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Ha ha, same here!

This is giving me 'The Millionaire Detective - Balance Unlimited' vibes. Its a Japanese anime about; you guessed correctly, a millionaire detective who throws money around (you could call it flexing) as his preferred investigative method for solving crimes. I hope they stick to comedy throughout the series and don't try to turn in the waterworks after episode 12 as they go around searching for the culprit behind his mother's death.

Subs anyone anywhere?

Yes, I completely agree. Its tough for translators to chug out English subtitles with the same brevity as the original dialogue. But some shows lose a lot of impact after translation.

Makes sense. I wish someone would rephrase that. There are so many wonderful and powerful lines in this drama but sadly none of it translates as well in English.

So what actually does "The world is set, I will be tamed. " mean? Because as it stands, it sounds gibberish in English.

Yes I know that but I want to see her in a role where she surprisingly turns out not to be the antagonist after all....you know for diversity sake! ^^

Why does He Hong Shan/Yunyun really always pick the antagonistic women roles?

He does indeed. lol

It will be interesting to see how it plays out between lord ding and his nephew the first prince when he eventually takes the throne.

Yes that's why I said its a dilemma but that's what makes it interesting anyway.

Also without familial insecurity, bad governance and dirty politics there would be no need for any dynasty to end.

The empress dowager and emperor perfectly represent the 'raising a tiger is a threat or asset' dilemma.

The emperor being self assured wanted to use the tiger without stripping it off its hide while the dowager is too fearful of the tiger she raised and declawed it instead. Clearly confirms why the dowager should have been stopped from interfering in matters of the state/country. She is too nearsighted while the emperor is too benevolent.

What will happen if Northern Liang or any other neighboring country starts a war? They've declawed their mightiest general so will the emperor then send his sons to fight and die in battle leaving the country ruler-less?

Exactly, its scary how conditioned the media is in under-representing old folks. We see such diverse people in real life but it rarely translates to screen.
Chinese dramas with older people hmmm... there is very high possibility that a lot of weekend dramas or soap operas are skipped or not translated due to less publicity and low viewership numbers.
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I have the unfortunate habit of remembering things I dislike quite clearly. I still remember this drama and my pain while watching it very vividly. I am glad my review resonated with you. Lucky you that forgets things that are best forgotten!
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That's great! Hope you find something enjoyable to watch.
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Yes, it's good when shows resonate with the reality of times to create a set of characters of all ages and from all walks of life and not just unattainable heroes.
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Ha ha, in that case hope you didn't read this article as it's filled with major spoilers. ^^

Ha ha thanks, Shiro! KNHD is slow show for lazy and philosophical weekends. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Interesting, this topic is surely to raise some hackles but will definitely look at cultural stereotypes wrt sex. I think this is something that has cropped up multiple times on message boards under shows where either of the couple cheats.

Thank you! Yes, its something that falls under the radar because as viewers we get conditioned to watch in a particular format but this only holds true if you watch shows from only one country or region. If like me you watch multi-cultural dramas, you might have noticed how certain characterisations or depictions differ between let's say a British thriller vs a Chinese or Korean thriller.
Oh, haven't seen that one. Is it any good?