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Especially last few episodes, when SCH didn't return to the blood river felt like whats happening to their brotherhood and SMY fighting alone and getting injured....and SMY suddenly tells about absolute trust...that was very well done,..a big roller coaster of emotions for me

Feels like some scenes have been edited out..hope they release that as extra material or deleted scenes

Quite a few characters have open endings...the Sword Fanatic who fights SMY in the beginning and leaves Blood River, the Wushaung child, the Mu family couple, TLY & SM ...is this continued in TBOY or can we hope for another drama?

True..none of the character felt sidelined...every character had their strengths, weaknesses and identity

Not at all...Gong Jun has done a great job in portrayal of SMY throughout❤️ from his conflicted loyalty in beginning, to his resolve to avenge his home city and finally all the emotions at Tianqi.GJ protrayed SMY's character and his evolution amazingly .usually GJ picks flirty or somewhat of extroverted or regular characaters..this time he showed his ability to portray a conflicted poker face character and managed the microexpressions really well

A supreb well rounded ending to a masterpiece drama 🔥

That's what the whole plot is about..struggles of the oppressed trying to come out of shadows and forging their own destiny...and the director not giving them an easy out and showing that every time they have won it is just temporary and there is something bigger waiting ahead to resolve...it truly is metaphorically inspirational
I hope they show SMY getting both BR peaceful and BHH..

SMY is someone who keeps his word...he first fulfilled his loyalty to the Patriarch before joining Su Changhe..remember he himself said his fathers words "if you dont keep your words and bonds, you don't deserve to weild a sword "...he has been shown to be a man of integrity and straightforward from before..
He has made a promise to SCH and BR to cross to "The Other Shore"..SCH already gave him the chance to leave before start of all this, it is SMY who stayed...so when all hell is breaking loose and if he chooses BHH at this point..it will be very disappointing

Why can't he have both? and honestly if he picks BHH over Blood River and SCH I'll be disappointed

SMY and SCH are both extremely skilled..SMY carries himself with confidence, restraint and Pride , while SCH carries himself with confidence, cunningness and Arrogance..both actors have beautifully conveyed these on the way they portrayed their roles without going overboard and making SMY look weak or SCH look demonic and despicable...Director has done a great job of ensuring such minor details are well handled(whether intentional or accidental).

You are wrong with equating this to Hitler.....drama is more like people under him who were forced to do terrible things and fighting their way out would be a much better analogy..
Hitler here is the 1st prince , his uncle , the commander and the Night Crow lady

I am watching Blood River without watching TBOY or DY..i am able to understand and enjoy the plot..it doesnt make a difference.
From the comments so far from the time it started airing I feel this is somewhat of a stand alone with characters being similar...and comparision is only leading to chaos and unnecessary hate

Though Blood River is a male centric drama, I am glad to see none of the female characters have been reduced to "trophy" status...everyone has their strengths and their roles to play with nothing portrayed as weakness..very well balanced

Awesome...personally I think this deserves 8.5+...
Glad to know it has not ben brought down by haters

Yes..i havent watched BOTY..will watch that after this

This drama has the best character development and evolution so far..
Su Mu Yu was shown as the self-suppressed loyal person with inner conflict who starts showing his personal resolve from ep 6 onwards..and puts his full plan in action after his duty to his patriach is done..Su Changhe always in shadows doing dirty work, scheming, ambitious but slowly coming out in open and finally in ep 27 stands up as the Patriarch or Leader of The Other Shore..
Drama truly depicts the struggle to come out of shadows when controlled by others and forging one's own dreams and destiny

True...till now SCH seemed like a character who was ambitious, morally ambiguous, some one who would do anything for his own survival hence not patroach material...but his character today standing up for what he believes as family was really a twist..revealing a new layer a depth to his character..truly stood out as The Other Shore Leader today

Su Chang He stole the show today.."now that I am here, no one can touch her in front of me"...smooth, dangerous, decisive, loyal...
Loving the comolex plot. Entire team has done a great job

Plot is moving very slowly for me...acting , visuals, costumes is all very good and top quality..watching at 1.5x ..I am mainly watching it for the elaborate visual sets and costumes they've created

I am liking the pacing of this drama..intense episodes followed by light episodes with good humour throughout without resorting to cliché of dumbing a character down for "jokes".