When you define a character as extremely cunning, smart and calculative it is expected to remain consistant to it. bfx and hfx being defined like that it is a bit ridiculous that they have yet to know the villain and also for bfx to just stand still to get stabbed is lame. Because even if she doesn't expect it, as a maritial artist she should sense it. And lanxi not figuring out about bfx's identity or just standing idle and let his shit of a father strip him of his inner power is unblievable. Overall I'm not against change from novel. I like some of them but honstly aside from hfz in drama being more openabout his feelings about bfx, i prefered the shrewd and cunning hfx in novel. He made more sense for someone dreaming of conquering the world. In comparison the drama hfx is..... colorless and ordinary. I like the drama as whole but i am a bit disappointed of the recent episodes.
on the preview ep36HC refers to BFX as Queen and to FLX as Heir of Yongzhou: so may be the King is still alive…
from what I know in novel, and some of trailers, after younger brother tried to usurp the throne, the king was heavily injured and bedridden for a while before he died, so he is useless even alive. but in novel Lanxi was already the heir. I'm not sure how drama will carry it out.
I wonder if the drink that was given to hfx was only a temporary effect. like maybe king's eunuch tampered with it without the king knowing. Just a theory though. But given the trailer of ep 33 he clearly still has power.
So the heartbreak emoticon in ep29 calendar is still about the palace politic?…. If so, that means it likely…
at this point, I'm realizing what the producer meant by not having enough shots or not to blame her. more than 3/4 of the drama is only in Lanxi's state. although I still love the drama, I can't say I'm not disappointed that they cut off way too many important plot lines from the novel.
the father is basically the root of all evil here. he talks about a peaceful court and no inflight, but he is actually the cause of all of them. he realizes his son is healthy and capable, instead of being proud, he is jealous and feels threatened, wanting to snatch the abode FROM HIS SON! and then he feels offended when he thinks his sons are competing for the throne. like... dude! you are doing the same thing! sh*t the hell up and die already!
Lanxi's father is truly disgusting. I can't wait for him to die. and if there is one regret I have, it is YWY being a villain. he is so horrid here. I really liked his character in the novel.
somehow I don't think all this concentration on Lanxi's background is solely because of Yang Yang being popular at the moment. in the novel, close to 50% of it, they were in the war. considering all the gore and bloody things that happened and the huge time and CGI needed to make multiple wars and even in the novel Xiyun's story was short and only a means to make her marriage with Lanxi possible. I think the court wars on Lanxi's side are to replace some of the concentration on the war arc. considering in the trailer it seemed to be only one main war between HC and our the main couple, I would say other wars happening in the novel between other countries won't happen and they will only mention them. after Chun ren arc it is Xiyun and then marriage and immediately war. if I guess right, 14+ episodes are enough to show them all. after all, who rules the world is about the wars between kingdoms, and considering the mess the director and producer made, I think the war part is mostly limited and replaced with court fights and selecting heir. we will see. either way I have no complaint. I'm loving this drama.
when i saw them mentioning him becoming handicapped i was like “noooo” because it reminded me of that evil…
yeah. so far all the mixed up character backgrounds from novel is intriguing. but I really hope he stays loyal because if Lanxi and Xiyun seclude from the world then he is the only possible candid to take over after Lanxi. as in novel it was Lanxi's uncle and Feng Wei
after episode 18, I feel like they are mixing up the facts in the novel to change the characters. like YWY, he is a mix of Jiwei character- not sure if he will be in drama- looking for revenge and also brings the history of Yu family that were regarded as gods but were the cause of mess at the time. also for Feng Chang, he is becoming a mix of Feng Wei- Lanxi's cousin I think in the novel that Lanxi was close to- and also the third brother in the novel that lost his legs because of Lanxi and was a villain. so for Fang Chang, I guess there are two possibilities. either he will follow Feng Wei's fate in the novel and stay loyal to Lanxi and holds the court when he goes to war (maybe even marrying Qiwu) or follow the fate of the seven brothers and die in the end because of plotting against Lanxi.
sadly this drama isn't for me despite how much I like Dirraba and Ren's acting. I'm not against changes between…
why when the novel has the perfect and much reasonable HE, they had to go and ruin it with a 300 yrs separation and a vague daydream? it was a waste of actors' talents and I can only blame the scriptwriter and director.
sadly this drama isn't for me despite how much I like Dirraba and Ren's acting. I'm not against changes between novel and drama but it has to be proper or at least better than the novel. but the drama had a weaker impact than the novel and although I really loved the music, acting, and also the CGI, the plot left much to be desired. all the additional characters and clan and the unnecessary love triangle - god, I hate this one the most!!!- did little to contribute to the main plot and only took away the time. and the ending... I didn't like it.
After love and redemption, there wasn't a single wuxia drama that impressed me as much as this one. I read the novel too just so I could quench my thirst for more episodes and so far I love both novel and drama versions. the changes from the novel are genuine and so original. considering the novel is heavier on politics, there is little romance and to be honest, I didn't really enjoy how easy FL switched her love interests. she fell in love too fast and misunderstood ML too much for all that she knew him over ten years. regardless I loved the novel, but really appreciate the changes in drama. I hope it stays this way until the end. I wasn't a fan of Zhao Lusi before this drama because most of her previous roles were childish, but now I realized it was just the role they gave her and she really can act. I really enjoy her character and acting here and as always Yang Yang is great.
after all, who rules the world is about the wars between kingdoms, and considering the mess the director and producer made, I think the war part is mostly limited and replaced with court fights and selecting heir. we will see. either way I have no complaint. I'm loving this drama.
it was a waste of actors' talents and I can only blame the scriptwriter and director.
I wasn't a fan of Zhao Lusi before this drama because most of her previous roles were childish, but now I realized it was just the role they gave her and she really can act. I really enjoy her character and acting here and as always Yang Yang is great.