Kokuto:

I've been watching it too. Liu Xue Yi and Tong Hou? How could I resist? Though it really is more about the female leads. And yes! I noticed lots of LYF cast members. I can't believe the actor for TS Hou got another resting villain face role! lol

It’s the first time I’m seeing LXY in a more traditional male lead role. I think his past repertoire gives him a charismatic edge. You can see the traces of intensity even as he's playing a more moderate character. Oh, I found another LYF character – Dr. Yin!

Kokuto:

SnowcupArc:

Did anyone else notice the resemblance between the teen actress, playing the younger female lead in the first episode, to Xiao Yao (YZ)? Uncanny.

Hmmm. You mean to Yang Zi? Not sure I see it. But she was definitely excellent. All the actors are very good.

In LYF, A Heng had modified XY’s appearance as a child to hide her lineage, and I remember thinking the younger XY actress was well-cast, as she appeared more like the actor who played Shao Hao. But the teen actress in ATC had me thinking of XY in her adolescent-god years – those adventurous years when she had to live by her wits in gambling houses and brothels after escaping the nine-tailed fox cage. I’m assuming XY would have gradually taken on a closer appearance to how she looked in Qingshui Town.

SnowcupArc:

It’s the first time I’m seeing LXY in a more traditional male lead role. I think his past repertoire gives him a charismatic edge. You can see the traces of intensity even as he's playing a more moderate character. Oh, I found another LYF character – Dr. Yin!

The first thing I saw him in was In Blossom, where he did play a more traditional ML. But then everything I watched after that he was ... very ruthless. I still have seen Blood of Youth, though.

So, many of the LYF cast. It's wonderful. Though I wish my beloved Ru Shou was in it. :(

This is another big hit for Tong Hua's Star Lotus, for Tencent. They should be handing them a blank check now. I wonder what they'll do next?

SnowcupArc:

In LYF, A Heng had modified XY’s appearance as a child to hide her lineage, and I remember thinking the younger XY actress was well-cast, as she appeared more like the actor who played Shao Hao. But the teen actress in ATC had me thinking of XY in her adolescent-god years – those adventurous years when she had to live by her wits in gambling houses and brothels after escaping the nine-tailed fox cage. I’m assuming XY would have gradually taken on a closer appearance to how she looked in Qingshui Town.

Ah, ok. I can see that. She was in Filter as the teenaged Su Cheng Cheng.

There’s something poetic about discussing the moon during this time of year, when the moonlight seems brighter. Perfect timing to revisit these moon descriptions in the novel.

I’m not an expert, but the moon and its phases are more complex than how the moon may appear at a given time. Actually, the full moon happens for a brief moment when the moon attains peak illumination. Depending on location, that moment could occur at any time during the day or night. However, the moon may appear like a full moon (even when it isn’t) for a few days around that time, since it’s difficult to visually distinguish between slight differences of illumination. That range could be extended further to several days with the moon at sufficiently high illumination that could appear as a roundish moon.

Keeping that in mind, it doesn’t seem out of the ordinary that “round” would be applied with some consistency in the moon descriptions, with and without an indication of a full moon. A full moon is always round, but a round moon is commonly not a full moon. I can see why many people would consider a round moon as a full moon, but I’m inclined to think the author added full moon indicators to specific descriptions (excluding others) for this purpose in the novel.

At the risk of adding to the complexity, the drama seems to show a new perspective of the moon on the eve of the final battle. In Season 2 episode 22, this extended scene with Xiang Liu begins with a visible full moon in the sky that later changes to a crescent-like moon, which would seemingly indicate a lunar eclipse that can occur occasionally during a full moon. Since the drama features XL fighting in the battle for six days and nights, this would suggest a possible waning gibbous moon at the time of XL’s final fall.

@Kokuto

In ATC’s episode 33, I spotted the Xie Zhao character partaking in the scholars’ celebratory walk. Usually a glimpse of a character leads to more. I'm thinking Xiu Wan (who fell for Hao’s character) might be similar to Yi Ying in an alternate universe. She too mistook Hao’s character as her intended fiancé. Purely speculation but looks like Xiu Wan’s story could develop along the lines of the idea TH had proposed many years ago about Yi Ying, Hao, and Jing. I’m a bit behind the broadcast now. If that’s the case with Xiu Wan’s character, this could make things quite interesting with the Xie Zhao fellow potentially like – Jing! Lol, this is a fun watch with all of the "compare and contrast" opportunities.

