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I just finished episode four and am bored out of my mind. How much longer until the series gets interesting?

This show is not capturing my attention at all. I keep getting distracted by the dishes in the sink, get up and make tea, go to the bathroom, did I turn the light off?, etc., etc. I'll give it a couple more episodes though.

The leaked version suggested a few more seconds of unambiguous post-coital bliss & fatigue, although both characters seemed fully clothed so the mechanics are a bit unclear. Maybe it was post-makeout & heavy petting only. LOL

Oddly, I thought it was too much. He already lost his mother and fiancée in the massacre at Lin An. This felt like piling on for no reason.

Well! I'm glad I saw the leaked version of episode 38.

TRIVIA TIME
His and Murakami Rikako's son, Watabe Ren, plays Kentaro in "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters".

No, Changyu is definitely not stupid. She's bright & insightful, just barely literate.

Something that's been bugging me from early on when Changyu was preparing the court appearance to keep the house: why didn't her parents give her a better education? You wouldn't expect her to be the most well read person in Lin An, but she is portrayed as borderline illiterate. It seems out of character for her parents - especially her educated mother - to have neglected this.

It is the biggest plot hole I find myself grappling with.

Something about Chang Yu reminds me of Buffy in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I don't know if TXW is channeling SMG, but the thought keeps intruding in my mind.

Funny that. When Gordon-Levitt was in 3rd Rock from the Sun I always thought he looked like he had Asian ancestry.

This was my exact first thought when she took them to play, Like we're still trusting her with the kids?

Probably trying to harvest people's numbers and even hack into their contacts. Beware & stay safe.

See also: Epstein files

Same!

For some weird reason, these song lyrics come to mind whenever the emperor appears: He ain't nothin' but a hound dog...

He's such a thoughtless, selfish man.

If the Trumpstein case is anything to go by, if victims of trafficking want justice, they'll have to take it into their own hands. Institutions are not set up to protect the weak.

All those "elite" lecherous old goats remind me so much of the Trumpstein Pedo Ring.

Mini-dramas often suffer from poor writing and bad acting, but this is pretty good so far - just starting the casino case.

I don't know what's going on or who's who and yet I find this series oddly compelling.

I couldn't get past episode 4 of season 1. Since everyone spoke so highly of it, I decided to dive into season 2 feet first and I am thoroughly enjoying it. I don't feel like I'm missing out not having seen season 1.