The friendships in Crossfire.... They were simply heartbreakingly real and wonderful. Teared up at the 'reunion'- you know the one I'm talking about.... In addition, I'd like to suggest another drama with wonderful friendships- Hikaru no Go. This was my absolute favourite drama of the year, without question. Even more so than Crossfire. The highschool friendship circle with He Jiajia, Wu Di, Gao Yu, Jinag Xueming and of course Shi Guang was beautiful. The trio of Hong-he, Shen Yilang and Shi Guang was even better...They were just beautiful...Particularly Hong He...he was such a wonderful friend.
I love the drama, the plot, the costumes, the sets, the camera, ost, acting...basically everything except for the chemistry between the leads. I find them very awkward...especially in their scenes together.
I can't imagine anyone else taking on the roles of XJX and SM other than Xiao Zhan and Dilraba. XJX is supposed to be extremely hot, frivolous, flirty yet deeply cunning, deadly and passionate at the same time...who else but dear ol' WWX. And Dilraba, maybe because of having seen her as Feng Jiu, as Aranya and Dong Hua's beloved Dihao for so long.... there's something deeply majestic about her... exactly how I envision SM.
I've been waiting for an adaptation to release for soooo long. To see Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing on the screeeen......this is like the best New Year Gift of all time. I really really hope that they don't butcher the original plot, no matter what. I can handle anything but that.
Unpopular opinion: I actually like the cousin way more than the king. He loved her enough that he accepted it…
I share the same opinion. He stepped up only when he saw how deeply unhappy, terrified and lonely she was...almost on the verge of disappearing. (As we know she did, since she apparently attempted suicide.) Even then, he still gave up and let her marry the king, because her wishes were his priority. But then, he had to watch her come within an inch of losing her life , and not just once..., he even had to witness her almost get assassinated...which was bound to shake him up. (And let's be objective here, if he hadn't arrived at that precise moment, there's no guarantee that she'd have survived the night. It was only after getting a rude awakening in the form of her utter contempt and scorn, that our King's conscience caught up with him) . He'd probably worshipped her as a sacred existence,... as the best woman on earth all his life and considered himself unworthy of being with her.... and to witness his beloved woman brought down to such a miserable state, where she is utterly disregarded and ignored,...it probably boiled his blood. He can't blame his adoptive father and the Kim clan as he's only an adopted son, and has to live with that debt of life-saving grace. The King thus provides an excellent target as the reason for all the tragedies in his life. He'd give anything to be her husband, and for the King to treat her as he did.... So yeah, can't say I blame him. I'm not saying he wasn't wrong, and that his actions were all righteous,... but that, in his place, most all would choose to do the same. Him not being the male-lead does not make his feelings gross and creepy. He's definitely not the paragon of righteousness, but he's definitely not the creepy, stalker-ex...His actions are perfectly human, and understandable.
AvenueX lured me into this drama by calling it a Hikaru no Go crossover. So yeah, to the kind souls watching this: has the episode with Shi Guang's cameo released? And if so which episode?
They were simply heartbreakingly real and wonderful. Teared up at the 'reunion'- you know the one I'm talking about....
In addition, I'd like to suggest another drama with wonderful friendships- Hikaru no Go. This was my absolute favourite drama of the year, without question. Even more so than Crossfire.
The highschool friendship circle with He Jiajia, Wu Di, Gao Yu, Jinag Xueming and of course Shi Guang was beautiful.
The trio of Hong-he, Shen Yilang and Shi Guang was even better...They were just beautiful...Particularly Hong He...he was such a wonderful friend.
They(Qin Lie and Gao Yu) all treat it as perfectly normal behavior for Yushi to grow a giant-ass plat out of nothing...
So, how is the plot?
I just about cried when the music for HnG came on....
XJX is supposed to be extremely hot, frivolous, flirty yet deeply cunning, deadly and passionate at the same time...who else but dear ol' WWX.
And Dilraba, maybe because of having seen her as Feng Jiu, as Aranya and Dong Hua's beloved Dihao for so long.... there's something deeply majestic about her... exactly how I envision SM.
They'll also remove the Princess Ming An-Xie Brothers sandwich too right?
I sooo wanted to see that one.
2021 is going to be the best yet...
Tian Guan Ci Fu, Mo Du and now this....
He'd probably worshipped her as a sacred existence,... as the best woman on earth all his life and considered himself unworthy of being with her.... and to witness his beloved woman brought down to such a miserable state, where she is utterly disregarded and ignored,...it probably boiled his blood.
He can't blame his adoptive father and the Kim clan as he's only an adopted son, and has to live with that debt of life-saving grace. The King thus provides an excellent target as the reason for all the tragedies in his life. He'd give anything to be her husband, and for the King to treat her as he did....
So yeah, can't say I blame him. I'm not saying he wasn't wrong, and that his actions were all righteous,... but that, in his place, most all would choose to do the same. Him not being the male-lead does not make his feelings gross and creepy.
He's definitely not the paragon of righteousness, but he's definitely not the creepy, stalker-ex...His actions are perfectly human, and understandable.
Kim Hwan is quickly becoming my favourite supporting character in Mr Queen