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A coming of age & slice-of-life masterpiece that I will never forget

My review will contain spoilers, but I'll warn before spoiling, so you can read the safe parts before watching the show! Also, be ready, this is going to be long, but this drama is so excellent that it's hard to stop myself lol

If you look into my profile, you will know how many korean and chinese dramas I have watched. I rarely write reviews, but I feel like I need to write one for Northward (and also I've been obsessed with this drama since day 1 so I hope writing it all out will help me think of something else lmao).
If you're hesitating to watch this drama : go ahead and try it. This is a masterpiece. But you need to know two things before going : first, this drama was made to be realistic, no character is perfect ; second, while watching, you must analyze the characters yourself through their dialogues and actions and not let characters tell you how A or B is (even when they're talking about themselves). If you're confused about my second advice, here is what I can tell you : in life, you don't necessarily understand your decisions or other people's decisions. You can misinterpret other people, and misinterpret yourself, especially when you're young. So if a character tells you he did this for Y reason, or he thinks X, that doesn't mean it's true. You need to look at what they do and what they say when confronted to the situation to actually know how they feel about something. So, while watching this show, you musn't take everything at face value, you have to analyze their actions and dialogues to actually know the truth If you don't, you're likely to misunderstand them.
This is actually the reason why I loved this drama so much, and why I say it's a masterpiece. Weirdly, my favorite scenes are almost only scenes where characters fight or confront each other, because that's the moments when you actually understand the characters motivations and sufferings. Otherwise, they don't talk about it, just like we don't spend our time talking about what we feel or why motivate us to do X ou Y. We only talk about it in specific contexts.
I know a lot of people hated on Wanghe sometimes, and I get it, but he's definitely my favorite character here. He is so complex and realistic and a mess (just like 4D people are). He was a delight to analyze. I've been supporting him since the beggining and seeing his growth was such a pleasure.
Every character is interesting, very well written and complex, even the less important ones. I admire the screenwriters for how they managed to create such deep and realistic characters.
The cinematography is exceptional ; I was already a big fan of Yao Xiao Feng after seeing Tender Light, and his work here is just as wonderful. I am very peaky regarding the cinematography of the shows that I watch, so when I compliment it, it means it really is great.

I wrote an analysis of the first 28 episodes a few days ago ; you can find it here : https://kisskh.at/740015-bei-shang#comment-21293186 .

