I finally caught up with episode 17 and I was disappointed by how they deviated from the novel. The drama felt…
She had continuous flashbacks to her trauma for almost 16 eps. That's not fast at all. In fact it's much better than most cdramas. But she's learning to move forward now which is the right way to portray her as a strong woman working on her revenge.
The rain sequence killed me! The indulgent smile of XH, the cute drunk XFF, and the way the mood yoyo-ed between childish delight and sexual tension! I am going to need to rewatch it a few times! Excellent use of music here.
Teachings for women back then. Ironically her actions made her the Ideal Woman according to the era and yet her…
I am referring to real books that were used to teach girls back then. Powerful men didn't want their wives to be that independent and strong either.
Her ex-husband won't be a scholar forever. He joined forces with the princess because he wanted her backing so he xan climb the ladder to become a powerful minister
The first lady/sister died young. The princess has power because she's a princess? It's a feudal society, not…
The emperor doesn't have a firm grasp on power so he can't antagonize his family members, plus he knows she's crazy and might do anything. It gets explained later on.
She was such a product of her era, the typical woman who only lives for her husband at the expense of everything…
Teachings for women back then. Ironically her actions made her the Ideal Woman according to the era and yet her husband still found faults and a reason to kill her.
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Her ex-husband won't be a scholar forever. He joined forces with the princess because he wanted her backing so he xan climb the ladder to become a powerful minister