HeadInTheClouds:
In this case, he used the wrong method. After all those years, he should have known that XL was not going to defect. He thinks too little of XL if he thought that XY was enough of an incentive for XL to change his mind.
Not quite. I don't believe the old Xuan Yuan king thought that dangling Xiao Yao as a carrot would increase the chances of Xiang Liu defecting. Rather, I see it as Xiao Yao's feelings for Xiang Liu being an added impetus and urgency for him to try and secure Xiang Liu's allegiance, so that the tragedy that befell A Heng and Chi Chen would not be repeated.
HeadInTheClouds:
Someone should have smacked a certain character with this knowledge :-)
Because the hardened shell she built around her protected a heart that was fragile and stunted in its emotional growth. She was very objective when she analysed Tian Er's dependence on Chuan Zi, but while she gave Tian Er her own sense of self-worth back by teaching her medical skills, she believed there was no one who could do the same for her. Unbeknownst to her, that was exactly what Xiang Liu was trying to do from the start - enable and teach her to live well without ever having to depend on anyone else. And still, it took his death for her to finally find that courage to grasp the life she really wanted.
nathsketch:
Kokuto and I and a few others here were left in the lurch. No Tan on the big screen for us.
I'm sorry to hear that. I hope it is available for all of you sometime soon, even if you are less than keen to watch it.
nathsketch:
it can't possibly be worse than 33 episodes of Love Me Love My Voice. Now that was painful. At least the movie has a plot.
I did not even survive past Ep1 of LMLMV - much as I love TJC, that drama was not my cup of tea at all. Love its soundtrack though, which is still on my playlist! So yes, the movie is a far better (and realistic) offering.
nathsketch:
Then why in the Chenrong hell did she decide to end Lost You Forever the way she did? It's the complete opposite of this empowering message.
Perhaps that message is meant to be seen in Xiang Liu and even Cang Xuan, whose worth was not defined by another person, even if it was someone they truly loved - a total contrast to Jing, and to a certain extent Xiao Yao. And we see it only in Xiao Yao at the very end, when her despair over his death finally drove her to break free.