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I agree with you. You responded exactly how the writers wanted you to respond. At the beginning of that interaction, DJX places a bottle of milk on her cheek (symbolizing a kiss). They talk about how he will never get a girlfriend if he is late, etc. When he drops her off at school, he gives her a letter. At the end of it, he writes something to the effect that he is happy he got to see her again. She is shocked and surprised as she is not a minor when it comes to having a full blown relationship (including sex). She is only a minor when it comes to marriage (20 for females and 22 for males) and business matters (18 years of age). The fact that he hides his interactions with her suggests that he has different intentions. Does this mean he is pervert? To some yes, to others no. It depends on your comfort level of the age gap and whether you perceive his actions as a brother or him wanting her to be his girlfriend.

So I get where you are coming from and understand what you are trying to say. As I said before this is a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. It is a cautionary tale. That scene is meant to show that girls need to be cautious of older males. jmo

For me, it isn't what they did to the main characters that disappointed me. It was what they did to the wonderful Miles Wei character.

I agree with you. I personally did not feel that it was grooming. However, it depends on your definition of grooming and what acts you would consider grooming acts. Groomers, both positively and negatively, are teachers/tutors. When she is 14 and 17, DJX becomes her teacher/tutor in the game of life. This is represented through the giving of the fox toy (a present he gives her with no strings attached). DJX does this through the guise of being her brother and through these interactions she falls in love with him. Is this grooming? To some people it could be, to others not. It depends on your definition of grooming.

Also, DJX's actions and speech are that of a groomer. In order to gain the child's trust, a groomer does something big for the child and both agree to keep it secret. Doesn't him going to the school and swearing secrecy afterwards constitute as something big to gain Sang Zhi's trust? Even after the first temporal node, DJX reminds her of the great favor he did for her when she was fourteen. She feigns forgetfulness, but we know that she has had a crush on him since that time. Groomers do this. They remind the child that the child owes them something for keeping this big event a secret. It is after this that DJX keeps his interactions with her a secret even from Sang Yan. Why do you think Sang Yan continues to punch him even after he finds out the two are dating? We find out in episode 23 that DJX has liked her since she was 17. Sang Yan is now okay with this. In episode 25, we find out that DJX is not really a groomer because Sang Yan had given DJX permission to go to the school. Until then though, I have to agree with those who saw grooming behavior on the part of DJX.

But because of the purpose of the drama (a social commentary on the age of consent law and others), all of this is acceptable. This is a cautionary tale. Not everyone is going to be a green flag male like DJX, so I can overlook this behavior or let it slide. But I must say that him going to the school (before I found out that Sang Yan had given him permission) disturbed me a great deal.

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You and others have felt the same way, so I am not going to say that you are wrong or attack you for these thoughts. What you are feeling is very intentional by the writers. Many viewers see this drama as a simple, fluffy love story. It is, but it goes way beyond simple, especially when she is 14 and 17 and he is 19 and 22.

In most countries the age of consent is 16 with the age of an adult being 18. So in many countries if he had, had a sexual relationship with her when she was 14 or even 17, it would be classified as statutory rape. So for viewers outside of China, this drama looks like DJX is a pedophile or at least a groomer. However, the age of consent in China is 14. This means that Sang Zhi is mentally and physically ready to have a relationship, including sex, with anyone above the age of 14, so DJX and Sang Zhi could legally carry on a relationship when she is 14 or even 17. The Chinese people are trying to get the age of consent law changed to 16, but haven't had any luck. If you can't change a law, change the people's mindset. This drama says fourteen year olds are still children and with 17 year olds, it is a gray area.

What's interesting is in the novel she is 13 (a minor) and he is 20/21 at the beginning. Within the first eight chapters he is already caressing her hair and buying her presents. Red flag. They turn him into a green flag male in this drama to get the message across that 14 year olds are not ready for a mature relationship.

I apologize for the other lengthy response. Hope this helps. Happy drama watching.

I read your analysis. Glad you enjoyed both seasons. I did finish both seasons. You might enjoy Nothing Gold Can Stay. It is the story of a woman who becomes an influential business person during the Qing dynasty. The woman is based on a real person.

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Loved the symbolism at the end of the game. The baby was the only innocent person in that whole game.

Zhao Lu Si has a historical drama called A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College about this same topic.

If I remember correctly, after he comes back from his soul being scattered, Mo Yuan explains why Ye Hua "woke up". Mo Yuan says something to the effect, it makes sense that she would fall in love with Ye Hua as she watched over him while she was the school.

Also, Bai Qian is the one who touches the golden lotus. This is the first world that Bai Qian and Ye Hua were together in. There are scenes of Ye Hua wondering who she is and comforting Bai Qian. Then, he says something to effect, "I have to go now, it's time for me to be born." This is after Mo Yuan dies.

