Well, I don't think that the spouses of FL & ML were having an affair - they most probably were biological siblings or kids who grew up together in a small town & wanted to go visit that place again. FL's husband may have been unable to get back on the bus after a stopover & that's why he wasn't found with ML's wife.
I think this drama is headed towards a 'healing' trope where even if husband comes back, FL will have to deal with her bad overbearing mother & gaslighting husband.
IF spouses were having an affair & wanted to elope or something, ML's wife probably got cold feet and wanted to get back to husband & kid & that's why she was on the bus alone.
I wish J-dramas went back to solid storylines & great acting even though the production used to be of low quality. Now the camera visuals are high-end, 2 pretty boys have been hired (the cafe guy & ML) and a good film actress has been roped in to play a mousy yes-woman. J-dramas are no longer selling great dramatic, emotionally complex stuff.
Well the ending of Ep. 3 confirmed my suspicions.....
Husband is alive & wants to stay away - did he disappear because he wanted a different life without any previous attachments & financial burdens OR is he dying of some incurable disease & wants to save his wife from THAT kind of pain? (trope)
My guess is he wanted out of marriage & career without explanations & wants to stay away. And he WILL come back, only to find FL getting attracted or involved with ML. FL will have a choice to either go back to husband or start with new 'friend' & his kid....hence the title, 'until the T-shirt dries'.
My assessment of Ep. 25-28 is below.....Thanks to all the commenters on this page, unlike elsewhere, there was…
Ep. 25: Would've been a very good episode IF it were ALL true! But of course, it was all an act (as assumed by many of us).
Incredibly ridiculous storyline: General & king announce to his army / imperial guards that king & general's plan is to fake everything, fake fight, fake execution, general will defect to Northern Qin as traitor, his wife will be king's wife, soldiers will meet near a mountain & throw golden balls of fire to melt each other! And none of them spilled the beans to anyone!
I also think Northern Qin's young emperor storyline was dumb as hell too - why would an emperor weaken & defeat his own country's army faction against a historical enemy?! No wonder dumb highness was poisoned later on!
Ep. 26-27: This Mr. Noble ML irritated the hell out of me, especially in the SFL death sequence - even at that late stage of the game / ruse / plan, he only killed her after she had told him to do so! An incredibly unrealistic ML, if ever there was one in dramaland, for having never done ANY wrong in his life himself.
Ep. 28: THREE YEARS LATER???? So much for having an adopted bro like ML's who didn't even have the decency of telling ML's WIFE that he was not only alive & unconscious & later on suffering from amnesia. FL was living as a widow but not really a widow because she held out hope FOR THREE YEARS?! I won't blame SML / king for not saying a word because he brought them together as soon as he was conscious, essentially by making him head of imperial guards, getting her in palace, telling him to go to Crafts shop for weaponry, talk to her over mineral map, etc. etc.
It was also ridiculous that people did not remember the traitor general whose wife (announced as marrying the king 3 years ago) was roaming freely & expressing loyalty for that very traitor general openly, without guards.
It was also ridiculous that ML announced to the whole city with drums that 'Xiao Wuyi' was back - by not wearing his mask......
Drama should only have had the THREE YEARS LATER trope if they planned on showing a KISS between the leads...... (6 years since marriage put FL over every kind of age limit) - they could've shot the scene this year!!!
To end the drama with an after-credits scene confirming SML as the real heir & not grand tutor's son as if illegitimate king was a bad thing under Chinese censors!......Instead of telling the viewers what happened with the new war - did this idiotic ML go as planned to mine the mountains & supervise the new war as a masked man (who would follow him if they knew his identity?), leading to another year-long war or so.
With his health being sketchy, he looked like a dead / blind man sitting more than anything else..... I've never seen a ML work this hard over 28 episodes to stay away from their 'beloved wife' as this guy! He should never have gotten married.
The last 4 episodes made me feel like this drama was aimed at teenagers.
Thanks to all the commenters on this page, unlike elsewhere, there was engaging, respectful & funny commentary here. See you all on some other drama page soon!
He did that to protect XJY. So that none can hurt her even after his death.
Destroying Phoenix token means FL is the only person in the realm who knows where minerals mountains are - these minerals will make great weapons & make an army indestructible. Hence, no one will kill her.
