For all the naysayers who said that Bi Wenjun is too wooden and can't act I give you episode 9 and the tears streaming…
As much as the screen time we got between Sumo and YQ seemed a few minutes longer than it needed to be it does show YQ's loneliness being a hostage in a foreign land and the companionship he would've relied on from Sumo. I think Bi Wenjun portrayed that quite well. I was initially impatient with this scene but came to understand what it represented. Also YQ feels ineffectual, partly why he is so determined to protect ML. The scene also shows that the people from Xiyan have their own identity and customs so to a certain extent we understand why they might harbour some resentment towards Yan.
Things MJH does effortlessly: intimidate, interrogate, sarcasm, giving out orders, laser stares. Things MJH is not so good at: smiling, sleepovers, first dates, hiding jealousy, sweet talk.
In Episodes 8-9 what we see is that MJH may have (mostly) healed physically but his heart needs a lot of healing. We see ML is slowly doing this whether they both realise it or not.
On the flip side ML is so singular in her mindset for revenge she holds very little value for her own life so once they go from kill me to love me she will hopefully regain her desire to live again because she finds her reason for living.
It’s been a unique viewing experience. Really enjoy the pacing so far - intense first three episodes followed by the calmer (though no less intriguing) expository episodes which gives us deeper insight into the characters and setting up the romance and schemes. Commend the production team for mixing it up and giving us something that feels a little different from the usual C-drama. There is the annoying 2ML but he is serving somewhat of a purpose, but it is overall a great watch so far. Looking forward to more.
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Things MJH is not so good at: smiling, sleepovers, first dates, hiding jealousy, sweet talk.
In Episodes 8-9 what we see is that MJH may have (mostly) healed physically but his heart needs a lot of healing. We see ML is slowly doing this whether they both realise it or not.
On the flip side ML is so singular in her mindset for revenge she holds very little value for her own life so once they go from kill me to love me she will hopefully regain her desire to live again because she finds her reason for living.