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Are you sure Ahn Jae Wook is not going to injure himself for ep 39?

I just want to laugh. Like honestly. I have been on MDL the last 2 days talking about Liu Hao Cun and you know what.

And since I just finished Youthful Glory and Be Passionately in Love guess I am here for the action

And not the romance. Or kiss. Notice I said kiss. Not even kisses.

I am just laughing at myself for starting this. Or contemplating starting this.

The action and writing better be worth it.

It was the abruptness. It went from the King going for a walk in the market to boom the leads having dinner with the daughter.

The camera usually does a pan out or a drone shot. With maybe a line on the screen. Then pan in to the scene.

The screen went from market. Then zoom; close up of the dinner.

Now that's abrupt. Its called bad directing. 6 year time lapse is not the issue. The issue is bad editing.

I watched ep 14-16. I literally cannot remember who Lady Inseon is. I watched it about 4 weeks ago and stopped.

Then you guys were speculating after the talisman and I repeated the market scene 3 times with the King and Gangcheol.

I cannot see where you guys saw the romance.

I also think that was one of the most abrupt out of place time lapse EVER. How did the director go from the market place to a 5 year old girl. That's a 6 year time leap.

What a crazy drama. You guys make me take too much notice now of the 2 leads expresssion. Bo Na does suit the suffering Joseon lady look. She should be a Queen. Or mistreated daughter in law. Or a victim of a framed crime or something.

Don't know what that means but I'd agree with you. In which case I would say " wow" in slightly horrified tones about the stylist taste. Or costume designer.

I am on episode 3. So the ML's flashbacks are flashbacks? And Li Qing Yue is a reincarnation or mortal reincarnation of Hua Ru Yue?

I mean... its a xianxia so all logic flies out of the window.

So Hua Ru Yue then reincarnates for the 2nd time and remembers her original name and personality? Hence the revenge because the romance went wrong the 1st time.

I still think this drama was filmed more than 3 years ago as the costumes looks dated like the Cdramas I watched a few years ago. Although the Esther Yu drama last year had those same sleeves. These pesky dangly bits.

Hahaha. You really expected logic?

I am now on ep 3. Yes I've noticed this too.

Its the ribbons on her cuffs. The costumes on the ML and all the same coloured red outfits without any embroidery on them.

The Nine Heavens guards or lower deity/soldiers look horrendous.

That's why I asked when this was filmed.

The wirework or rather the injuries on Xing Yue are very odd.

When was this drama filmed? That's became Qing Yue's current costume looks so dated. I've never seen Bai Lu look short and dumpy before. She has been so slim, willowly and glamourous in her other dramas.

Plus Chen Xin Hai and Liang Yong Qi are in the predictable secondary roles. For some reason he always looks so discontented and grouchy. Not very lovable. I never had any issues not supoorting him.

Poor you.

I have finished The Best Thing this morning and heading for Xiao Zhan in TLoZH. So I literally cannot be in a bad mood

O M G.

It sounds like those fantasy romance ebook by some wannabe authors.

I genuinely thank you for these details. I think this might honestly have surprised me. I thought I had become used to all Cdrama plots.

Apparently not.

When was this filmed please?

I am watching ep 1 then putting it on hold until more episode airs like 18 episodes.

Everyone died easily in historical times. In every country.

Isn't the male lead married?

Who are you expecting to fall in love?

Ok I'd bite. What the heck is a medicinal slave? It sounds so kinky I dare not start.

Not in one family or one lot of acquaintances.

Not even in real life. This is not proper logic or a feasible point.

Er I dropped it after the Queen was pregnant and she got better.

Then I put it on hold intending to marathon it but its now looking unlikely.

Is anyone able to summarise- no I don't need the full story- I just want clarification about what happened to the Queen/ how it happened, Yoon Gap vs what happened to Gang Cheol, did the King die or what and what apology ceremony?

Notice I didn't even ask about the romance. I guess I am deciding whether to watch ep 16.

And yes no spoiler comments about the personal guard. Like I read hints but no one actually said anything about the personal guard.

I am going to have to look for a Korean romance drama to watch now in June. This was my May pick. I ended up only watching The Eagle Brothers in May. Even the Tastefully Yours was disappointing so I dropped that too.

Side note after all the Liu Hao Cun comments and Western viewers expectations?

I'm an East Asian with very conservative values. Don't swear and actually don't expect wild bed scenes. So haven't been clamouring for hot steamy French kisses in any dramas.

However I do and have been fine with good kissing scenes that have been filmed well. Not too far. Not cold fish lips meetings for contact for 5 sec. Then mash for 5 sec.

So things can be done well. And tastefully. HOWEVER there are good actresses around in Cdramas. And good actresses who do kiss. Whether passionately or not.

LHC is 25. She obviously likes acting and shouldn't have tested the waters if she is not ready for a drama which based itself on a source material which potrays skinship in the relationship. Pick another drama.

However talking about the drama itself I actually dropped it because of the script. There were too many weird mind games or rather manipulative thoughts from both main characters. That's why I dropped it. Look, some of my favourite K and C dramas have almost no lip kissing scenes anyway. So I won't die without it. However I like a story that makes sense and so if a kiss scene is called for; I want it done well. I don't need gratituous sex or those comments calling for French kissing. I have seen these sort of comments in other threads. It made me cringe. That's why I don't watch Western shows.

Come on. This is a Cdrama. However " Be Passionately In Love" says it all.

Ehm I just want the ending. What happened in the end please? I dropped this after ep 5 and popped by the last few days. I started episode 1 about 3 days ago.

I kept reading so many comments about the lack of skinship that I just can't find the actual comments about episode 24.

May I know please? Yes I am that viewer. I want to know so I can never be tempted to watch it.

I am actually in an extremely mellow mood. I wanted to watch a romance series so that's why I picked Be Passionately In Love. After all the title looked promising. Long story short after episode 5 I went to rewatch The Best Thing. Now you guys know that series had too many kisses. So that's why I am in a mellow mood. I am now on ep 25 of 28. I will probably finish it today. Then will go back to ep 28 of The Legend of Xiao Zhan.

Wan An Yu does act well and can kiss. The Song Wei Long drama was a bust in May. But overall since I did watch The Prisoner of Beauty as well. May has been a very good month because some of my favourite actors were in May dramas.

I can't recall complain after seeing all of them in the last few days. No one to watch now in June. Yes I haven't picked up anything new in June

😂😂😂

Oh that's so funny.