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Episode 2 continues in the suspense line, now with a Sherlock Holmes-like tone. A bit of cat and mouse hunting, but there are family moments, and between friends getting to know each other. Pang Hong Mei and Ji Dan Yiang are interesting, each with their own distinct personality. There is a heroic moment from Ji Dan Yang. Enemies working in the shadows, seeking to eliminate the specialist. Ji Dan Yiang continues his research to build the project. We enter a Chinese village where these events take place in a game between enemies that continues.There is a moment when Ji Dan Yiang sings (when he regains his voice) and says: I am a bird. Wouldn't this be an allusion to the drama's original title: thrush bird? (What is the meaning of this in the plot? The plot talks about two projects: 1-Drop of water, 2- Operation rock. But...and Thrush, what is the meaning in the story?
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The first episode was very good. I will now watch the second episode.PS: The first one was so interesting, full of action, suspense, comedy, a 19th century atmosphere. So good. I liked the interaction between the two protagonists. She is the brave one, who protects him until the last consequences. And he, at first glance, appears to be a mathematician, somewhat naive and easy to deceive. But he was able to devise a (very subtle) trap for the enemy agent. I loved. And Pang Hong Mei is like that petulant little sister, who won't let go of the little brother she has to protect. They are both very competent at what they do. Rating 10 for episode 1.
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Mei Lin says to Morung Jing He that the souls of Qingzhou will take him to hell. And Morung Jing responds laughing: "I'm already in hell." He breaks her pride and needs her hatred. She is pierced by the arrow twice but still finds the strength to throw herself on Murong Jing's wheelchair and knock him down. This scene is epic. She shows all her hatred for him. "But he says you won't be able to defeat me with just your hatred." It seems like a premonition of what would happen in the future. (Her revenge throughout the drama will be love. That's what breaks him. Murong Jing considers himself a ghost as he fights ghosts and demons. MRJH pretends to be a heartless and merciless man in front of Mei Lin and the princess. But she realized that the man murdered that day was a professional killer who had been hired to kill him. The episode is a construction and deconstruction of Morung Jing He, because Mei Lin scene by scene discovers all the hidden masks, except one (that of the master of shadows). But the most important ones related to the Qingzhou fire, MRJH's resentment against his own mother. Because his mother also thought he was the culprit. What his mother taught him about mercy and justice, he remembered everything, and spoke indignantly to his mother, a monologue, because his mother had already died. The mistreatment suffered at the hands of his father (on the day he went to his mother's funeral, wearing the red wedding dress, as was his mother's dream. His brother, the crown prince, Murong Xuan Li, a cunning man, works behind his back, presenting himself before their father as an honorable man who is considerate of his brother Murong Jing He. Morung Jing He is humiliated by the crowd and even by children's songs, to which he convinces them to sing another song more "favorable to the ghost trainer who is perfect in everything". But his brother understood him better than others with this line: "MRJH would rather be a ghost than a man". And in the meantime, Mei Lin compares the two war badges in her possession, the one she found in the fire years ago and the current one that fell from MRJH's luggage. She realizes that they are not the same type. She hears Jing He's confession to his now-dead mother, the monologue, as well as the speech of his subordinate telling what happened years ago. In this episode, she discovers MRJH's innocence and knows that he is not her true enemy, but she will still have to comply with the shadow master's order to kill Murong Jing He because she was poisoned and has only 3 days to receive the antidote, otherwise she will die. Another line from this episode: A nearly naked Mei Lin in bed says to Murong Jing He: "I'm not afraid of fire, only of the cold." And he replies: "How interesting, I'm afraid of fire too." And then he says: "Be careful not to get killed. In this episode, MRJH is contradictory, because there is a scene in which he shows that he knows that Mei Lin will end up dying, but he assures her that she will have a dignified funeral and that she will avenge her, the little beggar girl and the people of Qingzhou.unbeliebubble @eliteles1Wow. The bread was his (Liu Xue Yi) idea? Super idea!!! The detail is meaningful and sweet at the same time.Yes, I feel that, ML and MRJH are on a journey to help each other and save each other. The drama is so beautiful and inspiring.I think she decided to save MRJH at that very moment.gmat6594 Mei Lin and Jinghe crawling on broken legs were kindred spirits forged from the same metal. Gen Jing of the Weibei Army started his campaign against the Xiyan in the 14th year of Zhaoming. A year to defeat the Xiyan Army and retake Qingzhou and then 10 years in exile. That should be about year 25, and a year for the events of the drama, Mei Lin dies after the so maybe year 26 or 27. The Emperor abdicated in the 29th year. Emperor Jinghe died in year 10 of the Zhenyuan era. Jinghe outlived Mei Lin by only about 12 or 13 years. Jinghe probably knew at his Mother's funeral that his brother was the agent of framing him for the massacre. Public spectacles and outlandish behavior probably allowed him to live rent free in his brother's mind.
