Why do I feel like if BL wasn't banned in china bu shulin will actually be a man and paired together with cui…
Unfortunately/fortunately clever gay closeted references die out after human rights' triumphs in IRL. Take a look at that sort of joke in the 50's US. I feel guilty at enjoying it, but what the heck. In China this is what you get right now.
Ep12 I forgot to say that I think this is a new and fun love triangle -- between two brothers both of whom have no chance and who are equally deluded! Prince Ying -- emotional and bold. Totally one-hearted. His brother tries to restrain him, butu when even the Princess' Dad and her own brother approve of the CP, we know Prince Ying is doomed.
But no! His character springs to life as a jealous foil to his brother, the awful Prince Xin/Qing (I hope I have that right). The two of them, completely deluded now duke it out. It is just like high school!
Ep13 I have been looking at He YiQian's role and acting in Sword and Fairy and here in BoP. I think he is pretty good. In SaF he plays a clueless still-virgin-mentally young guy who has forgotten that he married his pregnant wife a few weeks prior. It is pleasant, but when I watched it in 24 I just assumed that was just the actors range -- clueless.
But here he plays a double-folded character -- we see the sudden fall into vulnerability as he watches from a hidden perspective the now doubled FL fend off attackers.
Then we see the public persona the CP adopts as a disguise which is based partly on the facts of his poisoned life. So he isnt playing a completely concealed character but a character expert at camouflaging his feelings.
The CP plays on his vulnerability in his 'private' life (as if any part of life in the palace could ever be private). He was really winsome during his last relapse, and managed to convince his princess to feed him without it being absolutely necessary. A total triumph of endearing manipulation!
The CP is both weak and strong -- hiding his political skills from everyone but her. Slowly revealing the extent of his own faction to her and to her brother by necessity. Hiding his martial arts skills completely, almost. Revealing his emotions to her at the same time as disguising them.
It is skilled acting. It makes me look back at SaF and re-evaluate.
He Yu has really improved his skills since this show. But even here he has that indefinable something. He actually seems to communicate with his female leads, even when the dialogue is as silly as this.
Eps 9-10 blood drops on the ground between the two brothers in black and white -- opposites but alike in their singlemindedness about love and possession. Great visual.
The way the FL gets away with so much is genuinely cringe, stealing from a prince, she outright killed one of…
I take this as the FL trying out for the Empress position. She will be a great one, I think. Only the one who dares to plan for being emperor can see this, ofcourse!
I can't seem to point my finger on it but SMTH about this drama feels soooo juvenile. It's not boring, which is…
I think its more like a kdrama -- definitely fantasy and not ashamed of it. The over-explanation (just in case I miss it the first or second time?) does make it feel like a drama for teens though. Anyway if I think of it as cartoony it is really quite fun. It is the season for anime anyways.
I am really enjoying this. Only at ep8, wondering what will happen next.
The Crown Prince lied to her about her rescue from lady Rongs and Prince Yu's dancer's assassin. If only to string us along? Or maybe he has a foolproof plan to make her completely besotted with him?
That ridiculous (no gloves, second rope, knots or clamps) mountainside climb didnt even bother me. I have transferred my kdrama nerves of steel to fantasy events embedded in real interactions! Basic cdrama fall off a cliff enhanced with snow and clouds, nice!
Ep1 decided to watch this show because: the sequence of soul takeover in the water reminded me of Alchemy of Souls the ambush in the bamboo forest was cool the four princes are all different enough but also handsome enough to be interesting the maidservants can be treacherous the crown prince is disabled, cunning but not too cold-hearted a nice variation on 'first love' is that he saves the half-drowned and re-souled commandery princess selflessly and disappears. then he watches and waits to see what happens
worried that once again the FL may not be up to the task of a complex love, but am hopeful about He Yu after seeing him in action. He looks like fun.
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The proposal in the restaurant!
Planned like a skillful general!
As do I.
Maybe the women are feeling rebellious and pissed off?
Dont always blame the writers.
I forgot to say that I think this is a new and fun love triangle -- between two brothers both of whom have no chance and who are equally deluded!
Prince Ying -- emotional and bold. Totally one-hearted. His brother tries to restrain him, butu when even the Princess' Dad and her own brother approve of the CP, we know Prince Ying is doomed.
But no! His character springs to life as a jealous foil to his brother, the awful Prince Xin/Qing (I hope I have that right). The two of them, completely deluded now duke it out. It is just like high school!
I am really having a good time with this.
I have been looking at He YiQian's role and acting in Sword and Fairy and here in BoP.
I think he is pretty good.
In SaF he plays a clueless still-virgin-mentally young guy who has forgotten that he married his pregnant wife a few weeks prior. It is pleasant, but when I watched it in 24 I just assumed that was just the actors range -- clueless.
But here he plays a double-folded character -- we see the sudden fall into vulnerability as he watches from a hidden perspective the now doubled FL fend off attackers.
Then we see the public persona the CP adopts as a disguise which is based partly on the facts of his poisoned life. So he isnt playing a completely concealed character but a character expert at camouflaging his feelings.
The CP plays on his vulnerability in his 'private' life (as if any part of life in the palace could ever be private). He was really winsome during his last relapse, and managed to convince his princess to feed him without it being absolutely necessary. A total triumph of endearing manipulation!
The CP is both weak and strong -- hiding his political skills from everyone but her. Slowly revealing the extent of his own faction to her and to her brother by necessity. Hiding his martial arts skills completely, almost. Revealing his emotions to her at the same time as disguising them.
It is skilled acting. It makes me look back at SaF and re-evaluate.
Princess Lin turns on the old threaten-to-become-a-nun trick. Works a treat on Dad.
She does not. How bitter that would be IRL!
blood drops on the ground between the two brothers in black and white -- opposites but alike in their singlemindedness about love and possession.
Great visual.
Anyway if I think of it as cartoony it is really quite fun. It is the season for anime anyways.
The Crown Prince lied to her about her rescue from lady Rongs and Prince Yu's dancer's assassin.
If only to string us along?
Or maybe he has a foolproof plan to make her completely besotted with him?
That ridiculous (no gloves, second rope, knots or clamps) mountainside climb didnt even bother me. I have transferred my kdrama nerves of steel to fantasy events embedded in real interactions!
Basic cdrama fall off a cliff enhanced with snow and clouds, nice!
decided to watch this show because:
the sequence of soul takeover in the water reminded me of Alchemy of Souls
the ambush in the bamboo forest was cool
the four princes are all different enough but also handsome enough to be interesting
the maidservants can be treacherous
the crown prince is disabled, cunning but not too cold-hearted
a nice variation on 'first love' is that he saves the half-drowned and re-souled commandery princess selflessly and disappears.
then he watches and waits to see what happens
worried that once again the FL may not be up to the task of a complex love, but am hopeful about He Yu after seeing him in action. He looks like fun.