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*image: Kang Hyun-joo (My Royal Nemesis) vs. King Ye Heon (Bon Appétit, Your Majesty)*

I finally got around to finishing the last 3 episodes of Bon Appétit and while those episodes were good, the drama as a whole fell short for me. As I was watching the last episode it struck me, how similar it is to another drama I just started, My Royal Nemesis.

Both are rom-coms involving time travel/transmigration with a tyrannical, arrogant ruler. However, I am loving My Royal Nemesis so much more. For me, the mains are more interesting and relatable, even though we are just in just 2 episodes. The pacing is brisk. And the humor hits its mark better.

I realize there is a difference between the direction of time travel and one doing the traveling. It does affect the dynamics a bit. I just enjoy the premise of My Royal Nemesis more. What y’all think?

Maybe one day we can have a feisty female chaebol go back to the Joseon era. *Sung Hui Ju anyone?*

I started Bon Appétit when it was released. I love time travel drama. But as the series progressed I gradually lost interest (waiting for episodes to drop didn’t help). It just felt repetitive and there wasn’t much excitement. I wasn’t sure if it was a rom-com or a slow burn romance. I didn’t hate it but kind of just fizzled out for me. It’s funny I stopped at episode 10 so close to end.

Time travel to the present. I figure I will finish some series I have on hold while waiting for episodes to drop on the more recent series, Perfect Crown and, coincidentally enough, My Royal Nemesis another Joseon Era related transmigration drama.

So I finished it. The last 2-3 episodes are definitely the most meaningful if not the best of the series. I feel like that should have been the identity of the drama. There was more emotion and passion between the characters, not just the main couple, than in the entire drama. I would have enjoyed the drama more if this was more the tone through out the drama. Some of the earlier content was a little over the top and the humor kind of missed its mark or felt off with the pacing of the drama.

With My Royal Nemesis, Consort Kang (*different evil Consort Kang, I had to look up names of characters*) plays a similar role to the King. Kind of over the top, tyrannical figure. But it works for me. They made her relatable and the humor works better. I loved it from the start and want more.

How ya’ll feel about it either drama and/or how the compare?

I just finished In Your Radiant Season and was so pleasantly surprised. It’s been relatively lowkey compared with some of the other releases this year. However for me, it may be the best one I’ve watched of the 2026 batch and easily my favorite drama on Disney.

It just grabbed me from the start and never let go. It’s a heart warming, funny, great cast/characters and secondary storyline are interesting. I know some characterized it as a slow burn but it didn’t feel that way to me.

Couple possible criticisms are the use of recycle scenes were a bit much and FL was a bit wishy-washy. I understand her mindset and perhaps if the drama were a few episodes longer they could developed her position changes more subtly.

Overall, I loved the drama. It’s as cute as the little animations.

*anyone have suggestions on what to watch next*