1) Don't know why everyone keeps saying that DHxDJ and JWxSK need to talk it out. The only couple who needs to talk it out is HWxHY because they have a lot of misunderstandings and unsaid feelings between them, having an honest conversation is very much needed and will help them. That's not the case for DHxDJ and JWxSK. The latter are just hung up on each other while the former has one party hung up on the other. "Talking it out" specifically is not going to help them in any way, they aren't going to magically move on with just one conversation.
2) Don't get all this hate for DJ. Just because DH is a woman and is crying does not automatically make DJ the bad guy. DH is a celebrity and is here to gain popularity. DJ is obviously the only guy she can recruit and she is also hung up on him so it is a win-win situation for her. Let's not turn her into a victim here. DJ being DJ would of course agree, as much for her as for himself. It is painfully clear how much he truly wishes for her to succeed, both in work and life. Meanwhile, he has had to love her secretly for 13 years. I don't think people realize the kind of mental and emotional strain that puts on someone, there's a reason why the panelists were shocked. That kind of thing is unimaginable. DJ has said that he couldn't even tell his close friends that he was dating. To have to verbally deny who you are at every turn, for so many years, oof! So this opportunity can serve as a farewell love letter to the him who silently, invisibly, gave his all, mind heart and soul, career and life, to someone for 13 long years. People keep bringing up the spam message comment but forget that DJ had earlier said that the problem he has with her messages is that they are meaningless. They read unserious and like a joke. She sent him a genuine message only once, I think on Day 3, and he appreciated it, but DH went right back to thoughtless messages after that. If she was going to do that then she might as well send it to someone new, maybe it could have started something. So yes, they very much are like spam. Then people hate on DJ because he isn't trying to have a conversation with her. Here's the thing, DH is tenacious. That's great when starting a relationship, not so much when you are trying to break it off. If DJ did try to talk to her, that would just fuel DH even more and DJ knows it. I have no doubt that if DH had been ready to move on then DJ would have been able to interact with her more and have a heart-to-heart. But as such, he is right back to having to bottle up his feelings because letting them out will just trigger DH.
3) Don't get all this hate for SK. I do find SK to be a slightly toxic lover from her actions with JW, but that's something that comes WAY later into a relationship and is certainly not relevant to any of her interactions with the men in the house. And while I also don't see what's so incredibly charming about her, I don't grudge the attention she is getting from the other men (unlike the other seasons), I have no idea why people are painting her out to be some kind of vixen, talking about her being too touchy, etc. This isn't the 1800s, people. All of her interactions with the men have been perfectly normal, with her being a bit more flirty with Kwangtae. None of her other actions have crossed the line. And if the other girls do get pissed off because of it, like the time with YJ and then with HW, that's a them problem not a her problem. She isn't at fault if the other men want to get to know her better because she has yet to approach anyone by herself, Kwangtae just happened to luck out with the first date pick.
4) Again, don't get all the hate for HH. He dumped HW due to his circumstances and now calls her back. He knows he was crap and feels guilty over it. HW too received him quite coldly at first. So there's no way that HH is going to approach HW first. He thinks she has moved on and doesn't want anything to do with him and he isn't the kind of trash who bulldozes through regardless. Plus, he has seen her flirt with Kwangtae. It is HW who is ruining their chances now with her extreme insecurity. Boy, she's a mess. She completely ruined it by not texting him on the fireplace day when they had only just managed to reciprocate each other's feelings through the texts the day before. That had been a decisive moment and she ruined it and worse, over absolutely nothing. HH has not been flirting with anyone in the house. Like, the boy is more concerned about his grades LMAO. So of course HH is going to think that the text before was a one time thing and stop himself from approaching her again, which will just worsen matters because....I guess she expects him to read her mind? Instead of just talking to him? And ep 9 promises a breakdown on HW's end.....cause of her own actions. It is not that I don't understand why she is behaving that way but it is still quite frustrating and annoying.
5) Phew! Now that that's out of the way, my hopes:-
DH - I hope by the end of this show she reaches a place where she is ready to move on. I don't think she should be getting into another relationship. Changjin? It is pretty clear he is just a replacement for DJ and that is problematic, to say the least. Also unfair to Changjin. So I hope that DH leaves the show single but happy.
