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yesss they just posted teasers!
https://weibo.com/detail/5051054957794293

definitely give it a watch!!! i didn't know about the age difference before starting and honestly it didn't stand out to me at all (i thought WXY was in his mid-20s haha). both the FL and ML act out their characters in a very confident/mature way, so there isn't an uncomfortable power imbalance(?) + they have a lovely push-pull dynamic without the usual annoying miscommunication/jealousy tropes

WXY himself said he was very comfortable acting with WJY 👍 he doesn't mind the age gap at all. and offscreen they've mentioned how they had lots of discussions about how to depict the slowburn romantic development between their characters ^^ it's very organic and not awkward

oh hmm weird 🤔 i wonder if they're combining the later episodes so they're longer? or maybe they'll have a different release schedule for the last 10

i think they're releasing the remaining episodes on thursday?

yeah they incorporated quite a mix of influences for this drama's styling! the pearls on the face was depicted in a lot of song dynasty portraits

here's a cool thread that someone wrote about the many references found in the double: https://x.com/tiff_ilosophy/status/1803436897869722090

oh boy what a mess indeed... people on the cp super topic were losing their minds too 😭

XFF has experience and she wields it well 🤭

gotta appreciate him a little for fighting to stick with the HE 🙂‍↕️

ugh yeah idk what his studio was thinking releasing that b-cut 😐 i keep seeing a lot of scathing remarks on weibo and honestly... it's understandable. why do they have to disrespect the /canon/ happy ending

here's her exclusive interview!!
part 1: https://youtu.be/uA8_w4XSt50
part 2: https://youtu.be/gCWyK-Cd2jk
i watched it quite a while back and loved her insights into XFF's character :> she's so thoughtful and articulate

this interview is SO good and informative. i love that we got to hear LYQ's pov of SYR's character and intentions

i avoid her modern dramas for the same reason 🙈 i love her acting for historical/costume drama scripts much better haha. definitely check out story of yanxi palace if you enjoyed the double!!!

you'll see his intentions fleshed out more as the drama progresses! but to summarise without spoiling too much: he's got an obsession (that stemmed from childhood) about wanting more power so he can punish corrupt officials. it sort of becomes a self-righteous campaign given that he's willing to corrupt himself in order to do so...

🤝🤝🤝 (sighing inside) if only we could wish hard enough to change the way they edited the final ep lol

https://weibo.com/detail/5050325115605725
new bts clip for my fellow happy ending truthers 🫶

by the end SYR is still (obsessively) in love with XFF

https://weibo.com/7823001376/OkWvViUg0
both WXY and general xiao's actor (who is also a director) tried to add in a kiss scene for XH + XFF... they're in tune with the audiences' hearts LOL. the director having to reject WXY's request MULTIPLE times is killing me 😭 director pls you should've spoiled us more

i want to shake the producers so bad my gosh GIVE US THE GOOD STUFF!

yeah so many cp fans kept making jokes about the lantern thing HAHA the comment sections under some XH/XFF videos are full of dangerously horny people 😭😂 i still can't believe that the cast regularly send fanworks to each other

at this point they should just release all the cut footage into another special episode omg youku pls...