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Any suggestions on watching this, folks?

Fantastic. Best v in my view: story. characterisation, acting, chemistry & charm. Really aces.
If you're looking then try searching -- uncle in law wants me -- on DM. Terrible title but what can you do...lol

Ugh, what were those last 4 eps? What a crap way to crash the drama. They ran out of story and poor direction + editing did the rest of the damage. Sigh. I guess, I should be glad that LY got his HEA after all. That makes the first one in the last 3-4? of his dramas that I've watched.

Awesome, thanks. Sadly, these have been taken down. Would you have more recent ones? Thanks a mill!

Having an inkling of how he feels or even knowing how he feels is a long way from acknowledging and accepting how he feels. He's got survivor''s guilt. It's a pretty awful situation for him to be in where he feels that to love her or to openly accept that he loves her is a betrayal of his brother's last words to him, and is a betrayal of his family. I'm not a fan of avoidance -- it's lazy scriptwriting -- but in this case *I think* avoidance is an attempt to not hurt her inadvertently when he can't calm his emotional turmoil. It's not fair, sure, but no one said managing complex emotions was fair or easy.

ML, has some serious PTSD and deep ambivalence about his feelings for the FL. Nuanced acting and well delivered. I don't envy him the struggle or the conflicting emotions he'll feel either way. Good that the writers should the FL and supporting cast acknowledge his situation. It's going to be a rocky road to HEA.

I think they dubbed Jing Yi. I wish the hadn't. Her original voice and pitch are so much richer than the dub.

I find the FL shrewd, far-sighted and definitely capable of walking a very fine line. I think the script lets her down in some places where she acts so surprised that the ML reads her letters -- of course he does. He doesn't trust her (at the time) and her Qiao flag antics have clearly shown that she's untrustworthy (for him) in matters of state,
Also, can we please not make a fearsome, strategic, war general who's been trained to lead since childhood a beleaguered husband with a wife he doesn't understand? Like what are the script writers even doing?
There is a fundamental imbalance of power between them; and they try to manoeuvre their way around each while tentatively trying to build trust: this is all good drama and interesting. But then suddenly the tone changes and I get whiplash re the confused man with the shrewish wife trope which is both dumb and does disservice to otherwise well-rounded and interesting characters,

Ok, so with a mum like that who needs enemies. Srsly.

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Ok, so ep 15-17 have led to a hard drop for me. Wow. This script is pointlessly stupid with no internal logic. The ML has all the acting ability and charisma of a Xerox of a white page. The FL is about the same, and written to be profoundly idiotic with not a crumb of common sense. Astonishing! A better writer, and marginally better actors would have lifted this to basic mediocrity expected of idol dramas but this resides somewhere in abysmal territory.
Peace out!

This drama is hilarious! The writing is mature and clever and the CGI top notch. Have been wheezing and crying with laughter through so many of these eps. Wukong! Revenge of the alpaca! The statue! Just lolz lolz all around.

Yep. So much of dramas are full of filler crap, and misunderstandings that get dragged out ad nauseam, which is a poor disguise for the fact that there is little to no story. Here we see adults gently learning about each other and figuring things out.

I find it such a rarity in Chinese drama land for an idol-esque contemporary love story to have such normal characters with normal, easily understandable responses and reactions. Refreshing to see people behaving like adults who've been out in the world, have high pressure/high responsibility jobs, friends and family and all the relationships that come with that. This might not possess the high octane energy some might prefer, others may even find it boring, however for me: this is the equivalent of a healing k-drama. Beautifully shot. Surprisingly well-acted. Well written. And with relationship dynamics that don't live in the land of hysteria and histrionics.

Leads that actually communicate. Now that I can get behind.

Mature romance and relationship dynamics hit different! 🔥 Well written, well acted.

Agree with what you've said re the how the behaviour is uncomfortably familiar to irl but the scriptwriters also want ships and to leverage the Idol drama soft filter. Not a well balanced tightrope to walk.
Anyhoo, was wondering if you has any recs of Hong Kong dramas referenced in your comment with eng subs please?

OMG yes. Fuhui needs to dump that trash -- I know she won't -- because crappy script, and all excuses for "love" but that dude, and her and that relationship is such a triggering dumpster fire.

Hey peeps, if it's at all possible, would someone please post or link to the ep previews? Not sure if possible but awesome if it could be done. The previews are country locked, which is Bizarre. I've put it down to another m**go tv oddity.

Quiet steady competence is my kryptonite. Oh, competency is like a super sexy superpower. #ded

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