Reviews

This Series Just Keeps Getting Better and Better

This series is getting better and better! I honestly thought the story would mainly focus on our two leads, but now they have introduced an entire survivor town with hundreds of people, from children to older adults, all working together to survive the zombie apocalypse. It really reminds me of The Walking Dead. I’m genuinely surprised they have managed to create something on this scale for a BL with a limited budget.Brother Dao seems so nice and generous. He welcomed A Leh and Lin Zai into their town and even let them borrow his car. But if I were the leader, I definitely would not be that trusting. We know A Leh and Lin Zai are good people, but Brother Dao literally just met them. I would not sacrifice the safety of an entire community for two strangers. He seems way too comfortable letting outsiders into the town, so I really hope there is no hidden motive behind his kindness. After what happened with that cannibal mother and son, I trust nobody in this apocalypse!And can we talk about that EPIC construction site fight scene? Lin Zai with his bow and arrow and A Leh fighting with his dual knives was such an amazing combination. What a scene!Then everything became emotional with Brother Li. Lin Zai could not bring himself to shoot him, but A Leh knew there was no other choice and had to slit his throat. That moment was brutal and heartbreaking at the same time.Yet again, another 10/10 for Episodes 13 and 14. This series continues to impress me with how much bigger the story keeps becoming.

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The Cutest Apocalypse Date

A Leh and Lin Zai cuddling together all night until morning after their intimate scene was so cute! Then we got their sweet morning kisses, strolling through a zombie apocalypse holding hands, and going to watch a theatre performance together. What a cute date during an apocalypse!Also, can we please appreciate the female zombie dancing in the theatre? Even though she had turned into a zombie, she still remembered her dance moves, and it was strangely beautiful and emotional to watch. Imagine dedicating your whole life to learning and perfecting those moves, and even after becoming a zombie, your body still remembers them. It really shows just how much dancing meant to her when she was alive.I also loved that we finally got a flashback showing He Yao and Changhuan’s childhood and more of their backstory as stepbrothers. Judging by where this is heading, it looks like we might have ourselves a second BL couple!

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end with a fizzle

I'm rating this episode separately so I don't have to lower my final ratingof this show because that would be a waste. 22 good episodes shouldn't have to pay for one crap one. Even if it's the penultimate episode and therefore a very important one for the final impact of the story. I'm being uncharacteristically nice! So this episode was a massive letdown. After tolerating his nasty as$ for 20+ episodes, I was looking forward to the show taking a step back and reassembling Luke's character after he reflects on his toxic behavior and works to become a better man who deserves Flora's love. Instead, not only did he learn nothing and continues in his arrogant self-pity rants, but he continues to love bomb her when he wants her to forgive him. We see no growth, just the show falling apart as it rom-com tropes its way out of the dead end they wrote themselves into...it's a disgrace. Sure, we get an apology that sounds sincere but everything else he shows with his actions in this episode tells us that nothing has changed. This is all lip service. And therein lies the issue: this show was making serious points about power imbalance and the inherent abuse of that in a relationship but ultimately they were too chicken to land that message with a mature conclusion and that's such a waste. They almost did something significant but ultimately, no they didn't.

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Yu’s salt reform shenanigans 😝

This was all about Yu setting up Zhao Ling before his misdeeds could be made public. He has talked Jin Yuan Bao into betraying Zhao Ling to gain all the northwest salt permits. The Emperor is such a hypocrite because he knows all this history and contributed. 😝 TingYun ticked the Yus off with her pearl stunt so they are clapping back and dragging Jin into it. He was dropped immediately after his charges were brought to court. This time he lost Shen as a friend and brother. He can’t undo what his hurt pride led him to do. Had he known how Zhao Ling and TingYun really felt about that banquet, he would have understood why he wasn’t invited. They had nothing to rejoice about. It is shocking that those guards were going to strip TingYun right on the street.😡🤬 Here Ms Wang and the military wives came through in her defense. All their property has been confiscated and both imprisoned. The emperor gives and the emperor takes away. 😝🙄🤬 Here I wish creative choices would have coincided with the novel more. None of this would have happened and we could have seen our couple have some happy times instead. 😝🙄

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Everyone's destiny lies in the capital

Lin Jin Qi and Lan Xiang are each in their own beds. Lin Jin Qi speaks so she can hear him: "I'm sleeping where you slept, with my head on your pillow." He adds playfully, "It's like sleeping with you." She, meanwhile, looks annoyed. In this episode, we see Lin Jin Qi being flirtatious and patient. Yet Lan Xiang remains stern; she had even hidden the fur coat her mother had sewn for Lin Jin Qi. But he spotted it, and the two ended up tugging at opposite ends of that beautiful blue coat—the very one we now know he will wear so often. During this tug-of-war, Lan Xiang gets wrapped up in the coat and ends up in Lin Jin Qi's arms. She is not pleased about it at all. (Or is she?)There is a moment where the whole family is gathered, including the elders and a very important lady of the family. They have to make an excuse for Lan Xiang's silence—a local custom. They claim Lan Xiang made the fish soup, but the grandfather shows no interest in eating it. To break the tension, Lin Jin Qi announces that he is going to the capital to assume an important post assigned by the Emperor. He invites almost the entire family to join him. He states that Lan Xiang will go with him (though she doesn't want to). He offers countless reasons with a patient, playful manner, telling her she would have to endure her family's nagging all on her own and that it would be better for her to go with him. But she remains adamant.In another scene, Xiu Wan is kneeling on the ground at the gate where the family is gathered. Her sister arrives with her husband, the Marquis. However, the three of them—and Lin Jin Qi, who soon joins them—are all friendly and understanding. Xiu Wan’s mother had suggested that the grandfather allow Xiu Wan to accompany her and her son—arguing that Xiu Wan might otherwise miss the chance to find a husband—but the grandfather had refused. However, Lin Jin Qi later entered the room and, with the backing of the Marquis and Xiu Rui, argued that it would be best for Xiu Wan to come along; the grandfather then consented.Jiu Gao disappointed his mother by going to great lengths to ensure that certain prospective brides would not want to marry him (as he intends to marry Yu Chan). His mother was deeply upset and went to confide in Madam Lin. When she remarked, "A mother's heart is with her son, but her son's heart is with a stone," one could sense Madam Lin identifying with the situation regarding her own son, Lin Jin Qi—who, by her account, had often disregarded her wishes.In the following scene, the patient Lin Jin Qi stumbles against a pillar while chasing after Lan Xiang and offers an excuse for his mother's harsh words toward her. "Lan Xiang, are you angry?" he asks. "My mother was just rambling." The episode ends there. On to Episode 29: Will Lin Jin Qi manage to convince his wife?

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