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Lol. The good ole amnesia trope. I have seen it in enough K and C dramas to last a life time.

She was literally a Kpop idol. Actors act. There were moments that called for serious emotion and she didn’t deliver on those either.

I unfortunately have to agree. Ding did a great job in this role. VS struggled with delivering the right emotion in almost every scene. She has basically the same look no matter if she’s happy or sad. Great example is when the high princess throws herself off the cliff. Ding does a better job showing emotion for her than she does showing for the princess. You can tell she was struggling to create a sad face. They did her no favors having her follow behind that amazing performance of Joe Chen. I want to see VS in something else before I judge her talent. This role just wasn’t a good fit for her.

I hate when that happens. The first two episodes did a great job setting up the plot. Great premise and the leads delivered on chemistry. Hope it delivers. Could be one of my favorites if they play this right.

I have.

Agreed. I think they missed opportunity to bring everyone back together in one scene. My head cannon is that those couples were married. They also alluded to Chun and Song Shilan getting together at some point. So I guess everyone is doing well.

Just finished. No spoilers. Just going to say Joe Chen owned. Now that’s one helluva actress.

Watched first episode. Really good start. Male and female leads pulled me right in. Nice mix of humor and romantic tension. That kiss. Wow.

How many people died while he stood, blankly staring at her before answering?

Thinking same. Waiting for all five sister-in-laws to show up on the battlefield. This show is just ludicrous at times.

Not really. Hated the amnesia plot. Just missed FL from S1. I like the actress who played the FL but I liked her better when she was the bad ass we saw at the beginning of S1.

Really enjoyed this. Showed the cycle created by domestic abuse and the crime of being a passive witness. It made sense that their plan went off the rails with the elaborate body disposal and cover up. They aren’t real criminals. With all the picture evidence of abuse he kept on his phone, I wonder if they would have been better off claiming self defense after he attacked Eun Su. Hui Su saved her life and there was enough evidence to show he was the attacker at that point. I guess they were too locked into their plan to change it. Once they buried the body and tried the cover up, I knew they would go to jail in the end. At least they didn’t do much time in prison, so the husband’s abuse was considered. Overall 8.5/10. Loved the acting. It got a bit unbelievable with the crazy police sister and look alike in the end but good watch.

Only one episode today?

That’s not what she’s playing in the story. According to the story she’s playing a young woman who is only three years older than the male lead who is supposed to be in his early 20s. So at most she’s a 25 year old. I actually think it would have been a better story if she were playing an actual mature widow in her late 30s/ early 40s who falls for a 20 year old. But that’s not the story we have been given. Not saying VS deserves to be hated but wanted to correct the record.

I think he’s doing a fabulous job acting. Like you said, you can dislike the story choices but he’s delivering on this character. He’s playing a young carefree warrior suddenly thrust to the head of his household and name. He basically took the position of his father, a position that would have likely gone to Wei Jun. Ding is doing a great showing a character that is clearly capable but is still burdened with the weakness of immaturity.

I like that they did a reset on the relationship. They get to do it right this time without all the baggage once they defeat Qi. I also think that Chu Yu and Wei Yun are at their best when they are fighting and working to save the kingdom. They we’re starting to look childish by not considering the impact of their relationship on their families. The other story that’s really interesting to me is that of the high princess and Hanmei. My bet is that he is not only a spy but a prince of Qi.

Technically they were telling the truth. They were not intimate in the sense of consummating their relationship. And she had accepted the divorce papers. The problem is they kept the truth from everyone. And I also think both were being childish and naive to think they would only be affected by this. Wei Yun as a man got off easy with the whipping but didn’t consider how a reputation loss would affect his sister in laws and their children. Chu Yun didn’t think about how it would tarnish her family name and even her sister and brother would suffer a loss of reputation.

You can definitely just watch S1 without watching S2 but you lose the happy ending.

I went with the assumption that she sees her husband in him and decided to help. It did kinda appear that the Qi assassin was moved by her help. Not sure if they will go there but it did seem something might happen romantically between the two. Maybe after she has the baby. It is odd that Wei would let his pregnant sister in law continue to have contact with an enemy assassin.

A decade?! How about almost 20 years older than AiMi. But Wu Jinyan and Wang Xingyue had great chemistry. And WJY is a much better actress than VS. The acting, chemistry and story allowed you to look pass the age gap in The Double. In this show, only Ding Yuxi is delivering.