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The actress also played Empress Dowager in “Are You the One”. She ran the country because Emperor was a little kid. She was nice to him (her son) but not so nice to the ML character.

Reminder to fans of the drama — make sure to watch the “special” episode. It’s about 30 minutes long and has extra scenes to flesh out different characters, including the leads. Last four minutes are very romantic and touching.

This is a must-watch for fans of the series ☺️

I was so focused on main leads, 2ML wasn’t an issue for me (I had a feeling he’d not get anywhere with FL).

Almost every high school and college C-drama had military training episode. WIFTY had a fun episode with heroes being up to no good :)

We will always have The Princess Royal, at least 😬

Hey, we all accepted the fact that true leads are adult FL and young FL 😁

Only in flashbacks during Ep. 17.

Netflix isn’t always correct for ongoing releases. Only 17 episodes have been released so far (16 on Netflix and Viki; 17 on source platform).

Maybe worth waiting until all episodes are out so people can give their verdict on episodes 18-24. In the meantime, watch WIFTY (When I Fly Towards You). It’s from the same author as TFF and HL but very light and with no needless stress & drama (only 24 episodes x 30-35 minutes).

Totally agree with your sentiment about this trope.
For TFF I was thinking about the first separation (after high school graduation); the second one (escape to Hong Kong) is more of a safety issue. I just appreciate that — for first separation — the author/writers explained everything fully and most people could see the logic in such actions by FL given her mental state.

Sigh, so the book handled it about the same as the drama. I agree that the trope is very tired and is usually ineffective (because so many dramas use it for no reason). The last great use of it was TFF 💔

LMLMV is pure food p**n, especially early on during wild cooking scenes. Snowstorm is my winter drama now :)

Have you watched “Fake It Till You Make It”? It’s only 14 episodes long but it’s my favorite realistic adult relationship C or K drama (just ignore the name, lol). It’s about busy professional people in their late 20s (2FL is slightly younger). Great soundtrack too.

ML will next be in high school in Episode 10. That’s all I can say 🤫

Hey, look kn the bright side — unlike in The Princess Royal, the leads aren’t trying to kill each other, at least 😁

I think writers like to set stories in 1990s/2000s so that heroes don’t have access to smartphones and can’t FaceTime or WeChat.

No worries, it’s good to chat and that’s how I discover new dramas to watch (ratings aren’t very reliable). My favorite historical C-drama is “Are You the One”. The recent “Youthful Glory” was also very good. Still trying to finish “Prisoner of Beauty” and “In the Name of Blossom” (second season of “Flourished Peony”). But I generally prefer dramas to have happy endings (or, at least, open endings with possibly happy ending), so that rules out many dramas, lol

Possibly only leads in Our Generation interact less, lol

Got it! I will watch YAMY after I finish New Life Begins with BJT. So far really enjoying it too.