Aramintai

I think it greatly benefits from a rewatch. I've started rewatching with my family and many things can be seen in a different light knowing the plot, especially FL's random shenanigans in the beginning. Plus, haphazard lore and a big host of characters are confusing af to those who only start watching, so I'm helping them out with who's who and why.

Same, this drama is all about FL's character and there are still big unresolved things in S1 plot. Also, according to the official synopsis it looks like a direct continuation of the plot, so they gotta return. That crown prince struggling to reign in corrupt jiedushi is accurate history as well, btw, could be interesting.

The hardest part would be for the showrunners to convince Bai Lu to lead another season in this physically demanding role because of her bad back. And I guess it will be years before there are any news. But here's hoping.

Sunday.

The cringe xianxia drama FL's actress was in - Feud.

Obviously it was a covid bat😅

Yea, if it wasn't for her mental trauma she'd definitely fall into Mary Sue category.

Well, I'm not sure about a 9, but it definitely is better than Pursuit of Jade plot wise. And that mid drama got 9+. MDL is biased af as always.

Plot armor.

Yea, Mo Jing Li.

😂

Lol, superspreader. Yea, that physician was a hack.

The marquis is simply not the sharpest tool in the shed here. And it was completely unnecessary, he could have sent some of his cronies to do it.

As for the consort, she hid it as potential leverage and gave the marquis the fake one. She was smart not to trust the dowager or marquis blindly. So nobody knew the marquis destroyed the fake one and real one still existed.

Yea, don't force yourself. If I started watching this drama mainly for the romance, I'd have dropped it even earlier, I think. Just too lackluster. That separation was egregiously poorly written as well, just for the sake of angsty drama and moving the plot to the mountain.

There were a few annoying episodes in the beginning about SML being delulu over FL, but she never gave him a second look because of his fkup in the past. Then it was revealed he's not as dumb as he looked and got mildly interesting to watch.
And then there was another annoying evil bish who was ML's fiancee in the past, but it was ages ago and she was unable to hook him either, FL also quickly let her know there's nothing to fish for there.

At some point it just becomes regurgitated AI slop, especially if you've seen quite a number of these dramas. Even great visuals aren't that hooking anymore, just like how it happened with CGI years back.
To make a product stand out and be successfull you gotta think out of the box and look for fresh ideas. Recycled plots are like an old chewing gum you no longer feel the taste of.

It was mentioned that marriage cancellation was SML's idea, or rather, his advisors'. And FL's mother wasn't her sister, but a best friend. The dowager really liked her. If anything, the dowager did good for once here by not leaving FL without a husband.

Somebody got bitten by a covid bat😂

Yea. I like the actress, but she really needs to be more active in choosing better, more varied scripts. Some of her old dramas were just plain cringe. Thankfully this year she's on the right track.

Btw, I've posted the edict timeline compilation in the discussions, it's understandably confusing. Will update if they show something extra about it.
And I've already seen ep33.

She'd be your typical Mary Sue with how impressive she is all around, if not for her mental trauma. If they didn't add this to her character with that whole Lishan plot, she'd definitely look like someone's self-insert.