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ML and FL reconcile? Where did you mistake them to be at odds?
Before YJL went to investigate in Nanzhao? That was a misunderstanding only between them and JYY had gone out of her way to signal she'd be waiting for his return.
The divorce later? It was fake, wasn't it? just paper to throw off those who wanted to harm them. They had reaffirmed vows even in exile over the abyss...

What's trash for some is gem for others.
I liked this Brocade odyssey enough to do a long companion piece, focusing mostly on interesting to me details, those interested can peruse it in the Discussion section above this Comments one.

Could have hoped for a longer caravan part, and exploring more of Tubo. That's all. But 40 episodes was probably too short to get such in.

and it's true : you ought to learn how to use spoiler tags

Rehearsing? Checking if those robes fit? The father's wedding dress probably needed alterations anyway since it had been made years before?
They ended up marrying again off screen, not to show the rush since they were going to leave next day. (Would a few hours delay have been so severe, with Crown prince covering for them is another matter). The decree was a fine wedding gift and ending afaiac.

That was sweet, yes. Fitting end.

I see:
you probably skipped the part when Bai abducted the brocade masters. Zhao was among them. Yingying was concerned about his disappearance in the context of other weavers and dyers diappearance. She tried to protect some into the Yang compound, but the Bloom society members were abducted as well before the staged Nanzhao attack on the city where General Niu had the military commissioner killed in order to take his position (and slaughter all opponents).

If you only watched for ZYC, you may have missed too the hidden "emergency (re)marriage" across the abyss, when he watched her being forced to follow Bai to Nanzhao.
Some things go very quickly in these last episodes.
It will perhaps be a rushed end.
After all, the production could not go beyond 40 episodes.

hear hear !
busy end of year. Add Riverside too ;)

That's really great ; adding the poster and explanations about what it means into the "popularity" section of the Companion piece, housed in Discussions.

To get to know more about some details such as places now and then like Duyun film city, Chengdu, Sandaoyan, Huanhuaxi, Qingcheng mountain, and Jiannan, Nanzhao, upcoming Tubo and more about Shu, fish tally, Qianniu guards, hebao, xiuqiu, and maybe more to come (ooh those neat brocade designs and colors, thank you to Evillyn for having unearthed those documents although the watermark spoils the views a bit, and it would be nice to know where they are from; I had only put in some of what was available from the drama Weibo and Shu brocade museum Weibo...),
you can explore the Companion piece through the 'Table of contents' links to relevant sections.
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/shu-jin-ren-jia/132940-brocade-odyssey-companion-piece

Some parts are still "under construction" since the character gallery is rather sprawling and the available cast lists are not always very clear about who plays who. I have strived to find those I put in, and corrected some mistakes ; there might still be a few that crept in, since some were almost 'guesswork' from pictures of the actor/actress and names in the Baidu cast list. If I have time, I will check later with the end credits but you probably noticed they go.... very fast and are not easy to read here.
Anyway, if you have time to kill in the 3 days gap : enjoy the added infos !

Yes, maybe you got a point. I am straying too. Riverside, Blossom, UtS also are so tempting.
But I will finish the Companion piece nonetheless. Patiently.
I did like much of the drama up till marriage, feeling a bit fidgety about the alcohol restriction and the (almost) no-kisses policy next, when Tan Songyun can do wonders of sweetness, as demonstrated in Road Home.
Nevertheless, even if I ended up unsatisfied (until it ends I can't say where my opinion will rest) I would not casually slap a 1/10 rating as only haters of cast would.
The AI face lift does not faze me. It was a way to save a lot of efforts of cast and brocade workers from ending up on the shelf like Immortality. The re-cut because of it may have made the drama veer slightly off course, but I don't think it did much to harm it, since the character stayed in. I was not going to watch for that actor anyway. They could have cut him off totally as far as I am concerned, but since there are perhaps doubts about his guilts, and he is busy suing for slander, it would not be fair to totally erase him there before a verdict is reached.
Not sure there'll be an express package, but I am stingy and won't pay for more than my present subscription. Of course, that doesn't mean I wouldn't be able to watch the express anyway, But I am not going to hurry and binge or speed through with no idea what I would be skipping. I'll justtake it... slower.

Often when the drama nears ending, there could be an "express option" for an additional fee, to watch the remaining episodes in advance instead of sticking with the published schedule. But yes, maybe the production will not try that. If they don't we will have to wait till Dec 26-27 to watch till end, according to schedule. If they do, the remaining episodes might be released tomorrow or day next, after episode 36, on the eve of the 3-day gap with no episode before Dec.24 (strange schedule).

