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It's a romance because about 75% of the plot is about them falling in love and trying to be together, sure. But you never really see them together. They get unofficially together in episode 26, oficially in 28, and soon after have problems and are never together until the last 20 seconds of the show

If you want romantic romance, pretty bad. More details under spoilers.

Disagree, Ive read this argument several times. Ive watched other shows where some people complained about FL being childish, but I usually found them ok in those cases, sometimes even cute. Not in this one, or in Moonlight. FL is not childish, she is annoyingly childish.

She does the same annoying character she did in Moonlight. I wouldnt just change the actress, i would make the character personallity less annoying.

Just finished it and FL is annoying indeed, but ML did an amazing job.

When I read they dont get together until episode 28 of 36, it was already a tough decision if I should start it or not, because thats fraking long. But what I didnt expect, is that once they get together, they arent together until the last 20 seconds of the show.

Romance recap:
- They start bickering
- ML soon gets interested in FL but he does have his feelings blocked so it's not love yet just... interest
- In episode 15 you could say FL starts likeing him a bit
- Episode 18 he gets his emotions back, but they cant be together because they are from enemy factions
- Episode 26 they kiss and kind of are together unofficially
- Episode 28 they officially get together
- About 1 or 2 episodes later they start having problems, and are separated until the last 20 seconds of the show. First he acts as if he doesnt like her to free her from an item, then she wants to sacrifice for him, then she dies, then she resurrects but has lost her memory of him, then she gets engaged to another guy, then we realize she does have her memory but she has to fight and die again so she doesnt want to harm him and fakes amnesia, then he gets possesed by an evil god, then she has to kill him, then he spends 500 years dead... and when the credits are about to roll he magicalyl appears and they kiss.

Yeah sorry, this is a trying to be together romance, not a romance I like. I like to enjoy the leads together once they become a couple

Also, theres a big ass love triangle from episode 1 to 36. Actually the last episode of the show starts with the wedding between FL and sML...

I wish more people would have made all this clear when I read the comments. Saying they dont get together until late was a BIG understatement of how little romantic the show is

Just finished it. it's... I mean, objectively it is good. But not exactly what I like.

They should divide the tag Romance in 2 different tags: Romantic romance and "trying to be together" romance, where the only romance plot you see is trying to be together, not really being together.

Explanation and romance recap under spoilers

EDIT: on a side note, MLs acting is so good. He really nails it. And when they switch boddies he does it amazingly well.
I didnt like FLs actress in Moonlight at all. Here she is a bit better, but still not good in my opinion. Except when they switch bodies, I liked her acting more in those parts than when she was annoying Orchid. So maybe its the character which sucks, both here and in Moonlight, and not the actress, who knows

Well, in my opinion if somebody thinks you are a traitor, indeed you want to go back and clear things up. But if somabody in a ridiculous way decalres you a traitor, doesnt even let you speak, and just tries to kill you, you are mad with him, not ready to go back and die if needed.

Anyway, it's just a show. But in my opinion they do this to make the "poor FL be captive by ML", when actually he is helping her

I agree about the rest of what you say, but not about her going back and clear her name.
She wasnt just accused, she was attacked and the lance that was going to pierce her was stopped in the last second by ML. Also, sML does whatever the emperor says. I just dont understand how you can flee a place that is trying to kill you and then just say: let me go back. If she had a plan or something, well sure. But she is just trying to flee from MLs place and go back.
To me its just a poor way of trying to show her as a captive of ML, but it does not make any sense IMO

Im at the part where they fled to MLs lands because they all tried to murder FL. I dont understand why they act as if she is a prisoneer and wants to go back... they want to kill her, i get she misses it, but it makes no sense for her trying to sneak back...

Let me go back, please let me go back, let me go back..... omg I whish he would let her go back so they attack her again... she is so annoying.... they tried to impale you, yeah just go back...

I finally started this show nonetheless. For now ML doesn't like FL, so the triangle isn't annoying yet. But like you said, I'm not likeing FL.

I didn't watch starry love because of the ending. I like very happy endings and I didn't like what I read about that one

Mmh I can't really answer that question. I don't follow any actresses in particular. I watch lots of dramas, and like or dislike the leads (usually like), but I don't know their names and I don't watch a drama for the cast, altho I'm happy when there's somebody in it I liked in another drama

Well Ive only seen them in moonlight, and I think both the show and her were very bad. I haven't seen her in other shows, but in the first 2 episodes of this one... I'm not likeing her either

yeah you can say that about many FLs, but not this one. Didnt like her at all in Moonlight and for now it looks bad too in this one, altho I just started

Damn, just started and I realized it's FL form Moonlight... Didnt like her there, and after just a couple scenes, it doesnt look she is better here.

Im so sad Im not watching that show with all the good reviews it had before those last episodes. I wont watch it with such an ending, but Im sad about it

Oh come on, I was about to start this show, but I see it has a stupid love triangle ~~

- The show starts with FL in love with somebody else. I hate love triangles, but somehow it doesnt feel bad if it already starts like that, before ML is in the picture.
- Because of circumstances, ML and FL spend a lot of time together, bickering a lot, and FL pursuing the other guy
- Along the way, pretty early, ML starts likeing FL. He is a bit jealous but not much, because he sees the other guy doesnt like FL in a romantic way (which is true)
- In episode 8, the love triangle ends, since FL realizes that other guy sees her only as his sister.
- ML makes his intentions of pursuing FL clear to her.
- The next 3 episodes are pretty bad. ML just does stupid things trying to pursue her, only making her mad
- In episode 13 they get together. FL went like from 0 to 100 in her love for ML
- From this moment on, both leads are madly in love for the rest of the show without breakup or quarrel.
- This second half of the show is very fluffy
- Show ends up with them marrying and sleeping together

Just finished it. It's alright. Enjoyable but not great

The first part is pretty bad, but not terrible.
The second part is just fluff, pretty enjoyable but nothing to write home about.

Romance recap below

She is very annoying during those episodes, yes. She does change and starts helping FL.