sekichu

It is the same scriptwriter as zhuyu, but also other bangers like lltg, rise of phoenix, and even older classics like schemes of beauty so although zhou ye does not always have perfect pacing and tends to favor the first halves of IPs more, when they have more space (like lltg), they've done pretty okay in the past :)

We are almost certainly going to see some plot compression/arc compression though. I think maybe 4 arcs is doable, 5-6 is so hard these days for most dramas

after he storms the palace, he puts a collar on her and keeps her chained to the throne where upon they get ~ Very Spicy All Night ~ or something like that

yeah i found sites that look like they have the raws, but i haven't seen any translations. my chinese is fairly rudimentary, but it was really fragmented and strange. no mention of wenyu or xiaoli at all. so much so that i felt like they were maybe mistakenly uploaded lolol or maybe it is a preview/teaser of short story independent of the novel? idk maybe someone with better chinese than me knows OTL

GJM bringing us another visual feast. am honestly so excited for the line up of prettiest in april, our eyes are gonna be so spoiled.

and like it's not even the freakiest thing I WILL NEVER FORGET THE COLLAR SCENE, but yeah no chance in censorship hell we will ever get that.

i feel like the least they could give us is an innocuous little flower eating freak....... they owe it to us. i will riot.

Agree! I remember once thinking her face was very "modern pretty" which I think is mostly a carry over from the idol / kpop training arc. The styling in POJ totally changed my impression of the range of her vibes.

Yes, I have seen Snow before, the styling and production allowed her to really shine in this drama. Her eyes are very expressive.

there's a couple of sites you can take a look at:
- 81ksw
- qishuba
- and a few more if you search 归鸾 番外

Qianqian MY QUEEEEEN - she's really captivating me in the drama adaptation although I don't recall being this invested in her storyline in the novel. Superb job improving on the character and vibes

It lives rent free in my head. Xiao Li crushing the flower and eating it sjfagjslgjslkgj I am feral for that little gesture.

I know there is no hope for the spicy scenes, but I PRAY for the scene in the abbey/temple.

I truly think this is out performing the budget and the number of episodes allotted to condense the novel story. The lighting and framing sometimes is better than what I see in some S or S+ shows. I like that there is some clear sense of narrative in the way it is shot and edited. While both leads are not A-list actors, they suit their roles well enough and their on screen harmony/chemistry plus the directing is pulling a lot of weight.

If compared to something with budget it's not really a fair 1:1 rating. For the cost and the resources that went into it, it's one of the better and more enjoyable modern dramas lately (I really liked the novel and was braced for disappointment, instead this has pleasantly surprised me).

Super happy to hear that it is getting some recognition in China too, especially with several hot hits from major platforms competing.

I love that in a moment of crisis, they turn to each other so instinctively, the sisterhood and love between these two is beautiful. The scenes when they laugh or cry together about their past and future 🥹

I think he is actually a pretty well casted visual for the way LJY is described in the novel. The refined rogue with high degree of "coldness" vibe - ZYX doesn't have the figure of YM, but I think she can portray the "older sister teasing" side well. Am excited to see them together and frankly a little sad it's only 24 episodes 🥹

Yeah, there was a lot! And it was a lot spicier/more adult rated than I expected 😂 We will be lucky to get even 1/10th as much skinship

ALP ost is hard to top or even match, this one was still above average even if it wasn't Zhou Shen level haha. Hard for anyone to hit his ethereality.

I gotta say, I thought I saw comments that the OST wasn't hitting and... this intro song tracks as a fairly good one for me.

Hahahahahahaha, RY asking him if he used to be a lover or someone's beloved "pet" and him saying... only her beloved !

Ooooooooh, E24 might be the best shopping episode I have ever seen. No wonder everyone wants a husband like LSS/RY 🤣

And when RY bantering about how he is learning well from Shisan... "do I need to learn from him?" after that hot kiss !!! SO SMOOTH, NYZ, I did not know you had that in you.