I 100% agree! Thank you for this comment. You said it much better than I.
You know, I would have liked to know more about her mysterious brother and the father could have been such a good plot point, they're stories were rushed and could have helped more with her back story/given more context for her growth. Too quick a "redemption" arch for everyone in her family except the awesome little brother.
Ok, how does Li Shuang’s blood end up in Ao Dung’s mouth? He was in the middle of a forest and all of a sudden he’s a little kid in the middle of a battlefield that is also in the middle of a meadow? I’m so confused. Help
I 100% agree! Thank you for this comment. You said it much better than I.
If anything, her character in the last episode was so healed/recovered/confident and self-loving, I was needing to suspend a lot of belief to appreciate it. Some might say for that there should have been more episodes because of how extreme or fast this transformation was, but I am thankful there wasn't. I Think it was a perfect length (I couldn't have suspended much more belief for much longer).
I just want to add a counter message to all the people who say they don't like the main female character. She is dealing with all the quintessential effects of low self-confidence and psychologically abusive parents. The fact that she isn't worse off is frankly surprising considering her mother and father's treatment of her. And even if she hadn't had such psychologically abusive parents, self-confidence that low is completely valid and not to be looked down upon. Her feelings of inadequacy and skepticism of his feelings towards her are completely natural and understandable for someone in her position, especially if you've been told all your life by those who "should" love you most that you are worthless and that love is contingent on perfection. If her constant debasement of herself and her self-worth, as well as her questioning of his feelings for her is frustrating to certain viewers, that's understandable. However, it doesn't mean it's a wrong or innacruate depiction of someone's feelings or reactions to the situation she finds herself in. And for others, it is HIGHLY RELATABLE and a wonderful story to watch because of her gorgeous character transformation, especially because it's not thanks to a guy (or mostly not thanks to a guy) but through her finding her own self-confidence and self-love
If you’re only interested in the second couple I don’t recommend you watch, the focus of this story are the…
I'd be interested in potentially getting the ending for the second couple spoiled. I've watched a lot of clips and I know how I would want it to end... I think that's part of why I keep considering it.
If you’re only interested in the second couple I don’t recommend you watch, the focus of this story are the…
Oh damn. That just completely shifted my perspective. none of the four wanted that to happen. Thank you sharing that. I'm going to have to sit with this for a bit.
It says transactional, does that mean he consents to the ... experiences that need consent? Uhhh, I guess I'm asking, is there consent exchanged for the BDSM?
I know I probably shouldn't watch this given my discomfort with M preg and non-consensual anything, but I'm so intrigued by the second couple's story.
For the show in its entirety, and there might be a better place to ask this question, but are all the sex scenes wholly or partially nonconsensual? Is it just the first ones with each couple? Is there acknowledgement of the coercion (to quote another discussion, "acknowledgement of the coercion in these interactions through the characters experiencing trauma or changing their relationship with the perpetrators or by renegotiating their boundaries?") Does one or the other happen with both couples? i.e. do you feel comfortable with the eventual foundation of their relationships in the end - coercion being addressed and maybe negotiated out (making up this phrase) of the relationship?
Most importantly of all, and I know this is subjective, but how uncomfortable did it make people feel? I see Hua Yong being manipulative in every clip I've watched and have never seen moments where he seems non-toxic. I'm more interested in the second couple, but I don't know how to watch the show without also watching/learning about the first couple. Feel free to respond with the spoiler button selected.
For the show in its entirety, and there might be a better place to ask this question, but are all the sex scenes wholly or partially nonconsensual? Is it just the first ones with each couple? Is there acknowledgement of the coercion (to quote another discussion, "acknowledgement of the coercion in these interactions through the characters experiencing trauma or changing their relationship with the perpetrators or by renegotiating their boundaries?") Does one or the other happen with both couples? i.e. do you feel comfortable with the eventual foundation of their relationships in the end - coercion being addressed and maybe negotiated out (making up this phrase) of the relationship?
Most importantly of all, and I know this is subjective, but how uncomfortable did it make people feel? I see Hua Yong being manipulative in every clip I've watched and have never seen moments where he seems non-toxic. I'm more interested in the second couple, but I don't know how to watch the show without also watching/learning about the first couple. Feel free to respond with the spoiler button selected.