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Not to break your heart or something, I read the novel, and even if they followed it, the result would be same. She goes back in the past, doesn't marry her boyfriend, instead marries Wei Jun in a social ceremony, but isn't able to save him, his brothers and father. Its all about how she guides the youngest brother in becoming a general, and giving Wei Family its previous glory, and then falling in love.

Yeah then I have to spoil it for you. So this drama is adapted from a novel. Before the release of the drama, the novel's synopsis had been copy pasted in MDL. You can check the current MDL synopsis, WeTv synopsis for a better understanding, but I will mention it as well.
The makers did some changes in the drama, due to the fact that rebirth is censored in China, so they had to make it a kind of dream sequence, so they completely omitted it.
Here, Chu Yu had an ex boyfriend Gu Chu Sheng, who did not support her and got married to a Duke's daughter. Chu Yu's father died in a battle and her brother was heavily injured, all because of a traitor who leaked their information and a kind of weapon to their enemies. So she wants to find out the traitor. She proposes marriage to Wei Jun, the eldest Wei brother, because Wei family was the incharge of the armory where the traitor is. Wei Jun promises to find out the traitor, but they are just friends. In a battle, the entire Wei Family dies, leaving only the youngest/7th brother Wei Yun. Wei Family's reputation is tarnished, and they are blamed for killing 70k soldiers, and taking up offensive approach rather than defensive against the enemies. Wei Yun is also arrested. Chu Yu declares/lies that Wei Jun promised her marriage, and does a self declaration to be wife of Wei Jun, thus kind of marrying his corpse. She bails out Wei Yun, and though they have initial suspicions over each other, they soon join hands to find out the traitor who destroyed both their families, thus falling in love, and having a forbidden love affair as well. Mixed with elite military, noble families, palace politics, its like 2 people together to protect themselves and their nation.
This is the drama all about.

Honestly that was my first chinese costume drama. So I might be a little biased too. But I never liked something more than that.

Yes exactly. Its just bad they have to live without their children due to unavoidable circumstances.

There is no rebirth, or going to past in the drama.

Oh my God, breaks my heart, but yeah perspectives differ. But most of the people liked The Double. But most of the people loved it, and was a huge successful both in China and outside. I loved the chemistry honestly, and it was said even though there was a huge age gap between them, people still loved it. But yeah, not everyone can or should agree, I get it.

Yes, that's right.

Its not a bad watch though. You can give it a try, its not the best, but it intrigues you. So you try for yourself.
For me personally, The Double was too good, excellent. I don't compare any drama with that.

True that. But hopefully they could choose to live with their in laws, just like some of them did, but again not every household was Wei Household. Not everyone, would choose to remain single forever, especially because they got widowed in such an early age.

I don't think any drama is like The Double. It was just too good, I am craving for a rewatch again.

I read the novel before, even there I was flabbergasted to read that the women who left did not take their children. I did not know the reason. But now as you say, it was not allowed, it makes so much sense. Otherwise why would women leave their small children to fend for themselves. Pathetic scenario.

Thank you so much.

I do not understand why the makers showed FL getting married to a dead corpse. Like she could be wife of Wei Jun, for sure not in love with him, but his wife, then widow, who fell in love with her brother-in law. Rebirth is censored in China, is this not allowed too? Or the makers actually thought that they did not want to showcase a actual forbidden love affair, because what I am seeing is Wei Yun doesn't even consider her as his sister-in law, so amongst them, its not forbidden, only for the people who don't know the truth, might think so.

