Mouse

@Warm Paws I loved reading your analysis! Keep them coming!!! I feel like I need to rewatch eps 1 and 2 and see if I can find other clues! There’s a part of me that feels like Prof Daniel’s talk about genes and percentages is central to this whole thing.

Preview of Ep 19. So it looks like Danyang falls due to the loose brick on the steps. This is likely when Shiyi is going to cushion her fall which we see in the BTS.

@abs-oluteM Thank you for the previews! I am so excited! I'd be grateful if someone here can please tell us what is going on? Preview of Ep 20.. it looks like he's going to find out about Shiyi teaching embroidery..

@Tothestars I actually suspect that saying the psychopath and genius gene are identical is somewhat important in this drama. We'll have to see how it all pans out. But yes, I was squirming in my seat the entire time and I actually had to pause it a few times.

@Darkarcana ah! You mean when creepy kid fell as he was being chased by his mother!

@Darkarcana what's the kid that got hit with a car? Did I miss a scene?

@Chocolate it does start slow but eventually the pace picks up.. I also thought it was slow in the beginning but then @NiteWalker told me she really enjoyed LingYi and Shiyi's interactions and so I just kept watching to get to those scenes.

@Darkarcana that's why I think it's strange.. By the way, are we going to keep talking in Spoiler tag? LOLOL I guess we have no choice bec we don't want to ruin it for those who haven't seen it.

@Darkarcana that's why I am not sure about Ba Reum yet.. because I don't know who he really is at this point. We don't even have his background and we don't know where he lives or who he lives with. We always just see him at work. And what is his obsession with animals? Is he really taking care of them? How do we know he didn't harm them and then helped them after? Suspicious.....

@Darkarcana

Haha let's just say that just like there is "sugar" hidden deep inside of you that comes out once in a while, I have a mystery detective hidden deep in me that likes to come out once in a while too.

It looks like there's a scene in the video where LingYi is fighting while protecting Shiyi. I wonder if she ends up following him when he leaves... And maybe something happens there and Shiyi takes the fall..? Ugh! Can't wait for the rest of the episodes!! As for reviews, if I like a drama, I don't care about what the reviews say. I will continue to watch and love it. I also don't follow ratings much. As long as they keep airing it, all is good.

@Darkarcana there are so many potentials that it's hard to figure out who is actually doing what.

@mademoiselle I totally think you should check out Mouse. It's so good and it's not even my typical genre. It does such a good job of hiding it's characters.. you just don't know who's who and you just come out of an episode with questions instead of answers!

@Darkarcana

I’m just eager to see all the sweet scenes between LingYi and Shiyi. There’s potential for depth here. That’s what I appreciated about Eternal Love... yes it’s a love story but their love wasn’t easy.

@Darkarcana

I wonder if Shiyi is going to eventually do something for ErNiang that will make her change her mind about Shiyi.

It’s been ages since I last posted in this thread that I forgot the rules and had to go back to page 1 to refresh my memory Eclair 50

@abs-oluteM I agree with you. I think the writers do a good job of putting distance between LingYi and the other women. It gives me the impression he slept with them only once (or maybe it’s just how I comfort myself lol).

I think they became his concubines because of his mother. Concubine Wen for her family’s support and then Concubine Qin was his mother’s former maid. At least he doesn’t really spend time with the concubines unless he’s told to. And even then, he just eats a meal or checks on them and then goes. The only thing that bothers me is that he has a son with concubine Wen and he also had a child with Concubine Qin although she miscarried. I don’t even want to imagine those scenes. I’m pretty sure he just slept with them out of duty, to produce children. He draws the line with LianFang though and he still hasn’t consummated his marriage with her (thank goodness and let’s hope it stays that way bec if he ever sleeps with her, I’m pulling the plug on this drama haha)

honestly, if the drama showed him treating all the women the same and sleeping with all of them, I think I’d have an issue with it. Lol 😂 I’m sorry but I expect the FL to always be special to the man and for the man to be different from all the other men. Haha

Just finished Ep 2 and I don’t even know what to say... so much to digest! I’m beginning to realize that each episode is likely going to be 19+ and that we’ll always be at the edge of our seats, trying to figure out who’s who. Putting the rest of my thoughts in spoiler tag because I don’t want to ruin it for those who have yet to watch the first 2 episodes....

Gotta admit it was also difficult for me in the beginning, understanding the concubines but that was the norm back then. I also think that the drama did a good job of explaining how his concubines came to be. It wasn’t bec he was collecting women or that he was a womanizer. Also, we could clearly see a difference in how LingYi viewed/treated the women.