PeachBlossomGoddess

The father-son relationship has eclipsed the romance so far - so well written and acted by both actors - who would have thought the emperor is stealing the show! The romance ship for me sank once it went down that heart stabbing triangle / threesome route.

Thx - I had hoped that was not the case - I am starting to get mad at CP.

I am confused as to when CP figured out it was fake news and whether it was before or after she was finished. I also am not sure whether Chen framed WX on her own initiative out of jealousy or as you said CP framed her. Halfway through 32 I realized I have to go back and rewatch 31. This plot is too intricate and many things are hard to understand on first viewing.

Indeed it is but I prefer to watch while airing - especially a complex plot like this. It forces you to watch slowly and figure out what happened. The fluffy ones yeah its better to wait and then binge.

My feelings completely re the story (and the hair) but the kid in me just loves action wuxia shows so I persisted and somehow around 9 or 10 I actually started to enjoy it, the story is emerging. Don't think it has the makings of a huge hit but at least its not a tragedy.

Oh no! I have heard that about ROP. I am watching it at the same time as this - I think Ning Yi is the best most fascinating male lead character I have seen ever and so deliciously portrayed! Even if its a train wreck at the end I gotta see for myself.

She intercepts a plot to cause the princess to miscarry. Realizing that they will keep trying, she colludes with the imperial physician to create fake news that the child was lost. She was framed for being the culprit (herbs found in her room) and punished for it.

Ah, I see - that would not bother me at all. I am not even that opposed to a different ending if that was what was intended from the start and the story and characters unfolds in a way that makes such ending credible.

Joy of Life is another currently airing drama that seems light and fun. You could try that its very high quality and many find it funny. The humor doesn't quite click with me so I think I will watch Sword Dynasty instead but that one is just a lot of action not humorous.

I just get irritated when they shoot different versions and then end with the crowd pleasing version (which I hear is what they want to do with this). This is not choose your own adventure. That kind of approach just risks the characters doing something stupid or completely out of character at the end. Maybe they can pull it off here but I was shaking my head when I heard about it. Lowest common denominator rarely delivers good outcomes.

There seems to be a lot of action in this and it kind of makes me think of some kind of role playing game where the players level up and power up. But I also sense there is a deeper backstory or story overall that either hasn't been fully flushed out or I somehow missed it because it was dealt with too quickly. Is that the case or is this just a good old fashioned wuxia slasher that I can watch casually on the threadmill?

Its so bad I wouldn't put it on a woman.! First time I am watching this actor that I have heard so much about and I am really distracted by that hair.

A total farce indeed - tragic in a different way for everyone except the late show hosts! Why not drown oneself in a few Asian tragedies?

Not to take away from the main leads at all but I really love this couple that so truly deserve each other! So much good acting in this show.

There is justice in the RN world:.. Prince's Qi's wife is such a bully and termagant I just love it!!!

And thus right out the window flies my Luo Jin crush! LOL - my bad karma for telling one of my best-ies that her idol Mark Chao is actually shorter than she is!!! :)

It was so bad it was good.

Hope the ML's bad hair day ends at some point.

I think he won - at a great cost no doubt. But now we know the father loves the son.

Looks like a bad lipstick job. They are using a red purple tint which is different from his natural colour. Looks odd when it comes off a bit in the middle.