It was better than i was led to believe it was

I started this drama with a lot of apprehension, mainly because of the review I saw, but I still decided to give it a try. The thing is, its a good drama, it started really well for the first half and the rest was just too messy. The FL and ML had great chemistry and that what made me watch it till the end. They were forming a great couple and all until their image as a couple was ruined (in my opinion) in the last episode.
I'd say that the drama was pretty glod but the last episode ruined everything, from the original characters' temper to the plot. The dynamic they had in thelastepisode was so childish and revealed too many underlying issues. And like the FL said she definitely need therapy, they both do. And the excuse that its because they are too in love is ridiculous.
That kind of excuses was a main problem for me in this drama, they normalizedtoo much toxic behaviour with the main couple. The ML was "picking on her because he had a crush on her". The FL was confused and hesitant on their relationship and made poor decisions that led to dangerous situation.
The over presencep of the two 2nd leads was a bit too much. They stuck around messing with the main couple and looking pathetic for nearly 11hoirs long. However want to advocate for director Lee because he didn't deserve this.

But even ifi have many problems with this drama I would recommend it to someone. It was pretty fun, the last episode wasn't well written, it felt like someone who didn't know the characters wrote it but other than that,go watch it. Even with all the rant I did still didn't feel like I wasted my time because some scenes made me feel butterflies and others made me feel sad.

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The last episodes felt rushed

I have too much to say avout this drama i dont know where to start.
I started this drama because of the two mainleads and i found myself watching 3 additional love story in the process. In other circumstances, i would not complain but what was that ?
First of all, the main couple:
They were both traumatised by their previous relationship vecause they got cheated on and their exes got married in two months. All of their excuses and couple problems were valid but why did they get resolved in 1 episode. Lee si woo's gambling father becomes a father when in 15th episode all he cared about was money ! And now he is sick and almost dead and now he decide to be good. And while speaking how did he avoid jail or the police ?
Now, Jin Ha kyung, i have nothing to say except that Park Min Young's face looked really pale. And she never looked that pale in every other drama i watched her in.
Now the second lead couple:
They were like a bad joke, really. They both cheated on their partners to be together, for whatever reasons they didn't like their relationship. But they hurt their partner and had the audacity to want to "stay friends" and want help in their marriage ? Nothing ever happened in their marriage really appart from the fact that they were immature. Honestly Char Yu-Jin wasnt that bad but her husband was the very definition of shameless. He acted impulsively and childishly and had the audacity to not understand why people were mad at him. They were tiring to watch, i skipped almost every scenes with them. Quite frankly i dont get why it was needed to see them be happy in their relationship when they are the reason why Tae-Kyung was struggling so much with her relationship.
The third couple was the cute and light couple. Nothing to say about them, really.
I want to add that the 3 last episodes were rushed and made no sense to me. Characters personalities were twisted to fit a prematured happy ending. I think they miscalculated the pace of the drama.
Would not reccomend at all

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Cute but a real cliche

This review will be the most objective i can do. English is not my first langage, so please excuse my errors.

I was really excited at first to watch this drama, for the cast. I really loved this couple in Goblin and to watch them in a drama as a main couple. I wasn't really deceived by this drama but I can't say i was pleased either.

Roles and cast:
The cast and the different roles in this drama were very interesting. I'd say all the actors portrayed their roles well, their wasn't a thing of bad acting.
But one thing that kind of put me off is the caricatural roles that were portrayed. From the popular and pure, cute actress to the cold outside but warm hearted man. It was really cliche. Other than that I can understand that the other roles were exaggerated since their purpose were to be funny. The second couple was dull at first but cute after.


The plot:
Another thing that bothered me was the plot. The story was at the very beginning logical, there was a plot but past the fifth episode, the plot was gone. It was all focused on the romance and not on the actual danger that was suposed to disturb them. The same "huge" danger that was solved in 2 episodes. The second lead couples were supposed to have a "story" behind their 7 years together and their breakup but it was evoked in one line in only one episode and their were done talking about it.

The Romance:
Between the two main lead it was cute. Very cute, maybe too cute. I feel like their couple was nothing more than sweetness. It was just too much at some point, they were too sweet it was unrealistic and kinda annoying in the last episodes.

The length:
Due to the lack of plot, the episodes were filled with unecessary praises and compliments and they were no obtacles to their couple and the episodes became sweet but dull due to the lack of twists and turns. The supporting roles were the only rebounds of the show.

If you are looking for an overly sweet drama with a couple with a great chemestry, and if the lack of plot and exaggerated roles doesn't bother you, then this drama is for you.

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Indeed why her ?

I liked this drama and when i looked it up, not many people liked it. The main reason why i wtched this drama was because of Hwang in yeop, i needed to see him as a main lead. And i wasnt dissapointed in that area. He was a really good mainlead, he was the type of person the MFL needed. They were a very cute couple. I enjoyed those little moments when they were together.
I also made the surprising discovery that Bae In Yuk was starring in this drama as well. I enjoyed seeing him in My Roomate Is a Gumiho. And in this drama he was again a 2nd lead, but i think that he fits the description too well. I would like to see him as a ML in a drama. He is good at acting i think.

