I know! This writer had fallen into its own meta. I wanted the plot back to where it should be with women ruling the world, making smart decisions… and not being noble idiots -_____- did she really think Han Shou wouldn’t exact revenge on her for her betrayal?
Don’t even start me with Ep 18. I cannot with the bracelet tearing off his skin. How to unsee and unfeel Han Shuo’s immense pain.
Ugh. My heart hurts just remembering it. And yes, absolutely – she knows she’s involved in the plot now and has less of an opportunity to change it. Even if it sounds crazy, communicating some semblance of her foreknowledge to Han Shou would have been possible. 🙁 I’m almost sad I watched the eps when they were released – now I want to finish off tonight’s episodes, when hopefully this will be sorted.
@greenfields I was thinking the same thing! She could have easily told him something a long the lines of ChuChu and Lin Qi are plotting against your life. What do you think we should do? What do you want to do? I think the writers were trying to be clever here in trying to show how men try to make decisions they think are in the best interest for others/women. The only problem with that is that both genders/sexes do this.
But the most frustrating part is that what kind of life does Xiao Qian think Han Shuo is going to have locked up in a “tower with all the amenities.” He has been heart broken, massively betrayed, and humiliated. But she would rather that he live at all cost. It doesn’t matter how he lives. He just has to live. Yup. That’s love.
@hades – exactly something like that. And yes to this twisted definition of love. Tbh, as I’ve mentioned to you earlier, I don’t understand her feelings of love for him. Except for a little but in eps 13-15 maybe, she hasn’t really wrestled with the idea of her plot going astray, of him falling for her and what it means for Chu Chu to not be getting the things the lead should be getting. As in, I felt that what was shown on screen was superficial – the very basis of things, that these ;are fictional characters in a fictional world; that she’s somehow in a fictional world, and the discomfort with that, has never been explored. SO her love never felt authentic and real to me. But Han Shou’s did, given everything that happened. What an imbalance.
The problem with this drama is that it’s trying to be clever but it’s actually not. Here is an Asian drama writer who is now subject to her own crappy writing and she’s making even crappier decisions in trying to navigate it. The only problem with that is we viewers still have to deal with having to suffer through this crap because we’ve become invested in a character like Han Shuo.
Just like love, I don’t think Xiao Qian knows people very well, let alone her own characters she created. Even if the story were to change given her presence in it and the fact that people can change, she has a one track mind when looking at their personalities, motivations etc.
As for the whole communication thing, I think Xiao Qian is looking at him more like a character/object than a person she actually loves. Even if she look at him like a person, the whole doing something for someones benefit without talking to the person about it often never goes well.
Just thinking about this reminds me of how much of a better story and character development dramas like Joy of Life were/had.
하데스
June 2, 2020 at 6:00 PM
Stupidity + Noble Idiocy = Lethal and annoying combination. 🤦🏾
하데스
June 2, 2020 at 6:04 PM
Where do I start with her?
13infamyss
June 2, 2020 at 8:43 PM
Auuuuuuugh. She’s not my favourite person right now. Lemme rewind to ep 16 cute stuff
greenfields
June 2, 2020 at 8:51 PM
I just finished. :/ After ep 16 & after their promise to COMMUNICATE, how could she do this???
13infamyss
June 2, 2020 at 9:08 PM
I know! This writer had fallen into its own meta. I wanted the plot back to where it should be with women ruling the world, making smart decisions… and not being noble idiots -_____- did she really think Han Shou wouldn’t exact revenge on her for her betrayal?
Don’t even start me with Ep 18. I cannot with the bracelet tearing off his skin. How to unsee and unfeel Han Shuo’s immense pain.
greenfields
June 3, 2020 at 3:06 AM
Ugh. My heart hurts just remembering it. And yes, absolutely – she knows she’s involved in the plot now and has less of an opportunity to change it. Even if it sounds crazy, communicating some semblance of her foreknowledge to Han Shou would have been possible. 🙁 I’m almost sad I watched the eps when they were released – now I want to finish off tonight’s episodes, when hopefully this will be sorted.
하데스
June 3, 2020 at 3:25 AM
The tearing off the bracelet is one (big) thing, but seeing him bound in chains is quite another.
하데스
June 3, 2020 at 4:06 AM
@greenfields I was thinking the same thing! She could have easily told him something a long the lines of ChuChu and Lin Qi are plotting against your life. What do you think we should do? What do you want to do? I think the writers were trying to be clever here in trying to show how men try to make decisions they think are in the best interest for others/women. The only problem with that is that both genders/sexes do this.
But the most frustrating part is that what kind of life does Xiao Qian think Han Shuo is going to have locked up in a “tower with all the amenities.” He has been heart broken, massively betrayed, and humiliated. But she would rather that he live at all cost. It doesn’t matter how he lives. He just has to live. Yup. That’s love.
greenfields
June 3, 2020 at 4:32 AM
@hades – exactly something like that. And yes to this twisted definition of love. Tbh, as I’ve mentioned to you earlier, I don’t understand her feelings of love for him. Except for a little but in eps 13-15 maybe, she hasn’t really wrestled with the idea of her plot going astray, of him falling for her and what it means for Chu Chu to not be getting the things the lead should be getting. As in, I felt that what was shown on screen was superficial – the very basis of things, that these ;are fictional characters in a fictional world; that she’s somehow in a fictional world, and the discomfort with that, has never been explored. SO her love never felt authentic and real to me. But Han Shou’s did, given everything that happened. What an imbalance.
하데스
June 3, 2020 at 4:46 AM
@greenfields pretty much.
Also, how does this show plan to get these two back together? I mean, given all that has transpired and all.
하데스
June 3, 2020 at 3:51 AM
The problem with this drama is that it’s trying to be clever but it’s actually not. Here is an Asian drama writer who is now subject to her own crappy writing and she’s making even crappier decisions in trying to navigate it. The only problem with that is we viewers still have to deal with having to suffer through this crap because we’ve become invested in a character like Han Shuo.
Just like love, I don’t think Xiao Qian knows people very well, let alone her own characters she created. Even if the story were to change given her presence in it and the fact that people can change, she has a one track mind when looking at their personalities, motivations etc.
As for the whole communication thing, I think Xiao Qian is looking at him more like a character/object than a person she actually loves. Even if she look at him like a person, the whole doing something for someones benefit without talking to the person about it often never goes well.
Just thinking about this reminds me of how much of a better story and character development dramas like Joy of Life were/had.
greenfields
June 3, 2020 at 4:34 AM
Very well said. Tbh, this show still remains a delight to watch; but ep 18 was needlessly painful.
Also now I absolutely must check out Joy of Life.
하데스
June 3, 2020 at 4:47 AM
Needlessly painful indeed. I just hope I have enough interest/motivation to continue next week.
dokutokunaneko
June 3, 2020 at 3:25 AM
This is why I stopped at 17 and will wait for 19-22 cos I can’t with this girl rn 😂