When Ye Hua and Mo Yuan were supposed to be born something happened during birth to Ye Hua's fetus and only Mo Yuan was born at that time. The Heavenly Father was able to save Ye Hua's fetus by placing it in the lotus to be born at a later date. Mo Yuan places the lotus in the pond at the school. When Bai Qian goes to the school, she takes care of lotus by talking to and touching it. Ye Hua answers her back, but she can't hear him. If I remember correctly, when Mo Yuan's soul is scattered after trapping the demon lord in the bell, Ye Hua's fetus is given to the eldest son of the Heavenly Emperor because his wife was unable to have children. When Ye Hua was born the same phenomenons occurred when Mo Yuan was born, so everyone thought Ye Hua was the reincarnated Mo Yuan.

Hope this helps.

This movie reminded me a great deal of The Young Warriors about the Yuan Army and in the end when they were all slaughtered in battle. You really have to ask is the glory of war really worth the cost?

Who would have thought that Detective Dee is a romantic! What a fun, entertaining movie.

If you want a deep mystery, this is not it. It is a fun, entertaining movie. I love seeing what they come up with to explain human combustion (fire beetles).

I apologize for being so negative. Other viewers have watched it and enjoyed it. Myself, I watched the first 12 episodes, dropped it for a month and went back to it to clean out my currently watching list. In the first half there is a story arc about her mother, the other concubine, the discovery of oil, and the completion of the love story for the king and his consort, and several misunderstandings between the main leads.

Happy drama watching. Did you ever watch When Life Gives You Tangerines?

Hello, how are you? If I were you, I would skip In the Name of Blossom altogether. It added nothing to the drama. If you want to see the romance part just start watching at episode 17/18 as that is when the political part comes back into the story. For me, ItNoB was a superior let down as most of the wonderful themes and rich characters disappeared.

Even though I love Maggie Q, this movie had no plot, was choppy (as all Hong Kong dramas and movies are), and poorly acted. This has to be one of her honing her acting skills movies.

This is a movie that I could watch again and again as the relationship between the little girl and the main protagonist is just beautiful.

This movie is aptly named as every character in it was obsessed with something whether it was fame, fortune, or something else depended on the character.

KJP became obsessed with a woman, someone else's woman. At the time, one can blame it on the fact that he had PTSD, that he drank too much, or just a product of its time. The character was a high profile soldier, every woman in the army residence threw herself at him, hoping he would like her instead of his wife. His wife used him as an accessory to make herself, group, and father look better. However, KJP was an introvert and didn't like all the stories going around about him being a war hero because he understood what he had done to earn that fame. It revolted him. He meets a woman who is also an accessory for her husband. Having a great deal in common, including their birthday, they begin to have an affair. At first, when he arranges for time to be together by getting the husband out of the way, she is excited. However, he goes too far when he frames the husband for a crime he didn't commit. She begins to realize that he is no different than her husband and loses interest in him quickly. When he lives from his suicide attempt, he is brought back to reality. He understands that he must make amends for his actions. He goes back to Vietnam and instead of killing people, he helps them get out and to safety. He doesn't do this for fame or fortune, but for redemption. In fact, he dies with no one even knowing his name. The fact the soldiers sought out JGH in the end illustrates that the soldiers respected KJP and wanted someone to mourn this righteous man.

KJP's wife and JGH's husband both obsessed over fame and fortune. She is the only one of the group of women who wears glasses. Meaning her vision is not 20/20. She can't see in front of her the pain her husband is in and that he is really a living corpse. Instead she is more concerned about having a kid, him moving up the ladder, and her own image. I am betting the minute he was dishonorably discharged that she aborted the baby, divorced him, and found someone else to boost her image quickly as his image now ruined her image. The same goes for JGH's husband, he practically pimps out JGH and himself to move up the ladder. He is only too happy when the colonel chooses him for assignments. In the end, he doesn't seem to care that she had an affair. In fact, he was probably delighted as it means he will move up the ladder even quicker. People will feel sorry for him and his wife.

JGH is obsessed with freedom, freedom from her loveless marriage, freedom from being an accessory, freedom from her self-imposed cage. But like most women of the time, she was too afraid to do something different as society told her that her only job was to produce children and help her husband succeed. She did that and more. While having the affair she experienced freedom, but in the end, KJP turns out to be someone just like her husband. Again, you can blame whatever you want to for his actions, but in the end one must take responsibility for those actions. In the end, she cries because she realized, KJP was nothing like her husband, but she couldn't tell because of his obsession with her.

Loved the ideas and concepts found in this drama, but it didn't wow me like other Korean dramas do.

Finally watched this. Loved Yang Yang, of course, and just all around fun watch. But it is like most Hong Kong dramas and films, the editing of the film is choppy.

You are forgetting the purpose of a shaman. As a shaman, she is a temporary conduit (a reluctant one at that), but she understands the need for the spirits to be able to speak with their loved ones. She is only "playing" them for a short time. Her expressions were quite appropriate for these interactions.

Unlike YSJ who is playing two different roles. He must make sure the audience understands who he is playing. He does a great job of this.

This was my first watching YSJ and Bona act, and I thought they did fine. jmo

Yes, Yun Gap comes back, but decides to cross the river of the dead and the FL marries the imoogi.