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TEL 1-3 is the drama I would recommend if anyone ask me to recommend Chinese Drama cos this drama gives so much enjoyment; at least, for me.
You are not gonna regret watching this but don't expect too much cos high expectation ruin most excellent dramas.
E.g., You were expecting to get gaming laptop but you got Mac. XD

I was quite confused when I started S3 so I re-watched S1-S2 quickly to know important elements again. Only then, I was able to enjoy the drama much better. So, review S1-S2 quickly and come back to watch S3. I know, I know, it is going to take some time.

You forgot that he was and still the crown prince so he didn't know how to chase after girl like a normal guy in modern time. He was always aggressive cos that's how he grew-up.
He knew that FL didn't like him in modern time so he can't trust her. But he should have told much earlier though. I agree with your 2nd point.
btw, put spoiler for your comment pls.

TEL 1-3 is the drama I would recommend if anyone ask me to recommend Chinese Drama cos this drama gives so much enjoyment; at least, for me.
You are not gonna regret watching this but don't expect too much cos high expectation ruin most excellent dramas.
E.g., You were expecting to get gaming laptop but you got Mac. XD

TEL 1-3 is the drama I would recommend if anyone ask me to recommend Chinese Drama cos this drama gives so much enjoyment; at least, for me.
You are not gonna regret watching this but don't expect too much cos high expectation ruin most excellent dramas.
E.g., You were expecting to get gaming laptop but you got Mac. XD

EP 1, 09:21 min - YouTube
'And there's only a few girls of the right age in the palace.'
I don't think FL was 14 years old. Mostly likely 16-18 years or 17 years old.
Anyway, the show should have mention characters age at least once or give hints.

Okay, not way younger. My bad.
These leads have similar age, probably around 18. Li Changge was 18 I guess.
The Story of Ming Lan (2018) - Both are wise (The best duo imo)
Princess Agents (2017) - Both but ML is wiser
Legend of the Condor Heroes (2008) - FL is wise
Legend of Fei (2020) - ML is wiser
The Eternal Love (2017) - ML is wiser
Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung (2019) - FL is wise
The King: Eternal Monarch (2020) - ML is wise

I have seen way younger character who are wiser in other dramas.
I understand why she was so obsessed with revenge cos she was still immature and had no experience. But many characters in the drama said that she was smart but she was reckless cos she got no escape plan.
ML having to go to jail for killing Crown Prince's playmate was the most ridicules one. They were solving problem in much complicated ways.

2nd leads love transition, I don't buy it. Mainly cos of how the story goes. All main leads acts very well. Acting: 9/10
Story: 6/10
Enjoyment: 7/10
Overall: 7/10
What I love the most: Love, faith and loyal
What I hate the most:
Making a mountain out of a molehill. After FL stopped obsessing with revenge (after contemplating at the temple), most problems weren't that hard to solve cos she had a clear mind.
Before she she just wanted to have revenge or save other without any escape plan. She was lucky to escape most of the time cos of her fate or good deeds or ML.

I only liked episodes 2 & 12-16. Even then, I have to skim through those episodes to finish it.

MyDramalist might need to add skim option so I can add drama that I skipped a lot and watched.
For me, Reply 1988 is the best and the only one that is worth it to watch without skipping.
1988 > 1997 > 1994
For 1994, I only skimmed ep 1-2 & ep 15-16. Then, I am so done.
After finishing Reply 1997, I have decided, I must never ever get interested in 'idol fanatic'. XD

https://www.youtube.com/c/AsiandramaPH/videos
Better learn Mandarin and watch Chinese Drama. I quit watching Chinese Drama cos their English Sub are bad.

Here come the disappointments:
EP 14 - Gallery Arc
EP 15 - Pigeons’ raid
EP 16 - ML’s mum got murdered
EP 19 & 20 - Saving FL and Han Seo Arc
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Politicians not knowing the face of ML & FL. They should know the face of tenants too.

Finished in 2 days cos I like to binge watch. Don't expect much just cos it has 9/10 rating.
I enjoyed up to ep 13 but starting from ep 14 I only enjoyed some; about 50% or less so around 3.5 hours were wasted.
Gold plot is what hooked me most out of crime, law and romance cos it is fun to watch how greed has turn them to be brave and witty.

Honestly, this drama is so popular not cos of story but because it is so fun to watch and give lots of enjoyment. One of the reason, why this is a must watch drama.

NGL, this drama is so popular not cos of story but because it is so fun to watch or it gives lots of enjoyment. One of the reason, why this is a must watch drama.
So, my message to future watcher is don't expect its story to be masterpiece just cos it is so popular.

Thanks for making short and right to the points review.
I was disappointed yesterday cos low rating review was staying at the top.

This drama just get better and better as I rethink every moments after finishing the show.
This is one of the drama that all the characters respond logically and respect to each other and viewers. But they did it interestingly with wits. :)
Okay. I am going to change my rating from 9 to 10 now.

Totally agree with you. :D

10/10 are given not because they are perfect. The viewers were able to overlook flaws and they really loved it.
Not one thing is perfect in the world cos of different perspective.

Power dominates everything. It doesn't need to make sense.
Phone numbers, photos and memories started to come back as both leads start to remember little by little or start to have feelings again.