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Abit late but just wanted to give some small thoughts on the first frost (难哄). Imo excluding the extremely selfish mother it does seem realistic that yifan didn't pursue and a lot of people told her not to make it a big deal since the "uncle" is a relative (although not blood related to her). After all she was young, didn't know what to do and didn't have any adult to rely on. It does make me think about how in reality many such cases go unreported since the perpetrator is someone they know, making it even harder for others to accept what happened, so on so forth.

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watching the first frost 难哄 as someone who read the manhwa not the book and Bai Jingting actually does fit the manhwa character Sangyan. I do like the first look and vibes of cold Sangyan and the aesthetics.

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Moonlight Mystique 白月梵星 review

I love this show for so many reasons (spent 2 hours talking to my boyfriend about it lmao) I will start off with the storyline.

I enjoyed how clear the arcs were like going from chapter to chapter in a book, firstly in Ning An City, then Outlanders City, Fox Clan, Stone Clan, Bodhi City and then the final fight arc. It felt cohesive with the overall plan of collecting the contemplations, activating the stone to help Fanyue and to help Baishuo get stronger to take her revenge.

But at the end of the day, it is not about revenge. It is about protecting the people you love. Although all the side characters dying was not something I expected, and at some points the sacrifice some people made was kinda of no use (pls dun kill me).

Now we move on to the love stories. I did enjoy Fanyue and Baishuo's relationship, though theirs was based a lot on that they have a common goal and didnt rlly care about each other at first, but because of shared experiences and helping each other it turned romantic. However, I liked Jingyuan and Xingyue's relationship a lot more, albeit it ended so terribly. Honestly idk how he fell for her in the first place, maybe he truly admired her and he couldnt leave her be when she was injured. Chongzhao and Fuling/Baixi's relationship was kinda creepy initially, it seemed like she was just obsessed over him, but turns out they liked each other from a long time ago and they do have quite dark common experiences.

I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS FOR DAMN LONG

I love the styling of everyone in this show. Especially the differences between Fanyue and Jingyuan. Lol honestly over the course of the whole drama Fanyue's outfits became more and more lavish until it finally became that Demon God purple hair, bejeweled cloaks and sharp ass eyeliner. Long hair really looks good on Ao Ruipeng. Baishuo and Xingyue's headpieces look very heavy and thick but the dresses. Wow her dresses are beautiful.

The makeup and styling for Fuling was done well too imo. Here eyeliner and eyeshadow was so thick and dark and the colour of her clothes remained so dark until she recognised that she was Baixi, and she gave off such gentle flowery cutesy vibes I love.

Overall I highly recommend this show it reminds me of Love Between Fairy and Devil and I would rewatch it again cuz i want to admire the outfits and sets lol.

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The last time I cried this hard for a cdrama was LBFaD (but for LBFaD it was many big cries for MM it's like at the end only).

Did anyone see how purple Fanyue's hair became in the epilogue it's like the demon god ageing making his hair more purple lmao but dude still looks so good.

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Fun fact: the voice actor for Fanyue / Jingyuan in Moonlight Mystique is the same voice actor for Xiao Duo (played by Dylan Wang) in Unchained Love

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I love that the styling for Baishuo and Xingyue is so different, and also for Fanyue and Jingyuan (I love Jingyuan's slightly purple tinged hair and the headpieces I think they are leaves?). I feel Baishuo and Xinyue's headpieces are sometimes too big and elaborate (dun kill me please)

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Sick Fanyue in his dark palette looks better than normal Fanyue in that weird pastel colour in the bodhi village (or maybe I'm just biased to his dark styling its too good)

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Seeing everyone's reactions to The Paradise of Thorns I am now scared to watch it is it that sad and heavy

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Ride or Die MV thoughts and theories

I may be completely wrong on things but I am extremely excited about the music video I saw so many things oh my god.

Theory: I think Jeff's character is being forced to remember that he had all that history with Becky's character.

Was the inclusion of the lyric there in the picture intentional? Yes, yes it was.

ANYWAY, he looks like he's in an asylum sorta place with clothing that seems really difficult to remove and his arms don't seem that mobile. We are then tricked into thinking that this mv shows things in chronological order (I think it is not). I think that the heist occurred first, then Jeff gets locked up and then Becky comes to see him to make him remember what has happened before, maybe because she needs him for something?

And he definitely does remember once she's done. His facial expressions have changed from wary towards her, as if they really are strangers, to excitement as he sees the images, and then to hatred towards her for her betrayal.

The jumping around of timings reminds me of this tv series on netflix called Kaleidoscope, also about a heist where you can choose any order you would like to watch the episodes in. Maybe not the most memorable heist show but definitely interesting concept.

Initially I thought she was hooking Jeff up to a lie detector-esque device or a mind control thing, but she was just measuring heartbeat and seeing his reaction to images. Of course, his heart rate increases at her touch, out of love or hatred? Or maybe both.

