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Yeah, mouth bleeding in this was grotesque, but I still absolutely loved the plot and ML (FL less, but she wasn't bad). I was really looking forward to ML's next fantasy project, "Whispers of Fate", purely because of this actor. But I'm on episode 15 (of 40) and so far I'm rather disappointed. Two years of waiting and it's just so-so and the romance is absolutely lacking.

Also if you liked "Flower of Evil", you might want to try watching "Signal" and "Tunnel" (both Korean).

It looks like we have very different tastes.

But if you haven't watched them yet, maybe try "Melody of Golden Age", "Romance of a Twin Flower", "Mr. Queen" or "Fateful Love".
And if you enjoyed "Love between fairy and devil" "Till the end of the moon" is similar in some ways, but in my opinion much better.

Also all of the above have strong, smart female leads (as an European myself I also find infantile FL's as annoying).

"Prisoner of beauty" was pretty great.
"Blossom" is actually very similar to "Double" with general plot idea, except that main leads die at the beginning and are sent back in time, and the story of revenge and love goes from there. And it's much better made than "Double" - the plot is engaging and the relationship between the main characters is really well written.
If you don't mind a little bit of fantasy - the heroine entering the world of a costume drama scenario - then "A dream within a dream" and "Romance of Tiger and Rose" are amazing.

I didn't really have any illusions that the ML would die at the end, although I still held on to a faint hope that the creators would provide some miraculous, albeit absurd, solution at the end, like in "The Queen of Tears".

I find it quite amazing that Asians can create series that combine comedy and drama so perfectly. It was such a rollercoaster of emotions.

Ok, so you're suggesting that only people who adore a particular genre have the right to rate a drama? Or have an opinion about it? Am I getting it right?

Because nowhere did I state that my opinion of this title was some kind of revealed truth. I wrote that I didn't like it and explained why.
And instead of arguments about the drama or responses to my points about what I think was wrong with this title, I only get opinions about my taste in dramas.

Every opinion is based on highly subjective taste. That doesn't change the fact that you can still have an opinion about a given drama, even if it's negative.
I understand that not everyone has to agree with my opinion—or rather, judging by the very positive comments under this drama, most people here disagree with it. But that doesn't mean my opinion is somehow wrong or doesn't have a place here.
Therefore, I don't understand why some people have such a hard time hearing opinions differing from their own about this drama, as if raving about it were the only acceptable option (not to mention attempting personal attacks by some here).

They're usually with at least some fantasy elements:
Moon lovers: scarlet heart ryeo, Till the end of the moon, Love game in eastern fantasy, Back from the brink, A dream within a dream, Mr queen, Romance of tiger and rose, Alchemy of souls.
Also:
Great Doctor, Ashes of love, Love between fairy and devil, Last immortal, The blue whisper, Love and redemption, Guardians of the Dafeng, When destiny brings the demon, Blossom, The prisoner of beauty, Yummy, Yummy? Yummy! were pretty good too.

And from where did you draw that conclusion? Ratings on a scale of 6-7.5 indicate dramas that are above average. And I enjoy spending time watching them. But I also believe that ratings of 8-10 only belong to masterpieces, and such titles do exist, but are definitely rarer finds.

Although checking someone's ratings instead of providing arguments on the topic being discussed reflects very poorly on the commentator.

Well, I commented politely, on topic and without personal attacks, you didn't provide any argument and were rude, so maybe that's actually a you problem.

For me shamanism was one of more interesting things in this drama, it's the first time I encountered this topic.

That was great! And such a nice surprise - I was expecting some light, fun romance and it was so much more, kind of like with "Shining for one thing".

As you have a right to do so. For me it was lacking in every field except the general idea of the plot, and that's not nearly enough for a drama to be entertaining, not to mention engaging.

Chinese costume and fantasy dramas are some of my favorites, I've seen quite a lot of them and I'm really surprised this one has such good ratings.

This was straight boring.
The story could have been interesting if it focused more on the revenge plot instead of dragging out yet another, highly secondary issue.
And the chemistry between the main couple was completely lacking.
Ending was unnecessary bloody and forcefully dramatic.

For me it was weird how he came from being rather asshol-y to her (all the time) to liking her out of the blue.

Well, absolutely no. I do understand that difficult childhood etc. can result in violent behavior in future, but there is a huge difference between having emotional problems or snapping at people and actually hurting them.
Though I understand where such behavior might stem from, but there's also a huge difference between understanding and justifying—and it is no excuse for hurting others.
So you're overgeneralizing and simplifying.

And also - a romantic relationship in such a situation is a very delicate matter. It's for a good reason that lawyers, psychologists and such shouldn't get involved with their clients – the clients are in a very fragile mental state at this point and can easily confuse love with gratitude, and the other party can just as easily take advantage of this.

And in this story, their relationship was very one-sided – ML constantly needed support and help from FL. Apparently, towards the end, the creators tried to show that she also began to confide in him and received some emotional support from him, but honestly – for me, it felt like too little, too late...

Yes, and a thing with this pictures was brought back again with her father (he told that he took care of articles about it for her), but either it was never clarified when she was meeting with those guys (and if it was actually romantic or innocent and pulled out of context) or I totally missed it.
Honestly the whole thing with ML's relationship and break up with an ex was so messy and confusing for me, I feel like they never properly explained what actually happened, just gave us some pieces here and there, that didn't have that much sense or at least a proper timeline.

Right?! They've committed breaking and entering, then they almost killed two people, and weren't even charged?!
I generally don't understand this hardcore fangirling of k-pop idols, so maybe that's why it was so outrageous for me.

In my opinion, ML's behavior was justified. Aside from this one friend, he had no one in his life who actually cared about him. He was overwhelmed by constant pressure, a complete lack of time or even a modicum of privacy, having to constantly smile and wear a mask.
To me, his behavior—both the "outrageous" and the panic attacks—was completely understandable.