Caught up to episode 24 I laughed out loud so many times during today's episode. I swear, this is might be my favorite historical CDrama of all time. It's SO GOOOOOD!! But 1 episode a day is torture. :-(
The director also has to be acknowledged for this masterpiece. Obviously, the actors are amazing, and the story is captivating, but the direction is unbelievably excellent (like when the ML jumped up in the air to shoot the arrow over the side of the cliff, every scene is thrilling and magical!)
I am enjoying everything about this drama and, for the first time ever, I'm SO GLAD it's 40 episodes instead of shorter. Nothing has been filler so far.
I feel like their seperation scene was a bit odd. It didn't suit the mature relationship they have built so far.…
I disagree. Their feelings are deeply involved now and it's very human and realistic for them both to be struggling with the separation even though they knew it was going to happen. This is good storytelling, making the characters more layered, realistic, and flawed. (in my opinion)
Second forced kiss was really weird and out of character. I can digest the first one cause maybe he was expecting…
I don't know... I think this is all to show character growth by the end of the show. Right now, he is still the same ruthless person he was at the beginning. He loves her but doesn't know how to vocalize that or ask for what he wants.
She asked him, "Why should I wait for you?" and he needed to tell her, "I love you, I'm in love with you, and there will never be anyone but you for me." He's too afraid she'll reject him if he's fully vulnerable so he's trying what has always worked for him in the past, which is to just take what he wants.
The script/story/director/actor's portrayal has been very consistent about him being a ruthless sort of person from childhood until now (think back to that scene when they were talking about bullies and how he--as a child-- used his cousin as "an example" to the other children, or how he suggested she kill her uncle; he kills people without giving death a second thought.) He doesn't know how to ask for what he wants, he's only used to taking it.
You know what I noticed something, in the novels zheng was pretty crazy from the start. But in the show they didn't…
However, there was that one scene where he suggested to the FL that she *murder* her own uncle, and he was serious. I think they've done a good job of keeping his ruthlessness in tact but also low key. It's like he's simmering, but could blow up at any time. It makes the tension *CHEF's KISS*
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I laughed out loud so many times during today's episode. I swear, this is might be my favorite historical CDrama of all time. It's SO GOOOOOD!! But 1 episode a day is torture. :-(
She asked him, "Why should I wait for you?" and he needed to tell her, "I love you, I'm in love with you, and there will never be anyone but you for me." He's too afraid she'll reject him if he's fully vulnerable so he's trying what has always worked for him in the past, which is to just take what he wants.
The script/story/director/actor's portrayal has been very consistent about him being a ruthless sort of person from childhood until now (think back to that scene when they were talking about bullies and how he--as a child-- used his cousin as "an example" to the other children, or how he suggested she kill her uncle; he kills people without giving death a second thought.) He doesn't know how to ask for what he wants, he's only used to taking it.