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they set different criteria for actresses 😶 one move they don't like and you'll never hear the end of it while actors are easily forgiven and will be praised to the sky with their wooden acting . not referring to any of the actors in this drama but in the general drama industry, i find the casts here so far delivers.

i'm excited for episode 9!!! let tomorrow come even if i have work 😭

the focus on he yan's strength was never about sheer power, she excels in strategy and catching enemies off guard. her charm imo is that she has quick wits and playfully cunning. she has this personality but serious and focus when it matters. not the usual cold, overbearing type.

hmm i think there's a lot more reasons for the shorter eps than usual

thanks it's been a few years

where are you watching? 🤣

"let the people who don't read the novel exist" this comment is circulating on chinese platforms 🤣 i read the novel, too but some novel fans are indeed extreme. yesterday, some novel fans (can't tell if they really are indeed fans) complain on the changes but today, the results are out and they are commenting that it's all thanks to the novel. idk, their left and right brain seems to be fighting lol

they have a hong kong director for this, i read comments in xhs that the cinematography and pacing is similar to the classic martial art films from before. chinese viewers like it but yeaah some of international viewers like us are not used to. he directed the popular tv adaptation of the legend of the condor heroes.

i remember that no name was explicitly mentioned in the novel but he's from a noble family

in 2011, SARFT issued guidelines on time travel dramas which led to heavy censorship or ban on transmigration, rebirth/reincarnation, time loops or time travel, fantasy reinterpretations of historical figures etc. now, i did not watch the two dramas you mentioned and can't tell but drama adaptations usually have to cover it up as dream, hallucination or parallel world experience. of course, filming is still allowed but there's a huge risk that it will still not be broadcasted. SARFT can be lenient if they show it as fictional, no real historial settings and does not promote superstitions. for reset, this is in a modern setting with a sci-fi spin and the time loops are portrayed as a scientific phenomenon.

agreed on the switch from cousin. it's much more hateful. fathers usually favors their sons over daughters in historical times.

in the novel, it starts with the fl willingly giving up her position to her brother, then she gets married, becomes pregnant, pushed into a river by a concubine then dies. it's not that this is bad but if this plot were filmed now, many people would surely criticise it. especially in china.

this is originally 40 episodes cut down to 36 episodes, some scenes may not have passed the review and we also have to account the supporting actor that was involved in controversy

i think many missed this but during the wolf scene, fl used her chest binding gauze for her injury and that is also why the ml 'knows' she's a woman when she unknowingly leaned on his back

we should thank lmd for the short episodes 🥲 it will get better by the next episodes. i also believe the drama's pace for the first episodes is just right for the chinese market (which is what's important), they tend to watch dramas 1.25x-2x speed and drop if it's slow.

i've read the novel, too tho already a few years back and also like the changes, there are some stuff that don't quite make sense to me when reading the novel lol of course, it's fictional so i don't bother. these changes actually add excitement and flavor as i don't know how the story will unfold now. i find it already nice enough that they find such good actors and also restore iconic scenes.

ohh i also see comments like that on her, they also mostly say she looks similar to zhang ziyi

finally done! i've watched it with subtitles and i've watched it without one just to focus on their facial expressions. can i just hype how zhou ye is soo good on switching expressions? and her eyes tell stories! i love love love her acting in scent of time and back from the brink but here is on a next level. i was worried that cnetizens will nitpick (always do) as this is highly anticipated but i'm really glad to see praises. the other casts did well, too. tho the face swap is indeed sometimes awkward but also blends well at times. so far, those non-fans (book and actor) who watched the drama quite like it. i hope the coming episodes keep it up.

and she's still good at using whip 🥲

if i remember correctly, they were all killed. he rufei orchestrated a massacre and eliminated all of he yan's loyal disciples and trusted generals. this might be mentioned specifically in the later episodes.