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Don't you think that's in part why he chose to do this role? Because he is playing someone who is completely opposite to him? He must feel he needs the challenge.
He does modern day dramas too where is more animated.

I'm not really sure what other viewers are expecting but the Legend of Yunxi (even though I loved it heaps) was not exactly Joy of Life or Nirvana in Fire. It had flaws too. This isn't supposed to be a sequel and it's a completely different story with new dynamics despite the casting of familiar faces. The reasonable thing it seems to me is to give it a chance to develop. There's potential here and I like the pacing so far.

Seen all the 5 episodes. It's a light watch that's for certain. But surprising that I'm enjoying it. I'm not as annoyed with the FL as I thought I would be. It seems to be taking a different approach with the main romance which has piqued my interest. The noble idiocy comes early which is unusual and I suppose this is how they're choosing to do the push and pull.
Will be interested to see how this plays out.

If you like this, try Doctor Prisoner if you haven't seen it already.

Yeah, I do love how the show kind of breaks the fourth wall in the last episode.

Decent ending for an old fashioned romp down through dark caverns with a varied display of brains, brawn and wonderful camaraderie. Very entertaining piece of television warts and all. Thank you Zhu Yilong for picking this up. I had a great time with S2. Love the integration of sci-fi, mythology and superhero team-up.

There's little doubt that S2 is much better than the first for the fact that the pacing is so much better. I'm also enjoying the high level of thought and inventiveness in the storyline as it relates to Thunder City. I'm glad I watched this for Zhu Yilong but the actual plot can stand on its own merits. Even with all its flaws, as far as creativity and thoughtfulness goes, it beats most other offerings. Wu Xie is a well-written, admirable protagonist. It's no great surprise why when he tells his fellow travellers to jump, they say, "how high".

This predominantly male ensemble harkens back to an era of adventure films where daring and risk taking tethered to intelligence was celebrated. A wonderful tribute to a cooperative masculinity before the relentless oversexualization in popular culture.

I think what they were looking for was a female lead who could pass off as a guy. You don't want an actress that's too pretty either.

I'm beginning to understand what you're saying here. I don't mind that he fell hard and fast for her but what's really worrying is that his actions show a complete lack of discretion and he's putting her in an awkward position showing such obvious favoritism. He's a member of the royal family and he acts like an impulsive teenage boy when he's been so careful until now. I don't like where the script is going with this and the egregious anachronism is getting to me.

Really love the cinematography in S 2... very cinematic.

Cute, harmless fluff. Riddled with rom com cliches. At least the ladies don't annoy. The leads are good together. The lad that plays Pei Zhao reminds me of Merxat. Love the way he smirks.

Possibly. :D

No idea. Sorry I can't help you there.

I don't mind the Warehouse 11 doings. I enjoy the detective side of things there and Zhu Yilong did a good job carrying a lot of it on his own. The ideas there are decent and as for Xiao Bai, she serves her purpose there as Wu Xie's guide which makes sense although I am surprised that there aren't at least one or two more females. Given the nature of the work there, I can see why it is a predominantly male sphere. The downer for me was Piaopiao in those last few episodes.
I don't doubt the censorship issue prevails. But I think the C drama industry needs to be a lot cleverer about getting past the scrutiny of the censors the way Hollywood did in those early days.

No. There's a second season to come. ;)

The part where Piaopiao assumed Xu Wu was the one who helped her find the bone marrow donor really took the cake. I thought to myself... Wow... this woman can't possibly be that silly. The way the writing demeans the character is mind boggling. I also don't understand why she won't accept help from Pangzi who has been so good to her.

Even though I think this show suffers from similar problems to Mystic Nine with regards to the kind of slash and churn censorship that C dramas are subject to, it's still a much better production overall. For the most part I have enjoyed the drama despite the uneven pacing. And of course Zhu Yilong covers a multitude of the shows sins with his performance. There are even glimpses of brilliance here and there. Somewhere in there there's a great story aching to be told. I'm not bothered by the fact that this story doesn't focus on the Iron Triangle in the second half but I am bothered by how the women (Xiao Bai the notable exception) have been included here. It's not just Piaopiao although she's the most egregious example. I can see how they all fit into the story and why they've been included. But their personalities stink. This is a problem I have with a lot of C dramas especially where women are peripheral or supporting characters. It's downright annoying.

I wonder what her daughter will think and say when she finds out. She has all the brains in that family.

There's really no other word for it. Piaopiao is stupid. Her character is such a grave disappointment. I feel very sorry for Pangzi (Fatty). And what is the show implying about mothers...
*shakes head*

I don't think you need to. They're all standalone stories but playing out in the same universe. MIght be better if you don't actually. Just watch it like you're watching anything that's new to you.