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I like to pop in here every so often. I actually thoroughly enjoyed RTS, but it is a very different vibe to SAL. SAL will always be special and I still mourn the lack of in person promotions.

LWX's drunk speech with the boys that ended on her leading bows of gratitude for WF was absolutely hilarious! I watched that scene so many times. I'm pretty sure WCY broke character at one point when it looked like he was looking down to hide him laughing at her

I think the court room scene will age so well in terms of something feminists can relate to and it is actually quite apt for what she went through last year with all the constant online attacks and rumors. I also find it ironic when people condemn a woman over being not being a girl's girl/misogynist/pick me/whatever other term that is equivalent a bully when they are actively bullying and harassing said woman.

I think it's fine if people can't connect with certain actors/actresses, but the constant complaining about her right off the bat is irritating. If you don't like her, odds are there is very little she could do to change their mind so skip her dramas. Are there still areas she can improve? Yes - same with most actors and actresses. But I've been super happy seeing the improvements she has continued to make and it's the good I prefer to focus on when it comes to the people I like to watch.

I've seen some recent complaints about how shallow some other recent CDramas plots have been and it's just like, you're allowing your dislike of a person to get in the way of you actually being open to discovering new dramas that do have the depth you say you want in an idol drama which goes back to your point about how Esther has done a very good job picking interesting scripts.

I sort of like that ending because it references the "cheating" line which they both technically did, but at the same time, I liked the ending we got as well. I think one area of growth for WF was that he truly learned how to express how much he cares for his players and not getting too caught up in always being tough with them, so him starting a youth center makes sense. And because he told LWX he cares more that she has the space to shine vs becoming his wife with the PhD application, it makes sense for them to remain stationary a bit longer.

It seemed they decided to end it with LWX going back to school, so again, the roots they have planted in the show make sense, but I would love to imagine the map scenario happening once LWX finishes up her degree and the youth center is off the ground and thriving. They can then go spread their wisdom everywhere while having a place to return to in Hongjing.

We are getting to the more serious bits and we’ve gotten some more serious scenes with some of the boys. Not sure how much they will dive into the ML’s past, but we are at least getting to the Jason backstory now. The FL’s dark past should also be coming up more as well.

We haven’t gotten there quite yet in the show but it sounded like there may have been accusations she was a mistress to a professor who died. I’m hoping they expand on that soon because I’m curious.

I would say yes it's worth it but it also depends on what you like. This is very slice of life/youth/found family/slow burn so far so you won't get as much immediate romance as with some other dramas and the boys feature prominently so you do have storylines that divert from the leads a bit (they are great actors so far and I think their scenes lend a lot to the overall found family vibe of the show).

There's some underlying tension and mystery that is starting to unfold, but it's not over the top in flashy action sequences outside the football scenes. But the slow burn chemistry between the leads is great and their growing relationship with the boys is touching.

The boys going from trying to set up LWX with all the guys in their lives EXCEPT WF to then trying to use LWX to honeytrap WF into staying was so fun.

I was wondering this too. It would feel odd if they wait to premeire it until after the drama finishes airing.

It’s a good old strangers to lovers slow burn with a found family aspect. It’s refreshing!

I think they are both great dramas but SAL has more of that fast pace, more in your face action and romance while this is a bit slower paced and subtle. It’s also a slower burn so the romance isn’t in your face as much and the two leads are a bit more withdrawn and show they care in the little ways vs in SAL they have larger and more obvious actions that are better for eye catching edits that would go over well in winning over international audiences.

There was the one scene where it seemed like she had tried to help him and failed which had sort of put her off trying help others to her fullest potential. And then interestingly enough, they showed the scene where it seemed like WF wasn’t fully realizing the depths of the state Jason was in, telling him to push through the pain.

It seems like it could be a case of LWX tried her best to help Jason but ultimately failed and the world just got to Jason in the end while WF needed someone to try to place blame on because he wasn’t able to help Jason at the time and didn’t fully recognize the signs.

The way they were all on board with the supposed wedding immediately and put their couple picture front and center on the photo wall 😆

I think the boys think they’re together already haha. They were so cute peeping how WF took care of LWX when cleaning up the tutoring center.

Not sure about the person above but I wouldn’t hold any complaint about not wanting a certain pairing too personal. There’s always someone who doesn’t want their fave paired X, Y, or Z whether it’s personal bias against certain people or just being petty about billing/popularity. It is what it is and the more fans a person has, the more likely there will be at least one outspoken person against a pairing. I’m sure there’s also SWL fans who wouldn’t want him paired with YSX. To me, it’s just fun to see different pairings and the different chemistries amongst actors and actresses.

You know how there’s been comparisons of the show to sports anime’s? I sort of get anime theme song from the opening song which I really like-it suits the drama.

Technically they were both in Find Yourself where he was the ML and she was the 2nd FL if you want an idea of their visuals together. She was interested in him but he didn’t really reciprocate if I’m remembering correctly.

Every boy had someone to try to match her with and were sending photos 🤣

The funniest was of the boys offering the guy upstairs to go on a couple’s shoot with LWX 😭

I’ve written this before but I think this is a great addition to her character portfolio. LWX has a more mature vibe to her while still having nods to the more mischievous sides of her past characters. And likewise, the drama has fun and silly moments while also having some darker/more serious undertones - it’s a nice balance so far between seriousness and lightheartedness.

I’ve been enjoying RTS but seeing the promo they’ve already gotten to do makes me sad about the lack of official in person promo for SAL.