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Bingo - it's the same voice actor :) I am also watching Song of the Moon now where some of the ML's multiple characters are also voiced by him.

I actually get this. Which explains why after such anticipation as a fan of the book, I’m only on episode 3!! Good luck whichever way you choose! I always enjoy reading your reviews and selfishly hope you’ll continue so that you can post a review thereafter :)

I would think so. Empress is quite powerless and does not appear that often in the novel. Princess Hede and the South prince also aren’t central characters. Fu isn’t a bumbling idiot (pretend or otherwise), only a self centred, suspicious, mediocre man who only desires things and women for the sake of it, without true love.

I personally feel the book is engaging because of the way it is written, not because it has a super exciting plot with a ton of ups and downs. Adapting such a story for TV will always be innately challenging I guess!

In the novel, revenge has been meted out a long time ago, before FL even enters the palace. He stays on as he understands what power can bring and he doesn’t want to return to the poverty he and his brother went through after the death of his parents.

I haven’t watched to that point but…could the death be intentional? Sounds sinister but I’m just wondering.

I think this is due to poor scriptwriting since the novel does not have a true villain. To make it dramatically viable, they have to create one out of some of the characters and I think that’s where the weakness is showing.

Yes!

Speaking of this very topic, a trending topic on Weibo now is '98 Dylan Wang is '89 WLX's godfather. haha.

So essentially, Lu Sheng cast the Moon God's spell on the Moon God's incarnation? Gee...talk about irony!

So... is A Fu an antagonist? Or just different priorities?

Agree on the hanging scene...!!! I wondered whether the blurring out was due to censorship requirements. Ok, haven't watched until ep 4 but I guess unlike the novel the death wasn't engineered...

I think the poster who replied thought your meant Xiao Duo. Wang Li Xin's character Cao Chun Ang in the book is 12/13 years old. A real eunuch and calls Xiao Duo Godfather ("gan1 die1" in the show) because apparently in the book, powerful eunuchs would "adopt" the young eunuchs who will in turn wait on them. I guess they had to modify the ages a bit and also, WLX is like a decade older than Dylan Wang! Maybe the drama adaptation will add a twist on whether he's a real eunuch, who knows. I only noticed he didn't speak in an effeminate way or act like Eunuch Sun and Prince Fu's eunuchs.

Character ages in the book are 23 for the ML and 16 for the FL if my memory is correct; I remember netizens commenting how Dylan Wang is actually acting a role his own age during filming.

No not the same. It’s the same voice actor who dubbed Xu Kai in Ancient Love Poetry and also Zhang Bin Bin’s Luo Ge character in Song of the Moon. “Wai Wai” Zhang Fuzheng.

The latest trailer upped my expectations yet again. Yukee Chen seems to have been made for this sort of role and Dylan Wang’s interaction with her and the rest of the cast shows once again his growth as an actor. 7 more hours to go…

On the other hand, we can say it shows confidence in this show that it will be able to withstand the other shows slated for broadcast in January. We win either way! Haha

Have managed to upload the broadcast schedule to the photos on MDL.

Apologies I just saw the official calendar - they’re not releasing it everyday anymore! 4 eps released tomorrow then 2 per day until 3 January. After that 2 eps a day Sunday to Tuesday. Final two episodes on 24 January. Sob!

Just saw previews for first four episodes on iQiyi’s mainland app, looks so addictive. It must either be great editing or just a really good show. Either way, I can’t wait!

I can’t post pictures here for some reason but they will release 4 eps tomorrow and then 2 every day. Hence 2x16 days + 4 (on day 1) = 36 eps :)