Spoiler for you, i heard SML is a bad wolf, ML will suffer bankruptcy because of SML play a trick
It was a comment on how people are reacting to 2ML when compared to 2FL.
Story so far is fine though.
Hopefully they don't make monkey out of the FL, which is usually the case when it comes to 2ML - he invariably ends up making the FL look pathetic by making her fall for his lies and schemes. As long as the FL stays smart and strong...
2ML - he is good looking, considerate, caring & FL should date him 2FL - Don't like the drama anymore. Wish she would disappear soon.
If this place represents the larger opinions of these drama viewers, it's easy to see why the drama makers make the ML have as little contact other women as possible in Cdramas.
Looks like the viewers want a ML that is exclusively into FL and don't want to look at other women, while they want the FL to keep her options open.
Ep 6 epilogue, well now it all makes sense, if she dates GTS first I'm gonna get real testy, I root for solo or…
Yeah, since she got hurt,
She MUST hurt the guy she loves by dating another guy because love is all about tit for tat.
I would rather she dates who she loves, whether it's the ML or the lawyer or some other guy. If she dates other guys to make the guy she loves despair, she is practically scum and the ML should look another girl who is not toxic.
This got boring real fast. Another Kdrama with a very successful handsome ML simping for FL(how original).
Worse is after 4 episodes, the story seems all over the place. The ML has very little screen time, almost feels like a supporting character at this point.
Normally I’d like to see more romance and at least a (real) kiss… however.. I seriously am fine with the hint…
Too much romance or cute romance does not fit in with the tone of the drama. This drama is better served with adult romance than the usual campy Cdrama romance.
Thankfully the drama is almost giving us the adult romance considering it is period drama where people are more reserved.
The love story was confusing as hell for me too.For first few episodes, I thought the ML was gay.They had a montage…
I never said ML needed to pursue girls, My point was on how he was projected as not even being attracted to girls. That was not normal.
nothing wrong if the ML is showing to be attracted to girls in past. After all, the FL has a great character interactions shown with guys in her past.
It's a combination of him not being shown as attracted to girls + his current hostile interactions to girls + scnes with his male friend that made me think that way
The love story was confusing as hell for me too.For first few episodes, I thought the ML was gay.They had a montage…
So, basically a person hits puberty & that person just does not go through the normal biological process of being attracted to opposite sex until they meet the right person to marry - in your opinion, it happens, right?
Again, let's clarify, we are not talking about the person dating or wanting to date. Just cause you are attracted does not result in dating or desire to date.
And yeah, the Fake Gay is present in the first few episodes. His own brother thinks he is gay (may be jokingly). there is a whole montage and episode dedicated to the ML and another guy who he played with before. Don't take me wrong. Would have loved it if he really was Gay. because it looked like Gay and did not was what got me because I was hoping he was Gay.
And regarding popular and attractive men and women getting more attention - welcome to the real world. It is for most part shallow. Even Cdramas have many girls drooling over the ML and the 2ML or 3ML. In some dramas these girls literally have visible orgasms looking at these men. Forget the drama, these very forums have posts made a lot of people who are dreamy about the actors playing these roles. It is normal. Being attracted to attractive people is very normal. Nothing to feel guilty about it. Never known a ugly looking poor guy with golden heart getting the hottest girl around in real life and the reasons for most part are obvious. If you want more proof, look at these dramas, the men are absolutely gorgeous and they are like that for a particularly shallow reason.
The love story was confusing as hell for me too.For first few episodes, I thought the ML was gay.They had a montage…
Just having a discussion.
Not really sure who between us is worked up. If you are worked up, please feel free to ignore my posts, don't really remember asking you to read and comment on them.
Otherwise, please just stick to the discussion than trying to analyze people's emotions.
Agree about the drama not meeting the expectations, which incidentally was what the original post was about & me adding to it.
The love story was confusing as hell for me too.For first few episodes, I thought the ML was gay.They had a montage…
Alien or unbelievable. Again, it;s not dating or wanting to date. talking about pure physical attraction here. But if a 15+ year old person tells me they have never been attracted to opposite gender, I would assume they are gay or lying.
That's all I am saying about the ML in this drama. On top of that the drama makes us think he is Gay for few episodes.
The love story was confusing as hell for me too.For first few episodes, I thought the ML was gay.They had a montage…
What are you talking about?!
You seriously want people to believe a grown man has never felt attracted to any woman until he meets the one woman he marries?
