right now, I really don't know which part is the FLs dream and reality, and which part is the MLs dream and reality!…
When you see the calendar on the wall that says February 13th, when it changes to the 14th, that's where Jae Chan's dream starts. His dream ends when you see Jae Chan wake up, spooked, after he fails to save Hong Joo from falling off the hospital roof. Everything that happens after he wakes up is happening in real time/the main storyline.
But because you don't know Jae Chan has dreams yet you don't realize it's his whole dream sequence until later. It's also much longer than most of Hong Joo's dreams, which threw me off the first time I watched.
THIS!!!! He should have been scarred for life, like the real SaEon.
And Hee Joo should have had a ton of broken bones and far worse cuts, bruises and wounds from that cliff fall... but it's a Kdrama, so... we've got to suspend disbelief. 🙄
you're not the only one. I too find the initial sexual tension between the main couple in the first 6 episodes…
Oh, yes, Kdramas can do romantic tension quite well (Cdramas can, too). I wonder if it's largely successful because there's so much sexual restraint in (traditional) dramas. And there's so much buildup due to all the stuff the leads have to work through in a melo or romance drama that grows the tension nicely into a fevered pitch. Also, the romance genre bakes it into the drama formula and if the leads execute their parts well and they have a decent script, it makes for a satisfying watch, even despite the over-the-top, unrealistic scenarios! 😅
The real test of a good romantic Kdrama, in my opinion, is if they can stick the landing in the second half, AFTER the leads get together. It's rarely done. 😢
She will be better, but She has a few screen time, this is about the journey of ML… so don’t mind FL
Ah, okay! I think Ruo Ruo is adorable. So far I can't figure out what I think of the Princess Royal or even the king. I can't tell if I can root for them or not yet. And the king feels more like a scheming minister than a king so far! 😅 He's quite slippery.
I also enjoyed watching him win his stepmother over. ☺️ She responded warmly to her son being advocated for by him instead of seeing what she expected: Fan Xian angling to be in his father's good graces and winning his favor over Si Zhe.
Do you know, is Ruo Ruo Fan Xian's half-sister, too? She seems to be Fan Xian's sister, but they don't have the same mother and she's not the daughter of Si Zhe's mom, either.
She will be better, but She has a few screen time, this is about the journey of ML… so don’t mind FL
Got it--who's the lady saint? Maybe I haven't gotten to her yet. By princess do you mean the Princess Royal? And the FL has already improved a bit, in my opinion. The FL just felt a bit wallflower-y at the beginning but she's already a bit better. I'm not necessarily needing the romance, I just like strong characters who aren't limpid and merely plot devices. Thanks for the tip on who to look for, though!
leaving a quick comment here as i always do before a proper review later (after complete all EPs);WTPR is the…
Yes, it does give old-school Kdrama vibes! And this one is also leaning into a makjang feel but doesn't have the cheesy, set-like filming that the weekenders have or over-the-top, larger-than-life, outrageously unrealistic plots that the makjangs tend to have.😅 It lands somewhere in the middle (cause the plot is still unrealistic; The K2 level of unrealistic 😅).
I kinda miss the Kdrama era of the 2016s-2020s. :( There have of course been some good ones since then but they are more hit and miss!
I've been getting into costume Cdramas more and more, too, but it's hard to find ones with happy endings. 🥺 And after 50 episodes of investment, I don't want to see my leads die or end up apart... 😑
So far, just one kiss after he treats her like shit for 3 years.
I'm starting to realize he treated her like that so that she wouldn't get close to him and vice versa. He wanted to let her go when he could free himself from his family (I think), and until that time he didn't want them getting attached to each other so they could part ways when the time came without getting entangled.
It's obviously not a logical thing to do, but it works in this makjang-esque plot cause everything is larger than life and wouldn't happen in the real world. 😅
But because you don't know Jae Chan has dreams yet you don't realize it's his whole dream sequence until later. It's also much longer than most of Hong Joo's dreams, which threw me off the first time I watched.
The real test of a good romantic Kdrama, in my opinion, is if they can stick the landing in the second half, AFTER the leads get together. It's rarely done. 😢
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Ooh, thanks for the rec!
Do you know, is Ruo Ruo Fan Xian's half-sister, too? She seems to be Fan Xian's sister, but they don't have the same mother and she's not the daughter of Si Zhe's mom, either.
I kinda miss the Kdrama era of the 2016s-2020s. :( There have of course been some good ones since then but they are more hit and miss!
I've been getting into costume Cdramas more and more, too, but it's hard to find ones with happy endings. 🥺 And after 50 episodes of investment, I don't want to see my leads die or end up apart... 😑
It's obviously not a logical thing to do, but it works in this makjang-esque plot cause everything is larger than life and wouldn't happen in the real world. 😅