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I am SO glad it wasn't a sad ending. I was scared they would end it with Fenghua dying because she deserved so much better, and I felt like Wanghe had gone through enough deads. First Siyi's grandma, then Siyi's little brother, then his employee. And he blames himself for each of them. I can't imagine how much he would have blame himself if Fenghua died. He would've thought he should've made a move on her sooner to enjoy her presence more.
But thanks god : it did not happen. Everyone got the happy ending they deserved.
I am glad the drama didn't push the Siyi/Wanghe agenda too much. As I said in my previous analysis, for me, Wanghe never truly loved Siyi (as a woman). And I don't think Siyi feelings for Wanghe were very deep either. They probably were more linked to her fear of being abandoned, and she may have felt like Wanghe was "abandoning her" everytime she saw him with Fenghua (which made sense, because Wanghe never planned his future with Siyi, outside of his promises to "take care of her", that were, to me, the proof he had a savior syndrome with her). At the end, when they're all watching footages of the younger them and we see Wanghe and Fenghua's interactions, it's so obvious that Wanghe already had romantic feelings for her (even the friends make fun of them and say they're "having a date on the balcony").
I loved LOVED every Wanghe/Xingchi confrontation. As an anti-capitalist myself, I saw my own ideals in Xingchi's, and yet I sided with Wanghe, especially in the fight episode 31. To me, Xingchi thought too high of himself. He thought only his values were important, and that his employees were stupid to put their lives on the line just to get money. It was easy for him to dismiss Wanghe and them by saying they're "evil capitalist". But, in my opinion, it only sounded like a selfish character who imposed his values on other people. I would even say... he sounded like a priviliged character. Just like Wanghe said, it's easy to say money isn't important when you're not hungry ; but when you need money to survive and support your family, money IS (sadly) important. Aknowledging that doesn't make Wanghe the evil capitalist everyone thought he was (including Fenghua). On the opposite, he understood better than anyone that the true problem was political. People shouldn't have to put their life on the line to survive, but the truth is, they sometimes have to, and he could only make sure they would get correctly paid for it. What Xingchi did was foolish and selfish, and not truly for his employee's wellbeing, but he was too immature to understand it. If he wanted to fight for what was right, he either had to climb in a waaay higher position, or make an union with his employees and protest against the politics, or make his own business with his own rules (like Fenghua). Instead of thinking he knew better his employee's needs than themselves, he should have asked himself why they were ready to put their life in danger just for money. And he should have understood their distress, instead of dismissing it and stopping them from making the money the needed. To me, that fight showed that, despite Xingchi's sad background, he was still a boy who knew he had parents and friends who were ready to provide for him if needed. Not even once did he try to understand why people were desperate for money.
Wanghe, on the other side, definitely made mistakes, but he was trying to actually change things in a way higher scale than Xingchi. The scene where Xingchi sees his ex employees eat outside and screams about how unfair it is that the cafetaria got shut down, meanwhile Wanghe actually takes action with his boss to provide correct meals to the employees, shows exactly that - Xingchi was all talk, Wanghe tried to take actions. He's definitely the most misundertsood character in this show : he was not cold-blooded, he just believed he could actually change things from the inside, even if it meant making sacrifices by doing things that did not align with his values and tiring himself out.
One of my favorite scene of the show is when the company refuses to pay compensations for He's death. The way his heart hurts, and he loses balances, and he feels sick, how he throws up in the toilets and curls himself up, all of that filmed as if it was a horror movie : to me, that's when Wanghe realized how much his efforts were in vain, and how evil the world was. He was in so much pain it literally made him sick, but no one knows about that. He doesn't talk about it. And he will forever be seen as the "shark that thrives in Beijing" (to quote Xingchi's lines to describe him).
Wanghe was never thriving in Beijing. He had failures after failures, and a huge pressure on his shoulders. Remember how he was told by his father, as a child, to succeed in life to make him proud? How many promises he made to everyone, that he would succeed and be there for them? And how he thought he needed to be rich to deserve Fenghua? He was not thriving, he was dying inside trying to succeed. In a dialogue with Fenghua, he says himself he can never show his vulnerable side (which shows that he is already suffering) ; later, he says to Haikuo how tired he is in Beijing (and yet he chooses to stay there for the funerals). In Beijing, the easy-going and (apparently) confident Wanghe was so stressed out he had stomach issues (they're mentionned in the beginning of the adult era, as something recurrent for him). But no one aknowledges that because Wanghe just never complains.
Another of my favorite scenes (I think it's my top 1) is the fight between Fenghua and Wanghe in episode 24. That's when Wanghe needed a wake-up call, because he was making ruthless decisions. Xingchi and Haikuo both tried to confront him about it and both only managed to make him angry. The only character who knows how to handle Wanghe is Fenghua : he goes to her already pissed off about his fight with his friends, persuaded he's in the right. Fenghua knows it's useless to scream or attack him. She begins by complimenting him, making him dream of the future he so desperately wants (him being successful). When he takes the bait, and starts seeing himself in this success and tells her he will make her as famous as him, she slaps him with the hard truth : "that day will never come, because I need to stay away from a company who doesn't treat well their employees". BAM. And then she calls him cold-bloooded. DOUBLE BAM. I loooved this scene so much because you can see just how hurt he is. He didn't question himself before that, and if that worked, it's not only because it's Fenghua (of all people) who tells him that, but also because she handled him just right. She's such a smart girl, and the only one who actually gets him and knows how to get to him.
To conclude this (way too long) review, I need to talk about Chen Rui and Haikuo. I loved, loved Haikuo. He was a sensitive lost boy and a certified lover boy. He took so much after his father, and I mean it in the best way, because Yan Lin was the best father of the show (imo). Chen Rui was my second favorite character after Wang He (Fenghua is not in this ranking because she's so much better than the other characters). His crave for his mother's akwnoledgment was so touching. I just love his confrontation with his mother in episode 27 ("the boy who is worthless in the eyes of the world will be recognized by his family. all he needs is just a little trust.").
So, this review is way too long, but hopefully there are people as obsessed by Northward as me who are willing to read all of this. The fact that I have to make myself stop here because I could talk about the details of this drama for hours just shows how good this show is!

