Role Reversal (RR) Drama Lovers Club

An Ancient Love Song - Episode 6

"I shall call you Xiao Xiao" cracked me up.
D-did Shen just imply that the captain has an *ahem* intimate relationship with his adoptive father? 😳
But I love how he's taunting him, spitting at him with the creative insults! xD
- Arclei: "Shen Buyan casts embarrassment leaving the man too stunned to speak. He than casts humiliation!! It is most effective, leaving his opponent thoroughly and utterly incinerated. K.O. " - LMAOOO
- Arclei: "Wait... didn't ML just make a really elaborate your mom joke... o-o " - Wait a sec, I need to rewatch that scene. Edit: I didn't catch it... :(
Why did the screen suddenly turn grey lmao?
Ooo the text in the intro changed for this episode! Before it was about general Lu's death but now it's about a toxic tree bark that turns into See Blood Seal Throat Poison (I wonder if this will become important later!)
Not the captain nearly falling from the horse xD
Omg not Shen getting the knowledge from watching some old historical movie :D
Why is the Prime Minister Li Yong already there and where did Shen disappear to??
Yi Hua taking the arrows out of Lu Shen's body... 😭 I'm fine, I'm fine *sobs*
- "You always said I'm clumsy. I never know when I hurt someone. Am I hurting you?" 😭😭
- Her hardened and determined expression as she looked at the door, wowow.
~~Okay, guys, I have to confess something: I find Li Yong extremely attractive.~~ Who said that? Ahem, back on track.
I forgot that the emperor has some actual power so he can have Lu Yuan and Yi Hua released, yay.
I'm loving the ministers' reactions from seeing the emperor in so long :D
Arclei: "Bro why did I for a second think that ML was gonna impersonate the emperor, bahahaha-" Me too! So I was very surprised when they decided to lift the curtain lol.
"Who is this traitorous person that tried to frame me?" while looking in Lu Yuan's direction lol
"Did I forget my lines?" Aww, Yuanqi.
- Aww and I love how Shen teaches him how to be more confident, Yuanqi's little proud face at the end was so cute.
Not them understanding each other's thoughts xD
Oh no, he messed up now...
Yi Hua, my girl. And Shen :O
At least he gets to die in her arms this time... but how many times does he have left?
And now she has to wait ten years to see him again T.T
Only TWO times left?!

Arclei

Florentina:
I just completed Zhang Gong Zhu Zai Shang!

OMG YESSS!!!! A great place to start! It's such a delightful watch. I watch it at least once a year xD

As for the lip thing, yeah, this is very common in Chinese dramas due to the vast majority of them being dubbed over in post production (not sure why but China has very strict regulations for their dramas). Only a handful of dramas use the actors' original voice and aren't dubbed (usually the more expensive/serious productions). I noticed you don't watch too many Cdramas so it's something you'll get used to later on xD It really does suck though, I completely agree

Florentina:
Yeah, I'm a mood watcher too. Sometimes I go through drama slumps that last days to weeks, even months.

Augh, I feel this in my bonessssss T_T I can even feel the slump creeping up on me and it just feels so hopeless. Or when you're 70% through a drama and then suddenly aren't feeling it anymore...

Florentina:
I was having such a slump until I've seen all those gifs on your profile. Simply had to check out all the series, I'm afraid I've found my weakness when it comes to MF romance haha. My drama slump is officially over (it lasted 4 days this time)

Dang, I'm really glad you were able to get out of your slump! 🥺 ~~The power of role reversal is real, welcome to your new life, hahaha~~

Arclei

Alex:
An Ancient Love Song - Episode 6

"D-did Shen just imply that the captain has an *ahem* intimate relationship with his adoptive father?" - BAHAHAHAH yes I think he totally did xD So either some historian thought it was of critical importance to record this OR Shen is making it the hell up to mess with him, either ways, hilarious xDD
"I didn't catch it... :(" - I was referring to the fact that he announced himself to the be the father which yknow... would kinda imply that he's with the mother. Yes, it's a big reach but the thought is amusing to me, hahah
"Ooo the text in the intro changed for this episode!" - Omg, I didn't even notice o-o
"I'm fine, I'm fine *sobs*" - They really be crushing our hearts with this one- good grief
"I find Li Yong extremely attractive." - YOU ARE NOT WRONG!!! xD I'm surprised the actor has basically no lead roles 'cause he's very attractive, quite a good actor, and I feel like I've seen him everywhere (I have but always the evil prime minister supporting character ToT)
"Me too!." - Glad it wasn't just me, ahahah
"Aww and I love how Shen teaches him how to be more confident" - Yessss, their bond is everything. Shen is a good teacher

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Florentina:
Joining, omg this is so cool.

