- this is how my commentary on the first 5 episodes began. In it, I also explained that the series has two major weaknesses:
Firstly, I don't like the concept itself - "I'm reborn for the Xth time". 7 lives, which allow 7 times as many recaps because they weren't shown, is annoying to me because I'm not a fan of recaps. Fortunately, the recaps here are less annoying, even if it's a real shame that we know so little about her previous lives.
On the other hand, the series puts dozens of questions in your head that it doesn't answer afterwards. This continues throughout the series and is annoying right to the end. Of course, the aim of a story is to use questions to keep the viewer interested in the story, but unfortunately the satisfaction of having at least some of the questions answered is completely absent here. Because when "7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!" has a story, then it revolves around the question of why Prince Arnold became so brutal in their last lives and how Rishe can prevent it in this 7th life. Aside from Rishe getting closer to the prince, there's no real progress in that direction throughout the season, which is annoying.
Otherwise, what we have here is a fairly entertaining, if not overly unusual, romance intrigue story. The protagonist Rishe in particular stands out positively as a kind of stubborn, easy-going whirlwind. So if there had been a bit more of a common thread here than "stay with Prince Arnold" and if a reasonably consistent story had been tailored with him that went beyond "stay with Prince Arnold and do my thing", I could well have imagined that the far too long name would have been one of the few serious criticisms of the series. Although the character design, especially the lip design, really bothered me, because the far too detailed lower lip looks out of place.
Edit: Where does the "Villainess" in the title come from?
