I'm just so hung up right now on the fact that XiaoEn's feelings for AoRan are (rightly) relatively superficial. She seems more upset about the thought of being a secondary character in the novel world, and the loneliness and futility that implies, than about actually losing a relationship with someone she loves. I feel like AoRan is going to have to change radically, even become a different person (cough, cough) before he's really worthy of XiaoEn's respect and affection. There's certainly some chemistry there, but someone (I think on Soompi?) said something to the effect that "being hot, rich, and having a childhood trauma doesn't constitute a personality." Given the appeal and complexity of XiaoEn's own personality, I really want her to end up with someone who can respond to her fully, though she's obviously going to end up with a Marcus Chang character one way or another :). I'd also like to see her in a relationship where she can be taken care of at least some of the time; she's had a really hard life in the real world, and so far AoRan seems attracted to her more maternal qualities (cooking, handholding, storytelling) than to the fuller range of her personality.
Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but the book XiaoEn is reading in the intro video is The Great Gatsby. I’m not sure what that signifies (other than the fact that I should get a life) but I just thought I’d put it there in case anyone has any ideas.
I recently saw the preview for episode 9 and I don't know what the writers are doing. If they don't go down the…
Yes, the Ep. 9 preview is killing me. I keep telling myself that whoever does the previews obviously enjoys torturing us, as when the Ep. 8 preview showed He TianXing and ChuChu having a lovely, intimate date at the amusement park when in fact that was all XiaoEn's projection. Maybe QingFeng and XiaoEn have agreed to put on an act to make AoRan jealous? That's a super common trope. But it looks so reeeaaal in the preview :).
I created a discussion thread above for those of you who are, like me, obsessed with burning (see what I did there?) questions about Qing Feng’s identity and other mysteries! Hope some of you will share :).
So Twelfth Night is about a shipwrecked woman, Viola, who disguises herself as a man in order to work for the…
I blame the one-episode-a-week torture! I’m obsessing about this show and this is my only outlet :). I’m going to try to start a discussion thread above so we can share clues…
So Twelfth Night is about a shipwrecked woman, Viola, who disguises herself as a man in order to work for the…
Wow! That just blew my mind, especially since in the cut before Tian Jian *is* wearing a beaded bracelet (can’t tell if it’s the same) and he starts the fire that serves as the transition between the cuts.
I’m dying to talk about the significance of Qing Feng picking up the charred copy of Twelfth Night in the intro…
So Twelfth Night is about a shipwrecked woman, Viola, who disguises herself as a man in order to work for the local Duke, with whom she promptly falls in love. But he’s in love with a local noblewoman who has consistently rejected him. The duke sends the heroine to woo the noblewoman who falls in love with her (thinking she’s a man). Eventually Viola’s twin brother shows up and the love triangle is worked out happily for everyone. There are some obvious parallels to the drama (episode 7 added some interesting ones between ChuChu and XiaoEn!), and I could talk about those, but it all leaves me with so many questions. Such as:
*Why does QF pick up the book in the intro? What does the burning symbolize and is it related to QF catching fire in Episode 6. *The theme of twins supports the theory that QF and AR are the same person but of course it doesn’t line up with XE being the heroine. *Some have mentioned the theory that QF is the author and picking up the book seems to support that…
I’ll stop for now. I’m way too obsessed with this :).
I was wondering about that too. I looked up the Chinese wiki for the drama and in his profile it says he has a…
Can you link the wiki? I’d love to hear more.
Yes! I love your theory. I had wondered about Qing Feng and AoRan being two sides of the real Tianxing. They seem to be acting in tandem for much of the plot so far, even when they disagree about how to interpret XiaoEn’s actions. Qing Feng also seems to the only character other than her who can think outside the plot, as when he realizes that she tricked him into getting stuck in the elevator. But I also wonder if it’s just wishful thinking on my part because like so many others I don’t want Qing Feng to just be imaginary.
I’ll post some thoughts about Twelfth Night in a bit.
I’m dying to talk about the significance of Qing Feng picking up the charred copy of Twelfth Night in the intro video. I have a few thoughts; has anyone else pondered this?
*Why does QF pick up the book in the intro? What does the burning symbolize and is it related to QF catching fire in Episode 6.
*The theme of twins supports the theory that QF and AR are the same person but of course it doesn’t line up with XE being the heroine.
*Some have mentioned the theory that QF is the author and picking up the book seems to support that…
I’ll stop for now. I’m way too obsessed with this :).
Yes! I love your theory. I had wondered about Qing Feng and AoRan being two sides of the real Tianxing. They seem to be acting in tandem for much of the plot so far, even when they disagree about how to interpret XiaoEn’s actions. Qing Feng also seems to the only character other than her who can think outside the plot, as when he realizes that she tricked him into getting stuck in the elevator. But I also wonder if it’s just wishful thinking on my part because like so many others I don’t want Qing Feng to just be imaginary.
I’ll post some thoughts about Twelfth Night in a bit.