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6.0/10 - At least I watched that kiss scene again and again to perserve my hope.

At least I watched that kiss scene again and again to preserve my hope. I had this moment of awe that the body swap was still a thing, and Orchid figured it out! Then disappointment that it wasn't a legit kiss. Even though I realized it probably wasn't real. It broke my heart more to realize that Orchid was grossed out by it, but also that she didn't think it through! I mean once she got his body what was she going to do? She can't go home with his body, and she can't protect herself! She already knows she can't use his powers. ALSO!!!!!!! She's in enemy territory and she wants to make herself vunrable. Both of them? I get that she was probably in tantrum anger mode for days. Still . . . if she's so smart I'd think she could plan ahead! Also, the body swap is being so stupid. She's in his strong body. She can walk and hold up a sword. She didn't lose his muscles she gained them! It was really cool seeing Orchid's body be a badass!Though it was really awkward that Shang Que actually thought Dongfang Qing Cang wanted him to serve him! Ha! Rong Hao is a schemer. Not only knowing to use Dongfang Qing Cang's brother, but that he had setup ties way long ago. Crafty! And scary! He is going to be formidable. The body swap is so stupid that it killed the progress that the last episode made! Wah!!! Not to mention I have to suffer through them in different bodies for 3 days before a natural lightning storm hits to help them out. This sucks! Finally the series had me. Just to descend in to lame ville.

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5.0/10 Average.

I always feel like Wuxia tend to be hot messes and info dumps in the first episodes. Or longer. I have to commend Love Between Fairy and Devil for a fairly clean start. I'm still catching up, but I don't feel like I need to rewatch the episode. Not to mention the visual aesthetics are pretty amazing. I love look of where Orchid takes care of the "Books" and does her work. To me, and don't hate me, it's still not as pleasing as say Eternal Love (Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms). Though that's a hard contend with. It feels very odd to me that Orchid doesn't annoy me. She's got just the right balance of annoying and cutie to make me just want to squeeze her. Because boy, oh boy is Orchid a stereo type. A stereo type that usually becomes super annoying, super-duper fast. I think some very well done writing saves Orchid from the fate of annoying female lead. Not to mention that the actress playing Orchid clearly has skills and is making that last little jump of endearing underdog. Cause I want to be on team Orchid. Some of my lack of awe and just meh at this point is the stereotype of the other characters thus far. The mean girls who pick on her and disrespect her. Like some of Orchid's friends say "Why did they laugh? They all have to take the same test and might fail as well!" Or the other people in higher power could be from any other Wuxia I've seen. Chang Heng is the ideal heart throb who doesn't even remember saving Orchid's life, but through his aloofness seems sweet. And well . . . he's a stereotype. Boring. Which makes me feel meh about Orchid's crush on him. Things amp up fast as she rushes to save her crush and is sucked into a prison with the big bad stereotype. Er, I mean Dongfang Qing Cang. The villain who almost breaks out, but all the higher up immortals go to strengthen the seal. Orchid knows that Chang Heng will die attempting this so she incurs the wrath of the gods and is sucked into the prison. (Yeah, I just had to.) To his credit Chang Heng is concerned that a fairy got trapped in there, and it makes him look good as everyone else is all whatevs about it. Long story short the body swap—promised in the drama synopsis—occurs. And actress Yu Shu Xin gets to show off her skills as she is no longer Orchid. She's now Dongfang Qing Cang. Boom! It's so funny watching Orchid's body threaten Orchid in her new male body and demand to be freed. I mean I'm not sure how to describe it. Dongfang Qing Cang is threatening to kill his physical male body . . . would he really be okay being trapped in a cute little fairy's body. Espeically since he's stating that Orchid, in his body, has his powers. Oh, boy. I don't know how I'm gonna write these reviews. It's a promising start and the Leads are showing their acting skills nicely. It's just a bit meh right now. Which I know many have stated it might be like until the plot really gets going.

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7.0/10 - Very good.

