asphyxia

this is a cool idea, i never thought much about that and assumed she was just quirky like that lol

director wasn't lying when she said you can tell his ears get red quick with ye li 😭

i recognized him as turtle master in moonlight mystique and corrupt but weak official from fated hearts 🤣 he is truly busy

the way mo xiu yao quickly stopped smiling once she looked over.. he wants to be nonchalant soo bad 😭

mo xiuyao is like the #1 people watcher through that window of his 😭 always staring like a hawk

imo they kind of treat him like a puppet as if they don’t want the empress dowager to see him as a threat, but he’s still kept alive so it assuming he has some power they vie for their plan

havent read novel and ik plot differs from og story, but i hope ye ying has a change of character. she seems to be the type to cause petty trouble but not be a true villain iykwim 🤔

MXY being sooo nonchalant in the beginning 😂

ty oops

i use 💋 kh

a lot of old dramas are cut/aired differently across different platforms, the same happened with mars where the og tv network had longer episodes but less total episodes

planning on trying this when it's done airing, can anyone give me their first impression, good or bad? ik not to trust the ratings nowadays bc everything starts out under 8 stars upon airing now 😭

so confused by episode 19, did she genuinely not recognize him when he wore the mask? by the snow cliff when she went to pick up the wrist protector

finally finished, so glad the ending wraps up everything nicely by showing the aftermath of each of the seven cases!! felt like such a journey, but my fave case was def the one with the grandpa and the crazy mechanisms

just finished a rewatch, omg i miss this era

translation is correct, she was just tryna shift the topic

can't believe it's over!! fave case is still the one about the wu family because it was so tragic how many woman were commodified for riches and discarded when labelled as "promiscuous". it was satisfying to see the grandpa get the bad guys down and watching LPY + XHJ walking through his mechanism plans. sooo thrilling that i need to let it marinate for a while and forget all the details so i can rewatch

MDL drama ratings have never been that representative of the full audience. Sometimes I watch a 8.6-8.7 drama, and it ends up being trash while my fav dramas end up way lower in ranking. Most criticisms ive seen have been about how there are too many "random suicides", which i kinda disagree with 😅

dailuwa + bailu reunion reminds me of moonlight mystique!! personally I prefer this drama bc I feel like case solving dramas move at a thrlilling pace, does anyone have any good detective drama recs?

EPISODE 22 HAS ME IN TEARSS NOOOO, need to take a break before continuing iomg