So now that his family are going to be executed her realised that Li Mao is his enemy and cannot be trusted.Well…
ML's family is not innocent - his adopted dad / general orchestrated the murder of 200 members of An-Lu families knowing full well that they were not traitors. And if families are to be executed as revenge / justice in this medieval time, then as per law, dad/ general & his wife should be executed.
I just don't know why Ruisheng's son (raised as ML's but not really ML's) could not be excused.
Ep. 24: Who wants to bet that SML & ML are working together right now? Grand tutor was most definitely killed by a 'mask-wearing' agent of Northern Qin (if he was killed at all). SML has gone to a life saving 'magician' to save ML & he also got the poisoned emperor saved. I think FL is right when she says she doesn't know when he's acting & when he's genuine, maybe he is suited to be an emperor. I think SML is a great machiavellian character.
Remember, ML was the 'villainous' guy in the beginning now since he's the hero, so SML is playing the part of the villain. This is to root out some conspiracy & Qin agents & beat Northern Qin once & for all. ML will be presumed dead & it will all be part of the plan hatched out between SML & ML. I don't believe those 30 hits to ML's former wife were real (she probably was wearing a cushion) - they were to show whoever is Qin agent that SML is taking action against ML's family & dissent. The only people I feel sorry for are the soldiers who are caught in the middle - as per Ep. 25 trailer, ML is shown killing guards on his way to execution ground (& guards were killed while rescuing FL as well in Ep. 24).
I am suspicious of SML's sidekicks - that eunuch we are shown every 2 seconds & that concubine. I hope one of them doesn't poison or backstab SML!
I am also getting tired of ML's too-good-to-be-true persona, the country needed a leader like him, he just doesn't want to be king but is pontificating all the time.
I also think at least ML's adopted dad / general should be executed for his role in getting 200 members of An & Lu families killed 20 years ago..... that's the criteria of justice in this medieval time, he shouldn't survive.
Let's have the battle with the Northern Qin already!
The one who kills grand tutor? He's not really ML's Xiao father? Right?
I know who his bio parents are, I'm talking about the Xiao father, adopted parent, who is a general & he has lived with him! I'm asking whether the scene where grand tutor is killed by that adopted father is really adopted father & not an agent in a mask sent by Northern Qi to ruin the peace?
I don't see why ML's adopted father would kill grand tutor after events of Ep.23.
Maybe wait until she's old enough for netizens to allow them to get some lip action.
I don't know why the drama did not 'suggest' a kiss when it clearly suggested a makeout between ML & the doctor-consort early on (which was a lie and a play on shadow screen - she was merely bandaging him but the world thought he was a womanizer). The drama could've suggested something like that between the leads without showing anything.
I do love this series. But there is a lot of delusion/sycophancy going on that is irritating. At this stage, I…
With great power comes great responsibility. SML was not born a hero nor was he born an heir to the throne. He was technically a prince's son who lived on the street begging for food till ML saved him & grand tutor took him in. He was educated as a scholar, lived as a commoner, born to a prince (& later found out he was an illegitimate child AND an illegitimate heir). Nothing that he did was of his own choice at this time. He is a victim of elitism. He neither had a home nor familial support. Yet, when he tasted power, he tried to be selfish & cruel with it for personal reasons, but he also did good for common people in 2 years he was in power, he has shown he is human, proud & naive. He faced a choice of following between two 'tutors' - his dad, the one with narrow vision, or ML, the one with a broader, lasting vision that reminded SML what kind of emperor he wants to be. He WANTS to be emperor, and hence wants to be a good one for a united country where opportunity to rise above one's station is available to all, not just nobles.
I think it's a very good message in this drama, that blue bloodedness & nobility is not enough to make you eligible as a ruler, nor does it guarantee that you will make right decisions.
the ML here needs his miracle surgery to survive we are all praying for miracle here
I'm fine with him being blind & living a quiet life as the husband of a businesswoman. I'm fine with an open ending with FL+ML traveling the world for adventure 'till his time runs out'. Drama has told viewers to expect doom & gloom. But after today, I believe once the separation (presumed dead) track end, he will get a HE too.
I think this drama is headed towards a 'healing' trope where even if husband comes back, FL will have to deal with her bad overbearing mother & gaslighting husband.
IF spouses were having an affair & wanted to elope or something, ML's wife probably got cold feet and wanted to get back to husband & kid & that's why she was on the bus alone.
