Kaihua

The cousin is definitely on an arc to becoming blackened, I'm counting on it

In fact, the show uses her childhood friend to showcase the difference between the ML and other men. No one else tries to understand her or put her first in the end. Whether part of his fox like schemes or not, the ML remaining calm afterwards and saying 'you must have your reasons' is the tact, understanding and cunning that she needs from a partner and a reliable confidant

I don't watch reality tv but this immense entertainment I get from watching these messy catty men compete for a bachelorette is probably the closest it gets to feeling like it

you weren't kidding, when I read this a few hours ago it was 8.3 and now it's just 8. I'll never understand people...

don't let first impressions deceive you, this drama is repeatedly hinting at the viewer to pay attention because many things are not as simple as they appear

Normally I think more stories should focus on plot and romance can be a side benefit, because romance can never be the whole plot imo. So I would normally have appreciated this show putting it off to the side. But the main thesis of the entire show, besides general women's rights, was the themes around love and what makes true, loving bonds so that you have a sincere family, lover, and home. The lack of chemistry and overall romantic moments with it made it really hard to sell me on this. A lot of melodrama focused on their love for each other yet my heart just wasn't in it...

because even though Zhen Huan gets rid of the emperor who caused so much pain and suffering, there has to always be another to take his place. Having put Hongli on the throne, she has doomed Hongli to suffer a similar lifetime as the emperor, and by extension the harem. Given that Ruyi is also about the illusion of love falling away from the sound of it, it is like a confirmation of history repeating itself, a doomed system

Going to watch this after finishing Legend of Zhen Huan, which takes place during the previous emperor's reign. Although I won't regard this show as being in the same universe, I do think there is something bitterly poetic about it:

I will never be the same

I've seen plenty of other adaptations and enjoyed them, I'm not unaware. It's that this one drops the ball on communicating the emotional beats of key narrative throughlines that badly and the characters might as well be new people. I'm just really disappointed because I was excited going into the drama. The point of my comment was I hope people will consider reading the webtoon if they like the show, or even if they feel like it's lacking the webtoon should still be given a chance. ¯\_(′ー′)_/¯

as an adaptation, this show is what you get at the end of a game of telephone. it's honestly a disservice to the webtoon because of how much depth and nuance completely gets taken out. The only thing is does well is the intimacy scenes, everything else compared to the webtoon is a joke

in this drama kicking the dog (TVTropes) is whether or not you demean and dehumanize Nan Hui, Nan Heng passed the other episode and Chu Gui Hong just failed the test smh

watching ep 31,

I'm begging anyone to make a compilation of Nan Hui and his ridiculous laugh I love him so much he is so affably silly

Stumbling onto this page's comment section is like walking into the wrong reception party where the in laws are in utter chaos and the cake is on the floor

I really could not stand her voice or her entire character concept, but I found that watching it at 2x speed helped me get through the beginning with more of my sanity (it was going too slow for me anyway since the direction it was taking seemed obvious). I did end up getting invested in it and having a great time later, though I had to stop after Netflix stopped allowing account sharing. But I'm definitely there for Dylan Wang LOL

There are only 10 episodes left and I can't bear finishing it and having to pray for a season2 😭

Story of Ming Lan - the drama that inspired Blossom, she is a smart and cunning lead who knows who she is and what she wants but is constrained by the societal rules and expectations around her, along with a toxic family
the leads are married irl so even if the romance is slowburn the chemistry once it happens is :))))

literally paused at 19 minutes to flee here and read comments, thank you for giving me the strength to just keep going XD

Keeping to the source material by way of never giving me the romantic closure I desperately crave, I see