Phroggies

Thank you, so interesting—I had not realized there was a technical difference between accent and dialect, so I learned something today! Appreciate the detailed answer!

Is anyone good enough at Mandarin to tell me what accent the 阿姨 at the end of Ep. 8 has?

Yikes, I’ve seen these scenes now, and , yes, it is pretty dark by cdrama standards.

On Mango. As far as I can tell their subs are the only ones—every other site is stealing them. The subs are indeed awful but I know enough Mandarin to sort out the important bits, so long as the timing is right.

Hmmm. I watched ep 7 on Mango and it was fine (as far as timing; they had the usual auto-translation problems).

1. My girl has genius level IQ! She handled that confession beautifully! But I’m also glad to see her getting in some digs about Ms. Tomato. It may be a bit petulant but it’s succeeding in communicating to ML what some of his problems are.

2. When ML is quoting FL’s lines about pickles during the taping of the show and finishes with that absolutely ghastly dead-inside smile—wow. I rewatched that bit about five times. Excellent acting moment.

3. What are the aunt and uncle going to talk about when the main leads get together???

4. The director is turning out to be such a sweetie. At the same time, I like how he and the actress are actually developing some mutual respect and interest—not seeming just thrown together as romantic leftovers.

5. I’m going to milk today’s episode as long as possible to forestall the inevitable suffering of the wait for 9 and 10 🙁.

Me going on and on about Ep 7;

I wish I had a friend like you! Here am I, having to check out spoilers on my own 😀.

Hah! Loving the phrase “Cdrama script suicide.” So perfect.

See, I am surprised by this turn. After so much opportunity to realize what amazing things people can do when they put others ahead of themselves—including the enormous risks so many took for her and the character development her family undergoes—this desire to be a completely free agent loosed from every relationship seems selfish (not to mention unrealistic from a historical point of view). I’m inclined to see more Lydia here than Elizabeth. The former was willing to throw away everything for desire; the latter made her decisions with the good and the dignity of her family in mind (especially her sister).

You put this so well. I was really disappointed with the end of the episode as well. It’s unrealistic in so many ways—plot, characterization, historical realism. I’m hopeful that the writers have left themselves enough room (in terms of number of episodes) to recover, but my trust is certainly a bit eroded.

I literally dreamed about this drama last night (something about seeing the characters at an airport or something?????). The pain …

Yes, and the flowers are fresh. I’m guessing we’ll find out he treats it as some kind of shrine, probably to his mother?

First episode was actually really good—and super funny. Great pace, witty editing, strong acting, and a fresh plot. I’m going to stick with this for a bit and see how it goes.

They need a place to practice cooking, and his apartment literally has no kitchen!

Thanks! I’ll try to find it!

I’m thinking the pictures refer to the non-VIP release schedule? But I could just be kidding myself 🙂.

Link, please? And does it have spoilers?

At least two of my four babies are happily back together. But I’m going to be hurting for the next 5 days …

I thought that as well. And the bit where he’s imagining her there and asking if she could just be with him instead of talking everything out—that was really moving, in addition to being a completely responsible wish.

All that said, the specific way he expressed his anger (asking who she was to share his feelings) was extra painful given that her main vulnerability is clearly that she might not be seen as special enough to claim anyone’s lasting appreciation. I like how the writing is making both of them come from such understandable places.