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Ep 7

I often do not have much strong opinion about the male actors, but I got pretty positive impression for DYX from a couple of his works I've come across, even if the show is not a big success. Dude was freaking carrying some shows on his shoulder and giving his all. I hope all these hardworks will pay off when he transitions from idol space down the line.

Both are equally important so far. It's a story about how both of them rise to prominence together. There are lots of trolls in this page since the beginning of airing. So, better give it a try and form your own judgement.

Imo, the characters here are more human that a lot of the stuffs we usually get. Which means they make mistakes, and learn from it. They are not some god-like omnipotent beings. If you are into this type of characters, you may enjoy it.

I'm starting to assume that these are all the same person lmao

Exactly. ML wavered, and even went back to the cell to wait for FL. If he didn't have the intention, we would have left outright. He had the choice and agency, and he chose to listen what FL had to say first. Even after listening, he can choose to stay outlaw if he wishes to.

It is different from FL's situation, who was strip off of all agency and truly out of options.

Are these 2 planning to swindle the crown prince and hold onto that golden thigh. lmao

I'm enjoying the aspect that both are starting from bottom right now, regardless of their background.

Ep 5

ML is a famous salt smuggler, and he's in FL's town to sell his smuggled salt. The magistrate and co are colluding to control salt prices. Magistrate doesn't want to increase the price anymore because the capital is getting into this matter. So, they decided to catch ML's gang as a show to the court.

Then stuffs happened.

Later, ML recovered his salts, said 'fk it', and distributed everything to the common ppl before he leaves the town.

That's the salt plot so far.

Reddit is also a good place for drama discussions. I suggest you take a look if you haven't yet.

Melody of Golden Age is a cute drama. If you like the lead couple's visual here, you may like it as well. But, acting is not the strong point of that drama. Deng Enxi's acting is better here compared to MOGA.

There are ppl discussing the plots, and characters as well. So, look for the discussions that you want to engage in. As long as you are enjoying the drama, that's all that matters. It's the most important factor anyway.

There, enjoy your slow-mo from 3 different angles. 🎥

Seriously, that's how these directors are getting away with as well.

My understanding was that the event was supposed to highlight FL alone since it's the custom of this festival. But, she let the spotlight shared with all the participants and roped them into covering up Lady Zhou's scheme together.

Sharing the spotlight led them to receiving words of praise from Madam Yu (which is a significant part of the event), which helps in building their reputation.

Well, we've only seen 4 out of 36 episodes. Let the story cook for now. They are already out on the road together by ep 4 which can be considered pretty fast. It's not too late to complain about the screentime if it remains imbalanced by half way of the story.

Oh, I just noticed while reading this novel. It's from the same author of Jiu Chong Zi (Blossom drama's novel). Jiu Chong Zi was a good read, I think I'll enjoy reading this one as well.

In her case, she was kind of coaxed/lied into it. Do you remember the dialogue where she was explaining about how the grandmother gave her one false hope after another over many years?

In order to prevent any mishaps, she was mostly kept isolated within the inner courtyard.

It's bestowed by the Emperor (government) to the widow who refuse to remarry after their husband passed away, hence they are significant. It signifies the virtue of the widow and her family.

As it brings so much social prestige, some are forced into it by the husband's family just like in this drama.

There are 3 such arches belonged to the Fu family, which means there are 3 widows who earned it by refusing to remarry and staying loyal to their respective husbands. The crazy lady in the drama was in the process of earning a 4th one, which is why she brought such leverage to the table.
(She seems to be lied/coaxed/forced into it, so the extreme isolation is starting to get to her, which also explains her mental state.)

Ep 4 - Not when I started the episode with a full spread of dinner. 😅

Totally get the feeling.

I've been mostly rewatching older dramas these days, and having fights in viki comments. Somehow it's bringing me more entertainment. lmao

Yes, pretty good so far. Compelling premise as well. We got a salt smuggler and a young lady from an official family as the leads.

The tempo is fast as well, so doesn't take long to grab you in. Give it a try for 1-2 episodes.