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I'm only at the beginning but FL is so damn annoying 💀

Np. I wanted to love it, but I guess the trailer (which was very good) and synopsis raised my expectations too high so I ended up being disappointed by what I got 😂

I don't remember the song from ep. 1, but the one I originally wrote my comment for was in episode 4 I think. It really killed the mood for me 😩. I preferred fighting sequences where they didn't use any songs, like the fight between Gaku and Haru in the last episode. That was phenomenal!

I wish they made Fuma clan's motivation clearer from the beginning. The whole time the story felt aimless to me. Gaku's reason for betraying his family and joining Fuma was also weak in my opinion, considering how they killed people indiscriminately.

I guess all of it could be fixed if they make another season, but as a standalone there were many things that left me wanting more.

I enjoyed the family dynamics, action scenes and acting, but the plot could've been better.

It's lame in the context of the action scene. In other words, totally unfitting. There is a time and place for every song and that one wasn't it.

So I ended up finishing it even though I thought about dropping it around episode 5. It was okay, disappointing but not unwatchable. I liked the fighting scenes and the whole ninja/shinobi family concept, but everything else was mid. The soundtrack was horrible, unfitting and distracting, and the whole Fuma storyline was just underwhelming. I couldn't understand their motivation until the last episode, and even then a lot of it was left obscure. Also, the whole Gaku storyline could've been more polished. His motivation was also ???

The soundtrack in this is seriously pissing me off, lol. There's an amazing fight scene and then some lame-ass song in the background that ruins the whole mood 😒

You could describe their love as platonic in this (drama) version and since there is no sexual or romantic interactions (you can consider their longing gazes romantic, but they can be interpreted in other ways too) people just consider it bromance. Platonic love is stronger than friendship, but it's not sexual/romantic. When I watch BLs I expect some kind of romantic relationship that involves kisses/skinship etc. that you find in straight romance dramas as well, but all of that is missing here.

I personally don't care whether someone sees it as BL or bromance, but I don't think it's strange that people see platonic instead of romantic love in this specific case.

No problem, I'm glad I could help. I was also very confused after completing My Dearest and dissatisfied with Ryang Eum's fate, but then I accidentally came upon some clip where he was out of that prison and it motivated me to dig through comments and find the explanation, haha. They should've released only that extended episode, it makes things so much clearer.

I haven't watched the whole extended episode, just clips, but I read some comments explaining it and basically he was captured after ML disappeared & his version of the story about Crown Prince, ML and rebels (that they didn't plot against the king but just wanted to return home to Joseon) was dangerous for the new king (Crown Prince's brother) because he got the throne thanks to the whole rebellion issue, so they removed him (Ryang Eum) and proclaimed him crazy. He was later released, before FL found ML, but I don't know how that happened exactly.

I hope that helps 😅

He was so good as Ryang Eum in My Dearest, now I'm even more excited for Begins Youth!

Hmm, I just saw the extended (?) scene where Gil Chae and Ryang Eum meet and talk and now I'm confused about the timeline. His hair is grey so it must be after he left that prison, but it seems like Gil Chae hasn't found Jang Hyun yet so it's super confusing considering the timeline they showed in the first episode 🥴

This was such a journey and I enjoyed every second of it. It's one of my favourite historical dramas and one of the reasons is its authenticity. I missed watching "serious" historicals. The ending was also beautiful and I like how they wrapped everything up. I do have one complaint tho and it's regarding Ryang Eum's fate. I wish he got a better ending.

FL? She thought ML died so she accepted another man's proposal. Once she received his gifts, the marriage was a done deal so it was hard for her to break it off or to run away with ML (after he returned) because it would mean leaving her family and friends and being ostracized by society.

After 34 episodes I can say that there is one thing that frustrates me to no end and it's Yunshen's inability to stand up to his mother. He's so spineless and it's pissing me off. Someone needs to rein in that bit*h.

I've been rewatching some parts of this series and I just absolutely love how it's full of prehistoric and historic references. It's ingenious how they managed to make a concise story by mixing everything with fantasy. Like, primitive hunter gatherer societies, first civilizations and consequential rise of slavery, genocide of natives, transition from bronze to iron age etc. - there are so many examples to be found and as someone who loves history I find it so interesting!

Okay, thank you for explaining. It helps a lot 🙏😊

I enjoyed it in the beginning, but waiting for new episodes every week killed the excitement and the story went in the direction that didn't really do it for me. It felt rather sloppy and rushed, especially towards the ending, and emotional scenes didn't make me feel anything at all.

I do have to praise Pavel, his acting was very good. I also like how comfortable Pavel and Pooh were with each other.

Okay. Thanks!

Hmm, can part 3 be understood without watching part 1 & 2? That's what's important to me 😅