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Yeah I try not to link it to the actors but then if you follow other works from that actor, those same people show up on those pages too and I'm generally a very critical person. I don't always dislike things when I point out what seems ridiculous or done badly about them but I'm not afraid to voice it either. If I can't express myself, I lose interest. That's how actors get associated for me. When I can't comment on their works because their fans attack people who do not just say positive things all the time, then I can't engage with their works and enjoy them either.

Mo Zongshi is 😍😘💖 He's too perfect! Mortals can't discuss him.
Another reason might be that we have little info about the past so it's very intriguing and it attracts the attention and speculation of readers. With Mo Zongshi, we have all the information to there's mystery to discover.
Anyway, my favorite is definitely Mo Zongshi as well. He's such a sweetheart.

Meatbun made a whole as$ post explaining it! It really helped me see her perspective and develop my own opinions about txj. She really tried to show that both 0.5 versions deserved a second chance at a normal life and that's why they were merged with the 2.0 versions. I liked that.

lol

That's the thing, rabid fans actually make people run away. I also was enjoying this show, then someone started to bother me and now despite the fact that I enjoyed that show while watching it, it has left a negative aftertaste. I don't go back to it, I don't recommend it, and I just think negatively about the work and its actors because their fans have left this negative impression on me.

My favorite thing about them is how unabashedly messed up they are. Meatbun didn't shy away from making it cruel.
It's a terrible marriage. BUT I also think the memories we get from Mo Ran are actually unreliable. I think cwn and txj had good moments too but Moran still was forgetting the good stuff due to the flower. That's how I convinced myself for why cwn still loved him despite everything. I think they had private moments when txj was more Mo Ran than the flower's puppet and that's how cwn survived.

Yeah, initially I was a little upset that he was merged with Mo Ran because I thought it's a bit cruel to have your abuser take over the body of your lover every two days...but then after I slept on the plot for a while and digested the 311 chapters of torment I had read, I felt like it's good that Meatbun gave him a fair second chance. Now they can negotiate their kinks and figure out what they like. It's all good!

I think this is an abusive relationship between fans and whatever they are a fan of!
I stopped talking to that person before it escalated because they seemed to be looking for a fight and I wasn't in the mood to explain why I thought what I thought. Because next thing you know, you are actively pointing out flaws in something you are actually enjoying because someone can't process critical thinking. So not worth it.

I interpreted the way Txj treated Cwn as negative and didn't really ship them either. I think it was meant to be that way too.
I just reread this part when Txj remembered this one time that he mistreated Cwn really badly and then he saw this vision from Mo Zongshi's memories where he treated Cwn like a king and CWN was so responsive and Txj had an identity crisis because CONSENT IS SEXY?!?! WHAT?!?! NO ONE TOLD ME THAT!
So yeah, I think the point was to say non-con might look hot but consent is HOTTER. So yeah I agree.

Good luck! You will suffer but you're gonna be happy about it! Don't worry!😁

I really hope we won't turn into one of those pages where every time someone says something negative about a show, they get attacked.
Let's all promise to respect people's opinions and accept that not everyone will enjoy everything. It's just a TV show. It's not a big deal.

The book slows down for a while. I really struggled through the early 200s too but towards the end of 200s it gets better again and it's so emotional and just ....you can't miss it!

Personally, I have issues with the pacing of the third volume. I understand why Meatbun wrote it like that but I'm not a huge fan of how they were paced anyway.

I think, everything in this world has parts that someone will not enjoy. I love the book but not every single detail in it was to my taste or even a writing choice I would make. I still respect the choices the author has made but I don't think anything is above criticism.
Nothing is perfect and we should all feel like we can consume media without having to subscribe to it entirely.
It's funny you brought this up because I just (almost) got into an argument with a rabid fan of another show because I was criticizing some facts from the plot. I don't understand fans who feel like they have to defend something at the cost of getting into a fight with a random person on the internet.
It's totally normal to be critical of stories we consume. Doesn't mean we hate the writers or creators or anything at all.

I know the implication, I just think they made a flimsy excuse. They could just send the brother who went with her anyway.

Chu Fei and Taxian Jun are so iconic. It's a shame we won't have them in the show as they are in the novel. Sharing this gem of a line for demonstration:

Chu Wanning stiffened his spine, not looking at him, but asking, “Aren’t you hot?”
“My beloved concubine’s voice is so cold, it can cool me down in the summer.”

married couple vibes

Um....I'm still on 37!🙈

Yes, I think the most hilarious fact about this show is how they sent her as a disciple to a military man and she doesn't even want to learn martial arts. Why is she there?!

It's so common too. Granted I don't love the trope but if you have to do it, at least do it right. I really prefer actresses who play their characters more subdued. The overacting just makes it very unbelievable and unnatural. It's very theatrical, not good for TV.

Skipped it. Only part I skipped.