He has a wife and concubines but he doesn't love or even like them.
So it sounds like they play it off the same way New Life Begins plays it off. Good to know. βΊοΈ
Part of me knows it's anachronistic and fantastical for them to write an actually sweet, romance between only one couple in these period/costume dramas, but it's also the only way I'd watch them. π
I've never watched a Cdrama with an ML who had other wives/concubines when they married the FL (I know it happens in novels/webtoons a lot, and it gets cut from the drama version).
New Life Begins had another woman marry the ML but there was nothing outside of a ceremony that bound them, and they were both deeply unhappy about it and kept their interactions to reluctant spouses plotting (with each other! π ) to get divorced and eventually they just became friends; it was dealt with in a way we could still root for the ML.
The synopsis of this one, needless to say, has already scared me off. π
I usually watch most of the high rated kdrama's but I just can't with this. The premise seems too boring like…
Also, Reply 1988 starts boring, but gets much better! It was really powerful by the end. I started getting hooked after Episode 5. There were some parts I found less relatable (like the parts with all the parents at times), but overall I loved it.
I'm a little confused by the connection between Bai Li and her two sons, Feng Ju and Feng Chang.
So, she was the Lord's concubine, had Feng Chang, then he became heir to the throne, and married Yige (Lanxi's mom) to improve his status, and when she died, Bai Li was promoted to wife (hence Feng Ju's status being higher than Feng Chang's)? Because I have no idea why the father/Lord would have ignored his eldest son; they're usually the favored child in all the royal family dynamics, which is why this is confusing me. π
When the montage in one of the earlier episodes explained their family I thought it was confusing, too, which is why I'm still confused.
come on cut him some slack, someone facing so much misfortune and who has been constantly taken advantage of/had…
That's fair. π But there aren't a ton of ways to write jerks who aren't really (deep down) jerks, if you know what I mean. Cause most jerks who are just selfish people won't be as likely to change as those with past trauma because they're deeply and truly narcissists who think the world revolves aeound them, not people who act out due to past hurt that just needs to be dealt with. Just a thought! π€·ββοΈ
If I remember correctly. Relic 1: Knife, Luoren/Pingting. Relic 2: Clam, Yiwansan. Relic 3: Beast, Hongsha's grandpa.…
I've honestly been a bit confused by the relics and what they are, still. They seem to infect things or people who are troubled or vengeful? I haven't finished the greed relic, so still need to see where that one is and how they get rid of it.
Would someone mind listing out the relics again, and the member of the squad that each relates to? I remember people posting it a while ago but it's too far down in the comment section to find now without scrolling endlessly... π«£
Part of me knows it's anachronistic and fantastical for them to write an actually sweet, romance between only one couple in these period/costume dramas, but it's also the only way I'd watch them. π
New Life Begins had another woman marry the ML but there was nothing outside of a ceremony that bound them, and they were both deeply unhappy about it and kept their interactions to reluctant spouses plotting (with each other! π ) to get divorced and eventually they just became friends; it was dealt with in a way we could still root for the ML.
The synopsis of this one, needless to say, has already scared me off. π
So, she was the Lord's concubine, had Feng Chang, then he became heir to the throne, and married Yige (Lanxi's mom) to improve his status, and when she died, Bai Li was promoted to wife (hence Feng Ju's status being higher than Feng Chang's)? Because I have no idea why the father/Lord would have ignored his eldest son; they're usually the favored child in all the royal family dynamics, which is why this is confusing me. π
When the montage in one of the earlier episodes explained their family I thought it was confusing, too, which is why I'm still confused.