daydreamer

Have you tried:
-Story of Kunning Palace
-Blossoms in Adversity
-Royal Rumours
If you like strong-minded heroines who fight fate through wit, grit, or banter- each give you a different flavor of that power + tension mix. But yes WoL and TD are great ones as well as LLTG

omg same 😭😭😭

Yes, this! Loving the positive outlook you have 🤩🤩🤩

Agreed. I love the story and the leads, so I'm still enjoying this a lot, but for sure the production took a hit with that AI face and also the BGM feels copy pasted from hundreds other historical dramas...

💯💯💯

lmao she broke our poor OCD Dudu, but we're here for it

For real, throw that whole family away bro

Agreed, it helps a lot to see it as a different story, more like a reference for things that are not properly explained in the drama, and just enjoy the ride

ooooh thanks! 🫶

I know people have serious debates on serious plot moments, but me like: is it Dudu or Doodoo, bro?

I am enjoying him as a villain, especially that I recently saw him as a goofy character in Youthful Glory so I love the versatility. Plus love the voice of this actor and the fact that he's always dubbing himself.
But yeah, homie has it coming

The 3rd wheel, but the bro definitely needs punches as an appetiser to the full course meal beating too

I kinda wish they had an express package for their express package, like here take my money, just let me see all the eps cause this waiting can't be good for my health......

Yes! I enjoyed his character a lot in the novel and it is quite a non standard creative choice to combine 2 characters into one, still not sure how I feel about it.
Agreed about the XJ, he is way more stern and savage in the novel, but I'm happy with CL's portrayal too so can't complain on this 😁 but yes, I too got exactly what I pictured for them while reading the novel and hopefully they both get more recognition after this and work together again 🙏

lmao I need a laugh-cry emoji for this

Same. I'm able to fill in the blanks only cause I've read the novel. But the reactions of the non-novel readers are all over the place, which is to be expected tbh. If I weren't a fan of the leads maybe I'd skip this as well, because I it took me half of the drama to get used to the AI face, the OST sounds literally like hundreds other historical dramas and the editing is choppy, but idk, my expectations sunk down a lot ever since I heard about the scandal surrounding the supporting cast so I thought this will be shelved indefinitely so I'm just happy we get at least something. This will get a high rating from me purely for the main leads cause they keep me going.

Same here

Yes, the prolonged misunderstanding is one of my most hated tropes, it always dilutes the interest for the drama.
It's a whole conspiracy atp and they need their attention on that., not the misunderstanding fr.
I hope XJ will manage to land a few punches to the guy, like I don't hate him, but he's taking a lot of screentime....

Guys, I understand the expectations when a novel is adapted, but it’s still an adaptation — some changes are inevitable. I read the novel too, but expecting the production to follow it 100% is only setting ourselves up for disappointment. What pains me more is the discontinuity and lack of context, which makes it really hard for viewers who haven’t read the novel to piece things together and connect with the story ( particularly the FL), especially in the first episodes. Still enjoying this drama A LOT

fr fr, I was shooing him away, like gimme my leads broo