100 Years Ago.....
1.Our drama opens to a chaotic scene: a battle between the evil sect and the noble (Chusen) Qing Yun Sect. The source of the issue? The evil sect wants control of the central plains. In order to prevent the evil sect from obtaining supremacy the Chusen sect broke the ancient seal on the immortal swords (more like a million swords...) and made it rain on the so-labelled evil doers. Afterwards, a mysterious robed figure seems to be collecting essence from the dead bodies. Judging by the fact that said essence is going into a red orb, and the narrator says 'The evil sect never gave up' despite losing, I think it is fair to conclude that this little red orb is important.
10(?) years ago...Or the present. Leads Are Young
2.We open to a pastoral setting, a rural village, and a bunch of pre-adolescent boys are running amok. Two boys, Xio Fan and Jing Yu seem to be buddies. They wander into a temple during this game they are playing. (The audience can see, but they cannot, an elderly man chanting over the very same red orb from 100 years ago....it seems to possess Jing Yu and cause him to try to strangle Xio Fan). The man appears and asks 'How Can you be so strong?'
3.I think he was referring to the fact that Xio Fan was unaffected by the evil intent in the red orb. However, if I can remember, I think it is Jing Yu who replies....
4.Later that night, an unconscious Jing Yu is dropped outside of the old man's residence. He has been poisoned. (for reasons unknown) Xio Fan appears, clearly worried.
5.A man in a robe is the culprit, and he seems to want what the old man has. The name of the red orb is the Blood Devouring Pearl. And the old man is Pu Zhi, from the heavenly sect. These two engage in a battle while Xio Fan watches.
6.After Pu Zhi wins, he has a strange inner monologue in which he wonders if he can 'achieve his dream of this lifetime' and worries that 'teacher will suspect'. Still, he chooses to teach Xio Yan martial arts to combat evil. Whether or not there is an ulterior motive remains to be seen. (strangely, he tells him to keep it a secret, even from his parents, which is weird because usually when an adult makes that kind of demand, there is some kind of weird thing about to happen....)
7.Pu Zhi (for reasons unknown) gives Xio Fan the Blood Pearl and tells him to destroy it? He gives Xio Fan some kind of power as well/or essence and then he leaves....
8.The following morning the two boys awaken to a nightmare. Everyone in their village is dead.
9.The boys have little time to mourn or even bury their dead. They are whisked away by a rep from the heavenly sect, where they first meet the guardian immortal dragon (a water dragon that should be scary but is so cute!)
---This is the first time I have seen a drama star, who is not old, with white hair, who is not attractive---
10.The boys greet the sect leader (white haired guy) and junior masters (only one woman). After listening to Xio Fan recount what he remembers (he either isn't able to tell them about the pearl or doesn't remember) the two boys are split and placed under two separate masters in this sect.
11.We are introduced to a little girl, Tian Ling Er who introduces herself as a senior sister....
--I wonder what will happen next?---Descent Firs episode
*I liked the music, I liked the little seeds they plant that will lead to plot lines later
*I just am biased and don't really like child actors because they make sweet almost sickening...
1.Our drama opens to a chaotic scene: a battle between the evil sect and the noble (Chusen) Qing Yun Sect. The source of the issue? The evil sect wants control of the central plains. In order to prevent the evil sect from obtaining supremacy the Chusen sect broke the ancient seal on the immortal swords (more like a million swords...) and made it rain on the so-labelled evil doers. Afterwards, a mysterious robed figure seems to be collecting essence from the dead bodies. Judging by the fact that said essence is going into a red orb, and the narrator says 'The evil sect never gave up' despite losing, I think it is fair to conclude that this little red orb is important.
10(?) years ago...Or the present. Leads Are Young
2.We open to a pastoral setting, a rural village, and a bunch of pre-adolescent boys are running amok. Two boys, Xio Fan and Jing Yu seem to be buddies. They wander into a temple during this game they are playing. (The audience can see, but they cannot, an elderly man chanting over the very same red orb from 100 years ago....it seems to possess Jing Yu and cause him to try to strangle Xio Fan). The man appears and asks 'How Can you be so strong?'
3.I think he was referring to the fact that Xio Fan was unaffected by the evil intent in the red orb. However, if I can remember, I think it is Jing Yu who replies....
4.Later that night, an unconscious Jing Yu is dropped outside of the old man's residence. He has been poisoned. (for reasons unknown) Xio Fan appears, clearly worried.
5.A man in a robe is the culprit, and he seems to want what the old man has. The name of the red orb is the Blood Devouring Pearl. And the old man is Pu Zhi, from the heavenly sect. These two engage in a battle while Xio Fan watches.
6.After Pu Zhi wins, he has a strange inner monologue in which he wonders if he can 'achieve his dream of this lifetime' and worries that 'teacher will suspect'. Still, he chooses to teach Xio Yan martial arts to combat evil. Whether or not there is an ulterior motive remains to be seen. (strangely, he tells him to keep it a secret, even from his parents, which is weird because usually when an adult makes that kind of demand, there is some kind of weird thing about to happen....)
7.Pu Zhi (for reasons unknown) gives Xio Fan the Blood Pearl and tells him to destroy it? He gives Xio Fan some kind of power as well/or essence and then he leaves....
8.The following morning the two boys awaken to a nightmare. Everyone in their village is dead.
9.The boys have little time to mourn or even bury their dead. They are whisked away by a rep from the heavenly sect, where they first meet the guardian immortal dragon (a water dragon that should be scary but is so cute!)
---This is the first time I have seen a drama star, who is not old, with white hair, who is not attractive---
10.The boys greet the sect leader (white haired guy) and junior masters (only one woman). After listening to Xio Fan recount what he remembers (he either isn't able to tell them about the pearl or doesn't remember) the two boys are split and placed under two separate masters in this sect.
11.We are introduced to a little girl, Tian Ling Er who introduces herself as a senior sister....
--I wonder what will happen next?---Descent Firs episode
*I liked the music, I liked the little seeds they plant that will lead to plot lines later
*I just am biased and don't really like child actors because they make sweet almost sickening...
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky Episode 28
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1.So the sky city is about to crash into wingkind...doesn't look good for them
2.Tianyi awakens and learns that his fate has been switched. He also learns that the old guy assisting Tianjun, the celestial door guide, has some sort of revenge desire because of the celestial beings (I am not really sure about this plot I must be missing something) Anyways Tianyi is able to use some sort of magical artifact to get him to release him and then he kills him...
3.Tianyi confronts Yu, and learns that Yu wants to destroy wingkind to get revenge on him for all the wrongs he committed. Tianyi gets beat pretty bad but Yu does learn the truth, that he was lied to, and jumps in to save him.
4.Unfortunately, they are unable to save Ling'er. She gives Tianjun the kiss, and although Tianyi gets there and she seems to recognize her true lover just before she fades to ash, she still fades to ash. The wingkingdom is saved, but at great cost.
5.Time passes, and the show ends with everyone reflecting on the tragedy. At the end Tianyi's hair turns white. He sees Chisu flying....THE END
ALTERNATE ENDING EP 29
1.In this version, everything is the same except Ling'er somehow manages to no longer become the flower deity. She and Tianyi leave, he gives up being emperor, and they go to live a quiet life..
2.Tianyi awakens and learns that his fate has been switched. He also learns that the old guy assisting Tianjun, the celestial door guide, has some sort of revenge desire because of the celestial beings (I am not really sure about this plot I must be missing something) Anyways Tianyi is able to use some sort of magical artifact to get him to release him and then he kills him...
3.Tianyi confronts Yu, and learns that Yu wants to destroy wingkind to get revenge on him for all the wrongs he committed. Tianyi gets beat pretty bad but Yu does learn the truth, that he was lied to, and jumps in to save him.
4.Unfortunately, they are unable to save Ling'er. She gives Tianjun the kiss, and although Tianyi gets there and she seems to recognize her true lover just before she fades to ash, she still fades to ash. The wingkingdom is saved, but at great cost.
5.Time passes, and the show ends with everyone reflecting on the tragedy. At the end Tianyi's hair turns white. He sees Chisu flying....THE END
ALTERNATE ENDING EP 29
1.In this version, everything is the same except Ling'er somehow manages to no longer become the flower deity. She and Tianyi leave, he gives up being emperor, and they go to live a quiet life..
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky Episode 24
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1.So the starlords learn that the amulet has been rejoined. They also reveal that if the goddess does not appear than winkind is in danger...
