Gone

Princess Gambit starts really good but loses it's momentum. It's a little disappointing because it starts out so good. So I prefer this because it's more consistent.

I watch on kisskh, drops the minute it's out.

90? We need to add the x 20 years of mistreatment that Nan Heng went through since childhood to the age of almost 30 (which I'm assuming that's his current age if Gui being 29 currently). We need like almost 300 lashes minimum and I'm being merciful about it.

There is no forgiveness for this dog! Nothing he does now will make up for all the power intimidation he did to his son! Watch ep 30 and let me know if you cried too.

Omg no costume drama for two years??? I'm not going to survive. I was hoping I'll find another drama of his next year.

That scene was a testimony of how the emperor treated Nan Heng so horribly that I'm crying from how deep that implications was. I will never forgive the emperor for what he did.

There is a very huge disparity in her writing and everyone else. I think it shows when you compare her to the side characters. Even though Nan Heng wasn't honest with the Nightwalkers, they took torture, they almost sacrificed themselves and they believed in him and trusted him. Then you get female lead were her sacrifice looks small in comparison. I know it's not a competition but for a female lead like her, she needs to be competing on a much higher level than this. She stood outside for a day or so and wrote a couple pages of his actions.. then she gets mad that he never told her and it's like the only scene that supposedly redeeming a quality of hers.

It's not the first time the show does this weird writing with her. Male lead took whips after whips for her and for her dad. He had to stay on his knees multiple times. While the things she does is minimised or she is just complaining about. That's why I feel like the show is propping her as an accessory for the male lead when she could be more than that. She could have been deeper than this.

What you said is so true. Usually cousins suck up to the princes to get favours. I blame the emperor. He also favoured him because he wanted his family power to back up the Eighteen Prince and he knew that military wise, he was almost an equal to Nan Heng except he got military command on silver platter because of his dad AND was a shitty leader who didn't know how to navigate an issue which is why he ended up pleading for Nan Heng then getting mad that he didn't rescue them. He really should have never been on the same level.

The way he was behaving the last two episodes, I genuinely believe he would stab her. If doesn't feel that far off but then I was like, I'm sure he hates Nan Heng more so I'm sure he would want to target him first. It's not that crazy that he doesn't care about her anymore.

I cried at the interactions between the emperor and Nan Heng AND his interactions with the Nan Rui despite it not being a sad scene. Like this is what I'm reduced too?

"Rise, and we'll talk." I just started crying that he asked him to get up. First time Nan Heng not having to be in a position of pleading, begging, and looking for mercy.

"Why did you never explain it all these years?" I was fuming at this question but I ended up crying more because of the answer.

"I did once. When I was little..." NH swallowing his words of anger of being misunderstood JUST TO GO DOWN TO HIS KNEES, back to putting himself at the mercy of the king because he felt like he was "out of line" for speaking out for himself. That him, feeling just a little TINY BIT, of indignate at his injustice, was like an act of challenge even though it was not. He just never had anyone actually listen to him. That scene had so much layers and spoke a lot of the dynamic between them.

Then the scene with Nan Rui where he literally starting to get carried away and almost treated Nan Heng as a brother... Asking permission to address him more "formally" aka "brother" and Nan Heng just smiled and giggled... It's over for me. I'm a mess. I was just crying the entire interaction just because Nan Rui wanted to talk to him and now I'm seeing finally brotherhood like...

I am sure that during the triple stab scene, Gui will somehow, either accidentally or purposely, stab Song Yimeng will cause Nan Heng to stab him. Or he will stab Nan Heng and her body will move on its own and stab him but I'm not sure if the third stab will happen or it will be different.

She is the female lead. Of course she will be relieved and love him. Point was that she shunned him then use her own actions to shun him again. Feels very hypocritical. What a waste of potential. They could have dramatised and made her more heroic but we get these very underwhelming scenes.

Yea, she definitely not going to change. She will remain like this until the final scene go through a big change probably. But like she needs to remember what she said and what she has done. It's hypocritical to be mad when she shunned him multiple times including, not that long ago either

Ep 29

Why... Why is she still mad? I was hoping when she found out he was fine and got out of prison that she would at least be relieved. Like girl... You been mistrustful of anything he said, you told him you will never forgive and that you don't want to see his face, you want to escape the city to not be near him and all. You closed all of these doors and somehow thought, he would tell you about his plans?

I feel like the show lost the plot with the FL. Like they don't know what they doing with her so they having her do this back and forth with Nan Heng just to keep things on the tension. She had so much potential to be one of my favourites but now, I see no potential.

Like I don't know him as a celebrity and never heard his songs outside of ost (which I don't check outside of dramas maybe I know more songs from him than I'm aware)

But I'm definitely looking out to him for his career. Irony, it's always the actor I don't find attractive who's acting skills impress me so much that I start being a ride and die fan.

I praised yesterday, and before that but LYN quickly becoming a favorite of mine!

He been hearing since childhood to adulthood that NH is a schemer and ruthless man who always escape punishment. The indoctrination started from young age but you are so right, even dumb NR had better insight and he is the most naive and uneducated. CGH is far gone, my grace only extends to him being deceived but not to him in general. Because there were so many instances where he was trying to fake evidence to win his case. I can't wait to see his conclusions when he realises he fell out of grace. He is becoming a corrupt officer and criminal. that he is genuinely the bad guy.

Yesterday, I was hating on CGH aggressively but today, I might have to actually give him grace. His actions make sense now more than ever. I was hating on him before because he was blaming NH while not putting enough effort to investigate. This time he is putting effort and unfortunately, he is hearing from multiple WRONG people that NH received it. Of course, he doesn't know they are all manipulators and I really do need to give him grace for this because it's not his fault. It sucks but I can't fault him for descending into madness. He is thinking he needs to act like the ruthless "NH"(the fake rumors damaged NH reputation to a level that can't be explained) so he gets his "justice."

However, I can't forgive him for torturing the Nightwalkers. NH is going to get so mad when he finds out.

I used to make comments about it but now I don't even bother. There is no point in convincing. I really like this show but I accept criticism and people's negative feedback because they add more perspectives and they make good points in certain aspects of the story. Sometimes it's subjective and sometimes, it's objective.

He answered, "I would." He went to heaven just to come crashing back to hell TEARS INDEED.