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I've recently noticed that cool and friendly supporting female characters is a common thing about most JLFX novels and I love that so much. The female rivalry trope barely happens irl or at least doesn't happen as much as dramas love it lol we gals prefer being pals most of the times. I mean I have experienced disliking so many other girls in my life that I ended up being friends with It's actually pretty relatable, and also superior in any way to one dimensional b!tchy 2nd fl who hates the main girl and only exists bc the writers need to somehow drag the show lol...I always feel bad for actresses who get to play these shallow characters

I thought about it too

Esther actually really sexy as dfqc and I will give credit where it's due WHD keeps surprising me in this drama with the acting he's really good :) Oh and the brothers' stories and the villain are all actually really interesting, hope they give us emotional stuff later. AND today's episodes where funny as hell some of you ppl don't know how to have fun UNCLENCH please

Oh also I think we need to start talking about the motion art in the opening that is GORGEOUS

It's not released yet idk the title but i know the singer is Faye

Omg exactly you are so right. People just automatically assume female characters who are cutsy are stupid but if you actually watch the show without being biased, you can see that xlh is FAR from dumb. People think cute and wise/strong CAN'T coexist in a woman lol

I feel dumb af I just realized that the dreamlike scenes in which Orchid is in the deserted piece of snowy land with the tree is a visual metaphor for her slowly melting his icy cold soul I'm crying rn that is so beautiful 😭 my stupid brain kept thinking what those scenes had to do with the story lol. This drama is very classic fairytale-esque my cheesy self loves it saur much

whatever that makes you sleep at night lol

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omg exactly I've been thinking about this for sooooo long. Most of Asian drama fans are straight girls that's why everyone hates female characters and actresses soooo much when they've done literally nothing wrong while overlooking every shitty thing male characters do like???? Someone down below commented how fl here has not s3x appeal bc she's whiny and cutsy and I was like lmfao no honey I as a bi woman LOVE this kind of a girl . Women who aren't filled with internalized misogyny or are actually attracted to women NEVER say this kind of a shit about other women, it's obvious whose opinion is biased and whose is not.

omg exactly I've been thinking about this for sooooo long. Most of Asian drama fans are straight girls that's why everyone hates female characters and actresses soooo much when they've done literally nothing wrong while overlooking every shitty thing male characters do like???? Someone down below commented how fl here has not s3x appeal bc she's whiny and cutsy and I was like lmfao no honey I as a bi woman LOVE this kind of a girl . Women who aren't filled with internalized misogyny or are actually attracted to women NEVER say this kind of a shit about other women, it's obvious whose opinion is biased and whose is not.

It's because YSX is usually really good with this kind of a character and here she's actually the main character and the drama focuses more on her rather than making her a mere love interest. It also creates a really funny dynamic lol

Yeah you're right maybe I shouldn't have dictated ppl on what they should or shouldn't watch, I'm gonna edit that part out. I usually do NOT bother with people having different opinions on stuff at all and am very pro freedom of speech but it's hard to not get mad when you see ppl complain all the time whenever there's any sign of Esther Yu .... It's the prejudice and bias against pure gentle female characters and all that annoys me so much. People demonize this archetype so much even when there's nothing wrong with the character. She isn't dumb here and has not have done anything stupid or noticeably questionable for everyone to hate her this much.

I believe little Orchid will grow into a stronger girl without losing her personality and kindness and proves all the whiney woman haters that a girl like her CAN be strong and special in her own way like Leyan from The long ballad.

See? THIS is the problem here...Y'all love putting women in a limited number of boxes and label them like if she has this and that characteristic it means she's annoying and if she's like this and that she's strong and cool. Never want to buy the fact that women can have different personalities and still be worthy of us hearing their stories. Also the entire THEME for this drama is based on a bid big bad bad guy and the nicest little girl falling in love, like that's the whole POINT. If she was strong and cool the comic moments wouldn't be there. Also wth do you mean she doesn't have sexual appeal?? Why do you think every woman has to be the same way you want her to be to be considered desirable lol... both YSX and her character here are feminine and beautiful in their own way. ALL women CAN be beautiful and desirable in their own ways, someone wants to be fierce and strong, someone masculine, someone feminine, someone kind and gentle etc...Non of these make them any less worthy of being heard and represented on screen

You all simp over male characters who are being abusive manipulative pieces of sh!t all the god damn time but the main female character being cutsy and having a cutsy voice is THIS unbearable and unacceptable for you??? Never flipping ever in my life have I seen people complain about characters that are actually awful people or as much as everyone is having problems with the fl here???
Little Orchid is kind and that's her specialty. Not every single woman has to swing swords, be a genius or cold and fierce to be cool lol.
plus, saying this again, Yu Shuxin always uses her own voice in dramas bc directors and producers find it good and suitable for the characters she usually plays and that won't change no matter how much you cry about it lmao. She has talent for voice acting too and has actually dubbed cartoon characters as well. This isn't a very serious drama as as y'all know they even made a donghua targetting mostly kids so just stop being bitchy about the female lead

I'm just gonna get it together once forever for people who keep commenting about it: The FL is the PROTAGONIST of the drama, which means the show is mostly about HER and HER journey and she gets the most screentime, that's her personality, that is her IDENTITY and she can't and won't completely change it. Also, that's the actress's actual voice and she WON'T change it throughout this drama minus the body swap parts so if you find her annoying bc she is kind and nice or find her voice squeaky nasal childish screechy blah blah blah, know that it will NOT change, character development yes but a 180 change?? NO! Her personality shapes part of her identity as i said and I don't think it'd be a good for the plot to become someone else

watched a bunch of spoiler videos and boy oh boy this is seemingly gonna get EXCITING AS HELL

MDL stands for misogynist d*** lovers

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