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Just scrolling through the cast list - I can't believe that 51 voice actors were used in this drama. How usual is this?

Now you are being rude. You made an ambiguous comment but blame me because I (and my colleague) asked for an explanation of it. Shame on you.

I wrote a reply to you earlier but put it in the wrong place.

Hi, Venus. I know what 'come this close to losing it' means. I think that you meant to use a different symbol where you bring your finger and your thumb together (like a bird's beak) but don't splay the other three fingers (as you did). That symbol has, for many years, been used positively to mean 'AOK' (everything is fine, okay) but for a few years now, it has come to mean 'white power' just as the swastika was reversed and corrupted the same way in the early 1900's by a certain hate group. This is why we (old retired people) did not understand your comment. If the 'childhood connection' trope was annoying you, it would not have made sense to say that is was okay. Do you understand now, why we were confused?

As for this particular trope, you will find it in most Asian dramas (my comment about the rest of Asia not withstanding) but not in Western dramas. It is because the Chinese and Koreans believe in this sort of fate and destiny - and like to see it in their dramas. I personally, would not tolerate it in Western dramas because it seems unnatural for it to happen so often. This is why I wondered if you were not Asian.

I did not say that there was something 'wrong' with how Venus felt about that particular trope. That is her choice and such a thing is subjective, so cannot actually be right or wrong. But, by using the wrong symbol, she implied the opposite of what she intended to say - and that was confusing.

Sorry, I put this in the wrong place. I was replying to Venus.

Yes, the one which you used is correct. Depending on the company you are in, I would think twice about using the other one as it could get you into trouble - as was seen in the news recently.

Unfortunately, the 'white power' groups have taken it over and now, the symbol (just like the swastika) has come to mean something obscene. For many many, many years, this symbol was used positively to mean 'okay', 'great', etc. As for the rest of my comment, about 'childhood connection' trope, see my reply to Mary (above.)

Firstly, are you using this symbol to mean 'ok' 👌(its positive meaning) or 'wp' (its misappropriated negative, highly offensive, racist, meaning)?

Even if you meant it in its positive sense, I fail to see why you would use it to show dissatisfaction for (what you seem to see as) 'yet another childhood connection' trope. I assume, from this that you are not Asian - or is it that you do not understand the significance of this recurring theme in both Chinese and Korean dramas? (I do not know about other Asian cultures, not having watched their dramas, so can not comment.)

If neither applies, can you please explain your comment?

I am really enjoying this but wishing that it were a longer drama. It is very good for a short drama. However, the sudden segue into the comedic screaming of the local magistrate and his cronies when being beaten was somewhat jarring and out of place for such a serious drama.

Actually, I thought (at first) that it came out in the 60's. But I must have been thinking of Dual of the Titans (1961) or something similar .

Yes, she is much better when the two versions of her merge.

FYI. The original Clash of the Titans movie, in 1981, was based on the Greek gods. The Marvel version came out in 2010. Of course, you are probably old enough to remember the second, whilst I am old enough to remember the first.

Oh well. Thanks very much for the explanation. I'm busy watching Clash of the Titans and Demon Hunter's Romance at the moment. Maybe I'll just skip to ep 9 if no one sorts it out in the meantime.

Thank you. No. I am watching on Dailymotion. Eps up to 7 have been manually translated but 8 has not . Tthere are manual subs for at least one version (6 people have uploaded this episode) but the subtitles are running over a minute behind the video . And the Chinese subs are written over the top of the English ones in places. I shall just have to catch up when WeTV releases it to everyone.

I can't get past episode seven. Episodes 8/9 (where I am watching) onwards have very bad machine subs. Can anyone tell me if that is so on WeTV? If they are all manually subbed (thus far) I shall wait to catch up. Thanks in advance.

Definitely not referring to his 'member' then? Ha ha.

Coincidence. I was just thinking about whether to watch Riverside Code. I just came across it recently, and had not heard of it before.

I, too, have decided to drop My Destined Consort. FL is too old for the role. I don't mean that she is too old to play the lead. I mean that, if she has a young child (5?), then she was 35 (or so) when she gave birth. It doesn't say how long they were married (that I noticed) but in real life (at that time), they would have been married many, many years before. Are they both supposed to be playing 25 year olds? They are both (IMO) acting their real ages. (40+) - The age discrepancy is quite jarring (to me). I am not sure what the director was thinking here. That, and overall the drama is quite boring.

I have just watched ep 3 and there are still no hints as to the cause of his behaviour. Unlike the usual love/hate dramas featuring a ML who feels betrayed in some way and wants to punish the FL, but loves her really, and soon becomes very caring towards her (as he used to - because he is inherently a good man) this ML seems to be just born nasty. I shall watch a few more episodes, but if I don't get a VERY GOOD reason for his what-looks-like bizarre swings from psycopathy to sociopathy (not to mention facets of narcissism) and back, I shall drop it.

Thank you for replying. I am am just disappointed that I won't see the end of it. I had thought to read the novel, but strangely, some sites claim that it was an original script; that it was not based on a novel, whilst other searches indicate that there is a novel . (Head scratching now.)