Living Tribunal

How many episodes will be on season-2 ?

You are completely missing my point. I never said a guy should not be kind or good hearted to the woman he loves. What I am saying is that the romance in this drama is written in a way that is extremely one sided. The ML keeps giving, apologizing, chasing, and compromising, while the FL barely lifts a finger for him. If the roles were reversed and the ML was written as cold and self centered while the FL kept running after him, people would be criticizing him non stop. That double standard is exactly what I am calling out. About the surprise wedding, yes the FL had the right to be upset. But why is it always the ML who has to run after her and explain himself even when the misunderstanding is not fully his fault? Why does the drama always demand accountability only from the man, while the woman is allowed to sulk and act selfish? That is not equality, that is bias. You also excused her mother’s seduction of her father as “played for laughs.” So when a woman uses deceit or manipulation it is comedy, but if a man did the same thing, you would call it toxic and predatory. That is pure hypocrisy. Comedy does not erase the fact that the act itself was wrong. And this ties back to the biggest problem. Whenever women face neglect or abuse in this drama, it is treated seriously and dramatically. But when men face the same thing, it is brushed off as a joke or played for laughs. Abuse is abuse, no matter who suffers it. If you cannot call it out equally, then you are proving the exact bias I am pointing out. Just because you have not seen any problems with how women deal with men in this drama does not mean that I have to be in support of your point. We are two individuals watching the drama with our own perspective so it does not matter whether our views match or not because different perspectives and individuals result in different drama watching knowhows. If you cannot understand a basic point like that then I can only say watch and read more to build up your knowledge.

And your problem is that you feel like all the women in the world are the victims while men are always the oppressors. You said Yin Qi was beaten by Shangguan Ying because he did stupid things at first, does that justify her beating him so badly? Suppose a man did the same thing in a drama, would you still justify it? We can even argue that Yin Song’s second wife, the FL’s friend, did stupid things too because she mingled with his enemies, does that mean his torture of her throughout the drama is justified now? Yes, SQY comes from a kingdom where women are dominant, but that does not make it right to use that as a free pass to abuse someone who meant no harm to her. If she was so turned off by Yin Qi’s behavior, she should have left earlier and gone back to her kingdom instead of dragging it out. Now about Yin An, you make it sound like only he was at fault while his wives were innocent flowers who could not do any wrong. But were we shown anywhere that he kidnapped or forced them to become his wives? He used his charms and wealth to attract them, and they willingly accepted knowing full well he already had other wives. So how is it solely his fault? If you agree he had no respect or love for them, fine, but then why did those wives not leave the house earlier? Why stay, lie, and harm him under the guise of love? The truth is they enjoyed eating, drinking, and living luxuriously, and that is why they did not walk away. But that still does not justify them using contraceptive medicines to make him impotent for a time. That was ethically and morally wrong. If they did not want children, they could have simply told him instead of resorting to cheap tricks. If you do not see the fault in that, then I understand why you sound like a pseudo feminist of today’s generation. Both Yin An and his wives were wrong, and both should be called out instead of selectively praising one side like you are doing.

But the thing is in Sijin our ML didn't give her any crumbs to hope for. He was pretty strict in no contact with SFL which was completely different from what happened with FL and SML in this drama. She continuously trusted SML more than ML(her husband). She even cried like her lover died when SML dies. Have you ever seen a ML doing that for a SML?

But the thing is in those dramas our ML didn't give her any crumbs to hope for. He was pretty strict in no contact with SFL which was completely different from what happened with FL and SML in this drama. She continuously trusted SML more than ML(her husband). She even cried like her lover died when SML dies. Have you ever seen a ML doing that for a SML?

Novels are always better than dramas, Chingu. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a drama outshine its novel (except JOL). In this one, there were just too many plot holes that didn’t make sense, and they cut out several important scenes, which ruined the overall plot cohesion for me. If I were to rate it, I’d give the novel of LOFG a full 100 points, but the drama would only get 50–60 at best. You should read it when you have time because while it's not a masterpiece, it's still much more enjoyable than the drama with better characters and without much loose ends.

Of course, you have every right to praise it just like others have the right to criticize. The problem is, why call it an adaptation when almost 50 to 60 percent of the drama is different from the novel? That feels deceiving to loyal readers who were eagerly waiting to see the same story brought to life. At that point, it is not really an adaptation, it is more like "inspired by." It is the same as buying a snack that is promoted as healthy, but after eating it you find out it is actually unhealthy. Wouldn’t you feel betrayed? That is exactly how novel fans feel. We do not hate changes. If the drama had improved on the novel, we would praise it too. But when the altered content turns out worse, of course people are going to criticize. Both perspectives matter and that is why comparison is not just fair, it is necessary.

