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I'm just relieved it's not a story within a story ending.

The cut aphrodisiac scene and sleeping on the floor at Tianfang Water Pavilion.
https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:4860098749857870?from=old_pc_videoshow

They couldn't even give us this. Now I have to go and stitch it to the episode myself 🙄

😂😂 well it sure did now.

Not even XD was exempt from her slap 😂

I understand. Sometimes if you feel really strongly against an actor it’s hard to force yourself. Just wanted to make sure you didn’t miss out on Dylan’s good work 🙂

Omg I just realized the Murong Gao Gong shortened to Murong GG is basically like Murong gong gong 🤣 Yeah it'll be a good twist if he's the one to do something.

Here's fodder to feed our active imagination 😁
https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:4859816028602405?from=old_pc_videoshow

I wonder how much aggression Sun gongong is actually suppressing just because Murong is the emperor. That was so offensive.

For many people here as well as in China, this role made CYQ more likable for those who didn't watch her before or wasn't a fan. If you like Dylan, I think you should give it a try, otherwise you're missing out on another memorable character. I dare say Xiao Duo is even better than DFQC. An extra highlight is that the fight scenes are some of the best I've seen. Dylan really got to put his athleticism to good use! Finally, their relationship is another one worth adding to the list of beautiful, mature, and non-toxic romances.

There is definitely nothing platonic going on here. One of the main messages this drama tries to convey is that you can still fall in love and be in a relationship with someone regardless if they’re “complete” or not. Besides, there are many other ways to be physically intimate with someone, not just the traditional idea of physical intimacy. Just watch it. You won’t regret the romance.

Yeah I definitely think someone’s drugging him. Remember how the Empress used incense to make him hallucinate? Maybe they brought that back and it’s not actually the tonic.

Yeah I think he would’ve gone there eventually. He wanted to keep XD alive longer for the ultimate torture of dismemberment from five directions.

The experience of watching it while sharing frustrations of cut scenes together with everyone here made it a lot more fun for sure. I think the individual parts like acting, the leads' chemistry, and majority of the direction, especially the romantic scenes, & cinematography are very well done. But as a whole, honestly speaking, I feel like it's lacking somehow. It's most likely due to choppy edits and writing. Everything just progressed from one plot to the next too quickly, and it felt like we were being told instead of shown things. For example, how XD escaped from prison. However, at the end of the day, I'm still glad I made it to the end and don't regret watching it. It's still one of the better historical Cdramas out there.

I feel like since they glossed over XD's torture scenes it wasn't gripping enough for me. With how mentally unstable Murong is and his inferiority complex, the realistic progression of that situation would've been him trying to cut off XD's jewels as torture. I was nervous they would go there. I hope his hallucinations are because someone is drugging his tonic and not because he was drinking too much.

I think predisposed bias may cloud their judgment.

You'll get a lot of use out of this then! https://weibo.com/tv/show/1034:4859405896974436?from=old_pc_videoshow

I like looking at his face so I will watch anything he's in from now on 😄

Lol glad it gave you a good laugh. Hope you enjoy it when you do watch even with knowing all the spoilers!

That is how I rationalize to myself lazy writing lol