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Honestly her character is quite intriguing. If handled properly, the writer has an opportunity to do a great redemption/ character development arc with her.

True. I felt the same with the SIL too. We are currently looking at things through Hui Ju’s hurt bias eyes. She’s still trapped in the past. Her family may have wronged her and in a way she is right - as the more capable sibling, naturally she should have a chance to prove herself. That being said, while her father could have done better, at least he isn’t actively trying to “destroy” her.

Most likely he was a good guy but he understood that HJ’s priorities didn’t mesh with his. If you think about it deeper, if any other girl had made the same proposal to Li An, he wouldn’t have entertained her the way he does with HJ.

As a person with no emotional ties to her, it was easier for the blind date guy to walk out without getting too hurt (hopefully).

I feel like with the royal family, it's mostly a matter of ego and pride as well as the benefits that come with the title.

If Li An ends up getting the throne, the queen mother's lineage will effectively lose it's entitlement. To add to it, old families tend to get trapped in their ways. For instance, a real life example would be divorce. There's nothing shameful about it but you still have ultra traditional families that would rather have their children be tortured and murdered by the spouse's family than letting them get a divorce. Same with honor killing even now.

She's honestly foolish to make an enemy out of Li An since he would have made a good ally.

The queen mother's attire is probably a reminder of her goal. She comes from a lineage of 4 queens. With that kind of pressure, wearing the hanbok even during her private time alludes to the idea that she's traditional and is the embodiment of royalty? Specially with the older generation.

Or perhaps it's their way of showing how even in the present, Lee An's royal family is stuck in the past ways of life seeing as even his father and brother were dressed in josen styled king's wear if I remember correctly

Perhaps saying it out loud might cmbe just the right anti-jinx we need?🙈

That's true. There is an over reliance on the cast's popularity over the script itself. You'd think they'd learn after what happened with LMH's 🌏drama but nope...if anything, it's gotten worse🙈

It feels like her role will be quite prominent and she will most likely be the main antagonist. I’m not familiar with her previous work but she’s doing a great job so far. The side characters are great too. So far majority of the scenes are focused on IU’s character’s POV but it will probably gradually shift as the episodes progress since they’ve established the key characters’ foundation now as well as the story behind her proposal.

Kdramas (romance at least) are basically cliche fests now. Even dramas that promise to be different during the promo season like “Our Universe” and “Dynamite Kiss” relegate back to the same old worn out script. At the very least they need to execute the clichés in a promising manner - but nope. They give up mid season and just fill in the rest of the episodes with a 1,000 cliches.

So far this year I think I only enjoyed “In Your Radient Seasons” - many cliches again but at least they executed them quite well IMO. Thriller Kdramas are more interesting now even if there is barely any romance (no comment on horror/ action since I haven’t really had a chance to try anything recent).

Seeing as fire is a trigger factor here, I am betting either the little King or better yet Hui Ju will be trapped in a blazing fire and poor Li An will be forced to face one of his worst fears to be the savior. He will save the King/ HJ but will get “trapped” inside….presumed beyond saving before the episode ends in a cliff hanger.

He will appear again in the following episode after a dramatic pause which will probably include Hui Ju fearing the worst/ his enemies celebrating/ the queen torn between relief and misery since it’s obvious she low key has a thing for him.

What do you think? After all, as the King and Queen of Death they do need to maintain their “reputation” 🤭

WLGYT is worth watching if you are into “life” dramas (I’m blanking out on the exact term atm!). It depicts life’s joyful moments as well as heart wrenching moments really well IMO.

Exactly- she was 10 if I'm not mistsken

Knowing Hui Ju's personality and Li An's so far, the best way to make Hui Ju truly want something is to not make it easy to win. She puts her heart and soul into things she's into...and our Grand Prince happens to want to marry for love...so...?

A few months back I recall seeing posts on what you just said. I think it was confirmed as part of a character release statement they did a while back.

(I moght be wrong though)

The fact that he's close with both makes it extra awkward 🙈😅😅😅

TMAI- she was so shamelessly open about it too.🙈

I think in this case, context matters. A Dobler vs. Dahmer situation.

They've lowkey given some context that Li An already has always had feelings for her and he knows how she is like. I wouldn't be surprised if his initial "rejection" to her proposal was just him playing hard to get- so she would actually want to be with him for herself and not just see him as an opportunity to elavate her status.

Unfortunately (or fortunately?) for him, Hui Ju is even more tenacious than he initially thought.

Don't bother replying. The user is never satisfied and you just find yourself going around in circles. Her hate towards hollywood (and apparently cdramas too now) is too strong she has to always bring it up. Interestingly enough she seems to have not figured out her type of K-genre yet either as she keeps attacking stories from the same genre from what I've noticed.

Whatever floats her boat 🙃

PS: does Joy of Life have a satisfying ending? I noticed it has a high rating.

Yes or at the very least he had a crush on her. Makes sense seeing as they both are in a similar situation but Hui Ju never gives up just because of her "illegitimate" commoner status. Whereas, he has to always surrender to his family's orders.

I heard that JJH was invited to do a cameo but he couldn’t due to a clash with his schedule so there is a chance?

Majority of the teasers/ bits from the trailer are from episode 1 which is why it felt so familiar.