The Princess Royal Episode 35
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So now we have a literal puppet Li Cheng who SRQ magically finds?!!! Honestly this plot is SO BAD. Meanwhile LR still can't seem to realise she's being played by SRQ. He's literally told her that that's what he did last time and she still trusts him enough to believe him. And ofc PWX has to open her eyes YET AGAIN because that seems to be his main role in this show - and all this while she is throwing a tantrum.
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The Princess Royal Episode 34
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Honestly, I am only surviving watching this by observing how bad it can really get. Why does LR repeated listen to SRQ over her own common sense? Why doesn't she ever talk to PWX for clarification given he was also around and actually seems to have known what was going on? She's supposed to be 38 years old - mentally - but somehow actually acts like an 18 year old.And SRQ's motivation seems to be arbitrarily to support noble families and to protect her (when he allowed her to be killed?). I really don't understand his character at all because it is precisely this level of scheming that resulted in all the messed up s**t last life. AND WHY DO THE NOBLE FAMILIES FEEL SO INSECURE when politics isn't just about a cohesive group but the internal strife / schemes between people in power. Even conservatives now understand this.Also, this is EXTREMELY POOR plot development. We have 33 episodes of slow development and suddenly at episode 34 they want to go an explain the past - and it's only told through words. A better way of explaining would be through re-enactment and focussing on slowly dripping this information through the episodes (or at least dropping hints).
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The Princess Royal Episode 25
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It's weird to agree with SRQ but I really feel the main couple shouldn't be together. They keep having the same fight over and over again where Li Rong prioritises so-called rationality and desire for power, and PWX prioritises his love/obsession with Li Rong. They disagree, both get hurt, and then finally they overcome the fight by not actually resolving anything because they simply do not understand each other - or rather Li Rong just can't hold any empathy for PWX.LR continues to avoid her feelings because of some grand mission of justice (though in her past life she was definitely on the side of the noble families, so why that's changed remains unclear) and some abandonment issues (though it's not clear why she this is the case as she wasn't quite abandoned in her childhood or past life); if anything PWX should have the abandonment issues. PWX keeps forcing his 'love' on her despite somehow being pushed away for 17 years in the past life. So they resolve this fight with a couple of forced kisses and then some big love confession which is somehow supposed to be romantic?At this point, I think I'm only watching the show to complete it rather than enjoying it at all because it makes no sense at all.
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I love how this show slowly unfolds and each episode brings up more questions, so you never quite lose interest. But at this point, I am really confused about Xia Jiang. In a previous episode, he says his son is everything to him, but that doesn't really seem the case as Princess Xuanji clearly was more important to him. His motivation also seems lacking - why would he be so loyal to her after she's died when he's not from a Hua background? I don't feel like the show is going to ever reveal this, and feel increasingly frustrated with his character; he just makes for a poor villain right now.
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The Blossoming Love Episode 25
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The plot keeps twisting and it's certainly not an obvious narrative, but at this point I find myself increasingly annoyed because there are all these villains and none of the backstory is explained. Even with Sang Qi, the love story is only told at the very end which makes it harder to make the connections while the other aspects of the narrative continue. It would be a much smoother narrative (and enjoyable experience) if the backstory was better interspersed. Finally, the depiction of the spirit slave masters as kind and lovely is really messed up. They seem to think it's ok to completely oppress an entire race to keep peace and instead of that being challenged, it's the ones who free the spirit clan who are the problem. Fine, revenge is not the solution, but nor is making the enslavers the heroes.
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I don't understand Chang Ge's character in this episode. In a previous episode she has a rant about how the State of Tang is more important than her personal revenge, but then plots to steal a border army just for her personal revenge?I can't help but find her increasingly selfish - that she cares more about her own personal revenge than the people her family governed.
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