MadelineMaureen

I think everyone would agree that SRQ needs to take a long walk off a short pier...preferably with full pockets.

Dude has been on my last nerve since episode 1. I just don't understand whomever is in charge of adapting the source material...why do they keep changing the actual characterization of multiple characters just to get their SRQ redemption arch? Even as a non-novel reader I've hated the character from the get go. So why would they not only piss off the novel readers, but also people who knew nothing of the source material before starting the show?

I'm not trying to shade the actor when I say this but it is going to sound harsh as all hell....If they wanted the gen pop to love this SRQ character they should have cast someone else...sickly Victoria man child just doesn't do it for me. I've said this repeatedly in the comments...but he is giving Wormtongue...and the story the producers are letting happen is the equivalent of Wormtongue being written to deserve a true shot at Éowyn's hand.

The styling him in white all the time only reminds me of Saruman and how evil he was. Sorry for all the LoTR references, but I rewatched it recently and just can't unsee certain parallels.

Coming back to say thank you for the recommendation. loved it & got to see that I was right in never judging a still image of an actor...cause he has the charisma & chemistry.

Just finished this one for the first time. You can definitely tell that Covid played a large part in how the drama played out in some ways. I liked most of the animated edits to get around larger action sequences. The fact the leads had to work around kissing scenes as they were in other productions at the time became obvious. Only the supporting 3rd couple had kissing scenes in this one for anyone wondering.
I'm not going to lie, I was a bit disappointed in the ending. We got less than a minute of the leads at peace, and I just feel like that's a shame...they weren't even in the same shot...like...what? I realize it was more than just a romance, but sometimes I just like a good HEA ya know.

I just realized why it was bothering me so much. He sounds like the little turtle alien in My Girlfriend is an Alien...yall...I can't...

I'm almost done...midway through episode 44, and oh boy do I wish the Crown Prince would find an untimely end. Kid needs to grown up or shut up. Also doesn't help that whomever is dubbing him just...yeah. It's either a woman changing their voice to sound like a young boy or idk. It just isn't doing it for me dubbingwise and he is so freaking dumb and oblivious that he honestly deserves to die at this point save the nation the headache of having him as ruler one day. Easily manipulated and quick to temper. Seriously everyone else we've met in this family is either extremely smart or extremely empathetic...he has no brains and trusts the first stranger he meets without any caution and just tells him who he is and brings him into his intimate circle. Yong An trusts people easily too, but at least she has a heart and willingness to lower herself.

Okay, Long Ballad it is cause...Leo and Reba. I've had that on my to be watched list forever and never seem to circle back to watch it. Also I would very much like to avoid trauma if possible.

Blessings thank you for this. Extremely helpful!

So the Jade hair pin in the neck of SRH, SRQ's older brother, lover of the Empress, possible murderer of Emperor LC's only love QZZ...I can't remember which family had the Jade pin market...so did he self exit or was he silenced by the person who put him up to something....or did the Emperor kill him himself with an item that belonged to his beloved?

The only thing I see when he's on screen is Wormtongue whispering in King Theoden's ear...like a sickly Victoria child back from the dead. I am sorry to this man, the actor, but like, the producer liking him or not...yall really did not make this man look romantic or attractive in any way. He looks like he's going to keel over at any given moment from a strong wind. Does LR like him because she can take him in a fight and win? He just looks so damn creepy to me.

we are 3 episodes into the 3rd quarter of the show. it's 40 episodes long...20 is half of 40...23 is a little over halfway.

Well I think that the older brother, SRH, and or Empress had something to do with the death of QZZ. Don't really know what the Su family did exactly but if the older brother was pissed his girl got taken by LC he would want revenge and would join the other noble families in their schemes.
It's mentioned that the Empress was saved by QZZ but not why or how she ended up in the pond/body of water. If they wanted to hurt the emperor they would have gone after QZZ, as she also had a son they would be a threat to the Empress and the crown prince. So if someone in the Su family was directly responsible for the death of the emperor's favorite consort...yeah whole family go bye bye.
I think LC was manipulated by SRQ's actions behind LR's name and he came to distrust his own sister as she grew closer to the noble houses after leaving her husband.

Thank you for responding. I'll check it out!

I'm starting to question if this is the only child in China, he's in so many freaking productions.

Someone said that Dashing Youth is most likely next on the line up for Youku's release.

I'm not really sure if I like the ML's look...can anyone recommend another of his dramas so I can get a feel for his on screen presence? Still pictures sometimes just don't show the whole picture, ya know? And I don't want to judge him based on a few still shots.

I was literally screaming at my laptop "STOP LOOKING AT HIM!!!!" during episode 23. I swear the nerve...girly pop needs to have an open talk with her husband about emotions and feelings.

I hope they cover this in the last 3rd quarter of the show. I really need them to have a sit down and hash out all of their past misconceptions and misunderstandings with one another. I don't really love that a lot of these shows continue to focus so heavily on the politic plots even down to the last episode. Like would it kill them to show a happily ever after for more than 5 to 15 minutes? Looking at you SOKP and TD. Looking at YOU.

He used her for 17 years to kill her brother...and doesn't even know what she actually likes...yes you are the only one who likes the little wormtongue

Major spoilers...

I'm wondering if LR's brother Li Chuan was behind her poisoning. I think that the Empress(Shangguan Ya) helped SRQ poison the Emperor(Li Chuan) as she had been in love with Su Rong Hua, and the Emperor was somehow responsible for the death of the whole Su family. Also with her son being at risk of losing the title of Crown Prince...it makes sense that she would help with the Su family revenge.
What they didn't account for is that LR would be poisoned with the same herb they poisoned the Emperor with...so when they gave the sachet to PWX, the only person the Emperor will let close to him, it backfired.
How did SRQ die in the future? Was it self exit? Did the Emperor survive and finally kill him? He's been manipulating LR's affection for him from the jump and I just can't understand how she is still so blind to that. Yes he loved her, but he used her to kill her brother and gain power in the court.

Do you think they'll show PWX doing the same thing at their home in the next episode. It would be interesting to see the different talents they can cultivate.