2.Yu learns from the starlords that the goddess need to awaken. They tell him she won't die (i think this is a lie) when she brings the pollen
3.Tianjun has sort of gone crazy (he uses the guy who betrayed him to Tianyi earlier in the season to suppress a coup and take back his throne......looks like war is on the way. Essentially he is going to force this love, and seems to think that if he doesn't have pain and hate he can't have love...(based on the words of that celestial gate guardian guy)
4.Turns out the starlords were telling some lies. Tianyi overhears them talking--when she finds her lover she turns to ash...on their wedding day Tianyi is nowhere to be found...
2.Yu learns from the starlords that the goddess need to awaken. They tell him she won't die (i think this is a lie) when she brings the pollen
3.Tianjun has sort of gone crazy (he uses the guy who betrayed him to Tianyi earlier in the season to suppress a coup and take back his throne......looks like war is on the way. Essentially he is going to force this love, and seems to think that if he doesn't have pain and hate he can't have love...(based on the words of that celestial gate guardian guy)
4.Turns out the starlords were telling some lies. Tianyi overhears them talking--when she finds her lover she turns to ash...on their wedding day Tianyi is nowhere to be found...
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky Episode 11
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1. The show opens up to the star lords discussing this 'cluster amaryllis' and wondering if it is connected to the 'yang'. A (drunk?) temple leader recounts the legend/truth of the star goddess
2.It seems in ancient times the star goddess fell in love with a mortal from the humankind sect. Feeling inadequate because he could not fly, this lover invented a pair of wings to fly up to cloud mountain (her home). Some jerk of a priest decided this was bad, imprisoned him in the underworld of the abyss and cursed her to never leave cloud mountain (otherwise she would die). Lover boy tells her that (basically) long distance relationship is okay for now because they will meet some day soon. When he finally tried to escape to see her, the priest sent some soldiers done, and after a bloody battle the priest gives him mortal wounds. His blood dyed the cluster amaryllis red, and she jumps from cloud mountain to see him one last time. They die in each others arms. Her tears became the shooting star pollen, which created the wingkind.
3.Now we learn that the yin and yang symbolizes the lovers, whose love surpasses death. Since the cluster amaryllis appeared, it means her lover will 'awaken' soon. The star lords wonder if Tianjun is this lover because love is the only thing stopping him from advancing (but I think it it Tianyi....)
4.Tian Yai Zi (who looks like the medicine man the queen executed) is actually a secret heaven's door descendant. The girl serving Tianjun (he is suffering from fever) shows him some skin and we see she has a strange thing buried in her...this man likes to see it (? kinda kinky)
5.We then learn this girl's backstory--that flower on her back caused her to be bullied and sold to a brothel, and she was treated like a demon. Apparently it is a source of power. Tianjun rescued her...she believes he is the destined lover of the star deity and hopes that she can save him from this illl fated fate. The strange old man tells her that she might be acting rashly and kind of yells at her.
6.For reasons that make no sense, Ling'er decides to leave after the princess shows up and essentially tells her that she should get going because she can't help the emperor or meet the qualifications of empress (I just don't get this girl! she is sometimes smart but then makes these really dumb choices!)
7.so it seems there was a reason for this. As she is leaving she runs into the regent's crew who are trying to take over the burial of this guy whom they killed. She intervenes and is able to manipulate it so that they bury him. Tianyi thanks her and then later explains why his father hated him and why he must be emperor....
*this episode felt a little meh...
2.It seems in ancient times the star goddess fell in love with a mortal from the humankind sect. Feeling inadequate because he could not fly, this lover invented a pair of wings to fly up to cloud mountain (her home). Some jerk of a priest decided this was bad, imprisoned him in the underworld of the abyss and cursed her to never leave cloud mountain (otherwise she would die). Lover boy tells her that (basically) long distance relationship is okay for now because they will meet some day soon. When he finally tried to escape to see her, the priest sent some soldiers done, and after a bloody battle the priest gives him mortal wounds. His blood dyed the cluster amaryllis red, and she jumps from cloud mountain to see him one last time. They die in each others arms. Her tears became the shooting star pollen, which created the wingkind.
3.Now we learn that the yin and yang symbolizes the lovers, whose love surpasses death. Since the cluster amaryllis appeared, it means her lover will 'awaken' soon. The star lords wonder if Tianjun is this lover because love is the only thing stopping him from advancing (but I think it it Tianyi....)
4.Tian Yai Zi (who looks like the medicine man the queen executed) is actually a secret heaven's door descendant. The girl serving Tianjun (he is suffering from fever) shows him some skin and we see she has a strange thing buried in her...this man likes to see it (? kinda kinky)
5.We then learn this girl's backstory--that flower on her back caused her to be bullied and sold to a brothel, and she was treated like a demon. Apparently it is a source of power. Tianjun rescued her...she believes he is the destined lover of the star deity and hopes that she can save him from this illl fated fate. The strange old man tells her that she might be acting rashly and kind of yells at her.
6.For reasons that make no sense, Ling'er decides to leave after the princess shows up and essentially tells her that she should get going because she can't help the emperor or meet the qualifications of empress (I just don't get this girl! she is sometimes smart but then makes these really dumb choices!)
7.so it seems there was a reason for this. As she is leaving she runs into the regent's crew who are trying to take over the burial of this guy whom they killed. She intervenes and is able to manipulate it so that they bury him. Tianyi thanks her and then later explains why his father hated him and why he must be emperor....
*this episode felt a little meh...
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky Episode 9
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1.The scene opens to Tianyi sitting on his throne, addressing king bussiness. An official tasked with building the Unending Canal is begging and pleading that he did not misappropriate funds...but Tianyi wonders what it is going on since it is taking so long (but it's called the Unending canal....) He has him executed and kindly does not administer the 9 Extermination...it seems our Tianyi has to inspire fear in others to gain support at home?
2.After prettying Ling'er up (ahh, such a common trope) she is all set to have her private dinner with the king. BTW she learns that there is no sevant girl Xaio Yue....oh wait, who is that white winged beauty descending and interrupting this private dinner? oh wait. it's Xaio Xue, also known as Princess Fei, also pretending to not know Ling'er (not surprised this happened I was hoping it would be his mom or something...)
3.The princess's motive is clear: she pretended to be a servant to scope out the competition, decided she was lacking, and then showed up to make a scene and bragging about all the stuff she knows about Tianyi (I imagine this makes Ling'er feel like a pigeon next to a peacock). Anyways, princess is surprised to see that the food is actually hot food--something wingkind cannot eat :/
4.Tianyi and Ling'er are walking together when Tianyi sees that the man he ordered executed is alive. It seems the Regent has interfered, and his men even throw in Tianyi's face that he has no power until he turns 20. Ling'er witnesses what is clearly an extreme humiliation for Tianyi, and she also sees a darker side of him (he draws a sword and prepares to kill someone)
5.Ling'er has a vivid nightmare in which Tianjun shows up and tries to force her to leave, and is covered in her father's blood. She wakes up screaming Tianyi's name (aww...poor Ling'er)
6.Ling'er goes wandering and runs into an older official (maybe 30s?) and starts blathering a lot about history and poetry (where were these smarts earlier? does she have a split personality? in ep 1 they made her innocent now she is elegant?)....we then learn that Ling'er resembles a princess who has passed on from this man (maybe Tianyi's mother?)
7.Meanwhile, Yu escapes into the place where Jishu is imprisoned. he does not recognize him (mask) and seems to know how to break his restraints but hides as the empress enters. She takes off the mask and we see Jishu's real face. We are then treated to a flashback, of their first meeting, when she fell in love with him.
8.We also learn of their falling out. it seems Jishu and Empress were so close that he shared with her his utopia sky city invention, which allow humankind to fly. He never wanted it to be known to anyone. But she told the emperor because she thought that if she did this, she could marry the genius Jishu who was too far above her in terms of importance (she is a low status princess). Jishu judges her harshly for turning his dream into a weapon and for betraying him for something so stupid as power (I think he would have chosen to be with her somehow) (she just made the wrong choice) (she made the mistake of making a decision without seeing how the other party feels...)
9.It seems that the empress is exacting revenge for him abandoning her for a woman she describes as a 'whore' while it is the love of his life. This seems to be the classic 'make the one I love hate me so I am always on his mind' or something like that, use when that person does not love you back
2.After prettying Ling'er up (ahh, such a common trope) she is all set to have her private dinner with the king. BTW she learns that there is no sevant girl Xaio Yue....oh wait, who is that white winged beauty descending and interrupting this private dinner? oh wait. it's Xaio Xue, also known as Princess Fei, also pretending to not know Ling'er (not surprised this happened I was hoping it would be his mom or something...)
