ShortCircuit

Respect toward elders - and particularly family - was THE social norm in Ancient China. Him not paying respect toward SGD would have been the problem, were it the case.

Actually, not just elders of the family had to be respected, masters or teachers HAD to get the same respect from their apprentices/students.

"A teacher for a day, a father for a lifetime" they used to say. Things are changing in modern society, but elders being important is still observed.

Still unclear though. They all went to that beach, but it might have been at different times. The only ALMOST certain clue that they are together there at the same time is Fox Spirit's attention to SOMEONE who can only be LLH.

Then again, the beggar said he found the candy on a body.

So in fact... it's a choose-your-own-ending kind of end.

Now I have to read the ending of the novel to see if LXY actually survives or not, because that beach scene, while lovely - I mean, both his boyfriends came to get him back! - is not clear enough. I tend to think he'd survive but we'll see.

I was going to BET he had to give the Styx Flower to the Emperor because there was no other way for everybody (and their dog) to get out of the situation. No matter how benevolent the Emperor would be, he couldn't afford to let anyone live who knew his secret, unless he had a tight leash on them, or they're dying anyway.

I still fear for FDB at this time, for that reason, too. His marriage to the princess won't ever happen anyway, and the Emperor might just want to wait a bit before making a move. Good thing FDB isn't a pushover.

Ah, Daddy Di! His obsession with having a fight with LXY anyway turned out so cute in the end. No, he won't take a replacement, not even FDB. That's true love right there. I guess he'll have to console himself with beating everyone else's asses instead.

Ahh, this was soooo good. Any chances for a second season? Can we, please, pretty please with a cherry on top? I won't even care if the mysteries turn out to be boring. Let's get the fantastic trio back, shall we!!

The most important thing you have to take from this is that LI XIANGYI CARRIED DI FEISHENG TO THE BRIDAL CHAMBER. On his back. No, I won't need any explanations for this. It's self-explanatory LOL.

Also, F**K that special extra. Do it wholeheartedly or not at all.

That being said, I loved this. And most of all, all hail Fox Spirit. That HAS to be the most happy dog on set I've ever watched in any Chinese drama, LOL.

He doesn't UNDERSTAND how to recognize feelings, it's not that he CAN'T or DOESN'T feel them.

Like a colour-blind person - they do see the colours, but can't identify them.

Trust him, he does love her. They'll find a way to communicate.

You're welcome! I really do hope you like it :) Have fun watching it :)

TU isn't wuxia, it's xianxia (that means there will be some supernatural/paranormal things in it, other than the fighting.)

There are two big parts with different timelines. The present timeline starts in epsidoes 1-2 and then goes on from episode 33 to the end. The past timeline is presented in episodes 3-33. Which is to say, don't worry if you think they're going off on a tangent or if you don't really understand what's going on in the first two eps, that will be revisited once the past is explained (the past timeline shows you what happened to get them to that original, present, storyline).

This is also as epic as can be. You don't need another entry point into Chinese costume dramas, this one's basically perfect for it. I hope you'll fall in love with it as most of us did, too :D

As for the main points of the story - it's a good vs evil, conscience vs reputation, sacrifice vs personal gain tale. Give it a bit of time to get going - there will be some setting up before it gets very serious. I'd say around eps 15-17 it turns for most viewers that weren't caught in it from the very beginning - but pay attention because there are some hints that are pretty important even if they don't seem like it, LOL.

This is my favourite (fan-made) trailer of it (subs on) for a look-see - no spoilers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ldvydu34Is

Enjoy!

(At 34th). Daddy Di, NOOOOO!!!!

Also, damn, Cheng Yi can emote like nobody's business. I felt for LLH all throughout that fight. I hope SGD drops dead.

Edit Now I have to avoid this page til the rest of it is TLed and aired. Dammit.

For a super-power themed drama, the first episode is so damn bland. I have no strong impression of any of the characters, I didn't notice any OST, there were no FX (much, so far), and I am not certain I actually want to continue it.

The first time was when LLH sent FDB to get "medicine" from his wagon, so that LLH could hot-foot it out of there (and FDB came back immediately).

The second time was when he tried to tell him his Shifu's wife was away on some looooong, long journey and won't be back and they could come back some other time (maybe in his next life, LOL). And then FDB caught on immediately - the house was un-lived in, nobody was not home because they lived elsewhere, it was the usual LLH Jedi mind-trick to get out of a situation he doesn't want to be in. LLH looked at FDB when he figured it out like he was sighing in his mind, LOL.

By ep4, wife and kid-to-be are gone, MJS tries to get revenge and fails and then invites a demon in. He's going to be a villain.

