Finally watched the last episode! It feels less chaotic than the previous episodes but given how much time has passed, it makes sense. Both Hikaru and Haruka have grown up (albeit still abit chaotic)š¤ā¤ļø
On a side note, I watched "You and Everything Else" a few hours before the Finale. The stark contrast of how support and trust could impact a person truly affected me. In YAEE, one of the male characters is also gender fluid like Hikaru. Unfortunately, things ended tragic due to the lack of support and suffocating pressureš„².
Watching Hikaru practically glow in the last 10 minutes after all the angst he had to go through was heart warming. He is truly adored for who he is and not for what society expects him to be. He no longer needs to wear make up as a shield and instead simply enjoy it for what it truly is.š
ktraumas would always find a way to come to us. no exceptions either
Curiousity got the best of me....gosh his story is so tragic š„²š„²š„²
The least Sang Hak's parents could have done was to let them pursuit photography since their deepest desire was rejected...the parents just kept suffocating CSK- there was never a breakš«
Do we get to see his sister confront her parents? I always found her mother strangely irritating because of the way she treated her daughterš
ktraumas would always find a way to come to us. no exceptions either
Ohhhh...so M was a real person who died? I saw comments how Sang Hak was trans but I don't know which SH were they referring to š
I'm beginning to wonder now if M was CSH's alternate surpressed self and he had to let go due to his parents strict upbringing orrrrr were they referring to KSH š
I like this series. I finished just now but i still have questions...Wher is Mu Yan?What did they say to the king…
General - she was the remaining (and honestly the most suitable even including Han) choice left since Han no longer was eligible. Guess the Qi arenāt as misogynistic about being led by a woman as initially assumed š
First of all, I kind of wondered if I watched a different version than everyone else, cause I felt like the plot…
Totally agree with you on this. I was expecting worse but the general plot was pretty good for the most part.
The romance- given the āhappy-go-luckyā general light hearted atmosphere of the drama, it kind of gets better once you assume that the drama was made for a general audience (including kids) I guess - at least that sort of helped me in the latter episodesš
ktraumas would always find a way to come to us. no exceptions either
TMAI š« It hurts more knowing that if things were different he could have found a way to still enjoy photography like the other guy but alas it was not meant to beš„²
ktraumas would always find a way to come to us. no exceptions either
True - i just didnāt expect another camera related trauma so soonš„²šš
I was ready for the FLās death (Iām guessing the terminal FL dies at the end) just didnāt expect that thereād be more causalities so soon into the dramaš
There's so many comments about age gap, and I get it... but is it just me that aside from the simple number, I…
The age gap compatibility honestly makes sense if you think about it. Taiga was forced to grow up too soon so he is mature beyond his years (despite his shenanigans) whereas Manami for the most part has a sheltered upbringing. If you compare her with even her friend, you can see there is a huge gap between them psychologically even if they probably were quite close to the same age.
I'm predicting that the FL is gonna somehow pull the King to the future with her just as he's about to be killed.
Ngl this could be a possibility since the book seems to be a time portal given how even her bag was transported into the pastš¤
I wonder how he will solve his identity issue though (since he will have nothing in the future) unless they end the drama before these complications come in š
Honestly Iām more surprised that he kept her alive at all. Sheās frail and old afterall? Not exactly difficult…
I agree with you. At the very least she must have been framed in such a way that it seemed that in the eyeās of the Dowager, his mother was a traitor at the time (similar to Yeongās predicament with the crown prince in ep 10).
I feel like there is romance but itās slow burn. Imagine a slow cooker kind of love instead of a microwave kind…
Itās not because he first liked her (at least I donāt recall hearing her say that). She got to know him and saw a side of him that the history she knew didnāt show. He wasnāt ruthless and did care for his subjects. And he as an individual while was a bit pushy (occupational hazard when you are a king), he still means well.
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On a side note, I watched "You and Everything Else" a few hours before the Finale. The stark contrast of how support and trust could impact a person truly affected me. In YAEE, one of the male characters is also gender fluid like Hikaru. Unfortunately, things ended tragic due to the lack of support and suffocating pressureš„².
Watching Hikaru practically glow in the last 10 minutes after all the angst he had to go through was heart warming. He is truly adored for who he is and not for what society expects him to be. He no longer needs to wear make up as a shield and instead simply enjoy it for what it truly is.š
1-more episode at most would have been more than enough
The least Sang Hak's parents could have done was to let them pursuit photography since their deepest desire was rejected...the parents just kept suffocating CSK- there was never a breakš«
Do we get to see his sister confront her parents? I always found her mother strangely irritating because of the way she treated her daughterš
I'm beginning to wonder now if M was CSH's alternate surpressed self and he had to let go due to his parents strict upbringing orrrrr were they referring to KSH š
The romance- given the āhappy-go-luckyā general light hearted atmosphere of the drama, it kind of gets better once you assume that the drama was made for a general audience (including kids) I guess - at least that sort of helped me in the latter episodesš
I was ready for the FLās death (Iām guessing the terminal FL dies at the end) just didnāt expect that thereād be more causalities so soon into the dramaš
*Me this week after watching ep 2-3* : š¤”
I wonder how he will solve his identity issue though (since he will have nothing in the future) unless they end the drama before these complications come in š
Same here - I still havenāt found complete peace with 2521ās ending even (and itās been years)š