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No, and considering she’s an orphan from an orphanage it’s even more weird.

I'm pretty sure prosecutors aren't paid enough to have Lambos, and as anti-corruption prosecutor it sends all the wrong messages, lol.

Amnesia, moles and scruffy ML remind me a lot of the old American movie Overboard. Basically same plot, though FL there was a rich bitch ML wanted to punish.

Yea, in these women empowerment dramas only women suffer and get abused. Men are there mainly to look pretty and sometimes to land a hand.

F, they better not kill off SFL!

Yea, no point in arguing with you any further. Blocked.

I actually didn't, you're just trying to debunk everything I've said above because you disagree and have no coherent argument against it.
Not that I need to explain it further again, but I was saying earlier that this drama's plot and FL are rather similar to another recent drama and I like that one more so far. Is that a problem? I'm not allowed to watch and compare, and am a hater now?

Why are you even saying this? Comparing roles is considered hate now? I've nothing against the actress, but her role here is not vibing with me. Is it the actres's fault or the script I'm not sure, I haven't seen her in anything but The Double. But she played very samey there as well, maybe being typecast.
If you've no sensible argument, don't even go there.

I'm sure everybody does...

I know, it's a dilemma. On the one hand, they want to show us female empowerment story. On the other hand, people want romance and marriage, but it makes the first point moot. Even if they'll show us in the end them working together, she'll still be viewed and obliged as ML's wife first and foremost, making her own achievements seem granted by his backing. Even today women have to work twice as hard to prove themselves, not sure how they gonna handle it in these historical times, misogyny is rampant in this drama.

Anybody else having way more fun watching the second couple's antics than the main one? They're so funny, and SFL is the highlight of this whole drama.
Not feeling anything with the main couple. ML may be into FL, but she's so uptight about her job and justice, she's not giving any vibes. Also, it's a very skewed relationship, maybe if ML made her his empress, but then again, she likely won't be able to do her job as an official then, making the point of this whole drama moot.

I'm also to this point not a fan of FL having no sense of self preservation when it comes to speaking to officials of higher rank, especially the emperor. If he didn't have a soft spot her, she'd be executed a long time ago. For a lifelong survivor, she lacks surviving skills in this field. Would have been more believable if she used wily tricks with soft talking more and was less blunt.

I'm glad you did. I've seen people posting they dropped it after the first or so episode without giving it a chance. Dunno why even, it's such a good, well thought out drama. Was it because ML here is not your typical baby boy general? The story is too grim? Not focused on the romance right out the door?

I really wouldn't. 10 years is a lot of time and those thugs didn't spend any significant amount of time with ML either. Also, people age and faces change.

Hard to believe ML remembered some thug's face from 10 years ago. Unlike FL, who likely had him etched in her memory because of what he did to her. But whatever, if it saves FL...

She's the highlight of this whole drama, very fun character.

Well, to each their own, I guess.

I don't think so. Both of this year's dramas had atypical roles for BL and she delivered. I'm not even sure which one I liked more, the one in Unveil Jadewind or The First Jasmine. Out of all her works, imho, these two are some of the best. Mature and no-nonsense.

And to be fair, FL actress here is acting absolutely the same as in The Double. Actors work with what they're given, I think. You're being cast in a typecast role, you have no choice but to play a typecast role. I dunno about this drama's actress, but thankfully BL left her agency and started her own, she can choose her own scripts now.

I think maybe if they poured bigger budget into this drama and tweaked some things in the plot I'd have liked it more. Some things are just rather jarring. And FL here is kinda meh, she just doesn't have the presence and charisma FL had in UJ, or maybe it's just the actress. Bai Lu def is a show stealer in all her dramas, makes one stay glued to the screen. Here I'm having way more fun watching FL's female friend's antics.

This drama has more things going on than cases, sure, and I agree about utilizing side couple. But personally, I like Unveil: Jadewind more so far, it had a more focused plot and clear overall message, with each case further leading FL to certain realizations about her own job, life at the palace and revenge approach, culminating in a well thought out ending. The plot overall was very well thought out, let's see how it fares here.
And I strongly disagree about repetitiveness. FL there also wasn't as naively unbending when it comes to law like FL here, some of the untouchable villains made her resort to wily tricks and cunning plans of her own. It was very fun to watch. Though both FLs don't give af about authority, it seems, FL there at least was of high noble status and a close relative to dare throw hard facts at the emperor's face. Here FL is just baiting trouble talking to the emperor like that.
Romance there was also quite nice, though not the main focus, I can't complain. ML here is often giving me red flag vibes, I don't like these power tripping types, it's a very skewed relationship so far.

I've noticed this drama's plot is starting to look similar to Unveil: Jadewind. Badass investigator FL, another female sidekick, cases involving women's plight and rage inducing injustice. They even try to dress and style FL's hair similarly at times, but budget is clearly lacking. Some of Unveil: Jadewind FL's embroidered costumes likely cost as much as a whole wardrobe of this drama.
Anyway, not a bad thing per se, but Unveil: Jadewind was on another level compared to this drama overall quality wise. And ML wasn't breathing down FL's neck there, constantly trying to question her every move. They worked liked a cohesive unit.