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He's such a cutie! It's hurting my heart a little that he's playing such a scumbag here, lol. Still glad to see him, though. I recognized him immediately.

RIGHT?? That same thing happened to me with Blossom! I resisted right up until the last like 4 episodes were locked behind express and I waited a day and none of them unlocked (maybe due to the holidays? IDK.) So I caved and watched the last few episodes on my phone. And that drama was so good! It deserved to be watched in the larger format. FINALLY an HEA this year with a real epilogue that let us enjoy it.

So far, I am LOVING this drama! It is really allowing Dylan to showcase his comedy skills, but it's a great mix of comedy, family dynamics, action, with hints of more serious drama. I've thought Dylan Wang to be comedic gold since the body swap scenes in LBFAD, and this drama 100% does not disappoint!

Also thrilled to see Zhang Chen Xiao again (he played the little brother in LBFAD). He was my favorite supporting actor in that drama. I hope he gets many more roles in the future, and IDK if it's a coincidence that he and DW are in another drama together or not, but it's lovely to see.

I'm trying REALLY hard to resist the temptation of buying the express episode I can only watch on my tiny phone screen and wait for it to go to VIP tomorrow, but it's really difficult. The problem is, then I'll fall into the trap of always watching on my phone, and I'd rather stream it on my giant TV or my laptop. But so far, absolutely loving everything.

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Just here to share how pleased I am with this drama! This director is one of my favorites for short form c-dramas (notably, A Familiar Stranger, Provoked, and Butterflied Lover). I've been saying for awhile that he deserves a bigger budget, long form c-drama, and here we are finally! I've watched up through episode 20 and loved every moment. The attention to small details and storytelling through character growth this director brings to his projects is top tier, and the actors cast for the leads are doing an absolutely fantastic job. I'm hopeful that this drama hitting the 30k popularity mark will mean more long form, larger budget work for all in the future!

For this particular drama, I love how the storytelling slowly built the relationship between the leads, how we're getting them as a strong couple together for half the drama, and how now that they are together, we're still seeing them grow as a couple and learn to navigate challenges like that. It was cute how the wedding night was handled (for those complaining about it, be patient. Pretty sure we'll be getting lots of romance between our leads in the coming episodes), and how they're contrasting Zhao managing her new status in her husband's household with Ming's situation. I'm sad for Ming, who in this life hasn't done anything against her sister and has been consistently bullied by everyone around her, starting with her own, awful mother.

I also love the hints of story arcs happening for some of our side characters, like Ru and Miao. There was also some really subtle hints early on at a forming connection between one of the Su sisters and the one unfortunate guard of Song Mo's. It wasn't ever deeply explored or even conveyed in dialogue, just in looks from the actors at key moments, but it's those exact kind of subtleties that make this director's works so compelling and deepen the world building and characters.

I have every faith that this drama will continue in the back half just as strong as the font half has been. As long as we get a happy ending (and I think we will) I think this is going to be my favorite drama this year.

Same! I really hope they release a physical CD, because I will buy it. The actors all look like they had such a fun time filming. Part of the fun for me is seeing which actor I recognize from other dramas is guesting as the next demon, lol.

I have to say, I am SO disappointed in Loumei. WTH?? YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH THAT PSYCHO?? WHEN? HOW?

This is bad writing. She's been shown to be an extremely smart and strategic thinker, and you cannot tell me she wouldn't see all of his scheming and then understand how he ALSO schemed to get her, not to mention her loyalty to the throne is supposed to be so ingrained, and yet she is standing by and doing NOTHING after finding out he poisoned the emperor? No. Nope. This character is broken for the sake of the plot. It would have been MUCH more interesting had she turned on the CP and he was forced to arrest the woman he's spent his life obsessed with.

Also, I am not thrilled with the trailers that show Mei Lin marrying the Xuyan prince. I get that the story has to go on these twists and turns before our main couple can be happy, but I feel like they're dealing with enough things to overcome that this was unnecessary.

