This review may contain spoilers
The King of Dramas is underrated. Sure, it's not a 10/10 flawless drama, but how hard are they to find! Around the middle of the series I did get distracted by other dramas instead, I'll admit that, but I am so grateful that I stuck with it until the end. The King of Dramas is a sweet, moving, and rewarding show.
I'll start with what flaws come to mind first, as I'm a 'bad before the good' sort of person:
- First of all, if - like me -, you're often attracted to dramas for the romance you will be in for a wait. I was really surprised to discover that the actual romance in the King of Dramas doesn't actually properly kick off until around...episode 12/13, if I remember right. There was a lot of drama about...well, making dramas haha, which I started to get bored of without any sparks of proper romance in the air. (I'm partly to blame for that though, as I was getting impatient!)
- There are a few shallow characters, not many, but one or two. For example there's your rather stereotypical antagonist, out for revenge and all that. While (without getting into spoilers), there's also an old flame character who comes off as pretty tedious too. At first.
Now for the good stuff! ALL THOSE FLAWS AMEND THEMSELVES!
+ Though a late bloomer, when the romance does properly come to light it's unbearably - in all the right ways - sweet and full of giggles. And so natural too. The connection between the characters is deep, and so so SO worth the wait <3
+ All the characters find their places. The somewhat two-dimensional old flame becomes a delight to see on-screen, and though the straight-forward antagonist doesn't exactly 'amend' himself you see less and less of him. Plus, when he shows up again right near the end he gave me one final laugh. It was a nice way to send him off; as if the writer had reflected upon him, and decided to poke a joke with us.
+ Anthony Kim and Kang Hyun Min are very memorable characters, though drastically different. Hyun Min is an endless source of entertainment, while the brusque, driven Anthony really grew on me with all his admirable passion - and amusing pride.
+ The ending. Yep, it ends well! In my books at least I'm going to count it as a good one. It paid a lot of homage to the start of the series, and held a lot of satisfaction and reminiscence. Though the 'old flame' character felt a tad...rushed? I guess? (The acting there was a little uncomfortable.) It was nonetheless tied up very well. It was very rewarding.
So, at the end of the day, if you're debating whether or not you should watch it, JUST DO IT! The characters are memorable, the story full of determination and passion, while as a whole it was very satisfying. It's not the best drama, to be sure - no Healer! - but by no means should that be reason to not give it a little faith and patience.
I've literally just finished watching it with a big grin on my face and a heart with no regrets.
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