Trisha

Calling any woman used up is never valid. Its a vile way to talk about anyone. FL's worth is not in her body and fertility. I haven't watched this drama, but talking like that abt a woman knowing how bad the men of this time period were, is baffling.

"Used up" as if a woman's worth diminishes as soon as she gives birth . He is the one used up who marries other women for convenience after loving someone else.

That makes it so much worse. He was just a teenager with only her as her support. So icky. He is in school while she has lived half her life, married and divorced. The writers could've gone about this story in a much better way.

Wait do they actually start dating in the time of the flashbacks itself? Ehh. I was thinking if it has been so long maybe he got rejected. I stopped watching after the 2nd forced kiss. Even without all that, i wasnt comfortable w the power dynamics.

Those non consensual kisses are very gross. They haven't spoken in years. Where does the ML get the audacity to stalk her, go to her house and even manhandle her? No woman would be okay with that, just plain uncomfortable. I was excited for the drama, but this is such a big letdown. Also him liking her as a teenager when she was one sponsoring him and only one he could rely on? Not a fan of these power dynamics.

Looks pretty complete to me. He chose not to be included.

Strange tales of tang dynasty 3

There are hints rn so probably in future eps. Nothing is definite tho.

The accident in the 1st ep is not very well done. Its confusing and shot so haphazardly. Not to mention the overtly exaggerated and animated character of Chet. Why would a guy in peril of dying choose ONE ex policeman as his only security against possibly dozens of thugs? Not very logical. Also a makeover for a bodyguard...sigh. The amount of cliches they added in this are astounding.The first 2 eps are not well written unfortunately.

Yeah sure. Opinions are what comments are for.

Stoic male leads are so common in cdramas and get accepted very easily so a few stoic FLs are great to have! Its pretty logical for her to not smile during murder investigations, she does smile a bit during the romance scenes but tbh i feel its ultimately the script at fault. They haven't really given much time to explore her character deeper like they have done for ML. The only thing we know abt her is her trauma and even that having an effect on her hasn't been expanded on. This isn't really interfering with my enjoyment of the show though, it might be different for you.

JX's friend is so weird. She never supported her friend's business, instead of calling for her friends(3 close friends) when her house is broken into, she called her friend's bf??? What sense does that even make? Not to mention she lends him money when her friend at the same time has lost all her money to a scammer. What a shitty friend. Not to mention the loser bf, "Im only in the background" can't even stand her running her business for a few days before he has to whine and wants her to give up her ambitions to marry him. Dont think i wanna continue after seeing the spoilers of him merging companies. The cliched characters are giving nothing different and its the same old story with unrealistic aspects.

I agree, nobody is 100% independent all the time, that isnt the issue for me. A very good example of the man being stronger - Back from the brink(ML is very very strong). I dont think its about a man being physically stronger or saving our MC, its about the writers using the men as tools to be saviours in their stories(multiple times) and not giving their fmc's enough of their own agency despite telling us they are supposed to be physically strong and independent leads. How many times will the FMC have to be saved for the romance to bloom? 3 times? 5 times? Thats a trope. The story shifts the focus on man being strong rather than focusing on their MC's abilities and strengths. Also i never implied that women are less than, if they are not physically strong. Wanting a consistent character is not misogyny. Its just a mismatch in the characterisations and fault of the writers, not fmc's being weak. Im tired of going in circles too like you so lets end it.
Also, I did edit the post!

"Inherently misogynistic" is what this trope is. That is exactly why people don't like this trope. Its not just the term being misogynistic, scenes like these are most often rooted in misogyny portraying the woman as incompetent and physically weak despite being told explicitly that she's strong and independent. There are plenty of fmc's in cdramas who are not physically strong, are saved by men and are still written wonderfully without falling into this trope because there is no similar expectations from them. A woman can also be saved by her friends, family and strangers, but have you wondered why its almost always the ML who is written as the saviour? Misogyny. Saviour complex does not translate into a healthy romance. A woman is not weaker if a man saves her, everybody needs help but if a script keeps writing in multiple times that the man is always saving the heroine of a drama, they want to centralize the man and make him seem more capable than anyone all the time. Its the repetition in these scenes not the content of the scenes itself. The goal is to write a flimsy romance not a good story.

The ML showing up at the last minute coincidentally to save the FMC has always been referred to as the damsel in distress trope. That's not something new. Nobody is required to choose their words according to your preferred vocabulary. It happens a lot in cdramas, a strong woman written superficially but the man coming to save her everytime to portray him as the saviour in a woman's story and enhance the romantic progression. Its meant to centralize the man and his prowess instead of the woman we want to watch.Not saying that's the case here. Its perfectly logical to not want that trope.

Almost had a mini heart attack when I misread that FL was 18 and with 8 yr gap lol.

Thank you! All the eps are there with subs.

This was bad. The cases ep after ep were very repetitive, almost no character growth at all. The FL running after a guy who ignored her most of the drama was really a choice by the writer(horrible one). The ML was so stupid at times, and the cops equally so. They held out until the last ep to arrest him for the big finale which just fell flat. The friend was just plain a bully. I understand she feel sbetrayed, in that case just end the friendship and move on.

The romance is between hanako and eiji. Maybe you'd like to go and see for yourself with clear eyes instead of me spoiling anything else about their story for you. Its a pretty good asadora even if a bit iffy on romance.

Yes, there is. Not much of it though. I'll not spoil you since you didn't ask between whom.