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I 100% believe that he would have killed his own son. He would have cried and been sad afterwards, but he also would have told Qian Qian that it was her fault, and they need to start making a replacement son ASAP.

You'll often get amnesia though

Settle down Saltburn

She could have done it before he even started talking. She didn't pause to have a chat with the 2ic of the bandits before slitting his throat.

But also, she could have cut his throat, but paused to have a chat with him and let him convince her that killing him in that moment would be a bad idea.

He's young and has no power.

The building desperation durimg that scene when he was trying to warm her up 😭

That primal scream before she jumped through the fire. This is a woman prepared to die and determined not to. Our girl is a savage and I fucking LOVE her.

That was my thought as well. I've never seen someone receiving medical treatment before, and thought "Wow, that's romantic". It was incredibly intimate, and not leery in any way at all. If he had been in any kind of way awkward, like any hint of "Oh no, I saw her boobies" or something, it would have completely missed the mark. But we got the quiet and convicted "I am her husband" because he means it. Yes, they haven't consummated the marriage, but to him, they are still completely married and there is nothing inappropriate about him caring for his wife in such an intimate manner.

Yes, yes, yes. The story needed to give us time to become familiar with these people and their petty and not so petty squabbles, so that when the harsh juxtaposition hits, we care. We even care about the bitchy characters (Mrs Song, you are excluded from this list) when we see what they are capable of and how caring and brave they can be when put in extreme situations. We mourn the kind people we got to know, we understand their simple lives, their struggles, and their relationships. If that part of the story had been skipped, it minimises the impact of what war really means to innocent civilians. These people are not some 'other' population, distant from us and to whom we have no connection. We know these people. They could be our friends, our neighbours, they could be us.

Agree. Being a good director requires so many different skill sets, and this guy is a GREAT director. He'd be fascinating to have a conversation with. I reckon he could make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

They're both similarly psycho. Makes me wonder if there are no branches on their family tree.

Agree 1,000%. I love a drama where you cam really feel the commitment to the vision from everyone involved. This is just FABULOUS. Never enjoyed a performance from ZLH before, but my god I thnk he is great in this. I don't think there's one performance in this I can criticise, right down to the extras.

Even the extras pulling out all the stops. Anyone else clock that little maid's face when Qian Qian was putting on all the jewellery? She was trying so hard not to cry.

This was beautiful

He's hot af

Same. I'm worried that my expectations are going to be too high.

I haven't seen him in any modern dramas, so I might get around to these one day

And her voice was so quiet, so calm. She knew he would stop as soon as she said. She had absolute faith in him, and the bond they've forged.

Gotcha. I would say the situation with Qian Qian doesn't count though, because the child and mysterious 'husband' were introduced as a storyline as soon as she came on the scene, so we knew we were going to see some shenanigans there.