Platinum Fox

What you are looking at in the orange box is the average of everyone who has rated the drama (including people with multiple accounts). What you should look at is the verified rating which attempts to take out all the multiple raters. This rating is 7.97 which is about right. You can find this number by hovering over the orange box.

It seems what is bothering you is why Ye Hua would say that the golden lotus has been touched without permission. Since I can only rely on subtitles, I don't remember that part. However, I thought those scenes were rather odd myself. When I read that this drama was suppose to take place during three time periods and three different worlds, it makes sense. Not only do we have to transition Bai Qian, but also Ye Hua (from the golden lotus to the crown prince). Yet, we need to know how they were together during the first time period. Mo Yan loved Bai Qian and didn't mind her touching and taking care of Ye Hua for him while he was out doing god business.

When I was watching it, I questioned how Bai Qian had known Ye Hua when she was at school. Those scenes provided the answer making it the third world they were together.

Hope this helps.

Remember that at the time Ye Hua wakes up, Mo Yan has sacrificed himself to protect the people from the demon lord. It makes sense that when one brother has "passed on" that the other brother take his place. Remember the father of the two brothers explained to Mo Yan that he had a twin, but it wasn't time for him to be born yet.

That is just my explanation of events. It seems that Mo Yan, who is the god of war has passed on and it is time for his brother to take his place. jmo

The Golden Child with Eddy Murphy anyone?!

While visually stunning, the plot left much to be desired. This starts as an adventure story and ends in a love story. If this was the intention all along it would have been nice to have it run consistently through out the plot. The big fight at the end is just written out of the script in favor of a very cheesy ending.

What a beautiful liberating love story!

At first I didn't think I would be able to watch it due to the stupidity of the main characters, but once I thought of this as a parody, I was laughing all the way through it. How fun!

What they killed off the Hong Kong version of 007!

I have no doubt that is true. However, this drama's focus is not about an older woman and a younger man. It is about the corruption going on in the educational system in Korea. Of course the teachers are going to be older than the students. Only one commenter complained about the age gap and even then the commenter didn't have a problem with it.

That's why I wrote that commenters aren't concerned about the age gap in this drama as teachers are older than their students, especially in high school. Now, at the university level this may not be true. After there is no power dynamic in the relationship, I say go for it if both parties are willing.

Viewers have stated that the teacher did nothing wrong. She did plenty wrong, and after many warnings from the principal, she was fired and should have been as she did not set clear boundaries with the boy. Love and romance do not have to be physical.

Thanks for the discussion and insight. Happy drama watching.

The Korean version of Dave in the United States. Loved it.

With as many shirts as she rips (even in his dreams), he should really get his money back from his tailor.

This is an interesting watch as it spouts the right message that everyone (parents, teachers, school administration, police officers, and students) need to work together to stop bullying. However, how everyone comes to this conclusion is the bully must be taken down with a dramatic "sanctioned" fight. Whoever wins gets the prize. This mindset just begets more bullying. When the bully is asked why he did it, he said because it's fun. From his attitude, it is clear that he will not change his ways, so what did all her efforts really accomplish? What is the real message of the movie? If you are going to bully someone, make sure you are the strongest and smartest person. jmo

Thank you for the recommendation. Do you know where I could watch it with English subtitles?

Yes, for me, that is what he started out as, but by the end of FP he was well on his way to having redemptive and revenge arcs and those just disappeared, and there were no scenes to say why he went over to the dark side. He reminded me of the second male lead in Brocade Odyssey. I actually loved his character because they were making him into something different than most second male leads, but that didn't happen.

See, for me, The Double was a parody on historical dramas in particular those with Zhao Lu Si and Leo Wu. The second male lead was like the second male lead in A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College. The main couple was like the reverse of Love Like the Galaxy and Princess Wei Young (XFF). The princess was the central plains princess in the Long Ballad (I am guessing at this because I only watched the Zhao Lu Si's story). Duke Su's story is Nirvana in Fire. I read part of the novel of that drama and most of the first half is made up. Don't know about the ending.

You don't have to agree with me. That's okay. Just tried to tell you why they put that scene in the drama. By the way, you are not the only one who has felt uncomfortable with scenes in this drama. Many others have had uncomfortable feelings as well.

Thank you for the discussion and happy drama watching.

LIng Bu Yi's family is a complicated one. But in a nutshell, LBY and his mother were separated from the father and husband in Lone City after the massacre. For two years LBY and his mother wandered around trying to get back to the capital to talk to the emperor. When they arrived, they find out that the father and husband has remarried a cousin of the mother. This drives the mother crazy and because their entire clan (on the mother's side, except for LBY and the mother) perished in the Lone City massacre, the emperor, who was besties with LBY's uncle (mother's brother), adopts him until he is of age.

Hope this helps and makes sense.

No, the first brother, the first sister, and the second sister never appear in the drama. They are just mentioned. Second sister isn't even mentioned. We just know that Yang Yang is third sister and Shao Shang is fourth sister.

They get engaged around 25 if I remember correctly.

I agree with you. You responded exactly how the writers wanted you to respond. At the beginning of that interaction, DJX places a bottle of milk on her cheek (symbolizing a kiss). They talk about how he will never get a girlfriend if he is late, etc. When he drops her off at school, he gives her a letter. At the end of it, he writes something to the effect that he is happy he got to see her again. She is shocked and surprised as she is not a minor when it comes to having a full blown relationship (including sex). She is only a minor when it comes to marriage (20 for females and 22 for males) and business matters (18 years of age). The fact that he hides his interactions with her suggests that he has different intentions. Does this mean he is pervert? To some yes, to others no. It depends on your comfort level of the age gap and whether you perceive his actions as a brother or him wanting her to be his girlfriend.

So I get where you are coming from and understand what you are trying to say. As I said before this is a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. It is a cautionary tale. That scene is meant to show that girls need to be cautious of older males. jmo

For me, it isn't what they did to the main characters that disappointed me. It was what they did to the wonderful Miles Wei character.