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Wait, this is the SML from Wonderland of Love? I had to look him up, I didn't recognize him. He looks younger in this show somehow... and yes, he was really annoying in WOL.

So far the drama is different enough from the novel that they can be enjoyed as separate stories, although the jury is still out on how the drama will play out.

I thought the interactions in Ep 9 were a delight to watch.

This was wonderful. I very rarely watch xianxia, but I am so glad I have this drama a chance, absolutely delightful!

Rise of the Phoenixes

This is c-drama. If romance happens before episode 18 or so, everyone will die for sure, so let's not. ;)

Agreed. I sort of don't get how people expect a 30 year-old man to stay a virgin until he meets his one true love. That's just not how things work now or worked then. In some historical c-drama I watched, can't remember the name, the ML, who was all of 22, was being castigated by his mother for not yet being married while other men his age already had school-age children. 😉

Yep, very few men look good in these wedding outfits.

Couple of reasons, at least in the novel:

1. Convenient chess piece vis-a-vis the crown prince.

2. He has his own plans and goals vis-a-vis the 4th prince and that political marriage was not a part of them.

In the novel they do.

I am definitely going to watch that, I loved LYN in TPOB, but I am going to wait until the weekend, I do have a day job :).

Well, there isn't much else to watch right now so hopefully not.

You are not the only one :). The wife and the concubines don't bother me, especially since I read the novel. But given the time and the place of the drama they wouldn't bother me even if I hadn't.

I actually thought that for a c-drama they didn't put a lot of effort into world building and jumped straight into action. I read the novel so it was fine with me, but if I hadn't, it would have been rather confusing.

If they do to this what they did to Kill Me Love Me, I will be really unhappy. Hopefully they won't because that would be... repetitive.

Yeah, even with the express package it's only 4 episodes which probably means 1 episode a day. Ugh.

What basically happens in the begging is he sees her in the brothel, thinks she is drugged and is going to die anyway and decides to indulge himself. The novel is ... very 18+.

In the novel, yes, not the drama.

Anyone who is complaining about the wife and the concubines should read the novel, it explains who the wife and concubines are, why they are there and what relationship Shen Zaiye has with them. Although frankly I almost gave up on the novel in the very beginning. I have no issues with a harem. Rape is a big e**ing problem.

I like it so far although I am with those who is not happy about the lead actor's real voice not being used.