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Yeah, it screamed complicated relationship-even the script killing trailers were like this. It’s like a going to a store that sells vanilla ice cream and being upset at being served vanilla ice cream.

It’s not an unpopular opinion. There’s a lot of people who understand Cangcang’s perspective. I think many are just afraid to speak up because of how vehement the vitriol is against her.

Everyone is cursing out the screenwriter but low-key I feel like they do know how to write. This relationship is fascinating because it’s properly toxic😅 It’s not that saccharine “domineering CEO type” toxic but that real “ breathe a sigh of relief when the couple parts ways” type toxic. Like they both know how to wound each other to the core. It’s amazing. I feel like I need blood pressure medication when I watch an episode😂

Anyway everyone keep scolding Cangcang. It’s helped her get to #6 on the Aiman Character Popularity Chart💅

Dunno what the drama will do but she actually turns the situation around so she is essentially safe even if a hostage. Xiao Huan comes to fetch her but she’s not really in danger by that point if I remember correctly.

She’s so good at it😭

I just don’t like Mary Sues so I didn’t really like Jun Jiu Ling. It’s always at the bottom even after Romance of a Twin Flower. I really like bad girls, arrogant girls, and strong willed girls so Ling Cangcang is really perfect to me.😂
Ling Cangcang seems to be doing okay though. She was beating out Xiao Huan on the Aimsn popularity chart(probably because everyone is scolding her😂).

Well, she’s only like 18 I think. So still got some growing up to do.

I wouldn’t say it’s a disservice because book Cangcang got scolded too. Unless they change the core of the character, there’s really no way for Cangcang not to get scolded. Too many people think a man’s love is the end all be all of a woman but Cangcang doesn’t really play into that and gets branded as ungrateful.
They have tamed her though. She has less temper which was really her big problem in the book. She’s way more logical and coherent in the show. Her character makes a lot more sense. The biggest difference is in the book she was already estranged from her dad for the most part and wary of him. And that the book gives us more alone time with her to get to know her first. The drama focuses mostly on her relationship with Xiao Huan but at this stage they bring out the worst in each other.

Actors often get typecast so they get the same type of scripts a lot. Xiao Ran has said in the past that she gets a lot of tragedy scripts. Sometimes she can get other roles but they are rare. But every role is an opportunity for her to be seen so I’m rarely disappointed in her choices.

If a drama doesn’t work it won’t work. Fan status can’t change this. I like this drama but that’s because I like Cangcang and this type of heroine a lot. On the other hand I don’t like Jun Jiu Ling very much.
You gotta find the drama that works for you. Hopefully Xiao Ran will start filming soon. I heard she’s been getting scripts for more mature characters.

It doesn’t make you any less of a fan. Everyone has their likes and dislikes and there will always be other ways and opportunities to support Xiao Ran. Hopefully Boundless Bright Moon will have what you’re looking for.

Thank you for another great analysis. It hits the nail on the head about the growth and transformation of the characters in the show. It’s really capturing the feeling of the book for me. A lot of people are getting frustrated but that’s how it felt in the book right before the Western Regions arc. When I read the book, I thought it was a pointless arc but watching the drama makes me understand its importance. The palace was too toxic for the relationship to develop.

😭😭😭 My poor Cangcang. Got 3 minutes in and teared up. God, that sad, painful yet proud and defiant smile from Cangcang after she drank the soup was too much. They softened the way it happened from the book but I could see the hurt and humiliation all the same.

This show is banking on the nostalgia even down to the voice actress but I don’t think she chose the role to play Xiao Feng 2.0. It seems to be the producers. She even tried to use her original voice but wasn’t allowed. There might be some similarities in the jianghu arc but I think they stop once she gets to the palace.
I think all roles have a reason. And Cangcang is difficult to play. And it’s precisely this difficult type of character that she’s suited to play. If 10% is like Xiao Feng that’s okay if the other 90% can showcase her abilities and will grow her opportunities. The most important thing for her is air a drama because that’s where she gets the most exposure. This is just one role out of many after all. Mu Yumo, Miss Qi, and Jialan have different looks.

Goodbye My Princess.

Actually she told her father she didn’t want to get married in the beginning before she runs away. But it then plays out in front of her that he is “helpless” in the situation. For a father who is good to her for her whole life so far, she will think his involvement can’t be helped and pity him. Especially when the adversary killed her master. When she finds out more, her feelings might change.

And I’m sorry but I don’t believe she can truly torture the male lead. His love is his own. She’s not obligated to love the ML back just because he likes her. And their positions are too unequal- he has more power over her life than she does his. If he stops loving her, he can build a harem and toss her to the side and no one will judge him. But Cangcang will be tied to him for life and won’t be able to easily leave the palace unless he allows it.

And I did understand the context clearly. You didn’t fault her but you did say “I feel like she’s trapped in her own illusion of, ‘I’m only going to torture him.” And I explained my take on that opinion as I thought this was a true discussion. My bad😅

😂😂😂
I was trying not to reveal that😂 While we’re at it let’s not forget she imprisons Xiao Huan and heavily tortures a pregnant Cangcang too😅

Original script. She’s the final boss among other things. Part of what got edited might her storyline.

😂😂😂
Just a heads up to those shipping Du Tingxin and Xiao Huan,
Ship whoever you want but if they don’t change the original storyline, things are gonna get weird af.

Yes, this is the thing with this pairing. They are both right and they are both wrong. They are a mess but their world is messy and they are an interesting and chaotic take on the trope of opposites attract. For them, thinking in black and white won’t work because they are truly a grey couple. It will never quite be about wrong or right but about choices. Because relationships are difficult-they will both make mistakes and/or do the right thing -and the rollercoaster ride of that journey is fascinating to me.