Alaskan

I am done with the Chinese drama Blossoms of Power, in two senses of the word “done.” I had enjoyed it at first. I liked the politicking and machinations. Then I stalled out midway because the romances were the “men who can’t take no for an answer” type, among my least favorite tropes. (In addition to stalker-ish issues, the idea that supposedly strong-willed women routinely fall madly in love with men who don’t respect their wishes strains credulity.) I came back because I generally liked both the FL and the disguised Marquis heir characters.

Warning: Spoilers ahead.

Then episode 36 happened! I guess I should have known that ML hadn’t really died because he didn’t do the hand flop. But the drama left so many unanswered questions and unresolved issues that it might have set a new drama world record.