What I love so much about this story is that the ML and FL are both fantastic. Of course our female general is the main character and she's awesome beyond limits, but the male lead is by no means her underling or sidekick. He's the main character of his own story. Personally, I find this ML the coolest out of all other ones by this writer. In other stories, the FLs are feisty noble ladies and MLs are princes or dukes. But in this story there is no power imbalance. They are both self-made generals. What makes the ML so attractive is that he's so charismatic. Sure the FL is powerful and smart, but he's even smarter. There are so many strong FLs that are arrogant and their MLs are soft and fawny. But these two here are rivals to the bone. He fights her and he outwits her not because she's a woman but because she's a formidable rival. Their romance is heart-fluttering as hell. I can't wait for this to air, they're my most favourite couple ever!
is the novel popular or are people hyped bc of the cast? bc i dont think the trailer is much different from other…
Novel is really popular. It's by the same writer of The Double and has other novels even more popular that haven't been adapted into dramas yet. As a novel fan I feel like the cast is really on point so it's really exciting!
Feng Weiran and Jiang Yanan are my favourite pairing of this show. I've never seen any drama have a married couple with such a healthy relationship. They are genuine and so in love after being married for so long. Even their fights are sweet. They would make such a cute story if they had a drama about them. Such a cute and silly couple!
People complaining about Cheng Hui and Sheng Nina are funny. Why expect so much from a 3rd couple lol? Besides they held hands and it was implied that they started dating and were caught by the media. And the friends were super happy and surprised by it. With Cheng Hui's personality would there really be a make-out session when the relationship hasn't even developed that far at this point?
I love their friend group to bits and pieces! Even the silly married couple is endearing and Cheng Hui is Cheng Hui. They remind of of WIFTY. So silly and sweet.
Seunghyo's mind during the kiss: OH MY GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING I NEED TO BREATHE I CAN'T FUCK THIS UPPPP Meanwhile Seokryu: No thoughts, f*ck me already I love love love how the whole kiss scene focused on Seunhyo's very minute yet complicated emotions. In fact this whole week was all about him, just like last week was about Seokryu. Also I don't think Seokryu not being nervous or not showing much emotions was a bad thing at all. Just look at her gaze (Queen Jung Somin I bow down to you), clearly it SCREAMS that she's just so madly into him. Which is so sweet, considering Seunghyo's one-sided love was the main plot of the drama. This just shows that she burns for him just as much as he yearns for her. I love it!
Choi Seunghyo is like a character out of a romance manhwa. You know how the drawings show the blush on the cheeks so vividly and how each emotion is amplified clearly on the faces? That's what he is! The kiss killed me. This is how friends to lovers is done right!
Can't believe people want FL and her ex back together even though the man straight out told the reason why they weren't compatible. He's not capable of handling the level of stress she feels. He never thought he'd have to go through her pain like it was his. He considered himself a bystander who encouraged and supported her, that's it! He was breaking down when she started to show her illness to him. Seokryu hadn't even shown him how much she was hurting until she got depressed. And Seokryu too didn't realise that he was feeling helpless and suffocated because of it and instead blamed him. As she said, she's going to keep being paranoid, sick, afraid and unreasonable in the future and he can't handle that. Accepting that they're not what they need doesn't erase the fact that they truly loved each other.
So I watched ep 9 and 10 together and cried my eyes out! Damn! The writing is so brilliant. Seokryu is such a behemoth of a character which we've only been seeing a 2D facade of until now. I love all the characters so much. They're so painfully real that I can relate to all of them. Moeum acting all supportive and laughing in front of Seokryu then bawling on her way home broke me! Also her and Danho's teary kiss was so sweet I watched it multiple times! Ugh I'm all up in my feels now!
Wow how hurt must Seokryu have felt to see her mom favouring her brother because he was sick in the past! Even before the reveal at the end I still felt sorry for her because everyone can see that her mental health is deteriorating and she's also quite sick herself in that regard.
Meanwhile Seokryu: No thoughts, f*ck me already
I love love love how the whole kiss scene focused on Seunhyo's very minute yet complicated emotions. In fact this whole week was all about him, just like last week was about Seokryu.
Also I don't think Seokryu not being nervous or not showing much emotions was a bad thing at all. Just look at her gaze (Queen Jung Somin I bow down to you), clearly it SCREAMS that she's just so madly into him. Which is so sweet, considering Seunghyo's one-sided love was the main plot of the drama. This just shows that she burns for him just as much as he yearns for her. I love it!