This was such a unique story, whoa. I'm not sure about the scientific/medical accuracy of it all, but as someone unrelated to that domain, I definitely enjoyed all the psychology/psychiatry stuff.
Something about this felt so laid back and natural, even though the story isn't what you would call "laid back," which, btw, was a huge surprise to me! I went into this expecting a romcom, and in a way, it was, but there was so much more to it. I think romcoms today got oversaturated and filled with trope after trope that I kind of subconsciously went into this expecting that same thing and was proven wrong...
I gave it a 9/10 but some scenes with her mother ragebaited me so bad that I genuinely considered dropping my rating lol. But it's very realistic if you think about it xD. There were actually several scenes that triggered me because I do not have the same compassion, patience, and/or tolerance that some of these characters have, and I do think that media that leaves you with very intensely polarized feelings can be good for you. To me, any story that makes me feel intense emotions (other than negative emotions towards the writers rather than the characters) is a good story.
Bring back romcoms with strange stories and polarizing characters :p
it's genuinely crazy they were fighting to release a serial rapist who is actively trying to murder his sister…
I swearrrrr I kept thinking about this lmao like why was no one trying to lock that man up 😠yeah sure he's not the killer but what about LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE
Could you expand on this? I'm mostly seeing good reviews, comments.
I'm aware they're not related by blood. They were raised together, she saw him purely as a sibling and nothing else, which makes his romantic interest in her very weird and incestuous.
Idk about you but me personally, if I were raised in the same house as a guy who I viewed as a brother despite us not being related, and he developed a crush on me? I would be completely disgusted and repulsed.
This was such a superior drama, I can't believe people don't recommend it very often and it's not rated as highly as a lot of below-par romcoms on here.
I found the characters extremely well developed by the writers, which was truly so impressive and so above my expectations.
The written contrast between the ML and FL was so interesting to see, how one tends to avoid blame while the other takes on others' blame, and the way they circled each other and balanced those traits out and grew as people. Something about that felt so literary, it kind of reminded me of the character development you see in Jane Austen novels, but considering the fact that Wuthering Heights was referenced multiple times in this, I guess there was more Bronte to it than Austen.
The other interesting part is character X (who I will not name, to not spoil it for anyone)'s descent into madness. It was an absolute rollercoaster to see. That development felt SO natural and organic but so shocking at the same time, some scenes with X had me gasping at 5am and pausing to talk to the invisible cameras in my room.
This was an absolute 10/10 watch and I recommend it to anyone who appreciates excellent writing.
• really engaging plot • amazing actors all across, including the ones playing small roles [I was especially impressed by Ha Chan Ho, played by Ji Hyun Joon] • lovable ML, shamelessly into the FL, really hot lmao • unlikeable FL who isn't a very good person, but if you're someone who appreciates flawed female characters then you might love her (Side note: she's not unlikeable in the sense that she's badly written or underdeveloped as a character, she's unlikeable the way a real person would be, and I'm sure the writers intended for her to be like that)
I really wasn't expecting this to be so touching and full of heart. I fell in love with each and every single one of the characters :') absolutely 10/10
random side note: I'm finishing this on august 9th (2026) and I'm just seeing that the show was also released on august 9th (2023)
I finally got around to finishing the express episodes... I really loved the pacing of the show in general but those last four episodes felt like they could've been wrapped faster/differently. Or they could've at least given us a full episode with the ML..
But overall, the crown prince is officially my favorite male lead in a cdrama <3 also this drama made me fall in love with Fan Shuai Qi who plays Bu Shu Lin <3 she's such a baddie lol handsome as a man and ethereally beautiful as a woman
Something about this felt so laid back and natural, even though the story isn't what you would call "laid back," which, btw, was a huge surprise to me! I went into this expecting a romcom, and in a way, it was, but there was so much more to it. I think romcoms today got oversaturated and filled with trope after trope that I kind of subconsciously went into this expecting that same thing and was proven wrong...
I gave it a 9/10 but some scenes with her mother ragebaited me so bad that I genuinely considered dropping my rating lol. But it's very realistic if you think about it xD. There were actually several scenes that triggered me because I do not have the same compassion, patience, and/or tolerance that some of these characters have, and I do think that media that leaves you with very intensely polarized feelings can be good for you. To me, any story that makes me feel intense emotions (other than negative emotions towards the writers rather than the characters) is a good story.
Bring back romcoms with strange stories and polarizing characters :p
Idk about you but me personally, if I were raised in the same house as a guy who I viewed as a brother despite us not being related, and he developed a crush on me? I would be completely disgusted and repulsed.
your Flourished Peony rating also made me wanna go back and change mine from 8.5 to a 9 because it's actually such a superior drama haha
This was such a superior drama, I can't believe people don't recommend it very often and it's not rated as highly as a lot of below-par romcoms on here.
I found the characters extremely well developed by the writers, which was truly so impressive and so above my expectations.
The written contrast between the ML and FL was so interesting to see, how one tends to avoid blame while the other takes on others' blame, and the way they circled each other and balanced those traits out and grew as people. Something about that felt so literary, it kind of reminded me of the character development you see in Jane Austen novels, but considering the fact that Wuthering Heights was referenced multiple times in this, I guess there was more Bronte to it than Austen.
The other interesting part is character X (who I will not name, to not spoil it for anyone)'s descent into madness. It was an absolute rollercoaster to see. That development felt SO natural and organic but so shocking at the same time, some scenes with X had me gasping at 5am and pausing to talk to the invisible cameras in my room.
This was an absolute 10/10 watch and I recommend it to anyone who appreciates excellent writing.
• really engaging plot
• amazing actors all across, including the ones playing small roles [I was especially impressed by Ha Chan Ho, played by Ji Hyun Joon]
• lovable ML, shamelessly into the FL, really hot lmao
• unlikeable FL who isn't a very good person, but if you're someone who appreciates flawed female characters then you might love her (Side note: she's not unlikeable in the sense that she's badly written or underdeveloped as a character, she's unlikeable the way a real person would be, and I'm sure the writers intended for her to be like that)
random side note: I'm finishing this on august 9th (2026) and I'm just seeing that the show was also released on august 9th (2023)
But overall, the crown prince is officially my favorite male lead in a cdrama <3 also this drama made me fall in love with Fan Shuai Qi who plays Bu Shu Lin <3 she's such a baddie lol handsome as a man and ethereally beautiful as a woman