Reviews

Slice of life

I'm fed up with Lord Zhou's nonsense, that's why he isn't crown prince even though the emperor loves him the most. I feel that this is a way the drama finds to show us that Rou'er's ideas are correct. First it was shown in her friendly demeanor and way of solving conflicts, making her be friends with many people that once disliked her. Then, it comes to people who abuse their power, this came in the form of Chu Mu, Yang Zi Fang, Princess Han, at some level Consort Yan, and now Lord Zhou; it seems that she is always in this lower position, being constantly mistreated by those with power.When we see the crown prince, he also uses his power to use Chen Ji, but he still remains more respectful towards him (perhaps because his attraction towards him is still unknown to himself, unlike Lord Zhou attraction to Rou'er).Chu Mu is, thankfully, alive and somewhat well in Lu's army, he's going to a battle which I think will be a turning point to his fame.I am so glad he meet Fu Tao (and he's also well!), but I felt extremely bad for him when he found out about his mother (but I think the drama should have put more attention to his suffering at that point, as it could have been more touching).I adore the Crown Princess, even if she is still innocent as for the palace's ways, and I think Lord Zhou plotted against her (and also against the Crown Prince) by writing about fugality when he knew about her plans to show off to him.I also am happy that Fu Rou and Lingling are becoming friends! I also like her a lot, even though she is a Lu.Finally, I am interested in the relationship between Princess Xin Nan and Sheng Chu Ling.

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Five Stars

mindblowing storytelling and mindblowing acting, aof and best did it again.there's many points to be addressed here but i want to start with fourth's acting; he's showing everyone what i'd always knew about him- he's a jewel in the making. all the conflicting, gutwrenching, confusion and desire tanrak was showing was incredibly portrayed by him with only his eyes. i was mesmerised by him and i'm very proud to be supporting him all this time since his debut.barth: it's lovely to see him slowly befriending the other students, but i wonder what will happen when the reason he transfered becomes known to the other boys. barth testing the waters with tanrak and we understand that he is currently seeing if his interest is mutual, if there's a chance tanrak likes him back, and he's slowly showing tanrak that he can be someone tanrak opens up to; we see him in the sidelines when tanrak's feeling are conflicted, specially with loneliness. the scene where he continuously asks about the meaning of tanrak's birth name is very self-explanatory to me.another thing- kongdech's subtle importance in this episode. kongdech being the one that helps them "hide" (he's in front of them when their fingers are touching) is very symbolic to me too when you remember he let barth temporarily takes his role as tanrak's close friend and his question for rak in the trailer asking if he still wants to meet his parents in heaven.overall, i have Many! things to say about every single scene, but i'll gather all of my thoughts to the other episode.

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Mother / daughter chefs and trapped between twins

This story continues at a very fast pace. Puppet masters behind the son realize they’ve been duped about slush fund access and thanks to the bomb they are not sure of Song’s whereabouts but have learned no body was in the car. It is hard to watch the family treat the mom like a maid, but I had a fun laugh with them as the daughter catered to every food demand via takeout. For me this was the best scene with mom and daughter enjoying each other’s company and letting the snobs think they were getting their way. It was a very nice thing Chairman did for his wife and daughter. They had a much deserved lavish meal together and daughter received her inheritance back. This was a nice family moment. He has brought back the accountant’s skills to find the link between politician and funding. Now that discovered he can use that to get the other port used and the governor of that port on board with the chemical division. The oldest daughter says she knows who he really is at end of episode. That will be an interesting conversation. He has driven a nice wedge between the bickering twins and now that the eldest daughter is no longer on board he goes to backing the son. Since she cannot prove it wasn’t her doing that stole his project, he is most interested in keeping her from the chair than getting it himself. He is willing to be more and more reckless as she is to be more and more ruthless. His trusted aide is noting the two behind the scenes wreaking havoc with the twins and now is aware Hwang is in the chairman’s hotel room. It is clear that for all his failing parenting, the chairman truly loves his wife and trying to correct past mistakes. The way that check is set up seems to be a constant reminder for Chairman what Hwang is due as recompense. Whenever the souls are swapped back, I would like to see the chairman give the company a backseat and be happy with his wife and daughter, the twins in jail, and Hwang with the financial means to take care of his gma. I am really enjoying the fast pace and the mother / daughter bonding.

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people might be scandalized, me saying this…

people might be scandalized, me saying this - but IMO Fan Xiao from To My Shore is a way bigger black flag then LuFeng is & if he is a black flag, then Xiao Chen is a red flag too. ***********************************************************************************1st off Xiao Chen knows who LuFeng is & yet he chose to meet him at his place all alone - why? **********************************2ndly after waking up, realizing he was drugged he didn't look worried / scared if anything he rushed to meet LuFeng at the door, cause to him that was LuFeng's way of showing he still loved him. he didn't know how to deal with the cold, aloof demeanor, as it indicated that LuFeng didn't love him anymore & when LuFeng walked into the room with another man, did Xiao Chen wake-up? demanded answers to what had happened to him? ask for his phone & other belonging in front of the stranger, making it clear he was being held against his will - did he? nope. no matter how many men LuFeng paraded in front of him, he took it as his penance for hurting LuFeng & breaking his promise to him. **************************************************in this ep it's clear that both men still love each other & they r both suffering. doesn't mean i think this is ok in any way - but i think both made their own bed & r now lying in it. as adults i would want them to talk & not act this crazy. but i guess they don't know how to communicate... in LuFeng's case he cant believe/trust the words - given Xiao Chen's betrayal. in Xiao Chen's case i think he just not into talking that much. he tends to bottle things up & needs a bit of coaxing to get him to open up... given everything LuFeng is doing he is shutting up tighter then a clam - they both at a dead end, as neither will make the 1st move, not that i think either knows what that move should be.

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