I'm giving this an 8.5* not higher mainly as what happened to Shen Jin Zhen and I'm feeling a tad petty over her…
I feel you. I still find myself in disbelief that SJZ died just like that 😪 I was even hoping that she faked her death although I know it’s impossible 😅
If by WY you meant Wang Yang then you need to keep watching coz WY’s acting is simply amazing after Ep 30.
Ah I was 50-50 that you might mean either one that’s why I asked. But come on! You gotta keep watching till the end coz Wang Yibo gave his very best performance for this drama 😂 To me, after Ep 30 the intensity really went up for everyone & every situation. All actors played their roles so well but WYB & WY’s interaction & chemistry made the last few eps so satisfying. Don’t give up!
Of course it is a Chinese propaganda movie, but as China has now made a vey successful comeback to the world scene…
I was generalizing when I commented but I wouldn’t say it’s just dumb Americans buying their propaganda. I know of very smart Americans who believed in those propaganda. Also I was just giving an example with Americans coz I didn’t feel the need to go into a long discourse 😂 but like what you said, propaganda is everywhere. The original intent here was to point out to ppl who think that only China churns out propaganda.
Of course it is a Chinese propaganda movie, but as China has now made a vey successful comeback to the world scene…
Well said! Finally someone gets it. Ppl saying Chinese propaganda this and that but do they realize that the US churns out just as much propaganda if not more? But no one says anything abt American propaganda. This is a Chinese drama about their own history. History is told by the winners. What else do you expect? I don’t like Communism but I realized that for a country as huge and diverse as China, Communism probably is the best system to govern the country.
Guys I’m on Ep 15. Please tell me how long more I had to endure Wei Ruolai being in prison. I don’t think I can take him being tortured any more. It’s dragging too long with the torture!
Ah finally finished. It’s good enough for me to wanna watch S2 but the Ning tantrums + romance got me really bored. Luckily she toned it down in the last few eps. Erm…I also think that Si Yilin/Kadan ahem scene was unnecessary 🤣. I wish they would explain more on the bg of this ‘world’ instead. Give us context abt the countries & clans. I’m sure that would make viewers more invested in the characters & understand why they do what they do.
It took me so long to watch this drama. I’ve heard of it for years but got put off by the no. of episodes. But now while watching a few new dramas at the same time, I find myself bingeing this drama more & putting others on hold. It’s SO good. Anyway…I hate the emperor blek! 😤
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Anyway…I hate the emperor blek! 😤