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Episode 8 is an absolute riot - the FL's acting skills 😂

So far I'm at episode 5 and watching the FL's mother constantly put her down is very painful. I'm gonna trust that it gets better, but for now it's not easy.

But why may help with figuring out who... many very thrilling mysteries start with the why...

Your opening statement is truly ironic. Please don't use my mdl lists to reason out my opinion of this drama - I'm not good at keeping my lists up to date, and almost all the dramas I've put on hold or temporarily dropped are there due to my bad habit of watching dramas while they're airing, and then forgetting about them. They're on those lists because I had to put them somewhere, and mdl only offers those categories. They are rarely there because I dislike them, but because I have a poor attention span and lousy memory - a result of my cognitive illness. Sometimes, it's because my subscriptions for things run out, so I no longer have access to them. Occasionally, it's because the subtitles are so poor that I don't feel like enduring. And then there are those that I mostly like, and appreciate the technical execution of, but have dropped because they contain elements I find personally triggering (like Sky Castle). So the assumption that I dislike all the dramas I have not finished is incorrect.

But seeing as you have put so much effort into looking at reasons why I might dislike this drama (which it is too soon to have complete opinion of anyway) I take it that you are enjoying this one immensely - and that is perfectly justifiable.

Oh, I completely forgot about that drama! It was 4 years ago, so I can't remember why exactly I gave it that score... In this case though, I'm not liking the writing.

Thanks. I was confused, but you cleared it up.

Yeah this is why I was confused. So, more of a fostering relationship?

"the earliest episode that made me cry was episode 2" This implies that episode 2 made you cry. The way this sentence is constructed makes it seem as though episode 2 has already happened.

Spoil me please, I like spoilers, and I'll probably try to watch this anyway.

So what's the deal with "emperor's adopted son Ling Bu Yi" Key being adopted - how does that work? You don't need to tell me the inns an outs of his history, as I'm guessing that will be revealed, but I'm mostly curious about the legal/social implications of this - is it just an informal arrangement, or is there something more official? Also, why would the emperor adopt a son in the first place? Also, as I'm not a huge cdrama watcher, I haven't encountered this scenario before, how would an adoption work in a historical China? In this context, at least.

Ep 2 hasn't even aired yet though...

hmm I view it as kind of symbolic - they're both investigating this case, but from wildly different angles. The fact that they are identical makes this contrast even more apparent. I would not call it lazy - it's simply the approach they chose to take in the story telling, and to me, it feels as though the fact that they are twins was integral to developing this mirror-narrative, maybe even the reason they are twins in the first place..

not sure how this counts as "unpopular" because I totally agree. There are many elements I like about this, and I actually appreciate the slower pace - it lets things unfold.

Excellent first episode. So long as it doesn't get too melodramatic (looking at Chocolate) this could be a really beautiful and relaxing watch. Executed well, stories that explore death can be just as much a celebration of life.

Any of these could be true, but the drama hasn't even addressed it.

I prefer dramas with minimal/no romance. This is not the issue. I think the problem is that I have seen many dramas with similar concepts, and this time the execution is not too great.

Probably one of this drama's biggest strengths.

Though I'm not really sure I care. I usually love these genres, but this one is kind of... boring. I'll probably try again after it has finished airing.

The most obvious question that they should be asking, is not "Who is Big Mouse?" but "If Chang Ho is not, why frame him?" Like, it makes no sense, what does Big Mouse get out of it?

Because they are not asking this question, something is fishy.

Though it can't yet be ruled out, I very much doubt that romance will have much, or any, significance to the plot.

I'm really enjoying it. It's slow, but that's because it really takes the time to lay the groundwork. A lot of the scenes are quiet, but very creepy. I am no expert, but I personally think the directing is really good.