Honestly, I had some sort of expectation for this considering it is written by the same person who wrote Mr.Sunshine. That drama was a masterpiece and class apart, but this? It was a big let down. First, the love story was the biggest downfall of this show, considering I love romance genres when written well. They fell in love, but there was no development for me to feel anything for them or for their characters and the chemistry is just not there. Second, I felt like most of the character arcs were horribly written. Some are there for no reason at all, especially Prime Minister Koo she was just unimportant and annoying during most of the show. Third, the excessive product placement felt like half of each episode was an advertisement and they make it so obvious it's cringe worthy to say the least. Fourth, the drama is only hyped by international fans who hype anything LMH is in, as well as dramas that have expensive budgets and good looking casts. The story only started to get a bit better after episode 11/12, which is sad because who wants to waste 11/12 hours to see if a drama is good or not? I know many people who dropped it during its initial episodes so at least they didn't waste their time, but I watched it for Woo do hwan as he is an amazing actor and outshines the male lead. Anyways, sad KES couldn't make something like MR.Sunshine and brought me a let down like this.
Review of The King: Eternal Monarch
