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......Need to prepare my eyes to cry out by tomorrow then. This drama sounds and smells pain. No foreseeable respite until at least the King death, I think.

However, I really curious on how the FL react when the ML married someone else. Hmmmm ...... Will post my comment after I am done watching this week watch.

I haven't watched this week episodes. Waiting until tomorrow to watch them in batch. Did the misery already started?

Well, I don't really want to see him in rom com (a wasting of his acting skill, hahaha). But a drama with happy end will be great.

For Broken Clouds, as far as I know the novel has happy ending. I hope with his current popularity, the rumor is true and he really is casted on that drama and that drama is really would be produced ....

In this drama, you right. The ship has sailed without us .... I no longer has desire to see the leads lovey dovey. I just dread of how much the FL will hurt ML for her own version of "good".

The Untamed has a very good original material which in my opinion has part in making the adaptation so popular. The rumor is that Cheng Yi will partake in Broken Clouds 2 (adaptation of BL novel). Story wise, Broken Clouds is darker than The Untamed. I really wish he really casted on that drama. BL aside, the story has dark and complex character. I want to see him acting as such character.

I really hope him in Broken Clouds 2 is confirmed. BL aside (which no doubt will be dubbed as bromance anyway), the story is quite dark (based on novel spoiler I have read) and the character is complex. This is not a fluffy drama. You can take away the BL and still have plot heavy drama.

Will be very interested on how he portrays this kind of character.

Yea, I am too also continuing to see his acting. Already could see myself ranting about female lead character sooner or later. But his acting should make it worthwhile.

Sorry, the correct title is Xiaozhuang Mishi. Yes, it is what TPOC is remake of (the people said). I have never watched that drama before, I think even though this is a remake, we will see some different interpretation here.

This morning, I caught a little bit of part of when the ML choose to die to somehow relieved the FL problem with her son (dunno the detail). The acting was so ...... flat. So I am looking forward to this remake. Judging from the trailer, I can expect a heartwrenching moment from ML. Really cannot wait to see how Cheng Yi will emote. His Si Feng angst moment was so satisfying (in a painful way, hahaha). I hope get the same feeling here.

Episode 9-11 certainly already surpassed his Si Feng in angst moment, I said. Si Feng was never that heartbroken.....

Unlike some people wish, I actually prefer him to act in heavy drama than in rom com (historical or modern). His acting skill is very good and this kind of skill could only shine brightly in a drama with real plot and characterization.

Xiao Cheng Xu for sure is more difficult to play than Yu Si Feng, in my opinion. Here, he should show love, anger, pain in one occasion. I have watched few minutes of Xiao Zhang Mi Shi, I find the acting is lacking from both leads. Hope I will see different interpretation here.

Episode 13 should be up by Thursday. Unlike L&R, for this one I am planning on watching in bulk every weekend. Don't want to be depressed during work day, hahahaha.

Yes, I am too become his fan in L&R. I am a lover of angst drama. Sad ending is also fine as long as it is truly sad and drive a knife to your heart (ala Bu Bu Jing Xin) instead of just unsatisfying ending. However, not many actor/actress out there that could act their heart out and really touch you. Moreover, unfortunately these days so many idol drama which cast people who has less acting skill.

Cheng Yi is a very nice surprise for me in L&R. Only familiar with him in The Lost Tomb 2 which did nothing to showcase his acting skill. This drama is plot heavy and if he can capitalize this, it will increase his value in the inner entertainment world. Producer and Director should recognize him more then.

I think the King already interested in her. Well, perhaps partly it was her fault, should not go out a flaunting her beauty and wit in front of other male (especially when she was still single). I find it weird that she never told her sister about her infatuation with Cheng Xu. Sisters usually talked about something like this.

That's why I said that I hope ML dies as far as possible from her. Just left her with all her progeny to fend for themselves. She is just not worth it.

I believe we will see this attitude change after she gives birth to her son. It is a karma that the son is bad king.

I think Ming Yu just don't love him enough. Right after she thought he died, she considered herself marrying the King (even though it was to save Cheng Xuan, I don't believe she could not think other way). I bet if the ML didn't come back that night, she would have consummated her marriage.

