Can we trust the Queen's story? She just wants the Gui Seal. Gosh, who is the true villain? OK the least likely must be the true villain. Maybe Marquis was not his enemy either. What about the emperor? Maybe his final confrontation is with ZZX.
ZZX did not kill his father. The Marquis killed himself by holding ZZX's sword and directing it at himself. He had a flashback of his son as a baby. He did not have the heart to kill his son. He could have killed him the first time when he had his sword at his neck but didn't. He looked at the fighting scene and engaged his son again. This time, he wanted his son to kill him. Is there more to that besides not wanting his son to die? Are there more secretes about Marquis still to unfold?
The downfall of the Marquis is cause by his power hungry wife and his oldest greedy son. I don't really feel bad…
I knew the moment the wife was going to pivot. There was a scene she was by injured son's side and then her face made this expression like I'm going to turn evil now. It's a common foreshadowing effect. At that point, I knew she was going to become the trigger for someone's downfall.
I saw a scene of Duke sitting alone, deep in thought. His physique and posture immediately struck me—he has the physical presence and aura of his character. Of course, the outfit and cinematography enhance the effect, but I believe he naturally carries the persona of the character. Judging by his extensive list of past dramas, this appears to be his first historical drama, and I can see why they chose him. He exudes the same commanding presence I felt when he portrayed Sen Jian in ALP.
so this drama has two directors? i see zheng xiaolong as director but there's another one... i read somewhere…
I see multiple directors listed all the time but there is only one main director, and that would be zheng xiaolong. Ever since I found out it's him, I pay closer attention and yeah lots of details that are specially done.
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Judging by his extensive list of past dramas, this appears to be his first historical drama, and I can see why they chose him. He exudes the same commanding presence I felt when he portrayed Sen Jian in ALP.