One thing I love about this drama is that it trusts the audience to make inferences with its use of subtle storytelling and symbolism. There are scenes and dialogues that can be interpreted in multiple ways, and all of them add a new layer of meaning to the overall story. When you rewatch, it feels fresh and exciting all over again.
I disagree. There was no reason at all for him to stab her. He could just have knocked her out, given how great…
Yeah it's intense, but that's often the case with such a high-stakes mission. He is aiming to overturn the 20 years long slavery and genocide of his people, and within seconds this got jeopardised by the threat of a possible witness - he cannot afford to be caught when he is only at the beginning of unravelling this case.
I guess this can be polarising for viewers who expected a lighter drama, but the main themes here are injustice and revenge, while romance takes a backseat.
Our FL is a character governed by a strong sense of compassion and justice, which is what makes her able to understand and see eye-to-eye with WZ for the first time.
She says they are 'even' since he tried to kill her three times, and now saved her life three times - at this point of the story, she's not yet in love with him. She understands him and his motives, respects him, but she still has the same goal of escaping PY and reuniting with her master. Plus her captor is also PY, not WZ - in fact, he is the one that facilitates her freedom.
For people turned off by the ML's cruelty in the initial episodes, you have to remember that it's an enemies to lovers arc, so you shouldn't be rooting for any romance until the story unfolds anyways. At least, not until we progress from the "enemies" phase to "allies" or something like it. Besides, is it really enemies to lovers if they don't hate each other's guts in the beginning?
Also, as it progresses, and ML's side of the story is revealed, you will come to understand the reasoning and motives behind his actions - of course, violence isn't excusable, but everything is not black and white, and he is dealing with a very high-stakes situation here that involves the lives of his entire people.
Finally, the transition in the leads' relationship is done quite smoothly imo, and FL remains a strong-willed character throughout. She doesn't drop all her principles for a man, and her main goal to return to her master remains unchanged.
There is one 'kiss' scene, but it's filmed in a way that doesn't show mouth to mouth but it's still a kiss between…
No it's still RJL but the shot of the kiss is from faraway, and it's kind of blurred. You can see their heads angled towards each other, and then the actual kiss is kinda left up to your imagination LOL
For reference, it's basically recreating the final scene of the opening credits.
“Torn in between the two” my two all time favorite male leads. So yes I’m hurt they are both leads and one…
If it helps, it's easier to not root for PY after something he does to JC in episode 11. The relationship between the main leads also becomes more appealing once you get to the Nanling arc.
I guess this can be polarising for viewers who expected a lighter drama, but the main themes here are injustice and revenge, while romance takes a backseat.
Our FL is a character governed by a strong sense of compassion and justice, which is what makes her able to understand and see eye-to-eye with WZ for the first time.
She says they are 'even' since he tried to kill her three times, and now saved her life three times - at this point of the story, she's not yet in love with him. She understands him and his motives, respects him, but she still has the same goal of escaping PY and reuniting with her master. Plus her captor is also PY, not WZ - in fact, he is the one that facilitates her freedom.
Also, as it progresses, and ML's side of the story is revealed, you will come to understand the reasoning and motives behind his actions - of course, violence isn't excusable, but everything is not black and white, and he is dealing with a very high-stakes situation here that involves the lives of his entire people.
Finally, the transition in the leads' relationship is done quite smoothly imo, and FL remains a strong-willed character throughout. She doesn't drop all her principles for a man, and her main goal to return to her master remains unchanged.
For reference, it's basically recreating the final scene of the opening credits.