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From the opening song and the first scenes with the heroine, we imagine a plot of relentless revenge and a cat-and-mouse war between the heroine, Mei Lin, and the dangerous anti-hero, Morung Jing He. The tragedy that Mei Lin faces brings her a deep hatred for the supposed killer of her family and the people of her hometown. But the first encounter with the anti-hero (and now I realize, it was funny, full of humor and childish jokes about two little animals he loves: a white puppy and a turtle (his true friend who passed away and he was holding a funeral for this friend). He was being carried in a sedan chair by his soldiers (apparently, not only because he was a prince, but because he was unable to walk). But even in this situation, he presents a lazy, arrogant and carefree aura. He says right at the first encounter with Mei Lin (among all the beauties, this one (Mei Lin) is the only one who interests me.From the first scenes, why didn't I realize it before? (he is a mask of what he is not). A boy hidden behind the mask of a butcher general and a merciless lover (but it is all a mask) and from the first seconds we were shown. Mei Lin is tricked by the master of shadows to kill Morung Jing He. And she tries at the first chance, but falls into his hands, when he, in a medicinal pool, was taking his bath. This was their second encounter in this episode. This encounter has an element of dangerous sensuality, like two angry, lethal chess players facing off, but it ends with him getting up from the bathtub and her realizing he can walk. She is very surprised by this.eliteles1 VIP @unbeliebubbleMurong Jing is beautiful and complex, indeed. Mei Lin is a sensitive and deep heroine. They complement each other perfectly.PS:As for the scene of the drop of blood in the water symbolizing the loss of virginity. You are completely right (in the book Mei Lin had not been raped by anyone because they thought she might have a disease from her hometown, so men were afraid to touch her. And Murong Jing was the only one in her life. So, it makes total sense for the drama to represent it this way (because they are always processing the book), and not disregarding (it is a retelling of the book) as done in the drama.PS: I need to read your summary again to understand a little more of your ideas about episode 1. I loved it.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️unbeliebubble @eliteles1 You are very sweet. Thank you :)And thank you for the informations about the book. I did not read it. But I felt that her blood was important. This is why they emphazised her blood so poetically.This pool scene was very sexy and immensely innocent at the same time. Such a perfect mix^^
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The best part (for me) of episode 13. It's Yang Cai Wei provoking Pan Yue to participate in the event (as the most handsome man). At first she says: Who will be the most handosome man ? Then she points to Lan Jiang (and he also joins in the fun) to provoke Pan Yue and make him participate and go to the event. The best part is her asking: And looking meaningfully at Pan Yue (Ahh, we are looking for a handsome man. I couldn't forget that we have Pan Yue).And Pan Yue falling into their web. (And she thought: He's still the same person I met before, just tease him as always.).PS: And in the history of China, this character Pan Yue (was one of the most handsome men).😁😁😁😁😁😁😁💘😁😁😁😁😁😁😁💘Ahh, I can't forget this part: She opening her eyes, looking at him saying: So beautiful. He then, confused, looks at the stars as if to say: She is referring to the stars and not me.PS: Who was she referring to? The stars, or Pan Yue? I guess it wasn't the stars.🧨😊😊😊😊🥀🥀💘💘💘💘✨✨In this episode, Lan Jiang also falls into a trap and ends the episode with him using his sword against a dozen soldiers.
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Solving cases. Facing powerful people. And the two hearts distrust each other and try to understand each other. Bringing justice to Heyan City. But who committed the crime against my life?
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Each character with their plots, their doubts, their recent developments, their actions in response to pain. And someone's determination to discover the facts, to know what really happened. The difficulty in adapting to the new face, justice for the dead.
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I watch the first episode. I liked the atmosphere of investigation and about dead bodies. The martial arts moments were also great. The meeting of the protagonists was so elegant. Pan Yue's relationship with his father is intriguing. And the actress who plays Yang Can Wei in the first part is very talented. And they two also have chemistry. He is very perceptive and she is very determined and stubborn.PS: That elegant white outfit that Liu Xue Yi wears in episode 1 looks so good on him, it highlights his beauty.Grade 10
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I enjoyed the powerful duel between the white-haired old men at the beginning. Then comes the young man, who also fights skillfully. He's serious, with a grim face, and his dragon mask. He only yearns for freedom. Will the special doctor girl be able to cure the main character's old master? Their conversation was also interesting.I know this drama is part of the same universe as "The Blood of Youth." All the main actors from "Blood of Youth" promoted "River of Blood" on their Weibo pages. Does this mean we'll actually get a "Blood of Youth" season 2?
