I can see people debating whether BTS is catering more to 'western' audience than Korean - but nobody asked Swedish band ABBA that or asked Beatles why not stay in UK than make it big in America. If any of you is watching their concerts in U.S., the crowd is amazing, mayors of cities are welcoming them with special messages, because their concerts are a big part of local economic boost - Mexico went crazy. And what they've done with the Grammys - criticizing Grammys' introduction of 'Asian category' by not participating in the award show for next year, means they are using their muscle & leverage & making their voice matter. It just gives them something to talk about too into the next year.
i think she was already pregnant when she couldn't eat the dumplings.
I thought she couldn't eat the dumplings because of stress that her relationship with ML was bad, and that too on new years - first one in the capital and as a married couple - they were mentally & physically apart - while the dinner was an effort by Sanniang etc. to cheer this couple up who were drifting apart.
That's my take on it. Because they never included a damn scene of them being together after wedding night, no affection, all nagging & sadness, 2 funerals too & that endless mourning period, and didn't include a scene of FL knowing & ML's reaction to the pregnancy. I think they had the kid in Ganlin.
how do we know the kid is ZL? what if yjx defiled FTY while he kidnapped her and the kid is really his and ZL…
Good grief!
IF that had happened, FL wouldn't be sitting pretty in that room when SFL arrived to 'rescue' her. Also, I think FL was simply dropped to this place after being kidnapped, and released before Shameless/ SML came (with that cookie basket) at night. They were never alone together in that house.
I have so much to say about this drama. For me, it’s incredibly solid. Every episode was captivating and thought-provoking.…
I think this idol actor is a better performer than all the guys in idol dramas this year - including the veryyyyyyyyyyy pretty Zhang Linghe, who frankly doesn't know acting, he's literally just a model, a very pretty model. In this drama, ML's face moves, eyes are dead, but no idol actor has the capability to express through eyes, which great thespians only are able to do.
The leads and the entire cast in this drama performed well. This drama had a story & character development. And they gave all character s a proper ending.
I've heard they cut a lot of scenes - Sen's arc, then FL's pregnancy/ baby arc etc. And there were no kiss scenes / any kind of remote intimacy after the wedding - so for last 10 episodes it was angst, nagging & more angst & cold cold relationship - even though the drama should've balanced out the stress of court politics and their newly married life.
I forwarded the funerals, the histrionics, the salt investigation etc.
I liked the actors, the music, the costumes, the set design, and the pacing of the drama. But ultimately, what…
Yes, on the face of it, most def. king could've done something for Gen. Mo & didn't - part of the reason was that there was proof of Mo signing the 'bribe' document & the murder of Wu was pinned on him. There was no proof that he committed the murder but salt reforms needed Anzhou merchants support & they were protesting that king should give them justice since his man / general had killed their leader. King got Mo killed to dampen the political temperature.
I did not understand the entire ML-FL poisoning arc & why king wanted to test loyalty this way - because the only thing it proved to me was that ML cared about FL more than he did about living for the king - so my guess is, there was no serious murder charge against ML, he was simply called a salt smuggler in full court - which was true, & king wanted him to bring down Yus, hence the ruse of his death.
I did not like the capital arc, even though it was necessary to show the changing positions of both ML & FL in what road to splendor really meant & how trapped ML was in the extreme power he had & how unhappy they both were. Other than that, king is a scary person, & the odds of him killing ML were high because you never know what he would consider disposable.
Yes. Shameless/ SML gets REALLY fixated on the FL for 20 or so episodes, and thinks he's in a triangle with ML to get FL, even when she's married - happily - with the ML.
The other triangle is the one that exists between ML & FL and his work-wife - the king. That was also annoying - it brought out an irritating side to FL & made king incomprehensible with a suffering ML caught in the middle of it all.
Oh, yoy want the same old cookie cutter plot is what you’re saying. God forbid and actress try something different…
The choices open to South Korean actresses of a certain age - 40+ - are limited to certain roles, playing a villain is one of them - Dangerous Liaisons has been made in Korea (film/tv series) before. She's a good actress, gorgeous woman & knows how to pick projects that suit her range - & she usually works in dramadies / tragedies. Why can't a 40+ actress be a lead in a romantic role unless she's dying or has a May-December fling? If even Son Ye Jin can't break the stereotype of a Korean aging actress limited to certain roles, nobody else can either.
I've covered this news for YT channel:
That's my take on it. Because they never included a damn scene of them being together after wedding night, no affection, all nagging & sadness, 2 funerals too & that endless mourning period, and didn't include a scene of FL knowing & ML's reaction to the pregnancy. I think they had the kid in Ganlin.
IF that had happened, FL wouldn't be sitting pretty in that room when SFL arrived to 'rescue' her. Also, I think FL was simply dropped to this place after being kidnapped, and released before Shameless/ SML came (with that cookie basket) at night. They were never alone together in that house.
The leads and the entire cast in this drama performed well. This drama had a story & character development. And they gave all character s a proper ending.
I've heard they cut a lot of scenes - Sen's arc, then FL's pregnancy/ baby arc etc. And there were no kiss scenes / any kind of remote intimacy after the wedding - so for last 10 episodes it was angst, nagging & more angst & cold cold relationship - even though the drama should've balanced out the stress of court politics and their newly married life.
I forwarded the funerals, the histrionics, the salt investigation etc.
I did not understand the entire ML-FL poisoning arc & why king wanted to test loyalty this way - because the only thing it proved to me was that ML cared about FL more than he did about living for the king - so my guess is, there was no serious murder charge against ML, he was simply called a salt smuggler in full court - which was true, & king wanted him to bring down Yus, hence the ruse of his death.
I did not like the capital arc, even though it was necessary to show the changing positions of both ML & FL in what road to splendor really meant & how trapped ML was in the extreme power he had & how unhappy they both were. Other than that, king is a scary person, & the odds of him killing ML were high because you never know what he would consider disposable.
The other triangle is the one that exists between ML & FL and his work-wife - the king. That was also annoying - it brought out an irritating side to FL & made king incomprehensible with a suffering ML caught in the middle of it all.