ChineseDramaFan

I haven't watched The King’s Woman :)

I always say a glass is half-full. This is how viewers should look at the ending :)

You want historical stories with sad endings? Plenty! Try "Goodbye My Princess" and "The Wolf". "The Heiress" and "Song of Glory" have endings up to interpretation. I have loved them all. Enjoy!

In the beginning, WKX is the one making the move to be closer to ZZS, and initiates many attempted touches which ZZS avoids. In later episodes when WKX's identity is revealed, and ZZS begins to call him shidi, it's ZZS who begins to want to hug him (WKX) and feels that he is close to him because of this brotherly relationship. So, yeah, the dynamics have changed.

At the beginning of the series, the BL elements are so strong, even with many dubbed lines changed from the original lines spoken by the actors; everyone wonders how it passes censorship. By episode 22, it's become subdue and the dynamics change into brotherly. I still like the series because I like the two lead characters, the acting and the plot.

This is such a realistic drama - no love at first sight, no firework romance (yet), there is fighting but no wuxia, a lot of conflicts in almost every household (realistic aristocratic family portrayal of the era) and in politics (true historical events eg. banning of sea trade), strong Confucius values and philosophy permeate daily life. Great watch!

I could see his guitar strings XD

By ep. 22, it feels like a brotherly relationship. If you mean the half naked bath scene explosive, then I don't think you need to be worried about censorship :)

Can't watch this - I'm 'allergic' to Sally Jing.

Hehehe! I just keep imagining those people looking through everything and passing judgement, banning anything they don't like. They remind me of my own father in the old days, banning me from reading comics XD XD XD.

Shhhhhh. I think we all want to keep quiet and pretend that all is good. Don't let those stone-age screeners in the censorship department know they may have missed something. XD

Be patient. Give them time to 'acquire' babies one way or another XD

The fighting elements, the choreography etc are very good here. The CGIs are good too. The BL elements are very subdued in The Untamed. Here, they're explicit. Both dramas are excellent in different ways. If you have loved The Untamed, you should love this one too :D

Go do it (not killing yourself, but taking Mandarin classes)! XD

Well, this is the 'Chinese' way in teaching children: "Just do as I say." The funny thing is one acts like a doting mom and the other a strict dad, then a poop-stirring uncle. LOL!

LOL!

LOL! Kid can hug daddy and mommy, but daddy mommy cannot hug each other! XD WKX would gladly do it anytime, it's just ZZS who is a tsundere. I love the push and pull dynamics. So cute!

The relationship in this drama is more explicit. In The Untamed, it gives the feeling of a platonic relationship for many viewers but in this one, within the first episode, you'd know it's more than platonic - there're more skin-to-skin contacts, and the words are more explicit. Visually, both dramas are beautiful. Love it.

LOL! It's hilarious to watch ZZS trying to be the peace keeper.

WKX is cheering on the fight, but ZZS is disgusted and suspicious that WKX is behind it but he denies it, so ZZS leaves. It appears that someone (WKX?) is behind the fight of the wulin sects and adding oil to fire. Let's wait for ep 16 :D