dramaddictedsince2008

Dropped at episode 11. WTF is this. Too toxic.

Hi! Is there a lot of romance, and is the novel HE or SE? Thanks :*

I really enjoyed this! And the final love confessions were perfect! I loved that both, especially FL, went back to her old self. The whole audit plot was not that credible, in real life she would have been off the team the moment he joined the company cause of their relatioship. Plus they were not being very discrete about how close they were outside of work, so how come evil guy didn't suspect way before. But a part from that, strong drama.

Did they ask a short drama director to direct this. And don't let me start on the writing. T_T

Do you think they are together or not? The intense staring has not the same impact as before the kiss, in my opinion. Before it was building up to something, now it makes me wonder if they are a bit unsure about what they want for their future. Or are they both very shy? Is it only me?

This looks like the typical: "I like waffles" "Why do you hate pancakes?!?!?" situation. Where did I ever try to trample with people free will. I was talking about something else entirely. T_T Goodbye.

It's cultural, I guess. But at least let's agree that 18-28 is not the same as 28-38, 28-38 not the same as 38-48 and so on. My point is that pairing teens and adults in romance settings (is some cases with lots of intimacy too, not here I know) has implications on how a certain age gap is viewed and accepted in a certain society. It's not about professionalism or whatever, it's just that a teen and an adult are not the same, science tells us so. Some teens are more mature, some teens have been working since childhood, you are right, but nevertheless not all teens in that society are. In some cultures child marriage is OK, for instance. Having that represented in that specific country movies is on one hand showing reality as it is, but it's also somehow validating that specific social model over and over. I don't have a problem with this drama and I try not to judge other cultures, but some of the things you all are saying are not really answering to my initial comment. You don't need an actress or actor of the same age of fictional characters, you need someone that looks that age and world is full of people that look younger, or older. The fact people are looking into their real ages proves my point, people look at those things and somehow considers them OK or not. The more you normalize something the more people will consider that OK. Even in a cultural setting where that is not considered OK at a specific moment in time. It's very easy to switch people views on certain things. Mine was simply a tentative to reflect about social implications of these kind of choices. We are all here to share our views on a drama we're watching and in my case enjoying. Not sure why you think I'm trying to impose my view on others? I'm just expressing my view.

Drama is good, acting is great, but they could have casted also a younger man who looked a bit older to give a chance also to a new male actor, no? I still think that there is a bit of a problem in the industry globally. As a woman, I wish the movie industry and the whole world was a safer place for teen girls. As a viewer, I like variety so I can understand when the age gap brings value to the story and it's showcased in the proper way, but here honestly it could have been avoided and it feels a bit like an empty trope (again, questioning the choice in the novel not the controversy). Still watching btw, cause drama is good. But I think it's still interesting to discuss the social topic.

I'm a bit confused cause there is no reason why the FL should be young from a plot perspective (talking character not actress for a moment). It would have been more realistic for her to be older, considering her level of craft. It takes years to perfect a craft, so why was it necessary for her to be very young? Talking about the controversy about the actress' age. I believe they should stop pairing teens with adults, it's way too widespread not to reflect about the implications. It somehow make such age gaps more acceptable in real life (you will notice most of the time the girl is the younger one). Exceptions exist, but normalizing such gaps when the girl is barely legal makes you wonder... is there an agenda in the movie industry? Not only Chinese industry, of course!!! This is probably even more common in other countries. Last thing, let me vent... next to her the ML looks much older compared to other recent dramas he starred in. T_T

I really like this drama takes place in the past! And I can't wait for all the secrets to unfold!

Not really. And I feel he doesn't get it either, cause he doesn't seem to want revenge but just to have her around him to vex her a bit before trying to get back together... but maybe it's just me.

I don't get why he's so angry. Well, he actually isn't otherwise he would not behave like that when drunk and he would not worry for every little thing or be jealous... It's like they're both acting as if they were angry when they're clearly not and can't wait to be back together. It's a bit confusing. They should just be forgiving with their younger selves and get back together already.

There is something not fully convincing about this drama, but I cannot pin point what!

Isn't she wearing a bit too much make up to be credible as a boy?

Is the novel HE of SE? thx

Why do I ship her with the SML... T_T they look much more in sync and she's spending more time with him than with her actual boyfriend...

In my opinion: first third is great, second third is very good, last third is pretty weak. Too much screen time dedicated to villains and the silly emperor. No angst, no further development of characters, and weird editing. I miss the poetry that the narration had in the first third. Ending on the battle field was not as dramatic as in other dramas, they could have ended with the return in the Lane or show us what would happen far in the future. And the alternative life... what was even that, leaving the last scene to Qi Min?? And I'm so sad they didn't show us the happy life of Royal Princess and the Headmaster in the main timeline. Neverthless one of my fav c-dramas and one that I will for sure rewatch many times in the future!

So the hickey happened when they met at the waterfall? But they didn't kiss there, they kissed when they separated. I don't know what happened around the mid of the series, but they started to have strange cuts and flashbacks to show things they could have showed earlier, like the gift of the swords. Why couldn't they show when it happened but as a flashback the episode after? Seemed like and editing problem.

I don't get the end of episode 28. Didn't she just leave? Why is she back randomly at the camp and injured?

Who leaked the show? I saw some clips and the subs were so shitty...