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Peiyi poisoning the whole council was definitely the nuclear option. I doubt anyone will come to any of her future parties. But she probably knew the emperor wouldn’t give her justice.

LoL! For a minute I thought he was poisoned. Then they say he is laying up due to heartbreak. Now Peiyi was really on death’s door because of the poison and here he is laying there like a diva because his feelings are hurt.

He is definitely complicit. It seems like the right chancellor is so powerful that outside of rebelling against the emperor, he’s untouchable.

Exactly. They have basically made the ML into a eunuch. You can say they are reversing the roles but most FLs in dramas aren’t this sheepish. You can be smart and resourceful without being a wimp. They have made the audience question whether XHJ is too much of a wimp to be her husband/lover.

I think in this instance they made the ML too weak. You can have a strong FL without needing to nerf the man. Now they have him laid up being absolutely useless to the FL. The man doesn’t have to be a savage but a little backbone from your man is not a bad thing.

From a moral standpoint I wouldn’t have a problem killing him. I think it’s more of a legal issue. What evidence do they have on him? No one heard him confess except Peiyi and her uncle. And they are two people who have a reason to see him go down. Any testimony they give would be considered bias. If it went to court he could just say he never said anything. They still have no hard evidence against him, even though everyone knows he did it. And they still have to clear Prince of Duan’s name.

It’s a very very slow burn. You will not get anything significant until episode 28. So manage your expectations if you’re looking for romance. The show leans heavy into the cases.

Xiao Huaijin might be a bit too soft hearted for a woman like Peiyi. Maybe she needs more of a manly man to be able deal with all the baggage she brings. I thought it was funny that we see him walk away then in the next scene he is laid up almost catatonic. Really? I’m sorry for being heartless but this series has shown women going through the worst traumas. Having XHJ laid up in bed, near death, over heartbreak is pretty weak.

What type of power does the Right Chancellor have to just get that slap on the wrist? The emperor just seems to be making excuses to not punish him. Then Peiyi poisons the whole court just to get to one man. Even she just loses a title. The Tang justice system is clearly a mess under this emperor.

Are you referring to his character in Love In Red Dust? That is another series I’m highly anticipating. He’s playing a more traditional ML in that series. It is good that he’s doing a variety of characters even though this is his third detective drama. Sometimes I feel like actors just play the same character in different series. Xiao Huaijin is very different from his more eccentric portrayal of Xiao Beming in The Wanted Detective or the dour Guan Cen from Shadow Detective. I will say I’m ready to see him in a modern drama.

Are you talking about the actors or the character types. I think it’s interesting that they decided to put two analytic characters together. Normally you get a hot head ML or cold and aloof ML. That type is paired with an emotional or silly FL. In most cases you pair hot and cold. Pairing two “cold” types is a different choice. So I wonde if you are not feeling the character types or the actors. The actors appear to be playing the types well. You can tell LPY never had romantic feelings in her life. And XHJ needed an assist from his mom in this last episode. So you can tell that’s a character that has been sheltered in the astronomy lab most of his life. But I was just curious how people see it.

You guys are really optimistic considering every case has ended up with high body counts. I’ll be mad if one of the leads dies, especially after being granted marriage. But I have been conditioned to brace for the worse with these dramas.

The most blatantly romantic episode to date. This episode actually had me on the edge of my seat with the poisoning of LPY. Even though I knew she couldn’t die this early, I was still worried. I am still worried about the lingering effects of the poison in her heart. Also, being granted a marriage and getting the love confession from XHJ this early makes me think a tragic ending is in the works. I think a target will be put on the Xiao family now. Hope his mother and father don’t end up as collateral damage in all of this. It would not surprise me if one of the leads dies in the end, either before or after the marriage. The track record so far has been cases getting solved but with tragic outcome. I fear the same for LPY and XHJ.

My favorite cases are the first one with the princess, the second with the women being trafficked and then the case with the odd doctor (4th case I think).

When is an 8.1 considered bad? It might not be great but that should st least mean it’s watchable. Technically a 7.0 shouldn’t be considered bad.

That was a solid ending. Had a good time with this show. I just wish we would have had more scenes with them in the modern/real timeline. I have seen other shows do the same thing. The leads meet after coming back, the end. Just give me 15 minutes of them connecting and catching up. At any rate, well done to the cast and crew.

I think they felt the cases would carry the series. I would have sacrificed two cases for the sake of character building.

You hit on the biggest problem for this show. They didn’t put enough effort into developing the characters. You don’t see character growth which leads to a lack of a character journey. The characters are the same as they were in episode 1 as they are in episode 26. I don’t know if they just cut too much story or if it’s just poorly written. The cases are enough to keep me coming back but this doesn’t seem like a show I’ll rewatch. That’s sad because I love most of what Bai Lu and Wang Xinyue have done in the past.

This one is heavy in the investigation area. I also feel they don’t do a great job expanding the characters outside of the cases. The ML also feels like a supporting character than a real ML. So don’t expect any romance over the next 20 episodes. But the cases are interesting. I like the show though. It falls between a 7.5 to 8.0 for me.

I don’t think he’s supposed to show emotion. His character is more of a Mr Spock type of character. Very analytical. Put that on top of that fact that this isn’t a romance drama and you get the interaction.