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It’s absolute psychopathic writing. There is no other way to describe it.
So this one is 24 episodes at approximately 45 minutes and if I thought flourished peony was bad this sequel is probably worse.
In the writing of In the Name of Blossom, the creators have confused "moral superiority" with "total lack of self-preservation." They are using a tired, outdated trope to keep the plot moving, and it fails for several reasons.
Writers often think a "perfect" FL must never descend to the level of the villains. By making her find excuses for them, they try to prove she has a "big heart." In reality, it just makes her an enabler who is responsible for the next victim the villain hurts.
If she actually finished off villains like the Flower Guild leader, teribble stepmother or the Princess when she had the chance, the show would end in 10 episodes. Her "mercy" is a cheap tool to ensure the villains can return to frame her again in the next arc.
I also understand that there is a traditional cultural trope where maintaining social harmony and showing "forgiveness" is seen as the ultimate female strength. However, applying this to people who are literally whipping you is a logic failure that feels like gaslighting the audience.
In the first season, she came across as a relatively smart businesswoman. In this sequel, her IQ has been lowered so the Male Lead has a reason to exist. If she were competent and ruthless, she wouldn't need him to "save" her every three episodes.
The whole thing was a complete mess, from the concubine trying to poison her and being let off. To the princess trying to burn her alive and throwing a tantrum with the writers playing sad music for us to try and feel sorry for her when she was literally trying to kill a load of people five minutes before.. to finally the inexplicable scene where the 2ML goes to the ML’s mansion and literally breaks down the wall but it’s only asked to apologise. He doesn’t receive any punishment he doesn’t even have to compensate him for breaking his wall.. property rights seem to have gone out of the window and the whole thing just descended into a complete mess.
In the writing of In the Name of Blossom, the creators have confused "moral superiority" with "total lack of self-preservation." They are using a tired, outdated trope to keep the plot moving, and it fails for several reasons.
Writers often think a "perfect" FL must never descend to the level of the villains. By making her find excuses for them, they try to prove she has a "big heart." In reality, it just makes her an enabler who is responsible for the next victim the villain hurts.
If she actually finished off villains like the Flower Guild leader, teribble stepmother or the Princess when she had the chance, the show would end in 10 episodes. Her "mercy" is a cheap tool to ensure the villains can return to frame her again in the next arc.
I also understand that there is a traditional cultural trope where maintaining social harmony and showing "forgiveness" is seen as the ultimate female strength. However, applying this to people who are literally whipping you is a logic failure that feels like gaslighting the audience.
In the first season, she came across as a relatively smart businesswoman. In this sequel, her IQ has been lowered so the Male Lead has a reason to exist. If she were competent and ruthless, she wouldn't need him to "save" her every three episodes.
The whole thing was a complete mess, from the concubine trying to poison her and being let off. To the princess trying to burn her alive and throwing a tantrum with the writers playing sad music for us to try and feel sorry for her when she was literally trying to kill a load of people five minutes before.. to finally the inexplicable scene where the 2ML goes to the ML’s mansion and literally breaks down the wall but it’s only asked to apologise. He doesn’t receive any punishment he doesn’t even have to compensate him for breaking his wall.. property rights seem to have gone out of the window and the whole thing just descended into a complete mess.
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