You know when you have an itch that needs scratching, but you can't quite reach it despite your best effort? Like, your close but can't seem to reach the spot? Thats how I felt about this drama and its upsetting.
The battles and 'war' were laughable. I couldn't believe how badly they skimped on them. But that told me that…
In my opinion, seeing as how this is more about the relationships between our leads, I don't think it would've done much for the story to show most of battle scenes. I think what they did just narrating those events was fine
Re watching this and still as heart breaking as the first time. Jing being so kind to a fault, xiang Liu's cruelty, cang xuan being so calculating and fenglongs being a third nipple irks me even more this time. I wish Jing would stand up or speak up. Still awesome though
A lot of the Chinese actors in their twenties are really thin, and especially the actresses....
Lin Yi is so tall, he looks much better than he did a few years ago but he might benefit from filling out a bit more. They want the men to be strong, but don't want them to look strong. It's insane! The obsession they have with 40kg women is also crazy, imagine a taller woman like dilraba being expected to weigh the same as Shen Yue who's significantly shorter.
To his defence, most c-actors (I'm not saying all) I know are skinny actors tho. Some even struggle to carry their…
The beauty standards they have over there are so messed up, I wonder if these actors don't get health issues because of their body weight. A typical grown man should typically be able to carry that much weight.