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I'm still confused by Duan's mission and the trustworthiness of his contacts in the Chi Ying Guard. For example, I was confused by his reaction to reading Gu's letter that unveiled him as the cause of Duan's [adopted] father and family's death. "Colluding with a foreign power, he set me up." Who is he referring to here? I can interpret the first part as maybe saying Gu collaborated with Ji Bei to kill the Duans, but then "he set me up" - is this his contact in the Chi Ying Guard (which Gagaoolala has translated 3 different ways for me this far. Thanks Gaga), and Duan is saying that his contact within the Chi Ying Guard set him up?

When does Duan Zi’ang learn that he's the crown prince of Ji Bei? From what I can tell, he doesn't know as of Ep 4, but he seems to know when Xiao Shuqian airs all of his dirty laundry to Shuhe and swordpoint during Ep 8. Was that what he was going to tell Shuhe right before the messenger ran in? And so, what did Duan Zi’ang think he was before then - that he was the son of a Nan Hui general who was saved by the Chi Ying Guard, and now, who has been sent to assassinate Xiao Shuqian just as a regular member of the Chi Ying Guard? .
... But then there was that special thing about him not having the tattoo of the Chi Ying Guard (which was probably b/c he was the crown prince, but I'm pretty sure they gave a different reason for it earlier in the show).

EDIT: I rewatched ep 2-8 and I found when he found out he's the crown prince (or the brother of the then crown prince from that very same man's mouth.) ep 7 I think. Gaga's subtitles aren't the best and this show does A LOT of telling and less showing, so I got lost. The second time through I paused so often to reread things - and thanks to the very important and helpful context your comments provided, I think I understand what's going on now.

Hi, thank you so much for your explanations of the episodes, symbolism, context, and background for all these episodes across the weeks. Thanks to your comments, I finally figured out why I became so lost I think I have to start the whole drama over. I have a question for you that I'll put in spoiler mode

Do you have to watch them in order? Are there some that are better than others that I should prioritize if I don't want to watch all of them?

What's 3rd party?

Where can we watch this? I'm not seeing it in the comments below, but I'm sure someone down there has asked it.

I want to know this too. I tried Japan and it didn't work. (I only get a couple tries a day with my VPN)

Also, There is one on Shortime about brother in laws called It’s Time. And a Malaysian one somewhere as well, but I’m forgetting the name

Yeah, I was being sarcastic. And I will admit to being partial to it as well

You can also watching on Shortime now

I didn’t like how they made it so that Ji Hun had actually been in love with him the entire time too. I wanted to see a story where Ji Hun falls in love with him as the story progresses (which is actually the more cliché and common route, so maybe they were trying to avoid it?) It just makes it feel like all that Do Bawu went through was in vain – so much so that I became kind of pissed. I loved their two characters. They were the epitome of opposites attract, and I personally loved Ji Hun’s obliviousness – it was totally in character and it was so charming. I also loved Do Bawu’s character just because I could so very much relate to him. The feeling of hopeless love that’s transformed into feelings of helplessness and self hate for loving someone he “shouldn’t” love, and the more he tries to push Ji Hun away, the harder he clings. He’s, in some ways, trying to protect the sanctity of their friendship and Ji Hun isn’t letting him. He’s trying to make their separation painless – like pulling off a bandaid, but Ji Hun is dragging out something that Dawu sees as inevitable and it’s like getting stabbed in the gut over and over again. Then Hamin’s ideas come along and he’s in for a rollercoaster of high hopes to dashed dreams multiple times over a series of episodes. It’s one of the most beautifully angsty dramas out there, and it’s so real. I’m suffering right alongside Dawu, and falling in love with Ji Hun over and over again.

I actually really liked this drama. I want to give a shout out to what I felt like there was incredible acting and a heart wrenching, but very lovable storyline. I only had one complaint (see comment), and I feel like some people may have actually liked that aspect of the story.

Ah, yay, rape. Thanks for letting me know. I appreciate it.

I want to put a comment out there from a prolific drama watcher and BL drama watcher, specifically, to say this is one of the best BL I've watched. Killer acting, good story, incredible acting, a cute story, perfect acting, utterly fantastic chemistry, did I already say how good the acting was? Please watch it and let your brain forget that it's a vertical film. They're not going away, they're only going to become more common no matter how many negative reviews we leave, so just give the actors and directors and crew their worth and enjoy the show.

Isn't the main actress from Taiwan? I watched a Taiwanese show she was in. Do actors/actresses act in movies/shows from both countries regularly? Also, is there a place to watch this?

I second this comment in every way! Thank you for this!

I second this! Good in all ways

Thank you for this post! I really enjoyed this series and I'm sad to see people hating on it and N. They deserve positive recognition for the great job they did!

How did I never know about this drama! It's so good! (so far). I was holding out on giving my opinion because I love this genre of drama, so I have high expectations, but green flags all around. Hope it and Guang Xi keep up the good work.

Though they handled the issue of domestic violence slightly better later on. At least they acknowledged that forgiveness and love probably won't stop him beating her. I thought they were going to end it with just the spirit exorcism.