Liu SiSi

I don't know what is this drama about. Already watching ep.29 and it is a miscellaneous collection of multiverse, comedy, mystery, romcom, love-hate and Romeo&Juliet story lines for different characters' relationships, family, court conspiracies, fantasy, brotherhood, and Wuxia breadcrumbs. It is giving me an "I'm Nobody" feeling: great production and good cast wasted by poor screenplay. But with a lot more loose ends this time. Will they manage to give it a decent end with only 10 episodes to come out?

I like this drama but I hope scenes of violence against women will end soon :(

The "law enfforcement above all" ending was too bitter for me. It gave the impression this drama was about the police, when for me it was more about the human relations and characters' lifes after 1993 events. Imperfect characters should have an imperfect end. Liu Bai definitely is not a hero, he is in a gray area, but prison and a death sentence for an accidental death was a bit too much for me. But I still praise this drama, great cinematography, OST and sound design, direction and acting. Ruins, dust and the abandonment of the town in the name of development reflected well the wrecked souls of some characters. As a thriller it was very well writen as details slowly unfolded and took the story to sometimes unexpected directions. Can we agree it was a masterpiece? All actors did really great, but Jiang Qi Ming acting skills (maybe because of his theater experience?) shinned on the screen. I will look forward for his next works.

I can not empathize with Mei Wei, she is always bitching Liu Bai. Thank you writer for not making them pitiful. (ep.10)

Those three were already broken since high school (ep.8).
This drama is so good!

Dylan Wang lost his baby face. I hope he gets more mature roles from now on, he has a very interesting face. If he works a little more on his face expressions and delivery of lines he will become one of the top actors of his generation.

But why does the FL need to by annoying in order to be funny?!? Comedy does not equal to childishness...there is no need to downgrade a character to a 5 years old in order to make the audience laugh or to lighten the mood. I really hope there will be opportunity for character development, otherwise it will be another waste of cast talent and audience time.

Where can I watch this drama? Ep.1-4 are on Youtube, but will they keeping releasing it there?
It got me hooked, besides the story, it has great cinematography .

I will always praise k-dramas that address gender issues, considering how misogynist is that country. There was a lot packed in only 8 episodes, but it was beautifully done. It is an unique combination of mystery with sweet romance, a 9/10 for me.

No. Zhang Chu Lan is very affectionate towards Feng BaoBao, but it is not clear if it is romantic love or brother-sister/family kind of love.

Abusive father and ignorant mother should be arrested (ep.5). And that old lady that calls herself a teacher should be fired.

Too many loose ends. 8/10 for me.

I think the gene topic was brought to the conversation to show how both perspectives are close to each other despite the apparent difference between science and art. These is a very cool and contemporary debate. Sheng Yi and Fang Kai Yi are trying to predict and fix criminal behaviors, and these may go very wrong.

Mai You Ge really annoys me acting like a gringo lost in an underdeveloped tropical country. I thought industry had stopped long ago to make this kind of character. And how come an adult with a job in the marketing/hotel business does not know how to connect her phone to the local network?!? Why do women stressed with their jobs must be portrayed as clumsy or dumb people?
I like the actors/actresses and director (Fake till you make it), so I will give it a chance, but so far I am a little disappointed.

Yeah, same here!!

OMG Tan JianCi, you did it again!!!
Ep.20 is pure art!!!

Ling Long and Ji Nan playing a definite role on ep.40 was really appreciated!

This historical drama is top-noch!! Great actors/actresses from leads to support characters, very interesting historical details, solid art direction, rich dialogues, and good balance between love story, action scenes (I will never forget how Yang Jing Lan rushed back to Yizhou to marry Ji Ying Ying) and brocade industry history makes it a treasure among this year dramas . Tang Dinasty border conflicts, the difficulties in establishing Silk Road, focus on working class and slavery , warlords and rich families rebellion against central power, instead of court conspiracies, contribute to create a very unique environment and story line . It is slow paced but there is no pad out episodes, no skip because it is not just one more drama about revenge. Also sadistic and smart villains (Jing Chao acting skills specially shinned on ep.39) makes it very fun and entertaining to watch. Last, it is a delight to see the mutual understanding between Yang Jing Lan and Ji Ying Ying, how they clearly communicate and evolve from allies to lovers without loosing the respect and trust they have for each other. It was not a boring and predictable love story. It is a beautiful love, family, friendship and social story. 10/10!!

Thank you for your comment. As a Brazilian I completely agree with you and glad that we are having more historical dramas focusing on slavery and working class exploitation.

I loved ep36!! Fight and chess scene was pretty good, and the silkworm conversation, all the details about brocade production history, didn't obfuscate the love story between the leads.