You see similar comments that are obviously from people who have never been in a serious relationship and will…
Couldn't get over how good Winwin was as a dead Ye Xian trapped in place with a spear. Still so very lifelike but also as though his soul had already left his body. Really beautifully acted.
The strangest takes on here, are people who like the JZ shouldn’t have cried like she did for YX. Like the girl…
You see similar comments that are obviously from people who have never been in a serious relationship and will say "that's not how someone in a relationship would behave" when anyone who has been in one knows that it generally is. I excuse it as I think a fair number of people who comment are young, and don't have the life experiences yet that the rest of us do.
But yes, that scene was entirely understandable. Even CYY's scene with him on the battlefield was understandable as he held him and then carried him back to camp on his back, because, to some extent, he loved him too, even if he was beyond exasperated by him half the time.
Oh, sure I agree with you to some extent. But then I would have been happy with another 40 episodes of their story :), but I'm still happy with what we got. At least it was an HE, I was bloody dreading watching all that only to have CYY get killed off :) It's happened before :)
I'm glad you didn't immerse yourself in the comments. :)
I avoided them completely from Episodes 34 onwards. I recommend anyone who doesn't want the drama's ending episodes spoiled for them do the same thing :)
Can I also just add, that battle scene in Episode 38/39 -- HOLY SHEEYUT, that's one of the best close battle scenes I've ever seen in a C-drama!!! Spectacularly filmed and acted.
With Ci Sha really shining with his martial arts training, and Winwin spectacular as Ye Xian finally bringing glory to his family :)
You know the script is the screenwriters' fault, not directors, she ruined everything
10/10 for me. Very close to the perfect drama. And I tried to read the novel, but it's all over the place, so I gave up about 40 chapters in. Far worse written than the script, which the screenwriter did a spectacular job creating out of that mess :)
Loved the ending. Everything that was important was wrapped up, and there's hope for a decent future for the ML and FL, their families, the Emperor, and the empire.
Sure, there could have been a few closure minutes of happy ever after beyond that final scene, but I'm fine with it. It showed exactly what it needed to show, and what the drama said about the relationship between CYY and GJZ right from when they first got together - they are both lesser than without the other, and they will both do everything they can to make sure the other never comes to any harm.
Loved everything about the drama. Including its ending. :)
An easy 10/10 for me. And one of the best C-dramas I've watched in years.
Yes, Episode 38 went a bit haywire at the beginning (silly scenarios at the start the episode), but the screenwriter did a superb job bringing everything together satisfactorily by the end of Episode 40.
The cast is superb, every single one of them. The design, the costumes, the Ming Dynasty clothing accessories, the props, the sets, the cinematography, all outstanding.
The script is fast-paced throughout, and never gave me one tiny second of boredom, as it was all so tightly written. The characters are wonderful. Even the scheming grandmother and aunties, GJZ's awful father, CYY's vile mentor Fu Hai Lian, his wife, Gong Jue Rui as the tiny Emperor (that child is going to be huge in the C-drama industry when he's older), GJZ's lovely grandmother, CYY's mother (her scenes in Episode 39 are wonderful), all the aides to various characters, Qingpu, Chen Yi and on and on.
And, of course, Zuo Ye as Chen Xuan Qing stole his scenes, Winwin could not have been better all the way through, but specifically in the latter episodes, and Ren Min and Ci Sha are my favorite C-drama couple of all time.
Ren Min's scene -- that one -- in Episode 39 is heartbreakingly spectacular, and Ci Sha's scenes during the battles and beyond - you can tell that man is a trained martial artist, but he also knows how to show emotional devastation beyond anything many people have ever known.
Could not love this more, could not love each character more, and cannot wait until I watch this through again, as I'm dying to see all the little details I missed the first time through :)
All the casts are fantastic here! Fu Hailian aka Chen Ping Ping, why are you always so grey and conflicted.
Cast has been one of the best ensemble casts in a long time. Not a single actor who let the side down. Almost every C-drama has a couple of lesser supporting actors who are amateurish, but this hasn't had one.
Spectacular performances from all the leads down to the villains and all the little folks, Have loved this immensely, but especially because of the cast.
Ha you're much more patient than me. I gave up after Ep 10. It probably made a difference that I didn't even care…
Me too! Without the high MDL rating, I would have dropped it at the end of Episode 2, but kept watching to see where the improvement arrived. It didn't :) Ah well, you can't win every time :)
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Because, he remembered him as a child, and how innocent and quiet he was, but also what potential he had.
And now all that promise is gone forever.
But yes, that scene was entirely understandable. Even CYY's scene with him on the battlefield was understandable as he held him and then carried him back to camp on his back, because, to some extent, he loved him too, even if he was beyond exasperated by him half the time.
With Ci Sha really shining with his martial arts training, and Winwin spectacular as Ye Xian finally bringing glory to his family :)
Sure, there could have been a few closure minutes of happy ever after beyond that final scene, but I'm fine with it. It showed exactly what it needed to show, and what the drama said about the relationship between CYY and GJZ right from when they first got together - they are both lesser than without the other, and they will both do everything they can to make sure the other never comes to any harm.
Loved everything about the drama. Including its ending. :)
Yes, Episode 38 went a bit haywire at the beginning (silly scenarios at the start the episode), but the screenwriter did a superb job bringing everything together satisfactorily by the end of Episode 40.
The cast is superb, every single one of them. The design, the costumes, the Ming Dynasty clothing accessories, the props, the sets, the cinematography, all outstanding.
The script is fast-paced throughout, and never gave me one tiny second of boredom, as it was all so tightly written. The characters are wonderful. Even the scheming grandmother and aunties, GJZ's awful father, CYY's vile mentor Fu Hai Lian, his wife, Gong Jue Rui as the tiny Emperor (that child is going to be huge in the C-drama industry when he's older), GJZ's lovely grandmother, CYY's mother (her scenes in Episode 39 are wonderful), all the aides to various characters, Qingpu, Chen Yi and on and on.
And, of course, Zuo Ye as Chen Xuan Qing stole his scenes, Winwin could not have been better all the way through, but specifically in the latter episodes, and Ren Min and Ci Sha are my favorite C-drama couple of all time.
Ren Min's scene -- that one -- in Episode 39 is heartbreakingly spectacular, and Ci Sha's scenes during the battles and beyond - you can tell that man is a trained martial artist, but he also knows how to show emotional devastation beyond anything many people have ever known.
Could not love this more, could not love each character more, and cannot wait until I watch this through again, as I'm dying to see all the little details I missed the first time through :)
Spectacular performances from all the leads down to the villains and all the little folks, Have loved this immensely, but especially because of the cast.