Alejandro

I don't know to whom you are referring. The only octogenarian that I am aware of who is worth 'shipping' is Yan Se. His shameless antics, his complete lack of any concern for what anyone thinks of him, and his fulsomely and wholeheartedly embracing of his own narcissism and his proud recognition of this same trait in his disciple made me fall in love with him. He is hilarious and delightful. I have never loved an 80 year old man the way I love this one! 😂

I'm just watching episode 30 now, and I want to be sure I understood this correctly...did Chen Pi Pi just call himself Ning Que's wife? 😂😂😂 When he was referring to the 'wife who can cook for you', he was referring to himself, wasn't he? That's just too absurd! 🤣

Thank you! I am on episode 19 and feel the exact same way. I have never seen a female lead in these dramas make such stupid and inane decisions before in my life. She has so many other options, but keeps choosing the ones which involve her worst enemy. I just don't get it.

I'm on episode 19 now and I have to say that, while I normally HATE 'strong' female leads who have bigger balls than every man in the room, I'm not really very fond of this weak, simpering, self pitying female lead either. She makes the dumbest decisions based out of fear, despite having numerous other options. She claims to want nothing to do with Prince Qing, and yet she does everything she can to continue to be involved with him. Even though, if she were to marry Prince Qi, I am certain Shen and his gang would be happy to protect her and her family. She is so stupid, it annoys the Hell out of me. She is as bad as Prince Qing insofar as she knows how much Prince Qi loves her, but she keeps torturing him nevertheless. She thinks she is being brave and stolid, but what she is being is a right bitch. I have never despised a female lead character to the extent that I do this one ever before. On a side note, I literally cried when Shen said 'From now on, you'll just be my Chuan'. 😢

I'm curious to know whether anyone understands the original text if this series and can explain to me how Xiling, the so-called representative of the 'Light' became so evil. I'm sure they think they are not evil. But I would really like an understanding as to how they came to believe that wiping out over a hundred members of a loyal general's household could be justified.

I'm in the middle of episode 16 right now, and I am so impressed. The conversation between Lu An Ran and her father was very telling in its complexity and subtlety. The father saying he would have been fine with her killing Xin Ran but was not fine with her humiliating her was telling insofar as he was more concerned about the family's reputation. He had already written her off, and couldn't care less whether she lived or died. Indeed, I'm inclined to believe the family would have been happy to forget she had ever existed once she was married off to Prince Qing. (One may recall during a scene at New Year's Eve in An Ran's first life, the Prince joined the Lu family for a happy family gathering. There was none of that during Xin Ran's marriage...so far, anyway... remember that I am only on episode 16!) I almost dropped this drama when I saw how pitifully poorly An Ran was allowing herself to be treated by Prince Qing. I'm glad I stuck it out, because I now see that it was all part of her plan. This really has become a far more interesting drama than I expected it to be. What's hilarious is that the director or writer must have known how exasperated we viewers would have become by now, and that we might have dropped it after Xin Ran got what she deserved, just because everything that happened before was just really too much. God knows I was tempted! So of course they offered a foreshadowing narrative which portends doom for our heroine (Oh No! 😲) So I of course have to continue watching...the bastards! 😏😂

This seems like a (VERY) loosely adapted version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, which is alluded to (a bit of foreshadowing really, as it hadn't yet become obvious), early in the episode where Kant and his brother are actually reading the Shakespeare version! 😂

So far I am loving this series! ❤️

What the Hell kind of an ending was that? These dramas always treat the men like accessories. We got to see the FL winning the Jewellry Exhibition and gaining the top dog position at the Jewellery Guild. We got to see her being gracious and handing it off to someone else. The women always get graceful endings in these series. Good for them. But what in the world happened to Yan Zijing? I'm assuming he died, because she looked like someone had stolen her favourite puppy throughout the entire last scene. But did he stay with her as she requested? Or did he go away to die alone? There were only a few days between the last scene between them and the exhibition (Yan Zijing said so himself in that very scene). So why couldn't they tell us what happened to him? Men are always either after thoughts or just straight up useless in these series. I wonder why I keep watching them...😠

'...It is the duo's interaction that will restore balance to each universe.'

This actually clarified a great deal for me, and helped the ending make a bit more sense... to me, at least. I'm not good with supernatural dramas, because so much has to be explained and deduced... nothing is made completely clear. I find it frustrating to have to do homework whilst trying to enjoy a simple drama, BL or any other.

