Regarding YFS's death, I thought it was really well done because it showed that XHA ended up killing him using…
As a matter of fact I loved the manner of his death, it's the timing I don't approve, too soon for my tatse.
As you say, XHA understood him quite well. Both about his controlling nature that would buy him time and his deep feelings for Wang Pu.
After intense mental and indirect physical torture by Tiemos and killing and eating his former soldiers, he was practically half crazed. He said himself that probably for years he still felt he was there killing for a meal. But in that state he found a baby and not only didn't kill him but adopted him and probably showed as much as care a man such as him was capable of. XHA (who lives and breathes with the memory of his loved ones) knew this to be a weakness for him and preyed on this fact, first by making Wang Pu killing himself instead of YFS and then speaking to him about seeing his family, putting the idea of seeing Wang Pu in his mind. He knew YSF wouldn't cry or wail like him but still is sad deep in his heart so provoked him to prepare his grand show.
All in all I loved how some random servant killed The great General YFS just with a little trick but still I'm bitter it happend this fast and we have 10 eps. without him. Maybe because the actor is my favourite and I wanted to see more of him.😅🤦🏻♀️
I hate to see the good guys die, always consider their deaths unnecessary and only meant to draw tears.Howver…
Yeah, acting and camera work is excellent but as you said editing a but falls behind. In the unlinear narrative and plot twist sense, it's very good suddenly showing another time but in the normal manner not as good.
I hate to see the good guys die, always consider their deaths unnecessary and only meant to draw tears.Howver…
Actually I don't mind death as long as they aren't there only to make the main characters suffer or add a spoonful of tragedy. I should rewatch ep. 20 but between Wu coming out of the prison and defeating him and killing him happened too fast.
I can't believe they spend all these efforts to save Gu Yu only for him to have such a random death. He survived all those horrible situations... if they wanted to kill him they should have done a better job. 😭😭
This counts for YFS too. They raised such a tension for his arrival and then he was killed before the main course had started. I'm on Episode 20 but I think we're going to feel the effect of removing two strong and interesting characters.
The story started well but the last 10 episodes were a sharp contrast to the first 10 ones where the speed was…
One of the the most baffling things was the ending of some characters as if the writers didn't know their own creations and characterizations hence wrote the wrong reactions for them.
Another thing was, GPY wasn't really a Magnate or at least we didn't get to see his magnate days. He was a sharp and sly businessman but as it's been previously said here he was portrayed as a Jack of all trades. At first I thought he's going to add to his ventures but it didn't happened. He just jumped from one branch to another as some bird and only left a name and found some influential friends to come to his aid later. Like an artist who'd had a masterpiece in film, drama, theatre and music and 50 yrs later no one has heard of them beside their singular successes in different arts.
The last arc was dragged and combined with the lukewarm revelation of LWT's identity it was an underwhelming let down.
Many good characters were either underused or misused like Ms. Su who had reduced to a fairy godmother that changed her appearance everytime, appeared in time of need and disappeared after.
The story started well but the last 10 episodes were a sharp contrast to the first 10 ones where the speed was high and his challenges were different every time.
I always thought Opium wars happened in 1890s or around that time but after this I finally understood they were much earlier, I have this drama to thank for correcting my misinformation. On the other hand, it's scary to think how much people in those areas had suffered, being bombed by the foreigners and being killed by the rebels.
They should've named the episodes instead of just 1,2,3... GPY vs. the Banks, GPY and the Pawnshop business, GPY and the 8 Families, GPY and The Rebels, GPY and gun deal, GPY and Tea, GPY, the Dowager Queen and other Royal intrigues, GPY and the Foreigners, GPY and rebuilding a city, etc. Then we could keep track of his businesses.
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As you say, XHA understood him quite well. Both about his controlling nature that would buy him time and his deep feelings for Wang Pu.
After intense mental and indirect physical torture by Tiemos and killing and eating his former soldiers, he was practically half crazed. He said himself that probably for years he still felt he was there killing for a meal. But in that state he found a baby and not only didn't kill him but adopted him and probably showed as much as care a man such as him was capable of. XHA (who lives and breathes with the memory of his loved ones) knew this to be a weakness for him and preyed on this fact, first by making Wang Pu killing himself instead of YFS and then speaking to him about seeing his family, putting the idea of seeing Wang Pu in his mind. He knew YSF wouldn't cry or wail like him but still is sad deep in his heart so provoked him to prepare his grand show.
All in all I loved how some random servant killed The great General YFS just with a little trick but still I'm bitter it happend this fast and we have 10 eps. without him. Maybe because the actor is my favourite and I wanted to see more of him.😅🤦🏻♀️
This counts for YFS too. They raised such a tension for his arrival and then he was killed before the main course had started. I'm on Episode 20 but I think we're going to feel the effect of removing two strong and interesting characters.
Another thing was, GPY wasn't really a Magnate or at least we didn't get to see his magnate days. He was a sharp and sly businessman but as it's been previously said here he was portrayed as a Jack of all trades. At first I thought he's going to add to his ventures but it didn't happened. He just jumped from one branch to another as some bird and only left a name and found some influential friends to come to his aid later. Like an artist who'd had a masterpiece in film, drama, theatre and music and 50 yrs later no one has heard of them beside their singular successes in different arts.
The last arc was dragged and combined with the lukewarm revelation of LWT's identity it was an underwhelming let down.
Many good characters were either underused or misused like Ms. Su who had reduced to a fairy godmother that changed her appearance everytime, appeared in time of need and disappeared after.
Still it was a good watch for most parts.
GPY vs. the Banks, GPY and the Pawnshop business, GPY and the 8 Families, GPY and The Rebels, GPY and gun deal, GPY and Tea, GPY, the Dowager Queen and other Royal intrigues, GPY and the Foreigners, GPY and rebuilding a city, etc. Then we could keep track of his businesses.