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Because luck is one of the reason for someone to survive when they are in the eye of storm like Fan Xian. Most of the savings he got made complete sense due to the plot twist later regarding his identity (they need him to be alive and has been doing that since he is a baby thats is why he grew up in Danzhou) but luck is also part of the reason for his survival.

All the Emperors in history need to have all sort of luck as well in order to survive and become an Emperor and govern successfully. Luck in finding good advisors, friends or comrades and as well luck in surviving assassination attempts or etc. This drama shows how power, position, back support, family as well as 'luck' play an important role in Fan Xian's survival aside from his genius mind.

They do not hate him but rather his aggressive behaviors was tolerated at first because of his loyalty to BeiQi. But Fan Xian shows them why he is replaceable and they started to see it too esp the Dowager Queen (pay attention to the conversation between Fan Xian & DuoDuo after ShengSheng Hu made an alliance with the Dowager Queen -- they explored it in detail there). The awesome thing about Fan Xian is that he knew his schemes were very apparent but he didnt care since he knew they will do it according to his narrative anyway. Why? Because he understand people's greed for money & power. Like the BS excuse he made regarding falling in love with DuoDuo at first sight as an excuse to smuggle with BeiQi -- and seriously, NO ONE, literally NO ONE in that room believe that ridiculous excuse except the Dowager Queen. She accepted the excuse since it allowed her to get profit through smuggling deal with Fan Xian.

This is one of the dramas where the plot armours made complete sense. I also usually cant stand plot armors in dramas but for Fan Xian, it made complete sense when you consider the plot twist later regarding his identity or the scheming they planned on his life.

Noticed that not one but many characters in the drama question why he got saved everytime for his reckless behaviors. This is not coincidence but rather as foreshadowing for his identity and why he is so important in everyone's eyes. Even Fan Xian himself was surprised and question the same thing.

Its not because its a much older production but because Joy of Life is a lot more fun and funnier but maintain the same smart script and brilliant scheming and mind games.

Yesh, thats what my problem is with what otherwise an excellent story. As a viewers, you got frustrated with his choices but he on the other hand was painted as a hero throughout the story. If they actually stick the source materials, I might actually will give a higher rating for the drama.

Like I like what they did with The Bad Kids. Despite the censorship they managed to create a masterpiece. I like how on the surface its a 'happy ending' but when you analyze the everything, the ending was the total opposite.

Regarding The Long Night, while watching the drama, do you realized that the obsession of the ML on the case is the very reason why he ended up that way? Because when I watch the drama, my problem is how they whiten the ML character like a hero while in the novel, his obsession was highlighted which is one of the main points of the story.

The ML is not a coward at all. He is more like an idealist where he doesnt want anyone to sacrifice or die for him. That is why he lead a very laidback life where he doesnt want to show off or have any desire to inherit his father's position. But the great things about him is that despite not wanting all of it, he know he cant escape his destiny but he wants to do it HIS way and not his father's way which will involve more deaths. He is the type where he doesn't want to sacrifice anything in other the achieve his goals (between love or power for an example). So when he said he will achieve both, I believe him since he has the brains and capabilities to do that.

Can you be more specific on which scene he just let the other die for him? He truly did not have any martial art skills thus he actually cannot fight and be more useful during combats. But there is one scene where a woman said he is a hypocrite and asked why he let his soldier die fighting while trying his best to save innocent civilians and his answer in that is gold.

Ahh I see. Thanks a looot!

Then she got divorced? Because its only a fake marriage?

The ML is the imperial guard?

I just NEED to see Bogum in a good drama!!! T_T

Thank you! This is why I kinda dislike S2 because they always put stain in the relationship just to have more dramas for the characters. I always prefers new drama rather than 2nd seasons with the same actors because I always afraid that they gonna ruin the drama that I already love.

When you said they died protecting the Wing kind, are you saying the Wind kind extinct in this series? Or they won the battle but both of them died?

People dislike her since she is manipulative. She made the choice for Hyun without asking his opinion first and drive Min into a corner where he felt he has no choice but to kill Lee Joonyoung. Had she didnt do that, I will only find her annoying and I'm totally ok with that. Her last action made me totally despise her as a character and I said this despite I like Jang Nara as an actress.

I like him and happen to watch many of his dramas even when I'm not intended to haha

I think everyone feels the same including our MCs. Even in Secret Forest2, Bae Doona character do visit him in the prison to show that there are no hard feelings between them. They understood him, despite knowing his method is wrong

Ahh I see. Thanks anyway

Just a question. What happened to Tian Yi & Fu Ling after the daughter was born? Did they raised her?

Park Hae Young is indeed a good writer since she wrote characters with depth and complexity.

But I utterly despise Yoon Nan Jong's Because This Is My First Life. It is a mess of a drama and the relationship between the leads are just toxic -- esp the FL and her passive aggressive behaviors towards the ML everytime he didnt behave according to her narrative. The message that the drama wants to send at the end is just wrong in all levels. FL was very manipulative and emotionally abusive -- she broke the ML to a point that he cant no longer stay in the house the he loved so much then comes back into his life after she think he had learned his 'lesson' that he cant live without her. I was so disgusted tbh. :(

lol at 'Can you still be friends?' X'D

This is why probably I would never talk about dramas to random people / friends since some just couldnt appreciate the nuance or brilliance storytelling when they do not paying attention when they watched the story. Like C-historical dramas has so much micro detailing that it will all lose in translation when people thought all characters either look the same or the story is just too complicated in general. So no matter how brilliant is the script, they just couldn't see it lol. So to save you from heartache, no need to recommend anything to people with no interest on the subject imo.

But once in a while, a truly magnificent dramas that is so awesome like Joy of Life/Nirvana in Fire for an example come around and I will shamelessly recommend it to anyone since it is just too awesome. Or dramas with brilliant ending like The Bad Kids so I can discuss on the ending on whether they managed to catch it or not. :D

Thank you for the summary. I dont know but the way you wrote it made me lol. It save a lot of our time :D