They're character teasers, I guess I was expecting them to give a hint on the characters (appearance, mostly), not the plot.

JLQ at DFS: I did it all because I LOVE YOU. You don't get it and you don't want it, but I know what's best for us (~me~) and you're going to want and like it too.
DFS: B!tch, crazy much?

The interractions are pretty fun. Mostly LLH going from totally fooling FDB (and leaving him knocked out to find his way home) to FDB basically rolling his eyes at LLH's obvious deflections.

First time (and about three more): LLH knocking FDB out with some drugs. FDB: totally bamboozled!

Second time (or twice more): LLH sending smoke signals for auntie and FDB footing it out, raging.

Third time (worked about twice in total): LLH sending FDB on wild geese chases and himself footing it out of there. FDB left behind and raging about it, again.

Fourth time: nothing works any more, FDB FINALLY caught on. Every time, LOL. LLH: Dammit, they grow so fast :D

He's catching on though, the last two times LLH tricked him he was back in an instant, even confronting him about it. I loved LLH's surprised look the first time around - by the second time, he'd come to expect it wouldn't work, LOL.

I don't know if I remember correctly, but ShiFu isn't buried on that mountain where his wife still lives, right? They (LLH and FDB) re-buried fake SGD next to him, and when they started suspecting the corpse was fake, they traveled from master's wife's mountain to the burial place.

Time enough for SGD to go meet DFS, then go to the burial place himself (or the inn in that town close to it). And he doesn't need to be physically present to watch them, he has plenty of spies - his and the Alliance's.

Ehh... not too impressed TBH. (And still no Neanthals, I hope they're being kept back for a surprise and would still appear in the story).

No bodychains for Tae AlHa :(

Okay, now I'm caught up. Dammit. The wait begins.

I guess I'm a bit of a sadist. I quite liked the latest eps, what with the guys being all hurting for each other, LOL. Give me more. And also bring back Daddy Di, I've been missing him.

Someone should really give a good a$$ kicking to that girl. She's getting to be really really annoying. Let the boys be, you b!tch!

Edit Wait what, they're fast-tracking the rest of the eps?!! All the way up to 40th?

Bloodhounds has the best fighting scenes this year, IMHO, better than this one (so far). And there are way too many in the past where action not only looked good, it made sense more, in the context of the story (things like Weak Hero Class 1, for example).

3&4 are just a tiny bit better. But now, fight scenes aside (and they're great), there's nothing too personal going on, like it did in the first season. I find it pretty hard to stay engaged...

I wanted to wait to binge it, then made the mistake of watching the next ep, and now I'm at 19 and can't stop. Don't do the same, this is extremely binge-able and currently my favourite ongoing drama.

I couldn't quite put my finger on what is it that irks me about A-Fei... He is practically Yan Wushi's other soul LOL. The stance, the offhandish manners, the cynicism, the need to bug Li LinHua, even the outfitls, LOL - he IS Yan Wushi. (If you don't recognize the name, he is the ML of a Meng Xi Shi danmei novel, A Thousand Autumns. There's no drama, but there's a donghua, go watch it to see what I mean, if you're interested.) Then again, Li LinHua definitely is no Shen Qiao, LOL, so that worked against my identification of who exactly A-Fei reminded me of :D

So far, I love the three leads - they're great when they're together. LLH is the best detective to ever not be detective, FDB is sooo cute and likeable (especially when he's promising to always protect LLH as if he needed it, LOL, and when he's pouting for being left behind again, hahaha) and Yan Wushi, errrr, I mean A-Fei is cute when grumpy, handsome when fighting, nice when trying to pretend he doesn't already care about LLH anyway.

I was expecting to like Chen DuLing this time around, as her character in TTEOTM made her turn completely black in all incarnations... but sadly, it's either the limited screen time, or her inability to cry convincingly (and she keeps having crying scenes) while emoting that makes me still not like her character. And again, just as in TTEOTM, I am amazed how they turned such a pretty girl into such a bland looking character. Why the heck not use her natural beauty?! Why give her that hairstyle that makes her forehead huge, and that makeup that makes her eyes seem like she's always tearing up for being grazed by the breeze or something, what, is that the Chinese ideal of ancient beauty? I need to look up some real-life pictures of her to realise again she's actually a beautiful woman in reality. Or, if people watched her in more dramas than I have (only this one and TTEOTM), is it her acting skills instead? I just can't tell.

Anyway... I am almost caught up (yeah I know I have some 10 released eps to go through, but I was at 3 yesterday LOL, I'll catch up too fast), and I'm hoping for a good resolution for this story. Let's go out fighting, drama!