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My Biggest Heartbreaking ?
Sebelum gue bisa move on, gue akan ngomongin drama ini keseluruh penjuru dunia ??? Coz i do really LOVE this drama, the acting and chemistry is amazing, and each episodes always keeps you anticipating karena dari posternya udah keliatan cuy mc nya kaga tatap-tatapan???? LIKE CMON, btw I love how they focused on the patriarchal society that existed in the time rather than focusing solely in the romance aspect. The characters are so well written ❣️this is my biggest heartbreaking kdrama setelah Moon Lover 💔 The soundtracks are beautiful to hear, salah satu favku Duk-im Bubbly Girl and im still listening to it now ☺️🤍 i hate to say it but i dont recommend to rewatch this bcause, THIS IS HURTING ME A LOT¿Te ha parecido útil esta reseña?
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Good as a political drama but subpar in terms of romance genre!
After seeing the ratings, I had high expectations for it and to a certain extent it had paid off just not in the way and in the genre it had promised to deliver. I am happy there were other reviews that had pointed out exactly what I had wanted to say. Still, I will try to express in my own words how I felt about this drama. I had dropped it in the beginning of Episode 15. And whatever plot spoilers I had gotten from the reviews here, it seems dropping it was a good decision.I must admit I am not a huge fan of historical dramas,especially those centred on romance. I had chosen to watch this because I had been truly impressed by Lee Junho's acting and also the dramas that I had seen previously, which he had chosen to work in.
And I must say, it had a promising start and build-up. I was truly absorbed in the past world of the royal household that they had showcased. I appreciate the production value for succeeding in creating the perfect ambience for this heavy tale. I must mention here the first episode itself. It was the perfect exposition for me. And the acting by the younger versions of the leads(especially the female lead) was impressive and set the perfect tone for an epic tale of romance.
But, it was the romantic genre that this drama failed in despiteit being promoted as so. What it succeeded in was in political drama. I am quite impressed by how well the writer tried to write the intrigues within the royal palace, especially the very essential role the women of the household(including court ladies/palace maids play in it) and how they had been a silent force behind crucial royal orders and kingmaking. The moment the plot around politics ended, the plot lost its track completely. Romance was almost a side plot and it should have been so till the end because it was the least compelling portion of it. And by the end, it seemed to almost hinder the story ultimately crushing it with its weight. I certainly wouldn't have rated it this low had not the romance plot involving the same two people become the focus in the last few episodes. Now, don't get me wrong. For the first few episodes, both aspects of the drama had worked wonderfully in tandem with each other. But then the love story started to drag out which made it stale like an over-chewed chewing gum. And it became the most dull element to watch in the episodes.
Another aspect that the plot and the writing succeeded in after three episodes or so was building the character and story of the male lead. It was his journey to ascension of the throne that kept us captivated as the story moved on keeping in with his relationship with his grandfather. Till then, the female lead's choices made sense as well because she had reasoned out that there was a lot to be done in order to help him ascend the throne to care for other sentimentalities. In fact, the male lead's strengths and vulnerabilities were wonderfully fleshed out. And obviously Junho's acting fully delivered it with a very humane touch. His scenes with his grandfather and the scenes with Deok Im in the first few episodes were touching. He acted well till the last episode I watched. Its just that the writing fell off. The writings after he became the king was very weak and very convoluted and confusing. Its as if the writers had many plots in their head but they were not given the desired number of episodes to work with so they decided to break up the plots into pieces and made a mush out of it. That's the problem with KDramas. But that's not for here and now to discuss.
Its the same thing with the characters, moreso with the female lead. They started off pretty impressive. As somebody else had pointed out, the female lead's background was hardly explored. But that can be justified given this story dealt with the royal palace. And her life in it was pretty well explored I believe. But a truly wasted potential for who could have been a really strong female lead as it grew annoying towards the end. Like her actions were at times ridiculous. Emotions and motives behind them elusive to me at least. The male lead took some time to bloom as a character. Not too long. Just first few episodes. But again, towards the end, I felt he became a little too desperate to the neglect of other duties he had. He's sometimes contradictory but given the situation and his own position, it might make sense. To be honest, I had wanted better for him. Like by the middle of it, I just wanted a different female lead who would have similar virtues to Deok Im but would perhaps be committed in love for him. Like an all-consuming love. Unconditional one. That's the kind of love he deserved after everything he went through. The chemistry fell off unfortunately. I couldn't see any spark between them or even any comfort or warmth between them. I think at one point he might have had more chemistry Hong Deok Reo(another wasted potential character) and even the Captain of the guards.
Why I dropped it? I could see the direction it was going for. And its one which is unnecessarily angsty and just not my type of plot.
Its a shame. Because this could have been a good political drama with many emotional layers to it. If you want me rate it as a political drama till the episode of the old King's death, I would give it a 9 or 9.5 probably. To me, it was very impressive. Obviously, as I had said my experience with historical dramas is limited to 100 Days My Prince. So it might not be the most reliable rating. But as a romance drama alone, I might rate it lower than I am currently rating it. I didn't want to give a low rating for a Lee Junho drama. But given the somewhat misleading rating this drama had gotten compelled me to write this in a way!
