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real reasons are unknown and up to rumours. Xian zhan may have refused the contract (he said that he wanted to take a step back which is not surprising considered the crazy mad disturbed fans assaulting him each time he went public). Could be he had other commitments..

Depending if you listen to gossips or not, no official statement has been shared

this will depend on their budget but with computer, they can do wonders. If we do not see fights in S3, then it is not the same novel anymore

I agree that Season 3 will be different from the novel. The direction they've taken leaves them with no other choice. Depending on the budget, we may see an epic battle. However, they can achieve wonders with computer effects now.

you are very welcome. :)

He looks so much like Xian Zhan wow

One thing I notice when I first saw him on screen were his teeth. They did not look natural.
I don't know. But he looks really good now

This is my major issue with S2 is they removed his cunning, scheming, arrogant personality and made him cry and beg and bow. The hero in the novel is way more exciting and intriguing. They removed his genius mastermind side.

and, of course, the fact that the two mega-hidden and longest surprises were shared in S2. :( :( :(

The (non) harem in the TV series seems to be a result of censorship, in my opinion. It's puzzling why it's deemed acceptable for the emperor and not for Fan Xian.

at one point, every scene differed from the novel in S2. I did not recognize an identical one.

I do not read or speak Chinese so no idea. And no idea who works the credits I thought we were talking the credits mentioned on this site mydramalist?

error from the person who created the cast list on mydramalist. ;)

S1 90%
S2 30%

The core is there, some characters are missing, some events are missing, some scenes not in the novel at all, some scenes mixed up with différents events, characters with scene never existed (Warner and wushu, yeler and second prince all scenes, meals with naive princess 3+3 never happened, mariage was big not intimate, brothers never invited (budget?), fan Xian had very little meetings in person with second prince and crown prince, brother story under developed, saint duodui story reduced to potential girlfriend when her role is very important as martial top 9 level, real villain the eldest princess villain is hardly developed, the Ming family was dozens of chapters (a span of 1 year with hundred of characters), the bidding for the revenue never happened it was a bidding about who in western would handle the business (all families including Ming were invited and the highest bidder got the region/area... the ming family was THE family who handled pretty much all revenue, Fan Xian destroyed their authority and exclusivity leading to ruining almost the family... this was indeed long and epic). the grandmaster Ye and encounter with fan Xian never happened that way, fax Xian never recovered miraculously but it took almost a year with the daily help of duoduo, third prince was 10 years old, niang remained in the north to take over Yan spy position for 3 years, no comedy in novel, chengPP is like a father not a foe, the emperor favored Fan Xian way more in novel….. but the mega difference is fan Xian is way more cunning, scheming, arrogant… never bow or cry but is extremely loyal to his family, friends and Entourage/aides… and epic martial fights are missing or underdeveloped. They did fantastic with the casting. Fan Jian father and prime minister are excellent. I love chengPP and Emperor. S1 did a better job. Much more romance in S2. I believe the screen time was in the celebrity choice of actors/actresses. Fan Xian loved his wife Wan'er but we do not have much scene except his marriage and honeymoon (the meeting and the chicken leg in S1 is well represented) and here and there some conversation. The novel is written by a men, screenwriter and producers are men... the story is not about romance and more about drama with a focus on a male hero. (In novel, Waner is a second character, main female character is DuoDuo)

the 10% in S1 is mostly the death of Penz who was the assassin sent by a foe in the overwatch council to kill Fan Xian when he was at Danzhou (it never happened; he broke his leg and was sent away to recover; he never was a friend but a subordinate that FX appreciates) and the fake death at the epilogue also never happened. But it was sure a big bada-boom ending and everyone was on their toes to watch S2 :)

List is longer but those are popping up :)

Agreed about ep 7 and 27 watched a hundred times

When you lose weight, your face is thinner

Much appreciated. Thanks for the update

Have you read the novel? We must have watched a different Cdrama. You hold your position, and I'll hold mine. Best of luck!

you are corect. I miswrote.

Oh really? I always wondered about his teeth. Lucky them to be able to afford and slice it is their image, it is normal. Zhao Lusi waited few years before changing her crocked tooth

Oh ! yes. I forgot his name. I am not sure they will show much more of Ming. They took 2 actors and made it 2 episodes with them. I think they will cut the revenge and take over by xia

Story was good. I even did not care the switch of ML. I like them both

3. the emperor is narcissistic, paranoid, selfish, egocentric. All he wants is to be remembered in the annals. Everyone who is doing better is a treat.

4. have you read the novel? because he had a wife (Wan'er), sisi, his maid, became his concubine because his grandmother and family (including Sisi) expected her to be, and she became one only almost by accident (she complained she was still a virgin and was stuck in the situation where she could not marry). FX slept with her maybe a couple of times. He liked her, gave her a status (being a concubine was one), and in the end, she was more a nanny rather than a concubine for sex. DuoDuo was his confidant and friend. it took years and years before they became lovers, and she never lived with him and his family. The emperor in North and Si Lili drugged him and r***ed him while he was drugged. They wanted his seed. They succeeded. No other woman. He loved Wan'er as a wife and as a woman. He was definitely not a womanizer.

I need to point out that the author, Mao Ni, wrote "JOL" from a male perspective and intended it for male readers. The novel is not about romance. The hero is male, not female. All the female characters in the story represent the male-dominated feudal era. Wife and multiple concubines were the norm for the rich and noble.

I watched S1 but dropped S2. She looked like she is 12. plus if I well remember, the gap was 10-11 years since he found her a baby when the village was destroyed. So when he was 18-20, she was still under 10......

and I really do not like her in period dramas.

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