3.The princess's motive is clear: she pretended to be a servant to scope out the competition, decided she was lacking, and then showed up to make a scene and bragging about all the stuff she knows about Tianyi (I imagine this makes Ling'er feel like a pigeon next to a peacock). Anyways, princess is surprised to see that the food is actually hot food--something wingkind cannot eat :/
4.Tianyi and Ling'er are walking together when Tianyi sees that the man he ordered executed is alive. It seems the Regent has interfered, and his men even throw in Tianyi's face that he has no power until he turns 20. Ling'er witnesses what is clearly an extreme humiliation for Tianyi, and she also sees a darker side of him (he draws a sword and prepares to kill someone)
5.Ling'er has a vivid nightmare in which Tianjun shows up and tries to force her to leave, and is covered in her father's blood. She wakes up screaming Tianyi's name (aww...poor Ling'er)
6.Ling'er goes wandering and runs into an older official (maybe 30s?) and starts blathering a lot about history and poetry (where were these smarts earlier? does she have a split personality? in ep 1 they made her innocent now she is elegant?)....we then learn that Ling'er resembles a princess who has passed on from this man (maybe Tianyi's mother?)
7.Meanwhile, Yu escapes into the place where Jishu is imprisoned. he does not recognize him (mask) and seems to know how to break his restraints but hides as the empress enters. She takes off the mask and we see Jishu's real face. We are then treated to a flashback, of their first meeting, when she fell in love with him.
8.We also learn of their falling out. it seems Jishu and Empress were so close that he shared with her his utopia sky city invention, which allow humankind to fly. He never wanted it to be known to anyone. But she told the emperor because she thought that if she did this, she could marry the genius Jishu who was too far above her in terms of importance (she is a low status princess). Jishu judges her harshly for turning his dream into a weapon and for betraying him for something so stupid as power (I think he would have chosen to be with her somehow) (she just made the wrong choice) (she made the mistake of making a decision without seeing how the other party feels...)
9.It seems that the empress is exacting revenge for him abandoning her for a woman she describes as a 'whore' while it is the love of his life. This seems to be the classic 'make the one I love hate me so I am always on his mind' or something like that, use when that person does not love you back
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky Episode 8
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1.The empress puts a mask on Jishu...
2.The scene changes to Yu who is now a prisoner, and it seems his job is to work on this super weapon (out of all the people...she put the subordinate of her enemy in here? that's like handing the enemy your plans!)
3.Change Scene: Ling'er tearfully searches for Tianyi and finds him, passed out...
4.Tianjun pleads for his mother to let him abdicate because he has no desire for war or to unite the people of Lan. The Queen mother is clearly mad but says if he can escape the city, she will give him what he wants (lies; she is going to set it up so he has no choice to do this. I kind of think she will cause injury to her self to achieve this end...that or his jealousy of Tianyi will bring him back)
5.Meanwhile, Ling'er is trying to get herself and a very injured Tianyi to some shelter (more snow). This ends with her collapsing beneath his weight and him mumbling that he must be dead...
6.Yu instigates a fight that leads to his lock up...but oh he has smuggled out some items...perhaps to escape...?
7.So this scene is pretty brutal: Tianjun, in order to leave, must undergo this Moon punishment. It will cause him to hallucinate and experience his every worse nightmare, from Ling'er abandoning him for Tianyi to betraying his mentor, Jishu...his mother is visibly upset and begs him to quit (he doesn't get many steps but the suffering is prolonged). He manages to leave, he is now a commoner, and the only one with him is that servant girl who is in love with him...
8.(Now this show gets good!) Tianyi and Ling'er sit by a fire. He seems better injury wise. I would say emotion wise he looks icy cold, in contrast to Ling'er who is sobbing over her new situation. And based on what she knows, it is pretty crappy. Her father is dead, her best friend killed him. Tianyi shares that the plan was for him to work with Tianjun to help her and her father escape, however not only did Tianjun not show up, he killed her father--Tianyi admits he has no idea if there is a deeper reason behind this. Now they need to figure out where to go. Ling'er assumes he will go to the South City, since his people hold it, and assumed he would go because this is the road there.
9.A subordinate of Tianyi appears and he shares they notified the King Shinzeng (?) at South City and then he is killed by flying wingpeople, who seem to want to kill the emperor (so a power struggle back home?) but his guard shows up and takes down these flying people (these are not his buddies)
10.Tiangyi gives her a dagger before following them to Qiyang palace. The man in charge of this guard seems like a prick. He tells Tianyi that if they keep the 'chosen humankind crown princess here' it will cause problems. Tianyi orders him to put her somewhere safe...
11.We finally get a glimpse of the wingkind city. It seems to be much more technologically advanced, with them using flying aircrafts. Looks like something out of a RPG.
12.Change Scene to Tianjun who is trying to remove whatever Jishu put in him to make him suffer for loving Ling'er. Not sure if he succeeded. But that other girl clearly wants to be the only one in his heart, asking if she could call him 'Brother Tianjun' (that is what Ling'er called him..)
13.Meanwhile, Tianyi witnesses the assassins cruelly excited (I guess having your wings cut off is an awful way to go). Another girl stops her from running out and explains that the man in charge of the executions is the same person who ordered the assassination. he is Tianyi's uncle, and the regent, until Tianyi comes of age (he also seems a trifle sadistic). She introduces herself as a palace maid, Xio Xue.
14.This Xio Xue is a bit..odd she checks out Tianyi when she gets ready for her bath and praises her body (? bc women do this all the time?) and then proceeds to ask questions about her relationship with the emperor, even suggesting she likes him but she denies it...
*this episode was interesting because we get to learn more about wingkind*
2.The scene changes to Yu who is now a prisoner, and it seems his job is to work on this super weapon (out of all the people...she put the subordinate of her enemy in here? that's like handing the enemy your plans!)
3.Change Scene: Ling'er tearfully searches for Tianyi and finds him, passed out...
4.Tianjun pleads for his mother to let him abdicate because he has no desire for war or to unite the people of Lan. The Queen mother is clearly mad but says if he can escape the city, she will give him what he wants (lies; she is going to set it up so he has no choice to do this. I kind of think she will cause injury to her self to achieve this end...that or his jealousy of Tianyi will bring him back)
5.Meanwhile, Ling'er is trying to get herself and a very injured Tianyi to some shelter (more snow). This ends with her collapsing beneath his weight and him mumbling that he must be dead...
6.Yu instigates a fight that leads to his lock up...but oh he has smuggled out some items...perhaps to escape...?
7.So this scene is pretty brutal: Tianjun, in order to leave, must undergo this Moon punishment. It will cause him to hallucinate and experience his every worse nightmare, from Ling'er abandoning him for Tianyi to betraying his mentor, Jishu...his mother is visibly upset and begs him to quit (he doesn't get many steps but the suffering is prolonged). He manages to leave, he is now a commoner, and the only one with him is that servant girl who is in love with him...
8.(Now this show gets good!) Tianyi and Ling'er sit by a fire. He seems better injury wise. I would say emotion wise he looks icy cold, in contrast to Ling'er who is sobbing over her new situation. And based on what she knows, it is pretty crappy. Her father is dead, her best friend killed him. Tianyi shares that the plan was for him to work with Tianjun to help her and her father escape, however not only did Tianjun not show up, he killed her father--Tianyi admits he has no idea if there is a deeper reason behind this. Now they need to figure out where to go. Ling'er assumes he will go to the South City, since his people hold it, and assumed he would go because this is the road there.
9.A subordinate of Tianyi appears and he shares they notified the King Shinzeng (?) at South City and then he is killed by flying wingpeople, who seem to want to kill the emperor (so a power struggle back home?) but his guard shows up and takes down these flying people (these are not his buddies)
10.Tiangyi gives her a dagger before following them to Qiyang palace. The man in charge of this guard seems like a prick. He tells Tianyi that if they keep the 'chosen humankind crown princess here' it will cause problems. Tianyi orders him to put her somewhere safe...
11.We finally get a glimpse of the wingkind city. It seems to be much more technologically advanced, with them using flying aircrafts. Looks like something out of a RPG.
