"How many emperors were wise/How many emperors were foolish?"
"You must live well."
A wonderful story reminding us to cherish life for all. Though not without some faults (particularly in the writing), I really enjoyed this one from beginning to end, which is no small feat with 47 episodes.
Hey Sunbath! 👋 How have you been? Thank you for holding Fort DengWei! 💪I am so relief and feeling happy…
Hey! Good to see you, my friend! I’m doing well. Yes, although there’s disappointment that we haven’t yet seen news about TDOSAL, DW has since moved on and I’m looking forward to what’s ahead as well.
The beautiful passage of time shows just how much Lanxiang has changed. She is now the head of the household…commanding…
Although this show is fictional, I think it made excellent use of some real historical figures, settings and events from the Ming dynasty (stuff has been of course shuffled around and in some instances combined).
I am FURIOUS. And episodes 1 to 27 are the reason why.Because those 27 episodes are almost perfect television.…
To me, after what Lin Jinqi did in forcing Xu Lanxiang to marry him, I'd say it was fair to make him beg and so forth. In saving his life and subsequently realizing he had buried her family, Lanxiang slowly came to realize his true nature and not only forgave him but even came to care for and love him. Although, yes, the section of the drama that showed them finally consummating their marriage was sorely lacking in build up.
As for the more ideological or philosophical writing points of what led Lin Jinqi to resign, I think that was pretty poignant. Serving the emperor was truly like serving a tiger. At any point, you and your family could be dead if the emperor wanted it. For LX, with her personal experience of a family extermination, it was a very traumatic way to come to this view. It certainly wasn't easy for Lin Jinqi, as the drama made clear as people would gossip about their family afterward, and his younger brother lost his post because of his resignation.
The ML's characterization is definitely not as well fleshed out compared to the FL. But to me, he's definitely gone through growth as a character. He's learned to understand that as a man born into privilege, he abused power to get what he wanted without regarding another person's thoughts or feelings. The writing does also sketch out his overall more reckless personality (hence why he joined the army, etc), but I think a failing of the writing (in general) is that is relies heavily on exposition instead of ways to show rather than tell.
As for ML being a simp - I don't think I could come to that conclusion just yet. Right now, he's focused on just being with his family, but as he said to his brother-in-law, he's figuring out what he really wants.
From the previews, it looks like a certain crazy lady will be returning, so I hope to see our couple actually functioning as a power couple in the final episodes. Of course, if ML just continues to fade as the end comes as some other female-centric dramas have tended to do, then I'd have to agree with you that the writing lost its way towards the end.
Usually cast will not be posted here until some kind of official announcement
I agree the enforcing of the rules here on MDL is not consistent - and that’s part of the problem as it may make some feel as it is targeting certain dramas. Personally, I don’t necessarily agree with some rules as I find it overly restrictive for what is ultimately a fan site.
For example, to your question above regarding what are official sources, the consistent message to me when I try to edit things it that it has to be from the official production or platform (from any of their accounts). However, even the directors’ personal accounts or fanclub accounts are not accepted. 🤷♀️ But as you pointed out, there are definitely pages in MDL that are erroneous. So, as long as I have time, I’ll continue to try to edit things I guess, but I realize I’m not going to be able to change the system.
Usually cast will not be posted here until some kind of official announcement
I’ve only joined MDL since 2023, so not sure how things were like before. To me, it’s not the first time pictures have been deleted/removed from a drama. And at least in the past couple years, cast is usually not updated until an official source shows it. Not my rules, but yeah it is what it is.
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"You must live well."
A wonderful story reminding us to cherish life for all. Though not without some faults (particularly in the writing), I really enjoyed this one from beginning to end, which is no small feat with 47 episodes.
As for the more ideological or philosophical writing points of what led Lin Jinqi to resign, I think that was pretty poignant. Serving the emperor was truly like serving a tiger. At any point, you and your family could be dead if the emperor wanted it. For LX, with her personal experience of a family extermination, it was a very traumatic way to come to this view. It certainly wasn't easy for Lin Jinqi, as the drama made clear as people would gossip about their family afterward, and his younger brother lost his post because of his resignation.
The ML's characterization is definitely not as well fleshed out compared to the FL. But to me, he's definitely gone through growth as a character. He's learned to understand that as a man born into privilege, he abused power to get what he wanted without regarding another person's thoughts or feelings. The writing does also sketch out his overall more reckless personality (hence why he joined the army, etc), but I think a failing of the writing (in general) is that is relies heavily on exposition instead of ways to show rather than tell.
As for ML being a simp - I don't think I could come to that conclusion just yet. Right now, he's focused on just being with his family, but as he said to his brother-in-law, he's figuring out what he really wants.
From the previews, it looks like a certain crazy lady will be returning, so I hope to see our couple actually functioning as a power couple in the final episodes. Of course, if ML just continues to fade as the end comes as some other female-centric dramas have tended to do, then I'd have to agree with you that the writing lost its way towards the end.
For example, to your question above regarding what are official sources, the consistent message to me when I try to edit things it that it has to be from the official production or platform (from any of their accounts). However, even the directors’ personal accounts or fanclub accounts are not accepted. 🤷♀️ But as you pointed out, there are definitely pages in MDL that are erroneous. So, as long as I have time, I’ll continue to try to edit things I guess, but I realize I’m not going to be able to change the system.