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They did show all of that, right? The training, pushing herself like crazy etc. She was a fencing prodigy who just stalled after a while and having a better coach and people actually believing in her helped her get out of her rut. Her mother never says anything good even when she wins so of course she would say Hee Do sucks at it when it was obvious to the coach that Hee Do just needed more confidence and a little more training.

I get that everyone wants a super sweet happy couple right now, but I actually understand QY and why she wants to leave. She has always said all she wants is to be free, no matter how and things kept happening to get in the way of her dream. This is probably the first time in her life that she can actually imagine being able to live the kind of life she always dreamed of and it doesn't mean she doesn't love LY. Also, she said a lot of things to him because she was scared he was dying, and since it's not like he sat her down and said he loves her, I don't see why she should put her dream aside for now.

I wanted to shake them both in ep 28, but mostly LY cos QY is making choices without having all the information. He should've confessed instead of making the decision for her that it would only make them both unhappy. Anyway, even if she does go without him, I know they won't be apart for too long because the yearning will kick in and one of them will eventually make the decision to outright declare that they want to be a couple.

I like the friendship but I'm not loving the way Mi Jo made Chan Young's illness about herself. It was about her reaction and her feelings and she wouldn't even let Chan Young process it the way she wanted or share the news when and how she wanted. I get that she is scared to lose her friend but it's not her life at the end of the day.

Not really into the romance part yet but maybe that will change. I just skip everything with Mi Jo and the doctor now.

I binged this in 2 days and I think that's the best way to watch it. If I had to sit through it week to week, with the unnecessary conflict and tiresome characters, I would've dropped it. It's good to binge though cos you can skip past all the nonsense and enjoy the good bits without letting it fester in your mind.

It feels like this show was meant to be at least 10 episodes longer because there's so much that's unexplained but meant to be accepted. Like when and how exactly did Yan Kai fall in love? It felt like overnight he just decided he was in love with the spoiled rich girl and then she could do no wrong? Weird.

I also wish they'd spent more time on CKY and her relationships with the other women (or even her romance) instead of the endless stories of side characters doing irrelevant things. This show would've been more interesting to me if I didn't have to skip so much. Finally, I don't know why some characters (but Kai Yi especially) whisper their lines. I have to strain to hear what some of them are saying and it's annoying. CKY just whispers to herself and the whole office pretends they know exactly what she said. Overall, I wanted more Qin Min too. They should've replaced everything to do with Yan Kai with Qin Min scenes and I would've been ecstatic.

Now that it's over, I'd say it's an 8/10 max.

I also think if it wasn't for all the interruptions, QY would've come to love him eventually if they'd ended up together. She obviously cared very deeply for him but once she ended things with him, his feelings were no longer her concern or responsibility. QX is a good man even if he is weak, and he deserves only good things, but QY would have been an excellent match for him and made him happy if they had been allowed to live their lives.

They also spent a lot of time together during the investigation and then wrote to each other a lot when she was grounded. People have become obsessed for much less so I can understand him. Because we don't really get a clear picture of the passage of time, it's hard to say how long it's been since they met, but it was practically love at first sight for him and then it just kept going from there.

The way they couldn't stop laughing, I believe it was all them and not in the script at all lol

Funny how the other horrid cousins got character development and the writer was like, "Qiu Min? R**e." It's a tired trope and what's worse is that it only made her worse somehow? I knew it was coming but I'm still pissed it happened. I've been on my knees begging for QM to grow a backbone and stop being so problematic, but instead this is what we've been given. It would've been so much better if she'd just become a stronger and better person through the fall of the family and death of her mother and then won Qin Xuan over like that. I've been frustrated with her character since the start of the drama and I don't think even her death could make me like her now.

As for Qiu Yan and Liang Yi, finally they worked together to actually get out of the brothel (too bad QM ruined everything as usual). I'm really enjoying all their scenes together and the way their wits keep saving their necks. I lol'd when he brought her out in broad daylight and called her a different name. Like , is it that easy? 😂 Things will only get more interesting now that she's going to be playing the role of his concubine and I cannot wait to see the downfall of Yuan Lang.

This feels like the 3rd drama in a row that I've seen recently that features strong female friendships but one of them has a terminal illness and dies. It's incredibly depressing and I'm quite tired of it. Why can't they just let these women live past a certain age without throwing heartbreaking tragedies at them?

