Nov 19th-Pearl ranks 33 in Movie DBs Top 100 (tv shows)
oops, its "rival" LGiEF is down there as 96! but these audiences seem to prefer modern times Chinese dramas since they had Romance in the Alley as 24 (perhaps I'll go give it a peek too now, after recording director Xie Ze interview excerpts and links in the "companion piece" 😅 I also added some more stuff about pearls, the impact on tourists going to make pearl hairpins in Hepu and such, as usual lavishly illustrated with pictures and gif linked to their sources. https://mydramalist.com/discussions/zhu-lian-yu-mu/131556-the-story-of-pearl-girl-companion-piece)
This drama was not a small production : I have been checking the 77/78 characters with end credits of episodes and Baidu "complete list"; there are even more with 294 listed as guest actors (but just names, these are the anonymous for most, who walked the set or had bits roles).
Now, I am both looking forward to and slightly uneasy about how this will end ; wishing to trust LYN that it will be sweet enough to get cavities (and hoping his quip about being abducted by aliens was just his doubling back for perhaps having spoiled the ending and disappointed those who -are there any?- wish to see him go off again into the great beyond like in AJTL)
U will only glare at him for max 5-6 episodes. Definitely not after that. He seems mean to FL. U will find it…
Ah: that was in the beginning, when shipowner Yan was just the heartless devil having come across a "pebble in his shoes" which did not shine like a gem or pearl yet. (On ships, that sort of punishments could certainly exist back in those days, as the English chanty 'what shall we do with the drunken sailor' reminds.)
U will only glare at him for max 5-6 episodes. Definitely not after that. He seems mean to FL. U will find it…
Well as a c-drama trope, it all goes back to the Meteor Garden quip : "if apologies were enough, why would we need the police?" Anyway, dramas should not be construed as a moral blueprint for present day 'civilized behavior' specific models. Just like some people in far away Pacific islands eating fruit bats as a traditional delicacy should not be looked at with disgust and accused of spreading germs (they did not). Actually, heartfelt apologies are not that common, even in the real world, even when parents try to teach children on playgrounds, to make an end to strife through apologies. It does not always work and is not always done. If you need that sort of portrayal in drama, have a peek at Our Days the modern drama just finished airing on WeTV. There are interesting moments with children being taught to apologize when the moms refuse to, out of principle or power play, very realistic, until other factors have them at last 'end strife'. Dragging in public opinion to force apologies is also a subject there.
U will only glare at him for max 5-6 episodes. Definitely not after that. He seems mean to FL. U will find it…
Actually LYN gave a cryptic reply when asked about HE/BE. He replied "you'll have cavities. You'll gain weight!!!" doubling back to say he gets "abducted by aliens", so there's that too about the need for good dentists for romance drama fan addicts 🤣
😂😂😂 How did you manage to quote Over the Rainbow? Your recaps are so funny!
I had exact same images in my head when you mentioned A. Perkins from Psycho 🤣 Almost disappointed by the lack of gore, next 🤣🤣🤣 but of course, it might end up as 'saved for better opportunity' when the deed can't be trailed back to C19. Sharp fangs complement the blood red lipstick: she might not even need a dagger, although at this point, she'd probably spit out the blood in disgust.
ᵐⁱ⁻ⁿⁱ | DUAN WU ERA #TheStoryOfPearlGirl@aesthemee·3mHave to post this bcs it's funny 🤣 someone…
of course, all the actors, even when filming dramas with "heavy" or tragic moments, would let off steam while singing, dancing, or having fun off-drama. Now we'll know that Shen Chi likes K-pop and J.Y.Park 🤣 Thanks for link!
Watching Our days on a whim, I immediately recognized cat-lover Wang Yuxi in that drama as the former Li Tongguan from AJTL ! Just a few minutes into last third of episode 11 and I was : who is this Adonis guy?... oh yes! Such an arresting face! Looking forward to see him as ML in Moonlight Mystique!
No, up till ep.25 they are still, if not enemies, only allies against Yan Ziqing. Duanwu saved Cui shijiu in ep.20…
Personally I avoid clips and spoilers before watching a show, but sometimes I do peek, trying not to get spoiled too much, lol. General trailer is fine, looking at episode trailers can give a wrong impression so I endeavor look at those .... after the episode aired!
From Saturday on, you may enjoy it on Netflix. If you want to know more about when and where this was filmed, where to watch (with direct links), characters, cast, popularity, OST and related music, and some details (historical and geographical, etc) you can look at my lavishly illustrated "companion piece" which is divided into 10 linked "chapters"(posts) using the MDL "Discussion" options feature. That companion piece is also full of links to other date I watched during research or being made aware of. My character list is developed in real time, with description of each one as they appeared, aiming at giving the start point and not too many spoilers: they are too short to be character analysis, anyway. The description of actor/actress allows to have an idea of their style and the links to their "pages" facilitates looking for more, including some other pages devoted to them on MDL (The newer "articles" with sometimes misleading titles are linked with my short opinion about those too).