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The best historical Cdramas so far for me

If you want a show with the perfect balance between romance, soft comedy and political plot : you should totally go for it.
I've seen some people talk about the romance of The Prisoner of Beauty, but I feel like the political plot is really underrated by most people. I'm really hard to please in historical dramas because I love politic plots but I also need very-well written characters and relationships (not necessarily romance, but romantic relationships are the most common). Most historical dramas I've watched always had the same problems to me : either they had an interesting romance but not enough politics, or there were enough politics, but the romance and/or characters were not well written.
Well, let me tell you : the prisoner of beauty is the exception! I found it was very, very well balanced. I saw some people saying it was more romance than politics but I found the politic plot almost always there. The power struggles between the families, and even the "enemy bond" the Qiao and Wei have is politic. Every plot around the canals in the cities is political. There were some parts more romance-focused and some more family-centered, but I wouldn't say the drama was mostly romance. I felt like it was the perfect 50-50 between politicals struggles, and romance/familial struggles.
I absolutely loved Wei Shao's and Xiao Qiao's bond. How they distrust each other at first, and Xiao Qiao manipulates him, how he separates her from the other Qiaos from the start, how he protects her in front of his family but does not trust her at all, into how they slowly discover what is hidden between each other's mask and struggle between their feelings and their filial duties. The chemistry was amazing, and some dialogues struck me as peak enemies-to-lovers dialogues. One, specifically : when Xiao Qiao is accused of cooking the grains to fool the people, and Wei Shao defend her by saying "I would trust you if you told me she tried to poison my whole family, but I would never trust you if you told me she tried to harm the people." This was such a powerful dialogue to me; he was willing to defend a woman he thought capable of killing his family.
However, what I loved more than anything else was the flawless characters' writing. I am a sucker for complex and coherent characters, and I definitely did not expect this drama to serve this. Romance dramas, and especially enemies-to-lovers one, tend to give big character developpments to their character, sometimes too big to be realistic. By that, I mean cold and cruel characters becoming too kind and soft; or characters changing too much or too suddenly just to serve a plot device. Which is okay, as long as it's enjoyable.
But this drama does not do that. Like, ever. Every character's writing is so deep and coherent I was surprised.
I am going to start with the most obvious one : Wei Shao. He doesn't have that switch male leads often have in romance dramas, from "cruel and cold" to "silly and lovestruck". He keeps the same qualities and defaults from the beggining to the end, but some are developed while some are tamed. His hatred is slowly tamed, and his kindness, noticeable since the beggining with how he did not want Xiao Qiao to struggle too much in his family even when he disliked her and didn't trust her, takes more and more place and makes him warmer. But those traits did not appear suddenly, they were there since the beggining. Wei Shao has always cared most about the people, and he stays this way until the end. Even when he has to chose between defending Panyin or Yunjun, he stays loyal to his values. He choses to defend the people instead of his family. That is a very coherent and well-written decision, especially when you notice the parallel between Xiao Qiao's grandfather who had to go through the same dilemma. Having to chose between his family and the people made him understood why the Qiao betrayed his family 15 years ago. That was a beautiful way to end this arc.
Liu Yan and Yu Lou are very good exemple of how coherent and deep the writing was. If you think about it, they repeat the same errors again and again until it kills them, and I find that to be a very realistic writing. As Wei Shao told her, Yu Lou fails to notice other people's love for her right until the end. Even when she is warned about it, she doesn't notice and change, because humans don't change that easily. Liu Yan, on the other hand, only knows how to be obsessive. His "love" for Xiao Qiao was an obsession, and that almost killed him in the beggining. Did he learn his lesson? No, he reproduced the same kind of obsession for Yu Lou and died because of that in the end. I found his character development very interesting because I did not expect him to become the biggest villain of the show. Him killing his parents and little brother shocked me to the core, but then, when you think about it : that, too, was there since the beggining. As Xiao Qiao told him in the beggining : I know you treat me as a jewel, but the problem is you don't care about other people. And that's how he acts for the whole drama. He's blinded by what he wants (first Xiao Qiao, then power, then Yu Lou), and never cares about anyone or anything else. His unability to change is what kills him in the end.
Wei Yan's writing also surprised me. I thought I would despise him; he turned out to be the most lovable character of the show (to me). While he is described as a shameless man, he actually respects boundaries. He has never tried anything toward Xiao Qiao, and is even willing to leave his grandmother just to not bring shame to his cousin and cousin-in-law. Watching him yearning for a home and family and recognition was so interesting. He could have made the "wrong" choices so many times but never did. I saw people say that his love for Xiao Qiao was some misplaced lust; I disagree on that. I think he said it himself to her when he's suspected to have an affair with the Yu girl. While his grandmother and Wei Shao suspected him to have done something wrong but were still willing to protect him, she was the first to not assume he did something wrong. Which was new for him. He said it later to Wei Shao : he doesn't want his family to forgive him for his wrongdoings, and he resented them for that. Instead of doing that, Xiao Qiao has always assumed the best of him and tried to prove he was not guilty. I understand why he would fall for her after that.
Xiao Qiao's writing was also very coherent, though I don't have much to say about it because I feel like the show has said enough. This quote sums it up : "Water only flaws gently when the path is smooth. Block it with wind or earth, and all you'll do is stir up towering waves". One thing I loved is how her pretending to be all-weak-and-gentle at the beggining while scheming for her family in secret actually blew up against her in the end. She had to apologize for that and I think that was fair. Wei Shao was not perfect but he, at least, never tried to deceive her. She had no choice but to do so, but she could've come clean later and still didn't. I liked that the writers didn't brush it off easily.
I could go on and on about each character, because every single one of them was written with care. Qiao Fan and Bi Zhi, for exemple, are also very coherent in their decisions and actions. Wei Shao's mother, too; she changes, but stays a quite selfish character till the end (the only reason she didn't flee Yunjun at the end is because she wanted to be appreciated by Lady Xu).
At the end of the day, I feel like a drama that stays true to their characters writing all along and ends its plot with a beautiful parallel (Wei Shao having to choose between people dear to him and the people, like the Qiaos 15 years before) deserves a 10/10. I know it's very different from the novel, but I feel like every change only made the drama better.