12.Change Scene to Tianjun who is trying to remove whatever Jishu put in him to make him suffer for loving Ling'er. Not sure if he succeeded. But that other girl clearly wants to be the only one in his heart, asking if she could call him 'Brother Tianjun' (that is what Ling'er called him..)
13.Meanwhile, Tianyi witnesses the assassins cruelly excited (I guess having your wings cut off is an awful way to go). Another girl stops her from running out and explains that the man in charge of the executions is the same person who ordered the assassination. he is Tianyi's uncle, and the regent, until Tianyi comes of age (he also seems a trifle sadistic). She introduces herself as a palace maid, Xio Xue.
14.This Xio Xue is a bit..odd she checks out Tianyi when she gets ready for her bath and praises her body (? bc women do this all the time?) and then proceeds to ask questions about her relationship with the emperor, even suggesting she likes him but she denies it...
*this episode was interesting because we get to learn more about wingkind*
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky Episode 2
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1.We open to Tiang Jun trying to reassure a tearful Ling'er (feel zero sympathy she really got herself into this situation). Okay the show got more interesting. Tiang Jun has something implanted in him that will make him feel agonizing pain if he ever has romantic thoughts. It seems he assumed this role to protect...Ling'er?
2.Tiangjun collects 'stealth weapons' from the unconscious bodies of guards of the star court. He quickly tracks down the guy who owned them: Yi Fuling (a wingguy) who admits that Tianyi ordered him to do it. but in front of the elders, he takes the blame. Ling'er (rightly) assumes that Tianyi put him up for it.
3.Ling'er (stupidly) chooses to intervene and take the blame. She 'can't let anyone suffer on her behalf' (please, please let her grow up a little she doesn't do cute very well...) Now she will be flogged, and I imagine this will make Tianjun feel bad since he is tasked with protecting her. It will likely make Tianyi feel bad since his target all along was Tianjun. It will def. make Yi Fuling feel bad since he not only shot the weapons, but he was seeking to use this as an opportunity to gain entry to the elite club. And Ling'er won't be feeling very good. So I see her thinking she did something good but at the end of the day she hurts so many people. Self-righteous behavior....*sigh* she should have apologized only for what she did, not for others. She's automatically (and correctly) picked the mastermind but it doesn't erase the culpability of others who willingly chose to involve themselves. (My rant ends here)
4.There is a heated confrontation between Tiangjun and Tianyi, while Ling'er watches. (I can't imagine all the stuff Tiangjun does to protect her and she has no idea...). Everyone now thinks that Ling'er and Tianyi had a romantic encounter, making Tiangjun a bastion of jealousy...
5.Interesting turn of events...Tianyi has to administer the lashes...with his extremely strong weapon...leaving Ling'er all injured. perhaps they aren't going to wind up together.
6.Ling'er is imprisoned because she has more punishments to endure. Tiangjun decides to break her out with his posse (wearing masks? really bad masks?) however his own guy turns traitor and tips off Tianyi. While this is all happening, Fuling has already busted in, feeling guilty. No one succeeds in breaking her out (I do feel bad for her this seems a bit over the top) and Tianyi walks out having set them all up but he still gets punished for breaking into the prison after hours.
7.In the next scene Tiangjung, Fuling, and Tianyi are all tied up. They get to talking and we learn that there was an Elder in the court by the name of Jishu who disappeared and had some special tools that were banned (me thinks this is Ling'er's papa). This topic arises because Elder Jishu is believed to be the one who constructed the prison, therefore, the only one who can break her out (also, every time they struggle their bonds are tighter...Tianyi keeps doing this on purpose...) anyways Tianyi is utterly unwilling to accept responsibility
8.I don't like her character she is too black and white in her thinking. I hope she grows a little. Anyways, she got herself into this situation. She came to a forbidden place. She shouldn't be shocked she was captured....
9.Tianyi cleverly makes use of Tinjun's feelings for Ling'er to continue to manipulate the situation to his advantage. Also, he is the only one thinking with his head--he reminds Tinjun that his actions have given Ling'er to undergo a trial with a slim chance of survival or receive 49 slashes which will kill her...
10.Tianyi watches Ling'er while she sleeps (odd...maybe these two are supposed to hook up) he is curious to know why Tingjun has fallen for a 'stinky girl like her' (he must be extremely immature when it comes to feelings--who talks like that?). he is trying to figure out what makes her so special that this guy whom he has known for so long would suddenly break all the rules and openly defy teachers to protect a girl with no background or significance (good points)(you need to know your enemies and clearly he did not know him)
11.Tianyi informs her that Tiangjun is threatening to raise his army against the star court--actions that count as revolt and would lead to a harsh punishment like beheading. This persuades her to take the trial
12.Tianyi really knows how to read Tiangjun. As Ling'er is about to leave, he gives her a 'gift' and proceeds to make out with her. Enraging Tiangjun. Tianyi storms off after Tianjun injures him, and the episode ends her with facing an automatom kind of weapon...
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The most interesting character in the show is Tianyi. I love romance but I don't like watching a show where there doesn't seem to be a lot of answers for those feelings. We are told that Tianjun and Ling'er have a close relationship, and other than two brief flashbacks, we have no real reason to know why he loves her, or why she is close to him. The writers rely on the 'childhood friends' but there is not a lot of depth to this relationship so we don't feel invested. I would say it is better to wait and build towards that. Currently, I think Tianyi is going to be her main love interest because you can build that up and her quick conclusions about his personality will probably be changed. I shall continue to watch. Having just watched the spectacular eternal love I do think that I am judging this show a bit harshly.
2.Tiangjun collects 'stealth weapons' from the unconscious bodies of guards of the star court. He quickly tracks down the guy who owned them: Yi Fuling (a wingguy) who admits that Tianyi ordered him to do it. but in front of the elders, he takes the blame. Ling'er (rightly) assumes that Tianyi put him up for it.
3.Ling'er (stupidly) chooses to intervene and take the blame. She 'can't let anyone suffer on her behalf' (please, please let her grow up a little she doesn't do cute very well...) Now she will be flogged, and I imagine this will make Tianjun feel bad since he is tasked with protecting her. It will likely make Tianyi feel bad since his target all along was Tianjun. It will def. make Yi Fuling feel bad since he not only shot the weapons, but he was seeking to use this as an opportunity to gain entry to the elite club. And Ling'er won't be feeling very good. So I see her thinking she did something good but at the end of the day she hurts so many people. Self-righteous behavior....*sigh* she should have apologized only for what she did, not for others. She's automatically (and correctly) picked the mastermind but it doesn't erase the culpability of others who willingly chose to involve themselves. (My rant ends here)
4.There is a heated confrontation between Tiangjun and Tianyi, while Ling'er watches. (I can't imagine all the stuff Tiangjun does to protect her and she has no idea...). Everyone now thinks that Ling'er and Tianyi had a romantic encounter, making Tiangjun a bastion of jealousy...
5.Interesting turn of events...Tianyi has to administer the lashes...with his extremely strong weapon...leaving Ling'er all injured. perhaps they aren't going to wind up together.
6.Ling'er is imprisoned because she has more punishments to endure. Tiangjun decides to break her out with his posse (wearing masks? really bad masks?) however his own guy turns traitor and tips off Tianyi. While this is all happening, Fuling has already busted in, feeling guilty. No one succeeds in breaking her out (I do feel bad for her this seems a bit over the top) and Tianyi walks out having set them all up but he still gets punished for breaking into the prison after hours.
7.In the next scene Tiangjung, Fuling, and Tianyi are all tied up. They get to talking and we learn that there was an Elder in the court by the name of Jishu who disappeared and had some special tools that were banned (me thinks this is Ling'er's papa). This topic arises because Elder Jishu is believed to be the one who constructed the prison, therefore, the only one who can break her out (also, every time they struggle their bonds are tighter...Tianyi keeps doing this on purpose...) anyways Tianyi is utterly unwilling to accept responsibility
8.I don't like her character she is too black and white in her thinking. I hope she grows a little. Anyways, she got herself into this situation. She came to a forbidden place. She shouldn't be shocked she was captured....
9.Tianyi cleverly makes use of Tinjun's feelings for Ling'er to continue to manipulate the situation to his advantage. Also, he is the only one thinking with his head--he reminds Tinjun that his actions have given Ling'er to undergo a trial with a slim chance of survival or receive 49 slashes which will kill her...
