I know the director likes using snow for mood but it's getting ridic how long this winter is lol
I cringed in 15 or 16 when the ML said at one point while they were exploring during the Lantern Festival, "Look, it's snowing!" And then he got he an umbrella. I'm like, dude, you haven't noticed it's been snowing for the past 16 episodes?! 😅🤦♀️
(Okay, I hope we can all agree that was a miss in the script. 😅 Shuddering just thinking about cringey it was, haha).
I feel like these stories work in SK because they still have so much social stigma and expectations around behavior and ways of carrying yourself. They also have so much of a media culture and aura around chaeobols and the rich, upper classes that these stories (for better or for worse) actually work really well in SK even in modern settings.
The only movies or shows that try this sort of story in western media are period dramas, the fantasy genre and hallmark movies... 😅
I guess we'll see if it's any good! The filming at least looks lovely.
The King 2 Hearts was all set in mostly modern buildings, and much of Goong's palace was a fake set (anyone remember the patio outside the FL and ML's bedrooms in the ML's mansion that was obviously a fake palace backdrop? I felt like I was watching a 1950's Hollywood film set like White Christmas whenever I saw that set. 😅), so it'll be fun to see a modern drama do the setting a bit more justice and really get some use (in a modern setting) of their beautiful palaces and historic grounds (I guess The King: Eternal Monarch did this as well, but we didn't really get to appreciate the unique setting too much as that was not the plot's focus).
Crazy that it's trending a month before it's supposed to air!
I might have to get a free trial for Disney + and binge this once it becomes available in the U.S. and if it sticks the landing. ☺️
Full disclosure, I skipped a couple episodes with all the love triangle stuff and angst with Tae Hyung leaving, but I watched the last few episodes.
It's no masterpiece, but it wasn't a terrible ending. It's warm and fuzzy with some very cute and sweet messages about family, even if those who become family are not blood-related.
And of course, Woo Joo is just the cutest. I could tell our little actor was really warming up to the cast by the end. They did a good job of showing his development as the months passed (babies develop so quickly at this age; I have an 8 month old nephew who does new things every time I see him and somehow manages to keep getting cuter every time I see him, too).
I didn't have as many gripes about RJE as many on this page did; I wouldn't day this was her best work, but she and Bae In Hyuk were sweet (always a big fan of In Hyuk since At A Distance Spring Is Green and Under The Queen's Umbrella). I don't think this script gave them a ton to work with, but I hope they enjoyed all their time with cuteness king Park Yu Jo. ☺️
It's not as bad as some are making it out to be, truly. While I do think it deserves a lowish rating from an objective standpoint, it can still be enjoyed. Just soak up the warm fuzzies and baby cuteness and don't expect anything groundbreaking or earthshatteringly stellar. 😉
He's doing a BL series, and they're probably doing a CYA in front of the censors.
It's crazy how good the AI version of his face is. I would never have known, and that kind of scares me. 😅 (I hope the paid the actor well whose face they used)
As someone who hasn't read the novel and didn't know what to expect, I felt very uncomfortable with the whole…
I am with you. I do think what triggered the mean comments was his jealousy/fear of Sui YuanQing, not Song Yan. They showed that flashback of Sui gloating about how he'd noticed Changyu and her beauty (in less respectful language, of course) and it made him all broody and jealous. I don't think it's out of character necessarily, because we've seen glimpses of this kind of behavior before, but there was never a situation serious enough to warrant him flipping out (except when she got kidnapped; it was a precursor to this moment).
I didn't care for him getting all jealous like that, either, and foolishly allowing that to channel itself into irrational anger, and then lose control.
I think jealousy like this honestly comes about when you see your beloved as a possession rather than as a person, and it also comes from fear and insecurity, as you pointed out. I hope they deal with it properly later and don't just stuff it under the rug and act like it didn't happen.
The fight did feel realistic, though, like how childish, petty and passive aggressive they started to get as each one resorted to more and more hurtful comments rather than addressing the real issue and concerns they had deep down.
The fact that Changyu didn't reward ihis behavior and meanness was the only thing that saved that scene for me.
