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I agree that both actors really leaned into the subtle acting, and I can see what they were doing with their characters. But alas, they really have no chemistry. Even the almost-kiss after their fall off the kiss didn't sizzle despite restraint. I also think the beautiful aesthetics didn't do their story any favors, it was a gritty story of constant danger and trauma and I don't think teenagers have to always be sad after trauma, but I already wrote a whole post about the ages throwing everything off for me. I think I understand both characters so well, I think the acting is good, I am a Gong Jun Fan... And yet, I don't feel it, I only think it.

What are you talking about? The FL is not ugly, and even if she was, she is charming.

Only on Ep. 17, but I must say... I felt wishy washy about this, but the whole Princess Selection has me laughing so hard. Came for Gong Jun, and stayed for An Le's antics.

I recently was corrected, since there are some deleted scenes, where Shen Si Yi had a romance with a woman, not Lu Ke, so she is technically bisexual, which I found believable. But still, their friendship is normal even without this angle.

Don't get me wrong, but thanks to Trump voters and media about impoverished Americans, many people know what a. Redneck is. Just as many at least, that have a negative view of Arab countries thanks to them being on the news for human rights violations as well.

But if they never get to meet a Middle Eastern Person, what does it matter which stereotypes they have? As soon as they meet one, their mind will be shaped by that person anyhow. I am sure there are misrepresentations in Arab media as well. And as far as representation of Arabs in foreign media goes, this one was quite sympathetic,funny and charming. People overall liked him, which cannot be said of the real Saudi princes.

Where do you live? We have had wealthy arabs for vacation here too, leaving their summer houses a mess and being so disgusting in clubs, the waitstaff refused to serve them.

I agree with you. I used to work as a waitress in a place popular with wealthy Arabs for summering, and while they were civilised enough when their women and children were with them, once they came to the nightclubs all bets were off and they tended to be lewd, drunk customers. Worse than this prince, who was actually portrayed as kind of nice.

This sounds like the most "I hate it because I hate it" reasoning, some of which you can't tell after 4 episodes of 40. If a drama starts with meaningful plot twists, you know the ending will go off the rails.

I am not surprised, this was a fantastic episode all around. I just hope they can keep the sizzle going and not suddenly veer into a crime drama, as we have seen before.

Not me watching the conversation about him giving her his time 10x over. Why is this such a dopamine hit show?

Anybody else skipping through scenes already? It has so much filler. But I love the main couple, and the Stewardess Story.

Somehow I find this very realistic. (I watched the abbreviated version.) I know so many older women who have endured stuff from their family, and because it wasn't physical, never realize it was abuse. Or because they are embedded in a network/culture that thinks submitting to your husband and his family is expected, they don't see these behaviours as horrible, but expect it.
They learn to love with it, for the sake of the children. And play nice after a divorce and might avoid ever dating again, because they were in fact traumatised.

I don't think "woke" is what you think it is. They are certainly for women having all the choices.

Hard agree. He was irredeemable early on, and not your average bad guy to others/circumstances made him tough guy, but he is at least good to her. It's not even a morality chain trope or a good-only-for-you trope.
Dude was a full blown psychopath, and she was just his goal, not the woman he b loved...

I haven't finished it yet, but the whole structure reminds me of Till The End Of The Moon, where the main couple also does their Lovestory over and over until they learn a lesson in some sort of Buddhist allegory.

I am three quarters through, and this is my thought exactly. Is this a Buddhist allegory as well? Will the ML do this over and over until he finally realizes how to behave?

Same! 😁

Actually no, they should not. Since their genes are too similar, the recipients body isn't able to process the blood of their close relative correctly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfusion-associated_graft-versus-host_disease

I am currently watching "Warm On A Cold Night" and there the ML is a real Himbo, tries to look dangerous, but is actually a really soft, really dumb puppy. Literally, he is half man, half wolf or something.