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Lol - yup. I for sure missed so much because I was half asleep - staying up so late.

I’m not sure I’d draw the conclusion that we would react differently b/c of gender. It’s all about how the story is told. Most drams present the villainess as a very ugly despicable character - temptress, jealous wicked manipulator , etc. However, if her character was presented differently, where we witness her tragedy, humanity, etc, we may not hate her with that level of intensity. I remember watching the movie “the English Patient” where I couldn’t believe I was sympathizing for a woman who was committing adultery. The story telling was beautiful. The point is that how the audience responds to the characters is dependent on the skills of the story tellers - scriptwriters, directors, actors, cinematographers, etc. This drama has been very good at engaging the audience emotionally!

Yes. Absolutely. I appreciate how the production team didn’t use characters as purely tools to serve the main couple. (Except, maybe the duke who married ZYQ’s mom). They all have more to them.

Hehe - perfect answer

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YUP! I love how we are getting so into this!

yes, that's how i feel too.

TM and NXY have the burden of knowing the future and past, experiencing hardships like everyone else, struggling to make sense of all these emotions/feelings he’s experiencing and complying to his orders and responsibilities. I just appreciate complex non one dimensional villains.

Your reaction is is a testament of the good acting. And storytelling.

Exactly

Ep 31. I glossed over so much of it because I was tired. Nevertheless, I felt like everyone (except Pearl) is carrying heavy burdens and she’s the one refreshing spirit that lightens up the mood.

A lot of folks are hating TM but I feel sad for him. This is the power of a good well acted story.

I was chuckling with the cave scene and then his shock when reality hit him hard.

Starts out as spoiled annoying bully. But changes later after some tragedy and truths are revealed in the 20 something ep.

Forgot when he warms up but he does. Starts out very subtle.

He referred to this back when he threatened to take back his blood from her when MXL and XXC encountered ZH somewhere back in 25-27.

Heart blood

I suppose the fact that they spent so much time together explains the comfort between NXY and MXL

Yup - right now he’s perfect for her. But who knows what’s going to happen in the future. This is one drama I haven’t quite been able to predict which is a good thing.

Ep 16 - regardless of who she ends up with at the end, I’m glad she is receiving affection right now. She’s suffered quite a bit a stress and tragedy. The storytelling is pretty nice thus far.

So perhaps there is a possibility that he deeply loves her even though love is forbidden in the divine realm? Otherwise, why would he go through such great lengths to save her and long to restore his exclusive time with her?

Heck - I watched it and I don’t even know if they got married. I mean , does it even have meaning amongst these celestial beings?