MadelineMaureen

I feel like her core personality is fully intact even without her memories. But those past experiences really influence a person and she is under false impressions about her situation so....yeah...messy. And because 2ML isn't really in the full "know" of the situation he is living in a very naive world when it comes to FL. Add on to the fact he takes her drawing and adds bamboo leaves to his clothing....confusing her even more....I can't remotely ship them because they have very little communication. He hasn't even fully thought about their class differences and what that would mean for her if he attempted to marry her. He is related to the royal family and is the eldest and only son(as far as i can tell) of his family) in reality she would NEVER be in the running for a 1st(legitimate) wife of a noble.

At least with the ML and with her memory loss all he is seeing is how truly sincere she was with things he thought of as pretense with him in the past.

I'm putting a lot of blame on the editors too. As there are shots that need to pause a bit longer before cutting to a different angle.

In episode 13 or 14, I think, there were two scenes that stuck out to me where the editing missed...the second couple, when the Princess Consort is dressing the Prince the camera shots didn't flow properly or really capture that HE is catching feelings while SHE is just doing a job. (There was one in particular that they cut off her hand before she finished a movement during a panning shot....I was like...wth was that? Half of have hand was still out of frame before they cut to a different angle.)

Then later in the same episode ML pulls the FL out of a tub and the edit again was choppy and had no flow or weight. The shots should have held a bit longer. Time, like the score, or lighting of film/television, doesn't need to exist in reality when it comes to romance. Time is what the character FEELS not what is actually logical. Like up the frame rate a bit or something so that a look has a moment of linger....

The actors are doing their best, but when the camera doesn't get the right shots or the editors chose the wrong angles there's really nothing that can be done.

But yes I 100% agree about the viewers not going beyond surface level. That's why it's so important that the camera shows(not tells in dialog) some of the story. (PS...in case you've never come across my comments before I'm a film(cinematography specifically) nerd)

The show did a really poor job establishing the leads NON sibling relationship enough before they are made to act as siblings. Less than 2 episodes with no new flashbacks to their interactions to they childhood/teens together.

The editing never stays with ML long enough to really get a good understanding of his feelings for her prior to him returning from studying for 2 years.

I normally wouldn't think much of it, but from the comments I can tell that production failed in gaining the viewers interest in the leads relationship.

I haven't watched the show, but could it be a direct translation of the name? like Jade, Crystal etc...maybe the name means Amber(like the stone)

I will always find it weird when a trained actor, who can speak period accurate dialog, gets dubbed by another actor. It's one thing if the actor on screen has issues with pronunciation or accent...but I'm pretty sure they dubbed EVERYONE...😯👀

I have yet to see He Qiu in a drama where she isn't apart of some sort of love triangle or square.

It's low stakes enough(not overly tragic, looking at you Love in Pavilion) that I feel "safe" watching it. It's not taking too much brain power, and at the moment there isn't much currently airing that I'm actively watching. It has lots of baby arcs that sow into the overall mystery arc. Honestly....if I didn't like the actors(leads and some of the supporting) I wouldn't watch it.

The editing right now is the biggest issue, followed by script/directing. There is a bit of a disconnect and lack of...something...with regards to the connections between characters that are meant to care about/love each other. It's giving teen period drama....So think of every recent one of Zhang Wan Yi drama's plots/tropes blended together for a younger audience...aka Lost You Forever, Are You the One, The Rise of Ning & Si Jin put in a blender and watered down heavily.

So if you aren't watching anything else and you like at least one of the main or secondary leads it might be worth your time. I don't think I'll remember this one in a month though....unless they pull something out of nowhere, it's very "meh" 🤷🏻‍♀️

Whomever is editing this show needs to take a few more classes on romance in film language and how to properly time cuts between shots. I sort of noticed before but watching episode 13 it became glaringly obvious that the editing has an issue. Nothing is ever given time to breathe. It's so frustrating.

why do I have a feeling that FL isn't going to make it to the end of this show?

nothing is wrong with them, but when 90% of the airing prime time shows had depressing endings the people spoke up & were like, you can change it up a bit.
Also the live airing shows were notorious for changing the ending.

I always check the photo section of a show page(i don't think the app has this feature so use your browser) & find when the uploaded the first images & that is normally close to the start of the productions filming.

I really hope that one day someone continues their story. I would love it if it were the same actors and team behind this production, but I just wish would could have stayed with them a bit longer. Maybe if it ever continues it will be her in his world. And now with her new life skills her character would be even better.

Bittersweet ending, but still a solid 9 overall production. Highly recommend. Every guest star brought their A game. Postproduction did the damn thing with all the special FX and the practical stunt work. I'm glad even though it was a bit late that the team got to promote it as well. So grateful their aired this one and that her name has been pretty much cleared as she is a great actress.

I think they must share a producer or something. They don't really list the executive producers on here so I can't be 100%, as I can't read Chinese, but normally when casting overlaps to this degree it's because of a connection bts. So either with a casting director, producer, or production studio.

So far this is like if Zhang Wan Yi's drama's had a baby this would be want came out.

It's for legal reasons so no one can sue for defamation. If a storyline is based off of the writers real life in any way or if they used names of people they know for character names etc. With the historical shows, the families are still alive today & will(have been know to) sue writers for their artistic license with historic events.

It took a while for the nine lives to come back into play even though we saw him early on. Right now, it's a way to bring her fiancé into the fold. I think it does connect in a few ways just not AS directly as the previous demons. It's also to hammer home that Xuan Ye uses his brain before offing a demon....looking at you Sima Ling Ying, looking at YOU.

I think there are lessons to be learned from them, but because it's a slower build and they have less direct interaction it's a bit more boring than the other stories. There have been lots of stories of greed and power....and the greed for power. The only demon that we've met IMO prior to this storyline that didn't deserve their end was my man Nine Lives. He was a real one and he was a good boy. Everyone else somehow became corrupted and needed to be either put down or freed from their "master".

I cant tell yet if his brother(im assuming that's who the other panther is) wants to hurt Xuan Ye or if he is sincerely looking for him to come back.
I know that he stabbed him with a spear, but I think he was aiming at the intruder to their land aka BanXia.
Mainly his violence matches the other character's when they come across a demon. & he honestly only attacked when threatened so im still confused about if he's hunting to find & bring back into the fold or hunting to kill so his place in the royal family is set.

Xie Bin Bin looks so much like Zhao Jin Mai they could be siblings.

So, four "stories" or arcs so far. Owl demon, Mirror/Pear demon, Nine-lives/Puppet demon, Bug/Ink/Painting(?) demon(don't know what were calling the latest 2 demons). Not sure if were are going to jump right into Panther Prices arc just yet or if will have one more before the home stretch.

And the thing is, it's not even too light on romance really. It's always there in the background but never overtakes the main focus of an episode. It's like the score of a movie, always present increasing in volume when needed.