Fl is clearly in the wrong here bro it's a historical drama a time where girls shouldn't get too involved with…
I hate love triangles, but omething is pulling me towards this drama, so I hope that the romance and the plot make up for the annoyance of characters like the childish heir and the nephew.
Hey @arpar I started watching "A Splendid Match" and I am already skipping scenes with the second male lead... I don't mind waiting for the romance to happen, but his character is annoying. I am only on episode 3, but I already like the subtle interest between the main couple even when the seeds of romance are not growing yet. Like you mentioned, I don't mind the 3ML for now because he is just doing what ML told him to do, and so far (only episode 3) FL is not doing anything to chase the guy anyway. I am looking forward to the female lead standing her ground in front of her family and the male lead as he shows us his cool and dark side for now.
Thank you for sharing, but I think I'll pass on this one. I hate love triangles too much to endure two annoying…
Yeah... I can handle love triangles, but I avoid them whenever I have the chance because while in some dramas these love triangle tropes serve a purpose by contributing something to the plot or even pushing the main couple to get together; way too many shows use love triangles to generate angst, just like you described in your first paragraph, because what is the use of a guy that the girl doesn't like, but he insists and gets screentime for some reason every episode? I even like when there is a third person just be rejected because I love to see a main couple destroying every obstacle, but whenever the writers insist on bringing the third person over and over and over, it is just annoying. Out of curiosity, what is the name of the drama that were referring to in your first paragraph, the one you had to stop watching because of the insisting third person?
Thank you for sharing, but I think I'll pass on this one. I hate love triangles too much to endure two annoying…
Hey MDK17! According to Google AI, “a love triangle is a dynamic where three individuals have interconnected romantic feelings.” I wanted to use that as a reference because I think the key word here is dynamic.
I understand that some people only consider it a love triangle if there’s reciprocity, but for me it’s not about mutual feelings, it’s about the romantic dynamic created by the story. If two people have feelings for the same person, and the show actively highlights that through scenes, music, close-ups, slow motion, emotional moments, etc., then that’s already a love triangle in my eyes.
There are many stories where the female lead only sees the other guy as a friend, but the writers clearly present him as a romantic obstacle or a threat to the main couple. His role is often to interrupt the couple’s progress, delay confessions, create misunderstandings, or generate tension. That’s why I still see it as a love triangle even without reciprocity.
Love triangles come in many forms. For example:
- The childhood friend who suddenly realizes his feelings only after the female lead falls for someone else. - The obsessive second lead who keeps interfering despite constant rejection. - The “oblivious” dynamic where the female lead unknowingly goes on very date-like outings with another guy while he clearly likes her.
Even if the female lead never returns those feelings, the story still creates a romantic dynamic involving three people, and that dynamic is meant to create tension around the main couple.
For me, the writers and production determine whether something feels like a love triangle based on how much attention they give to the third person and his romantic intentions. Even if he never confesses, the audience is still meant to notice the longing, near-confessions, jealousy, or emotional tension, which creates that same feeling of disruption for the main romance.
At the same time, I don’t consider it a love triangle if a random character briefly likes someone but gets no narrative focus or impact on the couple. For example, background students having crushes in a school drama doesn’t count because the story doesn’t treat them as romantic obstacles or give importance to that dynamic.
So overall, my definition is that a love triangle exists whenever the story creates an intentional romantic dynamic between three characters that affects or threatens the main couple in some way.
