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We definitely will. They set the foundation in today’s episode so there’s bound to be some kind of confrontation/ reconciliation between the family (mother at least) at some point of the drama.

Abandoning the sister due to her disability - the FL’s paternal family expects perfection (just like a certain subpar Ex) compelled the mother to give up her deaf daughter. That being said, the mother is held accountable too since she didn’t have to bend down to her MIL’s will.

In retrospect though, it was a good decision in a way considering how the FL ended up even getting dyslexic due to her family’s immense pressure. I can only imagine just how much worse they would have treated her sister if she had lived with her bio-family. The sister’s adoptive family clearly loved her enough to make her worry about her adoptive mum’s feelings despite her yearning for her bio mum after all.

I think it's because she doesn't want anybody to assume that Lin took her in because he liked her? It is sad that even years later she needs to go this far to proove herself but I kiiiiind of get it given that the other Lin kept finding excuses to kick her out of the team. Once the team finds out they are dating, at least one insecure team mate could use it as an excuse to undermine her talent🥲

Might as well graduate without having any malicious rumours floating around.

On another note, honestly I was surprised the parents understood the brother's hint- half expected them to exclaim that Lin's such a good senior to still tutor her 🙈

Seriously! It looks like HY will get to duel against HRF finally so let's see! I'm a little concerned I guess because if the confrontation is in ep 29, what will happen in the remaining 7 episodes 🙈

Personally I'm not really a fan of changing source material just to appease the latest social trend (one of the reasons why I switched to Asian dramas was because Hollywood was practically force feeding what they deemed as trendy/ woke- I'm all for diversity but not really a fan of replacing key characteristic as well as misrepresenting cultures).

I guess China's censorship gets more focus (at least here on MDL) is because the censorship rules with other Asian dramas aren't as obvious?
Take time travel for instance. Both Japanese and Korean dramas have creative freedom (or at least significantly more than C-dramas to the best of my knowledge) but with C- dramas, the crew has to go through so many hoops to hide it. Their reasoning for banning it in a way I guess is fair enough but to the vast majority, without context it does sound rediculous.

Then there's also their bans with LGBTQ+ entertainment in China vs. other Asian drama spheres. There are restrictions (legal or social) depending on the country but in China it's career suicide in certain case. So China being infamous for it's red tape even with entertainment isn't just a West vs. China thing since it's visible in the Asian community as well.

It's specially unavoidable when most of their censored dramas are based on novels that are available online. Once you notice the differences and find out why, China cannot avoid getting judged unfortunately.

For instance, the number of episodes limit- it ruined "Till the End of the Moon"'s success because they had to cut out so many scenes to meet the episode count to the point that viewers who were not familiar with the plot couldn't keep up at times.🥲

The West too should be held accountable though. That I agree.

That’s just hilarious really. HY is strong willed but at the same time she isn’t made out to be some kind of super woman.

She works to the bone to get back her General title but at the same time she isn’t afraid to to learn how to embrace her hidden feminine side and is yet comfortable enough to admit her shortcomings (I mean she never backed down when all the ladies suggested different ways to win XJ’s heart but at the same time she was willing to admit to XJ that she doesn’t know how to be a woman).

Old greedy men are the worst sadly 🥲

NGL C-dramas have thought me to be more patient and understanding since most of the time, it’s possible even the team might not be that happy about the final outcome as opposed to what they could have done without having to worry about loopholes/ censorship🫠

It’s over now (ep 24)

Urm when was HY weak?

Greed? He might be against the emperor too and the best way to reduce the throne’s power is by eliminating it’s strongest allies?
(This is just a guess btw)

Probably his suspicions about how similar both battles were and that the emperor shouldn’t trust HRF? They can’t really take action right now since it’s just speculation but it would explain why the emperor did not bother to even acknowledge HRF at all.

XJ also seemed relieved that the emperor gave him a chance so may be he was able to hint that HRF isn’t who he appears to be without risking HY’s identity (since it’s her choice to decide when to reveal her secret)?

He doesn’t care if the world burns as long as he can give his mother eternal peace (questionable really since by his logic, the mum will be tortured if she knew how she got her eternal peace). Now that he is smitten by HY, he’s beginning to get more reckless. He’s bound to have some sort of delusional death at this point.

This is why context is important. This sounds amazing ngl🙈
Based on ep 29’s teaser it looks like they will try to humiliate HRF using the sword in another way. Wonder what’s in store.

Thanks! The clips on WeTV are hilarious 😂

Thanks!

Ah right - again it’s been 2 years which is like decades in the tech world so probably why it’s so serious now🙈

About the reclaiming sword scene, when I saw your comment before watching ep 24-25, I thought it would have been awesome if things transpired the way you mentioned.

But now, after watching the scene unfold, it feels strangely more rewarding to see her reclaim her sword from XJ than RF. A more worthy form of acceptance that she is back. Also it’s nice to know that her sword (which is pretty much part of her being) was not tarnished by the imposter.

On a side note, does XJ usually take her sword with him when he goes outstation? I vaguely recall seeing it in Jiang and the other locations as well🙈 If what I recall is true, then XJ leaving her sword behind this time almost feels like his way of truly accepting her? May be I’m reading too much 🫣

NGL I really want to see Chu’s face once he realizes who his “beloved” He Yan is and the amount of chaos he caused in her life.

How did you access the latest previews? I tried to find them on YouTube but I couldn’t.