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A heavy but beautiful drama about mental health and women's sufferings

"I envy your resilient life force. You can both endure everything and risk everything. You have light in your heart, so you're not afraid of darkness." (Reborn book, chapter 43)

Though some might mistake Reborn as a youth romance drama due to the misleading promotion and posters, it's probably one of the heaviest c-dramas out there. However, what makes it so special isn't how heavy it is, but how beautifully they handled every topic they talk about. Reborn is about topics almost never touched by most c-dramas, and it has the best depiction of depression and therapy I have ever seen in a chinese drama.
Depression is more and more talked about in shows, but it's rarely shown as an actual disease that requires actual therapy and hospitalisation, like they did it Reborn. Overall, I feel like it's a wonderful prevention show to sensibilize people about taboo health issues, be it depression or AIDS.
I heard a lot of people dropped it because it was too close to their reality, and I totally get them. It's not the usual "teenage angst" we see in shows, it's rooted in reality. Reborn is not afraid to denounce our patriarcal society, not afraid to show how women suffer from men's decisions. I read (and absolutely loved) the book and felt like it was less obvious in the book : only a woman can read the book and actually understand that what it denounces are men. The show delibarately made it way more obvious, by showing how the mom, first an antagonist, is actually a victim.
Now, I'm not saying she's a "good" mom. I don't think that was the point of the show either. The point was Qingyu growing up and understanding that her mother was not flawless. She already lost her sister, and what her parents did couldn't be erased anyway; she wanted at least to save her mother. Qingyu is really an interesting character, when you think about it. She's probably one of the strongest FL I have ever seen. She never stops searching for truth, but she's also so resiliant. She is brave and strong, ready to accept the ugly truth and fight for what is right, even when it means losing everything ; but she's even stronger for forgiving her parents. She makes every decision for herself, never controlled by anyone, not even her mother. She never "loses" against other people. She just lets them win when she thinks it's the best for everyone.
Ming Sheng was also very interesting. From a rebel teenager who resents his father (sadly, the show focused a lot about what happened with his mother, but in the book, the reason why Ming Sheng truly resents his father is due to what he's done to his hospitalized granddad, and that explains why Ming Sheng doubts his father as a doctor) to a man who makes his own decisions, not out of spite, but out of love. Always there for Qingyu, deeply in love with her since the beggining. Despite being a teenager who can make stupid decisions (hence him "annoying" her at first, just to be noticed), he never resents her or acts petty when she doesn't act the way he hoped. Observant, she doesn't need to explain him her family dynamics for him to know about them and be careful not to bring more troubles to Qingyu, never interacting with her where her mom can see it.
Wang Mumu, despite being less important in the show than in the book, still is very well-written here. Her friendship with Qingyu is so deep. They always want the best for each other, even when they're both suffering. I loved how this show did not (for once) stain women's friendship with rivality or jealousy.