The writers and the story know where it's going. Love it!The episode starts off with Chubby and Tong Yao's game. Where we quickly learn she's not a team player, but she's good. Which is what we already know. She was playing by herself when we meat her and we see that she is good. The shock on the male gamers as they learn she's a woman. What is really awesome is learning that Ming was who she was playing against and that he picked her. Apparently he has picked most of the team. We get to see more of Ming and Chen's bond. Then the training that Tong Yao has to go through to become a pro and not just a hobby player it's nice. Also, Tong Yao gets a chance to team up with K after all her work. Sadly Cheng and her ext, Jian Yang , are also there to work against her. Which leads to what happens when there's a woman in the mix. Drama and lies. The heat a woman has to deal with. As fans what to make up lies. Which is handled very well by Cheng. The conversation the two have about it is great. Better yet is the reveal of what happened between Tong Yao and Jian Yang. It's so matter of fact and not blown up out of proportions. At least when the two tell it. Jian Yang's taught Tong Yao. It wasn't the gaming that broke them up when Jian Yang went pro. It was him cutting her out and slowly not responding to her. Until she was the only one still trying in the relationship. Jian Yang reaching out stating "you see how busy your are, let's try again now that you understand" is a jerk excuse. Tong Yao has moved on. Biscuit is still an adorable star and I love that sweet cat. I love seeing Cheng's reaction to Tong Yao with her sweet kitty. This episode was exactly where I wanted Falling Into Your Smile to go. The character build up and developing stories are great. I love a solid development that isn't rushed and viewers are given the chance to feel the emotions with the characters. The humor is great and I still love the female friendship connection and hope to see Tong Yao's friend in person more and less through phone/texting. Delivering on the light hearted fun I wanted. The gaming scenes where a bit clearer, but I still kind of tuned out.

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7.0/10 - Very good.

Oh, the writers do have the guts. Right away the Esport world is blowing up with the news that the new member of ZGDX is a woman! Both sides are shown as the news breaks. Excitement over a woman finally getting to go pro, the jealousy of female fans, hate of the males, and the shock of other teams. Well done. Then the most shocking part. Tong Yao shows up to the compound, or whatever it's called where the team stays, and knocks rings the bell. Male Lead Cheng looks right past her as he grabs what he thinks is Chubby's food delivery. In fact, I'm not sure if Cheng even looks at her. The writers handle it so well as Tong Yao rights a funny tweet about what happens. Gently giving her new team mates a gentle Notice. Not to mention earning their respect when she's finally let in and she refuses to take down her post unless Cheng apologizes. Of course he doesn't. Chubby is clearly a friend from there on and has already taken more interest and care into welcoming Tong Yao as he's decorated her room. In the male straight guy aesthetic. As her room is pink and pink and well . . . a stereotype of what guys think women want. It's actually addressed again later as Chubby has decorated her gaming area. Ming, whom Togn Yao is replacing, is a coach and I like seeing the whole group interact and Tong Yao trying to figure out where she fits. From waking up on time, talking with the house cleaner who assumes she's a fangirl staying over *wink*, and to seeing the guys forget that a woman is in the house. Chubby coming out in Superman boxers, and even Cheng coming out in his black robe. I am so happy at how nuanced and real Cheng feels. He's human. Stealthy embarrassed about what happened, but handling it cool like. The family touches are nice as well. We get a peek at Cheng's and see how Tong Yao's parents are. Her dad supportive and her mom still a spitball of anger. Their fighting and all that. Also, can I address the cat. I was nervous Biscuit was gonna be left behind, but Biscuit gets to come along! Of course Cheng has "sons" little pet fishes. Ha-ha. It's so nice to see a cat in a drama. It's always dogs. Falling into Your Smile is coming along nicely!

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8.0/10 - Did anyone see anything in the video when the ran out?

