I felt very bad for ZX because you could see that the Marquis was willing to give up his life with a “fair”…
Yeah, great antagonist and performance. Only 12 episodes to go, wonder how they can top themselves after those incredible episodes the past couple days.
The last drama I saw from this era was The Princess Weiyoung (at least I think it was this period). Tang dynasty look is often used these days, oh well.
I don’t feel like he’s lost himself because he was 10 when it happened, he wasn’t even fully developed into…
I guess to me, at least by ep 28, he's lost mostly what he could have been if he hadn't lost his family, and he's now realizing that getting revenge is not entirely what he imagined it might be. Mostly, he sees what he has done to Zhuang Zhixing. Compared to when he first set foot in the Capital and now, I'd say it's all taken quite a toll on him. Seeking to kill and harm (even in the name of "justice" or revenge) would always cause someone to lose something in themselves - humanity, innocence, joy or one's actual soul. At least that's how I view it.
The direction is quite intentional in many of the shots of carnage so far. We're not intended to derive unadulterated pleasure. While I'd argue the Marquis (and that prima donna eunuch) deserved death, we are left a sense of emptiness as the shots of dead bodies lie on the ground near the palace from night until morning. There is simply no joy either on Zang Hai's face. When Xiang An Tu begs him not to pursue her mother because she would kill him, he says that if it were so, that we be good. :(
I love a good revenge drama (The Glory was fun and The Double last year) that can be smooth and entertaining, where all the clearly bad people get what they deserve, but in real life, it is never that simple. But you are right, when faced with such an atrocity (his family's death), what could he do? It would not be simple either to just live his life like it never happened.
I reeeeeeally hope he has a good ending. I want to be hopeful (and Xiang An Tu's character gives me hope that he's not going to end up empty and depressed). But I can see this being a more tragic ending too, it could work both ways with how it's been written and directed so far.
The costumes and look from the drama seem to be Tang dynasty-inspired, but the original story is a fictional setting (I'm guessing the drama will use fictional dynasty/kingdoms as well). The summary on Douban so far says the world is divided into 3 (so could be three kingdoms period-like politically, but obviously not the same look for the costumes/hanfu). I'm guessing here, obviously, no one knows haha.
Such a great revenge story that goes deeper than most (at least in recent years) in C dramas. In his quest for revenge for his family, Zang Hai has lost himself - and along the way, lots of collateral damage.
This is not romance focus from the start, if you expect romance, this drama is not for you. The drama focused…
The ending is not yet known since this is an original story, but so far it’s been back and forth between them. Could be friends or more but too much in the way at the moment for true romance. Currently in 20s for eps, and they are in the enemy stage of their relationship lol
No as I know it is before event. Let's say it is before her father's death and before banishing YGZ to other county…
I see. Yeah, it's hard to know just from leaked photos/videos, and I have no knowledge personally of what was changed in the script. It all seems to be the same location so far (that city/fortress that was built for the show).
Idgaf about Marquis and his family anymore including ZZX. Whatever be the reason, Zang Hai's entire family was…
It's a credit to the actor that some in the audience (up till today's episodes at least) would feel a little bit of pathos for the Marquis. But it's very clear to me today that he is a cold hearted man who just cares for himself. He can discard his wife, his lover, or anyone if it suits his needs.
ZZX is young and in desperate need of someone who cares about him genuinely. Unfortunately, he thought he could still get something real out of Daddy. He needs to wake up and seriously cut off ties with his Dad.
Yesterday, Eunuch Cao brought the theatrics, today it was Jiang Xiang. What will tomorrow bring lol?
Also, the Zhuang family can just self destruct at this point - maybe Zang Hai can just sit back and let it happen? But I think Marquis is a hard one to beat.
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The direction is quite intentional in many of the shots of carnage so far. We're not intended to derive unadulterated pleasure. While I'd argue the Marquis (and that prima donna eunuch) deserved death, we are left a sense of emptiness as the shots of dead bodies lie on the ground near the palace from night until morning. There is simply no joy either on Zang Hai's face. When Xiang An Tu begs him not to pursue her mother because she would kill him, he says that if it were so, that we be good. :(
I love a good revenge drama (The Glory was fun and The Double last year) that can be smooth and entertaining, where all the clearly bad people get what they deserve, but in real life, it is never that simple. But you are right, when faced with such an atrocity (his family's death), what could he do? It would not be simple either to just live his life like it never happened.
I reeeeeeally hope he has a good ending. I want to be hopeful (and Xiang An Tu's character gives me hope that he's not going to end up empty and depressed). But I can see this being a more tragic ending too, it could work both ways with how it's been written and directed so far.
ZZX is young and in desperate need of someone who cares about him genuinely. Unfortunately, he thought he could still get something real out of Daddy. He needs to wake up and seriously cut off ties with his Dad.
Also, the Zhuang family can just self destruct at this point - maybe Zang Hai can just sit back and let it happen? But I think Marquis is a hard one to beat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gTgYZ22Oso