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The Princess's Gambit Episode 35
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At the end of the episode, some tears fell from my eyes. Again, this ? A poison with no cure? I know that Shen Zai Ye chose to be the guinea pig for poison (as if to say: either we will be saved together, or we will die together?, as a couple. But.... that he used an animal as a guinea pig, better than using a human being (now he will have to fight in the next episode, and he may become weak). JTH's master is another with a heroic personality, in addition to being under the poison as well, he let himself be carried away by Empress Lv to save his subordinates, as well as protected the edict to be delivered to the rightful heir to the throne: JTH's brother. (The scene in which Shen Zai Ye takes the poison and feels remorse for the pain JTH felt in the past, showing the scenes and his thoughts was striking and beautiful. (It's the drama showing this harmony between them), but I wonder (Why did it have to be this way ???). They at the table touching each other's hands. (I liked to see this. Every sweet interaction between them is very good to see. I just wish there were more). Empress Lv is being a monster really in these last few episodes. (I think the screenwriter really came back), in addition to the feelings being more plausible between the main couple, there is the suspense part, traps that test the brain (in the dungeon where the edict was), which JTH was tested by her master to find out if she was still a person of integrity (and then he delivers the real edict). And the woman that JTH saved by giving up the "false edict" turned out to be the creator of the poison (who said: I hate to owe a favor, I'll test some cure), and in that SZY offered to be the guinea pig (at the end of the episode, JTH is in hiding and witnesses SZY's suffering when taking the countervenom (the test antiduct), she suffers with him, at that moment, when she sees through the curtains the agony he is feeling, she cries (and says: Empress Lv, you will pay for all the suffering you are putting us through").PS: Despite the regrets, this episode is still a great episode. All the heroes have weight in him, and the love between Shen Zai Ye and Jiang Tao Hua is subtle (and even desperate), but this love hangs in the air. And I liked that (better than the distance between them), although this is the episode that precedes the last episode.PS: The moment when Shen Zai Ye arrives with his gypsy outfit and his braided hair and runs to a JTH who also runs into him (I loved this sweetness between them) and loved that the other man in the room (the master) saw them together, that there is something, a strong bond of love between SZY and JTH. (but in a way it's like two heroes in the same room), in front of the woman they both have affection for. There was no love triangle in this drama, but here (it's just a very subtle and distant sign of something similar).
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The Princess's Gambit Episode 33
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I feel like this drama really gave us a revenge that we got a taste of. There was that look in the eyes of the enemy and demanding something, and how to say (I'm here. Do you remember what you did?). So it was Shen Zai Ye looking into the eyes of the old enemy who planned the witch hunt on his family that culminated in his family's death. In a way, Shen Zai Ye's revenge was better completed than Jiang Tao Hua's revenge against Empress Lv (as JYH said: I don't feel that my anger went away when I saw her being burned in the fire.). But I as an audience (I was satisfied). I have never seen a drama that the villains (each of them had their own appropriate punishment (looking into the eyes of the heroes who desired this justice). The two cousins, the interaction between them (it's so cool). This writer got that right (I wanted to see that, and he hasn't forgotten that in these last few episodes). The twist that happened in Meng Zhen Zhen's life was also interesting (she was saved when she wouldn't have a chance to live), and it can be said that at the last moment she allied herself with whoever she wanted to punish (SZY and JTH). That's what I wanted to see in KMLM drama, here it was more satisfying (of course I still have to watch 3 final episodes), but still, I have a wide smile on my lips. About the third prince and Shen Zai Ye's sister (their conversation in this episode) was exciting, convincing, contagious, loving, and chemical. (To be honest, I haven't seen such a conversation between Shen Zai Ye and Jiang Tao Hua yet), that they open their hearts, pour out, (I saw tears in the eyes of the 3rd prince and Xiang Qing Ying (she apologizing for hurting his injured hand). They had chemistry in this sceneNow I'm going to watch episode 34. Don't disappoint me, scriptwriter.PS: The twist that happened at the moment the villains died (3rd prince and Empress Lv), was well written. Why do I think that? Because at the same time that they were in a vulnerable situation, the moment of power (passed from one to the other in this scene), it seemed that Mu Wu Yin was at an advantage and Empress Lv was inferior. The next moment (Empress Lv was in the lead and Mu Wu Yin was inferior). At the last moment of the scene (she was surprised by him). The villains, even in death, were Machiavellian (vulnerable, but still with a cold and Machiavellian personality). Well written text.
