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Be patient. He has a minor relapse in episode 27.

It's very impressive how Luo Yunxi makes the wirework look easy. Because when he's in his latest beautiful robes, trying to twirl and play his flute while lying backwards mid-air plus look graceful, I'm awed at how he doesn't seem to get anything tangled in this BTS: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5230784032278406

You'll enjoy it majorly. Tang Lici is truly at his most vulnerable here (and I find his costume to be the most-attractive here. The detailing is exquisite). The dialogues are very enjoyable. Shui Duopo still has a role to play in episode 27.

Also, let me know how goes Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 3: To Chang'an.

She was FL in the war movie "Break Through" with Ao Ziyi (who plays Chi Yun) which was released in November 2024. The Youku drama "Above The Wall" with her as FL will be released in 2026. Her performances in the likes of "The Double" was also noticed (hence part of the Wenrong award recognition) and here, she's playing a different sort of physician unlike her role in "The Blood of Youth" where she had to heal Li Hongyi.

In this episode 26, Gui Mudan is reciting the same lines which he also performed in episode 14. I have shared a translation of the specific zaju from Wang Shifu of the Yuan Dynasty here:

https://kisskh.at/755725-shui-long-yin#comment-24049694
https://kisskh.at/755725-shui-long-yin#comment-24049698

Xue Xianzi and Shui Duopo are a hilarious pair of squabbling friends.

Liu Yan (Alen Fang) and Feng Pingzhai (Riley Wang) are upping the menace and danger in one conversation, where Riley is brilliantly unflustered at being threatened with death by Liu Yan and allowed to speak three sentences to help Liu Yan decide.

Shen Langhun and Tang Lici have the best deep sentimental frank conversations, one on one. Against that beautiful night backdrop of falling snow... Xiao Shunyao is totally slaying his role. And his costume getup! His hair! Those curls! Sorry, for once I am distracted from his eyeliner. It is in such conversations that I can see ladies falling for Shen Langhun. We're talking the felling of entire forests!

Ai Mi and Luo Yunxi can definitely hold tension and best each other in a totally platonic manner. This is what lead actors need to be able to do. It's interesting. He's the predator. But she has established she is never prey. He must wear her down and get her to voluntarily agree to help him. Rightfully so. After all, she might have a connection to Yique Yinyang.

Also, Liu Yan is about to question everything he has done, in his quest against Tang Lici.

I'm loving episode 26. There's a lot of exchanges going on, where actors are holding their own against each other and creating chemistry. It's a delicious episode. Spoilers under next comment:

Bai Shu and Ai Mi meeting in episode 26 is so much fun! their comedic timing is spot-on! Happy to see these two as their characters interacting at last! Her meeting (almost) everyone is interesting, especially Luo Yunxi. The amount of micro-expressions being exchanged is fascinating XD

{And given how she is holding her own in these scenes, also not a surprise she was one of three artists alongside Guan Hong and Xie Keyin, to win Notable Young Actor of the Year (Rising Stars) at the 11th Wenrong Awards less than a week ago}

MangoTV should ideally improve their subbing quality to attract international viewers, otherwise they will languish behind IQiyi when it comes to getting international viewers to subscribe and hence never have enough international viewers.

The BTS wrt scenes from 36:23 onwards of episode 25 is actually quite sweet, given the emotions which Bai Shu as Xue Xianzi, Shao Yanping and Xiao Shunyan (Shen Langhun) show for Tang Lici. It is mildly amusing when Luo Yunxi tells Xiao Shunyao to try wearing his new robes, to which Xiao Shunyao declines and says he (Luo Yunxi) looks better in it.

Are you stuck with atrocious (and at-times hilarious) MangoTV subs?

Thank you. Since I happen to be online now and about to head off, here is a link to the movie "Girl On Edge" (with decent English subtitles, if anyone needs it):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq2jr5FInao

Enjoy!

