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I see where you’re coming from but it’s pretty clear who FL is in love with based on her expressions whenever ML is brought up. It’s also by instinct that she tried to help him (eg jumping off the cliff after him). She loves him but cannot express it because of the many lives and bloodshed that stand in the way. As good as he is, he is the son of her enemy.

SML is like family to her, someone she has relied on since she was a kid. She wouldn’t survive without him. With all his sacrifices (and also poor health), it’s not out of the ordinary to show care towards him. He is the only family she had at the moment. Tbh sometimes she is quite indifferent and just business when she is alone with him, and even confided in him on her feelings for the ML (which is sad on his part cuhs SML is in love with her and his love for her is no less than ML but she loves the ML)

Looking forward to watching the latest eps tonight. I did skim through it and was a bit baffled as to why they had to include certain scenes - eg. where the leads all drink together and joke around (perhaps to make it more bittersweet knowing what’s to come and to show viewers how they would be without the past tragedies?), and LMX diminishing the things he has done for DZY and feeling inferior to HY. The guy did a lot too and it’s a little silly to compare when they both genuinely care about her. I guess they wanted to show more of the characters feelings but imo not necessary for the main plot considering we don’t have many eps left. Please no more fillers! Also, am i the only one sad that FL has taken the backburner while the two MLs pretty much do everything having more of a role? But i gotta disregard this and just focus on the rest of the eps because we are nearly at the finale!

I heard a rumour that LMX sent help to DZY instead of AN since she was struggling against the enemy? Not sure how true that is but sounds plausible since he always places her as the first priority, but that would make it a personal decision rather than one that takes in the whole situation into consideration

Haha they are supposed to be the same age, perhaps they couldn’t cast ppl who are the exact age

That scene where he killed the guy was chilling and for a sec it reminded me of his role as wen ke xing in word of honor

Ah that makes so much sense! I guess it’s a luxury to have an author write it? Lol a lot of ppl were saying this had Nirvana vibes at first but Nirvana still tops many

That would’ve been such a great idea - novel author as a scriptwriter or consultant

Interesting…kinda wish they kept one loool maybe it contributed to the choppiness (in addition to the editing). Good to know

There was a change in the director and writer?

He is still my fave - both novel and drama. I mean thanks to him I have serious second lead syndrome. Just wish they didn’t water down the leads just to give him more of a role. Much of the action and planning was DZY

No, but nearly does. Was saved

Gosh ep 28 was hard to watch, the angst is only getting started! I don’t get why LMX, DZY and HY have to be like that. I don’t want to criticize the script anymore because drama adaptations do not follow the original stories 100% but I just could not help but feel weird about it. For those who think LMX is plotting something big - all he wants is for DZY to claim what belongs to Di family. He is trying to buy time to help finish their missions. But from wht I gather, this was all DZY in the novel, it was her desire to claim it back because she didn’t feel that the emperor was a good leader. LMX never pushed her to do anything. So it seems like LMX took on a lot of her role in the story but it’s getting a little too much, his words were too harsh (perhaps cuhs his time is ticking, but didn’t have to talk down the leads like that). DZY appears more passive. HY just looked like a sad and pathetic puppy the whole time - did they purposely do this to the character lol? Poor guy isn’t to blame for his father’s doings. I appreciate him trying to atone his family’s sins and really feel for him, but why did they have to make his character so helpless like that, when he is a lot more?

Anyway! I’ll stop ranting. The show does have it’s pros. The actors are doing a fab job with bringing the characters to life and subtle expressions. There is still so much to cover and I’m anxious yet excited on how things will play out

Yes! I wish they kept the characters consistent with the novel. The only reason why I liked the last couple of eps is because we see SOME maybe a tiny bit of the political intrigue and DZY’s plotting but ofc it’s nowhere near the level from what I hear from those who read the novel. Also I find the eps quite choppy and filled with unnecessary fillers - repetitive flashbacks and dancing etc. still enjoying parts of the show, it’s interesting to see a “darker” LMX and seeing the actors do their best but it def had more potential

I understand your point because in some ways I felt the same. ithink I kinda blame the way HY was written in the drama. He seems just a little weaker and naive than how he is in the novel (based on what mukkana kindly shared with us in the previous comments). No character is perfect of course and it’s the same for HY. I do believe it is a little selfish (regardless of his rather difficult position) to expect her to live as Anle (even if that obviously keeps her safer). I doubt he or Anning could just wait til someone is strong enough to help them if they were in her shoes. However I also see HY’s points on why he asked her to do that. At the end of the day, both characters are in such difficult spots - lol ideally they should’ve never fallen in love, but then we would have no story 😂

Yes I agree! Loved having insights on the novel

I think he survives in the drama too

I think from the distress when she thought HY had died and realized he sacrificed so much for her

I think paternal side since it’s “gu”but anyway not her grandma

Thanks! That’s a lot to expect from her if he actually loves her. Interesting how the Han and Di families have such fates lol, guess HY and DZY getting together make up for it

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