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Skipped everything and watched the last episode. Have to say, by the way the final scene was shot, I thought that Xiao Han had died and was waiting for He Ran in the field. Or it implied that he would wait for her after his death. Or it's a happy ending. (Well, I'll imagine that they united in death if it's a sad one.)
It's been a while since I've invested my time in a contemporary CDrama. This was surprisingly good .

I totally forgot to mention the 'mystery' element -- it gave the drama 'thriller' vibes! 😀
Thanks for reading, Kate!😁

I unintentionally learnt new stuff from 'Accidental Innuendos'. 💀
Personally, I think there should be a ban on any title with 'Eternal' and 'Love' in Chinese Dramaland. (And 'Legend' is a strong contender for this too.) It has come to a point that I stay away from titles having either of these words.

And this 'lost in translation' has been spreading to subtitles too. More so in recent years. Characters would be saying something akin to an idiom and the English translation sort of spoon feeds the direct meaning. But, in the end, it's just not easy to capture the essence of a language in a universal tongue.
[Hana Yori Dango was my first experience with title translation.
Then there are titles like 'My Roommate is a Gumiho', which gave me the impression that the FL got a gumiho as her roommate and then that wasn't the case. It has an alternative title 'Frightening Cohabitation', which is much more closer to the Hangul title, but I guess it gave 'horror' vibes instead of Rom-Com.]

A very interesting article, Fourthaxis! I really enjoyed reading it. :D

If you notice, at the end of the series, there is a hint that he was being controlled by someone. Once he lost that external influence, he found himself literally reborn.
What I'm curious about is the events that might happen once Jian Bu Zhi comes to know that he is Wang Hua .

I think that's the reason why the old man tried so hard for the truth to be hidden. He realized that Bu Zhi was someone real and good. Not the blood crazed killer he had known.

Si Won must've just gradually begun liking Da Un. It's implied by the passage of time in EP5, where they spent time together doing assignments and projects.
That first ending you mentioned was Da Un's dream. (Yes, it can easily be confused with reality as there is nothing specific to indicate that he had begun dreaming.)

Honestly, he didn't 'purposefully' do anything to piss anyone off. The fish incident and the kitchen were purely accidental. And the last incident was him acting like a regular person scolding someone. Who knew that someone would pull a gun on him? To top it all off, he is literally imprisoned into a life he never wanted. But, he has to watch all that for the sake of his brother.
Plus, from what I observed, he isn't the type to hide his feelings. He clearly told Kinn that he'd rather die than join his band of bandits.
Yes, he is a tad bit ignorant. But, that's because it's his first time.

Mafia dramas are dark and violent. I wouldn't have begun this if it was not for Porsche. Pretty sure that the entire vibe of the drama would be different if we had a more serious guy as the lead.

I'm stupid, I just realized now that the Jeju Trip too, was part of the dream.
(The scene transition was soo smooth. I thought he was pissed off about the trip and ran out to find Si Won waiting for him, which is where I thought the dream began.)

But, I guess the major difference is that he silently goes along with what his parents do. His life is really lonely and depressing. 😔

Maybe that's what the writer was trying to convey all along.
Too bad I'm dumb. 😂

Thanks for reading, Kate. 😁
I understood Daun emotionally, but I wanted to know a few things like his relationship with his parents (at the end of episode 2, he looked legit mad when he heard the lock open), his childhood, and perhaps a few scenes from his point of view (I loved ep3, ep4 and ep11 for this reason. We get a glimpse of how much he wanted to get close to Si Won, his jealousy and how scared and insecure he is).
Si Won outright told him to stay away from him and Daun just decided to pull him closer. Something that I just can't understand even afer rewatching the first three episodes multiple times. I'm being greedy, but he really is an interesting character. 🤗

8.4! :D
I am usually not this petty, but I hope that the ratings keep rising at a steady pace.

She gives up on EP26 or EP27.

Thanks for reading, ChineseDramaFan!
I am looking forward to your review too. 😁

Honestly, isn't this what most of us conclude when the FL doesn't notice the 2nd lead?
Here, ML is not the main character of QW's story and she never saw him as one.

I do agree that her life veered off track due to her own choices. I personally feel that the real purpose of this drama is not to know how QW ends up falling for Lu Xun, but how much she could've achieved had she chosen things differently. At the beginning of the drama, she mentions that she gave importance to her romantic relationship and neglected important stuff. She relived all that and got tangled with LX completely by accident. The romance was almost a gift for her. Nobody would wait for you for that long.

And she did try to shamelessly pursue LX to the point that he is almost scared . 😃

I was waiting for that bet to pop up again!! (I remember someone betting their own house and cards. 😂)

It was abrupt, but apt for the situation.
Like how Lao Tao told LX -- Pride was not going to help his case.
He "needed" to take that final step. And he was forced to do so.

I think that Mo Zi Xin was the only one who knew the truth.
Others like Shi Yun (in EP2, before QW's accident) and her mother noticed that despite how she called him her 'enemy', he was actually nice to her.

QW considered him as a constant menace that overshadowed her success and an annoying boss who pushed her limits.

If we observe the
first two episodes, it's clear that LX is just a background character in her life. She really loved LCW and had eyes only for him. Even when LX asked a simple question about whether she reached the hospital, she replied rather snarkily, once again mistaking his query as one from an opponent rather than a friend.

She failed to see the fact that he was a good friend and not an "enemy". I don't blame her for not falling for him, but she took her ambitious nature and his victory over her quite personally.

I think that's the whole point of the drama. Perspective matters.

That's the final deal in their relationship. Lu Xun backed off when he knew that she liked someone else. He fancied that she liked him, but then realized that she truly did not see him as a love interest.
What makes me adore his character is that he never once revealed his feelings to QW, clearly knowing that he never stood a chance. It is really sad in a twisted way. But, I guess that's how SL are written.

I checked out a bit and only managed to find one BGM. The one at the end of EP1 with Dream and Phat. (That too, because the trailer had information on the description. Unfortunately, it is by Epidemic Sounds who are also partners with Banana Studio. They have around 300, 000 songs and it will take forever to search.

If the entire drama was told from Lu Xun's point of view, it would be a really sad one about unrequited love. I understand why he is behaving as he is -- to him, Li Chong Wen is still out there doing everything to make QW smile. I thought it was stupid of him to deny everything, but then realized that he really did not provide her with free chauffeur service. The QW he knew loved LCW. She never looked at him as anything other than a rival to defeat.
Why would she like him all of a sudden? And if she did, he believes that it is due to the stuff he told her that he had done while she was in coma. i.e, pity or sympathy. Which he clearly does not want.
For once, I'm glad that the supporting characters are actually 'supportive'. Mo Zi Xin is genuinely intelligent and nice.

It can be interpreted differently. I considered it as a happy ending, though.
They do end up together, but as AndrewSky123 said, "not in any reasonable timeframe".
Spoiler: he moves on. Phat lives with his memory and tries to live normally. Things don't work out and he ends up dying alone (it is kind of tragic.) Phob comes back to take him away and they head together for the afterlife.

You are not alone. It's haunting me even now. 😭Banana Sound Studio handled the soundtrack, but they haven't released the BGMs yet, except for the opening credits.