10.Tianyi watches Ling'er while she sleeps (odd...maybe these two are supposed to hook up) he is curious to know why Tingjun has fallen for a 'stinky girl like her' (he must be extremely immature when it comes to feelings--who talks like that?). he is trying to figure out what makes her so special that this guy whom he has known for so long would suddenly break all the rules and openly defy teachers to protect a girl with no background or significance (good points)(you need to know your enemies and clearly he did not know him)
11.Tianyi informs her that Tiangjun is threatening to raise his army against the star court--actions that count as revolt and would lead to a harsh punishment like beheading. This persuades her to take the trial
12.Tianyi really knows how to read Tiangjun. As Ling'er is about to leave, he gives her a 'gift' and proceeds to make out with her. Enraging Tiangjun. Tianyi storms off after Tianjun injures him, and the episode ends her with facing an automatom kind of weapon...
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The most interesting character in the show is Tianyi. I love romance but I don't like watching a show where there doesn't seem to be a lot of answers for those feelings. We are told that Tianjun and Ling'er have a close relationship, and other than two brief flashbacks, we have no real reason to know why he loves her, or why she is close to him. The writers rely on the 'childhood friends' but there is not a lot of depth to this relationship so we don't feel invested. I would say it is better to wait and build towards that. Currently, I think Tianyi is going to be her main love interest because you can build that up and her quick conclusions about his personality will probably be changed. I shall continue to watch. Having just watched the spectacular eternal love I do think that I am judging this show a bit harshly.
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Novoland: The Castle in the Sky Episode 1
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Characters:
'The God of Shooting Stars': Descends upon earth once every century. Her birth is easy to spot because shooting stars will fall, and she has a grey birth mark behind her ear.
Star Court/Master of Star Court Xing Ching: Seems to be a mediator between the two Lan Clans
Yinchi: A teacher at star court
Rui Zhu: A country girl who comes under attack literally as she is giving birth. Can shoot needles at pressure points (or it could be poison). mother of the goddess
Blue Eyed Man: Someone the Queen is in love with. He married Rui Zhu because he was too low of a status to marry the Queen. Is a student of the Star Master. Father of the goddess.
Humankind Maiden, Fu Ling/Ling'er: the little girl, all grown up, unaware of her identity
Chishu: Ling'er's butterfly companion
Bai Ting'Jun : Prince of human kind (no wings); seems to be the proper kind of guy who follows the rules and is thoughtful and is described as being 'kind and not overbearing' (I bet he is hiding a darker personality)(come on Ling'er refers to him as 'Brother' second male lead!)
Feng Tianyi: Emperor of the wingkind (which would make him the son of the princess from the beginning...): seems like an aggressive guy with high emotions (and extremely pretty eyes) and more pushy--
1.The show opens up with a brief prologue explaining that the two clans on Lan, a continent, have a long history of war. One clan can fly, given them certain advantages, the other cannot. Finally, they agree to a weak treaty to not attack one another.
2.The next scene opens to a pretty woman in the throws a very painful birth. Outside a man with blue eyes nervously waits. In the distance soldiers race towards them. It seems the man with blue eyes has been expecting this: he pulls a few things and a series of arrows hit these soldiers, but it isn't enough to stop a woman clad in white. She is even more pretty than the woman giving birth, and she is a princess seeking the girl child that has just been born.
3.Incidentally we learn that there is some kind of unsaid history between the princess and man. She seems to be in pain (perhaps she has feelings for him?).
4.The man tries to escape with his wife and child. His wife shoots needles (these could be poison needles or needles sealing pressure points, I don't know). They are stopped by a cliff, and here we learn that the man and princess have a history, that he married the country girl because he had no hope of a future with the princess (or so says the country miss)
5.The princess laughs and points out how happy he is, even having a child. Soldiers attack, and the country miss is killed. The man appears to be heartbroken before grabbing the infant and leaping, it seems, to their death. But the woman doesn't think they are dead. She wants them alive, and sends soldiers to find them.
6.The man visits the Star Pavilion and begs his master, the Star Lord, to help him but his master refuses, maintains that his role is that of mediator, and to not become entangled in the conflicts of the two Lan clans (he also gives us a little history lesson on the star goddess)
7.Man with blue eyes begs for a piece of Shura Cinabar--it will altar his appearance. It seems he will go into hiding....
[18 YEARS LATER]
8.Humankind Maiden Fu Ling is sent a message by TingJun (butterfly messenger) who does not give her the red bean she wanted but instead a dagger, and apologizes he wont be there for her birthday...Ling'er is irritated because the red bean symbolizes longing, and seems to represent her feelings for him (?)
9.Change scene: the star court. Xing Ching is ready to officiate a tournament held annually, the 7 Lantern Ceremony that is between the Wingkind and Humankind. Whoever wins gets to light the lamp. TingJun is here, as the prince of human kind (does Ling'er know?)
10. Feng Tianyi (he has to be the male lead--he arrives late and strides in and I can see him as a perfect foil/ I already call out Tingjun as being the second male lead). he essentially throws in the towel as if to say that the ceremony symbolizes peace and so isn't worth fighting over, just let Ting'Jun light the lantern. This makes him look good however it makes one wonder what his motive is...(come on there is always a motive)
11.In what seems to be a cleverly orchestrated plot, the lantern falls under the weight of Ting'Jun lighting it. Tianyi uses this as an opportunity to explain that the heavens must have been upset with his peaceful choice to avoid combat. Thus, even when Ting'jun assumes responsibility (clearly knowing this is a set up) Tianyi insists that he be punished for going against the heavens (I think the implication is that the two clans are expected to fight one another)
12.Bwahahahaa the star court is not to be taken for fools. The emperor is chastised before they show him what they knew all along: footage of him planning for this incident. This is designed to humiliate him, teach him a lesson (This guy has to be the main lead)
13.Ting Jun and Tianyi have a small confrontation and essentially they go after the other's weakness: Tianyi calls him out for being a mere prince (a.k.a. his mom is in charge) and Ting Jun calls him out for lacking military power (a.k.a. the wing kingdom can't afford to go to war with their small man power)
14.Meanwhile, Ling'er decides its a good idea to see Tingjun and climbs a mountain (I like her already, she's impulsive and not the brightest bulb)
15.(o yea these two are totally going to hook up) She isn't supposed to be on the mountain, and Tianyi is looking for Jade Cave (I have no idea why he is here, and I don't like his costume). She makes up that she is looking for a cave, takes advantage of his confusion, and uses her new dagger to threaten him to help her escape. Instead, he forces her against the mountain, makes it look like they are making out, and humakind soldiers leave (she drops her pretty new dagger...)
16.Ling'er looks pretty angry, and we are treated to the typical 'how dare you' and he plays it off in a cool way, continuing to take liberties that make her uncomfortable because she has to be a maiden of purity (sigh i hope the rest of the series is not like this). When he learns that she is looking for Tingjun he agrees to sneak her into the Flower Chase Festival (they pinkie promise)(she isn't completely dumb she expresses doubt over trusting him but she doesn't have much of a choice). he pulls her into his embrace for absolutely NO reason before strutting off (these kinds of arrogant characters I kind of hope something bad happens to them they just seem really one dimensional
17. OMG this has to be a teen drama, they have an 'elite club' that the emperor is in charge of and I guess he makes guys go through grueling tests to join. it feels like F4 I really, really hope that this drama doesn't go that route...
18.She accepts a special grass from the winged people that is supposed to make her fast enough to break into the star court (Rule 1: never accept food from strangers) this is given to her by a guy trying to get into this elite club
19.She breaks through, but naturally is arrested for breaking rules. Tianyi again sets Tianjun up. The star lords automatically think Tianyi is responsible because, well, he usually is. Ling'er punches a star lord out and she seems dizzy, and is imprisoned while they investigate.
20. The episode ends with her in prison.
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Other than the pretty cast members and interesting opening, this show has not impressed me much. The dialogue has been pretty...meh, it all seems fairly predictable. I don't have high expectations but I hope it improves.
'The God of Shooting Stars': Descends upon earth once every century. Her birth is easy to spot because shooting stars will fall, and she has a grey birth mark behind her ear.
Star Court/Master of Star Court Xing Ching: Seems to be a mediator between the two Lan Clans
Yinchi: A teacher at star court
Rui Zhu: A country girl who comes under attack literally as she is giving birth. Can shoot needles at pressure points (or it could be poison). mother of the goddess
Blue Eyed Man: Someone the Queen is in love with. He married Rui Zhu because he was too low of a status to marry the Queen. Is a student of the Star Master. Father of the goddess.
