As much as I LOVE the FL, the ML's family better be against a reunion unless they live in the countryside with them and run a company there. Her family is so toxic on so many levels that they deserve this new phase of their lives.
Everyone in this show is morally ambiguous. Even if the marriage is consensual, Do Han is lying to AJ's parents, how will they feel to find out about how he followed and nagged their daughter into a marriage contract when they were excited for the union?
JH is still an awful brother for not considering how SKorea is already not accepting of people who are different. He doesn't take his brother's desperation into consideration as to why he would go to such lengths.
AJ is also lying to her friends and family and has made a career out of people lying to their loved ones.
My problem with the comment sections is that they seem to be looking at the lens of who is good and who is bad.
Being gay doesn't give you the right to intentionally lie to people. He should protect his identity but why get into the position where you intentionally lie to the press and to AJ's parents?
Being a neglected/abused orphan does not give you the right to control someone's life.
Being poor and struggling does not give you the right to lie to your family and friends.
FWIW, Yura was in the source of the material, just not in the webtoon.
Ahhh I see what you mean. No worries, I actually had no idea there was a web novel too tbh. I just don't have a problem with Yura's appearance in the drama since it gives us a balance between getting to know Ji Won's personal life and Ji Hyuk's personal life. I was just pointing out that maybe a more seasoned actress might have been less outshined by the level of versatility we have been seeing from Lee Yi Kyung and Song Ha Yoon.
The showdown scene between Ji Won and Su Min is the level of acting we all deserve. It's the only part not in the webtoon that I have enjoyed so far. This show's ending is low-key the GOT for me, except they made it longer and diverted from the source of the material. Yura is such a weak Villain in comparison to the OG baddies, and the actress is outshined by every actor she shares a screen with to the point that it dulls any level of intimidation we are supposed to see from her. She is not bad she is just far behind in terms of the rest of the cast.
FL is highly unprofessional. I'm on Ep 3, and I'm hoping she gets better at her job. To be honest I'm surprised she made It through a rigorous nursing program because of a crush. At her level she is more capable as a non-licensed personnel. I would love to see her swoon over the Doctor while they are at home and fully focused on her patients at work.
First, Jo Jong Suk is carrying this Drama. He, the dowager, the queen, and the court lady are possibly the most entertaining portion of the drama. SSK's character has been falling flat to me in the last 2 episodes for whatever reason. Also, this is probably the most amateur Kdrama job of plotting. I know they saw signs of my girl swaying to the other side, and still put their lives at risk and relied on her? IT COULD NEVER BE ME.
There is always the possibility that he is duplicitous. That would be an interesting plot devolvement, although…
I low key hope that he really is. That he has been fooling himself to be kind and just couldn't hide it anymore once his big bro his most powerful threat was out of the way. It would be more interesting but for a love story it would be quite angsty.
TBH it’s clear to me that his plan is to find who is behind the poison, punish them and bring back his nephew and keep his promise to the King. He was told to trust no one so he is doing just that.
i am not convinced that he suddenly became ruthless and cold.I hope he truly is though because there is no such thing as a Kind Hearted King. a King is always under a threat, has to be always suspicious, command respect and instill fear.The place and the throne has never been for the weak. The weak do not live long or become a puppet.
My issue with cross-dressing dramas is the lack of self-reflection on the part of the person for lying to people. They keep this lie for way longer than necessary, and to people they don't need to keep it from. It's just a drama, so I can stan the OTP disregarding their whole relationship started out on a foundation of a lie. I'll just enjoy the fantasy because, in real life, that's a BIG RED FLAG, lol.
Not everything is a split personality. This happens with bipolar disorder stage 1.
I am not a psychiatrist so I am not going to speak on it like an expert but based on the research I just did usually Bipolar disorder I memory loss is closely associated with the person's mood. In a non manic phase the memory loss should be subtle. Of course there are always exceptions to the rule but I guess we'll find out.
At this point, the story has gone beyond thriller. It's now Makjang. WTF you expect me to believe that there is a mental disorder that is not a split personality where someone can shut down their memory? Also why go through the pain of revenge when you knew you wanted to keep the child? how did you plan to negotiate that? Also now she cares about her family when she has been neglecting them all this time? girl...
The criticism of "controlling someone" was towards LJH forching DH to become president when all he wants is a quiet life.
If you read my comment carefully you will notice how i criticized AJ too for lying, so talking about it agin in this response would be redundant.
Liars always have a reason that is to them a good reason to lie that regardless of who they are hurting with their lies.
I stand by my original post, every one is morally ambiguous in this drama.
JH is still an awful brother for not considering how SKorea is already not accepting of people who are different. He doesn't take his brother's desperation into consideration as to why he would go to such lengths.
AJ is also lying to her friends and family and has made a career out of people lying to their loved ones.
My problem with the comment sections is that they seem to be looking at the lens of who is good and who is bad.
Being gay doesn't give you the right to intentionally lie to people. He should protect his identity but why get into the position where you intentionally lie to the press and to AJ's parents?
Being a neglected/abused orphan does not give you the right to control someone's life.
Being poor and struggling does not give you the right to lie to your family and friends.
I was just pointing out that maybe a more seasoned actress might have been less outshined by the level of versatility we have been seeing from Lee Yi Kyung and Song Ha Yoon.
It's the only part not in the webtoon that I have enjoyed so far.
This show's ending is low-key the GOT for me, except they made it longer and diverted from the source of the material.
Yura is such a weak Villain in comparison to the OG baddies, and the actress is outshined by every actor she shares a screen with to the point that it dulls any level of intimidation we are supposed to see from her.
She is not bad she is just far behind in terms of the rest of the cast.
He, the dowager, the queen, and the court lady are possibly the most entertaining portion of the drama.
SSK's character has been falling flat to me in the last 2 episodes for whatever reason.
Also, this is probably the most amateur Kdrama job of plotting. I know they saw signs of my girl swaying to the other side, and still put their lives at risk and relied on her?
IT COULD NEVER BE ME.
i am not convinced that he suddenly became ruthless and cold.I hope he truly is though because there is no such thing as a Kind Hearted King. a King is always under a threat, has to be always suspicious, command respect and instill fear.The place and the throne has never been for the weak. The weak do not live long or become a puppet.
It's just a drama, so I can stan the OTP disregarding their whole relationship started out on a foundation of a lie. I'll just enjoy the fantasy because, in real life, that's a BIG RED FLAG, lol.
Also why go through the pain of revenge when you knew you wanted to keep the child? how did you plan to negotiate that?
Also now she cares about her family when she has been neglecting them all this time? girl...