PeachBlossomGoddess

heheh... there are many other of those kinds of dramas...

The benefit of using rookie actors is that there is lots and lots and lots of money left over for sets, costumes and CGI instead on actor pay.

Zidan was always his favourite son from his favourite wife Consort Xie. He fears the Wang clan and dislikes the hold Wang Lin has over him and he dislikes his empress. If A'wu marries the crown prince the Wangs gain even more power. And of course like everyone else he know Zidan and A'wu were in love and what she would ask for if she won the chess game. He probably hopes that if Zidan marries A'wu, he can find an excuse to make Zidan crown prince and the Wang clan won't object too hard. But he didn't anticipate that Wang Lin would poison him before he could make that move. It is a very complicated chess game that is playing out in real life.

It is mentioned in passing from the get go - that the emperor only secured the throne with Wang clan help. But in the most recent episodes, it is discussed in a little more detail - I am sorry if I spoiled you, I am up to 17 already and have been trying not to say too much bc I know most people are still waiting on subs.

I also think the emperor let her win on purpose. But when I watched in the beginning I didn't realise that - it is only later on. It is so well written, this drama - everything is planted early on.

Congrats on making it to the end! I gave up.

Well he snatched the throne from his brother Jian Ning wang with the help of Wang Lin. And he is the best chess player among them BUT A'wu can beat him? Or did he let her beat him because he wanted Zidan to succeed all along? Its gonna be great watching Xiao Qi and Wang Xuan go up against her father and uncle.

Its diabolical - I can't watch anything else bc it raised the bar so high.

Winter Begonia was my top drama of 2020.

I have also been very lax and lazy about reading in recent years but I am trying to force myself. Anyway, yes will circle back on this. :)

Yeah I may try to read one of her novels. I really didn't like the Untamed either, I also found the storytelling in the drama super boring. After LOF I am beginning to think maybe I just don't like her work. But I mean to try reading one of her novels first before deciding that is the case.

If it is any small consolation Dream Detective is bizarrely interesting at first but ultimately incoherent and it bombs out near the end - like so badly I dropped it with 5 episodes to go - very rare for me I usually soldier on that close to the finish.

Hahaha... I was just reading yours...
If you do pick this up again, I think you can drop or skim the final arc.

This is a much more balanced and fair view on the acting, production values , story telling and camerawork. I never had a problem with the casting or the age gap etc and was willing to give the drama a shot. But sadly it just bored me silly and even though I wanted to, I just could not continue.

I actually think Zhou Yiwei is in reality quite besotted with ZZY, it is not just acting. And I mean this in the most harmless way possible - she is so gorgeous and such a goddess any male actor would be over the moon to play her love interest and get his head slightly turned!

I think they are gonna need him later on so hopefully he still has his head at that time... BTW I have no problem with cutting it off once he has outlived his usefulness...

But in the drama it is only for 3 months no?

I believe he intended to but was forestalled by Wang Xuan's words - both in the drama and the novel.

I really enjoyed watching him in Brotherhood of the Blades 2. And of course he was great in LD in Changan.

I have heard excellent things about The World Between Us. Enjoy!

Yeah this is a very dangerous marriage for her - everyone now wants to kill her and/or Xiao Qi to break Wang clan alliance with xiao qi - the emperor, second prince, xie family and probably even the other two families - was it Wen and Gu?