Humankind Maiden, Fu Ling/Ling'er: the little girl, all grown up, unaware of her identity
Chishu: Ling'er's butterfly companion
Bai Ting'Jun : Prince of human kind (no wings); seems to be the proper kind of guy who follows the rules and is thoughtful and is described as being 'kind and not overbearing' (I bet he is hiding a darker personality)(come on Ling'er refers to him as 'Brother' second male lead!)
Feng Tianyi: Emperor of the wingkind (which would make him the son of the princess from the beginning...): seems like an aggressive guy with high emotions (and extremely pretty eyes) and more pushy--
1.The show opens up with a brief prologue explaining that the two clans on Lan, a continent, have a long history of war. One clan can fly, given them certain advantages, the other cannot. Finally, they agree to a weak treaty to not attack one another.
2.The next scene opens to a pretty woman in the throws a very painful birth. Outside a man with blue eyes nervously waits. In the distance soldiers race towards them. It seems the man with blue eyes has been expecting this: he pulls a few things and a series of arrows hit these soldiers, but it isn't enough to stop a woman clad in white. She is even more pretty than the woman giving birth, and she is a princess seeking the girl child that has just been born.
3.Incidentally we learn that there is some kind of unsaid history between the princess and man. She seems to be in pain (perhaps she has feelings for him?).
4.The man tries to escape with his wife and child. His wife shoots needles (these could be poison needles or needles sealing pressure points, I don't know). They are stopped by a cliff, and here we learn that the man and princess have a history, that he married the country girl because he had no hope of a future with the princess (or so says the country miss)
5.The princess laughs and points out how happy he is, even having a child. Soldiers attack, and the country miss is killed. The man appears to be heartbroken before grabbing the infant and leaping, it seems, to their death. But the woman doesn't think they are dead. She wants them alive, and sends soldiers to find them.
6.The man visits the Star Pavilion and begs his master, the Star Lord, to help him but his master refuses, maintains that his role is that of mediator, and to not become entangled in the conflicts of the two Lan clans (he also gives us a little history lesson on the star goddess)
7.Man with blue eyes begs for a piece of Shura Cinabar--it will altar his appearance. It seems he will go into hiding....
[18 YEARS LATER]
8.Humankind Maiden Fu Ling is sent a message by TingJun (butterfly messenger) who does not give her the red bean she wanted but instead a dagger, and apologizes he wont be there for her birthday...Ling'er is irritated because the red bean symbolizes longing, and seems to represent her feelings for him (?)
9.Change scene: the star court. Xing Ching is ready to officiate a tournament held annually, the 7 Lantern Ceremony that is between the Wingkind and Humankind. Whoever wins gets to light the lamp. TingJun is here, as the prince of human kind (does Ling'er know?)
10. Feng Tianyi (he has to be the male lead--he arrives late and strides in and I can see him as a perfect foil/ I already call out Tingjun as being the second male lead). he essentially throws in the towel as if to say that the ceremony symbolizes peace and so isn't worth fighting over, just let Ting'Jun light the lantern. This makes him look good however it makes one wonder what his motive is...(come on there is always a motive)
11.In what seems to be a cleverly orchestrated plot, the lantern falls under the weight of Ting'Jun lighting it. Tianyi uses this as an opportunity to explain that the heavens must have been upset with his peaceful choice to avoid combat. Thus, even when Ting'jun assumes responsibility (clearly knowing this is a set up) Tianyi insists that he be punished for going against the heavens (I think the implication is that the two clans are expected to fight one another)
12.Bwahahahaa the star court is not to be taken for fools. The emperor is chastised before they show him what they knew all along: footage of him planning for this incident. This is designed to humiliate him, teach him a lesson (This guy has to be the main lead)
13.Ting Jun and Tianyi have a small confrontation and essentially they go after the other's weakness: Tianyi calls him out for being a mere prince (a.k.a. his mom is in charge) and Ting Jun calls him out for lacking military power (a.k.a. the wing kingdom can't afford to go to war with their small man power)
14.Meanwhile, Ling'er decides its a good idea to see Tingjun and climbs a mountain (I like her already, she's impulsive and not the brightest bulb)
15.(o yea these two are totally going to hook up) She isn't supposed to be on the mountain, and Tianyi is looking for Jade Cave (I have no idea why he is here, and I don't like his costume). She makes up that she is looking for a cave, takes advantage of his confusion, and uses her new dagger to threaten him to help her escape. Instead, he forces her against the mountain, makes it look like they are making out, and humakind soldiers leave (she drops her pretty new dagger...)
16.Ling'er looks pretty angry, and we are treated to the typical 'how dare you' and he plays it off in a cool way, continuing to take liberties that make her uncomfortable because she has to be a maiden of purity (sigh i hope the rest of the series is not like this). When he learns that she is looking for Tingjun he agrees to sneak her into the Flower Chase Festival (they pinkie promise)(she isn't completely dumb she expresses doubt over trusting him but she doesn't have much of a choice). he pulls her into his embrace for absolutely NO reason before strutting off (these kinds of arrogant characters I kind of hope something bad happens to them they just seem really one dimensional
17. OMG this has to be a teen drama, they have an 'elite club' that the emperor is in charge of and I guess he makes guys go through grueling tests to join. it feels like F4 I really, really hope that this drama doesn't go that route...
18.She accepts a special grass from the winged people that is supposed to make her fast enough to break into the star court (Rule 1: never accept food from strangers) this is given to her by a guy trying to get into this elite club
19.She breaks through, but naturally is arrested for breaking rules. Tianyi again sets Tianjun up. The star lords automatically think Tianyi is responsible because, well, he usually is. Ling'er punches a star lord out and she seems dizzy, and is imprisoned while they investigate.
20. The episode ends with her in prison.
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Other than the pretty cast members and interesting opening, this show has not impressed me much. The dialogue has been pretty...meh, it all seems fairly predictable. I don't have high expectations but I hope it improves.
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Alright this episode seems normal/fixed on viki.
1.Lu zhen seems to have become friends with...the emperor? Anyways, she is promoted to the rank of 2nd made to Madame Zhou. Jealous girls continue to conspire against her but she seems to be born to be lucky.
2.Not a whole lot happens in this episode other than the fact that Madame Zhou is dying and and Lu Zhen wants to help her but the powers that be are against her. Even her other mentor, who is allowing her to study her books, warns here there is no such thing as a good person in the palace
3. Madame Zhou's former fave sets up a show that requires a piece of flesh to help cure Madame Zhou and she is about to stab Lu Zhen when other maids intervene and call her out. the girl wielding the knife is made to submit her own flesh, and then sent to the dungeons to be tortured.
4.We learn that this 'savior' is part of a larger plot orchestrated by Madame Lou who is trying to seize more power from Madame Wang. She will use the incident to gain control over the isolated palaces.
1.Lu zhen seems to have become friends with...the emperor? Anyways, she is promoted to the rank of 2nd made to Madame Zhou. Jealous girls continue to conspire against her but she seems to be born to be lucky.
2.Not a whole lot happens in this episode other than the fact that Madame Zhou is dying and and Lu Zhen wants to help her but the powers that be are against her. Even her other mentor, who is allowing her to study her books, warns here there is no such thing as a good person in the palace
3. Madame Zhou's former fave sets up a show that requires a piece of flesh to help cure Madame Zhou and she is about to stab Lu Zhen when other maids intervene and call her out. the girl wielding the knife is made to submit her own flesh, and then sent to the dungeons to be tortured.
4.We learn that this 'savior' is part of a larger plot orchestrated by Madame Lou who is trying to seize more power from Madame Wang. She will use the incident to gain control over the isolated palaces.
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Again,I am watching viki and the videos are cut oddly now.
1.Essentially, nothing new is really shared bc most of ep 8 is part of ep 7 on viki. Sorry. I am continuing to the next episode.
1.Essentially, nothing new is really shared bc most of ep 8 is part of ep 7 on viki. Sorry. I am continuing to the next episode.
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So the youtube episodes are not all subbed. I have been relying on Viki, and the ep 7 on youtube includes about 20 minutes that is not in ep7 on viki. I can't tell what happens during that time because I can't read or speak in any language other than English, so I am going to skip ahead and start with where ep 7 on viki starts
1.The emperor sees Lu Zhen and is immediately struck by her resemblance to the imperial consort. She is summoned the next day to see him and the emperor
2.Lu Zhen is at first flatted but her mentor explains to her that she is in danger as she is caught in a battle between the empress and the imperial consort. The empress would use her to lure the emperor away from the consort, the consort would kill her as being a threat. Either way, her being of low status would mean that inevitably she would be disposed of when the powers that be are finished using her.
