PeachBlossomGoddess

Go for it, I will be with you the whole way!!!

Shout out to everyone who just wants to talk about the drama without any drama... let's just do it and drown out all of the negative noise.

My dad has the DVD for 1, I just have to be able to travel home. And I am not sure if my DVD player still works I haven't used it in years... But yes I don't have to watch the seasons in sequence I am happy to jump around...

Oh you are absolutely the best, you always point me to some great watch ideas, I love it!

I don't like it when they flip too many times and the final twist becomes unconvincing. I keep mentally slapping the hands of the writers!!! LOL

Is vile and is decadent but he is really not as stupid as I thought him to be. That makes me happy, I think there is nothing better than a worthy opponent.

This Zhao Yan:

Its bat shit dumb stuff like this that makes me bonkers - I am geo-restricted on the Chinese version of Qin 1 but I have access to the ENGLISH dubbed version! How does that make any sense? Anyway, I am gonna just have bite the bullet and use a VPN to watch it.

Dunno haven't watched it yet, I am still reeling from the shock and horror of trying to watch Qin 1 dubbed in English.

No, not really. Both Lv Buwei and Li Si were huge advocates of using "foreign" talent and Qin empire always were open to using the best talent no matter where they come from. Indeed both Lv Buwei and Li Si themselves are immigrants or foreign talent. But it is clear Ying Zheng's relatives are very racist. They think they know better and are better than all the non-Qin guest talent. They feel entitled by their race (of Qin) and their relationship (of Ying) to high office without considering whether they are the best people for the job. Ying Zheng had a great vision though, he understands that it is easy to conquer a kingdom but integrating them takes a common language, culture and means to advance in the new unified country. So the foundation for everything is put in place well in advance of the unification battles.

Enjoy, lemme know how you like it.

Re: Iris its the French movie - I think there is a k-drama with the same name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_(2016_film)
Don't read the wikipedia plot it gives it all away,.

I think Iris is on Netflix. It is really excellent.

I don't know how I missed your review on this but it is very helpful, tyvm I am going to try to give this one a shot over the holidays. :)

Ying Zheng is ageing out of his problem... LOL!
And I found it pretty cool that he first tried to unify his court before trying to unify the country. I am not sure though how what I call his "winning hearts and mind" strategy actually fit in with history although I am sure with all the immigration it did indeed create a lot of tension. And indeed yes it is interesting that the problem of nepotism and entitlement vs meritocracy dates back over 2000 years.

Thanks for this, I was going to say something pretty similar but you've put it better. I do think the script writing is quite poor and the dialogue is not natural, it is stilted and stiff making it hard for the actors.

Heh... ever watch the French thriller Iris? Maybe you will like that too.

They really didn't over do the twists here, they got it just right. I was thinking of starting Psych-Hunter as well but I saw some mixed reviews. Sounds like you like it, no?

@Skibbies is a walking encyclopaedia of drama as far as I am concerned, not to mention her history and linguistics skills... She knows practically every show, not just the historicals. I check in with her regularly to see what she is watching - we have an ongoing chat about shows on my Feed - I think anyone who is friends with us both can see it.

No of course not, you shouldn't be spoiled regardless. I am just observing that this is pretty much the most common theme out there. It is also not the first time these alternate identities are in the cast list - last one I noticed was the Wolf.
It is a benign comment; people on this thread need to chill.

What c-drama does not have at least one character without a secret identity??? It is expected.

Unfortunately she is flawed and not written to be a strong or particularly smart character but Yao Ji is and that makes up for it somewhat.

It is an excellent series... with 4 hot men. Enjoy! :)