Learner

Are you alright?

Is it action mystery or just Historical mystry?

You do know that silence is best answer to some questions right?

Are you getting paid for this? If not then just watch and enjoy the series. Why are you worried what others think of it?
Believe me none of this comment including your will have any impact on Jisoo itself.

Yo, How you doin... Lol, I remember your name (dp) from "Unevil Jadewind".
Edit : And I can see that you love to discuss dramas either you like them or dislike them.

Is chinese government governing or watching dramas in their workplace? Like 40+ episodes nah lets make rule to keep under 40 😮‍💨 😂

We can conclude that every individual has different way to process different relations right.
"Can develop" isn't a certainty - To test this if we put hundred opposite gender best friends 70+ would consider each other siblings - around 20 would have one side unrequited feelings and rest few would be hesitant to confess and very few would actually get into relationship.
Anyhow a person should know to handle a rejection be it verbal or behavioural.
If you do anything expecting something then you are 100% wrong - A persons feelings are their own to handle and forget friends even your blood relations has no obligations for your feelings about things. I'm amazed by your way of processing emotions (I don't want to go personal honestly) but you sound like a person who emotionally depend on others and seek validation often.
Anyhow I feel like it's pointless discussion so let's end ut here.

Or to put more simply - If SML considered her friend or developed feelings for her then he would prioritize her happiness and understand her intentions that she isn't into him. (Both have to contribute in a friendship but giving someone something is your choice and expecting something in return is nor friendship neither love but selfishness.) If I gifted someone a very expensive gift saying we are friends and later I demand something from them saying remember I gifted you so you have obligations (sounds nonsensical, no?).

Let me define how I understand love : Love means that prioritizing other over your own feelings and if you start prioritizing yourself more than them then you wouldn't want yourself to be hurt by anyone and so love for that person ends their. Anything else is obsession (It's positive if other reciprocates your feelings but it's become negative if they don't).
Here only "You" are to blame for everything not the party you love.
This is where unhealthy connection begins or what you call "red flags" birth.

Lol, You are so misguided. I have friends whom I help or get help regardless of gender. The basic need of friendship is its genderless and classless. (If it's hard to grasp - I will treat my male of female friends the same way just while maintaining the basic curiosity between opposite gender). If opposite gender develops feelings for me I put a clear line and distance myself from them.
I consider friends like family and so I had multiple instance where female friends asked me if I had feelings for them or expressed that they had but I didn't had any such intentions so I distanced myself from them and so they when feel rejected also distanced themselves from me.
The most I could do them for drawing a clear line not to hurt them or myself. So tell me where am I wrong? Or do you make friends with intentions to court them?

A long friendship develops a sibling bond not the romentic. If you can't grasp that then something wrong with you

There is one misconception in your long paragraph. Why do you think she has any obligations to care about anyone else's feelings above her own?
If she finds their dynamic uncomfortable now she has all the rights to end things there.

Another question - Did he do those things while expecting something from her? If yes that wasn't true friendship at all and if not, I don't see what's the problem?

If they weren't committed and she made no promises then his feelings are his to deal with.

What in the fuvkin fiver dream did I just watch. 😂 It feels like story was written when writer was high on cheep drugs. (Story goes through each couple one by one so it feels like five different seasons) And much of it obviously won't make sense but I don't think it's written to make sense anyways. All couple follows almost identical patterns and it's all about marriages (six different) - All husband behaves the same so does wives.

It's fun watch though for time pass ( I'm amazed it's this high rated but then again it's mostly fluffy so makes sense)
- 7.8 is the best it deserves.

Since, I've finished the story I get your point now but that doesn't take away my earlier criticism of the story. Nonetheless once I got through the first half I started to enjoy it (Mostly after her teacher's death) because that's what separated her a little bit from heavy plot armor and that was her first real setback. Story is flawed but tolerable.

Episode 9 : God this is infuriating 😮‍💨 Her aide is asking her to back of the case while crying just because she is arrested (Am I to feel emotional here?)
As per her aide she has the option to get away with murder and a high official's murder at that if she wants to? What law?, What justice?
( To be clear I'm not saying she is murderer but that without proven innocent can she get away with the murder?).
Maybe I'm thinking too much... Lets just watch for now.

I will keep watching and judge it myself how it gets better or improve. I will read your spoiler tagged replies once I finish the story.

I'm not reading as it seems to be holding spoilers but I'm questioning her character and morality and how she and princess both are excused. Morally she doesn't feel guilt because she felt what she did was right because Princess was her friend. After making such choices one has no right to do anything related to law anymore but she shamelessly want to be on the same field. Story is poorly written with a lot of plot armor and plot holes up until where I'm watching it.
Her teacher calling out and story still goes on to use plot holes to protect her despite her committing serious crimes is bad writing. Her character keeps probing that human life has no value unless she feels like a certain individuals life has some value. Are we supposed to accept that?

Episode 7 - Woman (FL) asks "What use ard laws and regulations?"
Yes, Exactly that's what I want you to ask yourself in episode 3. This is hypocrisy in purest form.
(I will watch how bad it gets and to what extent they go using plot armor, king and her status as princess).

Excuse me, I saw a person killing another person and FL defending that person because she is her bestfriend. Now, If other's does the same its wrong all of a sudden like one of the character who wanted to protect herself and her parents.
If she was torn between law and her empathy I would understand but it was bending the law as she pleased. She has held suspects without any real evidence even by simply using her authority as princess (The plot armor is so thick that it's laughable) - sorry but it's bad writing with high budget and good Actors.

I'm just on episode 3 and I want to know what the fuck is this hypocrisy?
A murderer is a murderer?
From this episode forward she has no right to question anyone for their crimes?
She is princess so she is forgiven for murdering a person and 3 more died because of her? That's just disgusting.

Initially I thought it's feminist agenda again but I will tolerate it to some extent but it's just bad writing. People has filling so killing someone is okay.

Edit: Question - Am I perceiving the story wrong? Isn't she supposed to investigate the case to uphold justice and not bend the law to personal benefits?

I am smh okay with that, Instead of instant death it's better (100x better even) and It's not about how long you live but how you live even if for a day. It's a happy ending in every way for me.

She is wrong for most of the story (up until the point I watched) - I said drama tries to make her look a smart kind of character when if written and directed by good director she would be a side character loved by none (High budget drama with poorly written story accompanied by not so good acting).
Sorry but some things aren't "Eye of the beholder" but plain bad.