I really can’t understand this. We see it all the time on TV shows. a short man who look" weak "taking…
That’s not what I’m saying. My issue isn’t about the FL being a woman. It’s about how the scene was written and executed. It’s not about gender, it’s about realism in the story. I’m fine with underdogs or characters who surprise us, but this scene and others made the FL look like a demigod, taking down a general who’s trained his whole life. That’s beyond the story stretching suspension of disbelief.
Later episodes make it even more extreme when she defeats the experienced Crown Prince, which just amplifies the problem. If the scene had shown her struggle, maybe even losing and needing the ML’s help, (because he is an elite general after all, training his whole life, unlike the FL) it would have been more believable. And whining about “misogyny” here is just a pathetic excuse to avoid admitting the story is completely over the top.
What rock have you been living under? Since when do Cdramas have anything to do with "realistic". This…
I watched it just fine. The weapon isn’t the issue. The writing is. And if your only response is to be condescending, maybe you’re not understanding the criticism. “Find something more to your level of understanding.” Yeah, that’s about the level of response I expected.
What rock have you been living under? Since when do Cdramas have anything to do with "realistic". This…
Haha, yeah, I get it’s a C-drama, but that doesn’t make it any less ridiculous. There’s ridiculous, and then there’s “FL defeating a lifelong-trained general with a butcher’s knife” ridiculous. Some things still need a shred of realism.
I'm on episode 27, and I just can’t believe the FL took out that powerful general with only a butcher's knife. A general who’s been training probably his whole life, and suddenly this petite woman, with no training, looks like some ancient mythological warrior, like a demigod. They've taken this way too far. It would have been better if she had tried to fight him, maybe put up a decent struggle, but was going to lose, and then the ML would step in to save her. That would have been realistic. Not this nonsense. I can accept some dramatization, but this? This goes way beyond ridiculous.
I’m only halfway through, and I still can’t figure out how she fights like that or has all these skills. She might be the daughter of some legendary fighter or general, but you’re not born knowing how to do that. It takes years of training, and she hasn’t had any of that. She’s just a butcher. That’s all she’s been doing her whole life. It just doesn’t make any sense. And what’s the deal with scraping a coin on her body over and over? How is that supposed to help her recover? None of it makes any sense.
I don’t really understand why she’s so angry with him in that scene. It’s around episode 17, when they’re talking about their future by the jetty. At first, they’re saying things like “I hope you find a good partner,” which already feels a bit emotional and tense, so it makes sense that it turns into an argument.
But then he opens up and explains his situation, that someone is trying to kill him, and that it’s basically a matter of either they die or he does. He’s not rejecting her, he’s being honest about the danger he’s in. When he asks her to give him a year, it actually sounds like he does want to be with her, but knows he can’t right now because he needs to deal with this first.
That’s why her reaction confuses me. To me, it feels like he’s expressing his feelings and asking her to wait, not pushing her away. I would’ve expected her to feel reassured or even hopeful, rather than angry. So I don’t quite get what she’s really upset about in that moment.
I didnt pay attention to the court scenes or the politics at all in the beginning and I started regretting after…
Don’t regret it. Whatever you did at that time, you did what you believed was best in that moment. You acted according to what felt necessary then. Regretting it later isn’t required, because you are not the same person you were back then.
If you skipped some scenes, perhaps they didn’t interest you or you were bored, that’s perfectly fine. That was your reality at the time, and that’s what you needed to feel okay in that moment.
Now, looking back, you might think, "I wish I had done this or that," but that’s your present self speaking, not your past self. It’s a different perspective. So there’s no need for regret.
And if you really want to experience it differently, you can always go back and rewatch from the beginning. Your choices in the past don’t prevent you from enjoying it now.
Past you did the best they could with the information and feelings you had. Don’t punish yourself now with regret. Learn from it, accept it, and move forward.
I've just finished episode 10, it's good so far, but I think I'm gonna start to skip the court scenes, I just find the whole thing is dragging a bit too much now and I'm a bit impatient to to wait any longer. I'm just gonna skip those scenes and mainly focus on the leads story and interactions.
Very light ones with two other male actors, not enough to call them triangles.
Oh, ok. I assumed that because an episode description mentions a female character asking the male lead to pose as her husband, I thought it might be her way of getting closer to him since she has feelings for him.
They would reveal it why FL has those kills, in few episodes later.This is based of a female centric novel. While…
What balance are you referring to? Screentime, strength, abilities, martial arts, intelligence, or all of the above? Surely the male lead isn't some incompetent fool that relies on the female lead for everything? I don't believe that.
They would reveal it why FL has those kills, in few episodes later.This is based of a female centric novel. While…
Oh, ok, so this drama mainly focuses on the FL’s journey. I didn’t realize that, but I’ll still watch it because it looks good. I just hope it doesn’t focus only on her. I want to see the ML’s abilities too, and even have moments where he protects her.
I’m a few episodes in, and it’s going really well. I saw the battle scene where the FL took out all those gambling henchmen, which was impressive. But I’m a bit worried the drama will focus mostly on her. I really hope we also see the ML’s abilities, moments where he steps in, even saving the damsel in distress. I know we live in a world now where women can achieve anything, and that’s totally fine, but there’s nothing wrong with the ML having those heroic moments too. Still… how is it even possible that the FL, a butcher’s daughter with no military training, can fight like that? It’s kind of confusing. Anyway, let’s see how it goes.
Later episodes make it even more extreme when she defeats the experienced Crown Prince, which just amplifies the problem. If the scene had shown her struggle, maybe even losing and needing the ML’s help, (because he is an elite general after all, training his whole life, unlike the FL) it would have been more believable. And whining about “misogyny” here is just a pathetic excuse to avoid admitting the story is completely over the top.
But then he opens up and explains his situation, that someone is trying to kill him, and that it’s basically a matter of either they die or he does. He’s not rejecting her, he’s being honest about the danger he’s in. When he asks her to give him a year, it actually sounds like he does want to be with her, but knows he can’t right now because he needs to deal with this first.
That’s why her reaction confuses me. To me, it feels like he’s expressing his feelings and asking her to wait, not pushing her away. I would’ve expected her to feel reassured or even hopeful, rather than angry. So I don’t quite get what she’s really upset about in that moment.
If you skipped some scenes, perhaps they didn’t interest you or you were bored, that’s perfectly fine. That was your reality at the time, and that’s what you needed to feel okay in that moment.
Now, looking back, you might think, "I wish I had done this or that," but that’s your present self speaking, not your past self. It’s a different perspective. So there’s no need for regret.
And if you really want to experience it differently, you can always go back and rewatch from the beginning. Your choices in the past don’t prevent you from enjoying it now.
Past you did the best they could with the information and feelings you had. Don’t punish yourself now with regret. Learn from it, accept it, and move forward.