I wish J-dramas went back to solid storylines & great acting even though the production used to be of low quality. Now the camera visuals are high-end, 2 pretty boys have been hired (the cafe guy & ML) and a good film actress has been roped in to play a mousy yes-woman. J-dramas are no longer selling great dramatic, emotionally complex stuff.
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My guess is he wanted out of marriage & career without explanations & wants to stay away. And he WILL come back, only to find FL getting attracted or involved with ML. FL will have a choice to either go back to husband or start with new 'friend' & his kid....hence the title, 'until the T-shirt dries'.
Incredibly ridiculous storyline: General & king announce to his army / imperial guards that king & general's plan is to fake everything, fake fight, fake execution, general will defect to Northern Qin as traitor, his wife will be king's wife, soldiers will meet near a mountain & throw golden balls of fire to melt each other! And none of them spilled the beans to anyone!
I also think Northern Qin's young emperor storyline was dumb as hell too - why would an emperor weaken & defeat his own country's army faction against a historical enemy?! No wonder dumb highness was poisoned later on!
Ep. 26-27: This Mr. Noble ML irritated the hell out of me, especially in the SFL death sequence - even at that late stage of the game / ruse / plan, he only killed her after she had told him to do so! An incredibly unrealistic ML, if ever there was one in dramaland, for having never done ANY wrong in his life himself.
Ep. 28: THREE YEARS LATER???? So much for having an adopted bro like ML's who didn't even have the decency of telling ML's WIFE that he was not only alive & unconscious & later on suffering from amnesia. FL was living as a widow but not really a widow because she held out hope FOR THREE YEARS?! I won't blame SML / king for not saying a word because he brought them together as soon as he was conscious, essentially by making him head of imperial guards, getting her in palace, telling him to go to Crafts shop for weaponry, talk to her over mineral map, etc. etc.
It was also ridiculous that people did not remember the traitor general whose wife (announced as marrying the king 3 years ago) was roaming freely & expressing loyalty for that very traitor general openly, without guards.
It was also ridiculous that ML announced to the whole city with drums that 'Xiao Wuyi' was back - by not wearing his mask......
Drama should only have had the THREE YEARS LATER trope if they planned on showing a KISS between the leads...... (6 years since marriage put FL over every kind of age limit) - they could've shot the scene this year!!!
To end the drama with an after-credits scene confirming SML as the real heir & not grand tutor's son as if illegitimate king was a bad thing under Chinese censors!......Instead of telling the viewers what happened with the new war - did this idiotic ML go as planned to mine the mountains & supervise the new war as a masked man (who would follow him if they knew his identity?), leading to another year-long war or so.
With his health being sketchy, he looked like a dead / blind man sitting more than anything else..... I've never seen a ML work this hard over 28 episodes to stay away from their 'beloved wife' as this guy! He should never have gotten married.
The last 4 episodes made me feel like this drama was aimed at teenagers.
Thanks to all the commenters on this page, unlike elsewhere, there was engaging, respectful & funny commentary here. See you all on some other drama page soon!
I just don't know why Ruisheng's son (raised as ML's but not really ML's) could not be excused.
Remember, ML was the 'villainous' guy in the beginning now since he's the hero, so SML is playing the part of the villain. This is to root out some conspiracy & Qin agents & beat Northern Qin once & for all. ML will be presumed dead & it will all be part of the plan hatched out between SML & ML. I don't believe those 30 hits to ML's former wife were real (she probably was wearing a cushion) - they were to show whoever is Qin agent that SML is taking action against ML's family & dissent. The only people I feel sorry for are the soldiers who are caught in the middle - as per Ep. 25 trailer, ML is shown killing guards on his way to execution ground (& guards were killed while rescuing FL as well in Ep. 24).
I am suspicious of SML's sidekicks - that eunuch we are shown every 2 seconds & that concubine. I hope one of them doesn't poison or backstab SML!
I am also getting tired of ML's too-good-to-be-true persona, the country needed a leader like him, he just doesn't want to be king but is pontificating all the time.
I also think at least ML's adopted dad / general should be executed for his role in getting 200 members of An & Lu families killed 20 years ago..... that's the criteria of justice in this medieval time, he shouldn't survive.
Let's have the battle with the Northern Qin already!
I don't see why ML's adopted father would kill grand tutor after events of Ep.23.
I think it's a very good message in this drama, that blue bloodedness & nobility is not enough to make you eligible as a ruler, nor does it guarantee that you will make right decisions.