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Fair enough. I'm glad you somewhat enjoyed this drama. It's one my favorites. Have a good one!

Just keep in mind that all the responsible Older Responsible Immortals are off doing something or other throughout this drama, leaving these young immortals to fend for themselves among the sharks.

They hate it because this is a Xianxia about young immortals. All the old ones in this drama aren't present, except for a few Bad Ambitious immortals. For example, the ML's parents, who are the Supreme Beings--if you've watched Ancient Love Poetry, you'll know they're doing their story at the moment and unable to help out. Also, the Queen of Heaven is off to cultivate. Dong Hua, the ML's guardian and teacher, just ascended to the next level.

So, these few young'uns are left to fend for themselves among the sharks going after power. The ML does one wrong thing in the beginning because he was naive and has to pay for it for the rest of the drama because he made an oath to do things right by the FL. He just doesn't know how HEAVY the price is going to be.

I see this drama like the Scooby Gang in the first half, as they go off on their quest to look for A Yin's soul pieces. The second half is when they have grown up and has come into their power. You will see how they use this new responsibility to find out the truth and to avenge A Yin.

I loved this drama so much. Most viewers cannot abide by the ML's naive actions in the first half, but he is supposed to be a 200 year-old trying not to show his hidden identity against very, very cunning older immortals who have been at this game for thousands of years. He doesn't have his parents' tutelage and every adult is telling him something different. If you stay with it, the second half is a great emotional payoff as he rights all the wrongs and as A Yin shows HER hidden godhood.

My opinion too. You chose this route, where is the emotional payoff? About the same rating in my review.

Great review. Thx for sharing!

Yes, but she elevated it.

Glad you enjoyed it!!! Your standard for masterpiece is most eye-opening!!! I'm excited about such enthusiasm!!!

Yes, I do that quite a bit.

I see your point. Thank you for clarifying. Peace.

Nodding my head.

Sending you a big cyber hug.

BWJ is actually not a bad actor. I do think the writer really did the character a disservice. I didn't mind him being the Green Tea (I caught on almost immediately what his character was all about, so huzzahs to the actor because his interpretation was on point) but his arc was too long when it came to the Xiyan/Heir/SunMoon-Immortality-WTFrackery LOL. It was just out of the blue. What the audience wanted was more MRJH and MeiLin shenanigans/wuxia/ gothic relationship and the writers could not deliver what they promised. (BUT I WILL! I'll get back to our favorite past time up in the Other Topics soooooooon!)

Blow yourself, honey. You're the one coming in and talking about "tolerance of forehead tattoos". No one goes into, let's say an Indian drama, and question about the forehead bindi or into an Nigerian movie and complain about the makeup. Why should anyone tolerate such hateful language of another culture?

You could have asked about the historical significance, but instead your post showed your dismissive attitude of something unfamiliar but was important for that era. So why should we tolerate that kind of thing on a board about a historical drama?

You want the cynical answer? Because the actor for XiyanGreenTea had stronger backers who paid for more screentime LOLOL.

The Double is 2024's Best Drama, hands down, not one drama is close.

Yes, this seems to be a problem with current batch of writers. The PAYOFF is not there. In writing a revenge drama, there must be a worthy payoff or there is no revenge. That's why I simply cannot forgive the writer that took Mei Lin out of the revenge part of the story by sending her away as Xiyan princess bride. WTF. She kept being given away! I think I joked somewhere that first MRJH gave her to Xiyan then Xiyan gave her back to MRJH and then MRJH through his father, gave her back to Xiyan and then XueYin (cliff scene) gave her back to MRJH. WTF?! LOLOLOL

I'm glad you found your answers :). Other Topics usually have the best discussions because they remain there for others to follow up. The main board here is like a conversation that disappears as new posts show up. Have fun watching The Double. It's truly one of the best dramas!

Again #playingDevil'sAdvocate (I respect everyone's interpretations):

I know that's your narrative but since he wasn't there at the win, my narrative is that he was already gone or dead. I don't think he wanted her with him when he died; he wanted her to live her life being what she had set out to do.

Yes, most will answer that would be as a peddler, but for me, that couldn't be true because she could have been a peddler after what happened at Episode 18, when she was alone and traveling "the world." No, she set out to go into the city to be the top of her abilities and when she found out it had to be through the Guild, she aimed for the top.

Her setting out again into the world as a peddler should not be IMMEDIATELY because that makes no sense to me per her CHARACTER. Like I keep joking, if other people's narrative is that she went off for 40 years alone, then mine would be ZJR jumping in his own caravan and following her around for 39 years before he died of old age and just before her old woman's voice gave the epilogue. Because that would be what he would do per HIS character.

The Duan Wu who became SMZ would have accepted her position, made her mark as a jeweler and leader of women while forgiving and making some sort of friendship with Cui, THEN in later years gave it up to the latter before going on her world tour. That would be more her character's attitude, which was the thing that YZJ loved most.

Then she should have stayed as Guild leader for a while. What was all the point of fighting for her business and winning the competition if not because she wanted to change the business to be inclusive and to be better? If she'd really just wanted to be a peddler, then she could have just been one after Episode 18. She was freeeeeeee. :) #PlayingDevil'sAdvocate

To me, the ending had several flawed things that negate many of Duan Wu's ambitions and personality. Also, the appointment of Cui19 was a disappointment to me. I know Duan Wu was supposed to be this generous person, etc. etc., but have we (and she) forgotten all she had done against YZJ? Those early episodes, when she acted callously against them, muahaha-ing about taking away all their pride and lives and in the later episodes when she was determined to kill YZJ. No repentance could have earned any FL's forgiveness or giving her that ONE thing she wanted--the whole damn guild. Yeeesh.

Already blocked. Can't see her so she ain't irritating me.