I really, really, really wanted to like this drama. I tuned in every week to catch my favs Lee Seung Gi and Cha Seung Won, but despite their star appeal nothing could save this drama.

Is the story entertaining? Enough.
Is the story good? Eh. It's a bit sporadic and doesn't tie up loose ends well. It tried to do something different for the ending, but it was just....meh.

Acting: My biggest issue with this drama was Oh Yeon Seo's character. I felt like she was trying to pull of a vibe similar to Tae Gong Sil from Master's Sun, but missed a major mark. Most of the time I ended up wanting to just skip her scenes all together because her character was too ambiguous, flip flopping from "strong and stubborn" to "meek and spineless." I just couldn't like her character. I don't know how much I can blame OYS as opposed to the writers who really made her character pretty much a sucker for the Monkey...but not in a good way.

I WAS pleasantly surprised by Lee Se-Yong's character(s) and acting. I saw her in the flop "The Best Hit," and liked her on-screen presence. She really stole the spotlight from Oh Yeon Seo in this drama.

As a huge fan of Lee Seung Gi and Cha Seung Won I am both surprised and not surprised that they would sign on for a drama of this caliber. However cheesy it was, they both delivered great energy that we have come to know and love from their previous work. I was very satisfied to see them in this type of extremely corny role. They made Hwayugi fun. I can't imagine a better casting choice for their respective roles.

*side note* Lee Seung Gi was serving sexiness in so many scenes. I had to fan myself a few times.

Music: No comments here.

Final Thoughts: I have a feeling if they had either rewritten the main actresses role to be less...cute? gullible? clueless? confused? or if they had replaced the actress entirely, I would have enjoyed Hwayugi much better - cheesiness and all. I was really only watching for LSG and CSW, but several other members of the cast stood out as well such as the Dog demon played by Lee El and the Chairman of the phone company played by Jang Gwang. There was lots to appreciate about the cast and the energy they brought to the role, but unfortunately some aspects were difficult to ignore which impaired my enjoyment of the show. Will I rewatch? Probably never. But I'll always remember that in 2017 there was almost another show as mystical, magical and moving as "Master's Sun."

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As of Episode 4, I have officially decided that this drama is trash. The cast is great, but the story -as well as being fairly cliche-is NG.

I get that this story has a lot of secrets that will be revealed "in due time," but beyond that teasing intrigue there is almost nothing else going for this drama. The progression of the romance is weak and unbelievable. The rationale behind the VP's behavior doesn't make sense. I mean, you're together for 9 years and then all of the sudden, let me act a lovesick fool around you. There's nothing gradual with how things are progressing and honestly the romance is taking up too much of the story time. I'm only hanging in there because Park Seo Joon is bae.

I'm skipping over everything else. Will update as the series progresses...if I even make it to the end.

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