DJ - I really really want him to find a new partner, one he can love openly and freely and who can give him as much as he can give her. I think, out of all the women in the house, Hyewon is the only one who can be in a mutually healing relationship with him. Absolute no on SK (she is placed next to him in the poster and I was horrified), won't work with YJ and SJ, absolutely no to getting back with DH, so yes, HW. HW had also empathized with DJ during their first date, kind of felt like she saw herself in him, so it would be nice to see them go on one more date that is free from the shadows of their exes.
SK - I honestly don't think she is that into anyone in the house though she is quite open to options. I don't want her back with JW, their relationship seems a bit toxic. She seems like the type of gal who needs to be pampered all the time and wants her whims and moods to be matched, thinking that apologizing is the man's duty. Also, while she doesn't want to get back together with JW, she does get annoyed seeing him try to move on with others which would be fine.....if she didn't act upon those feelings. That mafia game moment was totally intentional and was her way of bringing JW back on the hook. She also totally played him when she asked him to cook her porridge cause she was sick, while not going to accompany him as anyone would out of respect and instead staying behind to flirt with Kwangtae. Yeah....she definitely takes JW for granted.
JW - Don't feel the spark between him and YJ. Felt more for him and Sangjeong. Also, I wonder why he hasn't tried anything with HW? Hmmm
HH - I am sadly starting to get the feeling that he is going to walk out of this solo, and not even a happy to be single solo. To be fair, it doesn't feel like he is in a place to be able to give anyone a lasting commitment. Except his ex but that is more because he wants to right his wrongs. There is Sangjeong but again, it will just feel like a CC (campus couple). Meaning, young love that will be gone in some time. What he needs, I feel, is an authoritative older woman who can hook him down, come what may.
HW - Again, if I had to choose between HH and DJ, I would choose DJ because I truly want him to be happy.
KT - Don't see the spark between him and SK though I guess they will be able to make do for a bit after the show if they don't find anyone else. Maybe he could build something with Dahye. Theirs is a solid friendship right now and I would still be happy for it to stay that away beyond the show but if I HAD to choose someone then friendship turning into love would also be a good story. Also don't think his ex is here yet. It is definitely not SJ the way that everyone is assuming. SJ is nothing like the colder and unable-to-express-emotions woman he had described. Neither is it YJ who herself has the same issues with her ex.
SJ - My favorite but I don't know if she will find a match here or a lasting relationship. Her ex is yet to come, I believe, so there's still a bit of room. I just hope she comes out of this having had lots of dates and fun.
YJ & CJ - Making a joint post because I think they are exes and because we haven't seen their interactions enough. I can't see YJ ending up with anyone else so, for now, CJ is the only option. And as for CJ....nothing. Too soon for him but as I have already said, definitely not Dahye but I do hope they have a fun date.
I forgot some SPOILERS about Juwon. Remember, these MIGHT NOT be true or only PARTIALLY true.So the spoilers said…
oooo I really hope the Dongjin rumor is true. I think that out of all the women in the house, only she will be able to see beyond the awkward exterior to the man underneath. Both of them are kind and caring people who give their all in a relationship so they would make each other happy and, especially after the way her last relationship ended, I think Dongjin can give her the peace and stability she needs. I REALLY hope Dongjin can find someone new and be happy again.
Ep 6 made me theorize more strongly that Erng is not actually Erng but an alien. Probably 42's partner who were both experimenting on Erng. She was maybe curious about humans and wanted to live like them for a bit or fell in love with Mew and the world through Erng's memories. Whatever it is, I am guessing the real Erng is dead and this Milk's Erng took her memories (losing her own memories in the process/intentionally losing to truly live like a human), took on a human form, and came down to earth. I am guessing we will probably see her slowly go evil as she sees Mew growing closer to Fahsai, regaining her memories in the process.
I swear the internet is going to break when the trailer finally comes out. I know that I certainly will. I haven't found a good xianxia ever since L&R and that happened in freaking 2020. So believe me when I say that the thirst. is. real.
I did see your comment just a bit below! Glad there's someone else. I will never understand Lita getting hated on for.....being deceived and betrayed by literally everyone around her. It doesn't add up but ok, let us just be the weird ones haha
Ep 12 was a train-wreck the likes of which I haven't seen in a long time. The ML is officially trash and so is everyone around him - the FL, the friends, even the damn maids in the house. The only one from this circle who comes out baaaaarely unscathed is Kavin, which is ironic considering what we know of his character. How in the world does this show expect me to have even a smidgen of care left for them, forget going as far as rooting for the main couple.
