Hey so I’m confused about something that may be a translation issue- I’m watching this in IQIYI. The second prince’s mother keeps calling the emperor (Susha) her father and that confuses me. I thought they were married? A couple times I thought I was insane by thinking that she’s been calling him “Father”, but I saw it again last night while watching. Am I nuts? It’s possible 😂
Yes....but she is also in a life and death situation She think he is a player and didn’t think he'll waver with…
I’m not saying I don’t get her reasoning, but at the end of the day she is still toying with his emotions and even the glimpses into her private thoughts that I have seen so far are all about how she can win him over emotionally for her own gain.
No apparently not for a while yet. Someone else said 8 more episodes, which is way too fucking long imo.
Other comments have said that he realized that she has been lying to him all along about something, perhaps her feelings for him, but he doesn’t know who she actually is.
So I am only on like episode 10 or something, but I kinda know some of the things that are coming up. I knew picking up this show that I was probably gonna struggle with it because the whole premise is on lying and deception (my most hated plot device). But the visuals looked gorgeous and I wanted to see more of the ML actor because I really liked him in BFTB even though I didn’t finish it.
I get that intellectually we know that our FL has been having to lie about her identity her whole life. I get that she has been digging herself a deeper and deeper hole with her lies, making it harder for her to climb out and tell the truth. I get that.
I think what would help this show out a lot is getting more direct insight into her thoughts - and maybe we do as I am still several episodes behind. I want to see more of that internal struggle, SOME sort of acknowledgment that she knows she is hurting him and some angsty inner turmoil for continuing to do it. Can we see more of that visceral fear of him finding out? It’s been hard for me thus far fully getting into the romance because it’s tainted by lies, and it is more obvious to me that the ML is catching the authentic feelings and less obvious to me that she is. Having the ML ask his friend for advice and expressing acknowledgment that he’s screwing up helped give us more insight into his thoughts.
It’s just difficult because she’s toying with another person’s heart, now knowing that he has had some fcked up shit happen to him in the past and has been hurt by many others who wanted to use him. It’s not like she is just lying to him about her identity, which is one thing, but she is going so far as to tell him that she wants to marry him and that she loves him in order to win him over for her agenda. That is a whole other level of cruelty and deceit that is incredibly difficult for me to swallow and makes it hard for me to root for them.
If the show is dead set her continuing to lie until there’s a horrible reveal and things break down, I think it would also help if the ML maybe figures out himself who she really is, so then he is not being strung along and deceived without knowing all of the information. If he were to somehow discover it himself and then act accordingly, whether it’s helping her keep the secret or confronting her on it whatever.
That was pretty intense. And rather telling that their romance was going to be a slow burn and that he was going…
It was SUCH a good scene! And when she told him the meaning behind her name… and him fishing for whether she was romantically involved with someone (and his face when she wasn’t). It was such a heady scene filled with soooooo much emotion.
Just finished episode 5 🥰Fu Yixiao freaking kicking ASS on the boat and looking like a gorgeous freaking trapeze artist while doing it. Feng Suige showing up with his men and being all like, “Leave one alive” like the badass mf he is. Suige being all sexy af Alpha Male by being all protective of Yixiao and tossing her off the boat (come at me if you want - alpha males are hot if written right). Suige saving her “son” on the ship by calmly smirking and telling him to not be afraid AND EFFING STAB THE JERK WITH THE KNIFE HE GAVE HIM. Him being a freaking badass DAD FIGURE sacrificing his life to save his future *son*. Her in turn freaking swimming bACK TO THE BOAT TO save him from drowning. A moment of connection by a campfire with a flustered KILLER GOD OF SUSHA who was blushing like a schoolboy and then him sitting clOSER THAN NECESSARY to her and being all flirty like the sexy mf he is. And she is being all flirty back liiiiiiiike Ahhh lemme just sit back and enjoy this warm cup of fluffy feels ☕️ while it lasts.
I doubt it's possible. Major target audience has changed a lot. No patience to watch a slow-burn, slice-of-life…
Yeah I struggled to get into this one until episode 20 and then even more around episode 30. I think for me I watch shows primarily for the romance, and it’s hard sustaining my interest if the main couple doesn’t have a lot of scenes together. I’m lame, I know 😅 But I LOVED the main couple in this one so much once they got together. The ML in this one is one of my faves. I rewatch a lot of their scenes.
