If you have just started you will never know the joy of resolution of so much travail if you dont stop reading this right now. It isnt the same at all if you spoil everything.
first half of ep A WEDDING TO REMEMBER.
During the ceremony and procession -- I was in tears over her vision of her mom -- even the stupidity of Lian and her sentimental idiot of a dad passed by like water.
WHAT A NIGHT BEFORE
Say what you like about Ye Xian -- he gives good value for the money. Their discussion through the window, illuminating and heartbreaking. A good punch in the jaw? Not seen, but JiuHeng as usual completely perfectly calibrated.
Karlina Zhang is pretty good as well. Her character, Xiao Ning is a really solid personality. You can see why YuHeng (Wei Zhe Ming's character) has always loved her.
Ep2 Wei Zhe Ming is just too brilliant. At the end of the episode when she says she will accept him and happily talks about the possibilities of a marriage without love, you can see beneath the skin in a flash -- WZM's eyes are dark with sadness that he cannot tell her he has liked/loved her since high school.
I just started this while waiting for 'fateful love'. Watching Miles look at her while kneeling in the rain reminds me why he is the best actor. An orderly process of microexpressions whic hproject his honest concern.
She time traveled. Women of that era wouldnt be that bold 🤣
'women of that era wouldnt be that bold.' Not true. Bold women occur in every era. What happens to them may be culturally defined, but a bold woman in bed? That is her business with her lover.
I have to say it's nice to see a couple that kiss if they feel like kissing. A couple that likes to hug and touch…
The opening credits never lie -- who is the man who shows up just before or after we see Lan floating on a cushion embroidering? (I havent identified him yet)
I like how the wedding was portraited I mean this is my first time in Cdrama it actually felt real and celebrated.…
Weddings are Cdrama's gift. You can become a connoisseur of various types, most are beautiful -- but even so you will be able to make a long list of the epic ones varying from tragedy to comedy. Enjoy!
Yes. And all the props are gorgeous in this. Shows just what a high level of craftsmanship people in the Ming…
mmhmm. I was just thinking about the massive materialism of the era, and how classy this drama is about portraying it. 27 was a paroxysm of material culture; unveiling the bridal gifts so lavishly. My guess would be that we wont have to see the usual dowry display, that the Matriarch Chen's upset over the dowry list itself is a 'tell, dont show' tactic.
The leads have no sexual chemistry and it's so odd. lolLike they have chemistry (romantic, sincere, playful) but…
I agree about their kisses but the hugs are better than usual. She actually hugs him back, and her hands are talking. And notice -- the two attendants are used to convey in imagination what is happening as they date in secret. Ancient tried and true theatrical use of observant supporting characters to avoid boredom-by-intimacy onstage.
But yeah, whether one thinks they have chemistry in this case is up to personal taste and imagination filling in gaps.
E p27 --Did anybody else love the little jade figurines JZ soothed her little new sister-in-law with? The hidden little girl in me would have loved those, and the puppies and marionettes to come!
Ep26 What a great episode. I am still amazed that YY was able to steer his way through the second meeting with his master and the Emperor! Such a clever man, and so creative politically.
In this world where women are confined by 'reputation', the plot nicely reminds us that everyone loves a good romance, and YY uses YX's wild passions to actually save both the Heir and his family.
Not that the poor fool is grateful.
Both 26 and 27 satisfyingly fulfilled YY's prediction that he would have to split from Fu Hai Lian's faction, and they filled me with admiration at YY's moves. Nicely, a Go game is interspersed in the episode like a series of discreet claps.
Ep27 In other dramas the 'high-spirited girl' misleads her suitors with the best of intentions, and they suffer behind the scenes after causing complications. I really like this drama; the FL is sincerely sorry for the misunderstandings, and they were mostly the fault of the men anyway. What I like even more is that we are allowed to pity our two loyal and heartsick souls properly and they are allowed to show their feelings in private. I have loved them both, both the Heir and the Nephew.
Ep10 The abusive monologuing of Mr Choi is so realistic. You hardly notice how well it is written because you are so busy hating him. So a shout-out now for one of the all-time best-written worst bosses, and for all the times in these 10 episodes that I have wanted to say that.
Ep 10 One favorite moment Eun ah walking out of ChoiFilms offices after she told Mr.Choi she was the writer. Cue superhero music. Then we return inside where Mr.Choi still stands stunned in place like a lizard caught in an early frost.
My feeling about Ye Xian is that he was a whiff of the more usual crazy-corrupt-palace-princes theme in costume dramas. I say this because Jin Zhao was never buddy-buddy with him, she always treated him with caution.
As a non-participant in the court she was happy to assert her independence and not be subservient. She tells him to his face to stop his tantrum more than once. None of her elders would have done that and it was foolhardy of her to begin with.
But he struck a chord in her, and they were involved in a life-or-death situation once. JinZhao has an innate bravery and calculation that any general would value, so she took him as an ally when he appeared in her life.
ep25 Midway, when JZ meets YY bec she is feeling uneasy now that the wheels of a big marriage have been set in motion.... I dont usually pay attention to the relationship recaps that are starting to crop up at important points, but I found this one actually thrilling. The music was nice but also the slowmo and the threading together of the scenes.