Huh. Who was Goryas boyfriend tho? Kind of odd that the show made it explicitly clear that just because Gorya…
She cannot withdraw if she never opened up to him in the first place. Nobody is saying that the breakup shouldn't have happened. But that it lacks any real emotional impact, due to due to due to and due to.
Huh. Who was Goryas boyfriend tho? Kind of odd that the show made it explicitly clear that just because Gorya…
Things have happened post the zoo scene to change things around. As for the girl power thing, you don't have to make everyone like Lita to establish a character's feelings for another. I went back to read my comment and yeah it may seem like that's what I am saying but I was just trying to combine several things into one line in a hurry haha. The show just didn't do a good job of developing and establishing how deep her feelings and investment in this relationship is which makes her scenes in ep 9 and 10 not land well. All that they have made her do is shout at Thyme. It's not an approach unique to this show (curse hate-love stories) but it's definitely a disappointment cause I expected better after the previous episodes. The push-pull was fine at first but they continued to keep her the same even after things changed and I don't find that to be romantic. I still held hope that the writers knew what they are doing but ep 9 and 10 happened. Lmao these eps were just horrible for Gorya's character. No matter where one stood on the nature of their relationship, it was plain bad all around.
Huh. Who was Goryas boyfriend tho? Kind of odd that the show made it explicitly clear that just because Gorya…
No the show never advocated that Gorya has every right to not accept Thyme just cause he likes her. More like it's shitty old school 90s writing coming into play where a woman's no is really an yes. Cause heavens forbid a woman actually pursue her man and be vocal about her love for him. But I digress. The show has been pretty clear that they have passed the stage of courtship into a relationship, most obvious in her conversation with Ren in ep 9 and the emotionality and dialogue of the breakup scene.
......the amount of hate people are throwing at the SFL when all she's done is try to make it work with her own fiance, whom she unfortunately also ended up falling for, while being kept in the dark about the leads' backstory by everyone around her.
All this while the actual FL has had 0 growth ever since the start of the show, put equally zero effort into her relationship with her BOYFRIEND no less, and would much rather trust, talk to, and go out on dates with random creepy people over him.
Honestly, show. If you do this at ep 10 then how the heck do you expect me to care for this relationship. Oh how I wish second leads could get the guy/girl for once.
1) Xie Bao Luo: So WTH actually happened in his past? Was it really not a suicide and he was the one at fault for the accident, leading to his fiance dumping him? Most importantly, there is a memory that clearly haunts him - of watching Mei Bao have sex with someone. It was not something he shared with the officers because he had been adamant about keeping her image pure and it was something he would think about when by himself. Heck, he even had nightmares about it. So what in the world was that about if the whole Lin Da Sen affair was one big fat lie?
2) Lin Da Sen: Why did we spend so much time on their childhood together if it was alll false?! The end makes this feel like filler which is disappointing. Unless, highly unlikely but, some of it was actually true? Cause there were a bit too many details there for everything to be false. Like them playing that LP everytime they slept together or the time that he stopped and stared at seeing the LP being resold somewhere else. Which....oh boy. Having an affair with a married person is bad enough. But to do that with your best friend's spouse? Oof. Plus, there were a bit too many flashbacks to their time at the pool as kids for a lie. Too bad I can't remember if there were scenes where he was thinking about his past by himself.
3) Li Meng Yu: Now this was just plain confusing. So the vent traversing peeping tom thing was all false? Even if we say that his wife made up the part where she followed him through the vents back when he was sleepwalking and the time that he left a note for Mei Bao which she switched with her own, all to save her husband, how did his fingerprints get in the vent? Did he make that up after the murder when we see him fixing the vents to support his story? Cause at the end, he sure does not look like he ever had a crush on Mei Bao. Ding Xiao Ling is clearly all that he can see.
4) Yan Yong Yuan: I really wish that he hadn't been the real culprit. For a show that started out so mysteriously with unreliable narrators, they blatantly pointed him out as the villain quite early on. I had been hoping that it all turned out to be this one big lie by Mei Bao in order to cover up something else (will get to that later), especially with the way that Mei Bao never really comes off as that genuine, kind, etc etc of a person. There always seemed to be this falsehood around her expressions and actions whenever we would see others' perspective of how good she was, most probably cause she had this desperate need to make everyone like her through whatever means and maybe to manipulate them into doing who knows what she wanted. They painted such a Mother Mary picture of her that it HAD to all be false. Except, there really was no other twist there (and no, locking up her abuser really doesn't count for much under the circumstances) and it really was just acting that was not up to par. It would have been something if the mother had turned out to be the one who physically abused them, blaming them for everything that had gone wrong in her life, and the ones they had Stockholm Syndrome for was her, while the father was a greedy opportunist trash to take pictures as blackmail material instead of helping them.
