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And to attack the actress who is doing a good job so far. I've seen some toxic comments like I hate her, she looks bad, only got the job with connections, wish her character dies off etc. Seriously speechless? There are good constructive criticisms like she has no chemistry with ML or they look mismatched, which I think are reasonable though.

I hear you. It's her first drama project so I think she's doing a good job despite her lack of experience and screen time. Peeps are hating on her saying she got connections to get this role. It applies to getting regular jobs in rl too so good for her if she has a good network. She has a good aura and looks good in wuxia. I wish her voice wasn't dubbed cause she sounds more mature than the one they used.

What a nice casual scene between XS and RY just what I needed to break the tension building up. I guess opposites do attract for the both of them. Quiet confession hoping it takes off soon.

All the power to you. But there's also others defending her. I've seen a fair share of female characters that are extremely painful to watch and her character doesn't even come close to that as she barely gets any screen time. Although the main focus is on the brother trio which is fun to watch, I hope she gets more character development in the remaining eps as well.

Could be multitude of reasons. She's a newbie, ML's cold character, script, her lack of screen time. She's a supporting character unfortunately.

Speechless. It's just a drama, people shouldn't target actresses themselves cause they don't like them paired up with a popular actor. I never get the obsession with fandoms sometimes. I guess with popularity comes with the good and bad.

That's so sweet though. Thank you.

Seriously? That's sad really. He can't be paired with the same actress all the time smh. This is the first time I saw him in a drama and he's a really good actor. Looking forward to watching his other projects but need to shake off his Xiao Se's image.

I think RY has more lines than QL but there isn't really any character development as she is almost too perfect whereas QL still needs more scenes to mature. I find QL brings a fresh feel as she is more animated. It's a flaw in the storyline as the female characters only serve as backdrop. I am keeping my low expectations on any sort of development as we are pass the half way mark and the writer doesn't really care too much.

That's part of the problem. They opened a can of worms and doing a crap job of it. The FLs are just there to make the main male leads look good, say one random line in the whole episode but otherwise invisible. I also noticed two scenes where QL had to remind LWJ that he acknowledges the other person but not her presence. This creates a divide amongst its viewers, one group wants to forego the romance that slightly detracts from the main storyline and the other wanting more to make it a more cohesive/convincing romance arc. However, ep 24-25 does show more of the female leads, all the power to them to go all in.

I think most people don't want him to be paired anyone, but if they had to include romance, they chose RY cause she is the better option. XS seems to care for QL but he just doesn't show it, the fact that he's contemplating whether to allow her to go with him for battle shows that he is being protective. She's not a weak character but is a little dense so she just crush on him blindly with loyalty.

Yes all good points. I notice a pattern that most people don't like the FLs in male centric dramas, regardless of what they or don't do, in the case, the mere sight of the FL is worth critiquing which I don't get. I always end up feeling sorry for the FL protagonists when they get excessive criticism. I do appreciate everyone's analysis so I try to keep a neutral tone.

I swear this thread is so anti-SQL sometimes. Feel bad for the female actress here cause she's a newbie and not getting much script lines nor character development. She doesn't have much purpose here supposedly as a main lead, like a vase to XS, the script made her almost insignificant, even more so than RY. Sometimes, I want to tell her to just get over her one-sided crush cause he ain't feeling the same. However, I still enjoy watching all the characters here, small or big, good or evil. On the other hand, today's eps were the best, trailer for tmr is action packed, everyone assumes that Tang Ling will die next episode but I doubt it since he's part of the main cast.

It's the worst of it's kind depending how you look at it. I like watch romance wuxia so giving me a sub-par love line without a nice build-up is like slow torture sometimes, so either have it or don't even bother. I went in with little expectation of it going nowhere since it's more a political theme so this series gets a pass.

Exactly, that's the fault of the writer. I know this drama is male-centric but since she's main lead too, is it that hard to let her character shine too? she should have more input in their journey and not just tagging along.

I really hope they add the scene too where LWJ is teasing QL that her presence makes him seem like he's not only mindless person in the gang. RY and XS teasing each other respectively about their feelings about LWJ and QL. The awkward silence/blushing after XS blurts out and possible funny misunderstanding from LWJ/QL that it's a confession between XS and RY. Hope they also add the piggybacking scene with XS/QL in the snow, that's a romantic scene right there.

If I recall, I believe XS was talking to RY while SQL was playing around with LWJ. RY kept pestering and teasing him to answer her question if he likes QL and he blurted out loud that he does, must be an awkward and funny scene. Hopefully that's included in this drama adaptation.

Same here. I know the majority here seem aggravated about the romantic elements of this drama, especially with the CP for obvious reasons because it's not necessary. I like all the aspects of this drama, but I am for sure enjoying the romantic scraps so far. Maybe I'm not in the minority whose rooting for the writer to add more romantic/comedy scenes.

I think he does have feelings for SQL, it's just that he's good at hiding it. The subtle looks and gestures kind of give it away. I noticed that he sneakily looks at her whenever LWJ teases them. He also comments that she's pretty, looks shock when he knew she's in the marriage competition, stares at her near his bedside, slyly smiles when she said she'll never let him get hurt again, buys her flower out of convenience, sends her away to protect her from danger. There are times where I feel he's slightly jealous or annoyed and actually show emotion when it comes to anything concerning her, aside from his exceptional chemistry with LWJ too. He's definitely warm in the inside and cold on the outside.

You sure about that? XS is the main character, he's not going to die. They're most likely find a cure. From the spoilers of the other commentators, he most likely ends up with QL. I'm thinking it's a happy ending.