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i didn't know the term 'life lens' but i def see it ! i was in the middle episodes of blossom when pursuit of jade started its such a coincidence!
and the video u showed reminded how i also loooved the visuals of the double!! they made the actor shine so much compared to his most recent 'jadewind' that i gave up on ...

makes total sense! i guessed when i realized she's in the title itself! it's more subtle than 'legend of female general' lol but i find this the best told journey to general yet! especially for a woman! they didn't skip the important moments that made her! ( maybe we are missing a little from her dad's training her)

i am very mitigated with the second couple story, the way it's evolving you almost think they will try a redemption arc but he's so evil!
however, what i really love about their story is the water symbolism. it keeps repeating from their past, bathtub, and now again. especially when you juxtapose it with his fire trauma.
qian qian associated with water is a great analogy. but what's even more interesting is how i see water as a sign of power for qian qian.

you would think more action now would remove the creative aspect of the cinematography but wow, the reflection of the weapon in the horse's eye!!! 🔥🔥 even the few seconds scene where we see the 'fire lights' of the army across the mountain, gives such brillant contexts and realism!!
also the water effects , they didn't shy down on showing it visually, which i was surprised!! it was so well executed! this production is so golden

noblezoned😂😂

it's clear the story is more about Chang yu becoming the general than xie zheng, but yeah i hope to see his marquis worthy moments

ohhh well spotted! we can start to put the clues together... only a piece is missing

i think in the very early episodes where the 'mariage' was seen as very temporary i don't remember who allured to li being a match after or something like that... very indirectly of course.
if anything, i think the presence of li would be a push for ML to keep his relationship with chang yu...

i think its a very layered scene. because over the soft visuals we had a violent dialogue. i also understand why their past encounter was revealed during this scene, the bathtub vs the pool.
water is a symbol for qianqian. in the waters she's using her power.
then u have the contrast between the fire (cause of trauma) , water and qianqian . She'll probably figure out a way to break him and take revenge.

officially an instant classic?🤩 i knew it from the 15 mins of the first episode! well deserved! this show makes costume cdramas shine!

i didn't realize transmigration was as prevalent in novels! was it always to counter censorship?

my guess so far is that the scene where she notices and wonders had been cut from the edit... because its hard to believe it wasn't an important symbol

i think it was both okay and intentional.
intentional because he did not look for a reply or call back... to keep a distance because he was 'trying' to not like her 😂

absoluuutely!! some cdrama take for granted the time we need as viewers to connect with the setting and the characters! i love that this show took its time to build up. the pace and flow of the story is soooo important! they nailed it in this show!

i'm just glad there's no memory loss tropes with these cliffs 😭

it took me up to that scene to start being interested in their story . i am annoyed that we only have one 'glimpse' of the past, over and over again and no other information halfway through the show... but we do know she took care of him at some point. the sui are so evil i hope they never become a couple !!

i agree with you about the mask, the context was very different. and me too i assumed there was symbolism over this ribbon !! so i stil lthink we'll see it again !

i think you're right... it was a bit out of character the delay into which they went looking for her sister, both ML.
but i do understand the overwhelming situation for changyu at least!
i'm also on the fence about the marquis not even leaving protection knowing sui knew about the fan family...
it may be part of the original story in the novel?
i think the writing still holds because they had a nice victory against the 'invasion' attempt the first time, but the second time it was catastrophic because the marquis was predicting another city to defend if i'm not mistaken!

the mention of the colour grading and the cold tone when she enters the town was so intense, made me realize how everything is thought through in this production! amazing review you got there!

what i find really beautiful and humbling about this show is how all this radiance we see in chan came from haran and it's going in a circle again...