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I have a fish brain. Who is Li Fu again?

Amazing review, bravo! Now I finally understand why they had used Zhang Luyi as the 13 year-old Ying Zheng, especially the final public scene together with his father. Yes, they did resemble each other with very similar features. Love it!

I would have thought all these fur and pelt on their costumes are fake. I thought it's not easy to find real stuff these days, no?

Like you, I love this drama. Thank you for writing this wonderful article to introduce other viewers to this amazing drama. Bravo!

Absolutely! Everything else seems pale now compared to this one.

Finally finished. Phew! 78 episodes, not a single moment skipped. What a great watch. Strongly recommended.

Love them both :)

Bravo!

Yes, it's not hard to see the government has a hand in this.

I think it will end at the first scene of Episode 1, ie. when he completes his conquests and proclaims himself Qin Shi Huang.

Yes, you should if you like Chinese history. This drama is very well made. The characters are very interesting. I love it.

What next? I know you love romance. Have you watched The Wolf and Go Ahead?

As always, love your analysis and writing. Bravo!

Depends. It's based on real historical figures and events. It's heavy and very political. No romance. Can be dry if you're not into Chinese history.

Two more episodes left. Doubt if they're going to include any of the search for elixir stuff here. So far, they are trying to portray a 'perfect' Emperor.

I think the difference between splitting by horse and by ox is the speed a person gets killed. Obviously horses are faster. Imagine being killed slowly by reluctant oxen .... :>

Still on the topic of execution, on a Christmas Day, which is worse: being cooked or split apart by oxen?

Xie Yun sounds ok sometimes, but sometimes he sounds cartoonish, really destroy that character.

From the look of things, I can see why ZLY complained and made quite a big deal of it.

I thought "che lie" literally means cart split, no?

I like it if I treat it as a rom-com, nothing serious, everything is just a joke with a bunch of cute kids. But I can feel a plot lurking which has a lot of wuxia elements, and I want to watch that. Right now, the plot has been replaced by spoilt brats (especially that Li Yan) running around with no sense of priority and urgency. Sigh!