Overall, Reborn is a show about self-discovery and self-growth. It's about discovering the truth and fighting for justice, but also about forgiveness and learning when to comply. It's about girls yearning to return to childhood, who finally accept growing up and can't wait to finally be adults to be free. I like to think the message here is you can only grow up when you accept things as they are and forgive people. However, forgiving doesn't always mean sacrificing yourself for other's happiness, like Qingyu does. It's her choice, and a beautiful one - but not the only way to grow up and find happiness. Qingyu chose love over herself, and love is never freedom, but compromises.

"In the years of youth, young people will encounter all kinds of people and situations. When facing these, they should confront them bravely, even if they face setbacks, disappointments, or even mess things up along the way. Through this journey, they will also gain warmth and be deeply moved. These experiences leave indelible marks on their journey of growth — they are an essential part of growing up. I hope this drama inspires courage in young people and encourages them to bravely face all kinds of challenges that come with growing up. " (Liu Zi Wei, Reborn's director)

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A heavy masterpiece

If you're reading the reviews, wondering if you should watch it or not, I'll help you make that decision.
Will Love in Spring is a masterpiece in characters writing, plot, chemistry and cinematography. If you want deep, realistic, independant and tortured characters going through life and comforting each other, this is definitely the best drama out there for you. But beware : it deals with heavy themes and doesn't undermine traumas.
Traumas are so vile, sometimes you think you're healed, when you're not. Sometimes you sabotage yourself, knowing what you're doing is wrong, but unable to do better. Healing is not linear. In this sense, this drama won't always be satisfying. You might think the characters are healed and will do better from now on, only for them to repeat their mistakes. This can get frustrating, so I understand some bad reviews. We sometimes need shows to escape from reality, but you won't find that in this show.
Also, I found the main theme of the drama to be death. How to deal with death, how to accept it. Several characters go through grief in their own way, and it does a wonderful way of showing how every generation, every person, has their own way of dealing with grief. I loved it, but I know it might be annoying for people who watch this drama thinking it's going to be a sweet romance.
To be fair, I think Will Love in Spring should be tagged as a melodrama. So, if you dislike those, I don't think you'll enjoy it. But if you're not afraid of a slow-paced realistic romance, then this is going to be the drama of your life.
The first time I watched it, I only came because I heard they had the best chemistry of all time. I was curious and craving for fluff, and I dropped it after a few episodes, because while I could definitely see the potential and the chemistry, I just wasn't in the mood for something so slow and heavy. But it stayed in my mind for months (literally), and someday when I was in a dump, I thought : let's give it another try. The rest is history. I binged it in a few days and became literally obsessed with everything about it. Spent weeks afterwards thinking about them. Rewatched it only 2 weeks later. It's been six months and I still think of this drama every single day. I've watched hundred of dramas in my life and this has never happened to me.
I think what works so well in this drama is how natural the interactions are between the leads. Their dialogues, their glances, the FLIRT, the fluff. It feels like watching a true couple. There is no awkwardness, no unnecessary "mistakes", because they're both 30. Their fights, their reconciliations, their kisses, their touches, everything is just natural.
Then you have the cinematography. One of the best I have ever seen. Beautiful plans, wonderful colors. I saw a lot of people comparing it with Wong Kar-Wai movies and yes : if you like Wong Kar-Wai movies, you will like it.
Third, the OST. The music in this drama just matches the vibes so, so well. Sad and comforting at the same time, with also a dramatic rock songs that fits their passion perfectly. Because, yes, while this is a heavy drama, their love for each other is very passionate - this is another reason why I like it so much. It's the kind of bond you just can't forget about. They are not just lovers, they're soulmates : whatever happens to them, and despite all the trauma that works against them, they will always find a way to each other. They don't need to communicate, they understand each other so deeply.
And, finally, the feminism. This show is so inherently feminist. The female characters are independant, ambitious, they have their own dreams. The FMC might be broken, but she does not need help. Some might describe her as "selfish", but the show very much addresses how women have no other choice but to be selfish if they want to succeed. It also talks about women's pleasure, and there are a lot of clashes between the new generation and the old one, that's obsessed with this idea of "women's reputation" and women "being taken advantage of". The show is not afraid to openly say that women are capable of chosing who they want to have sex with, they are not victims that needs to be protected until marriage. They can be flirty, and make the first moves.
To end this review, I think I will never find another show that deals so well with death, grief, trauma, while also giving one of the best acting and chemistry ever, with the most natural flirt and fluff I've seen in a drama (imo, only one drama has a chemistry as good as this one and it's Lighter & Princess). If that's also what you're searching for : give it a try. You won't regret it.

