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No way this drama is low budget when it’s dual platform - iQIYi & Tencent

Your instincts are right. These things usually carry significance but not in this drama. They probably couldn’t use it. The story was too busy to fit this in too.

It doesn’t matter even if it’s SA or not SA.

He was only19 at time of filming. His birthday Oct 20. Amazing performance by a young actor. So convincing and captivating

I haven’t seen truly hateful remarks yet I keep seeing comments about hating on the drama. If this is hate, they doing a poor job at it. Given it’s a 9.2 from start to finish, hate had zero impact.

You don’t know how much of it is from professional stunt people or post edits.

I bet those “palace games” were worst in reality to survive ancient dynasties.

The rating pattern for this drama is not a typical pattern I see on MDL. Most dramas have two patterns. The highly rated like 8.5 and up, I normally see the currently watching is lower than the completed because as the drama approaches finale the currently watching decline as the completed rise to the high score that has been reflected by the high currently watching, and the final score typically as much as .3 below the final score. You would expect most watchers to finish rating as it ends not before. I supposed it’s too early yet to see this pattern but the completed has been rising now at 9.1 with the currently watching that peaked at 9.38 barely declining which is not typical but I supposed MDL had a way to make patterns fit to the final score but in those cases I had always noticed it in the lower rating dramas never in highly rated dramas that the pattern fit later. These patterns I noticed are opposite when the final score is like 8.2 or below where the completed is below the currently watching unable to rise to it. The watchers rating it lower in the end than currently watching for many reasons. Given these normal patterns then for this drama to retain 9.2 MDL predicted the completed should be at 9.2 to 9.5. But with the currently watching already peaked so the completed cannot go above where it’s at now 9.3. I supposed the currently watching, completed and final can all be 9.2 but that is not typical of a drama pattern 8.5 and above especially dramas 8.8 to 9. The normal pattern I would expect for this drama, the currently watching to fall below the 9.2 by now, now that the completed has already risen to 9.1. The few dramas I noticed abnormal patterns are the lower rated and those scores never made sense the way the patterns happened during its airing. Dramas tagged with same high score from start to finish do benefit while those tagged with low score from day 1 to finale don’t benefit.

It’s been true. In fact there may be dramas in 2026 exceeds 40 episodes but it still have to approve if so can’t be fillers. They lifted it to ensure historical dramas can create quality dramas. I think it needs to be story not merely for more romance.

It’s because those two have no inhibitions while the main leads one is sweet and innocent while the other refined. They do things the proper way not as exciting if thrilling for the audience.

I think it’s fabulous if you’re into MDL ratings. When I was new to MDL I too thought it was like some official score only now whatever score a drama gets makes no difference to me whether it’s great or not. But it is very interesting though. I do look at it it tells a lot of interesting info about how people rate but just can’t really use it to compare dramas.

I thought it’s just the opposite that romance usually have angst unless it’s the kind like Shine On Me which are hugely popular

I saw a video the second ML he’s getting a lot of attention , his star power just shot up for this role. I think he and the actor who played his brother broke through in this drama more than any other performance of their career but that’s not saying they were better than the leads who already had breakthroughs and also gave amazing performances too. For supporting actor or even a leading actor when they have limited screen time or storyline to me it means their performance had to be more impactful for the character to shine through, that is if when they do.

FL 19 ML few years older 3 to 5 years older?

The second leads the appearances of those two fit so so perfect for their roles. They truly looked their parts for the kind of characters they were playing or else the director is a master at creating appearances that fit the moods , or combination of both. The second couple (few other support characters too but definitely second couple by far) elevated the story by a lot.

So far the 9.2 is holding strong. Might even be 9.3?

The way they write those characters like losers you just expect it so I have no emotions over them.

I’m curious why or how does anyone watch 300 cdramas. It seems like a lot. Just watching one is a lot of effort if you don’t understand Chinese. The subtitles cannot capture everything correctly

But the scenes were amazing to watch. The whole show was purely entertainment and it obviously delivered

That’s why they do it. They know trends. It’s done to reach broader audiences. It’s entertainment not their real life. Like some people like horror movies doesn’t mean they want to be scared by others.