Eleison

I've heard good things about that one! I'll add it to my long list. 😂 Also, I found those Taiwanese dramas you recommended are not available on any of the streaming platforms I use. 😔 I don't really want to subscribe to more right now, so, kind of a bummer!

I'm happy to hear she improves--good dramas pull off those growth arcs, and I love them. That's one of the reasons why I love dramas. ☺️ Western shows don't do growth arcs as well, usually, from what I've seen (minus Avatar The Last Airbender, but that even has a hint of eastern dramas/anime vibes anyway). I don't mind the sprinkled romance. Xu Qi An is interesting enough by himself. Right now, I'm getting a kick out of everyone fighting over him. 😅

Agreed! I rewatched both seasons again with my sis, and the second season held up better than the first season on my second watch (unexpectedly). Both are good, though, it just surprised me that I enjoyed the second season more than the first watching it all again from start to finish.

Still watching (Episode 18), but does this season ever address the first five minutes of the drama again, and explain how/why he gets sucked into the video game? Why even do that--so the ML can have knowledge of "modernity" and have an edge over everyone else (or is this a way to get around time-traveling censorship again like in JoL)?

I'm just at Episode 18, and I hear the FL will finally get exposed. I've been chomping at the bit for this moment! 😅 I hated the runaround with Wan'er and Fan Xian like this is in Season 1 of JoL, too, and it's not my favorite; I find these extended misunderstandings so frustrating. 😂 But it's cute besides that. ☺️

Good to know!

True, that makes sense!

Still need to watch Ever Night. @ShortCircuit recommended it as a solid wuxia with good fight scenes.

But it seems negligent to plam a two season drama and not secure the same actors for both. 🤔

It's a bummer that Cdramas are getting on the multiple seasons bandwagon. I guess part of the problem is webtoons that go on forever, too. 😅

Still in the first 1/3 of the drama, but so far I agree. :) It would be a bummer if they recast, for sure, but there are a LOT of characters in this.

I think the braver (but harder) way to go would have been to find other ways to create angst in the timelines (maybe through drama with the other supporting characters that could have been fleshed out more), and shortening the drama to 12 episodes. That's just an idea, of course. I think the drama was still quite fun and enjoyable, but I think this kind of direction would have allowed it to escape some of the criticism it received. 🤷‍♀️

Choi Min Soo is in this! The last thing I saw him in was Warrior Baek Dong Soo. 😅

And they got most of the cast for that, which was honestly super impressive!

If they knew this was Season 1 when they filmed it, let's hope they anticipated signing on the actors for a contract for another season. 🤞

Oh. I must have missed that! 🫣

It's fine, but only as long as they follow through...

The trailer looked cute and I was kind of excited, until I saw Netflix made it... 😮‍💨 *sigh*

Oh no, it's ends on a cliffhanger? 🤦‍♀️😭

For some reason a lot of romances in the last few years have always had a serial killer/rapist/kidnapper plot, even the rom-coms--I wonder if Strong Woman Do Bong Soon kickstarted the trend? It is odd. Hidden Love was the first rom-com in a while that I had seen that had no dark side plot to speak of. It was great! I don't think he was useless, but he was a plot device and was not a "real" character in the story. It was a smart move not to focus on him to make him a real character since no one would have gone for that and this not a crime drama or action thriller, but the result was a one-dimensional villain with no backstory. He did get a bit annoying by the end cause he kept being the foil to their adorableness in multiple timelines. 😋

Oh phew! 😅 I wasn't sure how much longer I could hold out, haha.

On Episode 18. A fun romp so far!

When does the ML finally find out the FL is not Huaiqing? 😂 It's getting insufferable to wait for the darn girl to speak up. Also waiting for her to get cooler, cause so far she doesn't seem well-matched with Xu Qi An.

Helmed by Netflix, so to me it seems like it would fit in with other Netflix-made Kdramas, like My Name, Squid Game, Mr. Plankton, All Of Us Are Dead, The Trunk, etc.

Gritty, dark, "mature." If you liked those, this might not be too far off. 🤷‍♀️ At any rate, it smells strongly of Netflix...