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very beautiful plot

There are indeed some spoilers in this review but i'll try warn it everytime it's a spoiler, so people who hasn't watched the drama yet can read my review without being spoiled!

Not to lie, it took me a lot of time before starting it. I saw a lot of comments saying it becomes boring quite quickly, and what I hate the most is when a drama has a very good potential and wastes it. Why did I still watch it? Mostly because it's Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk, also because it's "the unloved one and the loving one" trope (my favorite). I wanted to give it a try and wow, I did well! Because I totally enjoyed it!

Why do some dramas become a hit while others are unloved is still a big mistery for me. I mean, this drama was (in my opinion) way better than Tale of The Nine-Tailed, with a real plot, and some very very interesting morals. The characters were realistic, the story was beautiful, and everything made sense. No big plot hole. Yet why do people keep saying it's boring or bland or not original???
It was original.
First, because when there are stories with the "good and the bad" trope, it's usually "the god and the devil". They usually are ennemies. But here, it's about a deity and the Doom itself : they're not ennemies, they work together, and humanity needs both. This was original.
It was not the classical "she was born to make you discover feelings" or "she was born to make you die" or "she was born to be your bride" or "she has the same face as your first love" or "she is the reincarnation of some old relationship". Those are all the classical tropes we see in a fantasy world with a immortal guy. Yes, they were kind of destined, but they were destined because of their choices, because of who they were, and because they would always make the same choices. She hasn't been not the "choosen one" since birth, as in most of fantasy dramas. She became the choosen one because of what she chooses, because of who she is, and that's original. The only fantasy drama with this trope was Hotel Del Luna and that's why I loved Hotel del Luna that much.
Also, it was not the usual "he can't feel anything and you will change it". He has always been able to feel things, he has always been able to be sad and happy, but he chose not to, because he didn't want to make it more difficult for him. He didn't allow himself to feel things because if so, he would always be sad, seeing what happens "because" of him. And the girl did change him, because she showed him how human he was inside of him.
(SPOILER)This is what it is about. It's not about some surnatural being becoming human because of a girl, it's about a surnatural being discovering he has always wanted to be human but didn't allow himself to do so.(SPOILER END)

Yes, there were some "WTF" moments and useless things.
(SPOILER) By which i mean the two episodes with the amnesy trope. That was a shame, cause it was long and kind of useless. A short amnesy would have been okay, cause it would show they would always make the same choices, and that's sensible. But two episodes? With almost nothing but parallels? Yes, it was kind of boring, and I used the "skip" button quite a lot during those (which is why I rated the plot with 8.5, cause it would deserve at least a 9 without the amnesia-thing). (SPOILER END)

I also saw people who thought it was stupid to see Myul Mang running to Dong Kyung and, let's be honest, it was kind of weird indeed. But then again, I wonder if it wasn't some kind of symbolic.
(SPOILER) After all, he was slowly starting to become a human through the drama (which was shown by the flower-symbolic), and that may be why he started to act a lot more as a human. (SPOILER END)

So yeah, it became less and less fantasy. The drama was a lot more about their love story and Dong Kyung point of view on life that all the "deity and doom" thing : and that's why I loved it so much. No need to have some big enormous plot to be a good story. I enjoyed so much seeing Dong Kyung going from "the one who never cries and never tells what she wants" to "the one who allows herself crying and asking to be saved".
(SPOILER) I don't remember exactly what was said but at some point of the drama, it was all about "you must accept doom in your life, so that luck comes too". Luck and Doom comes with the same face. If you forget everything about the love story, and only focus on the symbolic of things, the whole story is about a girl accepting her fate, as hard and sad it is, and because she was brave enough to accept it all, she ends up happy. And I think this is what the drama is all about, and that's why I found it so beautiful. (SPOILER END)
I love dramas with deep meanings, with double-reading, and this one was perfect for me.
I think people should try to watch the drama and make their own opinion about it. If I only read the comments about the drama, I wouldn't have watched it and I would have missed something.

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