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Why not just make this a 14 or 16 episodes lol. No way they gonna wrap everything up neatly within 1 episode. Well, it is what it is.

And the PM is such a sloppily written character. Even QM was written much better than him.

I mean, isn't it the same with male centric stories as well? 'FL' are just accessories to ML. Don't look far, just take a look at Guardians of Dafeng where TXW played the FL. Her role was totally irrelevant to the main plot and she's just a love interest/accessory to the ML. It's literally two sides of the same coin.

If you don't enjoy this type of story, simply find something that suits your taste. Those who enjoy it will watch it. It's as simple as that.

Imagine when the drama airs. I bet half the comments will be filled with this. Just the usual stuff. 😂

I'm rooting for both the MC and the villainess hehe

After the trailer, I feels like I might like the drama more than the novel.

If the PM is last minute revealed to be a double agent to put Yi An to the throne, I don't know about others but this character will become so flavourless to me. If you are gonna be a villian, be a proper villain till the end. Even then, his current motive for all these is definitely not a solid one lol

But yeah, Steve Noh is killing his role haha

He'll forever be Jin Mu in our heart lmao

In a most hypocritical way possible at that lol

Let's see if the show dares to give PM a redemption arc lol

While I love the show, PM is such a waste of a character. lol

In the novel, they are 15 years apart. In the drama, should be less.

If the person who saved her can't be identified, she doesn't need to be forced into a marriage. That's how I understood it.

This trope is super common and is rooted in the social codes dictating physical boundary between male and female.

It's out of concern for her reputation. If he was identified fishing her out of the water, she'll have no choice but to marry him. If he didn't marry her then, it's even worse for her because her reputation is 'tainted' already and she'll have a hard time finding a good marriage.

Hence, he stayed anonymous.

Rebirth plot was already scrapped, just like any other adaptations of similar story. Even if they want to, the most these dramas will show is some kind of 'dreams'.

So, just watch with peace of mind in that regard.

Well, it's already shown in today's episodes. Ye Xian is the younger brother of 5th Master Gu's wife, who is Gu Jinchao's uncle from father's side. So, Ye Xian is a generation above Gu Jin Chao and becomes her uncle-in-law.

Same as the novel in that regard. Just explained a bit later with the Gu main family introduction.

Regarding 2ML, readers complain not because of FL not ending up with 2ML. They complain because a very well written character was reduced to this petulant man-child.

Changes are to be expected in adaptations. But there are good and bad changes. At the moment, this change is one of the latter.

I do hope the drama intended to salvage this character via a proper redemption arc down the line.

Uncle-in-law. At least that's how it was in the novel.

Drama still doesn't explain how they are related despite FL calling him Uncle already.

They got very different plot and narrative. The novel romance is slow, ML is a widower with kids 15 years older than FL, the story is mainly told through FL's perspective, etc etc.

If you can get behind those, it's a decent read. It's about FL's redemption, developments, and how she came to genuinely love ML in her second life. They were married couple in both lives.

If you want a more calculating and active version of FL, stick with the drama. The novel version is a bit more calm and restrained (it makes sense by the plot btw).

If I didn't know Chen San Ye is the ML before I started reading, I would have legit thought Ye Xian is the ML. lol

Also saw other readers' comments who were bamboozled at Gu Jin Chao and Chen San Ye's wedding, like "What's happening? Isn't Ye Xian the ML?" lol 😂

I get it about serving what ppl want, but this is just wild...

Well, it is what it is. I'm clearly not the target audience of this character, so I'll just fast forward his scenes if it starts to get on my nerves again.