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me too, me too, am rewatching it on Netflix, it finally arrived, I thought they would pull regional restrictions since it was available only in some countries in Asia and nothing in Europe, for a while. But then it came, what a bliss!!

A joy to read, very descriptive comments, they definitely resonant with my thoughts.

OMG, I am laughing out loud!!

I didn't realize I would miss this drama so much, I am at a loss .....

While the book gave a sound reason for the battle to esist, the screenplay did not, it deleted the reason for the battle and went ahead to shoot the batte scene for the satisfaction of the self-claimed "artistic talent" of the director, what nonsense. I think seeing how the viewers were hyping for a HE, the production dragged the main leads to do a 5 minute HE scene to appease the public while the drama was nearing its seemingly tragic end.

I agree, don't know the reason for it neither, she is not great to look at, her acting is quite wooden, hardly any facial expressions, there are so many better actresses out there who have actually less projects.

Yes, the duke won and went home !!
Well said. The Director's creativity is a joke on himself!

Right, so they didn't talk about the ending. Thanks all the same. I made up a very very happy ending for the drama in my mind. :).

oh there is video out there, it doesn't show up on YouTube, can you possibly put the link to it here? I' s love to hear what they say about the ending, the last 20 minutes or so of the drama don't really sit well on me. the entire drama was perfect up to then, but the writer or the director dropped the ball in giving us a battle uncalled for ending the lives of the 2 childhood guards and a possible death of the male lead. what the hack, while the battle in the book is justified, supported by a narrative that does not exist in the drama, the drama according to the modified version of the book should have put a closure to the riot in the fights inside the palace, and no unnecessary pain should be added tlat the end.

I know, right. I have dug up a costume drama "the royal feast", the same female lead and the male lead is Xu Kai, just as handsome and a very good actor.

i am with you on this, what a hasty wrap up, it does not follow the flow of the drama, the death of the princess is so uncharacteristic and so is he actually getting control of the palace army, thinking to have power and the girl he murdered.
The fights in the palace if written better could have been the end of the riot, but no, they wanted to do a battle scene that clearly showed the duke being tragically defeated at the hands of god knows who exactly. But months later he came back victorious with no explanation at all. To sum up, what could have been a drama of the year turned out to be one of the many with scripts written poorly in the last minute. what a disappointment.

It could have been a great screenplay derived from a book from start to finish if the screenplay writer did not literally drop the ball in the last 2 episodes. How the ex husband plotted and schemed with courage he never had and foolishly thinking he could have power and his wife back, how a fierceful stonehearted princess turned into a meek lovesick woman who choose to end her own life were totally off track, none of these follows the flow of the narrative. The fights in the palace and at the gate to the capital, if written and directed with care could have given a befitting closure of the riot , but no, the screenwriter hastily wrapped up the fights leaving room to a battle in far away land, a battle which looked to be a terrible, tragic defeat of the Duke but lord behold, he came back months and months later victorous with no explanations. What a great disappointment at the very end. The sudden careless turn of the screenplay at the end does not do justice to the performance of a great cast, all roles, small and big are truly covered by professionals, a big appluase.

points well taken. The fights in the palace were superficial and so was the battle in far away land. The death of the princess was a rush and unfitting to her fierceful character, the female lead shooting the palm of her ex husband from afar, causing the drop of the talisman was simply ridiculous. so much were unsaid, unexplained, the male lead was leaving the next day and all of the sudden the wedding night. what a pity the screenplay took such a disappointing turn in the last few episodes.

it was such a well written screenplay upto the last two episodes then events became unrealistic and the last battle was uncalled for.

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did they actually manage to film an extra episode (short or long) for it to be released along with the remaining 4 episodes ?

His role is the hardest to play among the leads, anguish, remorse, fear, submissiveness in front of a tyrant princess so demanding, hiding his deepest pain and thoughts. Yes the actor deserves high recognition of his performance.

SYR started as a scholar with high principles who married a beauty with intelligence and talent. Then came the princess who suffered mentally and physically in the past in foreign land and thought the world owed her everything, she took SYR. SYR was brought up to think that only powerful people can survive, therefore he dared not refuse the princess, his mother greedy as hell ended his marriage putting his son on the most treacherous road burying his wife alive. I condemn his cowardness and cruelty, but seeing his attempts to try to protect his ex wife in some way in the later stage and the disgust he felt for himself made me feel sorry for him.

Youku is indeed disrespectful and inconsistent, in addition to VIP, they put out a "tvod" status requiring more money to watch episodes as soon as they are released, or else one can watch as VIP only 6 hrs later. Very robbery-like commercial politicY.

Thank you!