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It was ridiculous with the CEO firing JiHye. It makes for a very pointless dramatic moment that honestly proves Jung SeongHyuk right in a way. The CEO comes off as heartless & moronic in a business standpoint which is ironic for a show so intent on being business smart. I think it could've been written much better if it was Gong EunTae who suggested the CEO to not permanently hire JiHye instead. The CEO can be like, "I'm confused, didn't she help the company out. Why fire her? " And then he replies "JiHye is like me, talented, but rather timid. Choosing a safer option rather than going out there & pursuing it. I like this company & this is where I can thrive. JiHye likes this company too, but she can thrive better elsewhere." Something along that line & the CEO can be confused as he's seemingly getting rid of a capable employee, but he nevertheless agrees, bcuz he gave his word, unlike this old fool. Then EunTae can recommend her for the other company.

Oh, that's what you meant. Well, I beg to differ, but if you don't think she knew that's fine, bcuz that's 1 point among 4 that I made. And that's the thing, even if she didn't know, she can still reject on the proposal day. So my point still stands.

I'm not sure what you're trying to prove with this reply.

His mom informed her mom, who would've informed her. There's no way she was in the dark when he came with the matchmaker. She's smart & would've clearly said no before they can accept. Again her parents consult her in literally everything. It is definitely different methods the only similarity is that both were using their own method to try to marry her.

But the difference is that Scholar Han:
1. Gave her a heads up.
2. Is asking, not forcing, her hand in marriage.
3. Lanxiang would've had a choice in the matter.
4. Lanxiang doesn't want to marry a Lin.
Jinqi did not allow for any of these, which is rightfully seen as negative. Did Scholar Han force her hand? Yes, but also no as her parents listen to her more than themselves. If she wanted to reject the parents would've definitely rejected.

Lanxiang has multiple issues with Jinqi's actions.
Jinqi himself admits he would have issues with the very same actions if used against him.
So audience who have issue somehow should just drop the drama? Make it make sense.
The drama intends for Jinqi's actions to be seen negatively. That's the whole point. Calling people out for reacting exactly how the drama/writers/director wants is ridiculous sentiment.

Yeah, bcuz it isn't part of the plot, thus not part of the discussion while this clearly is. If the plot is about slaves & eunuchs then the discussion would be exactly about that. But again time period doesn't matter. Lanxiang, a girl of that period, doesn't even approve. It couldn't be more clear it was a bad move & that's the point. Jinqi isn't perfect, but in the end he still is a good person.

And honestly nothing wrong with a flawed, but well intended character. What he did does suck, but at the very least the story told it well where one can understand why he did it. It's one of those things where you're mixed in feelings with the decision he made, but nevertheless it was made & you just have to live with it. It's like watching dramas that sort of flub up at times, but you sort of ignore it's flaws, bcuz you like enough of the drama. LOL!

I'm sorry, but it's not a present mind set at all. Literally the characters of that period themselves don't like it. Lanxiang is going to slap Jinqi on their wedding night is clear evidence what Jinqi did was clearly a douche-y move. The least he could've done was court her earlier or give her a heads up. This was lightning from nowhere.

But that's part of his character. He's not perfect & has obvious flaws that can be rightfully called out. So it's actually ironic some of you are trying to defend his actions. It's not meant to be good & meant to be bad. So somehow the people saying his actions are bad need to take a chill pill is a ridiculous statement. Yes, the couple can reconcile, but that still doesn't change that is was douche-y move. And I'm not even hating the guy BTW.

I'm not sure if you missed it, but 1st Madam may have given her the seals, but she clearly says Lanxiang is to assist Jinlan in the end (and I went back to rewatch the scene just to make sure my memory was right so she definitely said it). After all Jinlan was the one holding the seals when they confronted Cuique. Besides that there are multiple reasons to entrust the seals with her too. Examples:
1. She's proven to be "immune" to this "epidemic" bcuz she wasn't sick despite taking care of Yuchan so she's a safe pick.
2. She's saved the family twice from 2 precarious situations that almost no one could've saved them from. So she's no ordinary maid, but a life saving maid. That's gotta count a whole lot.
3. Saving the family has proven her absolute loyalty to the family. It'd hardly be wrong to trust her at this point.

