It was so good that I wished it wasn't because it was so heartbreaking watching it.
A couple of scenes I really liked (it's weird to call it "liked"??) was when ZL went to Mrs Mo and you can see that she knew. She knew but she was hoping and then when she gave that smile to ZL, I felt so horrible. And the second one was when ZL and Gen Mo were talking and toasting for the last time. Gen. Mo was being so kind to ZL, letting him know it was okay and that he understood. 😭 They were too painful to watch but I just couldn't not watch.
Episode 31: The flow of this episode, the specific scenes they chose to include, the acting. Everything was so well done. I wish it weren't because it was so darn heartbreaking. The worst they've done so far. And I am so conflicted about what to think about the emperor because I want to hate him but he was neither wrong nor right in the eyes of his people.
I Read a few comments below and i think You're the one with fantasy because you can't see obvious flaws as you…
there's a difference between recognizing flaws and pushing for ones own agenda of how the characters should be.
The pace is so and so, the character development is stale and so and so, the romance seem lacking so and so, the villain are too strong and so and so are many people may (or may not) think as flaws of the characters or writing.
Now when people push their fantasies and agenda into the story and characters, it stops being about the plot or story or character and becomes everything about the fantasy and agenda they are pushing. She should be like this. He should be like this. He should stop being like that. The story shouldn't become like this because I expected it to be like that. The characters should do this because that's how I see her character should be.
I also see there are some who'd take any fantasies they are fed just bcz they no longer have basic common sense…
Nah, all that talk about "consistency" is simply to reject the fact that these characters are supposed to be dynamic, can be changed by experience and circumstances and not some linear, comic characters who are supposed to act the same way throughout the development of their characters. 🤷🏻♀️
He knew Father Yu was warning him that he could kill TY if he wanted to and then poor ZL started having nightmares…
The panick was obvious with his hasty decisions and "preparations". He was being careless and leaving himself vulnerable, and that also made TY worried and panicked.
really loved zhao ling's expression when tingyun was listing all the times he listened to her irrespective of…
He knew Father Yu was warning him that he could kill TY if he wanted to and then poor ZL started having nightmares of TY dying via Father Yu's hands. Dude was terrified.
But somewhere I didn't understood why grand secretary tian was dragged into it. What's the need? Maybe i watched…
The reform to shift to silver was introduced because the treasury is running out of silver. They needed a fast way to gain silver.
But we also know that GS Yu proposed this because it also makes it easier for them to get embezzle silver. But the idea of a quick way to earn silver for the treasury was enough for the Emperor to agree. But of course there is resistance especially from those who use grain primarily for trade and from the farmers who produce grain who will suddenly have no leverage for their product
But somewhere I didn't understood why grand secretary tian was dragged into it. What's the need? Maybe i watched…
I'm not sure. Maybe because the NW merchants rely on grain for the trade and maybe the Anzhou don't have as much access to the grain route? So shifting to silver is I assume easier for them.
But somewhere I didn't understood why grand secretary tian was dragged into it. What's the need? Maybe i watched…
Him being present gives the impression of support for ZL. He doesn't need to say anything about which side he's taking, his presence was enough. By extension, the same courtesy and recognition was extended to his daughter, Lady Tian/Mrs. Wei. When ZL convinced her to stay, the merchants saw that as the Tian family supporting ZL.
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or TY, because all that was left for her to blame was herself.
The flow of this episode, the specific scenes they chose to include, the acting. Everything was so well done. I wish it weren't because it was so darn heartbreaking. The worst they've done so far. And I am so conflicted about what to think about the emperor because I want to hate him but he was neither wrong nor right in the eyes of his people.
The pace is so and so, the character development is stale and so and so, the romance seem lacking so and so, the villain are too strong and so and so are many people may (or may not) think as flaws of the characters or writing.
Now when people push their fantasies and agenda into the story and characters, it stops being about the plot or story or character and becomes everything about the fantasy and agenda they are pushing. She should be like this. He should be like this. He should stop being like that. The story shouldn't become like this because I expected it to be like that. The characters should do this because that's how I see her character should be.
Maybe check your own delusions first.
But we also know that GS Yu proposed this because it also makes it easier for them to get embezzle silver. But the idea of a quick way to earn silver for the treasury was enough for the Emperor to agree. But of course there is resistance especially from those who use grain primarily for trade and from the farmers who produce grain who will suddenly have no leverage for their product