The Sml is the "spark" that Mido complained is missing from her relationship with Namgung.
Spark = passion = excitement... but that's it. Her affair/fling with him will never turn into a real romantic relationship that will lead to marriage or something - because that's not what Mido really wants. All she wants is to feel excited and passionate about her own life again, which is something she mistakenly believed is dependent on ML, and will later assume is dependent on Sml, only to realize at the end, that it's just her.
I saw people speculating about the promo posters (Namgung looking at Mido, Sml looking at Mido, Sfl looking at Namgung), but Mido not looking at Namgung, but ""us"" ... My theory is that this could mean that Mido is the one who sees "through it". She may be the first who understands that her happiness doesn't come from someone else (neither ML nor Sml), but from her job. She loves being a director & scriptwriter, and this is also where her true passion lies. That's why she actively fights for her career, but not for a better relationship with Namgung.
i think the fact that Mido is thinking about Namgung when she watches the snow, is not a sign that she loves him so much (like many argue now), but that she just feels guilt over the fact that she's not with him, like they agreed to.
That relationship between the two is heavily influenced by the guilt and gratitude she feels, and by the feeling to be needed on his part.
the cdrama industry is going downhill, so I hope that this drama becomes a huge success, and motivates producers/scriptwriters to takes risks from time to time, and produce more unique stories.
i just realized that the intro includes a scene where FL shows the chrysanthemum flowers to ML, and because the whole intro features scenes from the drama, I do now wonder if it's a deleted scene we didn't get to see... the intro really highlights the chrysanthemum flowers, so it would be too bad if they really deleted it.
I personally loved the ending. the story starts with fire and ended with fire - each a representation of the rebirth/transformation the FL (opnening scene) and ML (ending scene) experience.
I'm not asking if there's romance, but I saw a possible synopsis for the story and it featured a female character alsongside the ML, so I was just wondering who got cast for this role.
I'm so glad that they didn't have FL being pregnant in the drama. Having read those chapters in the novel, I was really disappointed by them. If she would have been pregnant in the drama, it would have meant that we never get those more "nerve-wracking" scenes with her, because she would have needed to take care of her health - which means she can't be part of scenes where she's physically active (the CQX conflict, the abduction, her traveling to the north, almost committing suicide infront of CYY' teacher). She would just sit at home and take care of the baby, meanwhile CYY and Ye Xian fight their battle...
The novel itself was quite disappointing too. I also don't really like novels where FL get's "reborn", it feels like an easy way to make FL "smart" and know "things".
The relationship between FL and ML was also more beautiful in the drama than in the novel. FL, despite having some personality, was really quite insecure and "obedient" after her marriage. CYY in the novel was very "alpha", and barely shared feelings and thoughts with his wife.
during my rewatch I realized that Yanyun actually didn't intend to save JinZhao from drowning in ep01... he turned away from her at first, and we only truly get to see him saving her that day in ep09.
thinking back to ep20, where it's revealed that Yanyun gave his horse the parfum that JinZhao always uses, so that the horse would find her the moment he smells it - man is down baaaad for her (!).
Celebrity 
Spark = passion = excitement... but that's it. Her affair/fling with him will never turn into a real romantic relationship that will lead to marriage or something - because that's not what Mido really wants. All she wants is to feel excited and passionate about her own life again, which is something she mistakenly believed is dependent on ML, and will later assume is dependent on Sml, only to realize at the end, that it's just her.
My theory is that this could mean that Mido is the one who sees "through it".
She may be the first who understands that her happiness doesn't come from someone else (neither ML nor Sml), but from her job. She loves being a director & scriptwriter, and this is also where her true passion lies. That's why she actively fights for her career, but not for a better relationship with Namgung.
That relationship between the two is heavily influenced by the guilt and gratitude she feels, and by the feeling to be needed on his part.
our main leads are together again, but during the time where they try to rebuild their relationship - ML & FL are about to fall for SFL and SML...
pretty sure that this drama ends with our leads breaking up for good.
I'm not asking if there's romance, but I saw a possible synopsis for the story and it featured a female character alsongside the ML, so I was just wondering who got cast for this role.
Having read those chapters in the novel, I was really disappointed by them. If she would have been pregnant in the drama, it would have meant that we never get those more "nerve-wracking" scenes with her, because she would have needed to take care of her health - which means she can't be part of scenes where she's physically active (the CQX conflict, the abduction, her traveling to the north, almost committing suicide infront of CYY' teacher). She would just sit at home and take care of the baby, meanwhile CYY and Ye Xian fight their battle...
The novel itself was quite disappointing too. I also don't really like novels where FL get's "reborn", it feels like an easy way to make FL "smart" and know "things".
The relationship between FL and ML was also more beautiful in the drama than in the novel. FL, despite having some personality, was really quite insecure and "obedient" after her marriage. CYY in the novel was very "alpha", and barely shared feelings and thoughts with his wife.
i wonder what changed his mind🤔