I have to agree. Why doesn’t Jong Ryul just divorce her? I know divorce is a big no-no. I think Jong Ryul treat Dong Baek like that because he’s never fully treated her right. Plus, he’s ashamed. What bothers me is that no one scolds Jong Ryul for taking a kid and worrying a mother. Pil Goo is super smart. I’m 100% sure he’s figured out that Jong Ryul is his dad. Also, he picked up on Dong Baek pushing away Jong Ryul and taking solace in Yong Shik. That kid is so smart. Right now he’s processing the information and figuring things out. I feel for Dong Baek. It’s hard enough worrying about her well being. But to realize that the killer has been watching her child. Not to mention that everything is confirmed when the episode ends with Yong Shik investigating the fire at school. It’s pretty much confirmed someone started it. Not to mention he recognizes the lighter. Which could be a red herring. The serial killer(s) have to know that he’s on them. It could be a false lead. Or one of the killers will give up the other. I really do feel like it’s two people. Yong Shik loves Dong Baek enough to support her in her wishes to leave. So that she and her son can be safe. It was moving. It broke my heart in so many ways. But wow. Let’s talk about Hyang Mi!! Not only is she willing to black mail Gyu Tae. But she’s willing to sell a photo of Jong Ryul that has Dong Baek in it. She’s not dumb, and I feel like she’s no joke. So it will be interesting to see if she does get murdered. Though I can’t believe that she’s so selfish that she’d put Dong Baek in the line of fire! Let a lone Pil Goo. I really hope she doesn’t do it. I’m already so turned off that Hyang Mi would consider doing that to Dong Baek! Overall this episode was pretty raw. Dong Baek totally breaks down and the sense of danger isn’t just around the adult. Joker killed child. It was confirmed a while back that he had. Which is always way disturbing. Taking life in general, but there’s something absolutely terrifying when it’s a child’s life. Dong Baek has every right to be worried about Pil Goo. Cause the killer doesn’t discriminate. Sidenotes: I wonder if Dong Baek’s mom is going to her “other family” to get money? Also, I think Ja Young should be Jong Ryul’s divorce lawyer. It would be super satisfying to see his selfish wife crushed! I also think Jong Ryul and Ja Young would make for an interesting couple. *waffles eyebrows Either way I think Jong Ryul should wise up and just get it over with. Plus, it seems like his wife is sketchy and scamming him. Jong Ryul will keep the kid so in general I think he would win for not only being a man, but for having soul custody of the kid.

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6.0/10 - Save the books!

The music. I forgot to mention it in my last episode review, but I meant too! I love it so far! It's so dream like and lovely. To my mind it fits the world of books well. Oh, my gosh. The scenes of the writers being arrested and beaten. The book store being robbed and personal residents raided for books. It's heartbreaking. I was ticked when they stole from the bookstores, then started to get weepy eyes when they arrested the writers, and then piratically started to cry when Hae Ryung's own room had been raided! I mean even the books hidden in the kitchen under the green beans aren't safe! Hmmmmmm. I wonder how much trouble Prince Yi Rim would really been in for writing books? After all he did it before they were banned. This seems like a silly plot or piece of blackmail. Also, Yi Rim's eunuch is so funny! I like their relationship! It's clear that Crown Prince Yi Jin is against all this. Yet he's taking the full blame for it! At least from what I can see. I really hope he gets to be a main character and we get to seem more of how this power struggle is affecting him! Oh, my gosh! Min Woo Won is Second State Councilor's son! I keep calling him Second State Councillor so I haven't been seeing his name. I do love a corrupt father and righteous son combo. Also, Woo Won was clearly impressed with Hae Ryung! I wonder what is gonna happen there? I like the blend of serious matters—straight up horror for me—and humor. A compelling story is being weaved here! Not to mention Hae Ryung's brother has now got someone lined up for marriage! The clock is counting down! Also, what's gonna happen to that little boy since Hae Ryung confesses she's not Maehwa?!

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6.0/10 - B-b-b-but you can't ban the precious books!

Second State Councillor is the worst villian ever. Banning books. I assume the huge book ban is to quietly ban "The Story of Ho Dam". Though the King already made a huge deal about it in front of one group of officials. What is in the story "The Story of Ho Dam" that he wishes to silence? The mystery is killing me. I have to know what awesomeness lies within the pages. Though clearly no one must know that Prince Yi Rim is Maehwa.Speaking of I love the whole setup of Hae Ryung and Yi Rim meeting. Clearly we knew she was not a fan, so of course Yi Rim must see her and immediately become obsessed with why she doesn't like it. I agree very much with Yi Rim's opinion, or more likely observation. While I never hated romance novels or stories at one point I didn't really need them in my stories. Or I at least didn't feel to strongly about them. Until worldly experience. As I gained more experience on the topic the more I began to love romance in all the entertainment mediums. Because Hae Ryung dislikes the idea of love, romance, and marriage she can not abide by it in her books. I doubt Maehwa's writings are the only ones she dislikes. I bet it's the entire genre. Unless the male lead is blowing his brain's out or offing himself. ^_-Very interesting setup about Crown Prince Yi Jin. Second State Councillor is risking making an enemy of the up coming King by going behind his back to use the Crown Prince's father. Interesting. If Second State Councillor was a super evil bad guy I'd say he'd make plans to kill the Crown Prince so that he could still use the older King's power and then try to use the next in lines as his next power source. Either way I feel like it's a bad move, but we'll see. I hope Crown Prince Yi Jin is a smart man. Not to mention hat we get to see more of him. I knew it! That jerk knew how to play Hae Ryung like a fiddle. Money didn't work, so he bought her with her since of decency. I'm happy for the little boy! However, it's clear what's coming. The books by Maehwa will be banned and there she will be claiming she wrote them at a book signing. Unless Yi Rim saves her. After all he had to see who was claiming to be him! Ha-ha! Fun. Obvious, but fun.