2nd major thing in this mv. Hi Sunshine? In some alternate universe thing (or maybe Jeff and Becky's subconscious), is Sunshine and some regal looking lady who literally crowns Sunshine.

I love the foreshadowing of the betrayal in this shot.

She holds a knife and then literally stabs him later.

This scene reminds me of Lady Macbeth. The whole seeing blood on her hands and seemingly to regret but trying not to show it in front of Jeff. Then she removes his crown? I don't get that part but eh.

Then we see that blue-haired security guard watching them is Sunshine. 2 Jeffs lol like in Ghost and Yellow Leaf. That completely disregards my theory on the subconscious thing lmao. Is Sunshine an immortal being that has lived through Becky's past life and experienced some shit with her as well so he's watching over her or something??

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I just started watching Lighter and princess (yes I know it's quite old) but the ost sounds so nice and the actors are so good at portraying this tension between them like what happened in the past bro TELL ME NOWWW

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4 MINUTES ep 7 scenes that I like

Extremely late to the party because of exams and stress but here are some scenes that I really like in ep 7.

Firstly I would like to address the lack of camera tilting that only occurred when Great was involved in the previous episodes, showing that this is in fact the real world. And also the lack of Great entirely in this episode lmao.

Now Tonkla is such an interesting character and it is shown by all these scenes.

The cutting tomatoes scene: The musical score that starts the scene is the constant repeating of 5 notes and echoes, possibly showing how Tonkla is now alone, without his brother that seemed to be grounding him in his decisions, thus all his ruminating and thoughts are all circling around his brother and revenge, like an echo chamber.

The tomato juice leaking into the sink, looking like blood as a foreshadow to what he is going to do and a reference for us as the audience that already know what he did. To me all these scenes are showing his thought process and how he eventually settled on the idea of killing Title and Great.

I liked the use of the mirror in this scene where it kinda shows that Tonkla has sort of lost his sense of reason, since the mirror him disappears first although they look as though they are walking towards each other.

This shot to me looks like an eye, constantly watching, possibly that there is someone watching Win's movements, thus him getting attacked in the next scene.

Lastly the blue writing moments. Since both Great and Tyme experienced it, my guess is that their real selfs are sort of warning them or hinting to them that what they are experiencing is not real.

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4 MINUTES EP 4 thoughts and theories

I've been having exams so I'm avoiding twitter on Saturdays to not see spoilers but I have just watched ep 4 (and have not watched episode 5 so my thoughts will just be based on ep 4).

Not many small details that I picked up just a few for this episode.

Firstly, the scenes in which the camera is tilted. One of which was when Tyme is in the camera frame and he just received the text from Great.

My line of thought is that Great is an anomaly in this timeline and that whenever someone comes into contact with him in some way, there is some distortion that happens. Once Tyme is trying to call Great but Great doesn't pick up, the camera begins to right itself again.

The other instance of this is after Great jumped back to before Nan is shot, as he is watching.

And here when he himself is in the frame. Again when he physically leaves the frame, the camera rights itself. Maybe this is because Great is intervening in more things and thus creating more differences in what actually happens, sort of changing reality(?).

Another scene that I want to talk about is when Great and Tyme escape and stop on the bridge. While Great is excited and happy that he managed to save a life, there is lightning and thunder overhead. It gives off an ominous vibe, like the calm before the storm.

Okay I would like to address the what the fuck on the ending. Tonkla thinks Dome is dead, but Great saved Dome. What makes it so that people know whether Great saves someone or not? Because obviously in ep 4 Tyme and the other mafia goons know that Great saves Nan, so why does Tonkla still think Dome is dead? Tonkla and Great are linked via Korn, and Korn is affected by both Great and Tonkla's actions. Man I am so confused I'll think about this another day lol.

Tyme petting and stroking Great's hair was adorable just saying I think that scene was SO CUTE Bible looked so cuddly at that moment.

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Guys, listen, so I think I figured out why 4 minutes is such a significant time frame.

I looked it up, and if your heart stops beating, you can only survive up to 3-5 minutes if it's not restarted. The number 4 is smack dab in the middle of those two figures.

I think Great has until the clock hits 11:04 to correct his mistakes. If he corrects them, his heart starts beating at 11:04. If he doesn't, the clock rolls to 11:05 and he passes on. The four is symbolic of him being in that precipice between life and death.

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4 MINUTES EP 3 THOUGHTS + THEORIES

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This was a wild one guys. My mood went on a real rollercoaster on this ep and I have SO many questions. There were so many moments that was so LOLZ to me I have to include them in this post when I usually focus on the more serious shit.

