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Episode 16 thoughts:

Things I liked:
- RTZ squatting with TT for the punishment
- The conversation where RTZ asked TT why she took the punishment for him (that scene had me in tears)
- the conversation between master and Rebecca (her personality makes a lot more sense to me now)

Things that I disliked:
- RTZ's general disrespect for his family (his family is too lenient with him....maybe because he's the only child)
- the dad not knowing his sons age.... I know that's a big reason why he acts the way he does
- TT taking blame for RTZ again!!!!!!
- RTZ not taking ownership for his actions and letting other people take blame for his mistakes (this really bothers me)
- my heart breaks for the mom who has to shoulder everyone's opinions and displeasures
- MM hiding in the closet, her petulant attitude when the mom wanted to have a family meeting
- RTZ wanting to move out of his house for MM????????
- RTZ taking advantage of his mom's leniency with him -.-

Hey!! So good to see you here too xD!! Honestly I didn't expect RTZ's character to be like this or to say the things he does, so I'm still trying to come to terms with that.... he has good qualities but also lots of questionable things he does and says... and he doesn't seem to appreciate all the privileges and good things he has going in his life. He isn't that young either (to use that as an excuse for him being immature).

and don't even get me started on how confused I am about him and MM lol.

Hahaha xD - that scene was so funny!

Things I thought were cute (Episode 15) - mostly related to RTZ and TT
- How worried TT was for RTZ as he glided off the mountain
- How they both seem to have an adventurous side and also a common connection through TCM.
- I also really like how TT is someone who seems to keep up with the multiple layers of RTZ's personality and call him out
- I liked RTZ explaining his challenges list to TT
- TT owning her identity as the successor of the acupuncture sect with pride
- TT trying to get the amulet back because she cares about her Nephew and Niece and family
- I LOL'ed when TT ran into RTZ's mom outside the pawn shop
- How RTZ seems unable to keep any secrets from his mom and grandpa (they both seem to know all his secrets)

Things that made me sad
- RTZ's inability to understand what being an orphan is like (saying that TT is fortunate because her life belongs to her. That is so undervaluing and showing a lack of empathy for the challenges and hardship and heartbreak she has gone through)
- when RTZ sold his agarwood pendant (family heirloom)
- his lack of respect in general for his family's feelings

And also I haven't yet seen any indication the ML or FL like each other or have any sort of attraction or feeling towards each other. And yes its totally fine if this is not a romance, I guess we will see as the story progresses. I haven't yet watched episode 16 - will do that after a bit of a break.

At this rate I am starting to ship TT and the glasses doctor lol....

A dream of splendor which was a historical drama too (it released on Tencent just before LLTG) had steamier scenes. But the actors were older. :)

And yes I've seen Bai Lu dramas! She's can be funny in her acting too.

They wrapped up filming in December 2021 (all the actors had moved on to other projects after) and then I heard to get the broadcasting licensing which is post production is when they had to reduce the episodes. I am not too familiar with Chinese regulations and censorship rules so I may be misunderstanding.

I think a dream of splendor had them, right?

I don't think it was that long, and haha my mom loves ROTTR but I couldn't get into it because one of my pet peeve tropes in story telling is when a writer enters their own story. Thats just my thing though, that drama was very popular.

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I was thinking the same 🤨😑😑 and then I was sad I didn't get to see that in LLTG. It was also his expression that was just so shy, like he couldn't even look at her sometimes.

Okay so the steamiest kiss scene in that drama was actually cut, but if you google it there are clips on YouTube. You should give it a chance, hahaha I really came to like Lin Shen in that. It was a cute drama, it was the first one I watched of her after being introduced to her in TLB and the two leads had good chemistry (nothing like her and WL but it was still good) and there was a lot of comedic moments. Plus i'm a sucker for shows about cooking.

Let me know if you check it out what you think and totally no worries if you don't :)

Ooooo I like it, be direct and honest at the end. Bah! How many unfortunate couples are in this drama?

This should be recent as this drama is filming now. It has the same director as Dating in the Kitchen (so that explains the steamy scenes :p)

I think since he's technically consort Yue's soulmate and those two probably want to meet again in the next life, it was her way of conceding and gracefully bowing out. She may not have wanted to come across as coveting what was someone else's, but instead wished for her very own soulmate in the next life?

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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh wow.

Is it weird that the part when you said "had he been given a choice, I think he would have stayed in the capital" made me really feel for him. I think that makes me appreciate his suffering in those 5 years more and maybe understand his sense of hopelessness perhaps. It also made my heart melt a little. I think this is the fascinating part of this story. There is endless opportunity to think about the plot development.

I wonder if its the editing from having to reduce 66 episodes to 57? I mean if all the material was already filmed it would be so hard to adjust the script after the fact right?

one of the saddest lines ever :(

omg perfectly said! I hope if they reedit this drama they can also add a few more episodes to add to the healing part. For the characters individually but also for CSS and HBY as a couple.