Lets be generous…

This did not have a well written or constructed story. It had alot of good-almost clever-ideas that were badly-sometimes offensively-executed. Case and point the title directly references the very not humorous attempts at sexual assault the female lead commits against the male lead. I guess because she’s a cute girl they thought it was funny to make her the aggressor while the boy screams. It really wasn't. Not for lack of comedic timing on the part of either of the actors. It was just poorly set-up and we had zero understanding of either of their motivations. Why was she so gung ho to bed him? Why was he determined to stop her?

Answer: as only the synopsis explains prior to the sort of reveal in later episodes, her spiritual root is damaged and every-time she kisses him she charges up her magic. And he really has no reason to like her or want to be intimate with her. Even when that fact changes it is not in any way supported by the encounters written for them so far. It only worked because our male lead sells it. He’s given nothing and he still sells it.

All the actors in this are better than the story they are playing in. The weakest is probably the female lead. However, weaker does not mean bad. Her comedic timing and willingness to throw herself into the zaniness of her scenes made them almost hilarious. Its just the jokes weren't good. She also did very well in the more angsty scenes. Our male lead is a very good actor who is still developing and growing. The rest of the primary cast delivered as best they could in the framework they were given. My favorite was the actress playing the princess’s maid.

I recommend this if you are okay with the choppiness that comes with most short dramas, enjoy angsty love stories with twists and turns, don’t mind underdeveloped stories, and get a kick out of very dumb jokes that rely on the humor of reversing conventional gender rolls. If this show had gotten that last one right more than it failed, I’d rate it a-lot higher.

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