Lizzy

Me too! I don’t get it either 😂

WEEEEEELLLLL……… 😂Not at the end of season 1. If you watch Seaosn 2 then yes… but others will say that season 2 was a disappointment even with the HE. If you want me to give you more details I can. I personally didn’t mind season 2, even though the first season was better.

I wonder how long the deception and secrets will last for 🤔That’s my only reservation with this show. Those clips though 🔥 🔥 🔥 🥵

Mmmmmmhmmm. His costumes and hair style in this show 👌🏻Yes please. Very fine, indeed.

I’m curious as to who doesn’t think any Cdrama ML looks better with the silver hair? 😂

Not sure how far you’ve gotten, but…
“Have you… visited my soul manor?”
“Yes. A lot.”
🤣

Yeah, I see the distinction you’re making. A lot of old traditional American movies, for example, romanticize non-consensual sex. I guess my main point is that some people may look at the ML’s behaviors in this show and find it romantic (🙋‍♀️) while others don’t. People connect with fictional narratives from the lens of their own internal experiences / desires, and tales of fiction provide a safe place to do that. 🤷🏼‍♀️

So I totally get why some people would be troubled by some of the themes in this one. I also think those who are NOT troubled by these parts are also valid. Sometimes spontaneous, sad, angsty, angry passion is someone’s cup of tea. It’s mine. I prefer that sometimes than to stilted, guarded love where someone is too afraid to act out of raw, passionate emotion. There’s no need to shame people who have different tastes in romance than you. We watch these shows to escape reality and to be able to safely fantasize about things that otherwise may be considered problematic or even criminal “in real life”. How many of your favorite fictional characters have taken coldhearted revenge on someone? Unapologetically killed someone? Assaulted someone for the “right” reasons? Or gave up the lives of a lot of other people just to save one person? Everyone has their stuff. It’s the beauty of fiction.

I dunno how far you got into it, but I remember struuuuuuggling for like the better part of the first third of the show. For me it picked up later on, and seeing that I rated this show at like an 8 I must have REALLY liked the last half or something lol.

Yup! Happy ending 😄

Well that depends on what you mean by “getting together”… they get married before episode 10 (6, I think? Maybe 8). Their marriage is arranged, so they don’t like or trust each other in the beginning. The mutual trust grows steadily into mutual respect / understanding and then love. There isn’t really a concrete time they “get together” because technically they always are together. If you’re thinking “getting together” like consummating their marriage and having sex, well that doesn’t happen until around episode 30 - 32… although they try earlier but get interrupted 😂 So yeah. The love and affection for each other is there loooonng before they consummate their marriage though. Its truly a beautiful story. No break ups, no love triangles… lovely communication and maturity. TPoB is my favorite Asian show.

It’s amazing - one in my top 2 favorite romances of all time. For some reason I thought you were watching it already 😂

Yeah I’m not the biggest fan of rushed endings like that. While I wished for more time in the modern world, I didn’t have any trouble believing that the ending was happy. Considering they were in love in three other lifetimes and were Soul Bonded, it isn’t that much of a stretch to assume that they will have that soul connection in the modern world (4th lifetime) as well 😊

I also didn’t mind the amnesia plots as much in this one because of how well they were handled. The FL on some level recognized that the ML was not what she was told he was, and the plot moved right along. And later the ML was intrigued by the FL right away. It was lovely seeing them chase each other a little bit and not as much angst as I was expecting.

CDramas with no amnesia plots:
- The Prisoner of Beauty (best)
- Wonderland of Love
- The Coroner’s Diary
- Moonlight Mystique (I think? If there was one it was so minor that I forgot about it)
- Legend of the Female General
- A Journey to Love
- Destined
- Blossom
- Blossoms in Adversity
- The Rebel Princess
- The Double
- Love Like the Galaxy
- Story of Minglan
- Legend of Shen Li (❤️)

😊

Hey you might want change your post to include spoilers fyi. But yeah, I wish that we had more time in the modern world :( And in the mortal world. Ah well.

Unfortunately FoE isn’t on Netflix for us US folks. 😔 Just looked.

Oh my heart 💔 I can’t believe she died! Nooooooooooooo!!! Everything hurts 💔 (Episode 22). Also can we take a moment to appreciate the badass sisterhood, the fact that the ML has FRIENDS who are girls??? And they all look out for each other? And the ML is also grieving the loss of a girl friend? 😭 Dammit. Fuck fuck fuck. The ML and FL’s acting is CRUSHING me. 💔

I am not a fan of dragged out lies, miscommunication and keeping secrets *side eyes the synopsis*, so I’ll probably keep an eye on this one and see what others say about it before picking it up. Some footage I have seen of this one looks spicy 🔥

I am still enjoying this one very much despite my small issues with it. It’s super fun watching his range of acting. He’s a delight 😊