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8.0/10 - Well it's all out there!

I'm curious how Archangel Hu doesn't think that Kim Dan is Yeon Seo's fate. Kang Woo is clearly in love, or at least infatuated, with Yeon Seo. But why would the Deity be okay with this? The Deity clearly punished Kang Woo for falling in love with a human, and Kang Woo isn't human. He's still something other. Maybe he doesn't have wings now, just a shadow. I assume he's neither human nor Angel. Archangel Hu must just really care for Kim Dan and not want him to gamble on love. I mean so far every Angel who has fallen for a human has been punished. Very harshly. What's it to Hu if Kang Woo gets the girl or takes the punishment? Though if Kim Dan is the "rib" and fails doesn't he get punished? Tricky. Tricky.Also! Holy dramaland. When Young Ja, Ni Na's mom, siad that they had been going to easy on Yeon Seo I was wither her husband: WTF!!!!? There's a reason Ru Na ended up the way she is. Total pyscho. It's even revealed that Ru Na basically only cares about Ni Na. Maybe so much so that she's the reason Ru Na tried to kill Yeon Seo over and over. Young Ja hasn't had the guts to do it. So maybe that's why she thinks she's been too nice. Though what about all this bad luck with Yeon Seo being almost killed. I mean Young Ja's own husband believes that it is his wife trying to kill Yeon Seo and doing all this. He has no idea it's his wife. Young Ja is just starting to realize that Ru Na is . . . not good. I guess she just can't make the leap that she may have made a monster. The performances were fabulous. I actually loved Ni Na's performance almost a bit more than Yeon Seo. Though I would be more compelled to watch both. Can I have both? Talk about bated breath. I almost wanted Ni Na to win. I mean she poured her soul into it. However, it was more about her anger towards Yeon Seo and Kang Woo. So that's where it failed to me. Yeon Seo and Kim Dan are such an amazing couple. To be quite honest I would have loved it if Kim Dan could have done what he wanted to come out with the truth. Just think of the intense emotions as he told Yeon Seo the truth. Then in a dramatic flare dropped the umbrella and his wings glow into life! I mean this is dramatic as well. Just a bit over the top. *grumbles* Okay it was beautiful and totally swoony. What a rush! At least Kim Dan has to get smarter about this whole assassination thing. I wonder how he knew though? Kang Woo called? At least for now butler Yu Mi should be safe at the police station. That poor body they fished out of the river. Lives are still on the line. Overall this episode was brilliant. I finally felt Kang Woo's emotions. I also feel like Ni Na is at a very dark point. Her sister is hearing whispers, I assume the music choice of whispers is important. The truth behind all the danger behind Yeon Seo's whole life is coming out. I'm still waiting for the biggest bomb. That even her parent's deaths were no accident. Kim Dan and Yeon Seo's sweet moments help to balance out this episode of intense reveals. Not to mention that epic rescue ending.

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7.0/10 - Oh, my gosh the opening!