Sometimes these recaps are so perfunctory, almost false , that I suspect they are put in to coddle those who dont remember much of the drama except kisses, touches, hugs and proposals. Usefully, even if a person has missed other high points, this way one can get the gist. I am glad of them myself, if only as an aide-memoire to the elderly. But as a new part of the repertoire, some are better than others, and this one was nice.
The cardigan scene is both real and private, and mildly absurd, as are many of us in our private moments. KKH the actor has the capacity to do that, he can flip into a real Chaplinesque everyman all of a sudden, awkward and heartfelt.
As all of us have said, reading below, the fictional characters are perfectly aligned with the cardigan. And I would guess that all of us, man and woman alike, would be comforted by something similiar in RL and also maybe giggle a little.
How many times has a rom-com ML wrapt his big coat around some tiny FL? Imagine trying to come up something similiar in reverse -- what would you go for in tone? Its a neat problem. Here is one solution. It is perfect in its context -- this drama, this writer, these characters.
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If you have just started you will never know the joy of resolution of so much travail if you dont stop reading this right now. It isnt the same at all if you spoil everything.
first half of ep
A WEDDING TO REMEMBER.
During the ceremony and procession --
I was in tears over her vision of her mom -- even the stupidity of Lian and her sentimental idiot of a dad passed by like water.
WHAT A NIGHT BEFORE
Say what you like about Ye Xian -- he gives good value for the money.
Their discussion through the window, illuminating and heartbreaking.
A good punch in the jaw? Not seen, but JiuHeng as usual completely perfectly calibrated.
Wei Zhe Ming is just too brilliant. At the end of the episode when she says she will accept him and happily talks about the possibilities of a marriage without love, you can see beneath the skin in a flash -- WZM's eyes are dark with sadness that he cannot tell her he has liked/loved her since high school.
27 was a paroxysm of material culture; unveiling the bridal gifts so lavishly.
My guess would be that we wont have to see the usual dowry display, that the Matriarch Chen's upset over the dowry list itself is a 'tell, dont show' tactic.
And notice -- the two attendants are used to convey in imagination what is happening as they date in secret. Ancient tried and true theatrical use of observant supporting characters to avoid boredom-by-intimacy onstage.
But yeah, whether one thinks they have chemistry in this case is up to personal taste and imagination filling in gaps.
What a great episode. I am still amazed that YY was able to steer his way through the second meeting with his master and the Emperor! Such a clever man, and so creative politically.
In this world where women are confined by 'reputation', the plot nicely reminds us that everyone loves a good romance, and YY uses YX's wild passions to actually save both the Heir and his family.
Not that the poor fool is grateful.
Both 26 and 27 satisfyingly fulfilled YY's prediction that he would have to split from Fu Hai Lian's faction, and they filled me with admiration at YY's moves. Nicely, a Go game is interspersed in the episode like a series of discreet claps.
In other dramas the 'high-spirited girl' misleads her suitors with the best of intentions, and they suffer behind the scenes after causing complications.
I really like this drama; the FL is sincerely sorry for the misunderstandings, and they were mostly the fault of the men anyway. What I like even more is that we are allowed to pity our two loyal and heartsick souls properly and they are allowed to show their feelings in private. I have loved them both, both the Heir and the Nephew.
The abusive monologuing of Mr Choi is so realistic. You hardly notice how well it is written because you are so busy hating him.
So a shout-out now for one of the all-time best-written worst bosses, and for all the times in these 10 episodes that I have wanted to say that.
One favorite moment
Eun ah walking out of ChoiFilms offices after she told Mr.Choi she was the writer. Cue superhero music. Then we return inside where Mr.Choi still stands stunned in place like a lizard caught in an early frost.
How can so much happen in one episode?
Amazing.
As a non-participant in the court she was happy to assert her independence and not be subservient. She tells him to his face to stop his tantrum more than once. None of her elders would have done that and it was foolhardy of her to begin with.
But he struck a chord in her, and they were involved in a life-or-death situation once. JinZhao has an innate bravery and calculation that any general would value, so she took him as an ally when he appeared in her life.
Midway, when JZ meets YY bec she is feeling uneasy now that the wheels of a big marriage have been set in motion....
I dont usually pay attention to the relationship recaps that are starting to crop up at important points, but I found this one actually thrilling. The music was nice but also the slowmo and the threading together of the scenes.
Sometimes these recaps are so perfunctory, almost false , that I suspect they are put in to coddle those who dont remember much of the drama except kisses, touches, hugs and proposals. Usefully, even if a person has missed other high points, this way one can get the gist. I am glad of them myself, if only as an aide-memoire to the elderly. But as a new part of the repertoire, some are better than others, and this one was nice.
As all of us have said, reading below, the fictional characters are perfectly aligned with the cardigan.
And I would guess that all of us, man and woman alike, would be comforted by something similiar in RL and also maybe giggle a little.
How many times has a rom-com ML wrapt his big coat around some tiny FL? Imagine trying to come up something similiar in reverse -- what would you go for in tone? Its a neat problem. Here is one solution. It is perfect in its context -- this drama, this writer, these characters.
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