First off, the 11:00s in this ep. The first time we see the 11:01 in this ep is when Great is alone, the first on his phone, then the digital clock, then the large projection, like in increasing size and possibly danger and awareness that there is something up. If I remember correctly in ep1 Great is also like "It's already 11pm?" but when he checks Korn's watch he's like huh, and then when Korn is with him his phone shows 07:13. So maybe this seeing of 11:00s is not new. I saw many theories on how what we are seeing is Great's past and the time that moves from 11:00 onwards is the actual time that future Great is living. Initially I didn't believe in this but it is starting to be really potentially possible cuz if not why would it be only seen when Great is alone.

For the first time since ep1, analogue clock is seen with 11:01. It does give us the visuals that we are getting closer and closer to that time of death as compared to just numbers changing on the digital clock. This whole scene of Great staring at the clock, unmoving and people moving around him is so tense for me. The ticking of the seconds hand, footsteps plus the music change to that frog sounding thing at the moment he is alone, then increasing in volume while zooming in on that clock really heightens the suspense and tension. Then the music immediately stopping once he isn't alone. Like damn.

The "Can you forgive me Great?" scared the shit out of me. Is that Great seeing what Tyme may write in the future potentially? It seems like Tyme is the only person that will do something wrong to Great, especially with Great finding out his brother's attacker is Tyme (I will get into that oh my goodness).

WAIT A DAMN MINUTE I JUST REALISED SOMETHING. Mod (the girl that passes Great the thai tea) is the same person that Inspector Win tries to talk to. And then Tyme says he asked a friend of Great's if Great likes thai tea. I'm assuming Tyme knows Mod and if Mod is linked to Tonkla's brother, does that mean Tyme has something to do with Tonkla's brother?

I don't think it is a coincidence that both of these are written in blue pen and are shown in the same ep. I may be tripping but I'm guessing Tyme wrote both of these, which means that Tyme has something to do with not only the people trying to take down the mafia but also the death of Tonkla's brother. May be a stretch but we see where this goes.

In this shot, as Great approaches Tyme it is actually slowed down. It sort of feels like Great is reaching a safe place with Tyme, when just a awhile ago he was stressed with all the clock ticking, time seemingly jumping around for him, and when he meets Tyme he is, well, stable.

My favourite part of this ep is actually the GreatTyme moments. It was nice and sweet, first date vibes. I screamed when they held hands actually like OHMYGOD SO CUTE. Also Bible holding a stuffed toy and making it talk is fucking adorable i swooned. The fact that Great isn't that averse to seeing him and Tyme in his visions is actually nice when initially dude looked terrified (pic from hospital scene in ep 2 when bro looked so weirded out I laughed).

The music in this scene is beautiful and the use of guitar and piano is so amazingly fitting. Gentle vibes all across. Up until the end it actually becomes a bit more melancholy with mainly only piano used, possibly foreshadowing that this happiness won't last, considering how much Tyme is hiding from Great, even when Great is quite openly honest with him.

The piano is also used as a nice transition into the next scene where the mood becomes more tense, instead of just dropping it and moving into fast rhythm music. The shot where the woman turns and suddenly the man isn't lying on the couch anymore puts in just the right amount of suspense with the timing although we know he's right there and then he pops out behind her and whacks her.

After some realisations there's more to unpack from this shot now. Firstly, inspector Win standing on the grey side of the building rather than the white side, possibly showing his change from a morally "I'll do what is right" person to possibly becoming less so as he uncovers that the justice system isn't always right, and that he is becoming more involved with Tonkla, who did kill someone, whether for the right reason or not. Next, Mod does not ever cross this line that separates them, maybe showing that she is indeed part of the group that is trying to take down (?) the mafia but also that her and the group are not on the side of the law.

The separation of Great from the "real" world with the glass windows, with all the clocks around him at 11:01. This could possibly be a nod to how disjointed he is from the real world, and is he really in the real world? So confusing. And then we have Great being Greatlock Holmes.

Camera here tilts to the right to fix itself.

Once Korn leaves the camera tilts towards the right again. Clockwise and more. Possibly showing time is passing and getting closer to death and also the distortion that Great feels whenever he is alone.

LAST SCENE: Tyme voluntarily taking off the mask so that he does not fight with Great? Did Tyme intentionally approach Great because he knew of Great's family's ties to the mafia but over time realised Great just doesn't know much? Sounds familiar, doesn't it? (cough kim)

thanks for reading this has been a long one.

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4 MINUTES EP 2 THOUGHTS

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Honestly I forgot that ep 1 ended with Great and Tyme meeting for the first time cuz of the first scene of Tonkla (?) smashing a rock into someone.

I will now go into the specific scenes that I really liked.

