i am at ep 20 ,,, and this drama has started to turn boring ... FL is too much dependent on ML in past 4 episodes…
The stakes get higher in the second half of the drama as A'Li realises her bigger mission and the bigger plot behind her killing. It was no longer just about taking revenge for Jiang Li, or even to take down Shen Yurong. She needed to find out the full truth behind her death, and her family's death. Her revenge mission also starts converging with the Duke's. So it's not so much that she wants to become more dependant on The Duke, but they started to work together for their common mission. That is also what makes the love story compelling..as they start to fall in love with each other, it also becomes more painful for them to accept the risks that the other are going through..especially for the ML who sees the FL having a hard time and having to out herself in danger because she doesnt have as much resources as him. Yet, he was supportive all the way, didnt try to stop her like a typical domineering male, and tried to help her as much as he could..because he respected her and her need for revenge.
I finally finished.I'm probably in the minority here, but the drama started feeling draggy and boring by episode…
The special episode was filmed quite hastily about a week before the final episode... they saw the explosive reaction to the show, esp cos of the main couple, and decided to capitalise on that. Anyway what kept me going in the last few eps was for the main couple to get together already, and we got a lot of sweet scenes, so it was worth it to stick it to the end.
i am on ep19 but maybe i missed the point, but at which ep did she know his real name??
Duke Su's real name? I think everyone knows his name since he's a public figure. But only people who are close to him call him by that name instead of Duke Su. I think she started calling him that in their private conversations from Ep 16 onwards (rain scene)
It wasn't that implausible as Xue Fangfei only recently moved to the capital. She moved around in a veil, as seen in that scene where Duke Su first saw her from the teahouse rooftop and Wen Ji introduced her as the newlywed wife of Shen Yurong, so not many people would have seen her face. As for Jiang Li, she was very young when she was banished to the Zhennyu halls, so most of her family members wouldn't know what she looks like when grown-up.
The playback data won't factor in Netflix playbacks? It just got picked up by netflix.. i am anticipating a good international reaction to the show. It's already #2 on netflix SG's daily top 10 (been there for at least 2 days)
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https://open.spotify.com/album/29yxt3z7wic3VrXUxkAEXF?si=PH8GZkLwQMmFN8Cp6w7SdA
https://x.com/Yibo_Leilei/status/1808359925003046957?s=19
We hv been getting all hot and bothered by this mature looking young man with his deep voice!
Pls rate it officially to help get it back to rating of 9 or higher! 🙏