On another note - seems like the costuming department is trying to be accurate with the era and the closures and headdresses have been phenomenal. but I do wish ml’s hair were less realistic. Having that little lift at the crown just looks better on screen.
Ep 11-12 So… this series always leaves us going ‘whoah’ and eagerly waiting for the next episode. I try not to watch spoilers so I can enjoy the new ep fully and they tend to be misleading.
Can’t wait to see how or whether this family will get out of this.
If you had watched it through ep 10 , then you’d understand her motive. She’s in survival mode. She’s not a judge executing justice here. It’s precisely because he’s an excellent official that he’s a threat to her. But she really wavered about assassinating him since his daughter would be orphaned and she didn’t wish that on any child.
I didn’t feel that the ML was the FL’s second choice… felt that the ML was the FL’s soulmate ❤️and…
Hmmm.. I finished it but don’t remember the love triangle. Ah, yes, I remember now. Nah, there’s no nasty competition there. And it works itself out like a nice pretty wrapped package.
People who can't accept that others may have loved before you and will love after you are lame. They definitely…
Yes! The best thing is opposite of this drama in mood. It’s like all fluffy fuzzy warm cuddly effervescent happy feel good romance. You can put your wishes and dreams into it. Very beautiful all around as well.
Damn, I was hoping Hanyan would be able to choke the conniving stepmother to death. But that was an intense scene,…
The bts reveal how she had to really practice it. Not easy. And how she checked with Wang Yan (actress playing the concubine character) to make sure she was hurt.
I haven't started yet, but would you say it has a similar aesthetic to *The Double*? I love a sharp, strategic…
I’d say planning and strategy. Lots of two face. Lots of caution and calculations. Lots of cruelty and evilness of the human heart. Lots of suffering and very realistic portrayal of suffering. No glamming of torture here like in the Double.
People who can't accept that others may have loved before you and will love after you are lame. They definitely…
👏 nice thing about c-dramas is that there’s something for everyone. Plenty of vanilla cookie cutter fantasy perfect idealistic noble ML and FL dramas out there to watch.
Don't know how much you've seen but the two choices, the mature ambitious Magistrate Han Muzhi and the rich blustery…
Well put. I love how this drama is unique in portraying more realistic struggles and considerations with relationships. Sometimes it’s not always love at first sight.
i know he gets better, but i really do not like Qi Meng Lin's overzealous chivalry. he can be so intrusive.
Yea.. he’s a sheltered, naive, little puppy but has a fierce sense of justice and will bite anyone who hurts those he loves even if he’s not all that bright. Haha..
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So… this series always leaves us going ‘whoah’ and eagerly waiting for the next episode. I try not to watch spoilers so I can enjoy the new ep fully and they tend to be misleading.
Can’t wait to see how or whether this family will get out of this.
The choking bts. Dudu still sniffling and checking to make sure she really didn’t hurt the actress playing the crazy stepmother.
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