Wow, the whole start of this episode was just magic. From Yeon Seo remembering their kiss. To her playfully bopping Kim Dan on the nose when she made him think she was gonna kiss him. Not to mention that whole stair scene! It was just the right of adorable new love, laughter and joy, and most importantly intensity. Um, wow. I love this light and playful L, but I think he'd be brilliant (not to mention as hot as all dramas!!) in an intense romance. Excuse me I just melted thinking about it. Mop and bucket please! What dampened this episode was Yu Mi (the butler) not making sure she had all her bases covered. Like making sure that all the evidence was gathered in one place with multiple copies. Assuming that who ever killed Mr. Jo is out to get anyone getting close to the truth. Yu Mi now knows that there have been two major attempts on Yeon Seo's life. Not to mention all the little attempts. Or how about how Park Gwang Il. He is so afraid that something like an assassination is going to happen to him he's this paranoid jitterbox. Clearly Yu Mi and him need to think up some back up plans. Get their plans iron clad. So they might survive and just in case they don't it gets out anyway. I'm just so disappointed. I hat it when the "good guys" are clearly gonna lose because they can't think of worst case scenarios. So Ni Na is just pining away and become jealous of Kang Woo's affection growing towards Yeon Seo. Ni Na sees it. Sadly I don't. There's all the stepping stones towards it. Apparently Yeon Seo's Gisele (crap I hope autocorrect didn't lead me wrong, it feels like it did) interpretation tipped him over the dead. While he looked and said he didn't like it. He ate it up hook, line, and sinker! Cause now he wants to live. Before he wanted to put Yeon Seo up on stage. Probably assuming that it would finally complete his mission and he could move on. Now he wants to live again, and Yeon Seo is the focus. I'm just not buying it! I want to! But what I want more is for Kang Woo and Ni Na to build up. These to characters are not being developed or used right!I did like that Kim Dan and Kang Woo did have a proper face off. Kim Dan has to know now that Kang Woo is a fallen Angel. I like that Archangel Hu knows for sure. So it's clear that Deity is keeping his master plan close to his chest. Dan Kim and Yeon Seo keep dancing around THE SECRET. Kim Dan told Yeon Seo he met his father and he died. Her comforting despite his protests was moving. She knows there's more and she's being patient. I just hope it comes out soon! I'm super excited to see her win. Despite all the odds!

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5.0/10 - Just a tad slower and more dramatic.

So I shouldn't have doubted that it was Yeon Seo's dream because of her comments about it being a dream. It was just so lovely, I did doubt it was hers! As the dream went on I kept thinking it has to be Kim Dan's. Though considering his not knows, she's the only one who could have thought it up. Which I love! Not to mention watching her try to cook for him! Though we pick up on last episodes cliffhanger and my heart breaks!! (pass the tissues) Well at least Kang Woo called out Ni Na's mom on her being unable to be partial. The whole showdown between Kang Woo and Hoo was interesting. Clearly the Diety does not have Hoo in on whatever master plan is going on. I also truly want to know what Kang Woo's plans are for Yeon Seo. He's not the Rib. I don't think he'd ever give up his love for the woman he fell for. Seol Hee is his everything. Though I'm still all for Ni Na saving him, but I don't think that will happen. This episode was a bit slower and I think the pacing is just a bit off still. Though I really like how Yeon Seo is still trying to honestly when her position in the group. Though the women are very cruel. No matter how cruel Yeon Seo was going blind and through all her loss is hard. Yeon Seo's rudeness should not be excused, but it should not be met with more cruelty. Especially when she's trying.

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6.0/10 - A beatiful dance!

Poor Kim Dan. First off, Yeon Seo can't keep HER hands off of him. Secondly, everyone is thinking the worst of him! Also, that "just a minute talk" took a long time to walk to. That was weird. Ooooooo. So we have Kang Woo's story. Though the idea of Angels not being able to love is silly. The Yeon Seo lookalike was lovely to see with Kang Woo. I have doubts if Kang Woo confused inspiration for love! Hu not telling Kim Dan the end of the story is lame. The Angel is very much alive, but his love was taken away. Also, when you bleed in ballet shoes it doesn't bleed through. Not through that box. Plus, you never push your feet like that when retraining. Bad things will happen. Later on we get to see her feet and their pretty and not still bloody. Toes take forever to heal. That said the beach scene was so lovely! Poor Kim Dan's heart never had a chance. Yeon Seo can dance anyone's heart over to her. Kang Woo was also bespelled. My biggest question is this: Are we the viewers the only one seeing what happened between kid Kim Dand and Yeon Seo. Or is Kim Dan suddenly able to remember something from his human life?

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9.0/10 - This is one smooth drama.

