It seems cdrama these days is mostly written or directed by women cause the IQ of these recent drama is so so…
"by women" are we serious??? This is blatant misogyny. Why do you assume because it is made by a woman it is poor and low. And btw the show is directed by a man. In fact everything in this show was made by men. Get your facts straight.
AHHHHHAHHAHHHHHAHHHHHHHHH SCREAMING PLEASEEEEEEEE THIS IS ABOUT TO BE THE BEST BL OF THE MONTH, IF POSSIBLE THE YEAR, FOR ME LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Okay I am currently on ep 23 and towards 30:00 when their little conflict came up and they COMMUNICATED. I swear I yelled so loudly "THIS IS HOW YOU DO COMMUNICATION LADIES AND GENTLEMEN." AND THAT IS HOW YOU COMMUNICATE LIKE I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. NO RANDOM MISUNDERSTANDING. SAID WHAT WAS ON THEIR MIND AND APOLOGIZED OH MY DAYSSSSSSSSSS
I’ve been in many fandoms, including stories that deal with themes just as dark, if not darker, than this one,…
One of the reason why I love MDL, you will always find people with different opinions. I remember when the show was still airing and I practically had a knife (sarcasm) and keyboard ready for Tushan Jing haters LOL. I never, even till this day and 3 rewatch after, never got the appeal to Xiang Liu....
Lordddd I used to practically write essays about how much I love the show and breaking down each characters and their flaws down one by one. (As a person who rarely speaks in comments) Truly one a kind!
YES! I ABSOULUTELY AGREE. I also made a discussion talking about Yichen's behavior and the stockholm syndrome…
I actually agree with you to an extent. I don't think their relationship was based on Stockholm syndrome from the very beginning because Yichen genuinely loved Lu Feng long before all the abuse happened. However, I do think that after everything that happened, their dynamic started showing signs of both trauma bonding and Stockholm syndrome.
I feel like it started to develop around when he got married. He was in that "relationship" for 5 years and even though Lu Feng injured his brother and literally yk... him in the hospital he still loved Lu Feng. The moment the 5 year contract was done, he went back to Lu Feng despite being repeatedly hurt by Lu Feng.Lu Feng with his crazy and broken mindset felt that he must give Yichen a payback for what he did. He assaulted him, imprisoned him, and pushed him to his breaking point, but Yichen still stayed him depsite previous experiences and knowing what he is capable of. What really finalized my idea of Stockholm syndrome was when Yichen finally had enough and Lu Feng literally told him to call the police, yet Yichen stayed quiet and didn't do it. By that point, his attachment seemed to go beyond simply "I still love him."
I also wanted to add that Stockholm syndrome isn't just "the victim likes being tortured." It's a lot more complicated than that. A person can already love or deeply care about someone, and that affection can make it even harder to leave when abuse starts. Fear, dependency, hope that the person will change, guilt, and emotional attachment can all become tangled together.
That's why I don't think Yichen stayed with Lu Feng only because he loved him, nor do I think it was only Stockholm syndrome. I think his genuine love for Lu Feng made him more vulnerable to developing an unhealthy attachment despite everything he went through. In situations like this, love and trauma aren't always separate things, they can become so intertwined that the person can't tell where one ends and the other begins. That's why it's so difficult to separate where love ends and trauma begins in their relationship.
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Lordddd I used to practically write essays about how much I love the show and breaking down each characters and their flaws down one by one. (As a person who rarely speaks in comments) Truly one a kind!
I feel like it started to develop around when he got married. He was in that "relationship" for 5 years and even though Lu Feng injured his brother and literally yk... him in the hospital he still loved Lu Feng. The moment the 5 year contract was done, he went back to Lu Feng despite being repeatedly hurt by Lu Feng.Lu Feng with his crazy and broken mindset felt that he must give Yichen a payback for what he did. He assaulted him, imprisoned him, and pushed him to his breaking point, but Yichen still stayed him depsite previous experiences and knowing what he is capable of. What really finalized my idea of Stockholm syndrome was when Yichen finally had enough and Lu Feng literally told him to call the police, yet Yichen stayed quiet and didn't do it. By that point, his attachment seemed to go beyond simply "I still love him."
I also wanted to add that Stockholm syndrome isn't just "the victim likes being tortured." It's a lot more complicated than that. A person can already love or deeply care about someone, and that affection can make it even harder to leave when abuse starts. Fear, dependency, hope that the person will change, guilt, and emotional attachment can all become tangled together.
That's why I don't think Yichen stayed with Lu Feng only because he loved him, nor do I think it was only Stockholm syndrome. I think his genuine love for Lu Feng made him more vulnerable to developing an unhealthy attachment despite everything he went through. In situations like this, love and trauma aren't always separate things, they can become so intertwined that the person can't tell where one ends and the other begins. That's why it's so difficult to separate where love ends and trauma begins in their relationship.