Great lying down but the camera shows him seemingly looking forward towards the projection of what he saw in the future and what he changed. I liked this shot since it makes it look like even while Great is trying to rest, he is still fixated on the future that he saw in the past. Projectors are usually used by projecting an image up to a further distance, similar to how Great looks forward "into the future". We also see the 11:00 numbers again in the 12hour clock timing instead of 24h even though this is nighttime. The 11:00 being blasted up onto the wall in such huge bloody font also gives off a rather ominous vibe, as if whatever bad thing that is gonna happen is coming closer and closer. Later in the episode, we see the 11:00 moving to 11:01, reinforcing this idea, together with the music in the background once the clock beeps.

I read that that is Bible's cat but this scene made me laugh a little like why is the cat just. staring. Anyway moving on.

The music of this episode fits the scenes and emotions perfectly. This part where Great is panicking, paired with the fast rhythm, which then abruptly stops and is replaced by Tyme's slower punching but heavy rhythm.

Great and Tyme's interaction scenes mostly have light percussion, short notes played. It did give me some level of relief from the more heavy first ep and earlier in this ep (like what the actual shit is wrong with that Title person kidnapping a girl). Also Tyme is kinda whipped and I love it.

my face when dude stepped in between Great's legs like I don't think you have to be that close right?

Side-note: so who died if Title was still alive to go and try to punch Great like. I thought Tonkla was Title's brother and then Title showed up but whoever is Tonkla's brother is truly dead. Linking back to the opening scene, it does not look like Tonkla enjoyed killing that person, since he smokes in order to feel less in pain. But Tonkla was really upset when he found out his brother died and it seemed like that the moment he found out his brother was dead.

But I have a possible theory that maybe Tonkla's brother has went missing and Tonkla was chasing leads to find him, thus killing someone that he knew had sth to do with his brother's disappearance, but only then did the police find the body and Tonkla found out he was dead? Pls don't take me too seriously I am rambling.

In this scene the camera tilts with every second, like the seconds hand on a clock. Possibly to signify the passing of time, but also maybe that Great will be stuck in the past (like his thinking of past/future events). Idk what this is trying to show.

Some questions/theories about Great's power:

no lift involved in today's seeing of the future, he saw a future of 00:00 to 00:04

what if he can see further than 4min when it involves Tyme? as shown from the short scene in ep 1 when Great first sees Tyme

I foresee Korn's mafia shit affecting his personal life (firstly Tonkla) and it may affect Great soon but theories.

Thanks for reading yay

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Rewatched why don't you stay mv and I got sad

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4 MINUTES EP 1 thoughts and theories (the more serious post where I talk about the deeper shit)

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Am here for the plot and storyline, so I am ignoring that scene entirely (personal preference).

General thoughts before I zoom in on certain things: I like this concept. I think a lot of times people do the see the future and try to change to future shit and it doesn't really fit logic properly, like there is just no consequences for changing to future constantly (I do believe in the need for balance in the world sort of thing so it makes no sense to be given a superpower ish and just not have any drawbacks or impacts).

With that said, one major detail that I like is that no matter how Great does see the future, whatever he sees will happen in one way or another. Looking at the car accident, the woman still gets injured despite Great's slow ass driving, Great's father still clears the issue up with the police for him (I assumed that Great driving away will still lead to his father doing that for him, considering how much his father cares about their reputation). For the scene at the hospital, the flowers will still be delivered to the woman, and the impact of the woman's words on Great remains since he has already heard it once.

blurry pic but welps.

Next, the lifts. Why is it that whenever Great's power starts kicking in he was taking the lift either from the 4th floor or to the 4th floor. Genuinely, please have meaning for why specifically 4th floor and not just out of convenience. The scene of the first lift, the one in Great's apartment where he suddenly has loss of breath and dizziness.

There is no mention of Great's medical history in ep 1 and we do know there is some link of this seeing the future power with having heart conditions/heart attack. However, Great does not seem too fussed with this since dude literally just goes "why can't I breathe" and then decides to drive. I feel like if one has history of such conditions they would be at least more worried, if not possibly have medication on hand or go to see a doctor or something to check for relapse. Unless this superpower just comes with heart problems, but working theory.

I think the way the clocks move also does have purpose. Whenever the time is 11am/pm, the time is using 12h clocks, Great's bedside digital clock in the mornings (and dude constantly waking up at 11am) and analogue clocks for 11pm at night. I think this repeated showing of 11 is to make us remember that something bad will happen to Tyme, most likely in the future, and Great will see it eventually. Whenever the time is used when showing Great's power, the blinking to show the seconds is very obvious. Additionally, the frames focuses a lot on the clock, as we see in the hospital room, with the glowing, blinking digital clock.

It makes us take note of the time, and sort of foreshadows that this is the 4 minutes into the future he is seeing.

I would also like to explicitly point out the difference in styling for Korn and Great. Korn is always in perfect suits, neat button ups, hair gelled up and styled and not a single strand in his face. While Great...is in asymmetrical shirts (LOL) and hair that he lets casually fall around his face. Which could show sth for the story, but we shall see. For now I will admire Bible's styling.