I am not talking about dating or showing interest in a woman. Being attracted to opposite gender is the most common thing for humans. That does not mean dating or showing interest.
What I am talking about is how a grown man in this drama is shown as fake Gay. Him not dating or showing interest is not issue. It's basically the drama showed his sexuality being suppressed until he met the FL, like he did not reach puberty.
If we have to be even brutal about how the ML was portrayed, it was like some one who touched himself only when he peed and even then he shook it only once. That's NOT how men and women are.
If a person is socially mobile, the chances they would have partners increases. The ML in this drama has been socially very mobile since his teens. Given his background and talent, there would literally be dozens of girls throwing themselves at him even in High school. in real life, guys like the ML don't need to work hard for girls. He practically would be swimming in girls even before hitting his teens. It's the same as being the hottest and most popular girl, the guys would just queue themselves for a date.
If these dramas want to make something like this stick, they should not make the ML so perfect from the minute 1 of the drama.
the girl can't act for shit....the rest are okay. the story is also boring and confusing as hell.
The love story was confusing as hell for me too.
For first few episodes, I thought the ML was gay. They had a montage of FL and he ex having good time & a montage of ML and his ex(turns out the guy not his ex) having a good time. Mix in with how the ML did not even look at girls or look into their eyes when communicating with them, I thought the guy was Gay and was very happy to see a gay character in Cdrama.
I even imagined the gay ML would turn Bi-sexual after meeting the FL and falling for her.
Turns out the ML was never gay and then the drama used the most insane & ridiculous reasons to show why a healthy, very rich, very handsome, very educated, very successful 28 year old having never dated or having never been attracted to a girl. Imagine the drama portraying the ML as some one who never crushed on a girl until he meets the FL.
Would have preferred he was Gay and then turned into Bi than what ever shit they threw at us for ML being a Eunuch for all his life until he met the FL.
Hmmm if you go through the trailer they're going to keep staying together from epi 20 and above
My fav Cdramas are ones with strong romance like Ancient Love poetry, Love and Redemption, one and only etc. The romance in these dramas are about developing the main leads feelings for each other. They did not use tricks to achieve it but relied on the story to reach to that point.
This drama is just throwing all the men in the drama as well as the kitchen sink at the FL to develop the romance, after some point it starts to feel like a shallow trick since the writers don't really know how to develop a meaningful romance.
It has a strong central story that is fantastic to watch though.
Hmmm if you go through the trailer they're going to keep staying together from epi 20 and above
The trailers seem to be throwing more and more men into the romance. Sorry but the romance part started to feel bit repetitive and boring at some point.
Anyway, the main plot , the politics, the betrayals and smart villains are pretty developed and intriguing.
They should have just gone full politics + Wuxia. The politics side of this drama is extremely captivating.
The romance is very under-developed and distracting. It was pretty cute for few episodes but then just got repetitive going no where and frankly at times it's starting to feel like a Harem drama than a historical Wuxia.
Story so far is fine though.
Hopefully they don't make monkey out of the FL, which is usually the case when it comes to 2ML - he invariably ends up making the FL look pathetic by making her fall for his lies and schemes.
As long as the FL stays smart and strong...
2ML - he is good looking, considerate, caring & FL should date him
2FL - Don't like the drama anymore. Wish she would disappear soon.
If this place represents the larger opinions of these drama viewers, it's easy to see why the drama makers make the ML have as little contact other women as possible in Cdramas.
Looks like the viewers want a ML that is exclusively into FL and don't want to look at other women, while they want the FL to keep her options open.
She MUST hurt the guy she loves by dating another guy because love is all about tit for tat.
I would rather she dates who she loves, whether it's the ML or the lawyer or some other guy. If she dates other guys to make the guy she loves despair, she is practically scum and the ML should look another girl who is not toxic.
He has too much self pity & misplaced anger.
He is supposed to be a successful photographer but looking at his work ethic and basic workplace manners, you wonder how he ever became one.
Another Kdrama with a very successful handsome ML simping for FL(how original).
Worse is after 4 episodes, the story seems all over the place.
The ML has very little screen time, almost feels like a supporting character at this point.
Care for her one second and bully the next second.
The guy is behaving like a high school kid with a crush on a girl - the only way to deal with it is to bully her
This drama is better served with adult romance than the usual campy Cdrama romance.
Thankfully the drama is almost giving us the adult romance considering it is period drama where people are more reserved.
The only reason to watch movies or dramas is the journey the characters take and this drama looks like a pleasant journey.