DISCLAIMER: I am not at all romanticizing whatever I am about to say next. Not even a bit. It is just my objective opinion on the ways that this story could have gone to better showcase what it was trying to be.
5) Mei Bo & Ah Jun: Let me first start off by saying - ah, these two. For a show that is centered around the FL's love for her brother, it severely lacked more meaningful bonding moments between them to actually make me truly feel their connection. Now, on to my main point. I had actually started suspecting early on that these two perhaps had an incestuous relationship. It would have honestly explained everything so much better. Like why Xie Bao Luo was so disturbed after seeing her be intimate with a guy whose face is never revealed even in the supposed fake reality, why the family could never go to the police, the blackmail and its effect, why everyone around her tried so hard to cover up details of her past, etc. My theory was buoyed by all the little things like the LP playing whenever Mei Bo was with her lover, the OST duet at the end which was sure as hell not resonant with the base nature of her relationship with Lin Da Sen, the supposed despair-filled suicide to the sound of Ah Jun's piano, Ah Jun's admittance into a mental hospital, the silhouette of a man leaving while Mei Bo cried on the night of her death, the fact that we never actually get to see the other photos taken by the father, etc. A scenario like this would have made a lot of sense considering the kind of negligent, tough, and abusive childhood they had gone through with only each other to depend on. It would have really taken the tragedy and trauma to a whole other level. But alas, I thought the show to be way smarter than it was.
At the end of it all, while the ride was good (with a banger of an opening sequence), the end result was not and makes you question why you spent all that time on things that were supposedly false.
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1) Don't know why everyone keeps saying that DHxDJ and JWxSK need to talk it out. The only couple who needs to talk it out is HWxHY because they have a lot of misunderstandings and unsaid feelings between them, having an honest conversation is very much needed and will help them. That's not the case for DHxDJ and JWxSK. The latter are just hung up on each other while the former has one party hung up on the other. "Talking it out" specifically is not going to help them in any way, they aren't going to magically move on with just one conversation.
2) Don't get all this hate for DJ. Just because DH is a woman and is crying does not automatically make DJ the bad guy. DH is a celebrity and is here to gain popularity. DJ is obviously the only guy she can recruit and she is also hung up on him so it is a win-win situation for her. Let's not turn her into a victim here. DJ being DJ would of course agree, as much for her as for himself. It is painfully clear how much he truly wishes for her to succeed, both in work and life. Meanwhile, he has had to love her secretly for 13 years. I don't think people realize the kind of mental and emotional strain that puts on someone, there's a reason why the panelists were shocked. That kind of thing is unimaginable. DJ has said that he couldn't even tell his close friends that he was dating. To have to verbally deny who you are at every turn, for so many years, oof! So this opportunity can serve as a farewell love letter to the him who silently, invisibly, gave his all, mind heart and soul, career and life, to someone for 13 long years. People keep bringing up the spam message comment but forget that DJ had earlier said that the problem he has with her messages is that they are meaningless. They read unserious and like a joke. She sent him a genuine message only once, I think on Day 3, and he appreciated it, but DH went right back to thoughtless messages after that. If she was going to do that then she might as well send it to someone new, maybe it could have started something. So yes, they very much are like spam. Then people hate on DJ because he isn't trying to have a conversation with her. Here's the thing, DH is tenacious. That's great when starting a relationship, not so much when you are trying to break it off. If DJ did try to talk to her, that would just fuel DH even more and DJ knows it. I have no doubt that if DH had been ready to move on then DJ would have been able to interact with her more and have a heart-to-heart. But as such, he is right back to having to bottle up his feelings because letting them out will just trigger DH.
3) Don't get all this hate for SK. I do find SK to be a slightly toxic lover from her actions with JW, but that's something that comes WAY later into a relationship and is certainly not relevant to any of her interactions with the men in the house. And while I also don't see what's so incredibly charming about her, I don't grudge the attention she is getting from the other men (unlike the other seasons), I have no idea why people are painting her out to be some kind of vixen, talking about her being too touchy, etc. This isn't the 1800s, people. All of her interactions with the men have been perfectly normal, with her being a bit more flirty with Kwangtae. None of her other actions have crossed the line. And if the other girls do get pissed off because of it, like the time with YJ and then with HW, that's a them problem not a her problem. She isn't at fault if the other men want to get to know her better because she has yet to approach anyone by herself, Kwangtae just happened to luck out with the first date pick.
