Reino da Conquista (2024)

O enredo de Captivating the King tem como pano de fundo histórico o período em que Josen (a Coreia) estava sob julgo do Império chinês e o então rei precisava enviar um "refém" para a China como garantia de submissão. Originalmente ele devia enviar seu filho, o herdeiro direto do trono, porém ele consegue convencer seu irmão mais novo a ir no lugar de seu filho. O que inicialmente é recebido como um grande ato de lealdade pelo rei, depois passa a ser visto como traição e ele começa a odiá-lo.

Através de reviravoltas políticas, o príncipe herdeiro Lee In acaba se tornando rei como seu irmão temia, porém nunca confortável com a posição que ocupa ele passa os próximos anos de seu reinado tentando assegurar a promessa feita ao irmão no leito de morte de punir os traidores do reino e manter a sucessão do trono para o filho do antigo rei.

Pouco tempo antes de se tornar rei, Lee In acaba conhecendo um jogador de baduk e fica completamente fascinado. O jogador de baduk na verdade era Kang Hee Soo, filha de um dos secretários real. Ela se apaixona pelo Príncipe Lee In, porém através de uma reviravolta do destino, ela se torna uma espiã e se aproxima de King Lee In para se vingar.

Sinceramente foi um drama que eu assisti mais pelo ator Jo Jung Suk do que pela história em si. Apesar de ter me surpreendido pela coragem do roteiro de apresentar um King Lee In impiedoso com seus inimigos, pois geralmente os mocinhos são bons de mais para punir os vilões com a mesma proporção que são atacados, aqui isso não acontece e gostei. Porém, a história em si não é muito empolgante e a química com a atriz não foi convincente. O final também achei bem sem graça.

Leia Mais

DISAPPOINTING AT BEST, INSUFFERABLE AT WORST.

***DISCLAIMER: THIS IS JUST MY OPINION. YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE AND I'M NOT HERE TO ARGUE WITH ANYONE.***

To sum everything up in simple terms:

- Disappointing storyline, plot and flow of events.
- I lost interest at episode 9 and forced myself to watch the rest.
- Watching became a chore and it felt like the biggest waste of time.
- Female MC was badly written (I hate her character and I wish she died)
- If not for the ML (Jo Jong Suk) most people wouldn’t think of rating this drama kindly.
- This drama totally missed the mark for me and to be honest it was boring.
- I definitely would not recommend, you’re better off watching any other ongoing drama or critically acclaimed historical drama.
- I didn't even find the political schemes interesting because it seemed like child's play and was not very engaging. I felt like they were going around in circles for the entirety of the drama. ML did not have anyone on his side and they were all trying to undermine and sabotage him in some way / shape or form. The worst part is the woman he loved tried to kill him even though he tried being very honest with her.
- The whole narrative of being captivated and how they tied it in was bs. If you watched from the beginning you could easily see see that the FL falling for ML would be her downfall and she was the one who would end up captivated.
- The chemistry between the leads were lacking and their love / kissing scenes sucked. In the last episode especially it was painful to watch them interact because it seemed so forced. Their love was not believable at all and the FL looked very uncomfortable. I wish I could erase their scenes from my mind bc they just gave me the ick.
- The drama pissed me off, especially due to the fact that they were sleeping together and he didn’t even figure out her name or demand to know it until the last episode. They’re just so irksome. FL especially she is so trifling ughhh.
- I believe FL should try another career. She's pretty so she can model or do brand deals instead. I feel like I have given her enough chances to redeem herself but she is still the same as she was in Black Knight. She has the same expression (looking like a damn deer in the headlights) throughout the entire series and was almost always crying.
- If you want to watch this drama for the romance I advise you not to. You will be disappointed. If however you still want to give this drama a chance because you love Jo Jong Suk and political schemes (which imo were cliche) then by all means be my guest. I however, would not put myself through that again because I believe that one person should not be expected to carry the weight of the entire drama on their back.
- With all that said, I give this shit show / mess of a drama a 5/10

Leia Mais