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This is a really good point. We the audience are very influenced by the "point of view" of the narrative. We like the FL because it's her story. In another drama, this deceptive character archetype could be the 'despicable' second female lead and ML could be the burdened manipulative hero we are rooting for.

I think because here it's all part of the plot. a ML the same as the FL in this drama wouldn't work, for this storyline. it was well casted. the roles feel right for the story being told.

Moonlight Chicken is my second fav for them in terms of acting. excellent performances!

thx bro!

what evidence do we have that the actors playing gay characters will be banned in the future? are we sure that part isn't just rumors? they never did that before.

I presume he's crying more from humiliation/shame than "cute crush doesn't like me back".

wish I could rec this to my friends but I don't see it streaming ANYWHERE.

A lot of short online cdramas set in the 70s are including the darker uncurrents when people took ideologies to the extreme, and how selfish people will leverage popular political ideals to serve their greed and grudges. I think it's all good - it's healthy for people to explore the positive and negatives about the past, so we can learn from it. Art is good for self-reflection.

I feel like it can be a bit of a "happy ending" vs "happy for now" dilemma. If it's a romance-first drama, then lbr it's hard to make a believable happy ending for a couple if they are emperor and empress. An emperor will get a LOT of pressure to have multiple concubines and many heirs. The empress is going to be constrained in the guilded chains of her position. It can feel quite "happy for now" and it's hard to forget the looming harder days that will strain the relationship. It's much easier to believe in a good marriage and life for people who are free from the palace environment. (of course, Who Rules the World had an entirely different kind of ending. But I'm talking in general. Generally I can understand why dramas have a HE of living free and unrestrained, just devoted to each other.)

thanks 😊

I wonder if they will tell the stories sequentially - so we finish the 30s, then 50s, then 90s (each story wrapped up before the next) or if it will all overlap.

People have different tastes, I guess. One thing that stands out to me is it feels more... episodic than the average cdrama I watch. There is something that reminds me almost of the 2010's western procedural/episodic 24 episode TV sci-fi and fantasy tv shows. I'm personally less into shows with a string of small cases ("Monster of the Week") style plotting. I don't dislike it but it's also not my favorite style of program. So I could see how people who are less excited by that type of show give this lower ratings (and visa vera, for people who love it.) I'm probably in the mid range on opinions. Watched 12 ep and I like it so far.

yeah in the novel the ML truly DOES NOT CARE that she hangs in brothels. he only feels insecure that he doesn't enjoy them and so worries she will find him boring and unable to share her interests. she assures him it's fine and it's not necessary for him to enjoy partying like her or her friends. but if he WANTS to learn how to drink and hang out in her fav brothel, they will go step by step as his comfort level dictates. honestly they are very sweet in the novel and it shows how opposites who attract can be good partners without forcing each other to change.

I have seen more than one mini-drama that has this! FL as an emperor with 3 male consorts. But only in online mini drama land. 🤫🤭

well argued. this was interesting.

You're right that this is just comparing apples and oranges. LOTFG being compared with serious political dramas like Advisors Alliance doesn't make sense. No, it's not on the level of Advisors Alliance or Secret of the Three Kingdoms or Rise of the Phoenix etc. It's not supposed to be - if a viewer goes in expecting that, they just had the wrong expectations. Like watching the Harry Potter movies for fantasy and disappointed it wasn't Lord of the Rings. LPTFG is an he adaptation of a webnovel by an author who specializes in female-centered rebirth and revenge tales with a significant romance component. They have comic-book style logic and an 'idol drama' flavor. A bit fluffy and frivolous, tropey. Also with some real pathos and tragedy baked in. It's not supposed to be believable. None of this author's novels are. They're candy, not vegetables. And imo they are delicious candy. So it's not fair to demand they're nutritious too. (In the same way that when I watch short dramas, I calibrate my expectations accordingly.)

thank you thank you :)

thank you!!

what episode does the proposal scene happen in, so I can plan to stop there?

the novel is very cute. quick fun read. I recommend. it's just clearly a different thing lol