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Appreciate your comment. :)

Ah yes, I do have issues with people who rate every show 10/10. It becomes meaningless. This is particularly true with certain sites where any note of dissent is quickly shouted down. MDL is much more civilised.
If you like, please go to my profile and check out my rating scale. :)
I did start watching Lost You Forever but I shelved it for now because it is just too long. 70+ eps is out of my comfort zone nowadays. ;)
I just started Story of Kunning Palace and it is looking promising. :)

Thank you for your comments. I appreciate them. :)
I've watched too many dramas to have any misguided notion of an unicorn show. I always call it as I see it. :)
I hope my reviews will help readers make an informed viewing choice. I'm sure some do feel the same way as us but few would bother to put it in words. Cheers!

There were red flags from the start but I gave it the benefit of the doubt but the senseless killing of the young woman was the last straw. Cheers!

Thanks for your comment. I find this show amped up all the worse stereotypes and tropes for "laughs" and it was so cringey. The senseless violence was the last straw for me.

Thank you for your kind words. I totally agree with you. I'm actually a j-drama fan but it is much harder to find j-drama on steaming platforms compared to k or c-dramas. I have reviewed a number of j-dramas here and I rated most of them highly. :)

I can't argue with that. 😂

Thanks for your comment. :)
The problem with Viki is that their smallest step is 1 while MDL is 0.5. I have to make a call to either round up or down on the score when I post on both sites. Sometimes I make it clear in the review that it is 7.5 but most of the time it is not worth the bother and I just round it up. It doesn't deserve a 7. ;)

Thank you for your kind words. :) I suppose that is why I write these reviews. Sometimes, the show is more entertaining not because it is a good show but it is just crazy enough to go surreal. LoL
Buckle up because this will be a bumpy ride! "Enjoy!"

Yes, the inconsistency is pulling me out of immersion. That's all I'm saying.

This is future self speaking. The show made more sense after watching ep.2. That is all. :)

I believe each time she dies, she would say a prayer basically hoping that she will not be reincarnated again. So sad.

I would call that a curse. ;)

I think I shouldn't have used the word "weird" and it has been taken out of context. It is more the inconsistency with the narrative that throws me.

I'm not pushing the pedo angle. I'm more concerned about the inconsistency. For the longest times the show is telling us how mature she is because of her past experiences. She has been a 12 years old 18 times before.
Ok, so the boy made her feel like a 12 years old. That's fine too but is that love? Does she not have a childhood for the last 18 lifetimes? The show made that statement to justify the attachment but at the same time undo so much of the world it laboured to build. Honestly, I would have preferred the show to tell us that she is cursed to live eternally and he is the talisman to break that curse. I can totally accept that. :)

It is just my opinion and you have yours. I take your point. I am still enjoying the show but the justification didn't work for me. Maybe I'm the weird one. Peace out.

I take your point but that is also just one sentence to justify a lot of plot. If she only remembered one life then it is plausible but it is 18 separate lives. And even that quote you used is weird. I watched what they did. it is just normal games and teasing. Romantic? I can't see it. Yes, I'm enjoying the acting and I'm looking forward to future episodes but they could have done something different to justify the singular focus she attached to the search for the ML.

Ok, I love the leads in other shows and they are great actors and I have no doubt they will delivery. The reincarnation theme is interesting, especially how her past life is shown in snippets and she tap into her experiences to advance her next life.
As others have mentioned, I have problem with the love story from the 18th life. They are kids. Barely teens. Ok, puppy love, I can accept that. For someone who has the memory of 100s of years, what is so special about that boy? If you want to take it the wrong way, it is a bit creepy. Certainly if the gender is swapped, the alarm bells will be ringing, hard.
I get she promised the dying mum to be with him and protect him but you can't tell me that she has never experienced love? None more profound than that?!
I have to accept it for now because I want to keep watching the show but it will never sit comfortably with me.

He he, I was a little surprised by the kiss but also the lack of follow up. A very odd situation, indeed. Yes, the ML has the tortured soul role down pat but doesn't make him a good romantic lead per se, so it is going to be interesting going forward. ;)

Thank you so much for your kind words. Yes, I totally agree. It was very interesting up to a point and then it starts to meander and got lost in the angsty plots. A shame really.