Y'all I don't understand how most of the people here are YaoJing fans. Personally I am more of a YaoLiu fan and…
A lot of us are not shippers who have a set “fave”.
We just root for XaioYao to heal and get what SHE wants. To find peace and happiness. This isn’t complicated. Our fave is XaioYao and we want what she wants 🤷🏻♀️
No i honestly love it. It's simple and not too flashy. I hate the princess, ultimate beauty kinda style. A more…
the scenes I’m referring too that I disliked the styling are the opposite of down to earth and modest. Specifically the hair and dress styling for the banquet where she is introduced as the returned Princess of Haoling. I much prefer her in simple colors and hair.
I think XY look better with the updo in the previous season. Her half up/half down hairstyle doesn't look good…
I soooooo agree with you and for updo as a MALE I like her…. but the updo’s one she is princess were aging her …. the half up hair I preferred because it felt more youthful.
Just a wild thought. XL could have married XY as FFB and with Haoling's army fought against CX
Yes I was dissapointed the show just glossed over this offer from King to FFB!!! We didn’t even get one scene of XL to ponder the idea! what a shame :(
Ok let’s talk about something less triggering and controversial. STYLING.
is anyone slightly disappointed in XY styling after she becomes Princess for this series? Just me? I feel like they aged her in many scenes especially with the updo’s and the side sweaty bang.
I LOVE the styling of CX & XL. I can’t think of a single scene of either one that was not just immaculate from head to toe. Both are a 10/10
XY & TSJ styling I give 7.5/10.
XY as Princess’s hair I felt often aged her a lot. Wasn’t in love with it. Wish they had went another route with the hair for some of the big scenes like the Princess of Haoling Reveal banquet and the Wedding to FL.
They are called Poisonous LOVERS Bug.The terms of the bug giver are not murky. It's stated right there: There…
why are your replies to me always unhinged!!!!!
breathe!!!!! LOVING someone and being IN LOVE are two diffferent things!!! At no point is it said the two parties have to be IN LOVE. sharing love and mutual affection can mean MANY things and levels of love. That is a major distinction that you seem to ignore and flip out over!!!! My lord can we chillax please. it’s not healthy to make a fictional character a whole personality!!!! And again, we are discussing the SHOW version of the plot not the book version.
I'm not inclined to attack or write an essay. About the last point on timing, XL was physically the furthest away…
in the show it seems like they show him feeling it very late into the assassination. which delayed him reaching her. As soon as she was attacked I expected to see a scene of him holding his heart and that didn’t come for awhile and I was surprised because I knew she was isolated and alone and thought oh perfect XL can feel her he will know immediately!
Could i know why the need for Xuan to attack Haoling pleaseeeee?
I LOVE Ru Shou and wish he had way more scenes and wish him and A’Nian wasnt obsessed with CX and she and Ru Shou were together. From my understanding naming Ru Shou heir would still lead to a likely instability and fight for thrown which CX doesn’t want to see a repeat of from previous Haoling throne fight. IDK
Since we have nothing but time until new episodes on Monday let’s analyze what the *SHOW* says about the bugs.
First. In the show they are called *Love Poisonous bugs* in translation as well as “Couple bugs”. Show XY seems to not know very much about them or that they require any kind of affection from the receiver. In episode 12 season 1 we see the scenes of XL and old man Lirong Uncle discuss how to remove them this is what is said:
“The male and female are equal in power and the one who places them won’t be able to control the bugs”
“Mostly women raise the bugs for their lover, for eternal love and loyalty”
“Once planted, the couple will live and die together.”
“If there’s no love between the couple will it still work?”
“No no it won’t. However, the magic is mysteriously unpredictable so perhaps it is possible.”
“It will lead to endless troubles. The couple not only can’t live together, they might even be killed by the poisonous bugs.”
“The planting of the bug relies on affection and so does its removal.”
“If it hasn’t been planted for long and is not yet stable it can be transferred to another person. But this person (it is transferred to) must have love in their heart.”
The terms of the Bug receiver are made very clear but the terms of the bug giver are murky. And a bit frustrating. They make clear the receiver must have love in their heart for the giver and that they both must have some mutual affection. I wish they had made the terms of the bugs much clearer as the show progressed. For me the love bugs seem very symbolic and meaningful from Xl side but not as much from XY side. XL feels all of her heartache but she’s generally completely clueless about his feelings despite sharing the love bug.
