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unlikeable characters

I know I only watched this to episode 5, but I really couldn't continue any longer. There are three couples, and four of the people were quite unlikeable. I'm not sure if this ends up being a pride and prejudice retelling, but that's what I got from the main couple. The lawyer seems uncaring (except towards his sister), overbearing, and expects money to solve everything while happily trampling over the dedication and moral fortitude of everyone else. The doctor isn't as bad, but she appears to be oblivious to the politics of her job, and I just don't think this blindness fits with the rest of her character. It's frustrating. The cartoonist is TOO stubborn and melodramatic. I finally have up this show when she has a temper tantrum with whining manipulation to get something she truly wasn't fit for our deserving of. The second generation kid has no IQ and charms/tricks others into completing his responsibilities. I did love the third couple (the teacher and the courier) and I might read up on their story simply so I don't have to put up with the other two couples. I went into this hoping for something similar to You are My Hero, My Dear Guardian, or even Descendants of the Sun, but was sorely disappointed. I also recently dropped Blue Flame Assault, so maybe it's just a case of nothing composting to old favorites. Maybe Light Chaser Rescue gets better later on, but it wasn't worth it to me.

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Incoherently filled with cliches and cringe - Good CGI doesn't make a good drama series.

Techically speaking, this drama seems to nail everything down. From the CGI, actors, environments, music and all in all cinematography.

But it is just repulsive. This stupid drama series only had two episodes that I could watch. Everyone can see that a lot of money was spent on its creation, which is why the CGI was so amazing in the first place. However, regardless of how excellent the CGI is, you cannot ignore the reality that the drama as a whole is badly written and handled, making everything dissonant and useless.
All of the characters are vapid. Because the script decides to do so, the story appears to be conveniently moving along.
Despite being portrayed as an independent, strong, quirky, and sentimental female lead who for convenient reasons was also a warrior who could take on many men in her past, the proprietor of the Hotel del Luna is an empty figure. To further increase her "awesome" factor, she also possesses divine abilities, funny. Oh, and she is played by someone going by the name of "IU"; were you expecting me to gloss over that information? It doesn't matter to me who the actor is as long as they can act. Even the "goddess IU" shouldn't be able to play an empty role in this situation, right?
Next, the ghosts...the f***ing ghosts, GOD please make them actual GHOSTS! They weren't "ghosts", more like monstrous looking zombies. So when someone dies, they become a "ghost" with overly exaggerated monstrous make-up and they all act like zombies instead of actual ghosts (which would imply they would still behave like humans but with a few oddities since they are dead anyways). Wow, the horror...
The music. I cannot really remember any moment in those 2 episodes I've watched where the music simply stopped f***ing my ears all the time. What's with the choice of music? They went from overly magical, disney style music, to extreme horror and suspense, down to goofy comedical. What the hell did they want me to feel? Or rather, did they themselves know what this series wanted to be?
This series is too over-whelming to watch, I wonder how anybody manages to watch this for another 14 hours.

Never trust a drama with a high budget. It will be either garbage or very rarely a gem.

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Don’t even know what to say

There is nothing I hate more than the bashing of FLs in C & K Dramas. It’s my biggest pet peeve. But this series pushed all the freaking wrong buttons for me. In my fight to support the actresses of C & K TV industry from the constant bashing from viewers and fans, I vehemently refuse to blame this actress, so I lay my blame and vitriol solely at the feet of the writers and directors of this snooze dumb fest. I have said this several times in some of my reviews, the writers and directors of C & K Dramas need to STOP portraying their female characters as weak, timid, useless and brainless. It’s beyond ridiculous and so damn insulting to women. The few episodes I watched the FL can’t do anything without d help of d ML or her friends. She acts like a literal child.
We are know that movies and series are scripted and then acted but for movies and series to be great they need to not feel like acting but even if it does feel like acting let it atleast be good acting, well to say this one failed woefully in that aspect is such an understatement. It felt like acting and not even in a good way.
I tried to endure this and continue watching but the more I watched the more I felt like I was not only losing brain cells but also forcing myself to watch it. So I dropped this.
1/10 is being generous as there is no option for 0/10.

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Dropped, tried my best!

First of all this is my OWN opinion. Feel free to don't agree with it. I just write my own experience down if you don't agree with it then please scroll down and don't read it.

