Chinese Empress

8th Prince here is far way better than the evil korean one, you will see it at the end of the drama. 4th Prince is my favorite one. and yes, the original is far way better than the remake

Qing dynasty dramas are the most intense Palace harem drama

watch it, they are handsome and manly

They announced they filmed s4 too and they plan s5 and s6.
Since they showed Shangguan Wan'er, which is a very important figure in Wu Zhao and Taiping's life, i wonder if they will use Yang Guifei's character planning to reach Tang dynasty's downfall.
There is a rebellion coming too

the problem is not the work but the promotion. Promotion is seen as promoting as good behaviour what the culprit did.
I was waiting it for the main leads but i prefer waiting a bunch of years or seen it cancelled because it's the right thing to do. Life is more importan than dramas and the actors can still work

i remember something about it but not in detail but it matches what i remember. There is a rebellion after because of the Emperor and almost every Tang court related is wiped out. I'm not quite sure about it though but i remember this

i bet they will take mostly of historical events. Wonder if they will show Tang's downfall because of someone...

The problem is not the historical figure but the promotion of lavish lifestyle and historical accuracy to historical facts. So if they limit this point, they can use it

yes, he was using himself as a bait but the idea came to him when he killed Quan Jingting... he used the fact that he was in contact with Black Fox's power because he didn't want Qingtong to sacrify herself with the seed ( at the end she did too)

Yes, i know even the supposed end of LLF... let's wait

I was waiting so so much for this season, and again they didn't disappoint. I love this group of adorable dorks but still, LLF still has my heart.
His fighting scene in episode 5, a standalone, was magnetic, perfect, you can't even blink because of the magnificence. I really hope for this level until the end.
LLF, please, make things clear, because you can't marry PXJ avoiding the fact she will be involved lol

i don't think there was hatred towards them, but Hongye totally went erratic and through the wrong way, because of love. He knew it too but he couldn't help it at all. Hongye was totally destroyed because of affection and love, and this was his greatest fear about Fugui. The difference is the kind of affection that was lost. I can't blame them but Fugui is more than the extreme, even though i can understand him.
In a certain way i am proud of their son lol

i think he went to the extreme of the extreme lol he did it because he inherited Masked Group and his mother's desire to annihilate Black Fox but he was too extreme in his acts. This side is similar to Hongye's youthful ones before being tamed by Huaizhu lol but Fugui reached another level.
I can't dislike Fugui because how much i love his parents, and i understand in a rational way what he did. Fugui was born because of love, Huaizhu chose to sacrifice her own son to a greater cause and that's why Hongye totally lost his mind to sorrow. My idea is that Fugui was still aware that his father didn't hate him, at a rational level, but being a boy he was irrational and looked for affection. I think the drama nailed it better than the donghua, but the problem is the focus. Because of what he had only at the last moment, Fugui was easily triggered to reach an extreme level, more than his father.

I don't blame Fugui for giving up almost entirely to hatred, because Rumu was not only his cousin but his best friend, he went totally mad because of sorrow. Despite him being my precious baby boy because i love his parents' love, i partly blame him to use his hatred, give up on everything, in order to try against Black Fox.
Qingtong understood his decision at the end but stil... he's more an antihero than a true hero like his father. I want to believe Hongye understood him since in one of the final scenes the whole Masked Group and Huaizhu appeared behind him, but in the end Fugui was too close to become the emotionless Soldier Hongye wanted at the very beginning.

Late on comments after watching it online, but this is my favorite Fox Spirit Matchmaker installment. Zhang Yunlong and my Queen Liu Shi Shi were perfect in their role, as much as the other cast members. They nailed the role perfectly, getting me emotional, a lot emotional.
Dramas should not always have happy ending, but a realistic one. And in this one, the realism is real.
Hongye's feelings when he comes back is more hurting in his deep, not in physical damage.
I loved how the drama portrayed so well the way Huaizhu is the last ray of hope for him, and then life took it from him.

As the same for the donghua, Love in Pavilion is my favorite Fox Spirit series, and then Sword and Beloved. Love in Pavilion set the bar high for me, with the intense love story and the deep meaning.
For Sword and Beloved they changed and shifted the focus on mid- series but i still liked it. With fugui's background it was almost impossible a different ending. The whole unjust hatred on Hongye... my poor man, he lived totally destroyed emotionally, he survived because that is not life at all. Fugui is the only ray in his life, remembering him who he was, his love Huaizhu and the one he cared for. It's not a drama for everyone.

they are so cute, he being serious and stubborn and she being bubbly and adorable.

No, historical figures were not banned at all, it depends on how they manage it, And it's a minidrama so they can have it.

why are you petty about it? are you envious because this drama is a masterpiece and worldwide success and fans love it as it is? stay delusional, Xiao GeGe. You have a lot of time to grow up.

Only on MangoTV with autotranslated English subs for now.
As an hardcore fan from the very original of 1998, i'm gladh they quite left the atmosphere of Qing Dynasty too, and the one from the original story of course more modern.