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The FL character is not meant to be taken seriously. She is portrayed like a legendary, larger than life, invincible type of character. It's supposed to be charming, endearing, and fun character which is what hooked me to the drama. That said, the drama does a good job too of blending this with plenty of grounded emotional depth.

FL comes across as invincible that the idea of anyone having to rescue her just doesn’t fit.

you're not the only one

The silly plot points are kind of the whole charm; that’s part of what keeps you watching. It’s got the same vibe as folklore or tall tales—like Paul Bunyan, where everything’s exaggerated until it stops feeling real and turns into myth.

I thought the story starts out she's 18/19 and by ep. 25 , she should be 22? I need to find the scene someone said she was 22.

She treats him like a child who can't'take care of himself properly because she has no idea who he really is. She's quite motherly. always see you as a child even when you are an adult living on your own.

Has years past by in the drama? I think she was 18/19 at the start of the drama, and then later episodes I thought I heard she's 22? but it doesn't feel like years went by, maybe a year went by? even though it's always snowing

You can’t really treat the drama as realistic; parts of it feel like a make‑believe animation world created for entertainment. The darker moments, however, have an intensity that are addictive.

MDL really likes that combo right now: a super high score (9.2) plus tons of current excitement, even though it only has under 4k ratings. But rankings move all the time.
If the score stays high while way more people rate it (tens of thousands of votes), it can hang near the top for a while.
If the score slips even a bit (say down to 9.0), or the big momentum cools off, it'll probably slide to around #50–#100, like most other dramas that end up sitting at 9.0. However, if the popularity ranking goes from #959 (it's not done airing) to say #300, even if the rating dropped from 9.2 to 9.0, that would also elevate the ranking to say #30-#70. But if it can hold on to 9.2 and user ratings climb from 4k to say 25k, and the popularity climbs from #959 to say #300, it could hold on to top #10-#20.
MDL compares everything against tens of thousands of shows from all countries, but new hot ones get a huge temporary lift from all the buzz.
The score itself is still the main thing that decides the very top spots.
Even a small drop makes a real difference because the system trusts a lower average less when picking who gets those highest ranks.

well, the drama also has make-believe or fairytale elements in a historical setting, making her small frame stronger than men, she can threaten and beat up any man, even someone who commands an army, and she can lift those two baskets of rocks up the mountain 4x the strength of any man, she can throw a person up the cliff with her bare hands, scale a building, run across rooftops, jump down from buildings, that's what you normally see in a fantasy, animation or cartoon, that kind of super powers, but other than that, she's normal. those elements make the drama light-hearted and funny and entertaining and is what gives her character charm, but it also cannot take the story too serious, but then they turn to the dark side with the pyscho villains, so cruel and dark. There's this bizarre contrast of light and dark elements.

She has more screen time because the story is about her character.

How did they get mad at each other so fast? I need to rewatch that scene. It went from a normal conversation to full‑on ‘I’m going to kill you’ in seconds.”

I counted 47 voice actors for this one drama, but Tian Xi Wei use her own voice.

His parents died when he was very young. He's never had anyone care about him the way she does, and she has this motherly and protective nature toward everyone.

you're right, 26K comments at this stage is phenomenal. At this rate, it will be at least 42k comments when the finale airs. I don't think there is any other drama with that many comments. This may go down as the most comments in MDL history.

you'd need the same director

FL lived a sheltered life in a small village and only knows how to butcher pigs. There must be a reason her parents did not teach her more. They had only just died at the beginning of the story when she's already 18 or older, so it's not like there was no time to teach her. Perhaps they felt she would be safer that way.

When he left her around episode 16 to go back to war, he had just recovered. Now she finds him again in episode 24, wounded once more, and she personally tends to him like in the earlier episodes. I think it is done intentionally to add romance scenes. Same with when he finds her hanging from a cliff, in that case, he tends to her injuries. Its's how directors create opportunities for romance.

I agree. China’s economy has slowed, and youth unemployment is high—currently around 16.5%. Also, the male lead in How Dare You, Ryan Cheng, came up through micro‑dramas. There’s another actor who has succeeded in both micro and long‑form work as well. Micro‑dramas are growing faster than long‑form overall. The director of the current massive hit Pursuit of Jade came from micro and short‑form dramas. So there’s a real overlap of talent across formats.

Wang Yi Zhe was also in A Journey to Love. It seems many of Yu Zheng's artists aren't getting much work. But I think Yu Zheng makes more money as a producer than collecting artists fees. The artists are just his tools. It's really interesting his two top artists are both on breaks before the contract expires.