im 8 mins into ep 18 and obv im irritated at the Noble Idiot, but I think my biggest sadness/disappointment rn is how relegated my former fav character + the couple I was most excited about has become, not in the sense of less screen time bc I understand this drama can't focus on just one couple but more like...it seems like her personality has been eroded, the chemistry of the couple I loved so much, based on mischief and banter and rivalry, has degraded into nothingness, you can get suchhh cute moments in the background but for them their interactions are just like...him not letting her have wine.
he also seems to have more agency and impact on the story than she does now (by being a more central figure who does things, plans things, is there for things), and im not a fan of it :/ this is probably the part that is making me the MOST upset, him having more of a role in a drama centring women and yet her character gets lost after her romance arc is completed....esp when what I would've loved to see the most is them be an incredible team TOGETHER
we still rally forward, hope I get more of those cute and funny moments
EDIT: ok im on ep 19 and I am lowkey eating my words about the team and agency thing hehe. at least a little. ok im grinning like a fool SO WHAT
Fml these husbands when they're atoning for their sins and coaxing their wives are SO CUTE LOL (we've only collected three husbands so far but im at the scene of the first use of "jiejie" and im giggling and kicking my feet)
my fav brand of plot is when a proud man proclaims his pride and announces he will never kneel for a woman and ruin his dignity.....only for him to be brought down by the right woman kekekeke
im loving this drama so bad, the son in law alliance is formed and then IMMEDIATELY betrayed im crying, FLH immediately gets found out by his wife and folds right away, while Chai An OFFERS IT HIMSELF to get a few more kisses theyre rly killing me so bad
We had to wade through the hell of Those Stretch of Episodes, but then we found paradise, and what a glorious one it was...if Song Yi Meng has no defenders, it's because I'm dead. (and part of this is because the actress did such a phenomenal job, especially her ability to hold her own against Liu Yi Ning who I genuinely think is one of the best actors of his generation. The entire cast did incredibly).
I've never laughed so much in a drama, and once you got past the Bad Part, this is one of the most satisfying payoffs ever AND they complied with censorship with minimal impact to the story (as opposed to massacring the ending). I can't wait to rewatch this one.
despite the variety of irritations in the last stretch of episodes (cdrama classic) and despite both leads each doing one of my least fav tropes (hiding identity for too long vs noble idiocy), this drama made this heart of mine that I thought was dead, beat again. I haven’t felt this way in so long. An all timer, easily.
but despite their age gap they shoot really well , just like ren jialun and landy li they 10yrs age gap but people…
That’s a really freaking weird and bizarre stance to take man. Like I know the world (much less the entertainment industry) is run by pedophiles but can’t we The People on the whole refuse to normalize it? Because normalizing this horrible thing is what you’re doing and it’s gross 🤢
It’s hilarious when they put an actor with an older actress people complaining and sh*t but when it’s the…
I agree with you so much like how is no one else concerned about this … I would also feel grossed out if the ML was a minor and paired with an adult woman, because I’m not a weirdo, but how is this drama not getting more criticism and scrutiny for casting a 17 year old child as the romantic interest to a 28 year old man….it sucks because I’m so interested in the plot but I absolutely can’t watch this lmao
Even if it’s not the only central genre, is romance still central to this drama? Like, is there substantial romance, or is it mostly surrounding friendship and camaraderie or the retelling of a classic myth?
A beautiful drama that comes full circle, a drama unique in its allowance for a FL to start off intelligent and strong, and stay consistent in that even after falling in love. From beginning to end, she was allowed to have insight, agency, and impact. ML and FL worked in tandem like two halves of a whole, genuinely a partnership of equals. Absolutely peak romance. It also avoided common tropes - there were times I was prepared to be disappointed, because it seemed it would use a common trope seen in many dramas but that I hate. But this one did not let me down, it chose differently. A drama borne from the desires of my very heart
he also seems to have more agency and impact on the story than she does now (by being a more central figure who does things, plans things, is there for things), and im not a fan of it :/ this is probably the part that is making me the MOST upset, him having more of a role in a drama centring women and yet her character gets lost after her romance arc is completed....esp when what I would've loved to see the most is them be an incredible team TOGETHER
we still rally forward, hope I get more of those cute and funny moments
EDIT: ok im on ep 19 and I am lowkey eating my words about the team and agency thing hehe. at least a little. ok im grinning like a fool SO WHAT
my fav brand of plot is when a proud man proclaims his pride and announces he will never kneel for a woman and ruin his dignity.....only for him to be brought down by the right woman kekekeke
I've never laughed so much in a drama, and once you got past the Bad Part, this is one of the most satisfying payoffs ever AND they complied with censorship with minimal impact to the story (as opposed to massacring the ending). I can't wait to rewatch this one.