Thanks for liking ! It's still very much "in construction" ;)

Thanks for reminding me to keep watching Marcus and excerpting what he finds of interest about this drama. So, I converted this snippet to a couple of Gifs linked to the video, and used them to inaugurate the 'Interviews etc" section in the new companion piece :
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/shu-jin-ren-jia/132940-brocade-odyssey-companion-piece?pid=3196076&page=2#p3196076 (direct link to the section with these Gifs).

Ah... but Mavix liked it so it can't be totally bad, can it? At the time, I just slapped an 8.5 out of leniency and liking for Rosy, whose earlier work I was speeding through, resting longer on the very funny story of the Ophiuchus hidden 13th Zodiac gambling with her supposed jailors.

(btw, it's the period now for the Serpentarius stars Noc29-Dec17, 1st December to 18th December according to different source. Somewhat fitting with the drama at hand airing dates? ssslithering my way through episodes)

Happens to me too, sometimes. :)
And it's true that : titles are somewhat similar
+ for me, it's the one I least remember among the ZLS dramas I watched, so would not have thought about it if there was not this exchange!!!
Perhaps I need to give it a renewed watch sometime. lol

yes, thanks, you are right, I'd plain.... forgotten about that one.
How could I >!?!<

yes, thanks, you are right, I'd plain.... forgotten about that one.
Perhaps I ought to skim through it again for refresher. Fact is the kissing scenes rarely impress me, though, and especially not there. Personal appreciation.
Hoping it's not your all-time favorite drama that I don't saw eye to eye with you there ; at the time of watching, I saw a lot of other dramas of similar theme, so despite generally liking because of ZLS, all those fantasy dramas blurred into a soup in my memory, and I was glad to see her tackling other more amusing or serious themes as time went by (DITK, RoTaR, WRTW, LLTG, GenZ, even Hutong...).
In fact, at the time, I was more amused by some older dramas for which ZLS had a nice song. (OME!)
I also have to admit that this is one drama that I did not watch with much attention, maybe due to editing and plotholes?
Sure, I shall try to re-watch LoaTY in a renewed and more favorable light, when I have time, in case I did not do it justice ;) But after this BO drama which I am still slowly savoring <

I think you are mistaken about drama name.....

Zheng Ye Cheng did not play in Thousand Years For You,
leads were Li Qin and Ren Jialun in that one.
Zheng Ye Cheng has not been Zhao Lusi's co-lead in any of the dramas he played in, yet ? Nor in upcoming projects, but there'll perhaps be time for that in the longer future.

Not sure ZLS and ZYC kissed privately either.
But that does not mean they can't be in the same circle of c-ent friends. The little lady who likes sweet cakes has many, including Esther Yu, despite the unfortunate tiff between their fandom about TSoPG and LGiEF competition, and I don't think they have grown to become personal enemies because of it.
Both being Sichuan people and attached to their home towns, ZLS and TSY also have common ground and even if not flaunting friendship may very well be acquainted and agree on some ideas and art, or pet rearing.

In my opinion, both TSoPG and Brocade Odyssey have similar goals about promoting intangible cultural heritage and interest for the historical period through enjoyable and colorful fiction (not showing actual rulers or historical people, but much more to our time's 'laobaixing', the different but relatable ordinary people of past times and their extraordinary talents ;)
So, I am not surprised ZLS thought of promoting BO : it would make sense also in broader perspective about that type of dramas, and of course, if she appreciates privately ZYC screenwork and personality.

You can have a look here : https://mydramalist.com/discussions/shu-jin-ren-jia/132940-brocade-odyssey-companion-piece?pid=3196074&page=2#p3196074
I try to maintain that section as it is airing, while filling the still big gaps, since I started on that piece with some delay.

Yes, same initials : find him as Zhang HUA Wei in the actors directory.

I don't know if MDL cast should keep "original" ZHW : he has been struck from the 23 in cast listed on Baidu. It's complicated now when same character can appear in original (and voice?) but be AI "face lifted" because some scandal makes original actor persona non grata on screen.

Btw I submitted the 14 or so additional names of support actors/actresses to complete the cast (until Baidu adds more) : they are on dramawiki too now, let's see when they will be registered on MDL... These have no scandal. Many young faces, a few old ones.

Episodes 1 and 2 are there, episode 3 coming tomorrow
Don't forget to like (thumbs up) if you enjoyed them !

if any "quel" it could only be a prequel 🤣🤣🤣
Very nice start!

Is that Zhao HUA Wei's face replacing Zhao Hao Wei's who was embroiled in a lamentable cheat scandal that caused him to 'put career on a break' while being busy with law suit?
...so many dramas around dramas...
But AI face shifting there is perhaps best solution then.