# WebtoonLib — Golden Time #87

## Series
- title: Golden Time
- slug: golden-time-0303c5

## Chapter
- number: 87
- release_date: 2025-05-06

### Summary
Reader reception for the current arc has soured dramatically, with a prevailing sentiment of frustration and disappointment. Many commenters feel the story is becoming "dumber and dumber," criticizing the plot for dragging with "unnecessary" developments and "bs." The central point of contention is the perceived lack of logic, specifically the laughably lax palace security that allows King Cayden to be repeatedly poisoned without basic countermeasures like food tasters. This has led to accusations that the author is forcing the "evil plot to work" at the expense of believability, causing the kingdom to appear on the verge of collapse from internal incompetence alone. Several readers express disillusionment by unfavorably comparing the series to the author's previous work, "Light and Shadow," which they recall as having more purpose. The audience's anger is directed at the "insane" villain, Princess Michaela, with many calling for her to be beheaded by more competent characters like Duchess Edna or Duke Eli. This widespread exasperation has led some to drop the series entirely. While a minority of readers defend the dark and frustrating storyline as a necessary "PLOT TWIST" inherent to a civil war narrative, the overwhelming consensus is that the heroes are too passive and the plot holes too glaring, turning a once-favorite story into an exhausting read.
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- summary_verification: unverified

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Reader reception for the current arc has soured dramatically, with a prevailing sentiment of frustration and disappointment.

### Spoiler summary
Reader reception for the current arc has soured dramatically, with a prevailing sentiment of frustration and disappointment. Many commenters feel the story is becoming "dumber and dumber," criticizing the plot for dragging with "unnecessary" developments and "bs." The central point of contention is the perceived lack of logic, specifically the laughably lax palace security that allows King Cayden to be repeatedly poisoned without basic countermeasures like food tasters. This has led to accusations that the author is forcing the "evil plot to work" at the expense of believability, causing the kingdom to appear on the verge of collapse from internal incompetence alone. Several readers express disillusionment by unfavorably comparing the series to the author's previous work, "Light and Shadow," which they recall as having more purpose. The audience's anger is directed at the "insane" villain, Princess Michaela, with many calling for her to be beheaded by more competent characters like Duchess Edna or Duke Eli. This widespread exasperation has led some to drop the series entirely. While a minority of readers defend the dark and frustrating storyline as a necessary "PLOT TWIST" inherent to a civil war narrative, the overwhelming consensus is that the heroes are too passive and the plot holes too glaring, turning a once-favorite story into an exhausting read.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Golden Time #87](/series/golden-time-0303c5/chapter-87)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/golden-time-0303c5

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