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The Princess's Gambit Episode 34
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I watched this episode and I didn't even feel the time passing. But in fact it is another one starting. First, Shen Zai Ye went to ask the emperor for justice for his parents. He recovered the official document that his father, 10 years ago, requested justice for his family, but at that moment Minister Meng ambushed him and caused the death of him and his wife. Prince Wuxia went out of his way with the emperor to help him (his brother-in-arms, Shen Zai Ye) win justice for his murdered parents. The emperor spoke stern words to the two, but they stood firm. The villain, Empress Lv survived the fire, and now wears a metal mask, covering half of her face. She killed the king of Beyuan, now intends to end the life of JYH's brother who can claim the throne. SZY gives up his post as chancellor and says that he prefers to go live with JTH among the people, to grow old with her. SZY and her cousin say goodbye (I always like it when they remember when they were kids). SZY advises his sister, who also advises him. In the kingdom of Beyuan, JTH's brother heroically faces his enemies who have caught him in an ambush. JTH arrives in Beyuan and meets her master (hers and her brother's). A still young man who is also controlled by Empress Lv (due to the poison she injected into him as well). Empress Lv arrived in the city and usurped the throne against the wishes of the ministers there, including sending one to be executed, killed.(In the next episode we will see SZY join the people, and I know that he will go to the kingdom of JYH to join the fight against what will happen there in the last two episodes). I think it's too little time to close yet an arc of revenge and a love story.
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The Princess's Gambit Episode 32
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If it's for episode 32 that I just watched out of 36 episodes in total (an excellent episode), I know the rest of the episodes will be wonderful.Everything in this episode was great. The two long-separated cousins met (in a moment between life and death, with the cousin showing himself as he always was to his younger cousin. It was beautiful to see), and heroic Shen Zai Ye with his black costume is great. The test to gain the trust of two armies. One in charge of the 4th prince, the other in charge of Shen Zai Ye, it was elegant and charming to watch. The emperor finding in his son Wuxia a loyal son to trust was sweet too.The glances and the hand in hand between Shen Zai Ye and Jiang Tao Hua was nice. The 6 friends together at the table to solve all the problems together. Princess Jiang Tao Hua's play playing with the 3rd prince's psyche, disrupting Empress Lv's plans, saving her rival, Meng Zhen Zhen, was formidable.Shen Zai Ye looking into the eyes of his old enemy, Minister Meng Zhong Yan. Shen Zai Ye fighting with his sword, flying across the roof and pointing his sword at this evil old man. Shen Zai Ye had blood on his neck, but he was not injured. This episode wasn't at all tiring. And Jiang Tao Hua uses his wits to defeat his enemies and help his beloved Shen Zai Ye buy time.PS:The scene in a hall full of red curtains, and the ministers whispering that they could not bow before the third prince, to receive him as the new emperor, and the soldiers intimidating the ministers two or three times to bow and accept (because that would be equivalent to a signature). This scene was also great, and there is that honest minister who always gives advice to the heroes standing out in the scene too. It's good that this drama does not devalue any character.
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The Princess's Gambit Episode 31
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The highlight of this episode is what happened to Empress LV. From a powerful woman who manipulated everyone, what she abhors most happened, being humiliated by the powerful. She, who was just a maid and reached this high position, she always wanted to put all the powerful under her feet. But what she also did was humiliate and trample on the poor masses, without any feeling. This prince, was his pawn, now he reversed the position of power between the two of them. He is a sadistic, insensitive madman, because the only person he thought loved him, was nothing for him. All the machinations that this prince has made, including destroying the health of his own father little by little, are still in progress. The plan is to throw the heroes into his web.About political angles & schemes:This is present throughout the drama (and the heroes manage to manage this throughout the drama, going through dangers. And now at 31, it seems to me that the villains have the advantage.), but the heroes have already won a game and deceived them.
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The Princess's Gambit Episode 30
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This episode was interesting. All of them working together to get out of the city was satisfying. This interaction between the characters, all fighting together for this goal. The solutions they found to get around the enemies in the city walls, everything was interesting. The moments of heroism were very good. Two couples of brother and sister, two couples of boyfriend and girlfriend holding hands. Two friends, the two servants (Zhan Lu and Qing Yan), very much alive (I hope they are still alive). The search for the antiduct in the wreckage of the city. The survival of the characters (the heroes and the villains). The tacit understanding between Shen Zai Yi and Jiang Tao Hua. The soldiers and the warriors of Shen Zai Ye fighting together, a mini battle enjoyable to watch. And for the next teasers we saw the villain who was asleep again appear to make his move because he didn't give up the power (I didn't understand a scene: is he going to kill his daughter? Or did I not see it right?).
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