That waterboarding scene is difficult to watch. It's interesting (and I think rare these days in C dramas) to…
I really liked the novel for LYF, hence why I stuck with it to the end. The first season follows the novel pretty faithfully. It's due to some drastic changes they had to make for S2 that I think it suffered.
I don't mind sad/bad endings if they make sense for the story. I haven't read the novel for Love of Nirvana, so we'll have to see!
That waterboarding scene is difficult to watch. It's interesting (and I think rare these days in C dramas) to…
LOL. I watched the first half or so of The Princess Royal, but I guess I just lost interest. Couldn't get myself to start Are You the One. It's all good, I know everyone has different tastes, but in general this year has been lackluster for me. Even Lost You Forever S2 was a bit disappointing - I loved S1.
That waterboarding scene is difficult to watch. It's interesting (and I think rare these days in C dramas) to…
I like how the 3 leads are all intelligent and that it's not a simple I fall for you instantly type of story. They all have their own goals, and love is not (yet) in their minds. In fact, if romance weren't a part of this story, I'd still watch it - it's compelling enough so far. I've been so bored this year so far with most Chinese period dramas, so it's nice to have something a bit more interesting to follow now.
That waterboarding scene is difficult to watch. It's interesting (and I think rare these days in C dramas) to see a ML like our Wei Zhao not always have the upper hand. He's had to see multiple people under him die or get hurt because of the FL messing his plans. So I get his frustration - but his actions are definitely egregious. And I don't blame Jiang Ci - she's just trying to survive and get out of a chess game she never wanted to be a part of. I am curious to see if/how Wei Zhao makes up for his cruelty. And I am interested to see how our FL develops as she learns how truly gray and dangerous people can be especially when pushed into impossible quandaries. I'm hoping she remains a shining light in a sea of corrupted, damaged people.
By ep 8, I'm enjoying this cat and mouse game among all 3 of our leads. Never mind the romantic storyline to come, it's just really fascinating to see 3 really smart people with different goals trying to get what they want.
Yeah, I agree about that last part. Also, that whole noble idiocy-divorce part was unnecessary in my opinion - I'd rather they just have stuck together and figured out everything together. At least it didn't drag on for too long.
Right!? I wanted to feel bad for him but also.. nah lol
I feel like if they had set it up where the audience already knew he was the mastermind and why he was pursuing this path, it would have made more emotional impact. The sudden reveal at the end regarding his parentage is kind of underwhelming. And he just seems like your average cray cray Chinese period drama villain lol.
I don't mind sad/bad endings if they make sense for the story. I haven't read the novel for Love of Nirvana, so we'll have to see!