PeachBlossomGoddess

It is definitely possible but something really bad happens In the next few episodes that makes me think some of the main characters and maybe even one or both main leads won’t have a completely happy ending.

You are referring to the unfinished conversation between the scholar and Director He? I assumed that was Xu Bin but I guess you could take it as it was someone else as well. That would make it an open ending because there are not enough clues to substantiate who that could be.

It was just Xu Bin. Someone you would think is a nobody. This is a very patriotic drama - don't underestimate the common man. I didn't like the ultimate mastermind logic but it fits with the theme of the story.

First 8 are quite good but I suspect this is one where not everything works out well for everybody.

Don't worry about it... things will even out. LOL!!!

Double twins!!!

Indeed NIF2 was great but still not NIF. If they do S2 fast for this one I think it'd be pretty great but once too much time passes it'd be hard. But like you I mostlyt roll my eyes at S2 suggestions for pretty much everything bc I just think its too hard.

Mine too! If you like Dumas you can also consider Secret of the Three Kingdoms it is like something he would have written.

The language is very beautiful and if you understand mandarin your appreciation level is higher because some of the metaphors and double meanings are impossible to translate. If you don't I believe the best subtitles are on Dramacool.

According to Wiki it was set in Northern Qi state but the Xiao ruling family was actually Liang dynasty which both existed in similar time of Chinese history (around 550). I always suspected that the writer of Royal Nirvana tried to tell Prince Qi's story from Nirvana in Fire (which was set in Liang) - the story of a deposed Crown Prince who had a powerful military backer (Gu Silin in Royal Nirvana and Lin Xie in Nirvana in Fire) so powerful the emperor felt threatened by his son. I think the writer just changed some facts around the setting around to avoid copyright violation. Kind of wish the original Nirvana in Fire writer had written it instead, it would have been a much better though no less sad story.

Thanks for asking all the right questions @Minarii and for introducing me to so many wonderful reviewers. Really forward to reading more MDLers drama diaries!!! :)

I wouldn't mind a season 2 but I also kind of like that they left things as they are - ignorance is bliss. That said I can imagine all kinds of wicked twists they could do if there were a season 2 so that would be ok too...

Apparently they are trained to fall very slowly and shot in very slow motion that gets speeded up... according to my cousin who does freelance camera work on production crews. Makes me feel a bit better.

Wow Song Zuer is so so likable in this drama! And so lovely - idk what happened to her in her other later dramas...

Tyvm - read your review on it. I am geo-blocked by Youtube but no worries I will find it somewhere.

I haven't but I am gonna look for it... Tybm u da best!!!

Sigh! I don't dislike the Youning that much the way she is written and I was fine with at least half the way but now I am getting really annoyed at her. I guess she is hungry and just tries too hard - same in the Legends I went from liking her to FF her.

I felt the same but in the end I couldn't get enough of him so I kept on going. Its so rare to see Chen Kun in a drama and in such a delicious role.

I was interested in this due to the spy genre and Ren Jialun was a happy bonus but I find I am really really falling for Liu Huan.

I posted what I think happened at the end of my review.