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Alex:
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Hey there!

It's great to see you. Could you help me out? I'm a little behind on our watch list. What episodes are we currently on for each show? I need to catch up with everyone!

Arclei

Simi_Tutu:

Hey there!
It's great to see you. Could you help me out? I'm a little behind on our watch list. What episodes are we currently on for each show? I need to catch up with everyone!

In the index I linked a buddy tracker which I try to keep fairly updated. Here's the link for convenience ^-^

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Arclei:
buddy tracker

Thanks! I'm not too far behind; I'll be all caught up by the end of this week. :)

Arclei:
I can even feel the slump creeping up on me and it just feels so hopeless. Or when you're 70% through a drama and then suddenly aren't feeling it anymore...

It's exactly like this and then you feel like some sort of a failure for not being able to forcefully watch some dramas. I had a difficult time dropping dramas too and I even have a game on my profile right now so people can choose which dramas I should pick up from my dropped list. Because I felt like 40 titles in dropped is too much lol

@Simi_Tutu Thank you, glad to be here! :D

Can someone tell me what series is this badge from? Thank you.

Alex

Secrets of the Shadow Sect! Arclei has the badges linked so if you click on them, it should take you to the drama's MDL page. :)

Alex:
Secrets of the Shadow Sect! Arclei has the badges linked so if you click on them, it should take you to the drama's MDL page. :)

Very cool, thank you! I already have it on my CW list :D

Alex

Florentina:
I already have it on my CW list :D

Same here. :D I really should watch it soon. So many dramas, so little time...

Alex:
So many dramas, so little time

So true, free time spent on dramas alone and still not enough. I will watch it as soon as possible.

Alex

An Ancient Love Song - Episode 7

Okay so the child Tongchang is a nephew of emperor Yuanqi. We finally know his lineage lol and how he's related to the Sheng Empire.
I love how Shen is already so devoted to Lu Yuan. He basically does it all just for her. <3
Omg did the text in the intro change again? I swear it stayed the same for 5 episodes before! Now it's about a female konghou harp musician whose music was so beautiful that it evoked endless yearning and everyone who heard it could not stop themselves from weeping in silence. (Hmm I wonder if this is important too... Could it be tied to the drama name?)
Ooo are they willing to work together now? :o
All this time I had no idea that "crouching tigers, hidden dragons" is an idiom for talented individuals in concealment :O
"What does the the word Mu on the windmill mean?" "Don't you know the name of our emperor?" I know it, it's Yuanqi and I'm still no wiser in knowing what it meant xD
- okay they sorta explained that the windmill was gifted to her by the emperor but that still doesn't anwer why is "Mu" written on it...
It still feels so weird to see Lu Yuan helping Li Yong o.O
Li Yong redemption arc?? He at least seems to care about the people of Sheng. 🤔
Wait wait wait, how is Lu Shi still alive?? What is this timeline?? I'm so confused...
Omg Shen
- but when did he learn to fight like that? :o
I really have to admire Lu Yuan for a) her devotion and holding on, and b) the way she understands everything even when she's on a reverse timeline meanwhile my brain is fried just from thinking too hard about that. xD
Arclei: "Goodness the idea that every time he meets his loved one she knows him a little less but seems so genuinely happy is absolutely heartbreaking. Vice versa too, right, which is what we had been seeing here and there but seeing it from his perspective is so devastating." - THIS!
The town scenery with all the rain and lantern lights looks so beautiful!!
Oh my god, this timeline for sure will be interesting!
Lol her slapping the mask like that :D
Aww there was an orange cat in front of the stairs at the end. :3
Arclei: "Wait... bro's master plan is to take her to the present day?" - Geez, I hope not. Just for the fact that the way he goes back to the present is by DYING.

Arclei