I Am Loving The Double But I Can't Help Feel That The Main Couple's Relationship Is So Transactional,

I am loving the double but I can't help feel that the main couple's relationship is so transactional, all she does is ask him to do things for her and all he does is do them. I understand the drama is about her revenge but I thought when she said she didn't want to be a burden and that she's be his pawn too she'd actually help him with his schemes she doesn't have any power but she's very smart and could certainly contribute and help. They both have bigger fish to fry and his also involves loosing his parents but he spends so much time helping her because obviously he loves her I would've liked to see her do the same even occasionally.

Anon, have you seen Episode 28 yet? This scene made me squee:

Fangfei: I've been panicking trying to figure out how to pay you back so I tried to find an excuse. I used to think I would pay you back everything I owed you. Now that I've done the math, I don't think I can. Duke Su: Don't pay me back then. Fangfei: You'll suffer losses. Duke Su: I can afford it.

Their love language is digging up dead bodies and hosting exorcisms for each other.

The ledger might be more in her favor but they clearly match each other's freak.

Although your question makes me think what would happen if they were to get married.

A key theme of The Double has been Fangfei learning to express her desires and to step into the chessmaster role she was born to play. In her previous marriage, she shrank herself to make space for her husband's career and appease her in-laws. That self-sacrifice ultimately left her with nothing more than an open grave and a shovel to the head so with the Duke she uses transactionalism to make sure the scales of their complicated relationship never tip more in his favor than hers.

But in encouraging her autonomy and putting his trust in her, Duke Su has also given her room to bloom. It's a completely different relationship than with Shen Yurong, which opens a lot of narrative possibilities around how will Fangfei's story end, especially as she has always avenged those who have helped or sacrificed for her.

Will the big cathartic moment be from her avenging herself? Or will it be from avenging the Duke and his family because his grievances are now hers? Will she ultimately have to make a trade-off between her plans and his? Or will the tradeoff really be between revenge and her own healing?

As another man's wife or companion, will she truly feel equal and at peace?

I can't believe we only have like 10 more episodes to dive into any or all of that 😭

No thoughts just screams:

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Ok, now that I've partially recovered: I love that we know exactly how sexy times start in the Xue-Xiao household.

Ok this has confirmed something for me

Shen Yurong has known right from the very beginning that the princess has feelings for him. He’s also known that if he wanted to he could seduce her further. He just chose not to out of pride. Remember, he’s a honourable scholar official who does not toady and does not accept bribes

But he’s always had the power to do this. The princess is vulnerable because she has fallen for him. In one scene he took all the power from her.

I have NO IDEA what the end game is for this guy and it’s not because the character is written inconsistently. Every move he makes I can completely understand and makes sense for his motivations. I just don’t know what he will do next!

Literally everything I watch cdramas for in one poster.

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Wait, hold on. Dementia? Are you calling me old? You just said I’m still young. I’m sorry.

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