One of the plot holes I found with the bugs (which I wonder is better explained in the book) is why when XY was being assassinated and tortured XL didn’t get to her to save her until she was already essentially dead for awhile but for the bug. Yes he was furtherest in distance yes logistically but the show could have shown a scene shortly after XY is attacked showing XL feel the pain. To my recollection she’s been tortured for a very long time before he feels something. Maybe I need to go back and rewatch but it felt like a let down that he only was alerted to something being wrong after she was nearly dead. This dynamic was interesting to me because while XY and TSJ did not share a bug he found her (yes I know he has tracking powers) but the writer made a choice to have him find her and shield her and die try to die with her) Metaphorically there is some beauty and poetry in that deep love connection without any bug playing a part. Their lives are purely connected through choice & free will without control from either party.
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We just root for XaioYao to heal and get what SHE wants. To find peace and happiness. This isn’t complicated. Our fave is XaioYao and we want what she wants 🤷🏻♀️
it’s not a happy ending for shippers of the other male characters who want her to be with their personal fave.
yes you HAVE to watch part 1 to watch part 2. And you should. it’s incredible.
if you get 2 episodes M-Thursday then the show will end around July 24th-ish.
But we don’t know how they are dustributing the episodes weekly yet so it may be that it won’t end until the following week.
is anyone slightly disappointed in XY styling after she becomes Princess for this series? Just me? I feel like they aged her in many scenes especially with the updo’s and the side sweaty bang.
I LOVE the styling of CX & XL. I can’t think of a single scene of either one that was not just immaculate from head to toe. Both are a 10/10
XY & TSJ styling I give 7.5/10.
XY as Princess’s hair I felt often aged her a lot. Wasn’t in love with it. Wish they had went another route with the hair for some of the big scenes like the Princess of Haoling Reveal banquet and the Wedding to FL.
breathe!!!!! LOVING someone and being IN LOVE are two diffferent things!!! At no point is it said the two parties have to be IN LOVE. sharing love and mutual affection can mean MANY things and levels of love. That is a major distinction that you seem to ignore and flip out over!!!! My lord can we chillax please. it’s not healthy to make a fictional character a whole personality!!!! And again, we are discussing the SHOW version of the plot not the book version.
First. In the show they are called *Love Poisonous bugs* in translation as well as “Couple bugs”. Show XY seems to not know very much about them or that they require any kind of affection from the receiver. In episode 12 season 1 we see the scenes of XL and old man Lirong Uncle discuss how to remove them this is what is said:
“The male and female are equal in power and the one who places them won’t be able to control the bugs”
“Mostly women raise the bugs for their lover, for eternal love and loyalty”
“Once planted, the couple will live and die together.”
“If there’s no love between the couple will it still work?”
“No no it won’t. However, the magic is mysteriously unpredictable so perhaps it is possible.”
“It will lead to endless troubles. The couple not only can’t live together, they might even be killed by the poisonous bugs.”
“The planting of the bug relies on affection and so does its removal.”
“If it hasn’t been planted for long and is not yet stable it can be transferred to another person. But this person (it is transferred to) must have love in their heart.”
The terms of the Bug receiver are made very clear but the terms of the bug giver are murky. And a bit frustrating. They make clear the receiver must have love in their heart for the giver and that they both must have some mutual affection. I wish they had made the terms of the bugs much clearer as the show progressed. For me the love bugs seem very symbolic and meaningful from Xl side but not as much from XY side. XL feels all of her heartache but she’s generally completely clueless about his feelings despite sharing the love bug.
One of the plot holes I found with the bugs (which I wonder is better explained in the book) is why when XY was being assassinated and tortured XL didn’t get to her to save her until she was already essentially dead for awhile but for the bug. Yes he was furtherest in distance yes logistically but the show could have shown a scene shortly after XY is attacked showing XL feel the pain. To my recollection she’s been tortured for a very long time before he feels something. Maybe I need to go back and rewatch but it felt like a let down that he only was alerted to something being wrong after she was nearly dead. This dynamic was interesting to me because while XY and TSJ did not share a bug he found her (yes I know he has tracking powers) but the writer made a choice to have him find her and shield her and die try to die with her) Metaphorically there is some beauty and poetry in that deep love connection without any bug playing a part. Their lives are purely connected through choice & free will without control from either party.