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I watched the show while it was airing and have just now four years later watched this director's cut version. It gave much needed background info, no clue why it was cut out. Just as heart wrenching as I remembered it being. Peng Xiaoran brought this character to life like no one else could. There wasn't one second where it didn't feel like Xiaofeng was a living breathing person. I have no clue why her career didn't pop off after this. She really was brilliant in this role. CXX was green and you could tell with how much he was overacting at parts, but it didn't ruin the drama and it was also just a very difficult role to play. This drama will always have a very special place in my heart. It's so different from other dramas in that it's not afraid to make its characters hurt. They all do things that are wrong and terrible and it doesn't make excuses and try to convince us that these actions are correct or morally right. God, it hurts so good. I love this drama.

I just love her so much. I wish she'd get a big role.

This has always been my number one issue with cdramas. I love them, I really do. But the animal abuse is horrific in their historical dramas. I'm glad this one managed to spark some outrage, because it's actually a super common practice and it's disgusting.

So I only watched the first scene of the first episode but wow. It's so intimate and romantic. I'm going to wait to continue until more episodes are out but it is very promising.

I did enjoy the drama. But if we dont criticize bad aspects then nothing ever improves.

They call LYN ugly?? I truly do not understand Chinese beauty standards at all

ZJY is definitely better than HYT but honestly neither of these two can carry an entire drama. HYT usually lucks out with charismatic FLs and ZJY usually has a ML who she has chemistry with and can hold their own but I've never been wildly impressed by her acting. Idk how this will work. Hopefully ZJY is able to pull through, because HYT certainly won't lmao.

That blows. Oh well. I'll probably wait for spring break then to binge this one

Wtf is wrong with you? Those other dramas have similar endings where theyre happy but they dont give proper explanations. Chill tf out.

I wish they would give the option to pay for all of the episodes early, I really want to watch this before winter term starts

Clearly not almost zero because an accident happened on that day and another accident happened on the day of the car wreck after the first one so, if he were actually as smart and responsible as they make him out to be he would have stayed with his dad the whole day. Eungyeol decided that his ENTIRE goal being there was to stop his dad's accident. Why not make sure of it and stay with him the whole day? It's not that hard. Yeah, he'd relax and not be as on edge, but any smart person would make sure that nothing else happens.

It IS bad writing. It's inconsistent. I will never understand blind fangirls who refuse to accept any criticism. You can still enjoy the drama, but you don't have to go out of your way to make yourself look dumb and defend shitty aspects of it.

Not called what? You don't make any sense

My biggest problems with the character were what I said here. Sounds like you're taking my criticism of a professional actor's mediocre skillset very personally. His acting needs work. That is objectively true, to deny that is actually worse for him. Blind praise makes it so a person never improves. I literally gave the drama a good score and I liked the ML character for the most part. I'm not a child so I can separate issues I have with a drama and still am able to enjoy it.

For sure! Their romance felt very abrupt and didn't make sense to me but they spent so much time on it. I also just didn't understand the FL's entire plot. Her actions wouldn't have changed anything unless she really thought that she had transmigrated into her mom's body. But she knows her mom is in the states and still exists in that universe. Her mom had her own thoughts and feelings, she couldn't force those onto her. She knows that her dad is going to join her in a year so her actions literally wouldn't have changed anything.

Also I just so can't buy into the fact that as her daughter she looks IDENTICAL to her mom as a teenager. Even Angelina Jolie and Reese Witherspoon who have daughers that look super similar to them still aren't identical. There's a massive suspension of disbelief that goes into enjoying this show and idk it was difficult for me.

Yichan was by far the star of this show and I'm glad he had so many scenes with Eungyeol. I wish Chungah would have also been given the same care. I really loved the little bit of romance we got between her and Yichan but they showed so much more of him chasing after Sekyoung, they should have devoted a little more time to him falling for Chungah. What I'm REALLY bummed about is though that we got so few scenes between Chungah and Eungyeol. I know this show centered more on the father son relationship, which was very sweet, but if they would have cut down on the mediocre romance between the ML and FL (and her storyline entirely) they would have had plenty of time to develop the mother-son bond as well. Her life was so sad and lonely for such a long time, I would have liked to see her process of opening up and finding her voice through signing.

Sorry for the long reply lmao. I got invested in this show and I did enjoy it quite a bit, there are just some parts that I wish were different.

It's always the bitches that have no problem with old women dating young men in dramas like "Find Yourself" where the lead actress is literally SIXTEEN years older than the male lead yet you have issues with dramas where the man is older. I cant figure out if youre literally ten years old and dont know how life works or if youre one of the old women with these double standards?

The episode i was talking about was the one with the day of the rehearsal. This is where i have to question his intelligence. Just because he stopped the earlier rehearsal doesnt mean something bad couldnt happen later. To play it safe, considering the stakes at hand, he should have stayed with him the entire day. Going and meeting up with Eunyu should not have been his priority. I feel pretty much the same about the car accident that happens near the end but I'll give him a bit more grace because at this point he knew all about Eunyu and her circumstances and she also told him the specifics about the accident so he was much more inclined to believe they were in the clear. Im still annoyed because a smart person would have stayed with his dad no matter what, but whatever. I will forever be pissed at his actions in ep 11 though. Literal dumbass character, bad writing.

Most lovable SML and SFL in a drama. I was so invested in their story.

There were a lot of great moments but also a lot of irritating aspects. A 7/10 overall. Not a masterpiece, but definitely good and worth watching.

Castaway Diva is nothing like 2521. Like, at all.

Interest of Love wasn't great but I have no clue why the rating is SO low. It's ridiculous that the most cheesy bland cliche shows are all rated 8+ (I'm not talking about 2521, but other shitty shows) but one that is darker and intense gets a 6.9... It was still interesting and the actors were good. The difference is that the characters were morally grey and did bad shit. People can't handle that. I don't think it deserves a high score, but 6.9 for mydramalist that inflates EVERYTHING is actually insane.

Totally agree. They were not able to portray these characters properly. I also personally believe the writing for the FL was just kind of bad though and didn't have the emotional depth that the ML's story did but the actors were also a major part of the problem. The supporting cast were great though and the overall story was good. I give it a 7/10.