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i can find merit in disgrace

nakama yukie really carries this show in it’s darkest scenes. I’ve only watched her work as yamaguchi but this role has spanned six years ，she was competent at the start but here she’s undeniably great. because this show has gotten redundant which i attribute to wantin to play it safe. keep it easily digestable ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ the second clash with goda i felt like even if they have a message they don’t know what they’re saying. i get the point but i don’t agree with how we get there. i felt like both goda & akagi didn’t get the nuance they deserved. i still stand by what i said about them disregarding the same kids just because they aren’t in yamaguchi’s class. we see his guilt but we don’t get to learn anything else about him. akagi also was just standard. what else is there to her ，possibly the one antagonistic character to truly challenge yamaguchi & ground her as a flawed human ？｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ with that being said i really wnjoyed this final speech ，the most in the etnire show probably. it really did pick up in the after+math of goda. i quite like ogata & kazama. i think they’re quite well+written & balanced perfectly. ogata falls closer to odagiri of the two but he still has the impulses & immaturity of his other mis+fit kids. kazama is naturally rowdy like him but he has a big heart that speaks to him & it’s just as great as a brain ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ i think this series is naturally flawed but it is a good time. it’sx sweet when you just leave it at face+value. i like this from a stan perspective & also through human eyes. it makes me miswreable sometimes bugt i wouldn’t refuse to rewatch it all over again.

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of course they left an open ending, where…

of course they left an open ending, where the main bad-guy isn't dead ugh... as his "ending" wasn't satisfying in the least, logical that he would be back. even though am still wondering what happened to the sisters; Seok Ju Ran & Seok Ho Ran neither was dead dead, so maybe if there is a 2nd season - they will all make a comeback, time will tell. either way this was a fun drama (hilarious at times) but felt too freakin short & yet it didn't feel like anything was left unexplored. ********************************loved almost all of the character's (minus Son Gyeong Un's wife) i really don't get after how she treated him, him still loving & caring for her so much. but if u put that aside this was really really well done & a fun watch even f there were sad & depressing moments. for sure a rewatch - loved this

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Truths revealed

XuanQing is all stirred up in his reinvention of past events. He has quite the scenario built in his head. He has twisted things to make YanYun look like the puppet master behind the scenes tricking JinZhao into marriage by denying her the great mighty XuanQing.😝🙄omg this little runt sure has a narcissistic streak.😝YanYun is about ready to cut his head off and I really wanna cheer him on but JinZhao made him stop. She knows this is blown out of proportion and things did not go to that degree in the past. YanYun believes her but seeks solitude. This was a misstep. She is half his age and needed assurance that her girl crush would be put in perspective to her true feelings. He should have been forthcoming about his rescue and she should have mentioned her past crush when dirtbag nephew came home. However, she had no reason to think he had any feelings for her at all once he failed to show at the bridge. There was no way she could have seen the twisted story in his head because it was so different from the preachy upright scholar she admired. On the political side, Wang knows he’s in trouble for the girl they killed. He is ready to get everybody in trouble and looking into Chen’s dealings in the canal and XuanQing. He is looking for any dirt with canal bandits…or any dirt at all. Guard and servant approach YanYun and inform him of Wang’s investigations so he follows up with a meeting with XuanQing. The nephew is acting the martyr all weak from self denial of meals. He appears most pitiful due to the scheming uncle that has it in for him. 🙄😡 YanYun sets him straight by telling him his engagement has been called off and he is being sent to the provinces — a great demotion for one who placed first in exams. However, there is reason. Wang is looking into XuanQing’s parentage and YanYun is trying to keep it out of the spotlight. His maneuvering of XuanQing’s location has dual benefits - distance from home and protection from Wang. WanXue is the most hurt from all this. Her engagement has been called off and she is experiencing what XuanQing claims, they are forcing her away from her true love. Here I wish JinZhao could have embraced her and shared her own past grief of losing her crush. She could have mentioned that XuanQing is unhinged from his delusions and needs time to grasp reality. That he will hurt her beyond repair if they marry now. Instead she is kinda bailing on her friend tho doing the right thing for her. The guard and servant chatting think YanYun is doing JinZhao a favor by sparing her. This shows their ignorance of JinZhao’s nature giving her the demeanor of most women her age. She is not a wilting violet and had every reason to believe that she and YanYun would face everything together in a united front. Currently she does not feel united with him because he is too busy carrying out his plans and protecting her as he sees fit. This is going to bite him in the ass because the last thing she wants is his distance and oversight. He really is ignorant in love matters. 😝🙄 She has sent him a signed and dated divorce decree that he definitely did not see coming. With this, she is reminding him that she is not at the convenience of his scheduling. They are either together through everything, or not. He needs to put up or shut up because here YanYun is wrong thinking his mastermind tactics are always correct. He thought it best for her to be on the back burner and she reminded him she is not that type of girl. She is woman enough even tho young to let him know that his place is by her side and if he doesn’t agree then she is better off solo. Damn this episode gives you whiplash.😂🤣This segues to the tea party at her restaurant and all the top ladies are showing up at the door. Ms Wang is doing her best to annoy and JinZhao is making things go well in spite of her. This changes when news arrives that YanYun had been ambushed and is injured. Ms Wang still isn’t prudent enough to just smirk and keep her mouth shut. She just has to go for one more dig and JinZhao slaps her following up with a pinch that if her husband comes to harm because of her she will pay with her life. Here she shows her mirror image of YeXian.👏🏻👏🏻 She sees the doctor’s bowls dealing with his wounds as she enters. She is collapsing herself but gets to his side and he is too cold and unconscious. At the Wang house he denies trying to assassinate Chen but looks guilty as hell when he learns one of his miscreant spies is missing. What I wanna know is if Fu is so damn smart, why is this oaf his right hand man? 😝 hahaha this is usually man trick to shut up his woman 😝😝 funny to see the woman shut up the man by kissing. 👏🏻😂 She is good at getting to the heart of the matter and realizes much better than him that love and reason don’t go hand in hand. So….Chen is framing Wang and waiting to see the fallout from the ambush. He pushed things to the edge because he wanted to die after receiving divorce decree. They were just making up when Fu and doc show up. 🙄Wow. Fu’s empathy is 🤬The doc just said the wound missed his heart by an inch and Fu’s like…good thing nothing serious. 😝😡 This politician for the people chided Chen for brooding about the grain swap and called him petty for caring for 100k people. 🤬🤬the conversation shifts from assassination attempt to shoddy workmanship on canal borders. Right when he condemns Wang’s people for going too far Chen drops the other shoe that 9 were under his name while 6 were under Wang’s. That was quite a look Fu had when the episode ended. I think he was wanting to add to that wound on Chen’s chest and move it over. Things are heating up now and it’s going to be a wild ride to see how these politicians counter maneuver their own misdeeds. They better give our couple some makeup time while he is recuperating. I also want this drama to give WanXue a good ending. Her only crime was loving somebody wholeheartedly. And I want some happy news with Lan and Mu wiping out the bad wedding vibes XuanQing left. We need some happy times dammit. 😝

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