So Chi Shijiu and Duanwu/Su Muzhe aren‘t to get friends. I saw on TikTok Duanwu/Su Muzhe helped her.
No, up till ep.25 they are still, if not enemies, only allies against Yan Ziqing. Duanwu saved Cui shijiu in ep.20 because of her moral principles and to return the favor of Cui freeing the slaves in Wuling ; she said they "were even" after that.
me too, and also "fan 帆！" who compiled all those pix, with translation, into an almost chapter of photonovel ! 🤣🤣🤣 Nice to watch this, in between episodes!
Thanks for bringing to attention. I just love that snippet! The full video from Weibo too; it's great that it is also on YouTube with English subtitles : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGN86c-3vLY but was this recorded earlier ("Lantern festival"???!)
Lusi is so tiny compared to her two gigantic male leads that neither of them was ever captured in the same frame…
Yes, I just discovered the hilarious "kidnapping" scene too (scroll up to Cya615) (was it before the live stream, they are dressed same as in it, so the itinerary was : car/ supermarket/ making food, adding too much salt, and getting the dishes ready to enjoy while chatting together and with people on bullet comments? Rosy I think was leaving to attend Weibo awards night next? ) These guys have a lot of humor! 😊
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This drama was not a small production : I have been checking the 77/78 characters with end credits of episodes and Baidu "complete list"; there are even more with 294 listed as guest actors (but just names, these are the anonymous for most, who walked the set or had bits roles).
Now, I am both looking forward to and slightly uneasy about how this will end ; wishing to trust LYN that it will be sweet enough to get cavities (and hoping his quip about being abducted by aliens was just his doubling back for perhaps having spoiled the ending and disappointed those who -are there any?- wish to see him go off again into the great beyond like in AJTL)
In need of some hot tea; enjoy the drama, all !
adding a Gif with link to the footage, into the last section of the "companion piece" 🥳
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/zhu-lian-yu-mu/131556-the-story-of-pearl-girl-companion-piece
Anyway, dramas should not be construed as a moral blueprint for present day 'civilized behavior' specific models. Just like some people in far away Pacific islands eating fruit bats as a traditional delicacy should not be looked at with disgust and accused of spreading germs (they did not).
Actually, heartfelt apologies are not that common, even in the real world, even when parents try to teach children on playgrounds, to make an end to strife through apologies. It does not always work and is not always done.
If you need that sort of portrayal in drama, have a peek at Our Days the modern drama just finished airing on WeTV. There are interesting moments with children being taught to apologize when the moms refuse to, out of principle or power play, very realistic, until other factors have them at last 'end strife'.
Dragging in public opinion to force apologies is also a subject there.
Sharp fangs complement the blood red lipstick: she might not even need a dagger, although at this point, she'd probably spit out the blood in disgust.
Just a few minutes into last third of episode 11 and I was : who is this Adonis guy?... oh yes!
Such an arresting face!
Looking forward to see him as ML in Moonlight Mystique!
From Saturday on, you may enjoy it on Netflix. If you want to know more about when and where this was filmed, where to watch (with direct links), characters, cast, popularity, OST and related music, and some details (historical and geographical, etc) you can look at my lavishly illustrated "companion piece" which is divided into 10 linked "chapters"(posts) using the MDL "Discussion" options feature. That companion piece is also full of links to other date I watched during research or being made aware of. My character list is developed in real time, with description of each one as they appeared, aiming at giving the start point and not too many spoilers: they are too short to be character analysis, anyway. The description of actor/actress allows to have an idea of their style and the links to their "pages" facilitates looking for more, including some other pages devoted to them on MDL (The newer "articles" with sometimes misleading titles are linked with my short opinion about those too).
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/zhu-lian-yu-mu/131556-the-story-of-pearl-girl-companion-piece (The show in ongoing, so the "in the works warning" reminds that I may still add more, because I like TSoPG enough to do it).
Duanwu saved Cui shijiu in ep.20 because of her moral principles and to return the favor of Cui freeing the slaves in Wuling ; she said they "were even" after that.
Nice to watch this, in between episodes!
The full video from Weibo too; it's great that it is also on YouTube with English subtitles : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGN86c-3vLY
but was this recorded earlier ("Lantern festival"???!)
(was it before the live stream, they are dressed same as in it, so the itinerary was : car/ supermarket/ making food, adding too much salt, and getting the dishes ready to enjoy while chatting together and with people on bullet comments? Rosy I think was leaving to attend Weibo awards night next? )
These guys have a lot of humor! 😊