This is not one of those dramas that is gonna tease you endlessly. The writer and director worked seamlessly to create perfect timing. Things are serious. Then joyful. Big plots move along. Like Ji An and Dong Hoon finally meeting. HIm forgiving her and taking care of her. Helping her out. Down to Sang Hoon's floor money! Every character is lovingly showcased here. Developed and involved in the story. This is masterful! So why 9 instead of 10? It had just a tad of a drag here and there, and apparently I am a snob. ^_-Either way I thinkg Sang Hoon and most of Dong Hoon's friends are seeing how good Ji An is for him? Or that he cares so they should? I'm curious what is happening. Only Dong Hoon's brothers know about the affair. So I feel like it's odd that everyone is cheering Dong Hoon and Ji An on. Though maybe they all sense that Dong Hoon needs to move on from his marriage.It does make me sad that Dong Hoon may lose is promotion, but I know how he feels about not wanting to be stuck at a desk. He wants to do the work. Be in the thick of things. He's not cut out for desk work only. Which is sad because Korea doesn't seem to want to let senior employees do grunt work because of how they feel about age. The final episode is coming and I am absolutely go crazy! I have faith this drama can wrap up beautifully and give closure. Or at least a great ending. I'm also fearful that it might not. I have faith though. Not to mention because my emotions for how I want certain things to go and what might actually happen are at conflict. There is this feeling that the monk will finally come down, and I really think that would be lame.

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9.0/10 - Ooooooo! The ending!

From the dialogue between characters to the charged emotions this episode really built up to the ending. I loved how this episode flowed. Again some might say it's slow, but if you've made it to this point you know what My Mister is and this is exactly what you signed up for. The pacing of this episode is mind blowing. To tie in all the characters and finally make progress on where they are. It brings up that Sang Hoon's wife joined the family because she liked the brothers and the way they were connected to their friends, neighborhood, and family. Yoo Ra wants to get married to Gi Hoon because of this. He tells her that's why Sang Hoon's wife wanted to marry him and now they're separated. Yoon Hee blames their marriage for falling apart because she couldn't join in and Sang Hoon's wife did join in. So what's the real reason behind both failing marriages? Yoo Ra's fallen face was so sad though! It's interesting seeing all these views.Not to mention to see how beloved Dong Hoon is. Everyone in the office rejoicing. Then the whole neighborhood showing up for him. It's wonderful. Dong Hoon can't be miserable when he inspires such friendship and loyalty. Not just from his brothers, but from the people that he's touched through his life. I feel so bad for Ji An's friend. He's been caught! I still don't know his name, backstory, or connection to Ji An. He's the poor lost link in this drama. While that's silly to gripe about his actions and presence is what has enabled so much of the story. So it just feels odd that he's not recognized and developed more. The build up to Dong Hoon finally figuring out the wire tap and getting clued into Ji An is impressive. I'm happy he at least wants her to call. I knew he'd let her know he knew. Because he knows that she needed that money, and I hope he realizes that she clearly helped him out. Dong Hoon is a very sympathetic guy. He can understand peoples motivations. I just wonder how he will handle Ji An's actions. Clearly there's no way that the pining his done in this episode is just friendship. Not to mention his nieghborhood friends can clearly see that maybe Ji An is good for him? Or their kind of a match? I'd like to know why the the little guy kept bringing her up?Also, the monk goes into mediation seclusion. Can he really just quit being a monk and go back to society? I really want Jung Hee to move on. Not to mention when will Ji An realize that the Loan Shark took everything? Clearly the Loan Shark is jealous about Ji An and Dong Hoon. He probably knows that Ji An was real about her emotions. I wonder how he will deal with all this. I'd hope for redemption, but I don't think he has it in him. He's been too damaged as well.Well I'm off to the next episode because the REAL IMPORTANT REVEAL is upon us. The moment I've been waiting for. What will Dong Hoon do when Ji An's actions and truth comes out completely???? What will Ji An say?????!!!!

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10/10 - THE EMOTIONS!!!!

