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I quite like this new, tragic take on Mei Chaofeng & Huang Yaoshi as characters. The story retconns a few things & expands upon a story we know very little about to make a more sympathetic story for the 2 aforementioned characters. I actually found the parallel of Chaofeng not really being a villain, but mistaken as one due to her actions. It’s similar Huang Yaoshi who also gets called out for being a villain when he necessarily isn’t.

To top it off I also like the idea of Chaofeng being a normal girl who can fall in love. However, her inability to let go of revenge cost her everything. This then makes more sense when we see her in Legend of Condor Heroes. She’s someone filled w/ regret & as such is constantly trying to seek redemption.

I'm sorry, but we are not saying anything remotely the same as that is not what I said at all. I clearly said Yeomhwa is the antagonist so how can any of this be "my analysis" or form of approach? Yeomhwa's story is a substory. We do not get a lot of her background or even know how her baby passed away. These are things that would be pretty important in knowing about a protagonist or main character. But that isn't mentioned (at least I don't think it was).

It's not what I prefer to use BTW, it's basic literature terms & you're totally misinterpreting & not understanding something so basic. Someone who stands in opposition of the protagonist is the antagonist. BTW antagonists can have a story, you seem to be implying that antagonists can't with this misinterpretation of yours. Similarly, you seem to think that the ML being unable to help disqualifies them as a MC. It doesn’t as MCs are still MCs as they were there from the beginning & there till the end. Yeomhwa isn’t this.

You’re showing me you clearly don’t know what protagonist & antagonist are. So allow me to explain. Protagonist doesn’t mean “good guy” or heroine. It means main character. The main character can be good, morally grey or evil. E.G. Dexter from the series Dexter, is a serial killer & the main character. Therefore, he’s the protagonist. Antagonist is the thing opposing the protagonist. That means they can also be someone good like the cop who was suspicious of him.

And no, you can’t say the SeongA is the antagonist, bcuz Yeomhwa isn’t the main character/ protagonist of this story, & let me repeat this story. This story is about SeongA & GyeonU. They are the MCs, therefore protagonists. Yeomhwa is a supporting character & stands in opposition of the 2. She’s the antagonist. If she was the MC from the start then yes you’re right SeongA would be her antagonist in Yeomhwa’s story. But that’s not the case.

Antagonist is the person / thing that stands in opposition of the protagonist. Yeomhwa is most definitely the antagonist bcuz she wants GyeonU to die & so she’s in opposition of the SeongA.

Also, she’s pretty evil. She knowingly fed Bongsu souls & constantly curses people.

Throughout the series run there was something about this series that felt off to me. I couldn't really put my finger on it, but now that I've figured it out. It's mainly bcuz the sense of danger & tension is usually lost. The protagonists never feel like they are racing to stop the antagonists. Antagonists literally live under the same roof & it's like "oh be careful of so-&-so okay?" No rush, just take your time.
This show is lucky they got the actors they did. Cho Yihyun is so good in this drama & really worked her magic. The rest also did great job too. But the story is a bit messy, even if it was fun at times.

Well, I hope you never have to meet such people anymore.
But yeah, I’m just being as objective as possible here. It was still an enjoyable show, but when you take a step back it’s noticeable & I can’t unsee it.

I disagree. She may be clever, but clever doesn't mean intelligent like a mastermind. She was doing things that are next level impossible. This is someone who got manipulated into marrying Tomoya. But she somehow knew when Tomoya was on the highway to call him, can divert cops attention to essentially kidnap Wataru, has an easily removable outfit that she can layer on top of her own clothing, somehow was able access to a fairground and was able to get the ferris wheel to work. That's way too much.

Both dramas have their pros and cons, but let's be real the fiance story almost killed the K-version so yeah, since this version never goes there it was bound to do better. And I say this as someone who still likes the K-version.
That being said though I think the final 2 ep has its own form of ridiculousness too. Reina all of sudden had an IQ of 200 & became a mastermind of revenge. Like WHAT!? LOL!
Still a very enjoyable show. The main 4 actors did really good, especially the 2 actresses. Fuka & Sei really aced their stuff in this drama & heavily carried the show. I do think Takeru did his best, but this version is a bit weak in terms of writing. But the show definitely flowed easier and again was a good watch.

Yep, they both even went out very similarly. They accepted their crimes & died in a fire willingly.

Yeah, the drama's a bit jumbled. There's too much too say, but long story short there's too much loud "noise" & not enough nuance.

Depends on the amount of water & fire. EG: a bottle of water isn't quenching a bonfire.

I honestly don't really like how they wrote the 8 FT Ghost getting a Glowing Pearl, but at the very least I can sort of understand it. So in wuxing, the 5 elements have cycles w/ each other & 1 of them is counteracting (相侮, xiāngwǔ ). Any element can counteract an element that is stronger than them. Fire can counteract Water by turning it into steam. And yes I do believe this is the intention as the writers are clearly using wuxing as their power system.

There is a chance that losing his Glowing Pearl does not mean his death as he has a human body now. He will just become a regular human now. Just my fan theory though.

I'm honestly impressed w/ that scene w/ the Liangya Lord where he talks about how he wasn't meant for Manman. When he starts going on a bout how Manman had parental figures & cousins who truly loved her, he understood why she did what she did. He would've done the same if he had that too. Even though he killed a child & was quite ruthless about it, the scene made me sympathize w/ him even for a bit. Good job actor, writer, director & team.

I'm currently on the idea that he's the main antagonist. A complete 180 to his character. No evidence, just overthinking it as it's Peter Ho & I'm like, he's gotta be doing more than just be a random dude right? If I'm wrong then oh well. LOL!

There really isn't. The best thing to do is just read the reviews & see what each person's thoughts are. The more critical reviews will give you a good idea if the show is your style or not.

I think what's funny is 7High might've won if he never made his plan in the very first Cops & Thieves game. HyungGyu & Sohee combo were definitely strong, but the major reason they made it so far was bcuz they simply had the most pieces from the first game. This eventually made it very easy for them to gain the upper hand on multiple occasions.

At least Orbit had drive, game & a proper hero-complex. Sohee & Kyuhyun were just aimless w/out HyunGyu & constantly regretting their hard choices so they can come off as not mean.

This site's rating is not good so don't even fret over it. The rating serves more as a popularity average rather than an actual rating/review average of the material.

Same. Not every drama is a 10 bcuz one enjoyed it. They can be an 8 or 9 & still be enjoyable.