MadelineMaureen

It's light, not too deep, and funny. I would give it a try and see if you like it. SWL is dubbed in this but I've always liked this voice actor. SWL has improved in his acting over the years. Now that he's in his mid twenties I can see a confidence that wasn't there before.
FL is cute and smart. She knows when to play dumb and when to show her intelligence. Her bestie def needs to lower her voice in every conversation(seriously girl doesn't understand what whispering/secret is).
It's a multi couple period idol drama. The chemistry is nice so far....give an episode or two a try and see if you like it. Right now I'm waiting on subtitles that were made by a human and not AI...literally my only complaint so far.
Shout out to the costume department for tailoring the clothes for the FL properly. But you are going to laugh your ass off when you see her stepsister's shoulders.

FL is very smart, has no skill in martial arts whatsoever. The emperor as of episode 12 is very chill and cool dude. Is very close to the ML and looks to him for help cleaning out the bad apples in his court. He trusts the ML more than anyone else.

First time i've seen a message from iQiyi saying [Subtitles in the making will be available soon] Right now even iQiyi only has AI generated subs up....this is odd.

what platform are you watching on?

Oh bless you episode 28. Took yall long enough.

Someone needs to wash that bitch's face. The fact they all just believe she has a birthmark when hundreds if not thousands of women have proven that the mark can be replicated....sirs...yall are so dumb. It's like how men think women aren't wearing makeup just because it doesn't sparkle even though the girl is wearing eyeliner, mascara and a full face plus blush and contour. Like a wet thumb swipe and her lies are exposed...come on now.

Don't know if the older half sister is ever going to show up again, but I just couldn't take her seriously anytime she was on screen. Those shoulder pads were hilarious. Looking like she was about to pick up an American football and say "hut hut".

Yes, if you go to the cast list, the voice actors are listed after the guest roles. I thought Song Wei Long's voice sounded familiar for this role(and knew it wasn't his own voice) turns out the same voice actor dubbed Leo's voice in The Long Ballad a few years back, among others.

Is it too much to ask for a period drama production to have the ML remove the hair ornaments from their FL's head when putting her sick and or drunk ass to bed? Like my guy, remove the stabby things from the the sleeping beauty's head so she doesn't injure herself.

Of all the directors to work with though I think she lucked out in this one. He's really good about camera angles and implied rather than shown intimacy(like kissing etc.) I think she should have been well looked after on this set, but I obviously can't know with 100% certainty as I wasn't present.
Hopefully there was a balance of workload with the other leads so it wasn't all on her shoulders.

At first because she doesn't feel the connection and love that they had as children. She's been desperately searching for him for 12 years. He was the only one in that house other than her servants who loved her and cared for her. When Hongrang reappears he is cold, aloof, and suspicious. So unlike her little brother that she refuses to except that her brother would change that much or forget her.
She was raised in an abusive household, when someone experiences that for years they become attune more with their gut instinct, because the gut is more your brain subconsciously picking up all the details around you and coming to a conclusion based on past experience. It's a survival instinct.

Song Zu Er, girl, am I glad that your rep was cleared. I'm only on episode one and the scene at 26 minutes in where she just silently communicates with her family....chef's kiss. Acting isn't just saying words...it's the performance while others speak, sometimes, that is the hardest and most nuanced. May she never have a hiccup in her taxes again...amen.🙌🏻

LETS GOOOOO!

Oh no....this is the kid that gave *nothing* in Hierarchy to the point I was debating how he got hired. I just....please take some more acting classes kid...please.

The show ended less than a week ago...and this comment section is dead as a doornail. (I came back because of a notification I hadn't read) It was pretty dead while it was airing, but like, this place is a ghost town to the point I scrolled for on second and found my comment from 4 days ago. Honestly I think that should tell you everything you need to know if you are debating watching this show.

The editing is all over the place. There was no real focus on the romance and no real focus on the revenge investigation....it was overall extremely forgetful with the exception of how much I loathed the 2ML always creeping around and just not letting the main leads breathe as characters. It felt like watching paper dolls. Pretty paper dolls, but there was no actually depth to the characters or story. I feel bad that the next time I see the 2ML's actor I'm going to have to fight the ick that this character gave me.

I say it's worth it if you enjoy the first episode. As they only focus on the main story. There is no filler to waste the viewer's time. Everything shown on screen plays a part in the main story, and is actually important to connect to other things later on. You don't get backstories on every single side character like you do in some of the 16 episode period dramas. The storytelling, action and editing work really well together imo.
So watch that first episode, if you aren't vibing, it's just not for you and you didn't really waste too much time.

FL believes in her gut that ML is NOT her brother. ML knows he is not her brother. There is only 1 to 2 episodes that she is "convinced enough" into believing that he is her brother. He takes that opportunity to be....how do I put this...."close"...to her. It comes off as seductive a bit on his part so that might be uncomf for some but at that point the audience knows they aren't related and never grew up together. But they have all of these various things in common.
He's just never experienced love or a connection like this so he comes on a bit strong in a teasing way that confuses her and makes her nervous. He doesn't really understand why he can't harm her. He does later, but it's a good story imo.
But like cookiemoon said the 2ML is toxic and inappropriate. but I will disagree that although romance is not the main plot or even the main driving force of the main story, romance does play a very large role. It's very Shakespearean imo. I love a bit of angst and drama in my revenge stories.

the fact this show made that same Korean village used in every period kdrama look different & cinematic...already a 8 minimum. I gave it an overall 9.5 because of other production aspects as well as OST, Acting, stunt work. It's not going to be for everyone, but I'm glad it was made. 11 episodes makes it so there is no filler side plots happening. Every scene shown comes back into play later on. I wish more Korean productions filmed only the right amount of episodes needed to tell the story they want to.

The editors are the downfall of this entire production. I would be surprised if the cast even recognizes the final product as what they shot over a year ago.