I think my biggest issue with this show was the lack of the FL caring that she was dying… Like she remained in denial for the entire show. I wish we had more human feelings of fear, I wish we saw more hospitalizations and / or cancer treatment, or her wrestling with her own mortality.
OH MY GOODNESS I LOVE THE BROTHER / SISTER FEELS 💛💛💛 (episode 3). I know I KNOW that I am probably gonna hate her later on (dunno why, but apparently I’m gonna), but lemme just feel the love and warmth of them now 😍 And then grieve over what could have been a fantastic sibling relationship 💔 I’m such a sucker for healthy and loving big brother / little sister relationships 🤗 🥺Now I’m sad.
so she's not one of those hypocrite towards him !? I read she lie to him and she used him for what she wants!?…
Oh yeah you’re totally right. The irony is that she absolutely is using him and is really not much different than them right now. I want the truth to be out asap because all of their sweet moments are jaded right now because of the lies.
Right now it’s a male main character (love rival for the ML with the FL) 🙄It’s annoying. There’s jealousy and possessiveness brewing. 🤦🏼♀️
As is pretty normal with c-dramas — very quickly 😂
To be honest, there isn’t another show in the same genre that holds a candle to this one HOWEVER there is one that is currently airing that has incredible potential - Fated Hearts. 30 episodes have been released so far, and I have heard nothing but stellar reviews. Others who loved Prisoner of Beauty have been raving about Fated Hearts. I am only on episode 3 and it’s GREAT so far. So if you wanna risk picking up a show without knowing the ending that may be your best bet. I can see loving it like I loved TPoB. It’s another enemies to lovers story, but it’s darker than TPoB - the leads are legitimate enemies and torture each other in the first couple of episodes 😅Both leads are incredibly capable, they have great chemistry, and yeah. I can’t say a lot about it because I haven’t watched as much as others have. But people LOVE it. I have been anxious to get home and watch more!
Different genre (xianxia), but I also loved When Destiny Brings the Demon. Outside of some iffy CGI effects, this one is a feast for romance lovers. LOTS of sensuality, kisses, intimacy and skinship. No love triangles, awesome communication with the leads, no breakups. It’s my 2nd favorite cdrama under TPoB, but the genre may not be for everyone.
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I get that intellectually we know that our FL has been having to lie about her identity her whole life. I get that she has been digging herself a deeper and deeper hole with her lies, making it harder for her to climb out and tell the truth. I get that.
I think what would help this show out a lot is getting more direct insight into her thoughts - and maybe we do as I am still several episodes behind. I want to see more of that internal struggle, SOME sort of acknowledgment that she knows she is hurting him and some angsty inner turmoil for continuing to do it. Can we see more of that visceral fear of him finding out? It’s been hard for me thus far fully getting into the romance because it’s tainted by lies, and it is more obvious to me that the ML is catching the authentic feelings and less obvious to me that she is. Having the ML ask his friend for advice and expressing acknowledgment that he’s screwing up helped give us more insight into his thoughts.
It’s just difficult because she’s toying with another person’s heart, now knowing that he has had some fcked up shit happen to him in the past and has been hurt by many others who wanted to use him. It’s not like she is just lying to him about her identity, which is one thing, but she is going so far as to tell him that she wants to marry him and that she loves him in order to win him over for her agenda. That is a whole other level of cruelty and deceit that is incredibly difficult for me to swallow and makes it hard for me to root for them.
If the show is dead set her continuing to lie until there’s a horrible reveal and things break down, I think it would also help if the ML maybe figures out himself who she really is, so then he is not being strung along and deceived without knowing all of the information. If he were to somehow discover it himself and then act accordingly, whether it’s helping her keep the secret or confronting her on it whatever.
Anyway those are some of my thoughts.
Right now it’s a male main character (love rival for the ML with the FL) 🙄It’s annoying. There’s jealousy and possessiveness brewing. 🤦🏼♀️
Different genre (xianxia), but I also loved When Destiny Brings the Demon. Outside of some iffy CGI effects, this one is a feast for romance lovers. LOTS of sensuality, kisses, intimacy and skinship. No love triangles, awesome communication with the leads, no breakups. It’s my 2nd favorite cdrama under TPoB, but the genre may not be for everyone.