4) Again, don't get all the hate for HH. He dumped HW due to his circumstances and now calls her back. He knows he was crap and feels guilty over it. HW too received him quite coldly at first. So there's no way that HH is going to approach HW first. He thinks she has moved on and doesn't want anything to do with him and he isn't the kind of trash who bulldozes through regardless. Plus, he has seen her flirt with Kwangtae. It is HW who is ruining their chances now with her extreme insecurity. Boy, she's a mess. She completely ruined it by not texting him on the fireplace day when they had only just managed to reciprocate each other's feelings through the texts the day before. That had been a decisive moment and she ruined it and worse, over absolutely nothing. HH has not been flirting with anyone in the house. Like, the boy is more concerned about his grades LMAO. So of course HH is going to think that the text before was a one time thing and stop himself from approaching her again, which will just worsen matters because....I guess she expects him to read her mind? Instead of just talking to him? And ep 9 promises a breakdown on HW's end.....cause of her own actions. It is not that I don't understand why she is behaving that way but it is still quite frustrating and annoying.
5) Phew! Now that that's out of the way, my hopes:-
DH - I hope by the end of this show she reaches a place where she is ready to move on. I don't think she should be getting into another relationship. Changjin? It is pretty clear he is just a replacement for DJ and that is problematic, to say the least. Also unfair to Changjin. So I hope that DH leaves the show single but happy.
DJ - I really really want him to find a new partner, one he can love openly and freely and who can give him as much as he can give her. I think, out of all the women in the house, Hyewon is the only one who can be in a mutually healing relationship with him. Absolute no on SK (she is placed next to him in the poster and I was horrified), won't work with YJ and SJ, absolutely no to getting back with DH, so yes, HW. HW had also empathized with DJ during their first date, kind of felt like she saw herself in him, so it would be nice to see them go on one more date that is free from the shadows of their exes.
SK - I honestly don't think she is that into anyone in the house though she is quite open to options. I don't want her back with JW, their relationship seems a bit toxic. She seems like the type of gal who needs to be pampered all the time and wants her whims and moods to be matched, thinking that apologizing is the man's duty. Also, while she doesn't want to get back together with JW, she does get annoyed seeing him try to move on with others which would be fine.....if she didn't act upon those feelings. That mafia game moment was totally intentional and was her way of bringing JW back on the hook. She also totally played him when she asked him to cook her porridge cause she was sick, while not going to accompany him as anyone would out of respect and instead staying behind to flirt with Kwangtae. Yeah....she definitely takes JW for granted.
JW - Don't feel the spark between him and YJ. Felt more for him and Sangjeong. Also, I wonder why he hasn't tried anything with HW? Hmmm
HH - I am sadly starting to get the feeling that he is going to walk out of this solo, and not even a happy to be single solo. To be fair, it doesn't feel like he is in a place to be able to give anyone a lasting commitment. Except his ex but that is more because he wants to right his wrongs. There is Sangjeong but again, it will just feel like a CC (campus couple). Meaning, young love that will be gone in some time. What he needs, I feel, is an authoritative older woman who can hook him down, come what may.
HW - Again, if I had to choose between HH and DJ, I would choose DJ because I truly want him to be happy.
KT - Don't see the spark between him and SK though I guess they will be able to make do for a bit after the show if they don't find anyone else. Maybe he could build something with Dahye. Theirs is a solid friendship right now and I would still be happy for it to stay that away beyond the show but if I HAD to choose someone then friendship turning into love would also be a good story. Also don't think his ex is here yet. It is definitely not SJ the way that everyone is assuming. SJ is nothing like the colder and unable-to-express-emotions woman he had described. Neither is it YJ who herself has the same issues with her ex.
SJ - My favorite but I don't know if she will find a match here or a lasting relationship. Her ex is yet to come, I believe, so there's still a bit of room. I just hope she comes out of this having had lots of dates and fun.
YJ & CJ - Making a joint post because I think they are exes and because we haven't seen their interactions enough. I can't see YJ ending up with anyone else so, for now, CJ is the only option. And as for CJ....nothing. Too soon for him but as I have already said, definitely not Dahye but I do hope they have a fun date.
