Errbody be trying to guess who Peacock is while I'm spazzing out over the fact that Wu Jiang's actor is already 38 years old 😭🤣🤣 He looks like he's the main cast's age! What's next, you're telling me Chen Fang is almost 40 too?!
Bruhhh xiao jinyu is so smitten based on all these clips so far 😩🤣 i'm kinda glad we only have 28 eps cause i dunno if my weak heart can take so much romance 😆 (though if we don't see a ChuYu baby at the end imma riot!!!)
I'm on ep 13 so far, watching with my dad who was hesitant at the start cause of the fantasy elements (which he usually doesn't like in cdramas), and this had a really rocky, almost parody-like start and only got better by ep 7. I was especially not a fan of Yan Zhi Gang's portrayal of Su Wuming, but I'm sort of okay with it now. I think it's because he's smart but not charismatic, and he's trying to be charismatic. I do like that there's a visible age gap between him and Lu Lingfeng.
I am not "hooked" by the cases but will definitely be continuing
It took me forever to finish Ep 1 last year so I don’t know if I should continue this (esp since I found out there’s a love triangle?? Which I hate) but I don’t know any other popular cdrama with as much world building as this one and solid action scenes too. Convince me to watch this? Or give other fantasy suggestions.
This drama succeeded in two things I have faulted cdramas for failing to do in general: 1) excellent worldbuilding (especially one that’s not even a fantasy drama) and 2) making me cry.
I haven’t read the source novel (which I can only imagine is brilliant) but the attention to detail is very obvious in the drama adaptation. The story is compact, though not perfect, but it was well-supported by the smaller details.
As for the making me cry part, maybe it’s cause it’s that time of the month for me (lol) or because family themes hit closest to home (no pun intended) but I felt moved by some performances, particularly Sun Bo and Chun Xi’s storyline, as well as the Zhao Mo/Zhao Ban/Wen Yue issue.
It is a figurative title. Like they were putting the tax issue under the microscope
Obviously it's figurative, I just think given the timeframe, they could've used a better metaphor since I don't think microscopes existed during that period. Magnifying glass, abacus, whatever other choices
To my fellow Fu Sheng/Wen Jue shippers, how we feelin'? 😆
For me, even if the romance was one-sided on Wen Jue's part, it was still cute and wholesome. It's just interesting how Fu Sheng never knew that Wen Jue liked him, and I think that adds to the uniqueness of this drama. But I don't know why the scriptwriter wanted it to be that way 😅
Purchased express for episodes 29-30 today after waiting it out after ep 27 dropped yesterday and I’ve now finished an airing show for the first time! Leaving a review in a bit ☺️
of conflict didn't pop up at some point.
that…
we'll see the context of that clip soon enough ☺️
I am not "hooked" by the cases but will definitely be continuing
I haven’t read the source novel (which I can only imagine is brilliant) but the attention to detail is very obvious in the drama adaptation. The story is compact, though not perfect, but it was well-supported by the smaller details.
As for the making me cry part, maybe it’s cause it’s that time of the month for me (lol) or because family themes hit closest to home (no pun intended) but I felt moved by some performances, particularly Sun Bo and Chun Xi’s storyline, as well as the Zhao Mo/Zhao Ban/Wen Yue issue.
Kudos to the whole cast and production team!
BUT ALSO WHAT A RIDE 🤣