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Whoa it didn’t feel that long at all

EP 21: Ranran has discovered that Ranwu is posing as Qingge and she goes to tell Yi Shui. I'm trying to understand why He doesn't tell her that he already knows and that he'll explain why she gets to stay later. He doesn't tell her anything at all. I don't understand the purpose of this. Is this because he wants to push her away? If so, then he can do that while still making it clear that he doesn't disregard her existence.
Also, I don't believe that he would leave her without supervision when Ranwu is around. Doesn't match his personality, but I'll suspend my disbelief for that

Question about Ep 21 below

Idk why the directors want everyone to be sticks

It must be overwhelming to have that many choices. Picking a good script seems like quite a challenging thing to do

imo his acting is really impressive here. His expressions and actions seem thoughtful and nuanced. It comes off as pretty impressive to me. I feel that he's getting the good looking comments because he's so good-looking that people are worried that they're biased. I don't think the script and delivery are easy enough that anyone can do it this well. It requires grandiose and silliness but not to the extent that it's unbelievable, which makes it a bit more challenging to pull off without ending up as just silly, but He (as well as Yoona ofc) are seriously believable in the roles. The script and directing are top-notch, but a good number of people don't just say he's good-looking , they're are also saying his acting was impressive.

Bruhhhh I was like this is a waste of chemistryy😭

Me toooo😭

I also feel that she was pretty convincing as a boy. She has a slight figure and a pretty face, but her mannerisms, posture, gaze and the way she would speak were quite boyish to me. The way she talked and carried herself, even in moments when she was dressed as a girl, rarely felt completely girly except when she was drunk and purposely trying to be girly. Her tone of speech was always strongly assertive. The way she sat and approached other people felt like a nearly constant reminder in the back of my mind that she was raised boy, which was very cool to me. A boy raised in a rich family with a lot of decision-making power early on. Something like that. I've not recently watched a girl more convincing in such a role in a long while

I will never understand it when writers choose this sort of misunderstanding. It’s so obvious and irrational. They never even give acceptable logic for it

Naaa. That first time with the King time was a completely different circumstance. She thought she was in the modern times, thought he was cosplaying as King the entire time she tied him up, but the time with the assassins she knew he was actually King, knew they were actually assassins and that her life (and his life now that she knows and cares) really were on the line. Ignorance is bliss and in the second case she had no ignorance so of course she was actually really afraid

You’re right that the rule might not be enforced strictly but it would be an ethical issue for him anyway since it was his idea in the first place (that seniors and juniors could not date). I think it wasn’t so difficult for the second couple because they’re on the same level at work- neither of them is more senior than the other in hierarchy so

Imo a key difference between the ML of My Dearest and the ML of Ths Red Sleeve is that the ML from The Red Sleeve loved as though he was taking (from the FL) and the ML from My Dearest loved as though he was giving (to the FL). I think it’s a really interesting point

Yi San would never have believed that his selfishness would have been her/ their undoing if it had not actually happened to him. I mean, who would’ve thought it would go so badly? They had horrible luck. If he had let her be she could have served quietly by his side as she wanted for the rest of his life. It’s such a sad thing.

omgg I was just thinking about how the characters remind me of the red sleeve😫

For a show that’s only 12 episodes it makes sense that they focused on her growth as an associate. Of course there are feelings here and there but just because there are feelings doesn’t mean there are no barriers. Since she’s his subordinate it’s a bit more complicated since the no dating rule was his idea in the first place and she’s much younger. At first he noticed her noticing him and then slowly warmed up to her, but I don’t think that he for one day thought of her like that directly until the date. Considering his personality he probably rejected and denied it even then. And that shows his responsibility tbh and is true to character. He’s a rational and responsible adult (in this case) so how can anyone be mad? lol. The show did not fail. If there had been 4 more episodes then maybe and that would still be a maybe. But if there were 8 more then they could appropriately show the characters consider if they really could. At the very least she’d probably have to move teams which would be a shame.

My enjoyment of it was so profound that every other technical issue is whatever. I need moreeee. The cases are very interesting too, even the politics was well done. Will there really be no season 2? That would be understandable too. Instead of the end being an end it’s the beginning of new stories. I found the plot, pacing and themes well balanced for how much was going on.

I was shocked by how much I learnt lol

It is about Law but it examines how love gets to law

It was omg