MadelineMaureen

Okay, so some of the writing and editing when it comes to how the flashbacks(of her previous future) influence her decisions in current time gets a bit confusing. I consider them spoilers for those who haven't started, but mainly as clarification for anyone that may have had the same issues keeping track of what she did and didn't know at the time of her death.

Jiang Si knew that her lover Yu Qi was the one to shoot her with an arrow and die. What she did not know was that he is actually Yu Jin, the 7th prince of the emperor. She was under the belief that Yu Qi was killed, and she was avenging his death. The irony of him killing her is not lost on me. She does not know he is a prince until episode 24.

Jiang Si doesn't know how her brother died in the past. But she has an idea that it is related to the Princess Royal's daughter Cui Ming Yue.

Jiang Si did not know why her father was targeted nor what the exact circumstances were that caused him to be charged.

She was saved by the "enemy" when she was forced to jump off a cliff. They treated her well, and like family. She does not want anything bad to happen to them because she knows that they are good people who are just trying to fight for their country and people. She isn't a spy, nor does she want her own country to go down. She wants peace between the two nations and until she knows she can trust the people in her own country with the knowledge of who she is to the enemy she's going to keep it to herself.

Also incase anyone missed the one line of dialog her ex fiancé finally bit it. I don't like that it was an off screen death with very little explanation as to the aftermath of his death. I'm sure this will come up later.

Well I'm assuming that he was under the belief that Jiang Si was dead, and had been dead for years at that point. What he saw was the Princess Royal dead in the palace. He's a prince of the nation, and we don't know yet what happened to him after they were parted in the past. But he 100% did not realize that he was shooting the woman he loves. It's unfortunate that he is such a good marksman.

Wondering if I should go to bed early so I can watch episode 7 before work or wait to watch both 7 and 8 on Sunday....I have so many other shows I'm currently watching but I really want to see what happens next.

As of episode 6, very much yes. It's the right amount of humor and seriousness that is needed for something with this premise. I don't think it's going to be for everyone, but it's keeping me fully engaged in each episode. I just hope the writing stays strong. With 12 episodes they should be able to maintain a good pace to the end.

If you go back to older dramas those even number episodes were like the big cliffhangers that you had to wait a week to find out what happened. And once the production caught up to release date it was true nail biting what are they going to change/do. For all the dramas that weren't preproduced prior to starting airing.

well looks like I'm never finishing this one....🤡

I was only in ballet from age 3 to 10/11(can't remember if it was 2000 or 2001 when I stopped) but very formative years. Puberty hit me hard and it was very clear that my body type was not going to be ballet friendly. Lets just say the girls starting girling a bit too much from the jump. Stupid reason to quit, but it was what it was. Still the ballet foundation helped me in all of my future athletic endeavors so, slay.

Looks like the DP finally showed up to work(ep 6)

i don't know if it's a trend or what, but why do the 2MLs on back to back Youku dramas have the same "red" hair?

Going to sound harsh but think of this as technical issues not enjoyment issues. I am confused how the quality of this show varies so much compared to Hidden Love (same director) the framing of a lot of shots seem like afterthoughts instead of purposeful and the editing...yeah I'm already only in episode 3 and am really feeling that 36 down to 23 edit.
There is a lack of dynamic transition shots or establishing shots so a lot of the time it feels like one is teleporting or getting cut off mid thought/sentence(again an editing issue). I feel like most of the budget went into just styling of the actors....which honestly slay kings and queens.

I'm starting to wonder what the editor had to work with if we had 36 episodes worth of footage and yet still can't seem to have 3 decent transitions in a row...

Okay i'm sounding like an asshole, but please tell me I'm not the only one who feels like we jump from one area to another too abruptly. There is no style behind it, no care for detail, just boom boom boom next room.

Does Mandarin not have a word for snowboarding? Just started episode one & they keep saying ski skiing & im like...my guy that's a snowboard. completely different apparatus.

Finally posted my review after taking a few days to better collect my thoughts...though still not the best worded review. Hope it doesn't come off as too harsh. Anyway see yall in the next comment section.

I like the self awareness of calling himself her stalker.
Cause, let's all be very clear, music & lighting play a strong role in how a viewing audience perceives the behavior of a character. As episode 8 progresses you can see Lee Dong Jin begin to view his behavior from her point of view for the first time. I think when he questioned the church guy about his feelings & the rumors he let persist...Dong Jin really was thinking this guy is a piece of shit...but what makes me any different from himself...(the final variable)
The use of reflections around Lee Dong Jin in episode 8 was also a nice touch. Showing that he's also looking inward for the first time. He tried his best to be clinical & almost outside of his experiments even when he knew that he fit the main criteria(feelings for Park Mi Jeong). His actions reflected back at him...good job director.
There is a tonal shift in the music, lighting, & appearance of Lee Dong Min once he finally starts to accept that he might not be the one to break her "curse". & another shift when he gets a "second wind" with his last bit of optimism to present himself one last time.

oh....yeah the time slip is not gonna be your vibe if you can't do dark(as in theme) because most of them deal with death, betrayal, misunderstandings & rely heavily on the enemies to lovers.

it's on Max/prime I think. sorry but heads up....the ending is sad. it was very well performed but because of getting around the time slip censorship they chose a pretty effed up loophole. again great show...but so many tears.

also as an aside from my other comment I don't really consider The Double in the time slip genre. It more falls in the revenge genre as she doesn't actually die she just takes over someone else's identity & gets revenge for both of them.

some of these are it was all a dream some are told by a modern person falling into a fictional world and some are fully fictional with a modern person ending.

Scent of Time, Story of Kunning Palace
(modern FL in a fictional world)Love Game in Eastern Fantasy, The Romance of Tiger & Rose

The Eternal Love series(1-3) super low budget web show that got popular at the time & then censorship came in and changed the whole thing(no the best but one of the first cdramas I watched that wasn't Taiwanese(these were more accessible when I first started watching dramas back in 2010.

Blossom was personally my favorite in the genre because of the production quality even though they have a very limited budget. And the way they got around the time slip censorship. also we didnt have the constant flashbacks the laws of what can and can not change also made the most sense.

I caught up quickly thinking that It would be releasing two episodes a day. The speed in which all the dramas I had started finished was hard to keep up with.

Da Huang's breed isn't listed on their profile so I would have though Shiba or Japanese Akita the dog is very small for an Akita though so that's why I thought Shiba. Jindo's to me look much leaner than Da Huang appears.

they have one on drama wiki