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everyone has allies and spies. this doesn't make him weak.

his inner strength and ability to discern is determined by how emasculated he feels by the queen. this makes him weak.

they all have strong characters, except for the king.

i haven't seen the ending yet, but i did wonder about how a typical ending to a law enforcement-centered chinese drama (the state always wins) will mar the ending of this work.

it's not explicit. it's implied, so there are no graphic scenes of the act.

imagine your mother sacrificing your future for that idiot brother. i'd have left and never looked back. besides mei wei's character, her mother is her biggest enemy.

true. we only heard the gunshots.

they would have been rewarded for capturing a murder and a thief. they would have also recovered the lost payroll for the town. and, they wouldn't have punished the son for being an off-spring of a criminal.

they are all terrible people/friends for different reasons, but it was self-defense.

you can't blame mr. he for wanting and exacting revenge, but his revenge is so dishonest. he just uses people. it's manipulative and underhanded. i don't think he evens finds satisfaction for revenge. he finds reward in those he sacrifices. in the end, rather than get revenge by his own hand, he ran away. he is an angry coward.

i seriously thought it was him in this role.

riverside code

all i remember is him coughing or needed rest after speaking or walking. someone asked him if he was ok. he said it was nothing serious, so they wouldn't worry. i don't recall when in the previous episodes. it could only be in 2 or 3.

he was ill. he seemed to have a chronic illness in earlier episodes.

it has been more interesting after the marriage, but every episode since then has had massive death flag vibes for the husband. i hope it's a happy ending.

i was unable to get drawn in during the first episode. i'll give it another chance after its run. the one thing i can say stood out to me were the tasteless sexual scenes. there is nothing wrong with depicting sex in media, but the way these were shot seemed like soft porn in style. but, let's not place all the blame on western media. western media has a lot to be responsible for, but frozen flower exists. in my opinion, korean drama just doesn't know how to depict sexuality very well, and we viewers are punished for it.

the dubbing is awful for every character

probably the asinine dubbing voices.

she values control over all else. they deserve each other.

does anyone know what kind of opera is performed during this episode?

if she turns out to be a villain, it seems she's earned her right to be one.