so the "special episode" points to unfinished business which the Ml, still alive, would be carrying it…
Note to self. If there is a season 2 watch out for Ye Zheng's girlfriend that he went off to find. Surely she is from one of the Tiemo factions if not worse.
From day one the absolute star of this drama was the screenwriter Shuang Cheng. To that end, for me, this drama goes one of two ways:
1. One of my all time fav Cdramas– if we end up with a short-armed Emperor indicating that I did manage to both connect with this drama and understand, at least in part, the writer and his mission/vision. Or 2. One of my all time least liked Cdramas – if we end up with a baby emperor indicating I wasted my energy and time without understanding a damn thing about what the writer was trying to convey.
Not right in the head for sure. Your kids died, which justifies all the killing you do? In the name of Tiemo?…
I do not disagree with your logic regarding the doctor. For me, I see the ML of this drama as killing and the SML as death. And, the classification of good vs bad killing tied to the why kill: vendetta, vengence, revenge, retaliation, and meaningless killing - which all have different meanings - and the how kill. Each viewer has their own interpretation for what is okay killing and what is not okay killing and identifies that with the many characters. Makes this drama writing a masterpiece.
Zero romance. Zero necessary. Zero. None. Nada.👏👏👏👏
It the one question that drives me nutters. Beyond the descriptions of the dramas there should be a seperate listing & classification. BIG PHAT ROMANCE RIGHT HERE PEOPLE (BFRRHP).
Sigh! They always go downhill right about the time express comes along. Its like if they bombard you with episodes…
If I am coming across as a 'killer' tree hugger that is bad communication on my part. Not talking about a good person or a bad person or that no one should kill. You can be a good person and kill and you can be a bad person and kill. I am talking about a good killer/good killing vs a bad killer/bad killing.
Repeating myself - this dramas' ML is killing and its SML is death. The when, why and how of killing is at the centre. The writer is demonstrating the contrast between vendetta, vengeance, revenge, retaliation and meaningless killing and each concept has a different meaning including a good vs bad killing classification. We end up with something like:
Bad Killer For the fun of it For enjoyment Impulsive (felt like it) Anger (heat of the moment) Ego (feel better about self) Without real reason
Good Killer (e.g., an emperor) Love of country Love of family Protection of country/family Self Defence For a good/righteous cause
Then there is the subject of the act of killing and the treatment of the body after death - the honourable way and the dishonourable way. An example demonstrated in the drama is the dishonour of disfiguring the person during the killing (e.g., head axing/head smashing). Setting aside removing the head which has its own meanings that places two characters in this drama at the bottom of the honourable killer list and the top of the bad killer list - baby emperor and Su Chang Lin in the scumbag psycho category of killers. Irredeemable killers.
When the brothers were having their scene the older brother was re-enforcing/recontextualizing the notion of killing for the country and its people is okay. And, that the younger brothers ability to be able to put himself in the position to be able to kill the older brother was a badge of strategic merit. IOW - he was educating him and in turn hopefully modifying the baby brothers impulse to kill.
Not right in the head for sure. Your kids died, which justifies all the killing you do? In the name of Tiemo?…
True. Though the father died because of politics and the children died because of politics. Both ML & master are looking at retaliation in the same light - that its justifiable.
Zero romance. Zero necessary. Zero. None. Nada.👏👏👏👏
This is a male centric violent vendetta drama that has no room for romance. Not that romance is not part of peoples lives or that it is not important. Its just not part of this drama nor is it important for this drama.
1. One of my all time fav Cdramas– if we end up with a short-armed Emperor indicating that I did manage to both connect with this drama and understand, at least in part, the writer and his mission/vision.
Or
2. One of my all time least liked Cdramas – if we end up with a baby emperor indicating I wasted my energy and time without understanding a damn thing about what the writer was trying to convey.
Spoiler verdict below! 😅
Repeating myself - this dramas' ML is killing and its SML is death. The when, why and how of killing is at the centre. The writer is demonstrating the contrast between vendetta, vengeance, revenge, retaliation and meaningless killing and each concept has a different meaning including a good vs bad killing classification. We end up with something like:
Bad Killer
For the fun of it
For enjoyment
Impulsive (felt like it)
Anger (heat of the moment)
Ego (feel better about self)
Without real reason
Good Killer (e.g., an emperor)
Love of country
Love of family
Protection of country/family
Self Defence
For a good/righteous cause
Then there is the subject of the act of killing and the treatment of the body after death - the honourable way and the dishonourable way. An example demonstrated in the drama is the dishonour of disfiguring the person during the killing (e.g., head axing/head smashing). Setting aside removing the head which has its own meanings that places two characters in this drama at the bottom of the honourable killer list and the top of the bad killer list - baby emperor and Su Chang Lin in the scumbag psycho category of killers. Irredeemable killers.
When the brothers were having their scene the older brother was re-enforcing/recontextualizing the notion of killing for the country and its people is okay. And, that the younger brothers ability to be able to put himself in the position to be able to kill the older brother was a badge of strategic merit. IOW - he was educating him and in turn hopefully modifying the baby brothers impulse to kill.