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I’m only in ep. 11 but what the heck is the deal with making Lu Guanghan’s friend as a 2nd ML?? It’s so cringe lmao she’s literally half his age and (not to be shallow, this is an idol drama afterall, but) look-wise, he cannot even compare to HJM or GQB. Even LGH is wayyyyy better looking 🫠

It was definitely very lacking romance-wise in the middle but there were also so much going on that I didn’t feel bored with it either. I guess, it also helped somehow that I spoiled myself and I knew going into it that the romance is gonna take a backseat in the middle of the drama.

Yes!! I do agree, I love the fact that we got quite a few episodes of them finally being together and finding out how YZ is actually pretty naughty. 😂 I also loved how it wasn’t just one sided and LW is not scared of initiating kisses when she’s feeling it.

Ughh, YQ and SGJ love story was so precious. I thought they might have kissed when YQ was drunk and putting SGJ’s swords to sleep OR after YQ got lashings (both times) or when YQ won her back the 2nd time around and they still didn’t 😩 There were so many good opportunities for them.

Let me be the 8272627383 person to say I LOVED THIS DRAMA SO SO MUCH 😭 I tend to ne picky with wuxia/xianxia/ancient drama just because of its tendency to be so drawn out and heavy all season but the premise of this drama had me waiting for it to finish so I can binge it and binge I did! I literally fell in love with Bai Jingting and Tian Xiwei both as separate actors and as a cp. I am obsessed whenever BJT whispers/murmurs something because it’s just so hilarious. The man has such a knack for comedic delivery while TXW with her big beautiful eyes and smile just gives so much life to her character and I loved seeing her character growth in this show while still being kept true to who she is inside.

The world building, the story, the subplots, the costumes, the chemistry between all the cast is just INSANE and GORGEOUS. We all talk about the precious sisterhood and women empowerment in this drama, but I also like to point out the precious brotherhood in this show— Brothers 3 and 5, even 7, 9, and 11 became so precious to The 6th Young Lord especially during a time where they were all being pressured by the 2nd to go against 6th. The story makes fun of how dumb the 5th Young Lord was (and yes he is, and he had his faults in the 1st part of the show, esp. when it comes to Jingjing) but he turned out to be the most caring brother of them all and he has been at 6th YL’s side even when he was still pretending to be weak and sick.

I know the romance in this show is not everyone’s cup of tea, it’s very much such a slow burn but also not at the same time. Both the ML and FL established that they were in love with each other so early in the story but because of all the subplots in the middle, the romance seems to fall flat for a lot of folks. However, I think that even through the middle part of the show, there were still quite a bit of romance showed, even though they were very minute, they felt somehow important given the context of whatever is happening (ie. the scene where LW asked YZ for repudiation when she was planning the escape for HJ.)

Overall, this drama is so so amazing and it’s definitely one of the amazing ones that came out in 2022. Im happy with it as is, but a small part of me do hope for a 2nd season, especially so we can see the new mother and the new Lord of Xinchuan.

Ahhhh, definitely the best season out of the 5 so far. Best friendships and best CPs. I’m rooting so hard for my main LeoWan CP to be endgame forever even though Haoran stressed me tf out in the middle there for no good reason 😤😭 Also rooting for Qiuyi and Zheyang to be endgame. Idk if they’re still trying to date but Zheyang CANNOT find a better person for him than Qiuqiu, she’s a fucking a icon and my new role model. I felt so so badly for Xiao Pai to not end up with anybody but I think he deserves to discovered into idol dramas lol. Overall such a good season. ❤️ Im glad to root for more CPs out of this series more than QiWen and TianYi.

Also I think the talking on the phone before meeting each other is so fun BUT. I do miss them walking into the house one by one, having introductions, struggling cooking and picking seating arrangements lol I also hate that there was practically no official 3rd date when the mini dates were barely used. And I have such an issue with the house this season lmao like it has no flow whatsoever 😂 i think its a very particular problem but I think my favorite house was the S2 house.

Omg, they’re too cute 😩 I cannot wait for them to get married lmao if someone’s gonna make it, its forsure them.

