What is good about JOL s2 that this drama has to compete with it? 🤔 JOL series are not my cup of tea so I know…
JOL and FSM are two different genres. I am highly anticipating BOTH of them! JOL because of the amazing acting, mental games, subtle expressions, humor, Chinese word plays and homonyms, great action choreography, and OST. FSM because of my favorite actors, romance, CGI (I hope), and beautiful people who (in my opinion) can act.
1. Fan Xian telling Wu zhu that he was the first person he saw at birth so he might be the last person that FX…
There’s that interaction between FX and the 2nd prince’s mom. FX says they’re good friends, and she surprised. She continues that he hasn’t had a chance to get to know him long enough yet. That was def. A foreshadow
If you want to appreciate it, it would be a good idea. From what I catch in the previews, it appears to pick up right where it left off 5 years ago. Also, they released a shortened special edition of JOL1 most likely to help previous watchers get a refresher before season 2 starts. I’ve watched JOL1 twice last year and am now watching the SE and I’m seeing things I forgot or didn’t catch the first two times around.
FOR NEW WATCHERS SPECIAL EDITION IS NOT A DIRECTOR'S CUT THAT USUALLY HAVE ADDITIONAL SCENES, INSTEAD ITS JUST…
Special edition cuts out most of the side stories and focuses on the plot line of the main character. Loses some essence of the original. But the beginning is better in the special edition. And special edition seems like it’s higher quality.
Special Edition Ep 6-7: I felt the original story just lost some more of its depth with the deletions:
Teng Zi Jing & his wife and son relationships were deleted. The sorrow FX felt when he cried to WE after TZJ was killed was delete. The torture of Cheng Ju Shu and friendship TZJ’s son developed with him to make human was also deleted. Lost the humanity of the characters and the development of relationships. It’s these details that made the original thought provoking.
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Only a week!