First of all:
I HIGHLY respect the whole cast & crew for sticking together and basically filming the same drama twice and still maintain such a high quality in acting and cinematography. That's real professionalism right there.
Now onto the reason you're actually reading this: the drama itself.
This show is a constant up and down.
It started out really well. The story seemed interesting and I loved the characters.
From episode 6 to episode 7 is when the main actor switch from Jisoo to Na Inwoo happens which I was technically prepared for. In reality, due to the sudden change of the male lead's actor and the tight schedule of refilming the drama, On Dal (the male lead) barely appears for the following two episodes which obviously feels odd to the viewer because he's the male lead, his "disappearance" didn't really fit into the storyline and before and after said two episodes he's everywhere again (which he should).
Now, as the cast and crew did the best they could in a short period of time and considering Na Inwoo did an amazing job in portraying On Dal during the rest of the drama, I had managed to look past it. So starting from around episode 9, the drama had taken a turn for the better again and I really enjoyed watching it.
Unfortunately, only a few episodes later I started to get tired of the drama - this time not because of the cast & crew but because of the turn the storyline took from there. All the amazing characters I grew to love in all the previous episodes either died, had less and less screen time or changed for worse. In addition to that, the number of drama-typical scenes and apparent "plot twists" suddenly started to grow - with the couple breaking up even though it doesn't make sense, a perfectly sane crown prince with a very good relationship to his sister turning into a schizophrenic monster who blames and distrusts her, to name just a few.
At that point, I really started looking forward to finishing this show, though I gotta admit I still couldn't help but keep watching as I wanted to see it to its end.
The finale was also very stereotypical but at least it was generally a finale I can live with when it comes to the fate of the show's characters.
According to a screenwriters not in the beginning of every episode, the drama is supposed to be based on On Dal's life (of course with a few changes). But from my little research I did after reading it, I'm not really sure how much of the drama is truly based on his and the princess' life. Especially considering the many stereotypical drama elements and twist and turns they used towards the second half/the end.
The cinematography and the acting was phenomenal. The soundtrack was beautiful too.
I HIGHLY respect the whole cast & crew for sticking together and basically filming the same drama twice and still maintain such a high quality in acting and cinematography. That's real professionalism right there.
Now onto the reason you're actually reading this: the drama itself.
This show is a constant up and down.
It started out really well. The story seemed interesting and I loved the characters.
From episode 6 to episode 7 is when the main actor switch from Jisoo to Na Inwoo happens which I was technically prepared for. In reality, due to the sudden change of the male lead's actor and the tight schedule of refilming the drama, On Dal (the male lead) barely appears for the following two episodes which obviously feels odd to the viewer because he's the male lead, his "disappearance" didn't really fit into the storyline and before and after said two episodes he's everywhere again (which he should).
Now, as the cast and crew did the best they could in a short period of time and considering Na Inwoo did an amazing job in portraying On Dal during the rest of the drama, I had managed to look past it. So starting from around episode 9, the drama had taken a turn for the better again and I really enjoyed watching it.
Unfortunately, only a few episodes later I started to get tired of the drama - this time not because of the cast & crew but because of the turn the storyline took from there. All the amazing characters I grew to love in all the previous episodes either died, had less and less screen time or changed for worse. In addition to that, the number of drama-typical scenes and apparent "plot twists" suddenly started to grow - with the couple breaking up even though it doesn't make sense, a perfectly sane crown prince with a very good relationship to his sister turning into a schizophrenic monster who blames and distrusts her, to name just a few.
At that point, I really started looking forward to finishing this show, though I gotta admit I still couldn't help but keep watching as I wanted to see it to its end.
The finale was also very stereotypical but at least it was generally a finale I can live with when it comes to the fate of the show's characters.
According to a screenwriters not in the beginning of every episode, the drama is supposed to be based on On Dal's life (of course with a few changes). But from my little research I did after reading it, I'm not really sure how much of the drama is truly based on his and the princess' life. Especially considering the many stereotypical drama elements and twist and turns they used towards the second half/the end.
The cinematography and the acting was phenomenal. The soundtrack was beautiful too.