Also I tend to not like bad endings so Ill probably skip it lmao I remember outright dropping Love Timing S2 cus I saw a spoiler that my ship was not gonna be endgame 😂

lol I definitely see the ZGY looking like Liu Xueyi and LNSY as Janice.
Xue Zheyang is like a mix of Lee Jong Suk and Liu Te and someone else I cant put my finger on.
Qiuyi reminds me of Xing Fei

I’m starting this season now and I’m really not excited to see AB back. Her obsessiveness over shipping someone she likes feels like she’s shoving that ship down your throat. And her crying more than Orange had cried in last season was just way too over the top 🙄 I wish they bring back Rainie, Song Qian, and Chaoyue next season cus those girls are FUNNY. And even if they ship a cp, they can still be rational when the love triangle emerges. Ma Boqian too.

Also agree with @OneAutumnLeaf, it would be fun if they bring on the CPs that are still together for an ep. or 2 to give commentary, it was so cute when they had QiWen cp last season.

Just starting this show now and I can definitely see LJS! He seemed like half korean when i first saw him lol

Seriously! We can all only wish to have a Junjun in our lives. I truly believe a part of why theyre still together is because of him being head over heels for her 😭😭

I actually havent seen Korean dating shows yet LMAO Ive been seeing that c-variety is better so i didn’t even try. Should I?

Agreed! I was dying everytime Rainie Yang was fangirling over Junjun, esp. in the last episode 😂 I’m so glad they’re all still together! I recently just started watching asian dating shows and I totally love it compared to the American ones because everyone is just so pure 😭

Also This group of panelists are SOOOOO fun!!!!! Rainie and Victoria Song are such vibes and Chaoyue is so funny.

I just discovered Asian dating shows last week and I AM LIVINGGGG! Devouring Love Timing and HS before I go back to romcoms. These people are so precious and HS 2 has been one of the best I’ve seen and I’m am so happy the final couples that came out of the show are still together up until now 😭😭 Really wishing them the best. ❤️

Coming back to say I totally now get your Titanic analogy 😂 I’m kinda glad both of them got distracted with another person at the same time. Also just wanted to say I was rooting for DHR and LW in the first couple episodes 😂

I’m 5 episodes deep and already shipping Lao Teng and Liu Wen and I’m so upset I spoiled myself. Let’s just say that was a sad ending for me. I am curious how things fold-out tho. Kinda goad I can prepare myself 😂😭

OMG yes! So much more substance there too, like had she known about it before? Is she upset she didn’t know about the SA? plus more of John’s mom as well.

Yeah, they can show JiWan working on her webtoons while Joon is cookinh in the kitchen and how they both support each other’s careers. They can show how she gets involved in the production of the drama adaptation. They can show how they integrate their families esp. with the jokbal restaurant and John’s own restaurant.

There’s so much potential here for a spin-off. I think we’re owed this much atleast after the production bungled Love is for Suckers 😭😭😭

Agreed. Long story short, they were trying to do too god damn much for a 16-episode drama. So much promise on this show and instead on focusing on things they should have focused on they just ended up doing mediocre on many things they ended up doing

This is an official petition to demand a spin-off series for JiWan and Chef John!!! Start it from their Kingdom moments to the 6 months they skipped in this drama to the wedding. I wanna see how this love blossomed 😭😭😭 I wanna see all of Chef John (from douche to complete loving ML) and Ji Wan’s (from bullied to complete badass FL) character development. Somebody please make this happen 😤😤😤

I agree. The writers definitely fumbled so much of this drama in the first place when it had so much promise in the beginning. I wish they didn't make the whole Kingdom of Love such a big point of the drama. But since they did, they should've just allowed the JaeHoon/YeoReum love line to develop while they were filming without having the dumb back and forth and the Kingdom would've been the perfect space for them to introduce a new love line for Ji Yun and make them a 2nd couple along with John/JiWan. Ji Yun finding actual love in the Kingdom despite JaeHoon being there would've made her more likable and that would make her such a stronger, better, classier character altogether.

The boots were so atrocious omg. And they keep on pairing it with loose fit jeans and long skirts when they probably should be pairing it with mini skirt/leggings/shorts

Seriously! How is she the female lead and her fits were the shittiest of all of them 😭 Especially compared to Kang Chaeri and Ji Yun 😤 I demand a redo on this whole damn show