i didn't interpret it as open/ambiguous at all. maybe it's the romantic in me, but i believe XFF went back to that hill because she's still keeping her promise to wait for XH's return, which /he/ promised would happen when the wintersweet blossomed. and after all the episodes we've watched, we know that XH has never broken a promise he made to her. he definitely comes home :> it's a happy ending!
(lighthearted) whether or not it's satisfying enough is an entirely other subjective judgement haha
green was actually the bride's traditional wedding dress colour back in the tang dynasty!
the director mentioned that the drama isn't set in a /specific/ dynasty (he kept it ambiguous) so the green wedding dress was probably just an artistic choice like the pearl makeup, which references the song dynasty
historically, they changed to red for the bride during the ming dynasty
you know what... the wedding kiss shots are still replaying in the back of my mind UGH i should've been born as one of the editors working on this drama so i can leak the uncut version for all of us 😤
Can someone explain to me, why the title of the drama named "The Double"? Thanks~
imo it's a reference to the classic literary motif of a double/doppelgänger (usually explored in gothic works) — in this case, XFF becomes JL's double (a sort of "identity theft") after a pivotal moment in both of their lives. the doubling motif is carried on throughout the drama, especially with XFF's fight for justice and the many conflicts of good vs evil in the narrative
op translated yu zheng's recent post about his thoughts on the drama. really interesting that he considers it a fairytale :~)
(lighthearted) whether or not it's satisfying enough is an entirely other subjective judgement haha
historically, they changed to red for the bride during the ming dynasty