I still care enough about them and the bond I know they've formed to root for them as the story progresses, but I hope we don't see any more of that kind of behavior from the ML. I like watching characters grow, so as long as we see some for the ML, I will be content. (Some users have said we see some more of this side to him in upcoming episodes, and that makes me nervous. Don't make me not root for you, Xie Zheng! 😭).
tbh none of the males here normal they all kinda cray cray
Li Huai An hasn't been terrible by comparison. The FL's four little ducklings also shaped up pretty well. I hope the ML tones things down a bit with her, too. Let's not feel like we can compare him in any way to Qi Min or Sui YuanQing. 😬
The comment section for a Cdrama is so much more fun when the airing schedule is the same on all platforms. It means no one's super far ahead and everyone has to experience the ups and downs at the same time. ☺️
Not disclosing his real identity will bite ML very bad when FL discovers it
Yeah, and I was trying to remember why he hasn't decided to tell her at this point? Obviously at the beginning it was to protect his identity since he didn't know her, but now there seems to be no reason. He's starting to see her as a permanent member of his life which means she will need to find out at some point. The longer the wait the more angry she'll be...
(Okay, I hope we can all agree that was a miss in the script. 😅 Shuddering just thinking about cringey it was, haha).
The only movies or shows that try this sort of story in western media are period dramas, the fantasy genre and hallmark movies... 😅
I guess we'll see if it's any good! The filming at least looks lovely.
The King 2 Hearts was all set in mostly modern buildings, and much of Goong's palace was a fake set (anyone remember the patio outside the FL and ML's bedrooms in the ML's mansion that was obviously a fake palace backdrop? I felt like I was watching a 1950's Hollywood film set like White Christmas whenever I saw that set. 😅), so it'll be fun to see a modern drama do the setting a bit more justice and really get some use (in a modern setting) of their beautiful palaces and historic grounds (I guess The King: Eternal Monarch did this as well, but we didn't really get to appreciate the unique setting too much as that was not the plot's focus).
Crazy that it's trending a month before it's supposed to air!
I might have to get a free trial for Disney + and binge this once it becomes available in the U.S. and if it sticks the landing. ☺️
It's no masterpiece, but it wasn't a terrible ending. It's warm and fuzzy with some very cute and sweet messages about family, even if those who become family are not blood-related.
And of course, Woo Joo is just the cutest. I could tell our little actor was really warming up to the cast by the end. They did a good job of showing his development as the months passed (babies develop so quickly at this age; I have an 8 month old nephew who does new things every time I see him and somehow manages to keep getting cuter every time I see him, too).
I didn't have as many gripes about RJE as many on this page did; I wouldn't day this was her best work, but she and Bae In Hyuk were sweet (always a big fan of In Hyuk since At A Distance Spring Is Green and Under The Queen's Umbrella). I don't think this script gave them a ton to work with, but I hope they enjoyed all their time with cuteness king Park Yu Jo. ☺️
It's not as bad as some are making it out to be, truly. While I do think it deserves a lowish rating from an objective standpoint, it can still be enjoyed. Just soak up the warm fuzzies and baby cuteness and don't expect anything groundbreaking or earthshatteringly stellar. 😉
I didn't care for him getting all jealous like that, either, and foolishly allowing that to channel itself into irrational anger, and then lose control.
I think jealousy like this honestly comes about when you see your beloved as a possession rather than as a person, and it also comes from fear and insecurity, as you pointed out. I hope they deal with it properly later and don't just stuff it under the rug and act like it didn't happen.
The fight did feel realistic, though, like how childish, petty and passive aggressive they started to get as each one resorted to more and more hurtful comments rather than addressing the real issue and concerns they had deep down.
The fact that Changyu didn't reward ihis behavior and meanness was the only thing that saved that scene for me.
I still care enough about them and the bond I know they've formed to root for them as the story progresses, but I hope we don't see any more of that kind of behavior from the ML. I like watching characters grow, so as long as we see some for the ML, I will be content. (Some users have said we see some more of this side to him in upcoming episodes, and that makes me nervous. Don't make me not root for you, Xie Zheng! 😭).