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There's gonna be so many unnecessary angsty plot points :(

If you want me to respond, you'll need to treat me with respect in your replies. Saying "use your brain" and "are you 12" are not respectful. If you can reply without using insults, I'm happy to continue this conversation.

XU had like half an episode of historical flashback -- if you go to the page it is not have a genre of historical. Historical fantasy means it's based in history. AoS was not based on history. you can't use the word historical when it is not based on history. So no, it is not a "historical fantasy" just cause it "feels" like one?? So he has not yet been in one historical drama

Habitual drug use is very tied to untreated mental health disorders. Criminalizing drug use (vs organized drug distribution) is cruel and a way for governments to shift the blame towards and abandon vulnerable populations. Yoo Ah In is obviously struggling and needs psychiatric care and compassion rather than being branded as some shady drug addict. There are way more morally questionable stars in other Netflix dramas, and I'm really disappointed in Netflix for kow-towing to Korea and their punitive and harmful drug laws.

Okay I've seen a lot of comments here and other places saying it's not good and the ML Is boring?? I'm glad to hear not everyone feels that way cause I really wanted to start watching this

I have missed him, he is so underrated

omg I confused them! I mean LJW

That's not a historical, it's a fantasy. I said that in the OG post lol

What other one has he been in?

Just realizing this is Lee Jae Wook's first historical which doesn't seem right cause AoS feels like a historical and he had those flash backs in Extraordinary You . But I feel he was made for historicals. He is gonna do so well.

Ooh I'll have to keep an eye on his next projects then

I wonder if he is being a little picky with his next role since he is on the rise, maybe he wants to find one that is really interesting to cement his star status more

omg it's been so long since I've seen Joo Won in something I forgot all about him, he used to be one of my favs. Excited for this now

I made a video cut of just his scenes so I could watch it again without watching the whole series, it's like 2.5 hours total and essentially works as a standalone romance movie haha. You could honestly just FF to their scenes if you don't care about the main drama. You'd understand enough to enjoy it

I've seen other descriptions where they're half-siblings AND she starts to fall for him only when she strongly suspects he's not even the real Hong Rang

The description on Asian Wiki makes it a lot more clear -- she is his step sister first of all, and second of all very soon after he comes back she comes to believe he's not even her step brother and that's when the romance takes off.

Double Jae Wooks-- it's a blessed year to be alive.

She's one of those actresses that plays a character as written rather than adding in her own layers (like Rowoon did with his character to elevate it a bit). I like her and think she's a good actress, but DWY's writing for the FL was shiiiiite. So I'm hoping for good writing here, cause she can knock out a character that's written well.

Right? Can't even put my finger on why, but instantly felt the same--it's gonna be intense.

jae wook is one of those actors who could play anywhere from 20s to 30s, he's played all different ages and types. He did an amazing job across Da Hee in WWW. I was barely aware of the age gap because they were so great together, and she's 13 years older than him.