Peppersqueak
Sitting on a star looking for the moon
Ok so I got into watching this because I was expecting a light fluffy fantasy drama without having to be too invested in it.
So in short a filler drama.
It is a short drama you can tell the budget had been cut so everything was very rushed and in some cases the story had major flaws. I don't know if it's the screenwriters trying to fit a 45 episode drama in 24 episodes and failing or just a careless mistake.
What we get because of the major cut in budget and screentime was a very chaotic and tangled plot. It felt rushed, 2 characters just dissapeared without an explanation and new ones were introduced without paying attention to the left out supporting cast.
So the story was already hard to follow but sometimes the subtitles made it even worse with poor and complicated translation.
As far as costume design goes.... It's fine there were a few good outfits and a few bad ones. No looks were served but no hideousness either. For a low budget they did invest some in this.
The set and props were again... Mediocre
or to some extent bad.... Like the pirate ship and the bad cgi'd water lol.( Oh and don't forget the wolves.)
In the beginning the content of the story didn't really matter because the main focus were the characters. And the first few episodes they did at least in that department well.
Still even with only 24 episodes and a rushed plot with a lot of holes and being hard to follow, it managed one thing. To drag. I mean I was just so over it that I skipped through the last episodes without caring anymore.
For the acting.... There is worse definitely. But there is also better ..... Definitely.
The Ml managed to make atleast let his character stay afloat throughout the series wich I think is a pretty solid achievement given the bad writing. I do see potential and hope he gets a better main role in the future.
For the fml.... I don't really see anything worth mentioning here. Typical sreaming obnoxious without any reason sometimes.
They tried to make her smart, but the way they wrote the character and how it was acted it just backfired. You quickly forget she has a high IQ and wants to be a heroine and the typical tropes of an annoying fml move in the picture. I hope with more experience and practice her acting improves
The supports..... Did their job?
I mean there was not much attention on them and from the lines they didn't manage to ruin them.
They were not bad but also not good, and all in all forgettable.
One thing that had a pretty big impact on my rating was also the 360 they made on the genre. From comedy and romance to action thriller and then back?
I've seen that before and Im not a fan. At all.
Im going to close this review saying this:
The idea behind the drama was good. A pirate king and a smart female heroine instead of an emperor and a poor concubine.
Still the idea could not outweigh the poor execution wich is a shame.
I hope the idea gets picked up in a future drama with better writing and overall better result.
So in short a filler drama.
It is a short drama you can tell the budget had been cut so everything was very rushed and in some cases the story had major flaws. I don't know if it's the screenwriters trying to fit a 45 episode drama in 24 episodes and failing or just a careless mistake.
What we get because of the major cut in budget and screentime was a very chaotic and tangled plot. It felt rushed, 2 characters just dissapeared without an explanation and new ones were introduced without paying attention to the left out supporting cast.
So the story was already hard to follow but sometimes the subtitles made it even worse with poor and complicated translation.
As far as costume design goes.... It's fine there were a few good outfits and a few bad ones. No looks were served but no hideousness either. For a low budget they did invest some in this.
The set and props were again... Mediocre
or to some extent bad.... Like the pirate ship and the bad cgi'd water lol.( Oh and don't forget the wolves.)
In the beginning the content of the story didn't really matter because the main focus were the characters. And the first few episodes they did at least in that department well.
Still even with only 24 episodes and a rushed plot with a lot of holes and being hard to follow, it managed one thing. To drag. I mean I was just so over it that I skipped through the last episodes without caring anymore.
For the acting.... There is worse definitely. But there is also better ..... Definitely.
The Ml managed to make atleast let his character stay afloat throughout the series wich I think is a pretty solid achievement given the bad writing. I do see potential and hope he gets a better main role in the future.
For the fml.... I don't really see anything worth mentioning here. Typical sreaming obnoxious without any reason sometimes.
They tried to make her smart, but the way they wrote the character and how it was acted it just backfired. You quickly forget she has a high IQ and wants to be a heroine and the typical tropes of an annoying fml move in the picture. I hope with more experience and practice her acting improves
The supports..... Did their job?
I mean there was not much attention on them and from the lines they didn't manage to ruin them.
They were not bad but also not good, and all in all forgettable.
One thing that had a pretty big impact on my rating was also the 360 they made on the genre. From comedy and romance to action thriller and then back?
I've seen that before and Im not a fan. At all.
Im going to close this review saying this:
The idea behind the drama was good. A pirate king and a smart female heroine instead of an emperor and a poor concubine.
Still the idea could not outweigh the poor execution wich is a shame.
I hope the idea gets picked up in a future drama with better writing and overall better result.
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