There is another one called New Life Begins where the SFL cross dresses as a Male and it's pretty convincing

How did you like the drama?

But that’s exactly the point, this is an adaptation of a novel and not an original story. If the drama makers took inspiration from the book, then comparisons are inevitable. Saying “don’t compare” doesn’t make sense because a huge chunk of the audience came here because of the novel. If the drama changes too much or weakens the essence of the characters, people have every right to point it out. Praising blindly doesn’t help either & criticism and comparison are what keep standards high, otherwise every adaptation could get away with mediocrity just like this one

She was like this in New Life Begins too.

Yeah I agree he didn't like the sect that much but still it occupied a significant portion of his life and he still left it because of FL so I'm not sure why they are still having these many communication issues. FL should trust him more as he left his sect for her and ML should be more trusting of FL too because she was the one who motivated him to leave his sect.

And he chose her over his own sect!! We can already see the difference in love. Just a curious question though, have we ever seen a drama in recent times where FL sacrifices everything for her love for ML? Because all the dramas I can remember are those where ML sacrifice, either their wealth, their powers, their life, etc.

**Lmao geez, why are you so pressed though? My bad if my words poked your little bubble, but since you want to ‘talk nicely,’ let’s actually do that.

1/ You as a viewer also KNOW MZY spared demons before when they weren’t evil, so stop acting like his only mission was to slaughter every demon she ever knew. If FL can be excused for not knowing WZS is shady, then why can’t MZY be excused for not being a mind reader about her intentions?

2/ You keep saying FL had no ill intentions, but intentions don’t change the fact that she kept putting more trust in WZS than in her own husband even after marriage. If it’s fine for her to side with her childhood friend, then why is MZY suddenly a villain for siding with his brothers? Oh right, because when FL does it, it’s loyalty, but when MZY does it, it’s betrayal.

3/ And ‘she never intended to kill them’—how exactly was MZY supposed to know that? He saw a barrier, saw a threat, and acted. If communication is the key, then maybe she should have tried harder to make him believe her. And sure, his brothers went after her maid, but FL also almost destroyed her marriage by not trusting her own husband. Both sides messed up, not just him.

So yeah, it’s not the black-and-white story you’re trying to sell.

Fair enough, but saying you ‘can’t wait to see how he redeems himself’ still singles him out as the one at fault in that moment, which is why it came across as pinning the blame only on him. I’m not mad at the word redeem, I just think both sides should be held accountable instead of making it seem one sided. Maybe you were not able to communicate your thoughts properly, it happens with most of us, but your original comment does make it feel like MZY is more at fault than WZ. Anyway, enjoy your day too.

You may not have literally said ‘right or wrong,’ but your own words like ‘I can’t wait to see how he redeems himself’ already frame MZY as the one who is wrong and needs to make up for it, while WZ is portrayed only as heartbroken and in pain. That is still categorizing, just not in the exact words you accuse others of using. If the point is reconciliation, then it should be about both of them acknowledging their mistakes, not making it look like only MZY has to prove his love.

And how did she know he would destroy every demon in the demon world? She saw with her own eyes how he spared the goose demon and the tree demon because they were not evil, so can’t she at least have some basic trust in him as a spouse? I know he is wrong too and on multiple levels, but going by your comment, she did not even have an ounce of trust in him. Then why marry him at all, just because of his face or something?

Tbh she can also trust him na? It goes both ways, so we can’t expect MZY to blindly trust her when she herself doesn’t trust him. She still spends more time with WZS and shares more secrets with him even after marriage, so then what is the point of their marriage? But yeah I can't expect you to understand that so my bad!!

But is MZY a mind reader? How is he supposed to know that all she wanted was someone to love her if she never communicated it? She should also make an effort to express what she needs, right? But have we seen her doing that? No. That’s why it’s not fair to pin everything on him. It’s both of their faults, not just one person’s mistake.

You say not to categorize, but you’re doing the same yourself. The issue is people excuse WZ while blaming everything on MZY. She keeps trusting WZS despite his betrayals, yet doubts her own husband. If MZY gets called toxic for helping his childhood friends, shouldn’t she also be held accountable for that? Nuance should go both ways, not just when it favors the FL.