Eleison

I'm also waiting for more about ML's dad. Though there doesn't seem to be anyone in the cast list who fits as his dad. Maybe it's not finished (the MDL cast list)?

In real life this behavior is not acceptable. It's more like harassment than "being persistent." I think a guy can continue to show that he's interested without crossing boundaries and making the woman feel pressured, but many 2MLs don't find the right side of this fine line. 😅 (I also don't like the jealousy and possessiveness in the MLs after or before dating because I think it's unhealthy and immature; it shows a lack of trust in the FL which I find kind of insulting).

There must be some mystery surrounding it. 🤷‍♀️

Only 12 minutes into Episode 4 and these post drunk scenes have me in stitches. Woo Joo with the mini fan... 😂😂😂 I can't.

Haha

Yes, so icky

That's fair; I WAS happy when he was gone from my screen. 😅

This is 100% a slow burn, but the wait is worth it. I found the romantic scenes between them later on really natural and sweet, and much-earned. Everyone was SO patient! 😅

I feel like more men interestered in learning what a growing number of women appreciate in relationships should watch stories like this (if their maculinity can bear it...).

The ML waits so kindly, patiently and with much self-restraint to be with his beloved (anachronistic, I know, but this show is more satirical than historical--it's like he cares more about HER than about getting something FROM her--what a concept?).

Many couples want closeness and trust in relationship, but instead of making it all about sex, the healthy lovemaking comes after extending dignity to the other person (not trying to make moves before they're ready, being thoughtful and attentive to what they are comfortable or uncomfortable with), learning the other person has your best interest at heart, and growing in intimacy through vulnerability (on both sides). These elements allow things to steam up naturally and authentically and I thought they portrayed that well. Guys are not animals, so let's show them a better way. 😉

Thankfully his arc does not last the entire drama. 😉

Oh, is it? Ha, that's funny. He's so nonchalant about the whole thing while half-awake.😅

Oh, got it, haha! 😉

The uber thin look is coming back everywhere, not just South Korea. 😔

And what is Seon Tae Hyeong's lockscreen photo?

The one and only Woo Joo! 😍 (He's warming up to Baby 😉)

Whoa, he already has feelings for her? Did that materialize in ONE episode? 😅 I haven't watched the episode yet, but that's fast, especially for a Kdrama, haha.

Me, too! Drying hair with a hair dryer means damaged, dried out hair and an extra 15 minutes of morning prep. Not happening! 😅

Morning showers get me started with the day and wake me up. I feel clean, fresh and fully alert rather than greasy and half-awake. 😅 Just me, though. My hair also looks much less bedgraggled and limpid after showering in the morning, too.

Previews are always deceiving, though. I never trust them!

I always get a kick out of how deep these courtyard ponds and streams are in Cdramas. So deep you can apparently drown in them! 😅

In the drama I couldn't see what would make the 2ML someone good to date. He just felt kind of pathetic and sad to me, like he needed to get some help and some friends and to get away from his awful family.

And I've noticed the costume dramas emphasize female dignity and male/female equity morr than the modern dramas, which tend to fall into more traditional cultural norms. It seems riskier with censorship to do stories like Flourished Peony in modern Cdramas. It's as if the "historical" time period gives a bit more boldness to writers (Under The Skin was pretty bold, but in general I find the modern Cdramas less willing to take risks in critiquing current cultural norms). They're much more free to critique past cultural norms in the dramas set in outdated or fictional settings.