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Yes, I agree. It shows a different side of China. I am enjoying the slower pace and really love the male lead. I watched him in Squid Game and enjoyed his role in that one too.

Thank you. I decided to continue to watch it and am now watching episode 25. I agree that there is some but it is subtle compared to some others I have watched. Love is Full of Jiudaowan was the worst. 40 episodes and the last few were all Chinese propaganda and I felt like I had wasted my time watching it. This one is an enjoyable watch so far. Thanks again!

I’m starting episode 10 and enjoying this Chinese drama but I would like to know in advance if there will be a lot of Chinese propaganda throughout the remaining episodes? I don’t want to waste my time on a total of 40 episodes if they will be riddled with tons of propaganda like so many other Chinese dramas. Thank you in advance for updating me on this.

Sorry, not sorry, lol. Not for me.

I wanted to like this kdrama. The first two episodes were so confusing. I rewatched them twice and thought that would help but nope it was still confusing. It then started to get interesting and some scenes were really beautiful. At this point I could not understand the low ratings and negative comments. And then episode 14-16 happened and the low ratings and negative comments became clear. Here are two positives throughout…Woo Do Hwan and Kim Kyung Nam. They were great in their roles.

I agree. I’m a big fan of sci-fi and think I have a good head on my shoulders. I usually figure out who did the crime in the middle of most dramas. I’m only on episode 2 and already looking up explanations online, lol. Hard to follow. I’ll keep watching to see if things clear up or it just becomes messier.

I’m enjoying this kdrama but I’m only on episode 14 and wondering how I’m going to get to episode 81! I am also having a hard time with the lack of communication between the characters. Jumong knows the evil deeds of his step brothers but never tells the King. It’s kind of frustrating. In the earlier episodes Jumong tells his mother about an interesting prisoner who has been enslaved for 20 years and is blind…the camera pans to the mother’s face and it looks like a lightbulb goes off…. Could it be her love? Yet, she never goes to check. I think this kdrama could have been cut in half without all this.

Episode 16 was disappointing for me. The kdrama was a solid 8.5 for me until then.

Am I the only one who can’t figure out Han Joo and Jae Hoon? I understand that they cared for one another and it’s okay it was not in a romantic sense but the weird part was when they were at the bar drinking bourbon and he asked her honestly how she felt and she basically said it was his fault his relationship with his ex failed because he tried to make her something she was not. I mean his ex was a violent, obnoxious drunk who ended up sleeping with someone else, so how was their breakup his fault? And why would he ever want to try again with her? Definitely weird for me.

I was just about to post a comment about that as well. It was hilarious. I love Hwang Han Joo. I find her to be the funniest and most relateable. I could not stop laughing.

I’m sulrprised by some of the negative comments here, especially about episodes 11-16. I found this kdrama to be quite good and the later episodes were an important part of the storyline. My only real issue with it was the fact they were doctors and highly educated and yet they actually drank, quite a bit, while taking medication for depression. That is a major no-no.

I really enjoyed this kdrama but thought the last episode was a little bit here, there and everywhere. It felt like a lot of filler. I think it would have been better just ending it at the wedding. The rest was fluff.

I agree with you. In this type of situation, most people would think that survival of your own family comes first. She was constantly worrying about others and in the end she caused their entire complex to fall victim to the outsiders. They ended up fighting amongst themselves and were unprepared for the attack. This also ended up causing the death of her own husband. The only one making terrible sacrifices and difficult decisions was her husband, not her. He was working hard for them to stay safe while she was just righteous. She had no clue what was waiting for them outside that complex. It’s called survival of the fittest.

I absolutely agree.

I don’t know how anyone can think the ML did nothing for the female lead. He was the entire brains who got them into Sand Box and he is the entire brains who thought of their project that they are developing. Without his ideas and his talent as an AI developer none of their group would succeed.

I agree with you. I have experienced this myself.

I have seen this too in a number of kdramas but did not feel that way in this one. She was gruffer and did not show her emotions as much as him but I felt their feelings were mutual in their own way through most of the story.

I’m really enjoying this kdrama but am watching episode 9 and I’m getting a bit annoyed at the ML for not having the motivation to win just for himself and not for the FL. You have to want to win with your whole being and I just don’t see that…yet. I hope he matures more throughout the remaining episodes. Finished it and absolutely loved it.

I’m glad I disregarded a lot of the negative reviews and comments for this kdrama. I really liked a lot about it. The age gap and the fact that he started out as her teacher did not bother me. The pace was just right for me.

I’m on episode 7 and am surprised that I’m enjoying it. I usually avoid the genre of horror, scary movies. I tried Train to Busan 3 times and stopped it each time in the beginning because I couldn’t take it. I wondering if it is terrible of me to hope that the dumber residents in that building do die?