EDIT: Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter
All this while the actual FL has had 0 growth ever since the start of the show, put equally zero effort into her relationship with her BOYFRIEND no less, and would much rather trust, talk to, and go out on dates with random creepy people over him.
Honestly, show. If you do this at ep 10 then how the heck do you expect me to care for this relationship. Oh how I wish second leads could get the guy/girl for once.
1) Xie Bao Luo: So WTH actually happened in his past? Was it really not a suicide and he was the one at fault for the accident, leading to his fiance dumping him? Most importantly, there is a memory that clearly haunts him - of watching Mei Bao have sex with someone. It was not something he shared with the officers because he had been adamant about keeping her image pure and it was something he would think about when by himself. Heck, he even had nightmares about it. So what in the world was that about if the whole Lin Da Sen affair was one big fat lie?
2) Lin Da Sen: Why did we spend so much time on their childhood together if it was alll false?! The end makes this feel like filler which is disappointing. Unless, highly unlikely but, some of it was actually true? Cause there were a bit too many details there for everything to be false. Like them playing that LP everytime they slept together or the time that he stopped and stared at seeing the LP being resold somewhere else. Which....oh boy. Having an affair with a married person is bad enough. But to do that with your best friend's spouse? Oof. Plus, there were a bit too many flashbacks to their time at the pool as kids for a lie. Too bad I can't remember if there were scenes where he was thinking about his past by himself.
3) Li Meng Yu: Now this was just plain confusing. So the vent traversing peeping tom thing was all false? Even if we say that his wife made up the part where she followed him through the vents back when he was sleepwalking and the time that he left a note for Mei Bao which she switched with her own, all to save her husband, how did his fingerprints get in the vent? Did he make that up after the murder when we see him fixing the vents to support his story? Cause at the end, he sure does not look like he ever had a crush on Mei Bao. Ding Xiao Ling is clearly all that he can see.
4) Yan Yong Yuan: I really wish that he hadn't been the real culprit. For a show that started out so mysteriously with unreliable narrators, they blatantly pointed him out as the villain quite early on. I had been hoping that it all turned out to be this one big lie by Mei Bao in order to cover up something else (will get to that later), especially with the way that Mei Bao never really comes off as that genuine, kind, etc etc of a person. There always seemed to be this falsehood around her expressions and actions whenever we would see others' perspective of how good she was, most probably cause she had this desperate need to make everyone like her through whatever means and maybe to manipulate them into doing who knows what she wanted. They painted such a Mother Mary picture of her that it HAD to all be false. Except, there really was no other twist there (and no, locking up her abuser really doesn't count for much under the circumstances) and it really was just acting that was not up to par. It would have been something if the mother had turned out to be the one who physically abused them, blaming them for everything that had gone wrong in her life, and the ones they had Stockholm Syndrome for was her, while the father was a greedy opportunist trash to take pictures as blackmail material instead of helping them.
DISCLAIMER: I am not at all romanticizing whatever I am about to say next. Not even a bit. It is just my objective opinion on the ways that this story could have gone to better showcase what it was trying to be.
5) Mei Bo & Ah Jun: Let me first start off by saying - ah, these two. For a show that is centered around the FL's love for her brother, it severely lacked more meaningful bonding moments between them to actually make me truly feel their connection. Now, on to my main point. I had actually started suspecting early on that these two perhaps had an incestuous relationship. It would have honestly explained everything so much better. Like why Xie Bao Luo was so disturbed after seeing her be intimate with a guy whose face is never revealed even in the supposed fake reality, why the family could never go to the police, the blackmail and its effect, why everyone around her tried so hard to cover up details of her past, etc. My theory was buoyed by all the little things like the LP playing whenever Mei Bo was with her lover, the OST duet at the end which was sure as hell not resonant with the base nature of her relationship with Lin Da Sen, the supposed despair-filled suicide to the sound of Ah Jun's piano, Ah Jun's admittance into a mental hospital, the silhouette of a man leaving while Mei Bo cried on the night of her death, the fact that we never actually get to see the other photos taken by the father, etc. A scenario like this would have made a lot of sense considering the kind of negligent, tough, and abusive childhood they had gone through with only each other to depend on. It would have really taken the tragedy and trauma to a whole other level. But alas, I thought the show to be way smarter than it was.
At the end of it all, while the ride was good (with a banger of an opening sequence), the end result was not and makes you question why you spent all that time on things that were supposedly false.