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the big ending announcement being a blu–ray box+set with the postwr as a visual kills me so bnadjk

i loved meeting oichi again. i miss her absolutely luscious hime+cut but growing it out in the time passed is narratively nice. i am actually pretty satisfied with this ending ，it really pulls your leg & i really loved learning about the japanese crane couples. oichi & nagamasa were my favorite characters to meet in part 1 so I’m happy with how they continued here. they ended perfectly. i was annoyed with how natsu & tamamori parrot the same future foreigner schtik. the both of them are continuously stupid which is frustrating to watch them have the same conversations over & over again but i thought it worked in this episode ，mujch more than the last. i had fun. i did like this series. a shame that a part 3 couldn’t materialize because like a movie or final season was all they needed to be honest.

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Treating someone the same way they treat others

​Hwajin in elementary school reminded me a lot of Arnold Schwarzenegger in Kindergarten Cop. Especially the whistle moments... 😅But damn, Ujin's mother... She's insufferable. It was literal terror she put Ms Choi through. I am so glad Hanrim got to her at the last moment and that she found a way to heal. And poor Ujin had to live in such a toxic family... It was so satisfying to see Hwajin pester that woman the same way she did with Ms Choi. At least in the end she understood that she was the one abusing her son, not anyone else... 😌​P.S. I have a feeling that we might get a romance arc for Hanrim and Bong. And guess what? I kind of hope now that they give us that, actually. 🤭

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Un drama che resta nel cuore

A dispetto delle critiche, io l'ho amato. È una storia bellissima, per niente banale. Quello che mi ha tenuta incollata non è solo lo spazio, è come raccontano l'amore: senza trucchi facili, senza le solite frasi già sentite. La chimica tra i protagonisti è fortissima. Fortissima davvero. Si guardano e capisci tutto senza che debbano parlare. Lui e lei non sono i soliti personaggi perfetti, sono due persone testarde, fragili, che nello spazio imparano ad affidarsi. E soprattutto, mai banale né scontato. Ogni volta che pensavo "ora so come va", la storia prendeva un'altra direzione. Mi ha spiazzata, mi ha fatta ridere, e poi piangere. Sto ancora piangendo e come poche volte mi succede, non riesco a staccarmi dalla storia. È rimasta qui. Chiudo Netflix ma la mia testa è ancora lassù, con loro, tra le stelle. Se cercate una rom-com leggera e basta, non è questo. Se cercate una storia che vi resti addosso, guardatelo.

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Nice putting LanXiang👏🏻

Ms Dai and LanXiang didn’t mince words. LanXiang addressed the Lin issue that Ms Dai wanted to know. LanXiang knew but told no one. She looked clearly in Ms Dai’s eyes and even she conceded LanXiang would not waste time lying. So then there was the price of 30k as initial sales price. LanXiang reminded her that she came from the prestigious Zhao family in addition to holding the same status LanXiang has now and couldn’t earn more than 10k. She told Ms Dai a story that only a woman of that time could appreciate. She was reminded that it was lawful for a servant to trade, but they were not allowed to own. By utilizing servants, she could legally bypass both families and have income that was truly hers. This had no limits and she agreed a fair price. However, one last trick up her sleeve. LanXiang had to make a hole in one shot or Ji’Er would not be returned til the next day. We all know she would have disappeared or been killed off so LanXiang took the putter and Ms Shen took over.😁she made the shot and her pleased face waving the papers back at her friends was like a child’s enthusiasm with a favorite present for Christmas. Here Ms Dai studied her closer because there was no way in hell a maid would have lucked into a shot first go. This was someone familiar with the game and well practiced. She now realized why all her taunting didn’t faze LanXiang. So the next stage was getting everyone back and a plan for their futures. Here is Ji’Er’s revelation that the money she sent home for her freedom was stolen by her family to purchase theirs. The parents paid for themselves and sons and disappeared. Her friend comforted her that that paid for their initial care and now nothing between them. Ji’Er wanted to go to Quanzhou and have a female household. Here JinQi used his military contacts to find one with similar Xu name to be their sponsor to register. When they left, LanXiang had padded coats for them with 500 gold hidden in the lining. And YuChan and other servants had raised an additional 50 silver to help with travel expenses. After wishing them well JinQi learned about the pawned jewelry to get the 500 gold for them. LanXiang left a note they would be redeemed in three months. JinQi is still gobsmacked that she bargained and won with his ex and did not spend a dime. That they negotiated about a woman’s matter that she valued was something he had no clue about nor asked her but did question YuChan. 😂🧐He found it unlikely she would earn 500 in three months but waited to see. She went to the troupe and under pseudonym Shen Rugu sold a play to all three troupes as Mr Lu’s work. There is no way the manager didn’t know but they kept it the same as old terms. This play earned them more in three months than their entire last year. 👏🏻 JinQi redeemed the jewelry and was surprised when she came in with pawn claim and money nicely boxed for him. He has no clue how smart she is or how capable. I think he will be more convinced that when she says she will accomplish something she has it handled. This episode reveals a bit of QiaLan. We see a small bit of what she could accomplish even with the commoner/maid status. I loved at the end how she looked JinQi in the eye and said she wanted to be a playwright.😂🤣👏🏻 I don’t think he could have anticipated that even after seeing her at the Naval camp and knowing her closeness with the opera troupes and Scholar Lu. He’s probably taken his cut and enjoying retirement. 😁 There is a very interesting encounter next preview.🧐😂🫣

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I like how everything is connected

I like how all of those cases are linked in more than just one way.And I really loved seeing the boys from episode 2! I watched that episode a while ago, so it really feels like time has passed. 🤗Hanrim's backstory explains why she wants justice so badly, as she has gone through a similar situation. I really love her character, her bond with Hwajin, and her funny dynamics with Bong. 🥹And I had a hunch that Hwajin was just pretending with that teacher, because that behavior was so out of character for him! I am glad I didn't doubt him. 😌And Choi Gangseok's speech during the trial with all the cameras on him... oh, chills. Loved it!

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