3.Lu Zhen shows up and acts both dumb and wears way too much make up. It makes the emperor look like he was attracted to a simpleton, After this, the empress is angry with Madame Wang, who then sends Lu Zhen to the cold palace to serve.
4.We see a lot of the same games, as servants vie to be the favorite of Madame Zhou here. Lu Zhen seems to succeed but becomes ill. She is sent to the mediation court which seems to be where you get sent to die. Lu Zhen cleans it up, everyone likes her. She even shares some common medicinal knowledge to help others.
5.It seems Ah Bi has managed to curry the interest of the emperor (?)
6.They are now spreading a rumor that a girl was killed by the imperial consort (a girl working under Ah Zhan) because of the imperial consort's jealousy....Ah Zhan seems to be phased by this
I won't lie I skipped a bit in this episode because the same plots were being recycled and there didn't seem to be a fresh take. The focus on plots has taken away from any kind of unique character development and there is no romance yet so I am just waiting to see where this goes.
1.The emperor sees Lu Zhen and is immediately struck by her resemblance to the imperial consort. She is summoned the next day to see him and the emperor
2.Lu Zhen is at first flatted but her mentor explains to her that she is in danger as she is caught in a battle between the empress and the imperial consort. The empress would use her to lure the emperor away from the consort, the consort would kill her as being a threat. Either way, her being of low status would mean that inevitably she would be disposed of when the powers that be are finished using her.
3.Lu Zhen shows up and acts both dumb and wears way too much make up. It makes the emperor look like he was attracted to a simpleton, After this, the empress is angry with Madame Wang, who then sends Lu Zhen to the cold palace to serve.
4.We see a lot of the same games, as servants vie to be the favorite of Madame Zhou here. Lu Zhen seems to succeed but becomes ill. She is sent to the mediation court which seems to be where you get sent to die. Lu Zhen cleans it up, everyone likes her. She even shares some common medicinal knowledge to help others.
5.It seems Ah Bi has managed to curry the interest of the emperor (?)
6.They are now spreading a rumor that a girl was killed by the imperial consort (a girl working under Ah Zhan) because of the imperial consort's jealousy....Ah Zhan seems to be phased by this
I won't lie I skipped a bit in this episode because the same plots were being recycled and there didn't seem to be a fresh take. The focus on plots has taken away from any kind of unique character development and there is no romance yet so I am just waiting to see where this goes.
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1.Lu Zhen learns that female officials carry a lot of weight. In the past dynasty if you were above the 5th rank you worked directly with the emperor and even the male prime minister might have to bow his head to you. Women are not as powerful in this dynasty because they have been in charge of a lot of the inner palace affairs/day to day affairs. We also learn that someone with that much power can have a crime personally re-investigated--a.k.a. she now has high goals because in order to get justice she needs power to clear her name and punish her stepmother.
2.Ah Zhan's sister is allowed to return. he tells her that he gave one of her jade pendants to a girl and if that person appears, to detain her for him.
3.Meanwhile, the Dowager Empress is about to hold a big fears. The girls are asked to help make shoes. Lu Zhen helps the girl who was beaten (Ah Bi's former buddy). Lu Zhen's friend cautions her not to help and look after herself (Lu Zhen is able to help her by coming up with an idea to turn the blood drops on the shoes into bees, gaining her more respect from the ministers)
4.The imperial consort insists she is aware of whatever plots Minister Lou is up to
5.The Dowager Empress is with the emperor and she and the consort trade words. essentially consort is trying to make the dowager look bad by choosing to mourn the late emperor longer, and will wear mourning clothes at her festival. The dowager counters by sharing that she is planning to introduce the emperor to harem girls, from powerful clans (basically that the consort's days as the emperor's favorite are numbered). The imperial consort mocks the young lady brought before her (who happens to have the bees on her shoes...)
6.In a tragic scene we see some hard lessons. Out of kindness, Lu Zhen allows the girl to take the credit for the design she made. The justice minister learns and then a moment later, the girl who said she did the design is dead. Lu Zhen learns from her mentor (yang) that she protected her identity due to the fact that she respected Lu Zhen's gracious behavior of helping someone who wronged her. But she tells her that the lives of the servants are worthless to the powers that be. It seems that the Madame who wore the slippers was mocked, so she killed herself. The person who designed them was executed quietly.
7.Yang (I think I am misunderstanding; i think she is an official, not a minister) then confronts the other woman who has been assisting Minister Wang. She lectures her for being dumb enough to get caught up in a war between Minister Lou and Wang, and tells her in the future, to leave Lu Zhen alone, that she will handle it (I think she is personally training Lu Zhen to be her successor)
8.The emperor is getting drunk. He feels responsible for the Madame Lipin taking her life because of the comments his mistress made. He says he wants to to give him the throne but Ah Zhan swears he is loyal. he drinks medicine meant for the emperor, knowing it is poisoned, in order to solidify his power (it seems he has built up poison resistance?) He maintains that he has gained more sway with the family (i think of the girl who killed herself) and also he has deceived Madame Lou (I can't tell yet if Ah Zhan is plotting to take the throne back...i think he is and is not as nice as he seems. i mean he can't really accept the throne from his brother because it would make him look bad)
9.Lu Zhen feels guilt over the girls death. She tries to burn paper to put her to rest (that's what it looks like) only it causes a small fire. Ah Bi tries to set her up and notifies the higher ups. Lu Zhen is nearly kicked out of the palace but Madame yang stands up for her, once again uses the princess's backing of her to help her, and Lu Zhen's ability to recite some rules all save her. but she is still beat 30 times....
10. meanwhile Ah Zhan learns that Lu Zheng is in the palace (seems she might have another powerful ally)
I gave this episode a 7 because the amount of plots just seems to be dizzying. It is probably true to the time period, I mean people were killed over what seems like trivial matters to us. I need to expand my knowledge of the time period to really comment on this. but i personally feel that the plots are becoming so entangled that I am finding it a bit confusing.
2.Ah Zhan's sister is allowed to return. he tells her that he gave one of her jade pendants to a girl and if that person appears, to detain her for him.
3.Meanwhile, the Dowager Empress is about to hold a big fears. The girls are asked to help make shoes. Lu Zhen helps the girl who was beaten (Ah Bi's former buddy). Lu Zhen's friend cautions her not to help and look after herself (Lu Zhen is able to help her by coming up with an idea to turn the blood drops on the shoes into bees, gaining her more respect from the ministers)
4.The imperial consort insists she is aware of whatever plots Minister Lou is up to
5.The Dowager Empress is with the emperor and she and the consort trade words. essentially consort is trying to make the dowager look bad by choosing to mourn the late emperor longer, and will wear mourning clothes at her festival. The dowager counters by sharing that she is planning to introduce the emperor to harem girls, from powerful clans (basically that the consort's days as the emperor's favorite are numbered). The imperial consort mocks the young lady brought before her (who happens to have the bees on her shoes...)
6.In a tragic scene we see some hard lessons. Out of kindness, Lu Zhen allows the girl to take the credit for the design she made. The justice minister learns and then a moment later, the girl who said she did the design is dead. Lu Zhen learns from her mentor (yang) that she protected her identity due to the fact that she respected Lu Zhen's gracious behavior of helping someone who wronged her. But she tells her that the lives of the servants are worthless to the powers that be. It seems that the Madame who wore the slippers was mocked, so she killed herself. The person who designed them was executed quietly.
7.Yang (I think I am misunderstanding; i think she is an official, not a minister) then confronts the other woman who has been assisting Minister Wang. She lectures her for being dumb enough to get caught up in a war between Minister Lou and Wang, and tells her in the future, to leave Lu Zhen alone, that she will handle it (I think she is personally training Lu Zhen to be her successor)
8.The emperor is getting drunk. He feels responsible for the Madame Lipin taking her life because of the comments his mistress made. He says he wants to to give him the throne but Ah Zhan swears he is loyal. he drinks medicine meant for the emperor, knowing it is poisoned, in order to solidify his power (it seems he has built up poison resistance?) He maintains that he has gained more sway with the family (i think of the girl who killed herself) and also he has deceived Madame Lou (I can't tell yet if Ah Zhan is plotting to take the throne back...i think he is and is not as nice as he seems. i mean he can't really accept the throne from his brother because it would make him look bad)
9.Lu Zhen feels guilt over the girls death. She tries to burn paper to put her to rest (that's what it looks like) only it causes a small fire. Ah Bi tries to set her up and notifies the higher ups. Lu Zhen is nearly kicked out of the palace but Madame yang stands up for her, once again uses the princess's backing of her to help her, and Lu Zhen's ability to recite some rules all save her. but she is still beat 30 times....
