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Has it been something outstanding or innovative so far? Definitely not. Do I enjoy it? Definitely yes!

It gives cute vibes, both FL and ML have the most beautiful smiles and are nice to look at, their acting is also quite good. Pacing is nice so far and 8 episodes give me hope it’s not going to be dragged like a lot of kdramas with filler episodes full of advertisements.

I’ve been in a huge kdrama slump recently and this one gives me hope to be that lightweight comfort kdrama of this summer that I was waiting for.

I see the potential here :)

MDL is unreliable with its ratings when the drama is still airing. I recall a recent big hit Chinese drama The Double - I started watching when it was 7.9, it ended up with 8.9 rating 😅 Some people watch one episode and rate the whole drama which is not relevant at all. There are also haters which will just come here to downvote without even watching.

I got this moment of realization that it was XY who was toxic towards XL and made their relationship doomed from the start.

I stopped counting how many times they showed us the scene when she said that letting him into her dreams would be worse than death. Each time was like another arrow into my heart 🥲 There is a small part of me believing that if she would never have said those words, their story could’ve end up in entirely different way 🥲

The meaning of POISONOUS love bugs hits different then. He was „poisoned” willingly with this love meanwhile she never consciously let him into her dreams. She ended up dreaming about him anyway but when it was too late.

I’m still a little bit angry that she would never be really aware of all the stuff he’s done for her. Sigh.

I stopped at ep11 some time ago and just can’t make myself to watch next episodes. I need some motivation 😅

Anyone, is the story getting more interesting after that? I know some dramas take some time to build up so I would love to know if I’m not missing much leaving it at this stage.

Yes, same here! For me both XL and TSJ love XY equally, it’s just the different type of love. Both of them are able to give her a good life and companionship. For me this drama is all about the choices the characters make and the consequences they’re facing afterwards.

I get CX’s character and I have some sympathy for him but he’s extremely selfish. He doesn’t really care about XY and what she wants from life. He’d like to take her away from the world, to just have her for himself. That’s not really love, that’s obsession. There is love between them, but he’s been always a brother, not a companion material for her.

The emperor understands TSJ better than a lot of people watching this drama 😅

Calling a man who’s willingly refusing to continue the cycle of violence, when having all the power to revenge without any consequence, a weak person, means you don’t really understand the human nature, I think.

I was like „who’s gonna tell him?” 🤣
CX thinking he’s the sly fox here when in fact he’s been supported by „weak” TSJ the whole time without even knowing 🤣

Ngl it makes it easier for me to follow up on some stuff and remembering who’s who 😅

Well said! 👏

Yes, please!

Yup!

She’s been always seeing him as her brother, I would also subconsciously push away even the slightest thoughts of him being in love with me. Ew. I know that they’re practically the cousins, but emotionally it’s just… nope. She’s never seen him as a man in a romantic way.

FL has a crush on CX, let’s be honest 🤣🤣🤣

There is nothing more sexy than power and influence for this guy 🤣

Unfortunately, it was TSJ's decision to not treat his old wounds (e.g. XY wanted to help with his leg but he refused). Let's add that he was treating his own body like a sh*t for a while now, not mentioning he was already at least a half weaker after being imprisoned and tortured by TSH.

He was also weaker than TSH when it comes to combat from the childhood (that's what I recall from one of this scenes showing them as kids). He was more into mind and artsy stuff, TSH was the "sporty" one. Sooo, I wasn't that surprised he was defeated that easily.

But I can agree this scene could've been done better. It felt like there was something missing.

I was wondering if it wasn't what the director wanted to show up, the noticeable imbalance between them and how unfair of TSH was to ask for a "fair fight" after all he's done and how he tricked TSJ into this fight. BUT still. I expected something better from this scene.

Unfortunately, no new episodes on Fri-Sun according to the schedule. No signs of express package at this moment. I guess we wait :(

Grandpa is wise indeed. He understands XY the best and also gets TSJ's character as well, seeing his strength where man like CX see the weakness.

Not really, Chi Chen was also the Chenrong's army general and fight next to XL's foster father.

Edit: Oh, you meant Fenglong, not FL as female lead!

There are no winners or losers in this XL - XY - TSJ love triangle 🥲

(The only loser will be CX, unfortunately, because of many of his decisions, taken one after another)

XL gets the most beautiful memories and (even if short) journey with XY and the ending he was wishing for but he’s losing the opportunity to live a happy life with her.
XY gets the life she’s been dreaming of with TSJ but loses her soulmate - XL.
TSJ gets the life of with XY but loses irreversibly a part of her at the moment XL dies.

All they’re getting are the consequences of their own decisions. I’m getting ready for the most bittersweet ending among all dramas I’ve ever watched.

Grandpa is totally the MVP of those last episodes. He’s spreading facts about TSJ and understands XY the best but I’m not delusional to believe people who don’t like TSJ will finally understand the essence of his character and their relationship with XY 😅