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After watching the first 2 episodes, I think it will be hard to root for the leads to get back together. Either the ML cheated on the FL or best case he placed the needs of a female friend over his marriage and the FL thus causing the FL 3 years of pain. Either way, I'm not sure the FL should ever trust him again as it appears she and their marriage was never his top priority. I think it will be even worse if it turns out that he preferred to allow the FL to mistakenly believe that he cheated on her "to protect her" as that would show a complete lack of respect for the FL. Kinda like those "noble idiots" who to avoid causing future pain, decide to inflict massive pain currently.

After the first episode, I'm definitely hoping that the leads do not get back together. Once a cheater, always a cheater. Guess I'll have to see how the storyline plays out to see if he really cheated.

Not the best drama, but it was at least somewhat watchable. At times, the plot was disjointed and the actions of some of the characters were inconsistent and confusing. In addition, the above synopsis implies a romance between Ah Lin and Xia Qing and early on it appeared that the drama might go that way. However, a new character, Xiao Yang (who isn't even listed as part of the cast), was introduced halfway through the drama as the romantic interest for Xia Qing. Ah Lin had almost no screen time after Xiao Yang joined the cast.

Nope - Lin Chu Xin kissed Shi Jing Hao but don't recall Xia Qing ever kissing anyone. Oddly, the person Xia Qing ends up with (Xiao Yang) isn't even listed under the cast

2021/2022 Dramas:
Lighter and Princess (Chinese) A modern-day youth, business drama which depicts the romance between a bad boy IT genius and a perfect good girl. The drama has strong intelligent leads who face betrayal and team up for revenge.

Love Between Fairy and Devil (Chinese) A fantasy romance from the same writer as The Legends which depicts the forbidden romance between a cold-hearted demon lord and a naïve, innocent fairy. The drama includes body swaps and hidden identity.

A Business Proposal (Korean) A modern day rom/com done right. Also had an enjoyable secondary romance.

Fall in Love (Chinese) A Republican era drama featuring a super smart lead couple who was always two steps ahead of everyone else.

You Are My Hero (Chinese) A drama featuring a military captain and a medical doctor who face various military and medical emergencies.

You Are My Glory (Chinese) Drama follows former high school classmates who meet 10 years later when he's an aerospace engineer and she's a famous actress who needs help mastering a game in order to avoid losing an endorsement.

The Hong sisters redeemed themselves and gave us a fantastic ending. This is now my favorite of all their dramas.

Jin Mu the ultimate energizer bunny - he never dies!

Not a big fan of Yul. I hate "Doing if for your own good" because you might feel pain in the future so I will just inflict it on you now. In keeping Naksu's identity secret, he was taking away both Naksu's and Jang Uk's ability to make their own decisions about their own life. At least Master Lee had a reason for keeping it secret in that he promised Jin Ho Kyung that he would do so. Yul had no valid reason to do so other than plot device.

They didn't seem to care about anti-fans when they killed of the FL in their last 2 dramas.

Hopefully the Hong sisters got their killing spree of the ML/FL out of the way at the end of Season 1. At least we can hope so.

So why does Teacher Lee keep changing his story. First its Bu Yeon soul is dead now her soul is alive but Naksu will die. The storyline seems inconsistent.

Great article! I also went back and read the other 2 great articles you wrote on this topic. Looks like the "win" went to Gu Man with 3 dramas on the list out of the 15. I also really liked her novel adaption Silent Separation/You Are My Sunshine.

I'll be extremely disappointed if in the end Naksu dies and Jang Uk ends up with Jin Bu Yeon as I don't believe Jang Uk has actually met the person who is Jin Bu Yeon (he's met her body but not her), as all of his interactions have been with Naksu. I'm also very disappointed with the direction they have taken Heo Yun Ok.

So did I miss the explanation of why Yul decided to keep it secret from Jang Uk that Bu Yeon is Naksu? Also, was Yul really thinking about murder/suicide with Naksu or was it just another one of his recurring dreams that he kills or is killed by Naksu. So looks like both Naksu and Jang Uk are living under a death threat (Naksu dies if Bu Yeon powers come back and Jang Uk dies if the ice stone is removed). Are the Hong sisters setting us up for both leads dying at the end (I'm still ticked that they killed off the female lead in their last 2 dramas)?

I agree she thought it was her husband but it wasn't and she wasn't given the facts (man was the king and not her husband) to make an informed/valid consent. Sex without consent is rape.

Thanks! Thought it was odd to have a eunuch as a lead in a drama billed as a romance.

I believe the correct term for what happened is the late king raped the ML's mother.

Episode 35: FL warned not to trust An Xi Yuan as An Xi Yuan is just trying to get her to do something stupid. FL: "I understand" and immediately races off to do something stupid... I hate stupidity.

So is the ML really a eunuch?

She's also complicit in the imprisonment of her sister.