Love Game in Eastern Fantasy

This drama is a delight! Going into this, I didn't have high expectations. It seemed like the sort of drama where there was an extremely high chance of both obnoxious 'comedy' & an excruciatingly cutesy performance from the FL. I'm also a huge Scum Villain's Self-Saving System fan, & that sets the bar high for transmigration narratives. At best I was hoping for something decent, with tolerable characters & a cute main CP.

Talk about exceeding expectations! I love the characters & how they all play off against each other. Especially like how other forms of love are represented - the main 'love triangle' is a romantic couple (eventually anyway), a pair of siblings & female friendship, meanwhile 2ML is just kinda there lol. The comedy is actually funny & not overdone. FL for sure has exhibited some stupidity so far (girl, why would you constantly be wailing about how you don't want your dad to get in trouble for being up to shady shit? All you're doing is confirming it for anyone who is suspicious), but nowt too egregious & I'll give it a pass for her simply panicking. The aesthetic of all the promo materials is nice too - gives me vaguely synthwave vibes.

Who would have expected that Fangs of Fortune, which looked insane & I've been anticipating for months, would be as interesting as watching paint dry with zero character chemistry & awful comedy (seriously, so many times when there was just an awkward pause & a quirky sound effect & I was like '...wait, was that supposed to be funny?' & don't even get me started on the annoying child character), while the fluffy-looking drama I added to my watchlist thinking 'eh, looks like it could be ok' has given me compelling characters with interesting interactions.

(Also as a fanfic writer who loves SVSSS let me tell you I was taking notes during episode 4 where LY's dad was showing her all these magical devices that were basically magical versions of modern appliances because SQH would absolutely come out with a refrigerator Cold-Jade Cabinet. Also imagine SY cursing the System & it just flattens him with a meteor.)