I like all 3 women a lot and their different personalities so I'm excited to see the rest of it but also disappointed at the tragic start to the show.

I'm really enjoying the major conflicts and the business politics but for some reason I have zero interest in any of the side characters and their stories. CKY and XHX are fascinating to me but my favourite character is Qin Min. In general, the women are great, the men are forgettable, and I wish someone would slap Lu Bin Bin at least once every day cos he is the worst kind of slime.

I think this show is underrated and I hope it gets more attention eventually.

9 times out of 10 these emperors are always insecure, paranoid, and incompetent and then wonder why the empire is falling apart. He didn't even make Yuan Lang prove himself or anything. Just brought him back and then let him ruin one of the most loyal and families in the court.

I really need Qiu Min to stop being a damsel in distress especially when everyone is in the same sinking boat. Life is harsh and this is the time for her to finally step up and act like she's not going to be a burden for the rest of her life. I saw a spoiler in a comment here that I hope is a misinterpretation cos it's a tired trope, but I wouldn't at all be surprised if it happens considering the foreshadowing that already took place when they arrived at the brothel.

Once again, I was glad to see Qiu Yan and Liang Yi working together but her impulsiveness keeps making things more difficult than they need to be. Also, can someone please kick Yuan Lang off a cliff or something? He already ruined the entire family but that's not enough for him. Imagine having your whole personality be "making sure Liang Yi isn't happy". What an absolute d***h**d.

The way she kept jumping from accusing the grandmother to the aunt to her father in the span of mere moments was annoying. Even Liang Yi wanted her to pause and think but she wouldn't listen. They do match each other's personalities beautifully, and I wonder if that gold handcuff will cause problems soon.

Qiu Yan has disappointed me in these last 2 episodes cos she hasn't been using her brain like she normally would. I know that it's mostly grief, but I couldn't help feeling let down. I wonder what's going to happen next cos if her father admits to the frame up job, then they're completely doomed. I also don't see grandma making it out of this alive but we'll see.

Liang Yi is doing his darndest to distance himself from them so that snake will stop pushing but I think it's too late now. That guy has to see this through to the end or die trying.

Nah, the senior was the one who dragged him into it by trying to explain and then telling a lie that could easily be proven to be a lie. Plus, he was going to get reported anyway since Seunghyun wasn't the only one that saw it.

I think that character is just misguided. She's doing things that are objectively not bad (maybe even right), but her methods are questionable at best. I also feel like the detective from her past has manipulated her into not trusting anyone but him and that's contributed to how she is now. I don't see her as a villain at all. The detective may be good but he's using her as a tool for his own revenge and that's just wrong.

From the trailer it looks like the wedding won't happen because of yet another scandal, so I guess we (me & ML) don't have to worry about ML having an affair with his sister in law lol.

I really like Qiu Yan for many reasons, but especially cos she doesn't succumb to emotional blackmail like most FLs. I'm enjoying this show so far, and I hope it stays this good.

I find that ridiculous as well cos weren't they trying to set her up with someone a few episodes ago? They want her to get married and have kids but not THESE kids and THIS man? She's about to be 30 and then they'll start going on about how she's turning into an old spinster and disappointing her family. Their excuses are so tiresome.

Totally agree with the product placement in ep 5 being way too much lol. But for the couples... I don't think Dome & Vee don't understand their feelings, cos if they didn't they wouldn't have had the conversation about stopping and going back to how they were. It's more that Dome is dating Vee's sister, not that they don't know how they feel.

Also, Fah and Thorn are really just trying to reconnect and get to know each other again after drifting so far apart and dealing with the basketball scandal. Fah even seems to have accepted that he likes Thorn so now he's probably going to explore that carefully, like with any new relationship.

As for Saen and Aii, they're the lighthearted, cute couple of the show for me. I think Saen has been so focused on schoolwork that he's never really had to deal with liking anyone or having someone really like him before, and he's not running away from it.

I haven't really gotten any internalized homophobia vibes from any of them because their problems haven't been tied to 'liking a boy and what that means', but rather to their individual personalities and relationships. They don't seem to have problems with boys liking boys, there are just other things going on.