Ps. Distribution license for 《秋雪漫过的冬天》obtained but not yet mentioned a release date, whereby she stars with Mark Chao in the C-Drama remake of the K-Drama hit "My Mister".

Thanks for your review! I've watched 10 episodes, and my sides are aching from laughing so much, especially with their line delivery in mandarin. And yet, the leads create some of the best heart-aching chemistry through it all.

It's been mentioned multiple times on Weibo as of 5/11/2025 to be an S+ Youku drama, whereby the main screenwriter is Zhou Mo (Story of Yanxi Palace) and the leads are these two. Fingers crossed!

Watching LIP beforehand makes episode 31 hit much harder, especially when Fugui finally understands why Wangquan Hongye took so long to open up and stubbornly insisted on Fugui being simple. I needed a towel for 31, because remembering LIP for the mask team and then how Huaizhu spoke to Wangquan Hongye in the bamboo grove about their not-yet-born son...

*Sides hurting from laughter due to episodes 1 until 9* Caesar Wu is slaying this role, Riley Wang is the perfect foil and rival, while Xu Lu's timing and mannerisms as the FL being central to this breaching-fourth-wall hilarity is spot-on. Anyone who has watched many wuxia and xianxia C-dramas after the year 2000 needs to watch this!

Also, the chemistry in the serious moments is heart-achingly sweet. A seemingly straightforward plot with intentional plot-holes, this far in. Caesar and Riley are having me in stitches with their rivalry, especially in episodes 8 and 9. Xu Lu has to be confident yet childish but endearingly frank at times, and she nails this during the first eight episodes before becoming more realistic.

Thankfully there isn't an excess of filters, plus the makeup is done well and not air-brushed perfect. I believe that's why I can appreciate Xu Lu's micro-expressions and her looking very natural. She's a pretty and talented actress, with the right amount of slight exaggerations when parodying certain tropes such as having a misunderstanding with one of the leads. That's also why Caesar Wu's micro-expressions are obvious. He's handsome enough without excessive filters and makeup. They are clearly enjoying themselves in their roles, ranging from droll to serious. What a blast!

Heh. Internet forum shortform meets Hollywood terms.

I'm curious if you think the presence of the Hays Code was vital to Hollywood's Golden Age of movies, plus what was the impact of the MPAA replacing it. That said, it's not for this review.

Perhaps consider watching Silent Honour and Our Homeland. Both series are available in full on the IQiyi Youtube channel.

Our Homeland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCplVzGVH1s&list=PLpOa-OrneXm3i1payJolahyIMtJtXSiX9&index=1

Silent Honour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsQya66Ybfk&list=PLAYWca_88zhE1t8nX-afLP8x5lepiYw85&index=44

Somebody asked me if I was going to watch this drama. After looking at the screenwriters, my first reply was that the script will have significant issues. That said, script issues have never stopped a drama from being commercially profitable provided checkboxes are ticked eg ML is green flag role and the actor has a large-enough fanbase, the plot must be kept sufficiently simple to focus on the leads and have viewers obsess primarily about the leads, enough eye candy in the ensemble cast, and make sure most of the CGI and sfx is decent. I eventually watched some of it. Drama-Ming Yi is a woman I cannot recommend any female to emulate, especially not my niece.

This is part of the differences between the novel and the drama: https://kisskh.at/profile/Enigma05/review/506696#comment-24030738

Also had some issues with the characterisation: https://kisskh.at/profile/Enigma05/review/506696#comment-24054590

Thanks. Someone recced this drama, and I'll check it out!

See if this pans out. He's supposed to be ML in a drama with Tian XIwei whereby production commences in Mid-December, with a shooting cycle of 120 days: https://kisskh.at/760859-jia-jin-chai#comment-24071864

As of yesterday, this account claims the shooting cycle for this drama is 120 days, production commences mid-December 2025 in Hengdian, and the mains are Tian Xiwei and Yan An: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5229614021741377