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To a degree I agree.

However, every now and then I find myself thinking about the strong kinda sibling-ish relationship they have. Ye Xiu clearly stepped into the older brother breach when Su Mu Qiu passed. They're not true siblings, so it doesn't preclude a romantic relationship. But just because they're very close it doesn't mean their relationship has to be romantic.

Because of this, I ship Su Mu Cheng with Huang Shao Tian a little (he's a little flirty with her - just a little), as well as thinking that the familiarity Ye Xiu has with Chu Yun Xiu is perhaps just a little closer than can be explained by knowing your enemy well, so I ship them a little too.

...and then I tell myself off for needing to find romance somewhere in every story.

;P

My recollection is that it was only shared with the team members who join prior to the Challenger League finale (ie Wei Chen, Wu Chen) because they need to have the discrepancy directly explained to them when they join so they don't confuse the Happy internet staff with the Xiu/Qiu thing. I don't think Steamed Bun is ever really bothered to ask. (Is he ever really bothered by anything?) Tang Rou finds out with Chen Guo at the season 8 All Stars incident. The other young team members (Luo Ji, An Wenyi, Qiao Yifan) just seem to take his private/public name difference in stride without explanation.

At the start of the Challenger League finals when they're settling into the hotel, the Excellent Era management and the Alliance come to the hotel to press Ye Xiu on the name issue and the twin brothers thing is explained to them directly (Chapter 961 onwards). That young Esports Home reporter who follows the team around is also present at the meeting, but he keeps mum about it to the public at their request.

The Alliance chairman leaves it to the Excellent Era and Happy people to sort through, as his weak heart can't put up with dealing with it.

The Excellent Era management are bothered by it, because it means their 3-peat Alliance cups could potentially be at risk, since Ye Xiu was using a fake id when he was in the team that won those years. So they go and do their usual dastardly PR leak, suggesting that Ye Qiu was Ye Xiu's online name only, and simultaneously implying that he had some nefarious intent in doing so.

From then on everyone else (including the other captains) just seem to accept the Ye Qiu/Ye Xiu thing without seeming to challenge it. Even Fang Rui.

Su Mu Qiu, not Su Mu Cheng. (Mu Cheng's older brother.)

What cleeyy said.

but still, that eye make up was just ... ugh.

I've read the book and knew that last scene in the series was a departure from it. I'm actually quite excited about that. I found the book became more and more boring as it went on. I don't think that tv adapations of novels have to always be devoted to the exact plot of the originating work, so long as it keeps the sense or heart of the original story. In fact I think the tv adaption of this series was even better than the original work in it's embracing of the literal 'joy of life' in various individual scenes. If anything, I'd really like it if the series took the plot line of 'the temple' and embellished it a whole lot more on a science fiction level. The temple's story resolution in the novel was big let down just IMHO.

A group actually organised just to deliberately target XZ?

Wow.

You get by day by day thinking people just be people, but every now and then people be doing some crazed shit that makes you realise just how low the depths of humanity can exist.

Up to ep 3.

Why does this series give me the feeling that it's just one sex scene away from being firmly categorised as a porno?

The 'nearly murdered' thing I'm wondering about is from 11amber's earlier remark about XZ's past year, not about his acting roles.

I kinda liked his portrayal of Yan Binyun because it was as cold-hearted and abrupt as the character in the novel. What I had difficulty with was whatever going on with his eye makeup.

I dislike having the feeling of continuity in the story disrupted by replaced actors (unless the initial role holders were really horrible), so I'm hoping he comes back for s2.

I'm really concerned about the whole 'nearly murdered him' thing though. Hadn't heard about that. What happened?

Why is that fact of note?

Also, looking at Chang HuaSen's photos, doesn't look like it'll be difficult to morph him into a female.

Zhang Ling He counts as an 'idol'? Reading his MDL bio it doesn't seem like that's his background.

Also, he was a standout in Maiden Holmes IMHO.

Pei Zhao is going to be Hua Cheng!!?

...ok :)

...
Standing in the midst of a crowded town marketplace, in a area controlled by an opponent they were recently at war with, while wearing their foreign clothing...
Rou Rou: "It was my fault. I shouldn't have got drunk and spoken carelessly."
...the General spots one of his wife's kidnappers and goes chasing after him...
Rou Rou: "GENERAL! GENERAL!!"
...thereby letting anyone in marketplace who cares to know about it who they likely are.

lol

Sometimes you just gotta love stupid characters and go with the flow.

Dilraba Dilmurat - same. I think I might be cured of my Bai Feng Jiu caused phobia because of her Li Changge.

Leo Wu - he hadn't really been on my radar before, but now with this, and Guardians of the Ancient Oath, and (to a lesser extent) Fight Breaks Sphere, I've decided to keep an eye out for him in future. He really has a presence on screen.

This series over all was lovingly crafted. Loved every minute.

Really want to see a sequel featuring the adventures of either Situ Lang Lang & Yuan, or San Niang. Or both!

Up to ep 30.

'she's turning 18 right?'
'yep, we're expecting it'
'me too'

Me: I KNEW IT, YOU EVIL BASTARD!!!!!

Hate to break it to you but this right here....

"Let's start : I was thinking that whether should I write the review about "No Boundary" or not! But (yeah) here I am. Sorry I won't beat around the bush and will get right back to review. Many of you people or there might be all of you prior to watching the drama may have went through the comment section well there was a time where I dropped some great dramas while going through the comment section. So, let's do it."

...is a prime example of your mentioned 'beating around the bush'.

8P

You gave me a good lol because of it anyway, so all is good.

8D

I can understand how others might not be endeared to her character, but she was believable (and not annoying) to me. :)

I went like ... "Chook shit? Really!? Come on!!!"

You got up to 12?

I'm up to 8. Loved her at first. Quirky funny character. Then after a few episodes she turned psycho ex-girlfriend. Now the initially bad assed general has turned into a Days of Our Lives drama queen.

Don't know what to do with this one.

I hated his character portrayal in Ever Night s2 because it seemed so different to the way Arthur Chen played it in s1 (ie a casual, positive character vs s1's somewhat surly teenager). But then I considered possibly that was more the fault of the director than him as the actor, so I wasn't ready to totally dismiss him as an actor. And given that he was actually portraying emotion to some degree in EN s2 I'm willing to forgive him for being more of a board in this series.

Both occasions can be written off as directors giving him poor direction.

That said, as an actor he just doesn't grab my attention anywhere near to the degree, for example, an actor like Leo Luo does. Leo Luo draws your (or at least my) notice in every scene. Dylan is like ... uh okay, that's him, the male lead, alright then.

I don't get why Dylan has all this buzz.

Is he one of those 'idols' I hear mentioned now and then?