Martin Lawrence's 'Black Knight' Meets the Joseon Era

A womanizing chef from the current times ends up falsely accused of attempted murder while working at the prestigious Blue House presidential residences. A man who prides himself on his masculinity, and abundant sex life, he is fit, more than a little narcissistic, and self-indulgent in many ways. While trying to flee from being arrested, he ends up cracking his head in a disastrous incident and when he wakes up, he is in the body of a young woman, thrown back in time to the Joseon era. The young woman is none other than the soon-to-be King's Consort, and when he awakes as her, it was shortly after what many assume to be an attempted assassination. Can he outwit those around him to live long enough to make it back to his own body before another attempt on this young woman's life is made?

I have never watched a K-drama with so much love and intent before. I loved this so much. Top-notch acting, and while being ridiculously hilarious, it still had a serious plot to follow. It was beautifully created and was a wonderful show to watch. I'm particularly fond of the beauty and style of the show. It was tragic, rip-roaringly funny, powerful, and so touching at the same time. I am beyond glad that I had the opportunity to watch this show and I would suggest that others watch it as well. I kept putting it off, and I am so glad I finally watched it when I did! This gender-bender experience brings so much to the table and is worth every moment watched!

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Stereotypical Republican Love Story

War has broken out all over. The girl has two options: the rich bully who has an icy heart or the poor but warm-hearted loving rebel. Just GUESS which one she'll pick? lol Seriously though, it's super obvious because of who gets more screen time.

Everything is extremely predictable. The filming is lovely (even though at times the green screen was really obvious and horrendous), the soundtrack was typical. However, the fact that she just doesn't age throughout and the front cover is super misleading due to that -- the bangs/fringe look typically makes the women look younger, but it just wasn't as complimentary on this actress and it kept bothering me. So the male lead becomes a grown man, while she's permanently stuck in this weird child-like look. It's irritated me enough that I'm going to stop watching. Each episode is 45-46 minutes, and there is a lot of character building and the love triangle doesn't kick in until episode nine and that's just the beginning of it. It truly kicks off in episode ten.

If you're looking for a literal 'stereotypical' and 'everything is predictable' show, then this is it. It was so fitted with your obvious tropes, that I wasn't going to finish watching it. The description of the show was so much more impactful, and felt like it would be much more enticing and interesting, but it just isn't.

EDIT: So I've looked at the photos because I don't REALLY want to drop the show, but was hoping she grew up, and she DOES -- so I'm going to give it a couple more episodes in hope! If it finally takes off and something actually starts to happen aside from the predictable storyline, then I'll change my review. P.S. I swear I've seen this somewhere already, that's how predictable it is.

EDIT 2: So I'm still watching. Of course, even though the FL doesn't love him back, the 1st ML will do anything, even putting his own life on the line. I think as long as you don't binge the show, it's okay in doses. The characters are truly built right out of a romance book's tropes.

EDIT 3: Things carry on. She's starting to love him back. They have another misunderstanding. Predictable.

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