I started watching this because I saw it had a good rating and I love fantasy, hidden identity, romance and action too. So I gave it a try. It's actually started intresting, with it's own dark, gloomy set. Since I haven't seen much episodes I can't really tell further. The two main leads meeting was quite intresting in the prison but I didn't mind it first. But when she actually tried to escape to lure him or idk what to was a bit stupid for me. I didn't much further since I got annoyed and dropped it without regrets.

I know a lot of people like this drama, because it's own beauty but I specialy didn't liked the dark theme. I especially like Esther dramas but I didn't liked this one.

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This idea would seem a bit novel but it has been in our respective societies ever since women have stepped out of the house to earn a living. You won't believe how common marrying at the evening stage of life has become. This is a fictional story of 39 years old single woman who loves children, working for a magazine focused around babies and mothers wanting to have her own baby someday finding out that the time is ticking and she has a slim chance of getting pregnant by each day passing. She is mortified by coming across this reality so much so she is ready to skip the part of marriage and directly getting into motherhood. Now, I am sure that in the upcoming episodes we will see how she gets choose one out of 3 men pursuing her but what will be interesting to watch is how a woman in her late 30's struggle with society stigmatizing her for being single up to that age, having a prejudice against her having a baby without marriage, her struggles dealing with the judgemental looks of the men coming across the idea of her wanting to have a baby out of them and her complications when she bears a baby (which I hope happens). It's a must-watch for the fact that we all are kind of dealing similar situation ourselves if we're in the age bracket of late 20's to early 40's and yet to find the perfect partner and rear a family. I am writing this review based out of 2 episodes which I enjoyed. I will be updating when I have advanced with more episodes.

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Overrated

I find it cringy everytime he acts Italian also damn did he get old, his face looks like he is melting i wish they didn't do close ups. The only good thing about this is the directing and ost especially solar adrenaline other than that the chemistry people in the comment section bashing dots when this doesn't hold a candle to it even if you like this you don't really have to compare especially bashing song hye kyo acting that is far superior than any othese c level actresses and actors. I can see that kdramas are getting more westernized which is sad if I wanted to see American shows I would just do that but I don't they are trash so I hope they keep what made kdrama good in the first place

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good drama, good story~

This drama is very interesting! not like someone said in the review up there! they hate jujingyi, in my opinion, they want to bring this drama down.. even though this drama is very good, starting from the plot, story, scenery, and the acting of the actors/artists, it is also enough to make me comfortable, not too much, to be honest, I compared it with version 6.. I tried watching it but it didn't work. I can stand the FL Sf6 woman's voice like a child and the plot also I like SF4 better so I stopped even though I quite like the ML in SF6 but I like this drama better. Chenzheyuan and Jujingyi have chemistry which is quite cute + romantic, not too much of a CP impression, maybe It depends on taste but this drama is the best :)

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A must watch variety show. Very hilarious I don't know any other words to describe this show. The plot flows really nicely PLUS the casts though, damn they suit each other so well. I'm currently on episode 4 now and 4 of them had successfully made me laugh! Also I love how Seung Gi showed his strength on episode 4, because like we all know it was only 1 month after his release from the army to finally joined variety again. I love that man :D The rest of the casts also put their own personalities finely. I get to know Lee Sang Yun more now thanks to this show :D

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BORRRRING

Are you kidding me? The only likable and interesting character in the whole drama gets killed off. There are so many irritating characters in this drama that it was difficult to watch even up to episode 5. OK maybe in later episodes it will get better but I highly doubt it. Acting is very soso and story drags on and on. There are too many good dramas to watch rather than wasting time on this one. Now they want me to go on for five hundred words? No normal sensible person would let the two mothers get away with the crap they say and do. Another reason this drama is soooo annoying.

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don't waste your time

no offense for those that liked this drama, but this drama is just not my cup of tea. this is my take based on the 2 episodes that i've watched and regret that i even spent my time for this. It is so badly written that it's so ridiculously stupid, that it felt like total insult to human intelligence. How can a maid not doing any of a maid's normal job? How can a maid dressed like a rich young lady? How can a maid has a luxurious spacious bed chamber? And the male lead, my god, his acting, he's like a statue with no expression, just stand there being good looking. I'm sorry being so harsh, but it's just so disappointing

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Salute to the Scriptwriter and ppl who approved these

So Hierarchy bows out with a whimper rather than a roar, with a disappointingly obvious finale and a whole lot of fluff to pad out this chapter. This absolutely did not need to be 75 minutes long and the pacing throughout this show has been really poor.

