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Currently on ep 16 with the Fox Clan arc and I really can't seem to understand why ML won't tell FL the truth about the water stone and her condition?? Like going all the way to lying and saying cruel things to her to hide it?? Sure our FL can be quite emotional at times but after leaving the last city they became quite close and FL is set on staying with him and completing their journey...So if there is an obstacle and it concerns her why not let her in and find a solution together?? I don't get it... And then have her go behind his back and run into trouble...
I mean it's probably for another cliche scene by the scriptwriter... As much as I like this drama some parts of the writing just don't make sense to me or just throw me off...And also I can't help myself with the overuse of the ost...Whoever is editing this drama they should learn to use it less in certain scenes or the ost will lose its value...(and believe me when I say I absolutely LOVE the ost)

Btw I guess the word blossom in the titles of cdrama is quite the lucky charm lol
All recent airing ones since last year were some of my fave ><
In Blossom, Blossoms in Adversity, Blossom and now Blossoming Love

Honestly, this drama took me 1-2 episodes to get into it at first, and it didn't hook me on the spot, but ever since then, each episode I watch just kept getting better and better! I guess only around episodes 15 and 16 did I feel it go a bit flat and less interesting, mainly because of the FL's character switch by the script making her unemotional, etc. But after that, it thankfully got back on track for me with more interesting revelations happening that hooked me back!
So I think for all newcomers, it's worth giving this a try for sure!
Right now it has become my fave ongoing since Peony is set to have an S2 and I had to stop watching from all other ongoing this is the one I am looking forward to the most! Maybe with MM being a close 2nd...But yeah, for a quite dry drama season, TBL feels like an oasis right now!

Damn...So they will really kill her off to bring him over the edge...sigh...I better prepare tissues from now and also hope for that silver lining to happen.

Yep this is my third drama watching him as a 2ML with tragic storyline too...At this point he is a pro at this but can he stay alive and find happiness at least once? Let's see...

This is what I fear as well...It's honestly so classic by now...But this 2ML I just can't help but have a soft spot for him like the one in ALP...So if they do this to him it will really hurt...Or maybe they will kill Fengyao to further blacken his character...Either way I fear for what's to come. Can't the 2ML repent and have his own happy ending for once?

I'm on ep 21 right now and I ship NXY with his assistant Feng Yao so bad!! I really hope this drama can break free from the mold and make the 2ML repent for his actions with no death but by moving on and finding another love...He has been through much himself and although I can see his character blackening already cause of his unrequited love towards MXL I really hope he will come back to his senses before it's too late...I just want them to pull a ALP/AOL on him but with Fengyao by his side and not dying alone...It would be too tragic...And this drama already has other villains that could take that "role".

As someone who has watched both Ancient Love Poetry and The Last Immortal (a sequel to ALP about the lead couple's son), I can assure you that all three dramas can be watched as stand-alones! The connections between them are quite loose, and so are the timelines.
The only thing they share is the same universe, as they are all adapted from a novel trilogy!
Moonlight Mistique is basically about two friends of the lead couple from ALP (goddess of the stars and moon x true demon god ) who got reincarnated as human/demon king many thousand years after in MM. Even the names have been changed, though, in MM and ALP, so it would be less confusing to watch this as a stand-alone, I think!
However, I do recommend the other 2 cdrama too if you like this genre ^^

You can also check this discussion for more info : https://mydramalist.com/discussions/zhu-yue/133866-connection-between-moonlight-mystique-and-ancient-love-poetry

I get what you mean...Historical costumes and hairstyles definitely don't suit all male actors and this actor is one of them...It took me some time to get into him and his look here especially when his character is cold and stone-faced too which made it even harder for me but the plot and drama as a whole were enough to keep me going ><
So far every ep I watch makes me even more engaged with the plot!!

Well yes, I guess it's not a functioning love triangle since FL x ML feelings are matual while 2ML's are one-sided but I had no other similar shape in mind to explain it. I am sure most must have understood what I meant by it.
Idk but up to ep 13 I wouldn't say I consider him a mere plot device or filler...He is definitely a catalyst to our lead couple's love story but we were also introduced to his own struggles and past. And to me he looks like the male version of FL chasing after a love that might never respond back to you (in the earlier eps) so it was a nice mirroring moment.
I also hope the writers can balance and work around the relationship of these 3 well...I wouldn't want to come to hate any of them...Maybe they could pull an Ancient Love Poetry but with SML surviving to the very end after atoning for his wrong decisions...
And I doubt they will make FL lead on/respond to SML cause it would make zero sense after seeing how much her relationship has progressed with ML. It would truly ruin the plot. But the writing up to ep13 looks pretty good and the plot gets better each ep so I really hope they won't fumble this.

FL is willing to die for ML so that he doesn't get implicated and can remain spotless and just in front of the Alliance members, ML on the other hand is willing to defy all rules and pressure from those around him in order to keep her alive while 2ML is willing to pass secretly a protective array to FL's body in order to protect her even though he knows once it gets activated the caster might lose his life from the impact...
I really hope we can have a happy ending with all three of them alive by the end of this drama.

I am currently on ep 13, and my gosh, the love triangle these three have going for each other is truly heart-wrenching to witness.

Based on past comments I read their seperation happens around ep5 so you were right on mark lol I am also glad we won't have to endure much of this...

I am only 2 eps in but I can already tell this is a well-crafted series and hopefully, it can keep its quality to the end! However I have a question...Will this really have a 2nd season following this story or will the sequel just share the universe and focus on other characters?
If it's the first then as much as I like this I might have to pause until we have news of the sequel airing...I wouldn't like to forget everything while waiting for part 2...

Flourished Peony on just its 3rd day of airing has already exceeded 100M plays and the real-time ratings were 0.5548%, topping the TV ratings list as number 1 among all currently airing series from different platforms!
It's doing really well locally!^^

Personally, I have known the SML since even before >< I first saw him in Bloody Romance (which I recommend, as a rather unique drama setting of its trope). He was also playing a SML there and was supposed to be a "villain" with a soft spot for FL. I liked his performance and I remember pitying him like how I do now here .
Surprisingly he was also wearing a green costume there as his color and he is indeed very beautiful in period costumes^^

For me top spot for January is definitely Floorished Peony based on the first 2 eps and spoilers i have watched the quality is up there (which is why it's already topping all charts). But Blossoming is also hooking so I would say a close 2nd with Moonlight Mystique after it...For Dafeng I really couldn't get into it personally...The comedy and the princess's character kinda spoiled it for me. But honestly, all of these cdrama are not even 3/4 into the plot where usually most fumble...So I can't say which one will manage to keep their rank to the end!

I actually did! It took me 2-3 eps to really get into it but now it keeps getting more interesting every ep I watch! I hope it can keep this up and not fumble in the middle like most cdrama this year...

Yep, peony will be an angsty one, but I don't mind as long as we get a HE and a solid plot (which is expected based on novel spoilers) ><
As for your current rank, we are about the same: peony>blossoming/moonlight>dafeng
Dafeng is surely my least favorite of them as well...Be it the princess character or the comedy it all feels kinda fake and forced to me idk...

I like those qualities in a drama as well so that's great to know! I have actually watched more eps today and it got more interesting now!