What are they basing this change off of? Where did they (mindful of that anyone can update the info on MDL) see there was a change in the number of episodes?
Circe's Barnyard; that graduation photo was everything! Inviting the girl who dropped out to stand with them. Having a cardboard cut-out of the girl who was traveling to her graduate program abroad. And ugh - Gao Jian Hong literally holding space for the boy who was expelled, but who shaped them all. Your class is your class. No matter what happened before that moment. No matter what happens after that moment. That moment is that moment. And in that moment you are your class. I have actually never seen this captured or portrayed so eloquently, much less without words.
Looking through the photo section. Oh man, they nailed the aesthetic. I have read this book 6 times now (it is crazy addictive) and this is exactly how I always pictured Shi Yan. Love that the first day of filming includes the iconic Rolls Royce.
Okay, I realize that the story has positioned us to be intrigued by Jichuan (practicing monogamy) and Danchuan (matrilocal husbands), but honestly the background clues from the body language of the girls, the dishes they enjoy eating, how they style their hair, the gifts the ML gives to his in-laws, the attitude various people have (based on which region they are from) about certain other regions, how people from certain regions react to various situations, the study lessons of the princes and so much more, have me utterly captivated by Yanchuan. They must have fabulous engineers there.
Also, the power the worker's union has over their nobility in Daichuan is a fascinating portrayal in a historical drama. And Yingxhuan's investment in history and their ties to archival science are also dragging me down a rabbit hole of spinning how that culture was shaped.
So there you have it. Me over here taking ridiculously copious notes about Yanchuan, noting the clues and pulling the threads. And to a slightly lesser extent Daichuan and Yingchuan, as well.
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Also, the power the worker's union has over their nobility in Daichuan is a fascinating portrayal in a historical drama. And Yingxhuan's investment in history and their ties to archival science are also dragging me down a rabbit hole of spinning how that culture was shaped.
So there you have it. Me over here taking ridiculously copious notes about Yanchuan, noting the clues and pulling the threads. And to a slightly lesser extent Daichuan and Yingchuan, as well.
"Ehh!"
"Are you a gong?"