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Thanks! I'll watch it. Looks like a good story. There are fewer costume/period series lately. I like those the best.

The series in Viki are the Part 1 and Part 2 listed here on Viki?

The series in Viki are Part 1 and Part 2 listed in MDL?

Overall, the production and acting were so-so. It felt like a mix of "Man in Black" with a Chinese Costume Drama. Some parts were confusing and rushed while others dragged.

The second season and some online info mention a spinoff episode of season 1 where the FL dies. Where's this episode available?

Yep. Described what I thought quite well. I ended up skipping episodes and scenes. Pity, actors were good but script wasn't there.

The series on YouTube have more than 36 episodes. They numbers the last one as 36-A, 36-B and 36-C. Are they alternate endings?

I would had given this series a higher score if not for some super cheesy scenes and the final, which was bad. That "street rescue" with all those super-armed troops that simply watched the "cavalry rescue" without doing anything made me cringe.

As for the ending, their plan was to live leisurely forever? Wasn't the king supposed to marry and have a heir?

Cool series that reminds of "The Edge of Tomorrow" with Tom Cruise. Several twists that make the plot interesting until the end.
Good actors, story and production. I recommend it for the audience who likes sci-fi/time travel.

The acting and the food preparation scenes were what kept my going on this one. The story in general was too much "sugarcoated" (pun intended) and the final was super rushed, as if the production stepped in and told everyone "time to wrap this up!". Could have been better paced with less dragging scenes and less rushed ones. The photography of the food cooking was mouthwatering. :-)

Just finished this one. Great story, acting, direction and production. I am not thrilled by western zombie movies but, for some reason, the Korean ones make me enjoy them.
Many young actors with promising careers in this series. Kudos!

I'm not into crime and detectives movies and series, but this one kept my attention from beginning to end. Excellent story, production, direction and acting. Reminded me of the best Agatha Cristie stories and movies.

Thanks! That makes it look better. When you mentioned app I thought about phones.
Does WeTV allow to download the videos in high resolution like Netflix and YouTube? I checked Viki but they only allow to download through the cellphone app.

@bonnie Apps don't work for me because I want to watch the series on a TV's large screen, not a phone's little screen. Many productions pay attention to details that go missing on little screens.

Also, I normally download the series so I can watch anytime, regardless of Internet or the streaming company suddenly pulling it out.

I heard something similar about the CCP cracking on all companies and even taking shares of them. So, added that they have been also ramping up the censorship and persecuting actors, directors and producers who did not align, it seems that it will be a dark period for the Chinese movie industry.

It's a shame, since they have been shoulder to shoulder, even better in some cases, when compared to the best western counterparts. I hope Tencent makes it. They have been a great producer.

If this is their way to get more profits, it backfired with me. I just canceled my membership there because of this and several other mishaps they have been doing. e.g. canceling series in the middle, advertising series and never releasing them, and now this mess with this series that they released without subtitles, then released season 2 also without subtitles, then suddenly added to some episodes and stopped again. Now released season 3 also without subtitles.

Tencent used to be a lot better. What's happening there? New money-greedy management?

Thanks! Do you know where we can get the subtitle files (.SRT) for these series?

What's happening with Tencent on YouTube? It seems that they are completely lost. Season 1 was released without English subtitles. Then suddenly came season 2, where only some were subtitled (weirdly starting from ep. 10, then stopped). Now they released a season 3 also without subtitles.

Add that they advertised several series and never released them. And they stopped others in the middle. What's going on there?

Great series! Almost at the same level as Joy of Life. Really very close. Looking forward to season 2 of both.

Director and actors were very well integrated and did an awesome job. The screenwriter also balanced drama, humour, fight scenes and romance quite well.

Anyone know where to get the subtitles (closed captions) for this series? Thanks in advance!