we're all mad here

I was !!! at how the vibe of MZY and LYR in the trailer reflected the novel relationship. She's both incredibly dominant and incredibly fragile - I mean, she has way more power (she's a royal princess, he's a hopeful examination candidate at the start) and money and she's unhinged due to her extreme damage (I keep saying Princess Wanning but it's seriously true) and in a serious rarity for a drama or novel (or really most works of any kind from anywhere), what draws her to him is the fact that he is so so so so good (not weak in any way - he's actually the definition of a zealot) but she's drawn to his idealism, to his principles, to his goodness (and a lot of conflict in the novel actually also stems from that - because what she loves about him is also the obstacle because he will pursue his ideal-driven goals whether she agrees with them, whether they interfere with her political machinations - he may be good but he's strong-willed as hell) and it's so interesting.