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BOY was a superior series and far more interesting. The present series is more a xianxia and uses too much CGI that it's unbelievable and not credible (contra BOY). Many watch this because of the boy candy but seriously, the plot and story line was really not that great - revenge, redemption but despite the claims of causes and consequences, the emperor got a free pass and was even meaner - Langya 'duke' was even sacrificed. He was the cause of his obssession and destroys too many families (just like his father) and yet, bore no real consequences. Maybe, the novelist should be clearer on this line and so should the scriptwriter. As for bromance and loyalty, yes, there was that but somehow convoluted when it is contrasted with good and evil and redemption.

yes, this constant repeat of scenes don't add much vlue and fillers just detract from the story. this is a downer. becomes actually quite boring...

yes, I agree

Hmm, just wondering if Jin Ling will end up as a victim?

yes, the Tongmenhui is real and arguably the percursor to the KMT and the CPC.

but wasn't his message enclosed with the gift to the Duke? If so, how can be a comrade? Unless he was a double agent sent by MSD? is that likely?

a journey to love, heroes, love like the galaxy, sword snow stride legend of fei, princess agents and yes, oh my general. all the jin yong series

great comments

Can't understand this obsession with age. Does that matter if the acting, the script or the drama was good? I just started and am not sure if this is any good but will watch the first few episodes to gauge my assessment.

3 years since and still no season 2. Any news and are the actors and actresses going to be retained?

Hmm, is the husband possibly involved with the other woman?

Speculation on No.1: I think it's Mrs Jia. We only have her word that she escaped the massacre with a hurt leg. Why would Mr Jia allow her to live given that she could probably identify him as the murderer? There is also the fact that she killed him outright when the going was going against him - is that not about silencing him as he would be unlikely to stand up to torture as an enemy spy and would then spill the beans? I find it implausible that she would not know of his shady deals given that she is the 'one who must be obeyed' and really, why use the threat of killing her to force the princess to kill herself?

Sounds like Delivery Man (taxi services) but now in a studio; cop becomes lawyer. Not exactly new

thanks for the background

American way - fly a kite and then milk it for umpteen seasons. Look at Squid Games and the spinoffs. Not there for Asian audiences but many Asians flock to Netflix as American must be good. Lots of great korean dramas but now all trying to get netflix money and so sad and tragic that the great, gritty kdramas are becoming rare

Just netflix an that's why Americanisation of the Asian drama scene is becoming a problem. Just look at Vagabond and how it ends. The days of good kdramas which are gritty and have an end is now subjected to the marketisation of netflix.

As usual, many want to replicate the novel or the manhua, and is often the gripe of many commentators on this drama and other dramas. Sadly, they miss the point - every drama and/or film is an adaptation and is therefore subject to creative approaches. Those who seek 'purity' should stick with their novels/manhuas and live in their little world. Without innovation (adaptation, and hence, we have scripts), we only have the same black and white stuff which is better captured in the novels or manhuas. I wanted a sequel but this 'new' version is really quite poor; the acting is tepid at best and the cgi doesn't add anything of value (at least for me). Yes, the manhua and even the donghua are much better but that is just my view.

The baddie behind the downfall of LXY is Zijin. It's because of his feelings for the woman and he betrays Sigu sect; I believe he's also with the Nanyin group

Great stuff about conglomerates and their debts servicing each subsidiaries. It's a house of cards just like CFCs and the debt-to-equity ratio, private equity firms and their strategies, franchising practices and money to top it, money laundering. Many viewers may not get the gravity of this but it impacts on everyday lives and working people!! Wow, great drama for the more cerebral and discerning viewers.

This clearly one of the better dramas I have watched. Interestingly, it shows us how corrupt firms are and that corporations and professional bodies nilly-willy 'write' the rules/ There's clearly more that can be said but this drama shows us how professional bodies can bankrupt and destroy firms . Just think about the Asian Financial Crisis in 1987 and how may firms in Korea were destroyed by 'accounting numbers' and corporate governance. Or how accounting and advisory consultants milked the system and good firms are sold off to corporate vultures. Not a series for those who want the usual 'romantic' kdramas - one instead for those who want to have a glimpse of the real world of corporations, profits and their financing.