10. meanwhile Ah Zhan learns that Lu Zheng is in the palace (seems she might have another powerful ally)
I gave this episode a 7 because the amount of plots just seems to be dizzying. It is probably true to the time period, I mean people were killed over what seems like trivial matters to us. I need to expand my knowledge of the time period to really comment on this. but i personally feel that the plots are becoming so entangled that I am finding it a bit confusing.
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1.Xuan Nu, Li Jing, and Si Yin spend a lot of time together as Xuan Nu is a friend of Si Yin and Li Jing is Si Yin's lover.
2.It soon becomes evident to the audience that Xuan Nu is bitter and jealous. She is hiding out here to avoid marrying a black bear spirit. She also has feelings for Li Jing. She is able to get Su Yin to teach her some magic that allows her to use BQ's face (I find this odd)
3.They encounter an untamed phoenix who is startled by Li Jing and Si Yin. Si Yin uses the Jade Purity fan to render it unconscious.
4.Unsurprising, she uses this face to seduce Li Jing...
--throughout all of this, MY remains in seclusion....
2.It soon becomes evident to the audience that Xuan Nu is bitter and jealous. She is hiding out here to avoid marrying a black bear spirit. She also has feelings for Li Jing. She is able to get Su Yin to teach her some magic that allows her to use BQ's face (I find this odd)
3.They encounter an untamed phoenix who is startled by Li Jing and Si Yin. Si Yin uses the Jade Purity fan to render it unconscious.
4.Unsurprising, she uses this face to seduce Li Jing...
--throughout all of this, MY remains in seclusion....
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1.BQ is unable to accept the death of her shifu. She becomes convinced that he will come back. She sobs by the lotus flower (she never cries) and an invisible adult YH is there watching her (clearly in love with her).
2.Li Yuan is ready to assume control of the ghost tribe. In a charged scene we learn the source of their enmity. Apparently Li Yuan's mother died because of Li Jing's mom. So Li Yuan personally strangled her. Li Jing outsmarts Li Yuan and assumes control of the ghost tribe with support of the celestial tribe. Li Yuan accuses him of being a traitor as he is dragged off.
3.Dijun (in a rare scene, not wearing purple) speaks up for Su Yin. At the same time, Su Jin is both named (apparently you get a name only after 1000 years in her tribe) and given to YH's parents to look after (they are childless, the mother is thought to maybe be barren).
4.In order to preserved her master, she swallows her pride and asks Li Jing for the Jade Stone. Li Jing says it was lost. Xuan Nu confronts Si Yin and says that it isn't lost. Having been found out, Li Jing tries to apologize but it is too late. He hits Xuan Nu hard (not really okay with that).
5.Dijun suggests in his usual vague way that 1st prince and his wife visit Kunlan for answers. She touches the lotus MY was cultivating and it disappears....now she is pregnant....it seems that the lotus was waiting for the right person and that person was her...YH will soon be born
6.Si Yin has dinner with her fellow disciples, gets them so drunk they pass out, and steals MY's body (creating one of the central conflicts in the story...)
This episode really lays the foundation for so many important things. So it was a good episode.
2.Li Yuan is ready to assume control of the ghost tribe. In a charged scene we learn the source of their enmity. Apparently Li Yuan's mother died because of Li Jing's mom. So Li Yuan personally strangled her. Li Jing outsmarts Li Yuan and assumes control of the ghost tribe with support of the celestial tribe. Li Yuan accuses him of being a traitor as he is dragged off.
3.Dijun (in a rare scene, not wearing purple) speaks up for Su Yin. At the same time, Su Jin is both named (apparently you get a name only after 1000 years in her tribe) and given to YH's parents to look after (they are childless, the mother is thought to maybe be barren).
4.In order to preserved her master, she swallows her pride and asks Li Jing for the Jade Stone. Li Jing says it was lost. Xuan Nu confronts Si Yin and says that it isn't lost. Having been found out, Li Jing tries to apologize but it is too late. He hits Xuan Nu hard (not really okay with that).
5.Dijun suggests in his usual vague way that 1st prince and his wife visit Kunlan for answers. She touches the lotus MY was cultivating and it disappears....now she is pregnant....it seems that the lotus was waiting for the right person and that person was her...YH will soon be born
6.Si Yin has dinner with her fellow disciples, gets them so drunk they pass out, and steals MY's body (creating one of the central conflicts in the story...)
This episode really lays the foundation for so many important things. So it was a good episode.
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1.The cliff hanger from last episode turns out to be Mi Gu having hurt himself. He can't cook. Neither can BQ (FJ is the best cook). YH cooks food and BQ discusses how his mortal wife must have taught him how to cook. YH finds this amusing and explains the truth.
2.18th and 16th, meanwhile, part ways. The goal seems to be to find Su Yin and MY's body.
3.YH takes it upon himself to move in with BQ and work from (her) home. She can't really turn him away because they are engaged. But she is clearly not happy with this (I find this to be kind of annoying myself).
4.16th encounters some assassins and Su Jin has convinced herself that BQ is a seductress and that is the only reason why YH is giving her the time of day. She also believes that BQ will lose YH just like the 2nd prince, and Su Jin takes it upon herself to help her out in the 'losing YH'. Su Jin knows she can't attack her head on because BQ is much stronger than Su Su. She instead decides to start out by weakening her authority. Also, the sea princess shows up seeking to serve YH. Su Jin immediately recognizes that love sick face (I really, REALLY think that the reason why so many people like YH is because there aren't many alternatives/competition. DH is said to be unemotional, MY is dead, and 3rd prince is a well known Casanova. Everyone else is too young, or too old, or spineless and no one would entertain Li Jing because he is in the ghost tribe//so odd because in the books the biggest issue is not enough women and too many men). Anyways, Su Jin sees another tool in the sea princess.
5.Su Jin' s plan was to send her maid to address the inappropriateness of YH staying there. Mi Gu replies that the celestial tribe has too many rules and sends her off. Su Jin calls the fox tribe uncivilized (as compared to the celestial tribe, who eats their own).
6.We see a descent chunk of scenes dedicated to A Li, BQ, and YH acting cutesy, like a family, which I found boring. Give me romantic, give me passion...not family scenes. But I am shameless.
I gave this episode a 7.5 because most of it dragged (I get bored with the cutesy family scenes).
2.18th and 16th, meanwhile, part ways. The goal seems to be to find Su Yin and MY's body.
3.YH takes it upon himself to move in with BQ and work from (her) home. She can't really turn him away because they are engaged. But she is clearly not happy with this (I find this to be kind of annoying myself).
4.16th encounters some assassins and Su Jin has convinced herself that BQ is a seductress and that is the only reason why YH is giving her the time of day. She also believes that BQ will lose YH just like the 2nd prince, and Su Jin takes it upon herself to help her out in the 'losing YH'. Su Jin knows she can't attack her head on because BQ is much stronger than Su Su. She instead decides to start out by weakening her authority. Also, the sea princess shows up seeking to serve YH. Su Jin immediately recognizes that love sick face (I really, REALLY think that the reason why so many people like YH is because there aren't many alternatives/competition. DH is said to be unemotional, MY is dead, and 3rd prince is a well known Casanova. Everyone else is too young, or too old, or spineless and no one would entertain Li Jing because he is in the ghost tribe//so odd because in the books the biggest issue is not enough women and too many men). Anyways, Su Jin sees another tool in the sea princess.
5.Su Jin' s plan was to send her maid to address the inappropriateness of YH staying there. Mi Gu replies that the celestial tribe has too many rules and sends her off. Su Jin calls the fox tribe uncivilized (as compared to the celestial tribe, who eats their own).
6.We see a descent chunk of scenes dedicated to A Li, BQ, and YH acting cutesy, like a family, which I found boring. Give me romantic, give me passion...not family scenes. But I am shameless.
I gave this episode a 7.5 because most of it dragged (I get bored with the cutesy family scenes).
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