Even L&R didn't hurt this much because there is still hope in the horizon. Si Feng always in a way let himself a sliver of hope that Xuan Ji loved him back. In this drama of episode 10-11, Cheng Xu has none of that.

The crying in that scenes was so powerful. There is a sense of helplessness in his acting, as if life has lost its meaning. It has different nuance than his crying in L&R. I praise him to be able to give core difference to his crying.

If he maintained this kind of level of acting until the end, I will swallow any anger toward FL and endure through the pain until the final episode. His acting is too good to be missed.

It is indeed yes to all, hahahaha. Still remember when I watched the batch episode 36-44. I spent the entire night watching in anger, hahaha. But, no worries you will have your temporary relief in episode 48

Regarding Yuan Bing Yuan acting, yours is not unpopular opinion. I think lots of people out there (including me actually, unfortunately) criticized her in this drama. It is not that she is a bad actress but her co-star just that good. So when we watched them together, it creates this unbalance thing that give us an uncomfortable feel. Lots of people criticize the script too. But I think it is not the script or the character fault, but the actress failed in fully used the script to her advantage. Perhaps if the male lead was not Cheng Yi and other actor that less skilled than him, all these critics would not ever happen. She was stellar in early Xuan Ji, her Xuan Ji is naive but not annoying, so I praise her on that. But, she really lacking in emotional scenes.

Maiden Holmes, oh it is ML first drama? I just put it on shelve for now. Currently it is very hard for me to tolerate lesser acting skill from any drama, so fresh from L&R. It is one of the reason I chose to watch Promise of Chang'An despite knowing that I most probably will end up hating the female lead character. Cheng Yi acting there takes all my attention.

Yanxi, ah yes. Actually the female lead choice is the one that shied me away from this drama. Even though I could understand, I dislike how she was together with the emperor in the end. I am of opinion that she didn't really love the emperor. She was loyal to him as her husband, yes. But love? No.

Ever since I watched Nirvana in Fire, my tolerance toward rom com and too fluffy drama has gone down considerately, hahahaha. For the exchange, I am hungry for heavy drama with real plot.

I didn't like Yanxi Palace, hate the female lead (many others think otherwise though). Maiden Holmes, I've only watched clips. I find the acting lacking compared with L&R so it still on my future watchlist only for now.

Even before her mind understand, her heart already knows what she wants.

He has a little brother, though still weak and bring nothing but trouble currently.

Truth to be told, even though I am a lover of heavy drama (Nirvana in Fire is my favorite), if not for Cheng Yi, I will stay away from this drama. I have watched quite a lot of palace drama these years. And all female lead that has lover aside from her husband always ended up annoyed me so much. Because she will most likely choose her son and then "throw" away her lover or take him for granted. On the other hand, the male lead usually really loyal to his heart and if he ever married, will be very cold to his wife even to the point refuses to do any intercourse (based on the trailer, this is most likely what Cheng Xu will do).

In this drama though, I am curious on how the male lead develops. Also I like Cheng Yi acting very much. So I will endure the annoying female lead just to watch Cheng Xu and his military and politic stratagem. Lastly, in this kind of drama, male lead dying is the best ending for me. Because it is the greatest "punishment" that male lead could do to the female lead.

The King is the bad guy. He snatched the throne from ML and contributed on forcing the ML mother to suicide. However, the one that wanted to kill the ML currently was the other brothers (the two brothers that always beside the King, forgot their name).

Dunno. But in the summary above, it is stated that she will have a son from the king. I cannot think any plot twist that will make he would be ML son. The ML here is very gentleman and the FL is a princess. There is no way they will do sex before marriage

Anyway for a woman who has become a mother, their priority in live will be more or less shifted to her child. Now let see how the drama depicts this. I have epiphany that I will hate the FL character later on. Perhaps Cheng Xu death is the best ending. It would be the greatest punishment for the FL in a way. And by death, he will be released from all his pain. I don't wish for him to have anything to do with his 3rd brother, his wife, and his son. All of them only give Cheng Xu more pain.