Cliché and a Mary Sue

MsEpic January 7, 2021 5:15 pm

This really is a dumb cliche Korean drama set in a fantasy wold, handsome prince, every cute guys falls for her, and the villains and side characters are way too one dimensional. The Characters either love her like an idol or hate her due to jealousy and greed. There's no layers in any of them, just black and white, good or evil with no middle ground, and they have little to no character development save for the FL and ML.

Oh boy, the Author really don't want anyone to sympathize with the Villains. She made the villains one dimensional, over the top evil for no rhyme or reason other than to perpetuate the story, they also seem to get conveniently stupid and mean just when the plot needs them to be, and they behave so precisely that everything seems to fall into place for Iris and it ends up in her favor.

I really hate Nera, and the reason are obvious, but I also don't like Iris, I don't know why but Iris irks me. I can't help it, I just don't like her at all and I can't pinpoint why.

Maybe because she's a bit much of a Mary Sue.
(Serious question.)
If Iris is not a Mary sue.. Then tell me, What are her character flaws?
Other than being clumsy or Overly kind because those are over used traits for Mary Sues.

Responses
    DChain January 7, 2021 6:08 pm

    I thought I was the only one...I’ve been really disappointed how the characters don’t have developments and just conveniently there to do one purpose. I don’t know if people will agree to me but the story went down hill after the romance started. The ML’s secret group also really irritated me like wow everything falls into place with each individual in the group. Why can’t they have a problem where the group can’t solve the problem by themselves and have to recruit a new character (which Iris knew who will be great or just even a great person at the start). It’s just that we see familiar and one dimensional characters in every chapter that it makes so boring. I don’t know if anyone can understand but authors should mix in interesting problems not just common tropes that people are already tired of seeing...

    MsEpic January 8, 2021 12:00 pm

    Ikr like Anikkin coming from war should have pstd or something, or Howard confronts his demons and learns to deal with his issues.