Nepeta 22

Ripe Town.

I doubt there are double Camellias at the time of Tang Dynasty as seen in episode 1.

It's definitely better than Ancient Love Poetry in my opinion. For me ALP was draggy. Here, it's fast pace and all characters seem more interesting. I would say not that similar.

I tried my best. Hopefully someone will do a decent sub eventually. It deserves more recognition and I feel the title of the drama is a little mis-leading. MangoTV needs to try harder with their subtitles!

Hello, don't know where you are based. Have you tried switching VPN to the United Kingdom to see if that works? It's a shame some cannot see this with good subtitles.

Other alternative is this link. But you may have watched this version with English subs?

https://kisskh.co/Drama/Romance-in-the-Alley/Episode-1?id=9717&ep=166860&page=0&pageSize=100

Latest melon is Sun Zhenni & Xiao Zhan.

The closest I can think of is a historic drama called The Wind Blows from Longxi.

Don't be angry. You've swallowed the woke tag. It's mis used and never intended to be used for in-cels. Allow women to enjoy a bit of escapism away from a (current) male dominated world. We all need a bit of Tang dynasty therapy. If this makes you nauseate, don't consume it. Find something that makes you happy.

Hope the drama lives up to its name as too many dramas make basic mistakes with plants and seasons which are the basics. Blossoms are the common ones. We then see full fruits on tables and lush green trees in the next scene.

I have seen the trailers, so far so good, so hope it's not more a metaphor than the actual craft. Attention needs to be with the light levels and seasons. I know they went out on location specifically for the blooms so that's a good start.

Thanks for letting me know. Sort of explains why he's gone off the rails. Very sad that a young person ends up with such bad behaviour to the situation.

Whatever his mental health, it's clear he has no regard for others with trashing a hotel room. Looks like he doesn't have a good support network of friends of family if he keeps going on about his finances!

Either way, I think this drama may just wait to see how things go. The worst case scenario would be he has AI face swap like in Brocade Odyssey...

Thanks for getting back on that. Does that mean his contract expired or they terminated his contract early?

I saw all this unfold yesterday. By any chance, is Li Ming De still with Hesong agency or has he left? It's just seems like there is no control on him. I doubt he could act so recklessly with commenting with netizens so freely, even if most of his replies looks like sour grapes to me.

Hi, not sure where you are based. I found the Youtube versions very good.

See if it's good enough for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma4XyvUbw00&list=PLQqbdnAgoRmb17AEUHb0VSl3jKe414i-s&index=1

Not at all. From the very beginning, it's clear Yuan Zhou's character was going to suffer the most. It was just a case of whether it would go that way and how would it happen.

I felt the direction was a bit strange. There seemed very little interaction between Yuan Zhou and Ying Lei and to some extent Bai Jiu. Because of this, when both died, it seemed quite detached and hollow because it felt like they are not inter-connected in anyway. Just my opinion.

I agree with you. However, there may be a reason for why some titles don't make it to places like Netflix. Soft power and cultural exchange springs to mind. The titles you mention will strangely dispel the type of narrative many western countries are trying to push. There was a time when Chinese films and its artists were respected, but in today's climate, these types of dramas will not be put to these international platforms unless there is one that does not touch upon the two subjects your titles tackle.

Yes, I get that. Sadly, that type of label is seldom put against other countries' dramas or films. Only for China. That ironically is how good other countries' propaganda work.

The Blossoming Love is due out on 2nd January.

Have you watched The Long Night or The Long River? Just these 2 dramas alone (one modern and one set in Qing) will show to you that what you think, might not be so. Truth is, there are plenty of dramas with the same theme, and no one bats an eye lid. In fact, I have even seen people accuse The Knockout as propaganda. You can't win...

Agree with what you have said there. All a bit unrealistic with so much of his endless talents all of a sudden. It even makes the cases fade into the background. Also, some of his conduct in a real-life scenario would have got him suspended or even disciplined, but in this drama, it's brushed aside as heroic. Let's see how it goes for you.

I got that he was trained in all these things from others on this forum. Not sure if it's accurate information, but I'm assuming this happened between season 1 to 2, or it was never revealed originally in season 1. Either way, this big change has made it a bit hard for me to watch. I understand, there is so much you can do with drawing, but expanding to many other areas seems as you say unrealistic and takes away from what it was like in season 1.

Since you are only on episode 14, I don't want to spoil your experience, but what you have said has been be talked about earlier in this forum. I personally don't like the change. I also think it's motivated by either pressure or the fact that TJC's profile has risen outside of the drama and there is a conscious effort to uplift his role. I hope not because it's quite difficult to watch if it is.