i see a lot of an lan haters but idgaf, people always be okay for loud and characterless fls but they cant handle…
I am just starting this one, but I love her character, and for those that say that there is no chemistry between them just rewatch the scene where he protects her from the crowd in the elevator. Good chemistry doesn't need exaggeration, but feels, and they have them! I even appreciate that the romance is not at the center of the story allowing the writers to keep the problems to happen for the plot and not an angst generator like in dramas where the romance is the plot
Totally agree with you about the romance part. I don't think the romance is needed for this and there was no chemistry.…
I believe that's what makes romance great in these shows! That it is not needed, so writers don't have to force stupid tropes to generate angst and just focus on the plot while romance is a nice complement
Maybe because his character is supposed to be cold but somewhat cool, but instead you get another generic cold…
Writing a "cold" male lead is not easy. Some writers believe that being handsome is enough, but good "cold" characters are complex and usually have a reason for being "cold", however, their character must have different layers and things that make them likable like secretly helping people or that they must appear cold to people to protect themselves, but in this one the guy is cold because the script says so, and nothing about him is interesting.
Now for a spoiler. The one thing I cannot wrap my head around is that they were robbed, she was held captive,…
I guess that it is thanks to this plot hole that show can remain somewhat enjoyable, because if on top of the inconsistencies and plot holes, and random disconnected events the girl was bitchy, this would be unwatchable
I remember i hated this so much that i decided to not watch any more drama with hu yi tian , this was soad i don't…
Maybe because his character is supposed to be cold but somewhat cool, but instead you get another generic cold dude who is super famous and popular for a niche sport that realistically only a few people would follow and because he is attractive, but the cold part is actually a guy that is rude, condescending, socially inept, without common sense, basic knowledge of how to use a smartphone even when he is supposed to be a prodigy and a genius, and more ... Yeah... I think I understand
I have seen five episodes on Viki so far.Some of the comments on here crack me up. The reason we see so many of…
This is a J-Drama, they will most likely end up like best friends and the other guy will tell the protagonist something stupid like "I can take her away anytime", and the guy will just laugh that off... xD
That drama is so bad, FL is such a moron and pushover. Why she is doing things nobody ask her to do? Why she is…
Too many Japanese dramas suffer from this. For some reason, most female characters in Japanese dramas are unable to say no and must comply with whatever any person tells them to do. I have seen J-Dramas where the girl is literally assaulted by a guy and not only does she brushes it off like nothing happened, but she will even stay friendly with that person. The worst part is that these toxic tropes are not isolated for women; J-Dramas are flooded by male leads that could watch their significant other forced into a room by a random guy and they would just stand and watch and then either blame the girl or become best friend with abuser by the end of the show... J-Dramas need to do better.
I understand that some people only consider it a love triangle if there’s reciprocity, but for me it’s not about mutual feelings, it’s about the romantic dynamic created by the story. If two people have feelings for the same person, and the show actively highlights that through scenes, music, close-ups, slow motion, emotional moments, etc., then that’s already a love triangle in my eyes.
There are many stories where the female lead only sees the other guy as a friend, but the writers clearly present him as a romantic obstacle or a threat to the main couple. His role is often to interrupt the couple’s progress, delay confessions, create misunderstandings, or generate tension. That’s why I still see it as a love triangle even without reciprocity.
Love triangles come in many forms. For example:
- The childhood friend who suddenly realizes his feelings only after the female lead falls for someone else.
- The obsessive second lead who keeps interfering despite constant rejection.
- The “oblivious” dynamic where the female lead unknowingly goes on very date-like outings with another guy while he clearly likes her.
Even if the female lead never returns those feelings, the story still creates a romantic dynamic involving three people, and that dynamic is meant to create tension around the main couple.
For me, the writers and production determine whether something feels like a love triangle based on how much attention they give to the third person and his romantic intentions. Even if he never confesses, the audience is still meant to notice the longing, near-confessions, jealousy, or emotional tension, which creates that same feeling of disruption for the main romance.
At the same time, I don’t consider it a love triangle if a random character briefly likes someone but gets no narrative focus or impact on the couple. For example, background students having crushes in a school drama doesn’t count because the story doesn’t treat them as romantic obstacles or give importance to that dynamic.
So overall, my definition is that a love triangle exists whenever the story creates an intentional romantic dynamic between three characters that affects or threatens the main couple in some way.