SnowcupArc:

ATC episode 33 recap:

📜⚖️🧎🏻‍♀️🐀🎊🦯💥🍑📯🎓🕯️🩹💆🏻‍♂️👩🏻‍❤️‍👨🏻

ATC episode 34 recap:

👑🌳🎂🍾🎭💡🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️🙋🏻‍♀️🏇🏾😘⚔️🥷🏼🏹🩸🏇🏾

lol!

SnowcupArc:

@Kokuto

In ATC’s episode 33, I spotted the Xie Zhao character partaking in the scholars’ celebratory walk. Usually a glimpse of a character leads to more. I'm thinking Xiu Wan (who fell for Hao’s character) might be similar to Yi Ying in an alternate universe. She too mistook Hao’s character as her intended fiancé. Purely speculation but looks like Xiu Wan’s story could develop along the lines of the idea TH had proposed many years ago about Yi Ying, Hao, and Jing. I’m a bit behind the broadcast now. If that’s the case with Xiu Wan’s character, this could make things quite interesting with the Xie Zhao fellow potentially like – Jing! Lol, this is a fun watch with all of the "compare and contrast" opportunities.

I'm on Episode 36, I think. There are similarities between FFYY and Xiu Wan, except I think FFYY is not innocent? That's not the right word, but Xiu Wan is young and spoiled, she was easily manipulated, but when confronted with the truth, she understood she was in the wrong. FFYY isn't concerned about right or wrong, she wants what she wants and is ruthless about getting it ... as to be expected of an assassin.

But yes, I think Xie Zhao will return and Xiu Wan's opinion of him will change. He gets brought up again. That said, Xie Zhao is NO Jing. He's far more upright and has a spine. lol!

Jade:

In Lost You Forever Season 1, Episode 5. Why did Xiang Liu leave a kiss mark on Wen Xiaoliu’s neck instead of removing it after biting/sucking her neck to drink her blood? What was the meaning or purpose of the kiss mark?

In Lost You Forever Season 1, Episode 6. Was Xiang Liu acting out of lust when he bit and sucked Wen Xiaoliu’s neck? Xiang Liu wasn't injured at the time but specifically asked to drink Wen Xiaoliu’s blood instead.

In Lost You Forever Season 1, Episode 7-8. Was Xiang Liu jealous every time Wen Xiaoliu was with Ye Shiqi? What was the meaning or purpose of Xiang Liu’s jealousy?

Xiang Liu is 1 leaving his mark that XY is his "man". And a kiss mark is exactly what you think it is.🤭

XL drinks XY blood to heal. BUT XY started to feel a physical sensation to the act, coupled with her crush on him. The only time XL shows list towards XY is when he reliazed that she enjoyed it, during the pool scene where XY was injured.

XL has never shown jealousy towards Jing and XY, and I have never interpreted that particular scene as such. He just find him annoying, and even at times admirable.

Kokuto:

antiherodiaries:

XL drinks XY blood to heal. BUT XY started to feel a physical sensation to the act, coupled with her crush on him. The only time XL shows list towards XY is when he reliazed that she enjoyed it, during the pool scene where XY was injured.

I think XL enjoys the blood drinking also, for a variety of reasons. But then there was that one time, where he seemed to resent it.

antiherodiaries:

XL has never shown jealousy towards Jing and XY, and I have never interpreted that particular scene as such. He just find him annoying, and even at times admirable.

In Qingshui, I don't think XL ever felt he had something to be jealous of. Afterwards ... there was at least one time where he was NOT happy, when XY told FFB that she had to cancel their outing to visit with Jing. But XL had to be careful about his feelings because of the Lovers Bug, for sure.

Maybe it is just me, but I never felt that XL admired Jing in the drama.

I sometimes get the drama and the novel mixed up quite a bit nowadays, so I don’t actually recall much of XL’s admiration in the drama either—just his annoyance at Jing's privileges. So my sentiment is partly due to the parts in the novel where I felt XL thought Jing was very useful. That always shaped how I interpreted XL’s attitude toward him.

As for the part where XY chose Jing instead of FFB, I’ve never thought of that scene as jealousy. I saw it as much more nuanced, particularly with XY walking back on her promise, which I think is probably the real source of XL’s scorn.