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AHHH gotta say!! im the first to complain that how they unfold the mystery is too obvious BUT the thematic work here is really good! i love what the commentary here is saying.

YES, it was a romantic framing imo! plausible deniability is there ofc

i got way past that point before dropping. when you know your preferences and standards its good to listen to them. you will make similar calls for yourself if you haven’t already. knowing what i like isnt unfair to a fictional character, its fair if anything. that show was not made for me, its good for both the show and I for me to identify that as soon as possible.

my favorite chaste bl, 10/10 bl

if youre gonna do chaste bl THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT!!!!

i agree, i focus on themes and i enjoy it. but for me the twists are telegraphed miles ahead so i try to not focus on that for entertainment anymore

lol well thats anothing issue entirely 💀lmao

and thats why i still enjoy it! it has lots going for it.

you seem to say the twist along the way as if you understood i didnt include those under the obvious umbrella but i did. its a little disappointing but when i focus on the rest, as you advise, i enjoy this!

totally, but this series have more tells they leave obvious than others. sometimes it feels they highlight those tells, which is why I suspected it was supposed to be obvious cos its the start and its building twards something. now idk.

but yeah i bet this is better for those its not obvious who/what/where/when anything is done.

well maybe it depends on how much story of all kinds you ingested over time, but i could tell (because there were execution cues) that not only was she not dead, she had ample reason to be the mastermind from the get go. and since then all villains, masterminds, who is dead and who isnt, who is lying, all have been obvious to me.

mind you its not like i am twist proof, i genuinely feel this is particularly obvious if you know anything about plot structure.

yeah i love watching bai lu so im also enjoying it and will never drop it but man it feels like baby’s first detective plotting. who wrote them, you know? but the character work & acting is good and i anticipate ill get more and more invested.

like i said, the villains, the masterminds, who is actually dead or not, who is lying. its all obvious from the get go.

yes exactly. im also incapable of dropping a bai lu drama so ill be here until the end hoping it will all be worth it. i hope this part of the drama is misleading us intentionally and it will pay off! fingers crossed 🤞🏻

you cant know about rape and such sure, but he knows he is volatile based off their first interaction. second he is a modern person who was schooled in a modern system so im sure like all of us he could’ve made some educated inferences on the lives of women during these times. he couldve said he didnt see anything because he (insert clever lie here) but this character isnt clever, or wise, or anything in particular. which is why i dropped this bl. i dont like stories with characters that feel bland. ofc thats a personal standard thing he might be a rich character to some.

i finally caught up and this show and SHOULD it be so obvious? i feel it shouldnt but im unsure since ive not seen many detective type cdrama. im mostly watching as a bai lu stan. but its too obvious so far

i personally like it, but with reservations. why? so far every “twist” was very obvious, every mastermind telegraphed from almost the start of the mystery. i think it wasn’t supposed to seem so obvious in a show of this genre, but if someone can perhaps convince me it was supposed to be so obvious and that it will all build up to something then i feel very open to that too!

so far im slightly disappointed but only cos i had such massive expectations.

i can tell its well made, acted, produced etc. im just failing to connect deeply with it. none of the emotional tragic beats elicited more than a “aw poor thing” type of reaction. and im usually a very easily immersed, fast to cry viewer.

so idk, maybe i need to let it cook

same, utterly

YESSSSS!!!

makes sense, i kinda guessed but wasnt sure