the rating is way too low for the breathtaking cinematography/attention to historical detail. The beauty of this show is worth a watch in itself!
However, the length really hurts it cause it drags in the middle. Also, for a "smart" character, Li Bi messes up every time. He's the dumbest and most frustrating character in the show.
Huang Chao - heir of JizhouXiyun/BFX - princess of qingzhou (i think her brother is technically the heir)Feng…
the emperor of da dong is Emperor Chun Xi. We see him and the crown prince, Jing Yan in the very first ep when they realize the Empyrean token has been stolen. We also saw him recently in ep 26 (?) when he gave Chu Ran the title of "Da Dong's fairy."
Yeah, I feel like the episodes are getting better and better, actually. That was a pretty great scene, and a fitting…
I'd honestly be surprised if the ending wasn't HFX/BFX as emperor/empress. I feel like the show has set it up so that they're by default the best rulers and it's completely shifted away from the wuxia elements in favor of imperial politics drama. I really hope it ends with the classic wuxia but based on the plot so far and China's politics...idk
can someone explain me the kingdoms or 6 statesso huang chao - future king of his kingdomprincess xi yun - future…
Huang Chao - heir of Jizhou Xiyun/BFX - princess of qingzhou (i think her brother is technically the heir) Feng Lan Xi/HFX - prince of Yongzhou Chu Ran- princess of Youzhou
YWU doesn't have his own kingdom. He's part of a secret anarchy org called the Lotus & the cricket and his goal is to have the six states be at war w/ each other.
There are two other kingdoms/states: Shangzhou and Beizhou but they're not important in the show.
There's also the royal family (Da Dong), who's in charge of all six states and also "lost" the Empyrean Token, which everyone is after cause whoever holds it "rules the world."
In the book, HC and CR marry and I think that'll play out in the show too. Hope this helps!
I like the show a lot, but I feel like it had all the components to be a great show...
it's suffering from some serious pacing issues. Storylines have dragged when they should've been wrapped up quickly and some eps are just boring and fillers. I know Yangyang is the main appeal for many people, but they had exciting character setups that could've made this a Nirvana in Fire or Game of Thrones tier show. They should have condensed ML's family drama into the first 15-20 episodes, given the FL a more significant arc (either in the jianghu or her kingdom), and given all the other royal heirs actual screentime/characterization. Make YWY a compelling villain instead of a cardboard cutout, make HC more competent and give him a better motive, show HCR scheming to be queen, and honestly give FL's brother a plotline too.
I didn't read the book, but it also seems like some interesting elements were axed due to censorship. For example, in the book, ML is much more morally gray and in it for the power instead of the perfect ruler we see in the show, which I think would've been way more interesting...
Also, the pacing has been so slow up until now that the last 10 eps are gonna be wild. They have to figure out who YWY is and defeat his shadow org, take out ML's evil family so he can be king, resolve this Empyrean token mystery, save FL's life/ML loses his cultivation (??), something bad happens to FL's sect or family (??), and possibly fight a war against HC??
However, the length really hurts it cause it drags in the middle. Also, for a "smart" character, Li Bi messes up every time. He's the dumbest and most frustrating character in the show.
Xiyun/BFX - princess of qingzhou (i think her brother is technically the heir)
Feng Lan Xi/HFX - prince of Yongzhou
Chu Ran- princess of Youzhou
YWU doesn't have his own kingdom. He's part of a secret anarchy org called the Lotus & the cricket and his goal is to have the six states be at war w/ each other.
There are two other kingdoms/states: Shangzhou and Beizhou but they're not important in the show.
There's also the royal family (Da Dong), who's in charge of all six states and also "lost" the Empyrean Token, which everyone is after cause whoever holds it "rules the world."
In the book, HC and CR marry and I think that'll play out in the show too. Hope this helps!
it's suffering from some serious pacing issues. Storylines have dragged when they should've been wrapped up quickly and some eps are just boring and fillers. I know Yangyang is the main appeal for many people, but they had exciting character setups that could've made this a Nirvana in Fire or Game of Thrones tier show. They should have condensed ML's family drama into the first 15-20 episodes, given the FL a more significant arc (either in the jianghu or her kingdom), and given all the other royal heirs actual screentime/characterization. Make YWY a compelling villain instead of a cardboard cutout, make HC more competent and give him a better motive, show HCR scheming to be queen, and honestly give FL's brother a plotline too.
I didn't read the book, but it also seems like some interesting elements were axed due to censorship. For example, in the book, ML is much more morally gray and in it for the power instead of the perfect ruler we see in the show, which I think would've been way more interesting...
Also, the pacing has been so slow up until now that the last 10 eps are gonna be wild. They have to figure out who YWY is and defeat his shadow org, take out ML's evil family so he can be king, resolve this Empyrean token mystery, save FL's life/ML loses his cultivation (??), something bad happens to FL's sect or family (??), and possibly fight a war against HC??