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In regards to the "age gap being obvious" comments, i don't think it's a dig on the actors' looks but more the vibe being portrayed as an accumulation of looks and way too realistic acting. DYX perfected the teenage love portrayal here so his actions come off as that including the kind of pure love his character is meant to have while victoria's portrayal is more of a general falling in love where it's not too stoic but not first love; it's more the look of someone who went thro alot but is now content so it's not meshing well with the teenager act. that's why the gap feels obvious here and sort of off-putting to root for. it's not their fault but the character's settings; WY's growth thro tragedy should've toned down the teenage act a bit and that would've been more charming for someone of CY's maturity honestly but i think that's why her just liking him right now at his stage of development makes more sense than being in love but the growth is too slow making the overall vibe this weird. i guess the last few episodes will show that development and the resulting vibe will be fixed but the damage is already done and the audience will be lost by then which wouldn't have been an issue if this was a story revolving around the FL's journey (this is the vibe it's giving now) and not a romance drama with a title "FIGHT for LOVE". it's not fitting as this is a too political and lukewarm vibe so the expectations held for the drama were not met and disappointing for some. What's sad is that the vibe wanted from this story is by the end rather than throughout the story if not at least mid but we can't always expect the best outcome. I for one had higher expectations cz DYX's former romance centred dramas were well done but honestly can't say the same for victoria cz she's better for less romantic roles and that's just where her skills shine so no harm in admitting that.

yh he says little brother but then cousin so i got confused. Plus i looked over the trailers again and u're right thank god a triangle doesn't happen but a fight for the throne still might be the result.even if the minister's daughter doesn't side with her dad, i don't think the crown prince would accept an end with the minister's bloodline in on the throne so he won't end the series with giving his role to his cousin even if he kills the minister.

it's such a cliche to have the brothers in a triangle with the FL, since she's originally the CP and falls for the ML again (so zero chance for the borther to attempt anything) i hope they don't make the brother a real rival and become the final boss out of revenge and jealousy but a genuine friend in on the body switching as well

is the minister crazy? the ML was obviously at his last thread of sanity and informing him of his monstrous actions in order for his daughter to be the consort and gain more power was the right choice? sure u stopped him from killing himself but what will stop him from slitting ur daughter's throat? will u have someone following him every step including the bridal chamber? never seen a villain so bold with his plans that he expects the ML not to lose his mind and kill everyone (no one left that he loves so what'll stop him?) Nope this must be ruse created by his father to make him stornger and the minister offered to be the villain cz who'd want their advesary to become stronger?

yes it's not that she looks old but her acting gives off an older person vibe which i guess is what they wanted portrayed cz DYX is portraying the younger guy vibe too well too and that's why the chemistry isn't a good as previous matches for these 2. The girl's too stiff in terms of romance and the guy's too love blind which are part of their character writing but not this central and it's making the show blander than expected. What's sad is the way strong female characters are being portrayed in a way where they have this weird mental block towards romance or colder than normal these days. If they act more in love they'd be ridiculed as too love centric and unrealistic and if too cold then it's way too bland and unrealistic again. Strong Generals can balance love and duty without it looking like it's one or the other and yet it's rarely portrayed that well. "legend of the female general" was a good mix but other come off as stiff like here or too much elsewhere

i don't get the hate on the new plot. Are we not bored of rebirth stories that are downplayed or ruined cz of china's regulations? i never expected a rebirth story here anyways so at least this change is better than her prophetically dreaming or gone thro some mysterious event or some other cliche. And a ML who went thro a tragic event in present timeline that leads to her falling is better her than falling for him thro the previous timeline where his experiences aren't the same cz she changed them. At least that's my opinion for this story but rebirth stories are better elsewhere too.

i think the dating happened during the time he pretended to be his brother cz she had a crush on him and not do ha which is why her hate for him is worse and cz she ends up realizing she liked him of course but what he did ruined her memories.

ep 3 begining is so freaking adorable I'm gushing. The way he was rambling so much was so cute and obvious ahhhhh. Whoever caused the separation of this adorable duo later on in the show needs a slap.

The trailer’s angst was forbidden love and society deeming them dirty and so on so it might be that they’ll focus on that as opposed to the novel then. But I get what u mean.

