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On YT there are 40 eps, but here it shows that the first season has 22 eps and this one has 28, which makes a total of 50 eps. What happened to the other 10 eps? Something is not matching up. I don’t want to start watching without making sure every episode is available, or it would be a huge waste of time.

EDIT: Ok, so there is this other playlist that actually has 50 eps. The other seems to be a version that was cut shorter.

You have to remember these 2 are almost 10 years apart. This one just finished airing so of course less people have watched it. Scarlet Heart is like the original so it is expected a lot of people saw it and a lot of people liked it. So much so that a korean version was made (which I loved, just didnt like the ending) and this one, although not being exactly a remake, was heavily inspired by it. Maybe in a few years this one will also have thousand of viewers and an average rating that is higher than the current one.

If you liked Scarlet Heart, then I think you will like this one too. There are a lot of similarities. But remember, this is not a remake, so dont expect the story to be the same. Give it a try. I just finished watching it. It is fully subbed on YouTube.

Although this story was nothing new to me and the start felt a little slow, especially with the memory loss after she traveled to the past, I still enjoyed it. I like how this was not completely a remake of Scarlet Heart but loosely based on it. (I have watched both the chinese and the korean versions and would be bored to watch the exact same plot again)
They were inspired by it but changed a lot of things in the plot.

The ending was nice, although it could have been better. But overall I was satisfied with this drama.

If you dont mind spoilers, there is no physical abuse.

Basically the male lead wants to get the girl and instead of pursuing her like a normal person, he manipulates things behind the scenes so she ends up in a contract marriage with him. He stalks her for 2 years and never has the courage to just go to her and say what he feels. Then has the dumbass idea of creating a whole situation where she believes she has cancer and that the only donor available is him and when she goes talk to him, he basically tells her he would donate his bone marrow if she marries him. Yeah, pretty messed up. He definitely has issues. But he never gets violent with her as far as I remember. He never physically or verbally abuses her.

But in real life it would definitely be considered a toxic relationship. He pretty much made the woman he loves believe she is sick and might die soon and fooled her into marrying him.
I was definitely taken back by that plot twist but by the time it was revealed, I was already too deep into the story and their chemistry. Since this is a drama and I am already used to seeing some disturbing actions, I was able to keep watching. But for you it might be upsetting to watch since you have been in a toxic relationship before. So its your call, do what is best for you. And good thing you got out of that relationship and found someone better. I am glad for you.

It is not. The synopsis is wrong. It was written last year by someone like us who assumed that it would be a continuation of the previous story. But if you watch the trailer and read news about it, you will find out that it is a new plot, one where the main leads don’t even know each other at first.

It will be like watching the first season but the story is a little different. The characters and their lives seem to be the same tho. Not sure about that.

They made it unnecessarily long. I was able to watch about half of it without loving it but at least being able to watch it. But the second half I had to skip a lot or I would not be able to finish. I have watched so many dramas that happen during this period of history, but this one was just boring most of the time, which was a shame considering the cast.

I am kind of disappointed that this is not a sequel but a different story with the same characters....but I will still watch it. Maybe if it was a sequel it would be boring. (Tho I really wanted to see them with their kid, it would be so cute)
From what I have read the plot is cliché but if they maintain the same chemistry and the writing and directing are done properly, then I think I will like it just as much as I liked the first season.

After reading so many of your comments throughout the comment section of this drama, I had to go back and re-watch it because it had been a few years since I watched it but I was pretty sure things were not as simple as you were making them.

I do get why you are defending the male lead, and honestly he is nowhere near the worst I have seen in thai dramas. His main problem would be he his hot headed. Even when they were in the island he would easily lose his patience with her when she made a mistake or was annoying. He knew she had suffered a head injury, had no memories and was pretty much a child but he would let out his anger on her several times. So when he thought she fooled him the entire time, did not want to accept their past and was possibly involved with several other men...he lost it.
Never did he think to investigate things on his own or talk to her. Someone who had previously even shot him, someone who was not trustworthy at all came with evidence and he just bought it.

And YES, he RAPED her. What we are shown is that as he is kissing her she has some glimpses of their past so she stops struggling but that does not mean she was willing to have sex at that moment. The next day she showed all the signs rape victims usually do. She got out of bed (probably did not even sleep) and was looking outside and when the male lead wakes up and comes near her she lashes out on him. When she goes to the hospital that same day she is crying and does not let the doctor touch her. Some episodes later when the doctor gets to know what the male lead did to her and asks her about it she bursts out crying. How is that the behavior of a woman that was willing to do it?
Even the male lead later on admits he raped her during a conversation they are having, so he knows it was not consensual. Also, in the episode he finds out that she had never regained her memory, the first thing he says is that he "hurt her physically and mentally".

