Although I really like XiangLu and want him to have a happy ending, I have a feeling it's gonna be tragic for him. And I really think XiaoYao would end up with Jing; because it reminds me of the reason Katniss chose Peeta over Gale.
in my experience, shows with characters like that serve the basic and one-dimensional role of portraying a certain…
A heads-up: by 20th episode, you'd be heading for disappointment if you dont like plot elements that exist only to advance the plot and not for enrichng the story, Also, if you are averse to dramas portraying SMLs in a negative light only to push the FL towards the ML, you'd be disappointed.
Umm, it is exactly like the synopsis says that they are unable to be together due to lame politics. The drama ends with them getting old, separately. I will elaborate yet be brief: Yi Yeok becomes king, but has to send his Queen away (she lived in seclusion, in the mountains), and this was due to her father being the teacher/mentor/supporter of the former King Yi Yoong (who is overthrown by Yi Yeok). So, some lame politics follows and since the Queen is the daughter of the man who is now termed a rebel, she is not allowed to stay in the palace as Queen. (I might have missed the exact reason she was disposed.) She is dethroned and deported to the mountains. So, Yeok and Kyung separate but still yearn for each other. When he misses her, he goes in his courtyard and looks in her direction ( towards the mountain where she is, to be precise) and to 'signal' to him that she is well, she waves her favorite skirt (special to both of them). This is their way of conveying that they both miss each other. Years pass and they do not meet each other, and grow old separately. The drama then shows us their final moments together as their younger selves. (I assume you will be watching the scene so I wont spoil that moment/dialogue for you). He then lays in her lap as he is about to pass on and she tells him that she loves him and has always.
If you do not or cannot bear to watch through the heart ache of their separation, just watch the last minutes of the final episode. May be as a tribute to this real life couple and their tragic love story; or as a tribute to the love they had for each other after all those years of separation. (Breaks my heart thinking about it again.)
(It has been a while I have watched it, so some info could be missing, but I have covered the main outline for you. Hope it help and if it doesn't I apologize. __/\__ )
XiangLu is definitely nothing like Gale.
And since XiaoYao Said that the thought of letting him into his dream is scary, I see the difference more prominently.
I feel like if she hadn't said that to him, we'd see him be more proactive. Just my guess and I wished. 😅
This is the first love triangle in
a drama wherein I truly want both XL and TSJ to get the girl.
here is the link if you're super interested.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungjong_of_Joseon
THis isnt perfect either since 18 episodes have already aired in China.
Sorry again!
The drama had so much potential if only they'd make ML apologize, make amends, and if they'd mellow him slowly I wouldn't have dropped it.
Also, if you are averse to dramas portraying SMLs in a negative light only to push the FL towards the ML, you'd be disappointed.
When he misses her, he goes in his courtyard and looks in her direction ( towards the mountain where she is, to be precise) and to 'signal' to him that she is well, she waves her favorite skirt (special to both of them). This is their way of conveying that they both miss each other.
Years pass and they do not meet each other, and grow old separately.
The drama then shows us their final moments together as their younger selves. (I assume you will be watching the scene so I wont spoil that moment/dialogue for you). He then lays in her lap as he is about to pass on and she tells him that she loves him and has always.
If you do not or cannot bear to watch through the heart ache of their separation, just watch the last minutes of the final episode. May be as a tribute to this real life couple and their tragic love story; or as a tribute to the love they had for each other after all those years of separation. (Breaks my heart thinking about it again.)
(It has been a while I have watched it, so some info could be missing, but I have covered the main outline for you. Hope it help and if it doesn't I apologize. __/\__ )