Thanks! As you watch on, you'll come to realise that everyone is kind of "dancing" around each other :DHope you…
I may give it another try but I think it has just lost me, I just can't past episode 5/6. The visuals are good but I don't understand or care about why the plot digressed like that.
MAJOR SPOILER!!! (Warning you before it's too late - it will truly spoil everything for you if you haven't finished…
Yes, it was almost a foregone conclusion he was a fake bc otherwise, he would have a legit claim to the throne. That would make it very difficult to end the drama in a good way without changing history. It is also why he asked the eunuchs to murder the imperial doctor, because the doctor knows the real Duke Chang's medical history and would be able to expose him as a fake. Taking down the princess and Prince An is just icing on the cake, exposing her adoption was never the true objective.
More interestingly, how will they portray rumours that he was gay?
He is very flatteringly portrayed in Ezra Vogel’s book on Deng Xiaopeng and Kissinger admired him the most among all the Chinese leaders. But yes, in recent more daring books it is said he was probably gay. He was very handsome.
Absolutely agree! :) I'm always glad when they use their real voice. :D I would notice stuff like that with Korean…
I noticed the accents but unlike my friends who speak elite Beijing mandarin (which I am utterly incapable of), it didn't bother me. BUT Tang Dynasty court language was probably quite closer to Fujian dialect today, which is a southern dialect! People forget that in the past, everything is not like today.
Its like Dilraba got all this hate in the Long Ballad for not looking "Han Chinese" and who the hell knows what Han Chinese looked like 4000-5000 years ago??? They probably looked more like her - Changan was a huge melting pot!!!
Anyway glad you loved the show, its an all time favorite for a Tang Dynasty buff like me.
Its a true extravaganza, movie quality for the small screen! That said, I couldn't agree more on the sound. While I loved the live recording, it was not done well and the post-production overdub was clumsy. My mainland friends were also disturbed that Jackson Yi speaks mandarin with a strong southern accent when he is supposed to be among the noble elite while Lei Jiayin speaks pure Beijing mandarin. I just loved the fact they used their own voices regardless of all the small stuff.
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Its like Dilraba got all this hate in the Long Ballad for not looking "Han Chinese" and who the hell knows what Han Chinese looked like 4000-5000 years ago??? They probably looked more like her - Changan was a huge melting pot!!!
Anyway glad you loved the show, its an all time favorite for a Tang Dynasty buff like me.
That said, I couldn't agree more on the sound. While I loved the live recording, it was not done well and the post-production overdub was clumsy. My mainland friends were also disturbed that Jackson Yi speaks mandarin with a strong southern accent when he is supposed to be among the noble elite while Lei Jiayin speaks pure Beijing mandarin. I just loved the fact they used their own voices regardless of all the small stuff.