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Two Stars

wow ep 3 blindside me - who would thought that all games aside, they would both be so genuine at this early stage & stop with the white lies.... how wholesome & heartwarming, but now i wonder (worry) if at this stage they have more or less confessed, what awaits (us) them??? *************************************************************************************************************in the previous we already got a hint that Ryo has a crush, when it started idk - cause the flashback only showed why they noticed & got close to each other, but didn't detect anything romantic pass between them. anyway given their running betting game i didn't think Ryo would basically be this candid about his feelings & even if Zen didn't hold back this time. even though there wasn't much of an NC scene it was hot & butterfly inducing given their chemistry. can't wait for more.

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What if...?

It looks like the King starts to look at his Queen romantically, but I am not sure if the hook is Bong-Hwan's personality and current choices, or learning that So-Yong wanted to commit suicide. I've seen dramas where a man who is swapped into a female body ends up enjoying life so much that he decides to stay. What if that is the case in this story too? 🤔I wonder if the engraving on that stone would still be seen in modern times? And if so, could the Queen in Bong-Hwan's body read it and realize where the real soul of that body is. Maybe she thinks that she's just reincarnated? Because if she's in modern times, for her to adapt to the situation could be much harder than it is for Bong-Hwan, no? 🤔

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Veteran Singer

This episode may be a bit slow since there isn't much that the secretaries did but this is the perfect sit down episode after a long and tiring day to watch. It feels quite peaceful though I never seen Seo-Jin to fanboy this hard infront of My Star Guest, Nam-Jin. I really love older guests stes in variety show, they always give a homey, cozy as well as jukebox tunes that's interesting. I've learned a lot from this episode such as movies 'Ode to my Father', as well as songs and the different type of rhythm like trot, enka, and Chanzo. I always love it when I learn something new and I might like it because of old folks like him. Also the Na Hoon-A and Nam Jin beef was so serious that Nam-Jin was considered a suspect 😅. Also at the end of the episode, Seo-Jin had a moment of reflection where they did their jobs too well as secretaries and should make their My Stars guest realize how important their managers are. 😭Anyways, I didn't expect the episodes to be bombz, good and consistent after the fortune telling episode and that one My Star Guest who disciplined Seo-Jin.

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this show is not as optimistric as i thought it’d be.

hua qian is a lot colder than i would expect her to be. i only just found out this was an hbo production when i actually started this show & it is incredibly jarring for somepony who’s only ever seen the extremely polished main+land productions. it feels a lot more raw in every aspect from appearance to filming techniques. which isn’t a bad thing but it feels so stark. i don’t necessarily think they’re ashamed of the genre conventions but i do imagine western sensibilities played a fiddle ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ back to the actual show. i am really mixed with how i feel right now. I’m interested but one of the things that makes the show so raw is that right now things move. slow.ly. the first episode kind’fve felt like a role+play game where hua qian had to do some necessary interactions. this is kind’ve fitting with the fact that she literally restarted her life like a game ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ i think it’s a really human thing not to know what to do when you know what you did was wrong. her not being such a holy person is really fascinating. i am interested but i sobn’ t know if I’m really that invested yet.

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