Okay, rant over. Still enjoying the show. Just...man really disappointed in Loumei. I don't believe for a second that she really fell in love with that obsessive stalker/psycho.

And can I just add, I ADORE Hairu so much! She's always calling him on his crap and being the Most Supportive Mother. "I had the chef make you some ginseng soup." (Because clearly you are sick in the head, MF.) "Don't worry. I didn't poison it."

A VALID CONCERN, and I'm sure a tempting thought for her. 😂

The AUDACITY of her father - because he was her father her whole life - to act sad she's leaving after having her BEATEN just for being born! This guy is truly the worst father to all of his children, and an indifferent uncle to his nieces and nephews. Except for Yining, they had awful mothers, but at least their mothers actually love them and want the best for them even if they go about it in awful, scheming ways. This guy is like "if you're useless to me, you might as well not exist".

At least General Ying seems to actually care and want to BE a father.

I'm loving this actor while watching Kill Me Love Me. Does anyone know if the novel ends happy for this one? I know there's no guarantee the drama will be the same especially since it sounds like they change a lot, but still it's helpful to know.

There is NO WAY a character shown to be as intelligent and strategic as Loumei believes the Crown Prince's BS. She already suspected, that's why she asked Jinghe if the CP was responsible for what happened to him. And he said "I think you already know." She is 100% planting herself at the CP's side to spy on him and keep him from killing Jinghei and stealing the throne. We'll just have to be patient and watch how this plays out.

Truly, the CP is the most disgusting type of villain. The way he used that incense to manipulate Loumei is a whole new low. I despise him so much and can't wait until he finds out she's playing him.

OMG, we are on episode 24 you guys, and SHE STILL DOESN'T KNOW! This is killing me. Every time she is mad at him and they talk and he stares at her with his heart in his eyes and she professes her undying love to him AS HIS SISTER, I die a little bit inside. When does she find out? Someone who has read the novel, spoil me. Because MY GOD. These scenes where they fight because they care so much about each other and then talk it out and make up would have an entirely different context if she just knew!

I'm sorry about my rant, lol, but this episode about killed me with everything that happened and THEIR FEELINGS. And then even after she finds out, we have to have a decent amount of time for her to process and transition to romantic love, right? So how many episodes are we going to get of them BEING IN LOVE?

Don't get me wrong. I am invested. I love this drama. But I'm ready for there to really be "no more secrets" between them. Speaking of which, do you think his hand clench at the end was because he was reacting to her telling him? Like we didn't get to actually hear it?

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Just finished ep 19: I feel so sorry for Xuan! All that kid wants is to please his father and his family, and yet he has a scheming mother and sister who end up "helping" him to the point of sabotage at every turn, and a father he can't ever do enough to please, to the point where he has panic attacks from the pressure. That boy needs a new family.

Completely agree! I LOVE the intensity of Kill Me Love Me, but I also love the slower pace and more meticulous family drama of this show. They make a great contrast. I think they are probably helping each other out by airing at the same time.

No, they are not related. She has a different father, though they don't know it at first. The father treats him horribly because he was the mistake that happened after a drunken night with a maid who snuck into his room. The father can't bear the shame of it, or something.

Yeah, I felt so bad for him, too! At that moment, I could actually believe the father is a villain.

I'm ready for her to find out they aren't related! Don't get me wrong, sometimes a nice slow paced drama like this is good. And it makes a nice contrast right now for the much more intense Kill Me Love Me that I'm also watching. But. When he was comforting her this episode, I'm like....anyone who sees the way he looks at her or touches her is going to think "Whoa. That seems....awkward." He's doing a good job of overtly restraining his feelings, but it's obvious anyway.

Also, kudos to the actor. He's can really sell emotion with his eyes. The way he looked at her in front her mother's memorial scroll? Again, anyone walking in on them would feel like it was awkward! 😂

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Right?? I think it's very sweet that Allen Ren wants to stay faithful to his wife, if that's why they did that, but come on....just a kiss? One? Is that too much to ask? LOL.