Now i can see why people disliked this drama, it felt like only bad things- except the ML- was happening to her. And quite frankly wasnt sure if she was indeed a good lawyer or the reason she succeeded to get rid of her ennemies was because she was really good or they were just really dumb. The plotand plot twists werent surprising, i dont watch a lot of law/mistery kdrama because i feel like they are all the same. its always someone who has a son who rapes/murder someone and everything else is their rich parent covering it up and tangling everyone in the mess their son made. So the plot was really predictable and really the "plot twists" werent impressive. But strangely it was addicting to watch, i wanted to know what happened next and if she succeeded to be happy in the end. And the epilogue wasn't long enough. With all that hapened to her we deserved to see her happy a little longer. Because seeing that her ennemie escaped justice once again by comitting suicide wasn't really something that was needed.

I would reccomend it if you dont watch law kdrama that often because i think you will find it better, if you watched a lot of kdrama surrounding the law genre, you may find it boring.

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I expected more

I took time to reflect on this drama and the more i thiught about it, the more i found things that i disliked.
I'm going to start with the thing i liked, the ML, i always liked him and this role was quite fitting to him. The moments he had with his girlfriend were all super cute.
The FL, looked bland to me, don't get me wrong, she is a good actor but she lacked alchemy with the ML. Although the scenes they had together were cute, the alchemy wasn't here.
Other than that, the plot was quite good but pretty much flawed:
One thing is the fantasy Link they have between them. It was badly executed, i had to make an explanation for myself because their explanation wasnt making sense. I wish they didnt explain it and jusy left it there, it could be like an ability or a super power or something.
Second thing, is the lack of motive. Its a crime solving kind of drama but there were no reason to explain that said crime. The criminal had no motive. He just killed people. They didnt say how many, if he was a serial killer, why did he do it.
Third thing, is the FL didnt even TRY to protect herself. This drama started with the first episode of her getting almost killed by her stalker but throughout the entire 16 episode she walked alone at night like people werent waiting to kill her, going to strange places by herself without saying it to anyone, reaching her stalker.... Half of the thing that happened were avoidable if she had been cautious.

I think that the romance part of the drama was more well written than the crime/thriller part beacuse it was only thrilling because she made poor choices. However despite all of this I'd say this drama was entertaining. I would recommend it.

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Absolutly cute but the romance was kind of weird

This review may contain spoilers . Also English is not my first language so please excuse my errors.

The cast and roles:
This drama was absolutly cute. The two main leads were cute together and kind of funny.
The Male lead was super attractive and his costumes were absolutly magnificent, especially his night gowns. His hair looked especially good on him. I think that no other actors had as many differents costumes as the male lead.
The Female lead was cute, in male clothe and in female clothe, even she didn't have that many appearances in female clothes.
I didn't like the second male role, he was dull and kind of annoying.

The plot:
For the plot i'd say it didn't play a really big part in this drama. It was consistent for the very first episodes but after some time it faded into the background. The drama was still enjoyable despite that and still cute.

The romance:
Despite the main couple being really cute, ever since they decided to go out together, before that their romance was kind of awkward. The production really played on the "it's a girl disguised as a man, the ML falls in love with her thinking she is a man" and even if it's not the first time im seeing this, it's often the outcome of dramas of a girl dressing up as a man. But I have to say it's really bothering me, because if it was in a normal setting, the character would have questionned his sexuality and the inside turmoil he should face, should be greater. And even if i dont expect too much from a chinese drama, i don't think they should take the road of making a character question if he is attarcted to men without saying that he could be gay or part of the lgbtq+ communitie is kind of a dead end.

Despite that road being taken by the production and not very well managed, their romance was awkward. The Male lead, even with his good looks was an absolute jerk with her. Since she was his servant, he didn't a lot of respect as a person but as soon as he discovered she is a girl, he became super sweet with her, and she didn't seem to mind his change of behaviour.

But overall the drama was light and sweet and if you are searching this kind of drama, you should watch this.

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Absolutly beautiful romance from the main lead

The plot:
Honestly don't watch this drama for the plot even if the plot is good. It's not the reason why you should watch this.

The cast and chemistry:
Fisrt of all the two main lead ! It's the thing I was the most excited about. Bai Qian played by Yang Mi was modern female lead, not manipulated by other people than herself. Even if the drama is historical, she portrayed her character as modern and mature. The choices she made weren't the best but she had noble thoughts or inside turmoils dictating her decisions. She is beautiful, clever and powerful and i think it what made her so interesting to watch.
The male lead was awesome too, he was played by Mark Chao who is an amazing actor. His role was amazing because he knew his woman was powerful and he didn't try to babie her into not using her power.
Their chemestry was absolutly beautiful and ethereal to watch, I hope this two get another role someday in a drama.

For the other roles, i thought they were unecessary and their scene were too long for the uselessness. Between one toxic couple, even if I really like Vin Zhang, his role was boring and useless and his wife was a psycho. For the couple of Dilraba, whom I really like, i didn't like her in this. Her couple was ridiculous. Vengo Gao, is too bad at acting and his role was so useless it was boring.

The rest of the couple and their intrigues were there to fill the episodes between the plot of the two main leads and they werent interesting. But you really should watch it for the two main leads.

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