The chemistry between everyone has been bad across the board if I’m honest, and it feels like the creators tried to mimic Elite while also adding in Korean values, and failing spectacularly. None of the characters are particularly likable and the only “good” guy, Kang Ha, is pretty bland on the whole and struggles to stand out.

This one definitely had potential but all of that is squandered in this disappointing foray. Hopefully there won’t be a second season as Hierarchy is definitely not as glamorous and promising as its trailer made it out to be. What a shame.

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Not for everybody

Well, I guess I'm the odd one out of the bunch when I say I agree it's not for everybody.

The first episode didn't grab me at all. It just seemed like people just watched this drama because of how the characters looked.
I learned real quick that it might have that Disney 'love at first sight' feel and it did but the female character was just twisted because of psychological issues she had with her own father.

I learned enough from the first episode that this isn't my cup of tea.

I also have to stop falling for reviews like this. The minute I see people talk about how good a person looks I just need to steer clear of that. Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for eye candy but come on, it doesn't give a good enough reason to watch.

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Bored and uninvested

Okay so after finishing "Love between Fairy and Devil" and "Ashes of Love" I was interested in watching another Chinese fiction series. I tried to immerse myself into this series but after three episodes I couldn't. The FL kept annoying me and the CGI was pretty bad. Also, there are so many moving parts and characters that it's just a lot to keep track of.

The Female lead whines and expects to get away with doing whatever she wants. I was intrigued by the male lead but she annoyed me so much that I can't force myself to keep on watching. This drama is so popular so I felt it must be good, but perhaps because it is complex and long I found myself struggling with watching and I only got up to the third episode. I did sneak a peak at what happens in the future of the series and I did not want to put myself through that, especially since I could not find the characters interesting. I am a fan of angst and tension but knowing what happens to some of the characters in the name of character development just felt unnecessary. Also, like I mentioned I do not feel connected to the characters in the slightest.

Although the CGI is pretty bad I don't think that should be a deterrent for people who like the genre. I've seen bad CGI such as in "The Untamed" and still absolutely loved the series. The success of a series for me boils down to the acting, chemistry, and whether the show has a fulfilling ending. I personally can enjoy a story that has little to no plot to a story that is multi-layered and finely crafted in terms of plot. I can tell this series is plot-heavy but seeing how I'm uninvested in the characters it is not something I will waste my time watching.

The music was mediocre for me. Some dramas I don't skip the intro or ending song because they are so good and memorable and lovely to hear. This happened for me in "The Untamed", "Love between Fairy and Devil" and "Ashes of Love". All of their OST's were addictive. Even though the series were long I usually did not skip the intro or ending song. I don't mean to offend others by comparing these dramas but I did think it might be helpful to have a frame of reference for the content that I liked versus content I could not connect with.

This drama definitely is for people who want a rich plot and don't mind that the chemistry between the leads seems to develop with time. Based on spoilers I've read it is also for people who enjoy angst and action. I fall in the category of liking angst but the chemistry was not enough for me to become invested. Not my cup of tea, but I can see how it could be someone else's. Overall, I would rate it a 3/5 because I feel it has a lot of content to sink yourself into and that if you do enjoy the characters it would be an intriguing story to watch unfold. However, based on my personal enjoyment I would rate is a 2/5.

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If someone bullies you, it's because they like you

I tried to like this, I really did but I just couldn't do it. I initially loved it with Wuxin and Xiao but then he left and it started to get really boring with lots of very irritating characters, very fast. And at least by ep 16, they're trying to force a romance with Xiao and the female character trope I absolutely loathe. Pouty princess with a big weapon. She beats you up because she loves you. Just no. That's not a couple destined to be. I don't do tsunderes and I can't imagine a man like Xiao liking it either. I just wanted Wuxin to come back so I googled and was disappointed so I've decided to drop.

Visually, there's a lot of special effects here. Gives me a final fantasy kind of vibe with a headache inducing amount of characters and back stories.

Xiao's face though. I will be watching out for that actor later because damn. I don't mind looking at him a little longer lol currently watching In Blossom with Wuxin's actor and he's pretty fine too with hair LOL honestly, if they do a spin off with just Xiao and Wuxin, I'd be all in but this is just too much for me to sit through 40 hours of my life.

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