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It's subbed -- you can find the complete aeries on dcool/KA & the likes

Actually the Chinese people HATED Mulan the movie. It bombed in China.

I can assure you it's not him

I think it's (intentionally) ambiguous. It was never shown that he dies. He says it's the end for him in jiang hu. But we can also interpret it as he continues to live on not as a martial fighter -- perhaps as a commoner?

Apart from this show, I'm also watching A Dream of Splendor and rewatching Three Heroes and Five Gallants (with a lot of FFs, only watch the scenes with Yan Kuan & Chen Xiao).

Ancient Detective & Love in Between

It is not just me. It IS categorized as an historical idol drama, esp by Cnetz. If you follow the drama vlogger AvenueX, she also calls it an idol drama.

Gotta say, at the moment SMZ is the one who's prettier than before , while he's very sick -- the styling suits Baron Chen very much!

I concur! :)))

An "idol" drama doesn't necessarily mean it stars idols or other high traffic actors/celebs (though that's often the case). But more about the main cast are famous because of their beauty and not their acting skills, and romance-centric. Usually they feature younger actors and are targeted towards younger audience, but it's not always the case.

WRTW is still at 5.8, same with SSS.

I'm actually quite happy with this rating, Douban raters are quite stingy and strict, especially about their own production. ADOS is indeed a phenomenon, but many netizens also complained of the "inflated" rating. (Though there's explanation that people are very happy that finally there's a decent idol historical drama, after being swamped with the bad ones for years).

I've always thought FYK is a strong fighter who covers his martial skills with acting as a flamboyant no-good looser. I don't know though if the Chancellor knows about it.

The scene between SMZ and LC broke my heart!!

Perhaps it's an issue of editing? As they had to cut down episodes to 38.

They are called extras and props :D

While I'm still digging the drama, I really miss my boy WXS. I hope in the remaining episodes we'll have his presence more.

But don't forget at the same time BCF is with WXS and SMZ in a battle against LS and DJF.

I'm watching and liking both dramas for different reasons, but imo Gu Qianfang isn't that more complex compared to the male characters in Heroes. In fact, he's more of a typical ML in historical AND modern dramas, being portrayed as almost perfect with noble background, great career, highly intelligent, who's whipped by a woman of a lesser status, because of her beauty and intellect :). Again in my opinion, it's basically because Chen Xiao is a brilliant actor with expressive eyes and effective use of subtle acting -- as well as his sizzling chemistry with Liu Yifei :)

I've read the director has clarified that there is no second time.

Is there really a lot of criticism towards that scene by Cnetz? Personally although it bugs me, I think it's quite realistic and it doesn't necessarily affect my view of the whole drama.