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"She specifically said she wasn’t going to change and what she needs is someone who can accept her for who she is."

This is true. But I really feel the ML has already accepted her for her. The FL now just needs to accept him.

"It seems you dislike her not for lack of confidence but for not doing what you wanted her to do."

What logic is this?

1. It's just a drama The writers can go in any direction they feel.

2. My opinion doesn't have to be your opinion. That's ok and I respect your opinion.

3. I just feel there could be much more to the FL character. The writers have thrown almost every drama in the book to not allow our leads to have their happy endings even when we get those small glances of hope. It's frustrating. (I also did not know they were extending this out until October.) I think the FL is courageous, caring, and very strong but she does not understand her feelings and she's pushed herself to be unhappy. The ML is convicted in his feelings for the FL and he does unpredictable things because of it. To ask the woman that he loves to leave everything behind is of the ML's own selfishness. I just personally feel the FL fails to understand that she's in love. She pretty much gave the ML every excuse in the book as to why she could not be with him. She experiences losing him, and she feels a strong urge to wish she had been kind and more loving to him by having him stay with her. But pride got in her way again and left. Even when the ML comes back and the truth comes out, she doesn't want her life compromised and admits she doesn't love him. It's just the worst case of push-and-pull.

FL character differences is all. I heard the people who did this drama were the same people who also did the red sleeve so I was taken back with how far back the development of of the FL character went no where. But of course those are two very different dramas.

I'm a sucker for saeguks and this was no exception. I did not want to drop the drama because I had faith in it and its writers from when the storyline went into the war time plot and of course the acting is great. (Took me back a bit to Queen Seon Deok.)

"can you explain by “the main FL here who just doesn’t get it?”"

Well for starters, it is very interesting that the ML pointed out her true feelings for Name Yeon Ju not being legitimate based on her own pride as a desired woman and I think he's right. The main female lead is arrogant and naïve in her ways when it comes to wearing her pride and it has always literally gotten her nowhere. She desires the husband in her dreams but does value or hold on to the sacrifices the ML has made to move mountains for her. The ML's shows his vulnerability and has been mostly honest with her but she continues to make excuses as to why she can not be with him. Even when she believed that the ML died, she said and did things that confirmed her true feelings for him but she denied herself after promising another man marriage while not having true feelings for him. She went through hell and back and for a moment it seemed that she had the guts to actually stand tall and confident in her feelings. But once again, she allowed the wind of her own pride get in the way. I don't think a woman alive today could turn away after going through so much. If anything she's learned is that it's important to hold on to those you cherish and she continuously plays the fiddle.

I loved how she overcomes her hurdles and at one point it seemed she was on the path of holding on and savoring her time with the ML, but she still doesn't understand who she is fully as a woman. And I hate that for her.

I'm sorry you guys but the push-and-pull storyline wastes time. There is a reason I really adored the red sleeve and how the writers made the female lead confident about who she is and her feelings vs the main FL here who just doesn't get it. And what makes it worse, the female lead in this story went through some tough trials. You would think these difficult circumstances would cause her to wise up and mature but no. I love the cinematography, I love the ML and his affirmations on his feelings but I fear 10 episodes have lead us to nowehere.

Who else re-watched the ending episode to make it make sense!? Lol

I feel this take is true to the open ending of this series.

I think what turns people off about her character is her temperament and sense of entitlement. She feels that she deserves DDM because she takes care of him as a close friend and do all these things based off her own feelings and sense of entitlement to him. Plus her attitude isn’t the most nice. I don’t think the drama did well in exposing much of her vulnerability which is why it’s a bit difficult to root for her.

DDM is wrong . I don’t think he cares for Ayla the way that Ayla does but he naturally goes along with proposing to her because she’s close to him and she takes care of him. He is cheating behind Ayla’s back after committing to marriage to her while feeling a strong connection and feeling towards the SJ.

Anyone else confused and discouraged by the “sibling” boundaries DM put on SJ? Like it is so very obvious he likes her a lot. He day dreamed about being with her! I just really hate this for the story. Also I’m not so optimistic for how this story will wrap up soon. The pace of the story is slow it feels like I’m still in the earlier episodes. How are they going to wrap this up with 3 episodes left?

I’ve literally started season 3 confused as heck!? Why did they switch actors!? I need some answers!

😂😂😂 I can agree. The Romance piece wasn’t needed but I personally didn’t mind it. I wasn’t too bothered by the ending but it did seem a bit sloppy to add the “future son” comes to save the couple. I think the writers were trying to end it on a note where it was less traumatic and more feel good.

It didn’t make sense to me at first but there were moments that hints towards it, like how the ML becomes protective of the FL. With everything else going on in the story you wouldn’t expect romance to bloom. I think you will like it as you go along.

It didn’t make sense to me at first but there were moments that hints towards it, like how the ML becomes protective of the FL. With everything else going on in the story you wouldn’t expect romance to bloom. I think you will like it as you go along.

It does paces itself slowly then most dramas but sometimes in those scenes I can find that it adds additional context to the story in a round about way. But I get it. Sometimes we can spend a good time in a scene full of dialogue with not a lot to help progress the story further along. I wonder how they are going to speed this up knowing there are 16 episodes.

Keep watching. There is romance.

My only gripe with this drama is that when they are flashing back and forward from past to present the director doesn’t do a good job with leading us in to those moments. I also feel the are some scenes that are drawn out and doesn’t move the story along the way I’d personally prefer it to.

That said , she gave us the “Understanding and Forgiveness” part.
That to me is a satisfactory ending.

This part! This is what makes it a good ending!

I don’t want to see EK marrying CW. I’d rather see EK for once live in her truth and not a lie.

I mean it’s a makjang?

I can see why! This drama has me hooked!