These are more than enough to entrust her with the seals, which again, to assist Jinlan.

I agree he had to die, but there is a time for everything & that was clearly not the time. After he leaves the remaining antagonists don't do anything remotely interesting.

Not at all. Bale was clearly the more interesting antagonist, bcuz the writers did nothing interesting with both Kusanagi Jin & Q. If those 2 were at least interesting or had a better dynamic with Jian & Jingman then it'd be fine. But they don't. Kusanagi was left to fend for herself, bucz she lacked loyalty compared to Bale. Meanwhile Q left bcuz she no longer had any point to the story. It's literally right there for you to see that they didn't amount to anything interesting for the climax of the show. I highly doubt you can name something interesting they did in the drama.

PS My point with J is he was wasted to the point I, a nobody online, probably have a more interesting storyline for him where he is a love interest for Jian. And yes you're right that is potentially stupid, but that's my point. His story amounted to essentially nothing, that even my fanfiction would give him more of role than what he got. He was plot device if anything, but not even a good one.

Funny enough I've conjured a better storyline for J where he serves as love interest for Jian instead of U Jin. LOL! Like they truly missed out on potentially better storylines.

Yeah, the drama really tripped over itself with how it handled a lot of it's characters which in turn affected the story. My biggest gripe is killing off both Bale & J in the same episode. I think it would've been better if one of them, preferably Bale, survived. If Bale survived then Q & Kusanagi would both be after him & that would've made for a more interesting dynamic than what we got. Also, considering Bale knows he just killed someone important to the 2 he would go rogue with his supporters. It could've been a fun 3 way battle which would then culminate in a much more climactic finale than the one we got. Or better yet don't kill both of them so early, but this is what we got instead. Still it was an okay season, but quite the trip up.

Definitely not the only one, but mydramalist has become a place where rating = popularity rather than quality. Thus the rating being really high.

I was in the same boat, but it was clear she wasn't interested in Theo at a certain point. But her getting with JunSeo felt so out of nowhere too. So in the end it was just a weak season.

Good Drama? Rating?
It's an okay drama. So long story short I do feel like it was stepping in an interesting direction, but I was underwhelmed in the end. The series had a lot of interesting ideas about the relations of humanity & immortals, but it sort of wasted it with a lot of unnecessary side stories. Not to mention most of the characters never made me fully invested in them. So I was just left underwhelmed. Like I could go in detail as to why, but that's an essay I don't really want to write. 7/10 for me, but I'm being generous.

All Xianxia Messy?
Not really. This one was too ambitious & had too big of cast, but also didn't really do much with what it had too. So I do believe there are some better ones out there.

Throw you into a complicated world?
Unfortunately, it's not just xianxia, but a majority of C-dramas do this. Usually the first 5 min is filled to the brim with important information.

Drama Recommendation?
Starry Love is one of my favorites that is character driven. The main couples are all about character development & supporting each other. There are older dramas too & those are probably better paced bcuz they're not limited to 40 ep & had enough time to build the story in the first few ep. But I don't think I've watched enough of the old ones to recommend any.

Anyways, if you don't like any of the other recommended ones then maybe the genre isn't for you, which is fine. Don't force yourself to watch anything you just can't get into. Dramas come & go so fast nowadays.

I don't really have a definitive answer, but it's mainly that the drama appeals to a certain audience. As to what appeals to them it will definitely be the "look" of the drama & the romance/chemistry with the couples. Bcuz this drama is good looking with a good looking cast that has some literal steamy scenes, the certain audience love that & that's more than enough. Regardless of story or directing.

As for kisskh it has long since become a place for people to simply be haters or stanners. Anybody who is actually trying to write proper reviews is going to get buried underneath these 2 groups. The stanners though usually prevail in the end so that's mainly why the show is highly rated as the rating is now a popularity poll rather than an actual quality rating.

No & unfortunately I don't think I will. Too much on my plate.

More like moderate hope for the remaining episodes as I tend to get betrayed by bad writing. But I am anticipating a lot. Like I wonder how Xin Mei as a Talent will alter the story, Lord Rust-Sword actually achieving his dream or if Lu's going to be an important piece to the War Demon's revival. Lots of ideas & topics to explore. So yeah.