I am not saying the male lead should not be forgiven or that he is a piece of trash. Like I said, I have seen worse. But the fact that he did mess up and hurt the female lead cannot be defended or taken lightly just because he was misunderstanding her.

I have no idea how this has such a high rating...this is SO bad. It could have been good, but it wasnt.

The drama was basically a superstition fest taking over a bunch of brainless villagers that decided that the female lead had to go...for good. Even the romance was nowhere near what it could have been. Their scenes together were cliché and mainly just the male lead trying to be romantic by saying some sweet things that came out as cringy and did not feel genuine. The male lead was clueless and seemed more like he was being stubborn rather than wanting to be with her because he loved her.

The only good thing about this drama is the cast. The writing was terrible.

If you’re looking for a more down to Earth drama - this is it. It’s only 12 episodes long so it does not become draggy. It is realistic and I could really relate to Eun Joo. The romance is not super fast since they have been just friends for a long time but there is plenty of scenes of them spending time together.

Yeah, sorry, I watched this a year ago so Idk when the romance starts but I remember it took some time. I watched it while fast-forwarding a lot. This one is hard to watch without skipping any scenes. I am sure you will find something better to watch.

It was not completely bad, but just like the title says - it had flaws. The poop humor was not funny for me but how his problem was not triggered in several stressful occasions was never explained. The story itself was very average, nothing special and near the end became dramatic and predictable in a way that did not fit this drama. There were also several characters that were just there. They were very one-dimensional. The Mini sponsorship was also too much. It was not enough to have one of the main characters work at one of their stands, they also had to make almost every character that owned a car have one. It was so obvious they were advertising the cars that it became annoying.

So overall this is not a bad drama nor a good one. 6/10

Maybe watch for the romance. But the characters make some really dumb decisions. And the female lead is beyond naive. Standing up for someone who did wrong knowing it will hurt someone you love and that is innocent is just dumb. It cant even be classified as being kind.

So he married someone else. Yikes
I kinda knew that would be a possibility since he is the crown prince. So at the end he is married to both of them or let me guess, his wife dies at some point in the story?

Yeah, she was the same person. Eva was just the confident and loved by everyone side of YY. The overall personality was the same, but as Eva she felt the love and respect she did not as YY, and that made her more confident and have a brighter personality. But at the end of the day they were one and the same. I liked how in the last few episodes she finally embraced her fat body and accepted it and made others accept her too. And a lot of that confidence came from the male lead never rejecting her or feeling embarrassed being with her as YY, even tho she herself felt bad about it. He never saw her as a fat girl like society did. He simply saw her as YY. And the fact that he accepted her as she was gave her confidence to also accept herself. Which is why I am able to forgive the male lead for the instances in which he acted like a jerk. Lol
Also, having a chinese drama show such a message, that being fat is not a crime and that you should accept yourself the way you are, is rare since being really thin is the standard.

If you change one of the main leads in a sequel, that’s it for me. It does not matter how good I think the story is, I will not even give it a try. It makes me completely disconnect from the story and the chemistry and romance built in the previous season go to waste. Thankfully this was a drama I did not even like that much. But it still bothers me when they do this.

I have yet to start. How is the romance? The trailer made it seem like it is very sad. Do they end up together? I dont mind spoilers.

I guess they were short on money, once that ending. Rushed is an understatement. And what is supposed to be the message? Was it all worth it? Revenges are never worth it, but this one takes the cake for the least rewarded revenge.
It felt like watching a bunch of monkeys running towards a pile of bananas but 90% of them died on their way. Lol

I honestly dont get why this has such a high rating. The male lead is quite dumb and spineless, the second male lead is cruel and stupid to a whole other level, the second female lead is pitiful and the only main character I really liked was the female lead. I guess if you’re a huge fan of wuxia/martials arts this would be your cup of tea. Other than that I cannot see what else is so good about this drama compared to other chinese historical dramas.

The female lead was really cool tho. She was great at martial arts, smart and kind. And let’s not forget - pretty. For once the male lead was the one who fell short compared to her. Usually it is the other way around.

I know what you mean. He was letting his confusion be seen through his behavior. His heart was telling him it was her, but then the rational part of him was telling him it could not possibly be her - because how can the same person show up thin and then fat all in the same day, right? Lol
It bothered me a little but not too much for the reason that the female lead knew he loved YY so she would never get too hurt by him rejecting Eva. Her competition was herself so that made him less of a jerk than if they were 2 completely different women.
But yeah, the best thing would have been for him to not get involved with Eva until he was sure for a fact she was YY. But I can understand his struggle, since they are in fact the same person, he could not help but fall for Eva. She had the same smile, kindness and bright personality.
Also, imagine if we waited until Eva admitted she was YY for him to start to flirt with her....imagine how boring it would have been since she was so stubborn and did not want to come out and say it: Yes, I am YY. The romantic scenes, kisses and interactions between them would be a lot less. T T