moodygirl

I'm just watching ep. 27 and he just git stabbed by Gu all for a good cause.

You were ok with the beating she handed out?

Ep. 26 I'm sick of Yun's sister-in-law. First she gets him beaten to a pulp and now she tells him to leave town and forget about Yu, even try a new relationship to see if he really loves her.
Just got to the end. That was nasty behaviour from Yun after all while Gu was smug he was also falling down drunk.

Ep. 24 and 25 play out the opposition to the two lovers relationship. With the consequences of 99 lashes which I don't understand is carried out by his loyal sidekick at the instruction of one of the widows of the Wei household. How is that even feasible? There is a gossip mongers' plot happening to ruin Yu's reputation. Some family remain on her side. Gu keeps goading Yun about taking her back. What a fool.

Left at episode 13 because of FL acting deficit. Was sorry because I especially like the Wei Yun character and many of the supporting actors' work. Restarted because a reviewer I respect said it was worthwhile. I'm on ep 24 and am having trouble dealing with the idiocy of one of the widow's insistence that Wei Yun be punished for falling in love with Chu Yu. They've got one man left in the family and now they want him to get beaten to death for 'respectability' sake. What a load of BS.

There are so many great dramas here. It's difficult to rank them as some kind of run into the other after so much time. Please keep making more dramas of this calibre.

Just finished episode 1. Since I saw it last in 2021, I had forgotten how old these actors were when they were playing such 'young' characters. Pretty good job everybody. So much intrigue to come.

I like so many of Ji Chang Wook's dramas that I have become quite fond of him and hate when I see him experience trauma. I know this is the screenwriters' doing but that doesn't help much as I'm also aware how fraught the whole entertainment/star business is.

Yes, you can never get enough of a good thing. I miss dramas like Story of Yanxi Palace and Story of Minglan. There's still the odd good one, but why leave off at a maximum of 40 episodes when there is more of story to be told?

I've been thinking the same for the past few days mainly because I was watching Legend of Heroes and was reminded of just what an impact Zhou Yi Wei had on me. Many of the historical Cdramas playing right now are lacking. Sixty-eight episodes, here I come.

I want to watch this very badly but I'm afraid of all the pain and agony.

Agreed. Love the FL and the Crown Prince is in a complicated situation. The second leads will add more layers. All the sidekicks have their own charm. Can't wait for the next episodes. Why does it always take so long?

Ok. I'll give it a go. Off to the Opera now. Nice talking to you.

Gotcha, yes he's definitely worth spending time with. I will be checking out his other dramas.

Joe Chen absolutely blows it out of the water. For her sake I might even go back, but it's hard to tell if her story will take up much of the remaining drama. I can't figure out who you mean by JYK?

Hopefully the second season or Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty will live up to the first and worse come to worse I keep going with more Love in the Clouds and Whispers of Fate. I might even have to resort to contemporary dramas if they have actors I like.

Agreed, let's pull the plug and hope for better dramas to come along soon.

Thanks for telling me. I guess I needed a bit more convincing. There's not much to watch right now.

I've truly had it with Chu Yu's stone-faced persona. Her brother is another downer. Only Wei Yun persistence keeps me going. Her sister Jin and the Song brother are also a waste of time. I like the Song sister and her determined approach to sending the Crown Prince packing. We're only half-way but my enthusiasm is flagging already. Convince me I should keep watching this.

Just finished the most recent episodes and Chu Yu must be the most reluctant ancient bride ever. Wei Yun is making an extraordinary effort to get her to soften to his advances. Not much CP except when she was massaging his thigh.