I'll play the devil's advocate here. But under spoiler tag, so that who isn't interested can give it a pass.
It's the same "patriotic" attitude some of the more militaristic Western countries got to. Not in Europe, not immediately, but in the US there's a plethora of absurd "patriotic" stances, from flags every corner to saluting freaking pictures of soldiers. And oh, all the professed love and respect vets get. No matter if they never saw a battle in their lives.
As for the Chinese... they've always been pretty sensitive to anything that appears to touch the country's "patriotic" side. They're also under tremedous pressure right now - they were vilified for Covid-19, with reason, OR not, nobody knows yet, they've been an easy economic target for those who were previously allies, they're now being pointed at whenever Taiwan sneezes, and there's always the border war they have ongoing with India. In a nation that had the one-child rule for decades, even one dead soldier is an immense loss. For this comedian to hint that the army is more like wild dogs that can't be kept under control in a "civilised" city... it's not even that funny, and TBH, it is kind of tasteless.
So, IMHO, yes the reply from the censorship is kind of huge considering the initial situation, but they do have to manage 1.4 billion people whose malcontent has been gathering since the pandemic hit, and the future isn't looking rosey there either, just like everywhere else. I hope it doesn't degenerate into actual mass arrests and/or more victims, because there is a chance of that, if enough people get inflamed.
She didn't have a (stun) gun any more, she just mimicked the moves hoping baker-boy will let go of PYY. She's…
Maybe the cop didn't know CPR or thought it was useless (he's a cop, not a medic). The rest of the guys were busy doing stuff - if this gets a second season, hopefully, I bet we'll see baker-boy didn't get arrested. She didn't put the cuffs on him and the cop sent the rest of them to search upstairs when he arrived. ChuYing was already downstairs.
And TBH, going by what movies and dramas taught me, LOL, if their eyes are open and a lot of blood is spilling from the back of their heads, they're basically dead or almost there. I've no idea if it checks in reality - do massively wounded people close their eyes instinctively or something, is the open-eyes-means-death thing true? And his eyes were open and the pupils IMMENSE (like a cat's LOL, that's definitely humanely impossible). The cop probably wrote him off pretty fast.
He COULD have been basically dead, too, I mean, the first ep starts with him hanging on by that ledge, then when he falls it switches to his grandpa in the fall from the beginning of last ep, so they might've wanted to imply that's when the ink lady's magic happened and saved him, too.
I really wish for a second season. But I don't want the magic explained, anyway, LOL, I want it to remain mysterious :D
Is it just me? Pian Ran looks like the FL from Alchemy Of Soul 2nd Season.
Pian Ran is cuter (and more vivacious, TBH). I like her simple feisty or moody actions. For the 2nd season of AoL I was mostly looking at the guys (and it was not really up to the 1st season for me, TBH.)
Why do I get feeling FL and ML will endup together even though it's no romance drama 👀👀
She's older than both of them and acting like their big sister. There's more bromance between the two of them than between her and any other character (Police Chief aside, LOL).
Ep. 12 Doesn't police have guns in Taiwan? Why didn't she shoot the baker when she had a chance? Even on the leg?…
She didn't have a (stun) gun any more, she just mimicked the moves hoping baker-boy will let go of PYY. She's in the criminal investigation team now, not a patrol cop, so maybe she wasn't issued a gun yet (or they don't have one, I don't know).
They never stopped giving him CPR until the stupid detective forcefully pulled CGY from PYY. He and ChuYing took turns giving CPR and did it for a long time (CGY was breathing hard and his face was all wet with sweat). They did keep him alive and he started breathing again on his own when stupid detective stopped them.
Was reading about the drama and according to Wikipedia stated “The series began filming on October 16, 2021,…
Yes, period dramas usually go through about a year of post-production (adding special effects, editing, cutting it according to censors, trying to get a release approval, making more changes if needed, and so on and so forth). It takes a lot of time if it's heavy on the special effects side, and this one definitely was.
Modern dramas also spend some time in post-production, though not as much as period / costumes, unless some of the actors or team make the news in an unsavoury way.
It's quite easy for me to pick my fav character, fav couple, fav scene and fav outfit but after rewatching TTEOTM…
Favourite character: soft, fragile hostage prince TTJ *mind preparing all kinds of revenge on everybody and their pets*
Favourite scene: fragile hostage prince TTJ raising his eyes at LSS/YXW ready to do murder (ep1). That is the bestest scene in a drama full of best scenes. I didn't even touch the fighting scenes.
