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To be honest, I find SF's trajectory too bleak to be that good for RY. His entire existence is shrouded in deception to the point it's hard for anyone to know who he is or where he's at... himself included. I do think he leverages his woeful backstory to get her to dance to his tune. It's very subtle but it works on her because of her anti-authoritarian streak. If she did fall in love with him at some point, she did it rather too quickly with no understanding of the kind of life that he leads or what his assassin identity entails. Of course it didn't help that he was also her betrothed as well, swooping in at key moments to save her. It's a bit like Anne Shirley who rejected the boy from home and went for Roy Gardiner because the latter fit her romantic ideals while the one who was familiar seemed too down-to-earth and unlikely.

Frankly at this point I don't even know if RY is really in love with him or whether she pities him. Despite knowing that he's in Chang'an, she has never attempted to seek him out. He's the one who's stalking her and kidnapping her etc. However, each time XS lets her go, she keeps running back to him. Why? Because, I submit that she really is in love with him. They have actually done things together. They have fun together solving crimes and catching bad guys. They've even traded insults with regularity. They have a real relationship even if the marriage is purely a cover story.

The thing now is for RY to work out what is blatantly obvious to the rest of us. :D I grant that she's young and inexperienced in the matters of the heart so it will take her time.

It looked that way to me as well. He probably did it under some duress. But yeah, he's still using her. I'm really struggling not to dislike him. However he probably really thinks she has no feelings for XS so it doesn't matter and it won't hurt her too much.

I've always liked RY and XS' chemistry but in these last few episodes, they really took it up a notch or two.

I've seen the previous lot of previews that were bundled in similar fashion. They were completely pulled out of context.. The voice overs and the videos don't really match in reality. I do think that XS and RY are in for some rough waters though. That much is certain in other previews I've seen of next week's episodes.

On YT. It's widely available except they haven't been subbed.

It's part of her journey I imagine to come to grips with those shades of grey. ;) But I've always personally thought that she can't do without him anyway. He is far more worldly wise and politically savvy. Not to mention a Sherlock Holmes knack for deductions. Anyway, I'm watching the show mainly for him. Even if they don't end up together, they are still a decent team of sorts.

Still I don't think the title is too far removed. She still helps uncover the truth even if she isn't the embodiment of it. They say the body never lies. :P Honestly, I like the title Miss Truth for the puns. Mistruth: false leading statements or miss, as it not seeing the truth.

He does. But he never gets to XY's level.

Episode 17

Yeah, Xiao Song does too good a job pushing RY's buttons. Mostly it's entertaining but I know what you're saying. ;) I know some people find it offensive but it reminds me of my kids baiting each other and getting a rise out of each other. Sometimes the other half does it to the kids too. :D

I would put it this way: She's written to be narrowly naive. A black and white type of person. While she's good at what she does and is sharp, the world out there is a foreign country that she's discovering bit by bit.

It's interesting that someone else thinks that too. She seems super judgmental about XS compared to SF. I mean she barely knew both men but she made all kinds of assumptions about both based on their status... a reverse prejudice stemming from an anti-authoritarian streak. I imagine that it's part of her development that things are seldom what they appear to be. The irony for me is that XS is actually the most upfront person she's come across so far.

But yes... I didn't like her that much in the beginning. I'm okay with her now. I tend to think it's more the writing than the actress.

Well.... it could just one of his many hats. I don't think XS quite believes that story.

From what I've seen, he is really Su Fu , RY's betrothed but he also seems to be well-connected to various agencies. I do wonder if he's an agent for hire.

If you'd like to spend more time discussing it with like-minded people, there's a thread here... https://forums.soompi.com/topic/429594-current-mainland-chinese-webdrama-2020-miss-truth-%E5%A4%A7%E5%94%90%E5%A5%B3%E6%B3%95%E5%8C%BB/
There's only a few of us but we like the show.

It's not a simple matter of whether he's a good guy or a bad one. The problem is that his existence is a shadowy one. He is a man of multiple identities... a spy in effect... which is why even he realises in the end that he can't have a normal life with RY because who is he fundamentally will always be in question. He isn't just the son of a concubine with a sob story as she was initially led to believe.

This is why I don't root for him to be with RY. They are on entirely different trajectories that seem to intersect because of the search for the pearl. She is a truth seeker like Xiao Song. SF, on the other hand, may or may not be working to undermine the current regime.

The only way you'll know is to give it a go. ;)
Personally I never found it boring and slow. I was always amused by the protagonist.

Not especially. It's not much of a love triangle if you ask me.

I have no doubt that SF is genuinely in love with RY. The deception lies more by way of what he hasn't told her than outright lies. I just don't know how she would take it seeing that much of her life has been shrouded in deception about her mother's death.

I signed up to this site just to say how much I'm enjoying this drama and Toby Lee's performance. I'd not heard of him before but he's terrific. He's certainly making the character his own within the Sherlock Holmes template/oeuvre.
I'm also loving how the show meticulously deconstructs the cases.

One of my favourites this year. Great ending especially seeing XY's reaction. The highlight was discovering Chen Zheyuan. That kid is going places. His XY was a joy and delight to behold.
This adaptation is one of the best I've seen in recent years and has one of the best endings from a C drama that I've seen.

His attractiveness for me increased fourfold from how good he is as a cop... how well he adapts to circumstances.