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Sey KompungCham Well hell, what SHOULD happen is Chu Qiao should seek out Mr. Wu and get her personal history sorted out!

Despite all these comments and youtube clips I've watched in obsession, I still can't figure out how they're going to end this drama! I don't know if it's a great thing or a terrible thing!

Omg, Krystalsoojungs Are you serious? Chun'er sides with Yan Xun after all that? And why does she need to become a prostitute? She's a Princess after all! I have a feeling her obsession with YX is very unhealthy and she probably blames CQ because she can't possibly blame the person she loved so deeply all her life. A bit psychotic if you ask me. So I guess it'll be Team YX/CR against Team YWY/CQ. I think it's easy to see that Team YWY/CQ will win. Heck, when YX pulled up with his whole army against YWY guarding that school, my first thoughts were, yeah, YWY can take 'em all.

Oy oy~ why did the ratings go down to 8.8?

I definitely agree that Chu Qiao probably didn't think that Yan Xun would be so cruel. I think it is going to be a severe rude awakening for her. For her, I think she is clear about herself and her beliefs about right and wrong. So she believed Yan Xun was wronged and should be made right again, back to Yan Bei and claim his throne. Yan Xun was thinking more like all of Chang'an will pay for the slaughter and blood will rain for centuries. Yuwen Yue, being the smarty he is, and having seen the world a whole lot more, knew that Yan Xun wasn't just going to go, that it was going to be bloodshed for a lot of innocent people. Chu Qiao just didn't believe him and had faith in Yan Xun's goodness. After all, the Yan Xun she knows has never been that cruel and he has never been cruel to her so I don't blame her for having faith in him. But now that she sees what is happening, I think that's when she will acknowledge that Yuwen Yue was right and she was wrong. That is the type of character development she needs to go through.

Chu Qiao has always been one who never has a clear picture of everything. This is symbolized by her amnesia and the fact that she does not know who she is and where she fits in. Her fatal flaw is her strong belief in people and her stubbornness to help people even to her detriment. Helping Yan Xun, she never had a clear picture of what the real life consequences of helping Yan xun rebel will be, how it will affect the innocent people of Chang'an, her friend Yuan Song or others. The development of Chu Qiao as a character who slowly starts to be able to have a clear picture of the world and herself is what I personally think is her role in this story.

As for Chun'er. I agree with all of you. I don't care how mean or nasty or annoying she was. Yan Xun could have just killed her. If he hated all of them so much and wanted to take vengeance then he should've just killed them all. To use rape as a tool of violence to degrade her, to kill her psychologically while keeping her body alive is a terrible terrible thing for which CQ should not redeem him for (although I have a feeling Yan Xun may try to get out of it by lying to her and saying those men disobeyed him and he never told them to do it). Rape is an unfortunate part of war. They showed that even before Chun'er. But what happened to Chun'er wasn't war, it was Yan Xun specifically ordering people to do that to her. That was just too cruel.

Yeah, WTF. She was annoying but she did not deserve that. With just that alone, Chu Qiao should leave him.

Just saw the previews for tomorrow. WTH Yan Xun. That's so f*ed up. Yeah, I think I can see Chu Qiao's belief in him crumbling down in a matter of an episode or two if this is his behavior. Even if he wanted revenge, he should've seen that Chun'er and Yuan Song were always there to help him. They didn't deserve that. Especially Chun'er.

Yeah, I have to agree with silvermcv, she doesn't even try. It's like a combination of being mad at him, wanting to help someone who she believes has been done a grave injustice and her pride that makes her act that way towards YWY, I think. I think that's why it's kind of telling in the preview when they are fighting, and YWY pushes her to the wall because the guards are coming, and she swings her knife at him, and he's like, you're still swinging at me, what are you thinking? Almost to say, we both know that neither of us want each other hurt so let's drop the act when we need to. But I do agree with everyone - enough already! Just kiss, make-out, do something! The sexual tension between them is clearly getting to out of control! lol! I think Yueqi would agree...

LOL~ Yuwen Yue: "Your name will poetically match mine, gosh dang it!"

Well, from what I could gather YWY was actually trying to stop CQ from helping YX. Basically saying that helping him now would lead to so many more innocent lives being lost, and how is that different than what happened to the Yanbei people 3 years ago. That she will regret it, and her saying she won't regret it. This is just from my super basic understanding of Chinese. But that's later. I definitely caught the bit when he had her pinned against the wall and they were both yelling names at each other basically. :)

What's funny is, if this were a Korean drama, there would be some back story of Chu Qiao and Yuwen Yue as children. Where somehow YWY was accidentally injured by Chu Qiao's mom, Luo He's Nova Frost kung fu - which would explain why YWY has that cold illness that he suffers from - and Chu Qiao took care of him for a while, the two of them often casually falling asleep in each other's arms. Hence, why she feels so comfortable sleeping next to YWY. And then they find out this relationship later! LOL! That would be what happens in a k-drama. K-dramas can be quite cliched with way too many overly sweet OTP moments but I think this drama could use just a tiny tad bit more sweetness between our couple. :)

I watched Under the Hawthorne Tree on the plane couple months ago. And the funny thing is, I didn't know Yan Xun was played by the same actor, Shawn Dou, until I saw him smile in one of the first few episodes. And then I was like, wait a minute.... I've seen that fetching bright-eyed smile somewhere else... and it was the lead from Under the Hawthorne Tree. I liked that movie too. I read it was based on a true story, although apparently the tree is under water now due to the Three Gorges Project.

My thoughts exactly! Pining away over the weekend for a mere 30 seconds. I do think that was YWY's intention but YX stole her away. The good thing is CQ didn't look like she wanted to be stolen away. :) I caught the previews for tomorrow when YWY and CQ are fighting. I couldn't understand everything but when CQ stepped on YWY's foot, he was like you crazy woman! And she was like, you cheap man! Totally sounded like a lover's spat. LOL~

Ah~ I see, ok, gotcha darcy. I have to agree about the name thing. It's like dude, her real name is Chu Qiao. Stop calling her by her slave name. wth. Reminds me of Roots. jk. But I understand why they're having him do it. He misses her and he feels like her name is the only thing left of her that he can hold on to. Otherwise, in his mind Chu Qiao's mind, body and soul are all with Yan Xun. It's like holding on to his memories of her I guess. But still, I wish he'd come around and just give it up with the name. Her name is Chu Qiao.

As for the CQ situations, I understand what you're saying. I don't mind it as much though because she's proven she is no damsel in distress and she can take care of herself. But like anyone who may need a little help, she gets it from YWY, just like YWY or YX may get help from others. Well, a lot less YWY who is Mr. Capable. But I think that will make YWY getting hurt or needing help that much more traumatic for Chu Qiao and the viewers.

Omg, you caught that too? Yeah, I was happy to see that she wasn't necessarily thrilled to have YX pull up on the horse, and she looked back at YY like she was worried and wanted to stay. See, I really appreciate their attention to small details like this. It makes a difference. I just wish they'd move on past YX trying to get out the City. It's taking him AGES to get out! We've already spent like 10 episodes on his escape alone!

So, going down Xiaoshu's list of Lin Geng Xin movies... I watched Sword Master also! That's 3 out of 5 just this weekend. This drama is really taking up my time and getting me obsessed! :)

Why? What happened? Where? Why?

Thank goodness! About time!

Hmm, how is it that Xing'er/Chu Qiao always seems to end up in Yuwen Yue's bed? And just so casually holding his arm while sleeping. LOL~ I think CQ's subconscious is acting for her!

I think YWY just loves getting on CQ's nerves! The comment about her sleeping like a pig, totally uncalled for but totally funny!