Honestly I don't like the trope of being protected, saved by a man trope. FL is able to stand against ML, during the eye ball scenario, and even other times. She shouts at him, explains him stuff, even though he is the CEO. I think this is because they are of same age. She doesn't do that to Ma-Jin. In Korea, they really freak about the age a lot, and respecting elders even if they are wrong, 30 years back, this issue was even bigger. Every girl needs to fight against sexism herself. Yes no one needs to prove anything to misogynistic men, but juniors need to prove to their seniors their ability to do stuff. So FL needs to prove her ability to Ma-Jin as his junior. ML did prove himself during the entire Pusan incident. That was his character growth. I think the entire Thailand issue is for FL's growth.
Also ML is a ceo only in name. He has no idea about this stuff. He is learning, and he is even less experienced than both of them.
Also did not like the fact that while he wanted to speak, both Ma Jin and FL told him that it was due to him that the other one was doing that stuff. So I really think two employees should solve their own problems. It should be FL that show Majin his position, that he is the one creating problems, he is the one worthless not her. Women should stand up for herself. I am actually glad they are not showing ML trying to guard her against each and everything. At the end of the day, they have to fight their own battles.
ML did comfort her always, at every step. That's a boyfriend thing. A boyfriend can take a stand. I don't think its okay for a ceo to come between two employees until its too huge, like hitting etc. We need to understand the circumstances, Misogyny is a huge issue today, it was not back then in 90s, especially in Korea. So to compare ML's standards by today's men is not a valid point. People are expecting him to do those stuff, which would be relevant today, not in 1998. As per me.
But yes, the entire door scene, was very childish honestly. Like I felt some parts they over did, which was not required.

What I learnt was the FL grew up with one twin brother, and the other one visited for 21 days, only in summer who is the ML. The FL had a crush on ML, who just spent 21 days with her. 2 years back there was some kind of incident, which lead to the death of the brother who grew up with her. It was something like, she called her friend, and then he got into an accident. So that she wouldn't feel guilty about it, the ML took the identity of his brother for a while, so the FL couldn't mourn for her friend, and hence got upset at him. She also dated the ML in the past. This was posted in many places, but engaged, and not being known that her friend had a twin brother, I did not read that. So we need to wait, to understand, what is true and what is not amongst all of this, because till now, nothing is cleared.

Eye balls I agree to so much! That was the most reckless decision in history. Very wrong on his part. But when they fought about that in the port, I could see his intention behind it, but FL was right for sure.

I don't think Tae Poong should have defended FL to the level you are saying. Ma-jin clearly has more networking skills, and Tae Poong needs him to be in the company more than anything. Not to forget, that he is senior to him. Also sexism cannot be fought through words. While Tae-Poong did tell him to address FL correctly, did try to take stand for her during their dinner together, him constantly standing up for her, would make Ma-jin do all that sexist stuff behind his back. Even FL told ML that she is uncomfortable, and Ma-jin does these things to her, because Tae-Poong is kind to her. But she is herself insecure, which ML brought out correctly. ML himself served food, coffee, in order to make it gender neutral and not one gender's job. In sales department, if FL wants to work, she has to take her own stand, if she goes out and someone discriminates against her, ML cannot come and defend her, nor he should. Also this is actually in 90s, and considered normal. So even if people like Tae-poong are not sexist themselves, they are not the ones who call it out, because its considered normal. I think its way better when FL solves the problem in Thailand as a trader, brings him out of jail, through her photos, that's when Ma-jin would realize her worth, and that would stop his casual sexism against her, not through some scolding by the CEO. Also I believe, instead of getting protected by TP, FL standing up for herself is way better as a plot. Just my perception, but I get yours too.

They have not cleared the backstory. There was no mention of the twin, only his name on a badge was shown in a box. FL is angry on ML for something kind of a fraud he did 2 years back. Also a funeral scene, where FL is angry on ML. So its presumed the other twin died in some accident. Other than this, nothing is made clear in the two episodes shown. We have to wait for the upcoming episodes.
My guess is, the old synopsis is a plot twist, which they mistakenly wrote here and hence now changed. But lets see.

Yes this is what it is. You explained in way better terms, than I could. But I like the FL, I also know about the backstory. But what the makers would do is show a redemption arc that it was some kind of misunderstanding, which eventually she moves forward with and realizes her mistake. I don't like this trope at all. But I also get that the drama is about healing, because both of them are suffering from something terrible that happened. So yeah let's see how does they do it.

Yeah I get you. But no, the original plotline, was for the widowed sister in law and brother in law to fall in love, thus engaging in a forbidden affair. Actually in the drama, they did not have a marriage ceremony, it was just a declaration, Wei Jun never intended to get married to FL, but in the novel, they were married in a ceremony. So yeah, the ML is supposed to get matured. What you hoped, sounded interesting too though.