Michelle Topham

Yep. Our across the street neighbor died a week after getting the "vaccine" from a so-called "heart problem" her husband said was NOT on a cardiogram she had had done 3 weeks before she had the "vaccine". It destroyed him. And he died himself a year later. (Not from Covid)

And our next-door neighbor has had 5 shots (I kid you not!) and had Covid now 8 times. Still believes his doctor who told him his Covid would have been "more extreme" if he hadn't had more shots :)

Meanwhile, I traveled to 7 countries during the Covid b.s., NEVER wore a mask (got a medical exemption because, Bite Me, I'm never going to breathe thru a dirty piece of cloth) and, apparently, could lick doorhandles and never catch Covid -- got tested every week in Austria, as we had to get tested to do ANYTHING if we refused to get the "vaccine" and not once did I test "positive".

So yeah, I think I made the right decision. :)

More and more studies are showing the Covid "vaccine" is causing what is being called 'turbo cancers'. Especially in young people.

Thankfully, I refused to have it.

Oh and haven't watched The Double yet, but heard it was excellent. Thanks for the reminder. Need to add it to my list :)

Age 15 marriageable age also seems "young" to many people today (it did to me when i first learned about it), but they forget (or didn't know) that the average mortality rate in China in ancient times was only around 40 years old, so they married younger so they could have children and carry on the family name.

And sure, some people did live into their 70s, and 80s, but what with hygiene, wars, poverty and a whole host of other things, like most countries back then, people didn't live to the ages many of us live to nowadays.

For instance, my parents are 87, and their close friends are 93 and 95 -- and all are still working in the garden (my dad just hand-built an entire HUGE fence by himself and painted their two-storey deck, and his 95 year old friend climbs ladders to replace tiles on their roof :) ), driving, cleaning (my parents' house is the cleanest house I've ever been in as my mother is obsessed (hahahaha), going to community meetings, and going out to eat two or three times a week.

Bodes well for me, hopefully :)

That wasn't even remotely "normal" in ancient China :)

Just found this, which explains adulthood in Chinese history and the ceremony teenagers/young men went through to be classified as adults. Really interesting :)

The photo of the hairpins (page 3) also shows how beautiful they were, and how much workmanship went into them.

And around Episode 20 or so (?) in one scene, remember Yuanzhong was told the "hairpin is for married women" but he bought it for Ji Tanyin with his "fake silver" anyway :)

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2017-05/04/content_29204082.htm

If it ends like the donghua, it will be a good ending :) Don't worry.

It picks up quite a bit later in. And worth waiting for, IMO. :)

Depends on the year. Nowadays, age 18 like most everywhere in the west. For most of Chinese known history though, men were adults at age 20, and had all the rights with that given to them, and women at age 15.

They had to go through a ceremony first, though, as if they didn't they weren't legally classified as adult.

They also got married much younger -- age 15 or 16 for girls was pretty normal and early 20s for men.

If I remember correctly, a woman was known to be an adult when she was wearing her hair up and was wearing a hairpin. As young girls didn't wear them.

Episode 22. Still not bored for one second :)

It's because anything that requires thinking is beyond a substantial percentage of viewers using MDL.

You'd be better ignoring any MDL rating -- good or bad. The site isn't remotely reputable when it comes to its ratings.

Exactly. I've just finished Episode 20, and have not been bored for one second. For someone who has the attention span of a flea, that is a HUGE achievement :)

But I'm loving everything about this -- the characters, the writing, the story, the sets are gorgeous, the music, the action, the costumes, the mythology, even the villains (all nicely acted and interesting motivations) -- it's all just wonderful.

Along with Guardians of Dafeng, this is my favorite Cdrama of the year so far.

Sorry to disappoint you :), but I disagree with you massively on Trump, and yep I voted for him as did almost everyone I know, including my now-former Democrat parents and sister. (Was a Democrat myself for decades until 3 years ago, when the party went extreme-left-wing batshit crazy and, er, no).

And I loved being back in the U.S. last month -- the atmosphere is electric as Americans finally have hope for the future, unlike under Biden, when the whole place felt like it was collapsing under the weight of the crippling national debt, rising crime, collapsing education and an obsession with the climate change con that is economically decimating everything it touches.

Meanwhile Dems ("the Party of Peace") are destroying innocent people's Teslas, supporting terrorists (Hamas), and wanting criminal gang member illegal immigrants who would murder you rather than look at you to stay in the country.

And that's why it will be decades before a Democrat is ever elected president if the party continues down this destructive path 80% of Americans disagree with.

But you're correct on everything else :)

It's the spoon-feeding that is killing western youth and the west's future, and it's why Asia is taking over the world.

Exactly. Lucky for Cdrama fans tho, I don't think the Chinese care what people outside China think about their dramas. They love it if we watch them, but they're never going to change them for us. :)

And, as the vast majority of Chinese are better educated than westerners overall, and are taught to think for themselves (even within the CCP framework), it's probably one of the reasons why A Moment But Forever is going gangbusters in China right now, and is one of the most watched dramas of the year so far.

At least if what Chinese friends are telling me is true.

Same. And yes, this has incredible depth, is beautifully written, wonderful characters (even the supporting characters are interesting) and is easily one of the best Cdramas of the year so far.

And it's the problem with a lot of young people nowadays. Incredibly short attention spans due to too much time scrolling social media, and thus with no ability to think for themselves.

That's one of the reasons why any drama on MDL that requires actual thought, or a deep investment in the characters and the plot, gets low reviews. All done by people not trained to think for themselves, and expecting everything -- plot, explanation, character impetuses etc -- handed to them on a silver platter.

And then whining when it isn't.

It's a shame what social media has done to so many young people. It has taken away their ability to live meaningful lives, and instead has just handed them a life always lived on the surface.

I feel sorry for them.

Ignore the ratings. It's excellent. One of my faves in a long time -- smart, beautifully written, hilariously funny at times, with an ML and an FL who are brilliant, and with superb world building. Every character, even the evil ones, are also very nicely written and acted. Currently on Episode 9, but loving every second of this so far.

Basically, if an MDL drama has a low score, chances are it's excellent.

I ignore every score on here -- high and low -- and judge dramas myself. Otherwise, you could end up missing something brilliant, like this one, or get stuck watching absolute garbage because you're waiting for the scenes that make it a 9 out of 10 :)

And yep, this is one of the best Cdramas I've watched in eons. I always knew I fit in better in Asia (lived there for 15 years) than in the west tho :)

OMG, the death scenes in Episode 8. Laughed so hard. Even watched the whole segment 3 times.

This is brilliant. And, in a fair number of scenes, absolute comedy gold. :)

Haven't watched either of her other dramas (the ones already released). Thanks for the heads up. Will be checking those out as well, as her writing is so tight, it makes things just speed by :)

Loved the donghua (one of my Top 10), but this is even better. Amazing performance by Liu Xue Yi, and Tiffany Tang is also great. I rarely binge-watch (I have the world's shortest attention span), but this one I sat through 5 episodes before I even got up for a cup of coffee. :)

You can't. And anyone that reviews a full drama after just watching 5 episodes (unless it's a preliminary review) is not someone who should be taken seriously.

Hell, I'm absolutely HATING The Untamed, as I struggle through Episode 17, and I still will reserve final judgement until I've finished the damn thing.

You never know, it could surprise me in later episodes -- hahahaha.