Kate

Sondia is amazing, also completely not my range and tone 🤡 I have a bad habit of picking songs that do not fit my vocals and are too much for my "skills" 😂😂😂😂

that is me signing, correct 😂

oh Kei would sound amazing.
I think IU would sound better in The Painted On The Moonlight

I might be a little bit too obsessed
I am spamming all my friends threatening them to start watching it (in the middle of rewatching with 2 friends, them watching the first time. they love it, joined the cult successfully).
I completely changed my profile and filled it with My Dearest
and now I even recorded a cover of the ost 😭😭
thought I will do small self promo even tho there are some... painfully off pitch moments 😂😂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mpsFDxM7Fc

badges showed up for the first time few months ago. All for different things. What we were able to figure out on feeds so far:

First Time Poster - either making first post or first comment
Commentator - small number of comments
Big Talker - bigger number of comment (there probably is a specific number you have to hit )
Gift Giver - giving one gift
Thoughtful - giving more gifts
Santa - giving even more gifs

So as far as I see it there are 3 levels of badges for different actions done on the website. It's a new feature still work in progress.

There is also trendsetter which we have no idea what it is about.

more around 1h 7-12 min long

there is so much more to say about this show, but I wanted to keep the comment spoiler free 🙃 truly one of a kind drama.

i know right! when they keep the perfect make up on but maybe add like a little bit of dirt on the nose after a day of working or running away. it always takes me out of the drama.

But here they truly are doing their best to keep it realistic in visual presentation.

it might be, but i think the cliff hanger will be something bigger that affects more characters or even the whole country.

But yeah, I think she might convince herself YJ is the "right choice" for her and that phase of her journey is going to be painful and frustrating to watch 🤡

i think he might go after Gil Chae. I think it was clearly established he likes Gil Chae but because of his family he would marry Eun Ae...

the comment more like a propaganda piece lol

I know right! I think he is slowly seeing how baseless his trust in royal family is, how his idealistic thinking of saving the king means saving the country was. He sees it's not that easy and that the sacrifices they make might not be worth it. He believed he should protect the king, for the king to then protect the people. But now he sees the king is not going to protect the people.

2nd time someone told me today to put my random comment as a review 😂

replying the same I did previously:
I don't believe in writing reviews of ongoing dramas, but I do review everything I complete watching so I will also write a proper review for My Dearest after I finished pt1 (and then another review for pt2) 😉

MY LOVELY FEATURE MEMBERS OF MY DREAREST CULT! aka everyone who is undecided if they should watch it.

What are you doing if you are not watching My Dearest when it's gonna be the best drama of 2023?

First of all to all the bishes who enjoy romance - this has THE romance. The scenes are shot is such a perfect way, that even when the mains are not sharing the screen, it's enough to have them think of each other, or look at the moon with knowing tiny smile to create butterflies in my stomach. Since the characters themselves are rather complex, their interactions are that much more interesting.

Gil Chae is exactly what I want to see in a strong female lead. She ain't no wonder woman with ridiculous fighting scenes that no woman in that era could possess. But she has wits, she has brain and she is brave - all that makes her true survivor and protector.

Namkoong Min delivers such an amazing performance as Jang Hyun! Easily his best role in his career. I enjoy his flrity, silly, confident, arrogant, strong, desperate, sad, painful scenes. I enjoy every second this man is on screen.

Then we have Yeon Jun and Eun Ae who represent the idealistic stereotype. And with them we see what would truly happen to all them cute fluffy leads in so many historical dramas if they tried to be more realistic. And it's hard, and it's scary, and I love it, because it hits you and makes you think.

And that';s when we go to the directing AND AL THEM AMAZING CONTRASTS kept in the "show don't tell" approach.

The production? Everything one would want from more realistic historical drama. Female lead ain't no white flower with red lips after all the bad things happening. She looks like a real woman with imperfections, blemishes. And so do other characters. The way they look truly reflects the situations they are in. You won't laugh about how no matter the occasion women have perfect hair and beautiful make up on, that they don't take off even for sleep. What else I love about the production? The fact Ahn Eun Jin actually sings the ost. When you hear the vocal of the character singing the song, it just creates a whole next level of emotional response, because the song becomes a representation of their own feelings and thoughts. It's not just an accompaniment for the scene, it's part of who the character is.

anyway
WATCH IT. Right now, pretty please!
I'm far gone into this madness - obsessed. My Dearest took over even my profile 🙃

ps. if you still have any questions, feel free to ask, I will be more than happy to answer and convince you to watch it 😊

I do not believe in writing reviews for on going shows 😅 but i do review everything i watch, so this one will get a proper review too, after i finish watching pt 1.

I usually use my reactions to episodes to formulate my final thoughts 👍🏻

as they said it in red white and royal blue: he is lovesick homosexual 😂
but yeah, i think they left enough obvious hints for us to agree that he is in fact in love with him.

i'm just going to rewatch pt 1 over and over again 🤡

after episodes 3-4 I was like: if they keep it up this gonna be my fav from 2023
after episode 5-6: if they keep it up this gonna be my ultimate fav

i love this show so much 😭
Truly are truly acing all the difference scenes showing all the contrasts of ideals and reality, moralities, empathy and brutality etc.

One of my favorite scenes from this episode was how delusional the king was when he thought he did some good deed for telling them to not serve him chicken, while one of the people keeping a watch to keep him safe literally froze to death. It was like a minute ling scene but it had such a great impact.

Khan might be brutal towards his enemies, but he is far more loyal his people than Joseon king. He showed up to the war, he stayed even tho there is a plague of smallpox, we also know that the families the warriors that die will be taken care of.