. If he is a righteous as the writers want us to believe he would at least protect them from harm.
The concubine most unlucky in this whole circus is concubine Qin. She was a maid who treated the ML after some injuries and to reward her, his mother made her his bedside maid, even though concubine qin did not want to. His mother also made her drink some kind of contraception which led to her losing the baby she was carrying. So after being essentialy raped by the ML (without him realizing), and losing her baby, she is basically left alone and ignored by the now indifferent ML, without anyone ever aknowledging the hardships she has been through. To me her actions were completely justifiable and after episode 40, during which we hear her full story, I took a break form the drama to unwind because I disliked the ML so much .
Overall its a good drama. If you are like me and dont like the many wives narrative, I suggest you skip this one, it will just make you angry. If you dont mind the harem, its a well made drama.
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