Umm been wondering why ppl don’t want romance in historical dramas, yes it gets boring to just have a romantic focus cz love isn’t everything but is it so bad to want companionship in the form of love? A person’s journey expands their physical and emotional capacity whether it’s good or bad. Having friends is nice but a romance offers more as well so I don’t get the hate on him getting a FL. It’d actually be sad and lonely for someone as powerful and possibly ending as immortal without falling in love once in a while.

The FL ends up regretting marrying the brother cz she falls for the ML and the angst is that society won’t see their love as pure and whatnot. Is it really that much of an issue? She married him post death so no consummation so the marriage should be void anyways. Plus it’s the “brother’s wife”, technically many have married brother’s widows, at least it wasn’t the father’s concubine or something like how princes marry them post getting the throne. So o don’t see the issue society would find in them other than initial dislike/discomfort and who cares!!! U’re fighting death threats and famiky eradication, a little scandal would not matter. I hope the angst won’t be too long like “Yummy Yummy” did

They should’ve just gone the way the anime did instead of giving us the past lives first knowing they’ll be sad endings. Now if they make the modern version, there won’t be much to tell and it’ll be a mess even if it’s a happy closure to the stories. How to go into this knowing it’ll be a brutal last arc. I hate that they gave the prequel first too making us love the father only to watch his bitter change here so instead of hating him, it’s just sad for the both of them.

is this really zero romance? it feels like a wasted potential when it's so amazing with everything so far. he softens up along the way cz of his friendships and so on; a romance would add to that and this actor is a so good in portraying that.

the prequel for the parents will explain why he the way he does here but not too important for the progress of the story

this is gonna be cliche but i have a feeling the grandfather found out the son in law is the one behind the accident and shifted the blame on the kid to cover up the crime cz he doesn't want it out. the grandmother might've not known tho but suspected over the years and now wants wooju to get his rightful seat for his father but won't uncover the truth cz of the company's rep so atleast he can get his spot if not revenge. BUT IT WAS SO OBVIOUSLY NOT AN ACCIDENT. Wooju would've realized if he didn't feel guilty but from the flashback, the truck swerved to the car's lane not the other way around and meri's dad might've noticed something wrong and killed on his way home away from the police station either by the grandfather to cover it up or by the son in law to make sure no one knows

So the one to save the realm has to have spiritual veins and been poisoned by the heavenly grief and automatically the ML thinks he’s the only one to sacrifice? Does he not know his wife by now? I hope they don’t go with him breaking up to save her from heartbreak and she ends up helping him at the end and forgiving him for hiding the truth. I hope this time he tells her “ I need to do this to save the world and my poison already relapsed” and she tells him “are u stupid, u go alone u die, we both go and we might survive this. Did u forget I got poisoned too?” I swear protagonists with hero complex need to chill.

Since the drama’s changed, how did the transition from eldest lady to like own another happen? Was it early on or much later after he gets a legitimate marriage candidate that incites her jealousy? ( I’m sure he liked her first ) her problem would be changing brotherly love to romantic

So the empress is the bitch that abandoned her son and used someone else to deceive the emperor and he blames that innocent child and her father? Karma would be JBZ rejecting the family and fighting for jixing after being cured. He has zero compassion for them and they deserve it. They mistreated the one person who was loyal to them and expect to be treated better by a son who hates higher realms ppl? Dream on. Those assholes deserve to fall from their pedestal.

So… what are the cps even if they’re subplot? It seems to be rabbit and TLY / ML and physician or is it bromance like fangs of fortune?

yes but it gave situ ling time to get the ingredient needed for her to make the cure that led to him threatening to kill JBZ if she doesn't marry him. Ppl like him that don't take the hint after multiple rejections are not a threat directly but they love to manipulate shit behind the scenes to get what they want. it's hard to predict his actions but saying he will always be a friend and to live for himself is not the way to go. He literally force fed her his blood AND told her while confessing his feelings "i saved your life, you appreciate that don't you" and moving closer to her like a creepy foreshadowing that he will get his favor from her. So many red flags from this guy and at least a strong rejection is better than a gentle let down that gives hope to these delusional men. Anyways so far we might say it's not that bad but marrying him to save ur guy? for real? u think he'll happily give u the one thing to save his love rival AFTER causing his poison to relapse? u'd save more time by stealing it and run off