The ML is very nicely characterized. He is the perfect friend for the FL.
Goes to show how just being there for some one can mean the world to them.
My point was on how he was projected as not even being attracted to girls. That was not normal.
nothing wrong if the ML is showing to be attracted to girls in past.
After all, the FL has a great character interactions shown with guys in her past.
It's a combination of him not being shown as attracted to girls + his current hostile interactions to girls + scnes with his male friend that made me think that way
Again, let's clarify, we are not talking about the person dating or wanting to date. Just cause you are attracted does not result in dating or desire to date.
And yeah, the Fake Gay is present in the first few episodes.
His own brother thinks he is gay (may be jokingly). there is a whole montage and episode dedicated to the ML and another guy who he played with before.
Don't take me wrong. Would have loved it if he really was Gay.
because it looked like Gay and did not was what got me because I was hoping he was Gay.
And regarding popular and attractive men and women getting more attention - welcome to the real world. It is for most part shallow.
Even Cdramas have many girls drooling over the ML and the 2ML or 3ML. In some dramas these girls literally have visible orgasms looking at these men.
Forget the drama, these very forums have posts made a lot of people who are dreamy about the actors playing these roles. It is normal. Being attracted to attractive people is very normal. Nothing to feel guilty about it.
Never known a ugly looking poor guy with golden heart getting the hottest girl around in real life and the reasons for most part are obvious.
If you want more proof, look at these dramas, the men are absolutely gorgeous and they are like that for a particularly shallow reason.
It's a running joke of the drama for a lot of time.
Not really sure who between us is worked up.
If you are worked up, please feel free to ignore my posts, don't really remember asking you to read and comment on them.
Otherwise, please just stick to the discussion than trying to analyze people's emotions.
Agree about the drama not meeting the expectations, which incidentally was what the original post was about & me adding to it.
But if a 15+ year old person tells me they have never been attracted to opposite gender, I would assume they are gay or lying.
That's all I am saying about the ML in this drama.
On top of that the drama makes us think he is Gay for few episodes.
You seriously want people to believe a grown man has never felt attracted to any woman until he meets the one woman he marries?
I am not talking about dating or showing interest in a woman. Being attracted to opposite gender is the most common thing for humans. That does not mean dating or showing interest.
What I am talking about is how a grown man in this drama is shown as fake Gay.
Him not dating or showing interest is not issue.
It's basically the drama showed his sexuality being suppressed until he met the FL, like he did not reach puberty.
If we have to be even brutal about how the ML was portrayed, it was like some one who touched himself only when he peed and even then he shook it only once.
That's NOT how men and women are.
If a person is socially mobile, the chances they would have partners increases. The ML in this drama has been socially very mobile since his teens. Given his background and talent, there would literally be dozens of girls throwing themselves at him even in High school.
in real life, guys like the ML don't need to work hard for girls. He practically would be swimming in girls even before hitting his teens.
It's the same as being the hottest and most popular girl, the guys would just queue themselves for a date.
If these dramas want to make something like this stick, they should not make the ML so perfect from the minute 1 of the drama.
For first few episodes, I thought the ML was gay.
They had a montage of FL and he ex having good time & a montage of ML and his ex(turns out the guy not his ex) having a good time.
Mix in with how the ML did not even look at girls or look into their eyes when communicating with them, I thought the guy was Gay and was very happy to see a gay character in Cdrama.
I even imagined the gay ML would turn Bi-sexual after meeting the FL and falling for her.
Turns out the ML was never gay and then the drama used the most insane & ridiculous reasons to show why a healthy, very rich, very handsome, very educated, very successful 28 year old having never dated or having never been attracted to a girl.
Imagine the drama portraying the ML as some one who never crushed on a girl until he meets the FL.
Would have preferred he was Gay and then turned into Bi than what ever shit they threw at us for ML being a Eunuch for all his life until he met the FL.
The romance in these dramas are about developing the main leads feelings for each other. They did not use tricks to achieve it but relied on the story to reach to that point.
This drama is just throwing all the men in the drama as well as the kitchen sink at the FL to develop the romance, after some point it starts to feel like a shallow trick since the writers don't really know how to develop a meaningful romance.
It has a strong central story that is fantastic to watch though.
Anyway, the main plot , the politics, the betrayals and smart villains are pretty developed and intriguing.
The romance is very under-developed and distracting.
It was pretty cute for few episodes but then just got repetitive going no where and frankly at times it's starting to feel like a Harem drama than a historical Wuxia.