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I downgraded my rating after the ending but overall still liked

Right? Sad they added the cliche at the end

I also have mixed feelings about the ending. The unnecessary separation was kinda… But overall still liked the drama

It also kind of felt like a convenient but unnecessary plot device. Like, couldn't he have just closed the door with himself on the other side? It's not like him getting stabbed with a million swords while LY stayed pounding on the door really bought much time. :(

QM leaving her sister to die (she thinks) is an F-. I think the drama setting her up to die at the end

You get to see a reason why the leads gradually grow to care for each other rather than instant love. And I’m enjoying the twists and turns in the plot towards the end too

The ending of “Shining…” requires tissues

Wow! 31-32 were so suspenseful! Can’t wait for 33-34 tomorrow…

It is light fluffy cliched and yet so cute I can’t stop watching

I actually feel like MDL ratings for Kdramas skew higher than on other sites and need to be taken with a strong grain of salt, and for Cdrama on par with what I might see on another site like Duboku... Not much grade inflation there lol.

Wait for next Sunday and see if we're all still happy after seeing the last 4 episodes and then decide lol.

I'm really scared QX is going to get offed so that QM has a bitter ending, and only our ML/FL will get the HEA. And I was super sad about SJ's death.

Someone had a comment earlier showing what they each wished on the lantern- they each wished for the other to fulfill their dreams (for QY to be safe and happy and for LY to achieve his own wish). It was beautiful.

Agree

I like how they are trying to keep each other free. Still hanging in for HEA

I’m hanging on that the last six ep arc will bring it full circle - closing LY arc and desire to finally bring down corruption in the Ministry of War (from first few episodes, his long goal) so he can travel with QY happily… but I would still have liked six ep showing them together instead :(

Right?! I feel so tricked - heart was ready for happy and then boom!

How far did you get? I thought I’d loathe both leads at first and it wasn’t until about 1/3 through drama they won me over. I also loved Minglan, but this is fluffier stuff -way more romance heavy, more in the veins of Imperial Coroner or Maiden Holmes than some of the others you said you liked. I am loving it but it is so character driven that if you aren’t into the ML and FL it won’t be for you

I keep wondering if there will come a time when she learns her lesson/ learns that her behaviors were wrong

I love how the drama shows you through their actions how compatible they are and how they fall for one another. Not just instant love. It’s so well done. And they respect each other’s boundaries. Also plus plus.