FieryPorpoise

Totally agree. Also he keeps shining in roles where he plays a mature man (which he is, lordy how he is🥵🥵) with many layers and motivations rather than a simplistic naive boy. The older characters are more richly complex and, frankly, more age appropriate for him now. More please

Yep - I strongly agree with all that. A very fair analysis

I think Mysterious Lotus Casebook is his best yet - as someone like me who has fallen for him I reckon you'll love it!

I'm very much like that myself 🙂

Yes you're right we'll never k more. And can only be very thankful that he does what he does cos it's very special indeed

I think you're probably right. Everything I've read about that period sounds horrible and would've had a deep impact on anyone, but particularly on someone who can stop sensitively portray his characters

That's definitely why I think he has a deep intelligence that - for whatever reason - we don't see in game shows where he definitely looks uncomfortable. Didn't he say in one interview ages ago that he has a great fear of public speaking?

I think it's just in the top 5 now 👍

I'm finding it very hard to believe that someone who can act so well and with such brilliant insights into the nuances of the script and characters- or someone who can master complex choreographed fighting scenes - doesn't have a depth of intelligence. I do wonder if a) cluelessness is part of his carefully scripted public persona and/or b) he finds unstructured and unfamiliar contexts with lots of unexpected stimuli overwhelming. In fact whether he is maybe a bit autistic and he thrives in the structured order of the film set and under the family thumb. And whether he is so good at portraying emotions in his characters because he's had to study and learn them in his life. That at least is my experience with autism

Me either. Don't think they look alike at all and it really bothers me when people say they do

lol!

Loving some of the auto google translations I've seen for Fang Doubing's name eg
* Fluffy
* Sickly Moisturising 🤣🤣

IKR! 🤣

So many great comments there like how Cheng Yi personifies the same gentlemanliness and elegance as Li Lianhua, and how he has such a distinctive face that is capable of many diverse roles. And I chuckled that google translated Fang Doubing to Fang Sickly Moisturiser

Can relate

Here you go :)

https://youtu.be/A-o2bV5hGnk

Here's the link to Marcus' enthusiastic commentary from Marcus Here about MLC - towards the end of his piece :)

https://youtu.be/A-o2bV5hGnk

I'll try and add one later 👍

Marcus (Marcus Here) really really liked MLC. Can't think of another time when he expressed such enthusiasm for a show

I like that! I'm going to hold it while I rewatch it