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I am watching Ep. 2, and saw the young imperial grandson is played by the boy from Pursuit of Jade (Yu Bao Er character). I'm happy to see he is getting lots of roles because he is such a good young child actor.

I decided to watch this movie after my recent trip down to the southern coast of South Korea, around Yeosu city and surrounding areas, where I kept stumbling upon these public historical displays of Admiral Yi — his statues, battle markers, memorials, and even a replica of his naval turtle warship vessel. It made me curious enough to finally watch the film.

@Liz Mathew - FSF is fine in this drama. He looks rather authoritative as Di Renjie, and his acting is quite good. i can't say much for his side-kicks though, especially the hyperactive guy - LOL. I binge-watched until episodes 14, and I find the drama to be entertaining.

I know what you mean. I recognise this actor Li Yu quite well because in the C-dramas I've watched, he always play such annoying, obnoxious, over-the-top characters. I assumed he was an extra and he over-acted so that he gets some attention from the audiences. I am surprised that the directors don't blacklist him at all....LOL.

Why did they cut down a 40 episodes to 25 episodes? Will there be a Season 2 since this drama has S1 as part of the title?

FSF in The Legend of Zhuohua was terrible. He looked like a dirty old man trying to date the young and naive FL... LOL. I dropped the drama after a few episodes. I hope he is better here because I really liked him in Story of Minglan

I hope this drama is better than their previous ones.

I actually liked this drama than I thought I would. I started it when I had nothing good C-dramas or K-dramas to watch at the time. I went in with no expectations, hoping for a good crime-solving action-thriller drama with 3 main guys (unknown actors to me). In the end, I enjoyed this drama and I was hoping for a Season 2.....LOL

Is Liu Xie Ning the actress who played the bitchy 1st step-sister in The Double? Hmmmm

I believe that No Happy Ending is a standard requirement for most Chinese Dramas....LOL. Maybe they believe that like real life, the Chinese dramas that shows Slice of Life should be realistic - there is no such thing as Happy Ending or Happily Ever After.

Where can I watch this drama with good English subtitles? I like the main actress and I want to see more of her in historical dramas

Oh! I love this drama "Nothing Gold Can Stay". Even though it has so many episodes but the story is so engaging and very interesting. I was never bored. Reminded me of The Story of Ming Lan. This reminds me also that this "The Heir" may be similar to "Nothing Gold Can Stay". I hope this will have a better happy ending.

Tell me about it. I always read lots of comments about the beginning of the drama to be boring or slow or Where is the Romance? or Kisses or Hot Men? I want a proper telling of a good story or background so that we audiences can relate and enjoy the drama properly.

I am glad they lifted the 40 episodes rule because sometimes, a good drama need a bit more than 40 episodes, perhaps another max. 5 more to complete the story or happy ending. For example, Pursuit of Jade would have benefited with an extra 3 - 5 more episodes. LOL

Cannot wait for another Yang Zi drama - I love her in historical - costume dramas.

You’re correct. I also noticed that because some of the actors looked familiar. When I checked out their names, they are actors in popular short dramas. I’m glad they are given the chances to show their talents to more people

I used to eat Kopiko a lot when I was a University student, and this was like 40 years ago in the USA. Now it is funny I see it a lot in Kdramas....LOL

Since I didn't read the novel, I was also a little confused on first watch. But overall, I loved the drama so much; I re-watched it a few times and I finally understood the story/plots as a whole (I also read some sections of the novel). Since I took time to savor every scenes and special moments of the drama, I can confirm that it is one of the best dramas I have ever watched - taking into account everything - the acting, storylines, actions, cinematography, battle fights, etc., etc.

This neck bite was in the novel. I am mad they actually filmed it but didn't include it in the drama. WHY? WHY? So sad and mad !!

I agree with you that this POJ story about ChangYu should be equivalent to a real Legend of The Female General. When I watched ChangYu fights, I said to my self that "Now, this is how a Legend of a Female General is born". She was so determined and badass, and her fights were epic. I have watched TLOFG and I was not convinced that FL was a female general. So I dropped that drama instead.....Hahaha....