moodygirl

Just started this drama strictly for Chen Xiao. Great environment, plenty of blood and guts with evil characters promising more of the same. Wonder what caused Gu Ping Yuan ending up a criminal? So I'll keep watching.

Just finished ep. 2 Looks like blood sport. Dilraba on the hunt, but surely Yan Tuo can't be such a fiend. They are bound to run into each. Take heed, don't look at your phone while driving.

Just finished ep 5. Too many switcheroos which can be confusing, but in some way it doesn't matter as it fun to see them interacting and trying to make sense out of what's happening. Dealing with the outside world is difficult, but since the main characters all know she's not really a eunuch why was everyone so shocked to see them in bed together. Oh, yeah, I guess that's a no no in those days.

Just finished this drama. It ended with the main 'lovers' standing at a cliff overlooking the nation as they give a long patriotic speech. Their two horses whinnying behind them have more CP than they do. As at the start of the drama, Yu welcomes the warrior who has been away at the border for three years with her trademark sword dance. However, by this time the widow has aged and may well be in menopause when the nuptials are finally allowed to take place.
The strongest impression was the dramatic arc of The Princess and her male harem boy Han Mei who took a sidetrip to the North to play at being king but 'mommie dearest' was not impressed with his love life. The doomed couple took a flying leap off that very cliff. The other two romances while facing some hardships along the way bloomed nevertheless. Good looking drama.

Yes, I've watched them. Then he made a number of films that I was not able to access. I see he has a new drama in the works called 'The One' which could be coming out soon. He is right up there with my favorite actors.

I have you down as a bloviator.

You sound really put upon. Just how hard is it to click on the spoiler button if you are discussing an episode in minor details? People come to dramas at different times and can't always watch only the most recent episode. Others come to ask if the drama is what they might be looking for, but they don't want all the details beforehand. There is no reason not to be polite to one another given we all like these stories.

I'm loving it. A heroine full of gumption. A slightly befuddled Crown Prince. An evil spawn of an evil Minister. A besotted second lead who is rightous. A helpless King. What could go wrong?

Does anyone still think putting spoiler alerts on their posts is important to keep details from those who have not yet watched the episode?

Thanks for the lowdown. Not the greatest fan of Ren Jia Lun and always find him lacking in the romantic follow-through.

Do you realize that your comments should have been hidden under a spoiler alert.

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?