For those who read the novel, what was Ling Bu Yi's "secret identity"? (it might be a long while before part 2 releases, so im really curious to know!)
ohh crap crap, i kind of regret starting this drama - i am not a huge fan of the whole jealous-sister issue; probably going to check out the trailers to see how the episodes are going forward, or maybe watch the last episode
Question about the ending episodes, specifically Gu QianFan's family --
did his father (xiao qinyan) really mean to kill PanEr, or did his younger brother (xiao wei) make that all up? Even at the end, I couldn't tell if his younger brother really meant what he said, or he just wants there to be a conflict between QianFan and his father? I feel like I'm missing something here
They really should have kept with the novel for the scene where BFX goes against the cannons. She was literally so impressive destroying all the cannons in the novel, and now in the trailer, she gets hurt like sjdkosn
oh damn they didn't have to kill off her brother sjkdosn (from the novel & how the drama progresses, it was pretty clear that he had to die, but it would honestly be better if he decides that FXY could be a better ruler, etc)
one question -- according to ep 27/28, Huang Chao knows who Chun Ran is, but in the episode 30 trailer, he asks BFX to marry him. Do y'all think that he knows who BFX is, or that he decides that she's smart/capable enough to be his wife regardless of her background?
(this isn't necessarily a spoiler, but please let me know if it counts, so I'll put up the spoiler tag)
omg can i say that the 3rd prince is really not smart? he figured out that FLX is also HFX, but he thinks it's a good idea to still go against him? ahaha ep 34 trailer too
I feel like a lot of people will disagree with this but -- I rather think the two leads chemistry isn't really there? in terms of plot-romance, I love their relationship progress/growth, but on screen, the chemistry feels kind of forced? it could just be me though
I have a question about script writing for c-dramas: is there a reason why most dramas cover more in detail for the first half of the novel, but barely/hurriedly rush through the ending/second half? I just feel like there's a trend of simply not pacing it well ~ For example, for this drama, we're more than halfway through the drama, but there's so much plot that hasn't been covered yet. Is there some meaning behind it?
Yeah, I agree. That’s one thing I don’t like about this version. They painted him as someone really corrupted…
Not at all! He's a great guy. Basically, the part about YWY's family curse (no living past 30 years) is true, but there's no way to undo it (which contradicts with how the drama says that he can undo it by ruling the world). In fact, YWY chooses not to love because he doesn't want to pass the curse down (if this says anything about his character). The reason why he supports Huang Chao is because he wants to fulfill his family's main goal/mission of assisting the emperor. in general, he never really wanted to rule the world.
There's also no 'betrayal'; there's just an understanding that two people stand on different sides. For example, Yu Wuyuan's choice to stand by Huang Chao in the battle could be seen as a betrayal for his friendship/love for Bai Fengxi, but in reality, it's just that they stand on different sides. As for betraying Huang Chao, it didn't happen in the novel; the two of them were still very close until the end. And YWY's ending was just ahhh sad. That's why I think it's quite unfortunate that the drama just had to create an "evil" character; his character had so much more depth than just a-selfish-don't-want-to-die-person.
It wasn't a love match as far as I recall (in the novel). because Chu Ran liked Hei Fengxi (but he left before she could choose him as her consort), and it was always known that Huang Chao liked Bai Fengxi. however, the couple's goals were similar so there's that!
I'm honestly quite disappointed that Yu Wuyuan turned out to be the 'bad' person -- I would have liked it a lot more if it followed the novel, where there's really no good vs bad side. which btw HFX's family has way too much screen time when they are very unnecessary; they're pretty much only there because there needed someone to be 'evil' ~
Hello! Mark this as spoiler thanks :) it is only Huang Chao confessing to BFX. The scene before that is Chun Rans…
Oh! Thank you for your response ~ ahaha for some reason I thought BFX as the princess of qingzhou also had her own competition xD totally missed the part where Chun Ran asked BFX to test them
(this isn't necessarily a spoiler, but please let me know if it counts, so I'll put up the spoiler tag)
There's also no 'betrayal'; there's just an understanding that two people stand on different sides. For example, Yu Wuyuan's choice to stand by Huang Chao in the battle could be seen as a betrayal for his friendship/love for Bai Fengxi, but in reality, it's just that they stand on different sides. As for betraying Huang Chao, it didn't happen in the novel; the two of them were still very close until the end. And YWY's ending was just ahhh sad. That's why I think it's quite unfortunate that the drama just had to create an "evil" character; his character had so much more depth than just a-selfish-don't-want-to-die-person.