Not that the story is weak per se but the acting is solid throughout despite the storylines somewhat deteriorating. That said, I enjoyed this series a lot and it's definitely one I'd recommend to anyone who likes stories revolving around scandals. Certain arcs and scenes directly parallel that of ABC's Revenge.

Now there are a lot of issues here and there I take issue with and I'm gonna start with what I think is the biggest for me personally: Na Wang Shik.

The foremost problem is his appeareance. When he suddenly changed to Choi Jin Hyuk I had to scoff because it was way too drastic and unconvincing. I dont blame him, the actor, for this in any way but his casting is really questionable. Add that to his personality change and it was basically a whole new character to me and I had a hard time adjusting to him as Na Wang Shik. I did root for him though because of Choi's performance, hence my first and primary thought about the series.

Something that did particularly bother me, at least at first was Emperor's New Crush. They spent a lot of time basically sinking that ship only for Hyuk to suddenly take an interest. It was out of nowhere but when you think about it not really? Because he is such an unhinged irrational maniac, it kinda make sense that he'd also flip in terms of his feelings, at least to me. It actually emphasized how much of a lunatic Hyuk was. Again, performance was vital to either making or breaking this character and Sung Rok made it.

As much as I had a bone to pick with Wang Shik's transformation, I still think he was done really dirty in the end. Even if they couldnt get CJH for the ending Wang Shik deserved a better send off than that.

Let me say something I did enjoy a lot was the dynamic between Bin and Hyuk especially knowing what we did. I would like to see these two have a real bromance in another drama tbh because I think they vibed well here. Tbh, I would love to see all three actors in a RomCom setting at any rate.

As for Oh Sunny, her development was great. I was somehow both annoyed and endeared by her tropey dopey personality before but then she evolved well for her setting. I lowkey or thought as the show progressed, she'd evolve into Evil, like the royal family would twist and corrupt her completely but I'm glad she didn't. She grew a spine but not thorns.

I probably have a few other likes and dislikes but Im just gonna end this here. Overall, I was very entertained and will definitely recommend to other folks.

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