I dropped this like a sack of potatoes.

I'll only continue watching this god-awful drama by utilizing their overwrought, lazy reminder about the Di family's misfortune for a drinking game. My lord. The repetition of which writers felt it necessary to remind us about their tragedy as if we're drooling cows incapable of comprehension. I'm honestly surprised they didn't break into a slow-cadenced song for toddlers, explaining the plot and "why we should be sad" to us.

I loved Gong Jun in Word of Honor. His facial expressions were animated and emoted hysteria, rage, flirtatiousness, and love with a sometimes exaggerated flair that added to his character's flamboyance in the most exhilarating way. He was a color of beige in this drama, and it's a real shame. Plus, how many times is he gonna be thrown off a cliff? This drama makes it, what, 5?

Dilraba's acting will never convince me. I don't know if she's ever experienced real-life trauma (or proper coaching) in a way that gives her gravitas for her heavier scenes; she just looks like she's Dilraba acting sad. Her grief never convinces me. The earlier episodes with her sassy flirtatiousness were more believable, and they were funny enough.

The dubbing didn't do Gong Jun or Dilraba any favors. In the BTS, Gong Jun's acting was more believable when hearing his real voice. I'd like to know if soon, he'll dub his roles. His real voice is not terrible at all. He's got a nice voice that needs work with his accent and enunciation. Undoubtedly that can be coached. Dilraba's dubber did a pretty okay job. I had a huge issue with how often the dubbing was mismatched from their lips. Mouths moving when no words were coming, or seeing the very obvious line changes. It was really distracting and I kept trying to watch the drama through different platforms to see if it was the drama itself, or the quality of my stream. Overall, I had many expectations that fell so very flat. The book will remain one of my all-time favorites, this drama was many shades of nope.