Your review is on the mark, however. And if I hadn't just now completed the final episode, it definitely would have moved me to be curious enough to watch this drama series.

I finally finished watching this! Ceong-ah drove me crazy with her incessant guilt trips and allowing herself to be verbally and even physically abused by anyone and everyone who came across her path. Jun-hwi was inconsistent with his self-righteous silliness but then refusal to even demonstrate the slightest human emotion. Judge Hong was obviously the one who set everything in motion with that dreadful decision she made, and yet she was always portrayed as upright and righteous to the world. She drive me nuts right up until the second to the last episode. And Chairwoman Hong... don't even get me started with her... Secretary Mun...I just can't... seriously...I don't like that no one actually got any justice for their evil deeds, and that the only one who received any punishment at all was one of the two biggest victims in the entire series. The greatest perpetrators of the worst crimes just got off scott free! It makes no sense to me. But I enjoyed the drama nevertheless. I don't know why, but I truly did. I only watched it for Kim Jae Young, and he did not disappoint me at all. His character annoyed me, but his acting never did. I'm off now to watch another drama series that features him! 😊

I've just finished episode 10 and I have to say that I am very disappointed with the way this drama series is doing the same thing every single other one does... victimisation of the perpetrator and blaming of the victim. Everyone is so sad for this girl who lost her brother, and I get it, I do. But why are we forgetting the fact that he wouldn't have died if he hadn't carjacked and robbed Louis in the first place? He committed a vicious crime, for which he paid the ultimate price. But this isn't Louis' fault. There is only one real victim here, and that's Louis. I don't get why the writers of these stupid drama scripts never portray that. This happens in every single drama I've ever watched and I will never understand it.

I've just finished watching episode 1 and, as a New Yorker, I am rather annoyed with the way they portrayed my city and it's African American residents. Asians get all upset when Hollywood stereotypes them, but this production decides to go on an incredibly racist bent with it's portrayal of African American men. I know the Japanese are notoriously racist against black people (many of whom are none too fond of Asians of any stripe either, so, there's that I guess). But this kind of perpetuation of racial stereotypes is really tiresome and very 1980's. I see that while Hollywood makes efforts to mature and grow, Asians apparently just don't see the need to follow suit. This is disappointing. I really hope that one day they will grow out of this childish stupidity for once and for all. It really makes Asians in general, and the Japanese in this particular case, look very ignorant and provincial.

That actually makes perfect sense now...thanks for the clarification! 🙂

That actually makes perfect sense now.. thanks for the clarification! ☺️

That should have said I see that the main lead is 31 years old and so a bit long in the tooth for this kind of role...

I see that the main leas is actually 31 years old, and do quite a bit long in the tooth for this kind of role, but they really could have done a better make-up job on him...just saying...😏

Anyway! Great first two episodes... can't wait to see the next ones! 😊

Gao Tian Yang is the MVP of the series so far as far as I'm concerned! 😁

Nicely said! (Or written, rather...😉☺️)

People seem to prefer watching it on YouTube, so here is the link for that: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvphMguuzeoOhsc43CTlLKjpSKWBrbAAs&si=ScfES3tGZFLO8uDM

It did get somewhat better as time went by, and so, yes, I did finish it. It wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible either. I'll be honest with you...I finished it less than a month ago, and I can't remember a thing about it! So that should give you a general idea. Great way to waste time if you've got it, but it won't leave an indelible mark on your psyche. Hope that helps.

I am so glad that I don't read manga...I get to enjoy a funny and delightful piece of work like this for it's merits, with nothing to compare it to. I am always confounded by people who say 'I did/didn't like it because it did/didn't conformto the manga'...why not just like or dislike something for what it is? I'm American, so I'm accustomed to Hollywood always completely destroying original works. So when I read The Lord of the Rings trilogy in high school, and then watched the films 20 years ago, I need I would be dealing with two completely different entities. For some reason live action creators just refuse to respect the original creations from which they are supposedly adapting. Someone always has to feel like he (or she) knows better than the person who created the damned thing...🤣 So I don't set myself up for disappointment and never bother reading mangas. I'm positively delighted with this series. I have laughed so hard through every single episode (I'm not done yet, so if there are any sad episodes up ahead, don't spoil it for me! 😉) What great fun! 😊