geechoo

neither leads are well known with international fans and the drama itself is more "mature" than usual idol historical dramas so it's not as surprising that it's not as popular on this site as others that target younger audiences

there's a lot on bilibili (china's youtube). for example: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1eb4y1W7dN?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click

well his character when he's back in the capital and not on the run is supposed to be clean cut lol

he really suits facial hair imo he kind of looks johnny depp-ish here: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/45/00/c6/4500c61af4d0a082056ac83532dba158.jpg

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I just did a rewatch of my favorite scenes to prepare for the new episodes airing tonight and I want to give big praises to the director and set designer. The latter in particular is what makes this drama feel authentic compared to a lot of other idol historical cdramas these days. The set looks weathered and not like it was newly built just for filming. So many cdramas have gaudy and quite frankly tacky sets. There's something so beautiful about ADoS that certain scenes almost look like a moving oil painting. The scene in episode 6 where the ML & FL are walking separated by this cloth thing is a good example of this.

yeah it's kind of shallow but I think Ouyang and also Yinzhang's fiancé should've been played by more attractive actors because otherwise I'm kind of question mark over how they were so head over heels in love with them. Yinzhang's fiancé in particular was so old looking.

lol cnets have been making shipping vids of his yangguo and her xiaolongnu since this drama aired.

it's kind of funny because in China, CX is considered one of the best looking from his generation.

I wish this show was on netflix or something more accessible.

FL gave him 3 demands and he couldn't fulfill any of them so he decided to take a job outside the capital to get away from her. However the job is viewed as undesirable so Gao broke up the engagement between his daughter and Ouyang.

lol Chen Xiao used to be one of the og pretty boy actors in idol historical dramas in the early 2010s. then he got married and only acted in serious contemporary dramas that most international audiences don't watch.

tbh he's like that because of his job and he struggles with it too which is shown in the later episodes.

I kind of don't want them to go down the path of secret birth lol I feel like that would be far too makjang while the plot has mostly been quite lowkey so far

ML actor said this drama had the most kissing scenes he's ever filmed lol but I'm not sure if all of it made it into the drama.

I just hope it won't be dragged out. I hate when dramas drag out conflict with the ML/FL families.

I also have bad feelings about the ML's fate

yes that boat scene was perfect and conveyed the ML's feelings for FL without a single word being said. the directing and acting in that scene is so perfect. muting the voice of the ML's subordinate was such a brilliant touch to show how even though there's someone speaking in front of him, his thoughts are completely on the FL.

I don't think she will get the same ending. She already went through Lydia's entire character arc in the first 10 episodes lol I think character has a lot of potential to show growth over the series. hope the writer won't let me down

does anyone else get jane austen vibes from the female characters? FL reminds me a lot of the headstrong leads in Austen novels and the 3rd female lead (the pipa player) reminds me of the naive Lydia in P&P. aside from the chemistry between FL/ML, it's the female interactions that really make this drama enjoyable.