VictorL

Plot hole in drama, then? I saw in the book, like you noted, that the baby went with them

What happened to the baby that TLC had at the beginning of the drama?

Thanks

So, watch 1-15 and 29-36 and skip the middle?

Amidst a snowstorm of love

Probably new subs—see FAQ discussion thread on why this may have been needed

Agree. The webtoon’s author’s original working title was “The Stalker”

Drama would have been much stronger if he and the FL had worked together to determine the rules; would have made the romance much more natural

Agree that all were innocent.

Mi Jeong: more like Rapunzel in that the ‘curse’ was not due to anything she did (in Rapunzel’s case she suffered because of the actions of her parents)

Salem witch trials: not as simple as what you’ve described , e.g. while mostly women were convicted, some men were as well, and some accused were found innocent. Actually, the trials share a lot in common with pizzagate or other events like that. Wikipedia is fairly decent on the Salem witch trials

The difference with regard to the Salem Witch trials is that the individuals prosecuted were accused of actively harming others by putting curses on them; part of a larger trend around that time in Western world of prosecuting ‘witches’

Thanks, that was the type of information I was looking for

‘Um’ or ‘well…’ or ‘say/ask that again’ are common equivalents to ‘what’ that I’ll hear

Korean mythology/religion experts: why is the Korean word “manyeo” used for two different concepts, i.e a “witch” and a “cursed individual”. It seems very strange for what look like two very different concepts to be expressed by the same word

Thanks. Intense is okay; the sections that caused people to “lose their lunch” are the ones I’d prefer to avoid

Would judicious fast forwarding in 1-8 to skip the gorier parts and skip last 6 episodes work? I’m interested in Zhao Jinmai’s portrayal of Zhen Zhen more than the overall “case”

Thanks for the well written review.
Question: would it work to stop watching at the end of episode 10 and treat the drama as a slice of life without a resolution?

TD=The Double
You have to go to the extra “episode” of TD to get the “real” ending

“his impressive muscles extend all the way up between his ears”😀. Sadly far too accurate! Even the Jin Yong ml’s who weren’t very bright at least had self awareness and self abasement

Thanks

1. Thanks; I’m currently on 8, but skipping some scenes

2. I understand. Any in Chinese you’d recommend? I’ll try to find translations myself (e.g I know of a translation for the book the drama “snow sword stride” is based on)

2 questions:
1. Stop at 4 or 24?
2. What wuxia novels, with English translation available, would you recommend? Exclude Jin Yong’s as I’m currently reading the last of his that has an available English translation.