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Of course, antagonists are important, but is there a need to watch romance and struggles of those villains? Well, not for me... 😅

I ended up mostly skip-watching the latest episodes. Honestly, who even cares about these side characters, who treated the FL and ML so horribly and caused them so much pain and injustice in both their first and second life?

Sure, I get it, some of them have "changed," but I still couldn't care less about Dou Ming and that wimp husband. I still love our leads, they are literally so adorable, but there are just too many irritating side characters hogging too much screen time right now.

Here’s hoping the story shifts its focus back to our leads soon…

Yoo Yeon Seok's acting performance in ep. 6 was so good! He's really good at emotional scenes. His eyes speak volumes!

As you can probably tell from my flood of comments, I’m mostly full of praise for this drama. However, there’s one particular scene in episode 13 that I did not like...

I’m curious if anyone else felt the same way or if I’m just being overly sensitive and critical lol Honestly, I’ve been pretty disappointed by most dramas this year, so I tend to get extra picky when a show that starts off strong starts to slip.

So let's just say, that's me being picky 👀

The scene I’m talking about is near the end of episode 13, when injured Dou Zhao emotionally ran to Song Mo after they spotted each other across the lake.

First off, the editing felt abrupt and sloppy. That cinematographic cut from them running toward each other to almost embracing each other was weird and felt cut off. The inconsistent hand positioning in the different angle cuts was distracting too.

And then there’s the intimacy between them in this scene. Are they really at the stage where they’d hold each other so closely like a casual couple? I don’t think so. I sincerely hope the show won’t skip the fun, thrilling buildup of them becoming a couple—the sparks, the tension, the emotional and physical closeness gradually developing. It would be such a shame to bypass all that and jump straight to a “comfortable long-term couple” vibe. Like a particular other drama I've watched recently ... >_>

So far, the drama has done an excellent job with these moments—except for this scene. It just felt unnatural to me.

Lastly, Dou Zhao was recently suspected of having an affair, so why would they run around in public, almost embracing each other? I know you’re head over heels for each other, but where y'all left your smart brains?

Okay, rant over 😂

So true, but I actually appreciate that they didn’t squeeze it into the later episodes like so many historical dramas do these days just for shock value.

I’m already bracing myself for the possibility that almost everyone will die, because, let’s be real, that’s just how historical C-dramas go. But I’d much prefer they avoid those last-minute, cheap shock deaths. That’s why I respect the way this one was handled. It didn’t feel rushed or forced.

Of course, who knows? Maybe the other characters will still meet their end in those typical dramatic twists… but I hope not!

Yes! The directing, editing and production are top-notch! I absolutely love how thoughtfully crafted some of the scenes are. The first-person shots, in particular, pull viewers right into the story, almost like a video game. This director has such a distinctive style that I really appreciate.

That sounded like an excuse to me! 😏 Their sizzling flirtations at the festival were undeniably intense and it seems our lady is worried she might be getting romantically entangled.

Lu Zheng 😭 Song Mo's father and his whole family side needs to die! If there is any forgiveness, than I will riot! They killed Lu Zheng!!!

She's doing a rather poor job of not getting involved with him haha

Oh tempting... but I will go on rather unspoiled because I enjoy this drama too much. But thanks 😊

We're one step closer to Song Mo's gray hair 👀 I don't think Song Mo got gray hair because of the poison, but because of sorrow, pain and emotional stress?

Why won't Dou Zhao admit she's the masked lady from the Granary Festival? Was their flirting so intense that she's trying to dodge responsibility for that night? lol

You know what I love about this drama? That the FL always comes for ML's rescue :D So refreshing haha

wtf is wrong with ML's father? Why does he treat his son like this? Is he really his real father?!

I didn’t expect Ji Yong to turn out to be such an intriguing character. I can’t quite figure him out yet. The character introductions and development so far, even for the supporting roles, have been so well done!

The leads are still in a cooperative relationship, but there’s never a dull moment when they’re on screen together. I love it when writers take their time to develop relationships of any kind—it really enhances the story.

Cool! Is than a new feature? I didn't even know about that! Thank you!

No, I had enough of poison this year.... but the hair thoooo 😂

I think Dou Zhao fell for white-haired, charismatic Song Mo just like we did. She can't give up on him and has flashbacks lol

I don't want Song Mo to go astray, but that white hair tho. Can we get it back, pretty pls? 😂

My gosh! I absolutely loved episode 10—it was a masterpiece! Honestly, I wasn’t completely sold on this drama at first, but it just keeps getting better and better!

“Even loyal subjects would end up in unjust death. Then why shouldn’t I turn into the very traitor and villain they fear?”

This line gave me chills! Such a powerful moment—I’m obsessed!