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FSG looked just like a rabbit caught in headlights when FYX leaned in...............🤣

And a prince who is clear about what he wants and way hotter leh…….i think he’s gonna be up there with Xie Wei/ZLH as a great kisser

Ya right? The guy is so emotionally constipated lah. Looking at the way he delivers the news that oh btw sorry I know we promised to be together but now I gotta go marry the princess - no wonder FSG keeps calling him a hypocrite. I was laughing when FYX said no problem dude, I don’t know you from Adam.

I just knew after yesterday’s eps there would be torrents of comments about the princess. But really isn’t she just the stereotypical deep in first love teenager? And really there are all sorts of precedents throughout history. Think of Mary, Queen of Scots with her disastrous taste in men…….she even fell for her kidnapper and rapist leh

Wasnt it though? Splendid stuff

But very tough, gets shot in the butt and just pulls it out 😂

He probably believes he’s supporting the ‘higher’ cause ie XJS’ attempt to break free of his stepmom and/or brother who are probably the ones who fed him poison and his eventual takeover of the throne…..

He is indeed emotionally constipated, and now seems to have decided to delulu himself into thinking everything will be forgiven cos she has forgotten

Yes, loved his entrance at the end..............

The BGM/OST is seriously getting in the way now. Not only is it drowning out key conversations, but the subs for the song are pasted all over the leads' faces....................

Hmmm looks like the PM didn't pass down any intelligent genes to the Empress............does she seriously think FSG is so clueless?

That was one bloody brilliant showdown between LYX and XWR. 💯Great episodes today.

The distance and difference between love and hate are often not that far apart.............

I really like Zhao Ye and Song Yi as actresses, but when the current trend and society demands that they remain skinny as hell, it's just a wee bit hard to see them as plausible fierce warriors lifting heavy weapons etc. Altho' I am the first to willingly suspend disbelief when watching cdramas, the credibility gap just niggles away. Above all, sha qi has to be there and maybe some just have it and some don't. LQ is able to project credible, palpable sha qi. Ah where's Michelle Yeoh when you need her 🤣

In the novel, she was a longtime, maybe even childhood BFF, so that was ok. But in the drama, wihout a similar backstory, just really bad portrayal/poor acting I think........unless they really intend her to play some other role down the line.

Her character is not developed much, just like the doctor's, which is why they jar with the audience. She's practically a caricature of a lovesick fool.

Ummm and sooo many subs pop up on screen when the BGM comes on too……

Yes, she’s just really young, sheltered and inexperienced. Am not sure why they based this on an actual novel when the drama and the novel appear to be completely different. However, in the novel she was also the same clueless lovesick character so I guess they are sticking with that.

Yes, somehow I can’t get the colours/picture on the TV (granted am currently in an Airbnb) to look right. But I guess we ought to be grateful that at least there’s no overuse of flares this time, like in Story of Kunning Palace. Even now, when I rewatch SOKP, there is much gnashing of teeth and reaching for sunglasses when some huge light or supernova suddenly bursts on screen obscuring Zhang Ling He’s awesome jawline, which is just criminal.

Ep 10..........