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I only watched 1 trailer when I saw some hype for this over in the Blossom comment section, and the the trailer was a bit more on the normal serious side so I was a bit disappointed and confused when I saw the comedy genre tag listed first.
I like comedic moments but generally I am not a fan of stuff that puts comedy first.

But I decided to give this a try anyway since I did like the trailer and I have enjoyed it quite a bit so far (ep 7). It's lighthearted and silly at times but there is also an actual plot and interesting stuff going on.

I've watched a few episodes and I'm enjoying it so far but before I watch any more, knowing this has multiple seasons and is still not "complete" how is the ending of this season? Like is it completely abrupt or is there at least an arc that ends in a way thats at least partially satisfying?

Does anyone know the century/era/dynasty this is based in?

It's not about it being good or bad, but the "marriage of convenience" tag implies they get together before they fall for each other or at least before expressing their feelings, which isn't the case for this drama.

It's a specific trope so the tag is misleading

Oh duh 🤣 Thanks!

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but is there another name for the "nine layer purple" flower? like an english name or the latin name? i tried googling but only got results for the drama/novel and not the flower/plant itself.

Thanks for sharing 😊

Did anyone else watch the kiss scene from the opening credits 15 times in a row the first time they saw it?
The shot composition is just gorgeous & this drama is so consistently visually stunning.

I felt like things started going downhill when they started deviating from the novel's plot. It got better when they got back on track but then it got meh again. They had too much time spent on the 2nd leads at once.

SPOILERS FOR THE ENDING:
i think it would have better if they didn't do that "redo" of killing the resentful woman, and had just managed to kill her while saving everyone. This would have allowed more time to flesh out the "real world" ending. & I do wish there was more build up and payoff of of Zi Qi being the author.
Like I said I did like it, but it was so sudden.

The first majority of this drama hooked me while it was still airing, and it even got me into binging a ton of other cdramas while waiting for it to finish. But I felt let down by the 2nd half of the show (excluding the ending- which i actually liked for the most part).

I haven't watched a whole lot of cdramas yet but this has instantly become one of my favorites.
I originally gave this a shot because I was looking for a romance to watch and this has that genre listed, but it leans much more into the family feels. (There is still the love story between the leads- but it doesn't exactly feel like a "romance")

While there were some plotlines I felt didn't need to be there, I liked how well everything progressed. For the most part, motivations, actions, and consequences made sense and fell into each other and there was nothing that felt too distractingly contrived.

As far as acting and production go some could have been better but overall I don't have any major complaints. I will say there is an audio queue that they use in tense situations that sounds excactly like the start of Circus by Britney Spears and it cracked me up every time i heard it

If you like anime and haven't seen it yet, Wind Breaker is pretty good so far and a season 2 is already confirmed! (talking about the JPN anime/manga, there is a KR webtoon with the same name but it's unrelated and I have no idea what that one is even about lol).

whoa! overall i really like the cast, especially Chae SooBin as SangAh

I tried the first ep not really knowing what the show is about other than knowing it's really popular. I guess this is supposed to be "black comedy" but the acting and background music often felt at odds to me, like the scene at the end felt acted in an emotional or serious way but the music wanted me to think it was actually a comedy scene. Not for me, especially knowing the ending disappointed a lot of watchers.

It's because of broadcasting rules that happened for a few years (assuming they are no longer in effect since I don't see it anymore). If I recall correctly, they made rules that certain broadcasters couldn't interrupt shows with ads anymore (or something like that) so to get around it, the companies just cut the episodes in half. So they were technically separate episodes and they could air ads in between them.

I think this would be a decent explanation. Since she's already in the past it would take her back to the likely furthest possible point, being the day they first met (or perhaps even earlier but we'll have to wait and see).

I agree. He is always going to fall for her when he meets her, and subsequently will want to protect and save her even if he knows he will die at the killers hands eventually. From Sol's perspective the only way to prevent that is to make it so they never meet. People are mad at her but she's only human and if someone you loved died multiple times due to them protecting you, you would at least consider doing the same that she did given the chance.

I for one don't actually mind if he lost all his memories. I think it's pretty cute that he's fated to fall in love with her no matter when or where they first meet, whether it's as high school seniors or adults in their 30s.

I do hope the next episode will explain what exactly she changed/messed with in the past, because if it was *only* the first meeting and nothing else, then many other things wouldn't make sense. Particularly how she avoided the accident and how she became friends with Taesung, since they weren't friends in the original timeline. They waited until the very end of the episode to reveal that Sunjae is alive but never met Sol in the new timeline, so I do think we'll get more explanations next episode. This show has a habit of doing that already.

I definitely have a lot of questions and I think the pacing could have been better but I liked ep 13 and I'm crossing my fingers that the next 3 episodes wrap up nicely.

Edit: I also disagree that this drama in going in circles too much or that it should have been shorter. I actually wish it was a little bit longer. Do I find it frustrating sometimes? Yes but in a good way that keeps me watching. It would have been boring imo if everything had resolved this episode.

The reporting about "R U Next?" has stated that this is not meant to be I-LAND 2, it's a different program.