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Great Show
The top reviews for Dong Yi are mostly accurate as it is a wonderful show. The writing, acting and chemistry between the characters-especially the Dong Yi and the king are wonderful. They entire cast did a great job.The story flows quite nicely after the initial time jump to adult Dong Yi but falters around episode 23-28 I personally feel as though they dragged this and with each episode being over one hour long, you feel the unnecessary near misses, and filler scenes.
After this was resolved, the show picked up again-and one of the best moments happened but then it fell off again because they needed to create more conflict to fulfill the episode count, i suppose. Frankly, the last 20 episodes were unnecessary. The should could have stopped at episode 40 and been great.
After watching Yanxi Palace and Minglan, my standard of female leads went all the way up-especially when it comes to dramas that deal with scheming, manipulations etc. I now need to have a capable female lead who not only is intelligent, quick witted but does not fall prey easily to deception. The same goes for the male leads as well so when i started Dong Yi, I was worried because in the first couple of episodes of adult Dong Yi, she made some pretty impulsive and dumb decisions but you soon forget those and grow to appreciate her type of intelligence and strength.
The King was great as well. His smile and laugh were infectious and he smiled and laughed A LOT when he was with Dong Yi. His portrayal of a man in love was lovely to watch.
I wish there was more skin ship and time spent between dong yi and the king
Lady Jang can ACTT-that is all that i will say.
I feel a lot of people have a misunderstanding of the antagonist’s character-that is they believe that she is inherently a good person who was led astray by her family members but that is not my perception of her. She was never a good person-her earlier acts of “kindness” were not for kindness sake or for the good of the person receiving it but for herself. She wanted to foster a sense of loyalty in them and create a perception of herself as a magnanimous with every kind act. Your actions in the face of adversity is a reflection of your character and what she chose to do, on numerous occasions was the wrong thing without remorse. This is not a misunderstood woman. This is a woman who fails to see her faults and understand that the world does not revolve around her and that other people’s suffering matters less than hers.
Flashbacks were plenty and incredibly misused. There are flashbacks of scenes that just happened 30 seconds ago which was like watching a show and having someone take the remote and rewind a scene you just finished watching for no reason.
My only other qualm was the king’s indecisiveness. While he has to be one of my favorite historical king/emperor, his inability to have a definite stance when it came to the women of the inner palace irked me. He was always dumbstruck when accusations were made against the bad wife as if he wasn’t aware of her character. He gave her so many chances but not the kind and generous wife who was accused originally but had literally never done anything. I just wish he was more firm and less susceptible to her manipulations.
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DON’T let the number of episodes chase you away.
It is a very easily watchable sageuk (historical k-drama) that you might love.
The character of the king was very fun and lovable unlike usual kings in other sageuks.
And Dong Yi is a very lovely person
And you don’t know whether to sympathize with or hate the bad people.
It very enjoyable overall.
And it keeps you wanting to watch more. It doesn’t get dull.
You may want to skip the first five episodes if you’d like to jump straight into the plot. Don’t deem the drama worthy or unworthy based on the first five episodes skip them to get to the main plot.
A drama worth investing your time in.
It keeps getting more interesting.
Exciting, sympathetic and made me cry.
It knows how to frustrate the viewer then satisfy them.
Really romantic (innocent but lovely).
I got tired at some point during the dragging part, but it was all worth it.
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Story: 10/10 You cannot beat this. 60 episodes it was all worth it. The pace was perfect and just you cannot beat this. I don't have anything negative to say about this... I really truly enjoyed it.
Acting/Cast: After this I searched up the cast and searched for the dramas each of them acted in xD It was so good and the queens, and everyone was attractive lol! They had chemistry and it was so cute and funny. There were super funny moments hahah loved this.
Music: 9/10 I don't remember any of them besides the intro music hmmmm... it was enjoyable
Rewatch Value: 10/10 IF I HAD THE TIME YES.
Overall: 10/10
I watched this 2 years ago and so I don't remember enough to give you a detailed review but here :) I RECOMMEND.
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Un gran bello fumetto
Storia appassionante anche se si estende su 60 puntate lunghe più di un'ora ciascuna. Io preferisco le serie corte.Sono da complimentare lo sceneggiatore e il regista. I dialoghi sono consistenti e il concatenamento delle vicende è fluido con scene e atmosfere diversificate : umorismo, tragicità, commozione, romanticismo, cospirazione, amabilità, bullismo , solidarietà , combattimenti colpi di scena. C'è di tutto, insomma e mai banale.
Il regista ha saputo mirabilmente rappresentare le scene con ambientazioni che rendono vivide le diverse realtà . La vita stentata degli indifesi e deboli nei tuguri, la vita esclusiva ed extra lussuosa nella reggia. L'idea della sorte ineluttabile spettante in base alla famiglia di nascita che pur viene smentita. Nonostante le scene crude c'è sempre un messaggio di positività e lieto fine. La giustizia trionfa come l'amore e le buone intenzioni. L'abbigliamento, l'arredo, la maniera di viaggiare, i costumi e gli usi dell'epoca e del luogo sono di un realismo notabile.
Gli attori danno il tono a dialoghi e vicende con una rappresentazione ammirevole anche nei piccoli gesti , nella mimica raffinata, negli sguardi capaci di cambiamento repentino.
La musica è piacevole anche se non notevole, a parte la sigla finale dell'ultima puntata.
Si impara molto della storia e civiltà della Corea nel seicento: le classi sociali, l'etichetta di corte, i ranghi di nobiltà e servitù.
Ho dato un voto più basso al rewatch perché una serie lunga così non la guarderò più. Comunque, se non danno fastidio le storie lunghe, questa merita di essere guardata. E' piacevole davvero e accattivante.
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