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I'm not a fan of historical dramas and I watch this just because of Junho BUT...
Yeah... I'm a Hottest (a fan of 2PM) and I started watching this just because of Junho without expecting much. I know it's too early to write a review when just 2 episodes were aired but I want to express that those 2 episodes preceeded my expectations. Firstly, I was amazed by the cinematography in episode 1 where the two child actors walking through a stream and a road lit by a series of laterns on the way to the house of the noble court lady. Those two child actors did great jobs. I'm glad that their childhood scenes are shown at a fast pace without much complications and cruelty. The acting of Lee Junho and Lee Se Young and their chemistry is great. I definitely didn't expect comedy in this drama but the two leads are effortlessly funny and adorable. I feel episode 2 is at a little bit slow pace but still I enjoyed it. The storyline itself is interesting so I hope more interesting plots in coming episodes.¿Te ha parecido útil esta reseña?
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The first 9 episodes are worthy of a 10!
The first 9 episodes are worthy of a 10! However, starting with episode 10, the story becomes unrealistic and starts to drag.What I do like, is the first 9 episodes of this drama; the female lead is not a damsel in distress, but is rather quick-witted, outgoing, and smart. I like the chemistry between the male lead and female lead characters. I also, think the supporting actors and actresses did an outstanding job acting.
I'm currently watching episode 11 (the 50 minute mark), and I'm debating whether or not, I want to continue to watch this drama. What were the writers thinking, when they wrote episode 11?
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Oui, c'est sûrement le meilleur sageuk de 2021
Les critiques précédentes sont tellement bonnes et résument parfaitement le fond de ma pensée. Pourtant, je ne pouvais pas l'ajouter à ma liste et repartir. Surtout pas après le voyage que The Red Sleeve m'a offert du début à la fin. Je vais faire court.Grande fan de sageuk, plus de la moitié de mon amour pour ce drama vient de la performance de Lee Junho. Il était royal, tout simplement. Son personnage était puissant et charmant, avec ce qu'il fallait pour en devenir poignant. Il laisse clairement une empreinte dans les sageuks. Il devient le visage du roi dans ce genre-là. Parfait. Il était parfait. Il est resté lui-même jusqu'au bout.
Lee Se Young était également bonne dans son rôle. Bien que de temps en temps, son personnage manquait d'équilibre à mon goût (cela reste personnel). Et comme Yi San, elle est restée la majeure partie du temps fidèle à elle-même. Cependant, Lee Junho aura volé la vedette à tout le monde à ce niveau. Mais cela n'enlève en rien la performance de chaque acteur.
Tout était incroyable dans ce drame : les décors, les costumes, les personnages, les intrigues, la romance. Cette romance si torturée, si douloureuse, mais à la fois poignante et belle. Celle qui fait mal et qui donne tant envie de pleurer, parce qu'elle est portée par une émotion brute. Je n'en pouvais plus, mais j'en demandais encore plus. L'intrigue suivait son cours et nous n'avons pas de twist ou de retournement de situation. Les choses sont réelles et personne ne viendra cacher ça. C'est, d'une certaine façon, ce qui rend le drame encore plus prenant et percutant. Là où de nombreuses productions auraient opté pour une fuite facile, The Red Sleeve aura tenu jusqu'au bout. Et tant pis si le téléspectateur termine sous son lit entouré de mouchoirs.
Au final, The Red Sleeve est resté franc jusqu'au bout en offrant la fin qu'il devait avoir. Et même si certains points sont sujets à débat (notamment la romance), il est évident que le drame mérite ses récompenses tout comme les acteurs. C'était définitivement le meilleur sageuk de 2021.
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Emotions: Anger
I was going to give this a low rating when I became angry with the writers in the last two episodes. I mean crap, you have me focused for 16 episodes with everything that was good, loving, fighting, protection of others... and you do a left turn into traffic run a red light hit pedestrians. The Pedestrians would be those who are watching this KDrama. I mean WHYYYY??? WRITERS... why did you have to go there? I'm in tears not because of the Drama... I'm crying because you left me out in the rain with no jacket on and it's freezing. The two main leads who played the palace maid and the Crown Prince... Lee Jun Ho OMG, he is fine as he wanna be... them muscles, those abs... He was so convincing in this drama, a very skilled actor. Lee Se Young who played Sung Deok Im was also convincing when she was in her role. Right now, I am mad at the writers because I was going to give this a 10 just for keeping my focus, and you kicked my focused self to the curb.¿Te ha parecido útil esta reseña?
TASTELESS
Everything that I will write here is only based on my personal and unpopular Opinion. I have no time to argue with you on comment section as I will not change my opinion about this Tedious Drama.The Red Sleeve is your typical Historical K-drama about FL who doesn't know that ML is the Crown Prince. Damn I'm just so done with this. Writer, Can you give me something new?!
It's not that because of the Story I can honestly watch those stuff but God! It was so boring. I can't watch it in Normal Speed and I can't watch it without skipping.
Overall This Drama is tasteless The Poster, The Environment, The Editing and Everything. 3 Episodes is enough to drop this as I found it so boring. And also I think I'm just wasting my precious time and it's not worth it. Drop it like it's hot
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