This drama is one of those most underrated ones. I know it has high ratings, but I just don't see enough people actually recommending it!!! My Mister is masterful storytelling in characters. Complex. Unique. Utterly, brilliantly developed. (Ooooooo, I think I'm gonna steal this for my full series review!) That said this episode just blew me away!! All of my feels just got tortured this whole time into this perfect froth (don't ask me why I went with this word) of emotional cray-cray!! I'm beyond invested. It's impressive considering I really disliked Dong Hoon's two brothers. Thanks to the amazing craft on display I now adore the brothers and their relationship.Youngest brother Gi Hoon and Yoo Ra's relationship makes me so happy. The way they officially started dating was so nice. Now watching them change each other and interact is just perfection. It feels real. Their fighting and all. I just love seeing them together, even if it's just phone stuff. Let's have more in person stuff please! It has to be noted that Nara as Choi Yoo Ra is simply adorable! I look forward to weeing Nara in more work. Now to why I rambled away about the brothers. I love how much they care and are their for each other. Not to mention how when the brothers don't show up for their normal drinks and their bar/neighborhood friends are worried about them. I love this level of friendship and caring. Some of their friends even know them so well to say that when one brother is troubled, worried, or so on, that they all are affected. They know something is off even if the other doesn't confide. Many might say this was slow, but it's so intense. From Gi Hoon hitting the nail on the head with his guess at Yoon Hee having an affair. They're so perceptive and it makes me realize how close they are together to pick up on such details in eachother's lives. Then when the brothers finally all confront each other.So what is up with our Loan Shark? Hmmmmmmm. I don't think he just suddenly wanted to protect Ji An. For a split second I thought maybe he had thought about it and he realized he wanted to protect her. I think he nabbed all of her friend's computers and stuff to keep the cops away from her. BUT so that he can blackmail her and get her under his thumb again. Because A) she needs that proof kept hidden so she can stay out of jail, but B) she also needs it to bring down the evil CEO. Her end game to protect Dong Hoon. Jung Hee is an odd character. I really hate what she's done and is doing with her life. The writing and acting just makes me feel for her. Which drives me crazy! It was at least fulfilling that she went and confronted him. Though if he's truly happy in his choice I feel that she should have confronted him years earlier. So that she wouldn't ask him to change his happiness. At least she didn't burn the place down. I wish we would get to see her crying less. I want to see her move on and find happiness. It's sad that she's been pining and waiting for him for so long.Honestly I don't think I can analyze and truly break down how amazing this whole episode was. The emotional build up, the script, and so on.

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6.0/10 - Things are definitely getting setup for tragedy/betrayal!

So it's obvious the betrayal/tragedy drama is getting super setup. Though I'm still waiting on word of what happened to Zhao Yao's mom in the past. Clearly everyone is dead except for Zhao Yao and her grandfather. Who, points to him let Zhao Yao achieve her own dreams. Though I'm still wondering if Grandfather just pretended he didn't know that Demon Son—Mo Qing, until he gets a new name!—escaped or he genuinely didn't know. I guess since he couldn't enter the mountain he didn't know. That feels unlikely since he said his clans fate was done. So . . . Now let us talk about how badass Zhao Yao was! Using what Luo Ming Xuan—you know the pretty face/Golden Diety—told her it sounds like the poor Demon Son is being unjustly killed. Luo Ming Xuan can't see that at all, but Zhao Yao truly believes it. My girl is not only badass in morals, but in her fight skills as she took on all those supposedly "good sect" guys and squashed them. She was injured, but she won. Which makes it awesome. True the fight scenes were not the best I've seen in a Wuxia, but they were decent and definitely felt real with both sides taking damage.Which leads to me wondering why Zhao Yao is not getting more attention. This girl trained and became a killer warrior who fights for good. Has a fabulous personality and totally saved the male lead Mo Qing. She actually takes on the role of the savior and many role reversal parts ensue. (Though it annoys me to call them that.) I loved the adorable head pat she gives Mo Qing after she gives him a name! Not to mention all the other "role reversal" parts that just feel so natural with Zhao Yoa as our leading lady! Well done. That said Mo Qing, much like Luo Ming Xuan, can't help but be swayed by Zhao Yao. Though I feel like Mo Qing is definitely romantic. Where Luo Ming Xuan feelings might still be up in the air. Such as he might just think of her as a sweet student to mold or something. Either way how can anyone resist. An interesting setup is that the one student with the dot on his forehead from Ash Tower thought what they were doing to the Demon Son was wrong. Then his master is trying to keep him away from a certain maiden. I assume Zhao Yao. Interesting, interesting.This is a pretty solid build up episode. I love this cliffhanger as well. With Zhao Yao seeking Luo Ming Xuan out. There was a good traveling montage and Mo Qing pining away after her. She's reached her destination and I love the surprise from the guards when she pronounces who she is and that she's there to speak to Luo Ming Xuan! The epic build up is awesome!

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