Awesome Show. Awesome acting by the stars

I loved the show because of the following :
1. Strong and awesome story
2. Hauntingly beautiful OST
3. Acting

1. Strong and awesome story
This drama has a long detailed story but every episode is worth it. I really liked all the child actors they were very cute especially young Jang Geum (played by Jo Eun Jung) that part of the character was heavy. I loved Lee Young Ae also. She was perfect for the role. Loved her voice. Her cheerfulness complements the character. Its a heavy budget production. Some of the scenes had insects come on camera which added to realism. Kudos to the actors for pulling it off in such situations. Overall the story shows lot of struggle both from protagonist Jang Geum's side (more from this side) and the antagonist Lady Choi's side. The nice protagonist characters start off weak because of their naivety. Some protagonists die due to that. Jang Geum by the stroke of good luck and good karma is able to avoid fatal situations, matures into a careful person but still not as crafty as Lady Choi.
It was sad and little rewarding to watch the end of Lady Choi team. The show clearly shows a human hearts degradation if it lives off of power.

2. Hauntingly beautiful OST
The music score of the series is awesome. Some of it seems to be voiced by child artists which when used in an emotional scenes brings out the element of childlike innocence. Depending on the scene it sometimes invokes hope and gratitude or sometimes invokes grief by contrasting innocence of the score with the brutality of the scene.
some of the score is Opera style which adds weight to the emotions of the scenes.

3. The cast did a good Job in playing their part. especially the lead actors.
Apart from the lead actors the support / guest actors also did stellar job.
There was an episode (I think 17) where the ill Jo-Sang Goon (mother figure for the Queen) passes away. Hers was a sad story. The actor who performed that character did a wonderful job. I can still cry thinking about that scene.

I am a fan of happy ending. the show closed off with a Happy ending.
Now that I have ended the show after watching it on a binge, I feel empty. The show was that good.

Leia Mais

Really a tearjerker

Where to begin... this was an awesome drama. I watched it online and quality may not have been
good but overall the story was pretty good. This is a grand narrative about a modern women stuck
in centuries old aristocratic society. WIll her heart which leans towards modern values of friendship
and monogamy win against dogmatic aristocratic rules and hierarchy?
She was liked by most of the princes, became sweetheart of two of them but they were not able to
let go of their obsession with the throne and mutual hatred it bred.
The 4th prince who was supposed to be the fated suitor for Ruo Xi (lead female character) made a small
mistake due to his deep seated haterd and missed the chance of his last good bye with Ruo Xi.

Ruo Xi also suffers from curse of Omniscience. She is anxious most of the time knowing
the bloody fate which awaits most of the princes. It makes her sick.
Towards the end of the story however she discovers that it was infact her involvement with the 8th prince
which had a cascading effect and resulted the history as she knew it (weird time paradox)

The drama is kind of dark. All the actors have done a brilliant job. Cecilia Liu was fabulous as Ruo Xi.
Nicky Wu was excellant as 4th Prince. Their chemistry was impeccable.
Their sad scenes made me jerk tears. Lots of longing and regrets.

Leia Mais