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She was harsh on him, but you can’t completely blame her.. His character was a bit unbearable at first too.. Which is understandable considering what he was going through.. But I think when he came back for her, her behavior was really bad.. Like, seriously bad..

They really did her dirty there.. That was so not needed.. And on top of that, it was supposed to be an emotional scene..

Those are fair points and I do think his moments of devotion were meaningful.. But I would separate character intention from execution you see.. My issue was never with what his character represented thematically.. It was with how the war arc was handled as a narrative.. The drama built up a conflict and didn't deliver on it.. And thats an execution problem regardless of theme.. His gentleness and his battlefield presence aren't mutually exclusive.. Both could have existed without taking away the FL's glory.. Anyway, I think we are just looking at it through different lenses like I mentioned.. But at the end of the day the drama clearly resonated with both of us in its own way and thats what matters..

The drama sort of gave each of them such distinct emotional cores while tying all of them back to the same tragedy..

That’s a good perspective and I agree that the drama was FCY’s story more than the Marquis's.. That part is pretty obvious.. But my issue is that the Marquis carried a certain presence in the novel that felt toned down in the adaptation and that felt obvious too.. No offence, I do get your point but I don’t think showing the Marquis in his full glory would take away FCY’s achievements or her spotlight.. If toning down the ML’s impact is how the FL is elevated then that itself feels a little less compelling to me.. Especially when her own character arc felt slightly rushed.. The drama built up the image of the Marquis as this legendary, feared figure but after a point it barely utilized that side of him in meaningful ways.. You could still preserve all the themes you mentioned while giving him stronger military scenes or better war sequences.. Because honestly that would have elevated the drama as a whole..

At the end of the day, I think we just connected with different aspects of the drama differently and that is completely fair.. Glad we could have a healthy discussion about it.. Cheers..

Yup.. It was beautiful, but painful..

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Thank You for reading the review and I am glad you liked it..

I still can't believe that they had a great opportunity to give us some cool action scenes but they didn't bother to.. It would have been so much fun to watch them fight together.. Atleast at the end..

Lee Jung Ha is Kim Bong Seok.. He made the first season special.. Recasting him is not just a bad decision but feels wrong too.. And thats going to leave a scar on him too.. That kind of thing breaks people..

Yeah.. Correct..

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The brother of her friend who died in the first season.. The same friend who betrayed her and helped her abusive husband take over the FL’s business.. I just can’t remember her name..

What is your type of story??

Getting hurt badly but still surviving is actually pretty common in these sort of dramas.. But some dramas just push their limits and make it really worse.. Just like what this drama did.. It's funny when you think about it.. Even a broken bone takes 1-2 months to heal but here they are fine in a day or two.. Like how??

That moment in ep 26 was totally replay worthy.. So yeah I get what you mean..

By the way did you read the novel??

Please.. Bright Eyes In The Dark traumatized me.. I couldn't understand why he would end the drama like that?? There was no reason to.. That was such a stupid thing to do.. I really hated how he ended it..

Yup.. I would have loved to see the twins.. And also they literally saved the kingdom from threats both inside and outside.. They deserved a grand wedding.. The audience deserved too..

For sure.. He definitely deserved more screen time and some proper badass fight scenes.. I don’t know why they messed it up on that part.. Romance was obviously the backbone here.. And TXW and her expressions made some scenes really beautiful..

If the drama pulled in someone who never watches these, that says a lot.. They clearly did something right..😅

I don’t think he will do that and I doubt his agency will allow him to either.. They will probably just let things get worse before taking any action..

I guess her next drama to air will be Chasing Dreams right?? But I am most excited for On My Way..

They shouldn’t have overlapped the final battle like that.. It would have worked much better if it was Wei Yan first and then Qi Min or vice versa.. And honestly I think we could have done without that last 15 minutes of the alternate universe or what if timeline.. They could have used that time for the final battle and actually shown the power couple in action.. I mean you build them up as people who can take down an entire squadron on their own and then we barely get to see it?? That just doesn’t make sense..