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Saaaaaaaaaaammmmeeee. Both of those shows *chef’s kiss* Unrivaled. Except Fated Hearts is a contender for me. I’m still going through it, but if the excellence keeps up it’ll be up there with TPoB and WDBtD. 😌

It was a good one! I had a few problems with it overall, but I really liked it 😊

🤦🏼‍♀️That was ridiculous and kind of amusing lol

Well obviously 😂 His “disguise”, if you can even call it, that was kinda pathetic. Like was he even TRYING to hide his identity 😂

10 episodes too late 😂 🤦🏼‍♀️ 🙇🏼‍♀️ How many episodes are out right now? 18?

Nope, apparently not 🙄 She’s still lying.

Yeah that was the minor drawback for LoSL for me. Didn’t like him shutting her out and locking her in the room at the end, and I also got frustrated with them keeping secrets from each other when they were hanging out at that little fishing village lol. I hate secret keeping and not communicating so much so why tf did I pick up LITC 🤣I blame myself.

👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻Second this one 💯 My second favorite drama under The Prisoner of Beauty

There is also Coroner’s Diary, The Prisoner of Beauty (my fave), I totally second Fated Hearts 💕(the rest of the episodes got released, I’m still watching) and When Destiny Brings the Demon is another favorite of mine. You might also like Legend of the Female General and Shadow Love, although LotFG doesn’t have a TON of steaminess, but LOTS of scenes with the leads. Wonderland of Love has a LOT of skinship and sensuality, and the leads have a tooon of screen time :)

Yeah that whoooole sequence of events after he carved her name on the rock and got hit by lightning was just one disappointment after another. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Not impressed at all. Basically I am here for the prettiness of the show and for the ML. It’s interesting that other folks say that the ML has been insincere… but if that’s the case wouldn’t he also have been struck by lightning when carving his own name? 🤔 Anyway, just a thought.

I appreciate your thoughts on the ML. It makes me sad. 😔

I mean can anyone blame him? 😂

There is also Wonderland of Love. A LOT OF FLIRTING, skinship and kisses (and at least one bath scene hehe). And literally their relationship starts as a friendly rivalry, so there is a LOT of banter. And the leads have a ton of screen time.

If that’s the case, then that’s too bad.

I have never watched one before, so it’s good to know lol

I think the point is that there are people here who can understand where the FL is coming from (I can’t anymore), but others who can’t understand (🙋🏼‍♀️). The fact of the matter is that both sides make valid points, and the show doesn’t spell things out. It leaves things open for interpretation, and so people ARE going to interpret things differently. While I am in the pool of people who are seriously struggling with the FL, I can also respect that a LOT of other people here do not share that same view. That is okay. Life would be boring if everyone thought the same.

Eh, sure I guess? I think they’re dumbing down the ML, and her for that matter. Maybe he could have considered the possibility that she was not wearing an illusion as a female because she could have been wearing one when she was a man. For someone who is so calculating, suspicious and intelligent, it doesn’t suit his character to not consider the possibility.

Yeah. It’s so unfortunate to waste such lovely visuals with poor storytelling. O well.

Yeah and it was so disappointing with episode 13 because when JBZ asked her directly to be honest with him, her only private thought was “I can’t tell you the truth yet.” Like WHY NOT? I know that we can make those assumptions about her reasons, but fuck - that was a great opportunity for the writers to walk us through her thought process that just got wasted. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Another missed opportunity was when she was talking to 27. They basically still solidified their plan to use him for the GMD after recognizing that JBZ had fallen for her. “Your plan worked. He has fallen for you.” and “Let’s wait until he calms down and joins forces with us.” Woooowww. just wooow. 🤦🏼‍♀️I am really, really struggling to like her character right now or to even care that she is dying. All this wasted potential in the writing is doing this show a horrible disservice in my mind.

Also, if they are truly dumbing down the ML for the sake of drama then that is very, very unfortunate. The lack development and characterization is seriously a letdown. 😔The other dumb thing is that JBZ knows that she is after the GMD (like everyone else…) He knows that she has a spiritual vein. It makes no sense for them to make him dumb for the sake of needless drama. The visuals are stunning though.

So I am still working my way through episode 13 and I am even more convinced than before that JBZ had figured out who she is - or, at the very least, he suspects it. With JBZ witnessing MY being accused of being Ming Xian, having 27, the other evidence being presented that she’s Ming Xian, and some of his subtle expressions as he is navigating it… I really think he is putting the pieces together. I am also watching the scene of them crossing the bridge, and I just have this gut feeling with his somber expression that he suspects that he will get struck by lighting trying to carve her name into the rock. He totally knows what is coming. And also with her asking the rock what will happen if she is NOT Ming Yi… his face became more soft, at least before some hurt set in. And then he went ahead and carved it anyway, after asking her, “Are you worried that I will kill you if I know the truth? If I cannot ascertain your identity, I will be in trouble.” Then he carved her name, got struck by lightning and said, “I knew it.” 💔 😭 Like ALL of the signs point to him putting the pieces together. After all of that, how could he not have figured it out given how smart he is? Also, I am so fucking sad for JBZ. What a poignant scene. “After I left the Sunken Abyss, this is my first time wanting to trust someone. I’m an idiot. Since the beginning, you’ve lied to me…Everyday you watch as you toy with my feelings. In your mind, I’m just a fool. No matter what it is that you want, I’ve made it up to you with this ritual.” OUCH. And seriously, after that scene I 💯 get why people are angry that she is continuing to lie through her teeth. I just dropped my rating because any understanding I had for the FL went right out the window after watching the ritual. But I digress. I know I am several episodes behind so you all probably have information that I don’t, but at this point JBZ is either dumb, in deep deep denial, or he has figured out who she is. I don’t get, after all of that build up to the ritual, how he still could not have figured it out.

You might like Fated Hearts if you liked TPoB!! TPoB is my favorite Asian drama of all time, and I am LOVING Fated Hearts. The show just finished airing, and I am only on episode 12. It’s great and a LOT of people who loved TPoB also loved that one. The feel of both shows are very similar.

I wish this one had a few more episodes, too. I loved how well the leads complemented each other and balanced each other out. Gah. I love this show so much, but I’m afraid to rewatch it because I don’t wanna get sick of it 😂