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I was wondering why everything felt so rushed in the last 3 episodes, and now I know why. But even with all that, I still give my heart to this drama as I don't remember being this interested in a costume drama and liking the chemistry as much as this since my first costume drama a year ago, which was Wonderland of Love.

I would argue that it's better than some enemies-to-lovers actually, because no matter how much hatred they may have between them, the main leads actually show respect to each other as human beings, and Wei Shao never underestimates Man Man's capabilities. This is the only way I like enemies-to-lovers because when two people are inhumane to each other, it makes it hard to believe that they could truly fall in love and move beyond their pasts.

For the sake of my mental health, they did. I got spoiled about their endings from tiktok, but even then, I was in a state of denial, and I still am now. My heart breaks just to think about it all.

As someone with pretty much the same taste as you, I definitely suggest this one. I had the same worries when starting it as I typically don't enjoy costume dramas due to how much brainpower you need to allot just to watch them and the confusing relationships and plots. But TPOB is nothing like that. While the plot definitely revolves around politics and war, there are less than 10 places you really need to remember, and even more so, just 5 that are very key to the plot. There aren't too many characters to follow, as most of them are either just side characters in one or two episodes or support characters you'll see through the whole show. If you liked TFF and HL, I think this one will be good for you, as the main leads are originally enemies, but the FL helps heal the ML's trauma, and they work together for the people of the land and fall in love after that. There are very few fight scenes, and there's a lot of romance in terms of eye contact, stolen glances, comedic bickering, and LOTS of chemistry not just between the leads, but the side couples as well. In terms of skinship, there's some near the end of the show, and it's REALLY good, and they convey a relationship so well, but I would say it's not essential to the main plot, so you can choose to skip it if you want. The characters all have really good ties. There's lots of girlhood between the FL and her cousin, and you see some really good bromance between the Wei generals. The cinematography is really good as well in terms of camera angles, and I loved the use of the OSTs because they used minimal music, and when they did use it, it added a lot of feeling to the scenes. I would say if you want to watch it, give it a few episodes (around 5) before deciding if you want to keep watching or not, but as someone with very similar tastes, I definitely think you should give it a try. Sorry for the very long answer, but I hope that helps!

The thought of coming back home and watching the first episodes is the only thing that kept me going this whole week. Can't put into words how disappointed I am right now. I really hope iQiyi locks in and actually releases it soon because I have a feeling that more delay after this mess up is gonna make a lot of people who are waiting for it lose interest.

thank you for explaining it so well!

ohh thank you!

Just started watching this. Can't believe I put off such a good drama for so long. But can anyone tell me what the pattern of the fabric that the pillow she makes for him is made from in episodes 8&9 means?

You have some good points, and I just want to share my opinion rather than pick a fight, but I personally liked LND a lot more than WYMM. While it was still a good watch that I don't regret, WYMM didn't give me the same warm and fuzzy feeling you get when the main leads are together that I got with LND. Maybe because it's because we didn't get enough time to see their relationship developing, but I felt like he only liked her because of their childhood ties and that she just got together with him out of convenience and partially the childhood ties. While I did like the second leads of WYMM, LND's second CP is still unbeatable in the sense that their trope was very new and fresh. Lastly, while the plot for both is pretty overdone and they have very cliche moments, as someone who prefers a romance and fluff-heavy plot, I hated how long they dragged the whiny ex and his family and the second FL plots in WYMM. LND wrapped it up in an episode and a half at most and focused more on the individual development of the leads as well as the development of their relationship. But overall, I think they were both great shows and JSM and the casts of both dramas did a great job of adding fun twists to the mostly cliché plots.

It's already released on Disney+, but if you're trying to watch it on a pirating site, you'll need to wait longer as it takes time for them to upload it.

Just finished my 12th rewatch. No matter how many good shows I watch, I just can't seem to move on from this drama. It's just that good and will always hold a special place in my heart.

I've only watched the first episode, but it was a little boring and slow. I sense a lot of chemistry between the leads, though, and the cinematography is great. I think it'll progress to be more comedic but also dramatic in the future episodes once the body swap happens and everything, since the clips in the trailer look really comedic and interesting. I've looked forward to this one for a while, and it's too soon to judge anything about anything, so until then, I hope it doesn't disappoint.

Well, I am a bit impressed since I usually don't feel much irritation towards characters when I watch a drama, as I know it's all acting and going to be resolved in the end, but he is making me really hate ex-KWJ.

Since the twins are played by the same actor, I'm assuming the other one isn't going to be in too many scenes if he isn't dead already.

I guess we can all unanimously confirm that SBJ is an amazing actor because I'm sure we all hate ex-KWJ to the core. At least I know I do. The preview for the next episodes seems horrible, and I HATE a misunderstanding break-up trope, but it's a cliche rom-com, so what more can you expect? I just hope they keep it clean and finish that part of the plot in one episode, so we can see her meet his family and finish the evil uncle plot without the ending being rushed.

I cannot be the only one who got reminded of LND when watching that kiss in ep 7. I mean, everything is the same! The end of the episode, a confession in a field, a kiss, even the way the ML grabs Somin and the way they kiss is the EXACT same!!! Not complaining though, because I LOVED LND and I'm loving this drama too!! It's such a good fluff drama to relieve stress, and I love Somin.

Not clear yet as of episode 1, but it seems as though someone died. My guess is her mom, as she looked kind of sickly in a flashback scene, and it can't be the boy's mom because she is in the US after the divorce. Or it could be her dad or both her parents, since neither of her parents was mentioned in the present time, and she's the owner of the house. It might be his twin, as they haven't mentioned him at all in the 1st episode. These are just my guesses, though; nothing has been confirmed yet.

I expected to like it a lot better, but I'm just not feeling the usual spark I feel in the first episode that leaves me craving the next ones. But I'll give it some more time before forming an opinion, because it seems like a typical cliche friends-to-lovers romcom, and I usually eat up dramas like this. It's just that I don't feel any chemistry between the leads, and their interactions leave me feeling like something is missing. I still have some hope, though, because the synopsis sounds really interesting.

I haven't started this drama yet, but is Ding Yuxi dubbed in this one? I remember watching the trailer and wondering why the clips of the ML talking sound nothing like him.

I see. Thank you for replying!