Saya and Paroma pick apart Our Blooming Youth and pore over its bests and not-so-best things. Bests include: Park Hyung-shik and Jeon So-nee. Dissatisfactions include: plot lapses, villains with unconvincing motives. Erratum: Saya's first Park Hyung-shik drama was Nine (2013). Tell us your thoughts in a voice note here: TIMESTAMP: 00:01:52 When fandom doesn't feel the way you do 00:07:43 Character development vs. plot 00:14:20 Unwinding the villains 00:23:56 Heir vs. King vs. Court 00:32:58 A Crown Prince needs his besties. ALL of them. And we need Myung-jin. 00:41:49 The writing of Jae-yi 00:52:51 Born to rule? 01:02:09 Other tortured crown prince dramas MORE EPISODES YOU'LL LIKE: Episode 151: Our Blooming Youth is bringing back memories of Park Hyung-sik in Hwarang (Spoiler-free first impressions) Episode 138: The Red Sleeve: A king's favourite concubine who belonged to herself NEWSLETTER: Join our email list for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes! PATRONS: SPECIAL THANK YOU to our beloved patrons for another year of helping us light the lanterns to sail our ship! Join our Patreon here! ❤︎ You can also support us by leaving a review on your podcast app, or sharing the episode with friends! ❤︎ SOCIAL: Follow us on Twitter @dramasoverflow and Instagram @dramasoverflowers_. Email us at [email protected]. CREDITS: This episode was edited by Saya.