Favourite outfit: fragile hostage TTJ in his airy mauve-white winter robes.
Favourite couple: heh.
And yes I'm using "fragile" in a sarcastic way, LOL. That man is made of steel.
Who was Lu qun again? Im so bad with names 🤣I just noticed that the same actor have the same name in a movie…
He is the guy in the morgue who's working with CGY and lets them in to see the nameless body. The senior intern (or he's an employee already, I don't remember).
Finished ep6, almost put me to sleep (again). You've promised me the dynamics changes after ep6 and I'll hold you to that...
(Seriously, why does this drama feels like valium to me?!! I like one of the mains, the story is still a bit interesting, not too rushed, all things I like... Yet I keep getting sleepy each and every ep. Is it the hypnosis? Is it working on me, too? LOL).
Brethren, I have come again with a hope and a question: WHERE THE HECK AT THE FINAL BGM OSTS??
I've replayed those last 5 mins of ep 39 so much I am of a mind to edit-cut that theme from the episode itself, but I want a good sound on it, and dammit they're still NOT releasing it!!
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Erm... No, let it be a donghua.
... If it's YES to all questions, they might've slipped in a few more of the deleted scenes. *Hoping so*
And the spin-off: TTEOTM: Foxes And Their Lovers :D
Stop making judgements based on very little (basically none) information. Other than that, have a nice day! :)
As for the Chinese... they've always been pretty sensitive to anything that appears to touch the country's "patriotic" side. They're also under tremedous pressure right now - they were vilified for Covid-19, with reason, OR not, nobody knows yet, they've been an easy economic target for those who were previously allies, they're now being pointed at whenever Taiwan sneezes, and there's always the border war they have ongoing with India. In a nation that had the one-child rule for decades, even one dead soldier is an immense loss. For this comedian to hint that the army is more like wild dogs that can't be kept under control in a "civilised" city... it's not even that funny, and TBH, it is kind of tasteless.
So, IMHO, yes the reply from the censorship is kind of huge considering the initial situation, but they do have to manage 1.4 billion people whose malcontent has been gathering since the pandemic hit, and the future isn't looking rosey there either, just like everywhere else. I hope it doesn't degenerate into actual mass arrests and/or more victims, because there is a chance of that, if enough people get inflamed.
And that ends my advocate's reply.
And TBH, going by what movies and dramas taught me, LOL, if their eyes are open and a lot of blood is spilling from the back of their heads, they're basically dead or almost there. I've no idea if it checks in reality - do massively wounded people close their eyes instinctively or something, is the open-eyes-means-death thing true? And his eyes were open and the pupils IMMENSE (like a cat's LOL, that's definitely humanely impossible). The cop probably wrote him off pretty fast.
He COULD have been basically dead, too, I mean, the first ep starts with him hanging on by that ledge, then when he falls it switches to his grandpa in the fall from the beginning of last ep, so they might've wanted to imply that's when the ink lady's magic happened and saved him, too.
I really wish for a second season. But I don't want the magic explained, anyway, LOL, I want it to remain mysterious :D
They never stopped giving him CPR until the stupid detective forcefully pulled CGY from PYY. He and ChuYing took turns giving CPR and did it for a long time (CGY was breathing hard and his face was all wet with sweat). They did keep him alive and he started breathing again on his own when stupid detective stopped them.
Modern dramas also spend some time in post-production, though not as much as period / costumes, unless some of the actors or team make the news in an unsavoury way.
Favourite scene: fragile hostage prince TTJ raising his eyes at LSS/YXW ready to do murder (ep1). That is the bestest scene in a drama full of best scenes. I didn't even touch the fighting scenes.
Favourite outfit: fragile hostage TTJ in his airy mauve-white winter robes.
Favourite couple: heh.
And yes I'm using "fragile" in a sarcastic way, LOL. That man is made of steel.
(Seriously, why does this drama feels like valium to me?!! I like one of the mains, the story is still a bit interesting, not too rushed, all things I like... Yet I keep getting sleepy each and every ep. Is it the hypnosis? Is it working on me, too? LOL).
I've replayed those last 5 mins of ep 39 so much I am of a mind to edit-cut that theme from the episode itself, but I want a good sound on it, and dammit they're still NOT releasing it!!
Or did I miss it? Help!