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So weird, I have a Viki Pass, but the latest episode isn't available and the site is saying that Episode 31 will be available in 2 days and 32 in one day? Must surely be an error... Is anyone else having issues with Viki?

What episode is their wedding?

Are Han Shangyan and Tong Nian in this drama? Or just a guest performance? What episode(s) do they feature in?

I think this is the only C drama with a trans character..!

I would like to see this too, but I would like it if they maintained the historical look in the immortal realm and just changed into a modern look when they came to the human realm. That could be awesome.

There's are a few K dramas that attempt this in a modern setting. The Bride of Habaek (don't bother, it's dreadful), Goblin (as long as you don't mind a romance between an older man and a school girl)... Tale of a Nine Tailed Fox (starts off well and has some good parts but really drags in the last few episodes).

Yes... every minute of it is worth it. It doesn't feel long and it never drags.
If you've watched other xianxias and liked them: Eternal Love (10 Miles of Peach Blossom), Eternal Love of Dream (The Pillow Book), Ancient Love Poetry... If you have watched these and liked them you'll like this one too.

I don't see their interactions as romantic at all...
I just meant I like Nangong Puye as a character, not as a romantic partner. I frankly prefer all of the other female characters over Jiang Ni. She's the odd one out for me.

I disagree, I thought he was wonderful and the fact that they were married at the time and expecting gave them really amazing, natural chemistry.

One thing I like about all these villains is you understand their motives even if you hate their behaviour... I think Auntie Kang is the worst because we find out she has killed a lot of people... She's a real sociopath. You can't help but wonder though with these villains if they would have done their evil deeds if they didn't have deep despair inside. If Auntie Kang had had a devoted loving husband maybe she wouldn't have lost her mind and started killing people.

If Gao Weiguang vamp hisses in this I will lose my shit 😂

You mean that she had an affair? Is that "really bad"? I just looked her up because I thought you meant she murdered someone or something. 😂
Providing she hasn't committed a crime, what she does in her private life and who she sleeps with is no one's business and certainly shouldn't destroy her career. That's insane.

The weird thing is that part 1, 2 and 3 aired right after one another and seemed to be just arbitrarily split into parts. I much prefer when you get complete dramas that air from start to finish. Waiting for another season is annoying and often results in changes of cast or production or something else that changes the vibe of the show.

Actually I don't know why they were separated into part 1, 2 and 3 because they aired right after one another and were connected. Start with the 1st and move on. The second "season", so the next part is being filmed.

This drama is very unique because it's set in prehistoric times. Song Joong Ki plays 2 roles in it. You can tell it has a high budget because the cinematography is stunning. It's mostly about conflict between different species of human, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens and mixed ones. Set in a time which is transitioning from tribes to civilisations. It's apparently based on the Korean founding myth, so there's some mythology in there too. It was so popular it is one of the highest rated dramas not just in SK but around the world. Give it a go, if you don't like it you can just drop it or ask here if you're confused. :-)

They don't touch on these issues in a lot of dramas... The only one that comes to mind is The Story of Minglan.

One thing I love about this drama is just how many interesting older characters there are and how often they get to be in the limelight. Xu Xiao, the Man in the Lake, Lao Huang, Li Chun Gang, the Chess Teacher and so on... I wish there were some quirky older ladies too!

I just started Luoyang and my main criticism is that it goes too fast too quickly. I would prefer if they had developed the characters and set the scene a bit more before making everything so fast paced and dramatic. They should have taken more time building some tension.

As for the characters in SSS, I agree except for Jiang Ni who is quite childish imo.

We'll have to see if she has some major transformation... But as it is if she went back to Chu and we never saw her again, that would be fine with me. It's a shame we haven't seen Nangong Puye for a while, she was a really interesting character. Those first two episodes when she was around with him and Lao Huang, now that was dynamic.

It's definitely not like Rookie Historian, that drama was so forgettable.

Well, it's quite a feel good drama. It has a lot of swoonworthy moments and a few funny moments. The chemistry between the leads is great. I criticise this drama heavily because it could have been an amazing drama, instead it's just good. Try it. It's not a bad drama, really.