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I’m hoping to make this review as concise as possible because i have so many opinions about it but let me try to sort it out a bit.
Overall impression: it’s enjoyable, but only if you can accept the plot holes (bc there are a lot). Don’t question every single thing in this drama bc some of them don’t make sense.
The positives:
- Music. I absolutely love the instrumental BGMs, especially the boss music every time an epic fight goes down, and Tahwan’s sad piano soundtrack.
- There is never a dull episode. Every episode is packed with action, and a lot of things happen in a short time. It has 51 episodes but i had fun watching most of it.
- The second half of the story is great. Starting from around ep 25, the story picks up pace and becomes really exciting. The best part is ep 36 onwards, mark my words!!!
- Acting gets better in the second half of the drama (since ep25) because of the plot progression. Seungnyang and Tahwan’s characters blossomed in the latter episodes, in contrast to the first half.
- Political intrigue fun. Betrayals everywhere. As i said, never a dull moment. It keeps you on your toes throughout watching.
- Taltal. He’s a great, consistent character and he’s the best. I LOVE HIM
The negatives:
- It’s cliche as hell. All the cliches in the book is on this drama. I especially hate the catfight between Seungnyang and the other women in the palace.
- The plot holes. There are too many of them. This drama shouldn’t be taken too seriously because of how badly written some parts are.
- It’s obvious that they’re dragging out the villains’ lives so long. It takes too fucking long to kill off some villains, and the reasons they keep surviving/getting off the hook are just ridiculous.
- It’s tiring to watch. There are too much shit going down on this drama, and it never ends. We never get a rest. Up until the very last episode this drama will still wear you out because there are always obstacles wherever you look.
- It takes EXTREMELY LONG to reach the best part. Not gonna lie, first half of this drama is bad (ep1-25). It’s cliche, tiring, annoying, and will piss you off majorly.
TL;DR it’s a fun drama to watch, if you enjoy the type of historical drama with a lot of political intrigue and betrayals. Don’t take it too seriously bc otherwise you’ll just be annoyed at the plot holes.
Overall impression: it’s enjoyable, but only if you can accept the plot holes (bc there are a lot). Don’t question every single thing in this drama bc some of them don’t make sense.
The positives:
- Music. I absolutely love the instrumental BGMs, especially the boss music every time an epic fight goes down, and Tahwan’s sad piano soundtrack.
- There is never a dull episode. Every episode is packed with action, and a lot of things happen in a short time. It has 51 episodes but i had fun watching most of it.
- The second half of the story is great. Starting from around ep 25, the story picks up pace and becomes really exciting. The best part is ep 36 onwards, mark my words!!!
- Acting gets better in the second half of the drama (since ep25) because of the plot progression. Seungnyang and Tahwan’s characters blossomed in the latter episodes, in contrast to the first half.
- Political intrigue fun. Betrayals everywhere. As i said, never a dull moment. It keeps you on your toes throughout watching.
- Taltal. He’s a great, consistent character and he’s the best. I LOVE HIM
The negatives:
- It’s cliche as hell. All the cliches in the book is on this drama. I especially hate the catfight between Seungnyang and the other women in the palace.
- The plot holes. There are too many of them. This drama shouldn’t be taken too seriously because of how badly written some parts are.
- It’s obvious that they’re dragging out the villains’ lives so long. It takes too fucking long to kill off some villains, and the reasons they keep surviving/getting off the hook are just ridiculous.
- It’s tiring to watch. There are too much shit going down on this drama, and it never ends. We never get a rest. Up until the very last episode this drama will still wear you out because there are always obstacles wherever you look.
- It takes EXTREMELY LONG to reach the best part. Not gonna lie, first half of this drama is bad (ep1-25). It’s cliche, tiring, annoying, and will piss you off majorly.
TL;DR it’s a fun drama to watch, if you enjoy the type of historical drama with a lot of political intrigue and betrayals. Don’t take it too seriously bc otherwise you’ll just be annoyed at the plot holes.
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