ML/FL chemistry fell flat, and story loses focus about halfway through.
This held my attention well and had me interested until about halfway through, and ML and FL have their first kiss. I had been hoping this was a sweet slow-burn, where the attraction ramps up as the story moves along, but it was clear from that first kiss scene, that there is no chemistry between the actors. This appears - to me - to be the fault of the FL, but honestly there's nothing coming from either side that feels like attraction or passion. ML looks like maybe he could act more passionate if it were a different FL. But FL looks like she can't convey attraction, no matter what ML would have been cast. She has a limited range of emotion that she can act. There are some emotions that she does act out well. Sadness, kindness, humor, she is very good at that. But to me, she shouldn't really be doing anything involving kiss scenes.Because the chemistry fell flat, the drama lost my attention, and I had to really slog through the back half of it to finish it.
Which is a shame, because I was really liking the way they interpreted the story of splash splash love, I liked the problem-solving stuff involving the irrigation and that kind of thing.
At the core of any romance story, should be two people who can convince the viewer that they are actually attracted to eachother. Without that, the romance falls apart, and the story loses its soul. All I got from these two was a comfy plantonic "buddies" vibe, that worked well for the humorous scenes, but not for the actual "romance" part of the romance story.
6.5 because of the way this drama fell off for me at the halfway point. In retrospect, I'd say it was not worth my time. For me, 7's and above are for things that at least I thought were worth watching ONCE. This wasn't.
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IT'S SOOOOO GOOODDD!!! WATCH ITTT NOWWW!!
idk how to explain but I'm waiting for the next episode and I can't stop thinking about this!! ??? this is my first time writing a review about a movie or series this is my first onee !! ??? Over all? THIS IS SO AWESOME!!! SOOOOOOO WORTH TO WATCH!!!!! I saw it first on tiktok and I decided to watch it and also I thought it's not ongoing anymore, I thought this cdrama is about 2-5yrs ago because I know I've seen it before, so I decided to watch it and when I searched it up the views is not that many but I don't care and continue to watch it and I found out that it's uploaded in April 2024. I'm always waiting for the next upload of the next episode I think I become so so crazy HAHAHAHAHAHAHWas this review helpful to you?
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The best
Its is so good. I'm sorry but honestly its so much better than the original story.The original story is korean drama but just 2 episode. This version is so much better because it give us a better ending and clear. Its so sad that after she left the emperor fall sick and die. Its a bit weird because the ML know about her before she even know him yet. Its like he experienced it first before her. But I'm happy that its happy ending for everyone
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Try it
While the concept of the drama may not be entirely new, what set it apart was the exceptional direction, unique execution of scenes, and standout performances by the actors.Despite some scenes being a bit dull, the overall experience was definitely worth it. My advice is to watch it without overthinking, simply for entertainment purposes.
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NOT AS GOOD AS YOU THINK IT IS
AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT THINKS THIS DRAMA IS OVERRATED? i was really excited to see the chinese version but this drama is just so boring.1) The leads romantic development is soooooo slow , they got a kiss around the ep 12-13? bear in mind this drama only has 24 ep.
2) the leads have zero chemistry like zero. It took so long for the emperor to realized the female lead is a woman lol
3) The female lead doesnt show too much emotions( the emperor displays more emotions than the female lead)
4) the plot isnt plotting lol... just kinda flat... its pretty cliche that the female lead uses her knowledge to make modern day products in ancient times...
5) unnecessary characters added around ep 14... like she is trying to find her way home and ends up in another city...
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