I was waiting for them to kill off Ning Fei and Lu Ke. Surprised but glad they survived.
It was also gratifying when Jing Shi, Zhuang Shen, Murong Yao, Murong Zhong got their exit papers. I applauded those scenes. Muhahahaha!
The characters I was most sorry for, were Weiran and Feng Peng Cheng. In the end, Weiran was thinking that he will meet his brothers, Yi Xiao and Ning Feng, and all will be well. I don't think redemption works that quickly.
Feng Cheng Yang had potential as Emperor during his short reign (... two months?), but he was stifled by his Tiger mother and had been third wheel to the two siblings, all his life. He had no career longevity because Mother and Grandfather killed his father.
Sorry: I kept calling Feng Cheng Yang, Peng Cheng. I will try to correct my mistake.
I am still reading comments daily since I finished the drama on Thursday. It is one of the best dramas I have watched. The main characters are unforgettable and memorable. The dysfunctional families in the Susha and Jinxui imperial palaces stood out. Megalomania, paranoia, psychosis, amnesia, conspiracy, revenge, delulu, backstabbing, surviving falls of a cliff, voodoo medicine crammed into thirty-eight episodes.
The music editor was overly zealous with his music placements. No need to play BGM when the characters were talking. Keep the volume down, pleasa! Less is more!
I knew XJS would not need to have many fight scenes. With all those very long heavy looking dangling adornments,…
I rewatched the final episode last night. That was the hardest he had worked throughout the entire drama.😆😆 He was usually sitting down, entering buildings, or chatting with Yi Xiao, Jing Yan, Empress Jing, and Wieren.
If I were directing, Yi Xiao would have fired the final shot to the heart, as he attempted to thrust his sword into Sui Ge.
Wasn't Jing Shi the crack (...pun intended) Jinxui military general? I do not recall seeing him do many fight scenes. Sui Ge had amassed a casualty count of several dozen men.
Did you notice that the actresses playing Empress Zhuang and JIng are in the mid-30s? The actors playin Feng Cheng Yang and Xia Jing Ya are in the late 20s and early 30s. 🤣🤣🤣 The actresses were the right age for their empress roles but the actors were a lot older than their characters. Xia Jing Yan is 20, and Feng Cheng Yang should be 16ish. Nonetheless, they were convincing as mother and son.
They get disgruntled, and one day have an uprising. 🤣🤣🤣
I was thinking the same thing. Out of the blue, they decided they wanted their freedom. I see the need for secrecy because of fear that Susha Emperor would them out one day, but to be cooped up for a decade after the Empress' death was extreme. Elder Lei Lei was paranoid, and other two elders just went along with it.
Fu Yi Xiao had the final revenge on Xia Jing Shi in the end. She should have said, "An arrow for an arrow! This going to be very painful, Jing Shi." LOL
Fu Yi Xiao had the final revenge on Xia Jing Shi in the end. She should have said, "An arrow for an arrow! This going to be very painful, Jing Shi." LOL
Pengcheng knew he was a puppet, and that Empress Mother controlled the throne. When she walked inyo his palace with three dozen scrolls of eligible consort candidates, she literally shoved the portrait in his face, and said, "This one is blah blah blah." She didn't even greet him, and suggest a talk about consort selection. He should have replied, "I will marry all of them." 🤣🤣🤣
Xia Jingshi is truly a coward,not once has he stood up for himself like bro with all the power you have,your wife…
He was selfish and she was an inconvenience... a prop. He was also playing son-in-law to the Feng Emperor. He didn't trust them, and they didn't trust him either.
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The characters I was most sorry for, were Weiran and Feng Peng Cheng. In the end, Weiran was thinking that he will meet his brothers, Yi Xiao and Ning Feng, and all will be well. I don't think redemption works that quickly.
Feng Cheng Yang had potential as Emperor during his short reign (... two months?), but he was stifled by his Tiger mother and had been third wheel to the two siblings, all his life. He had no career longevity because Mother and Grandfather killed his father.
Sorry: I kept calling Feng Cheng Yang, Peng Cheng. I will try to correct my mistake.
The music editor was overly zealous with his music placements. No need to play BGM when the characters were talking. Keep the volume down, pleasa! Less is more!
If I were directing, Yi Xiao would have fired the final shot to the heart, as he attempted to thrust his sword into Sui Ge.
Wasn't Jing Shi the crack (...pun intended) Jinxui military general? I do not recall seeing him do many fight scenes. Sui Ge had amassed a casualty count of several dozen men.