MadelineMaureen

well in her defense, she trusted her husband fully up until he decapitated her father right in front of her. 😬so...yeah, trauma response.

it's sooooooo good. had to save episode 7 for later cause I needed sleep and to go to work. so now I have something to watch when I get home in the morning.

Thank you. I guess that would also explain the look her maid gave her when Ye Li mentioned Qing Shuang.
I mean Qing Shuang would have had to have been like 5 years old if she had been sent to the mountain with Ye Li. Aka she's frozen in time in Ye Li's mind. Always showing up when Ye Li is scared and/or feeling alone.
So either she died early in her time on the mountain or Qing Shuang is a fracture of Ye Li herself. Has it been explained in a later episode or is this in the novel/source material?

is he currently playing the Emperor in The First Jasmine? The character isn't listed in the drama, and I THINK it's him, but I'm not 100% sure as because he's a teenager every time I see him these days he looks slightly different and I'm not sure if it's him or another actor who looks similar to him.

Is Qing Shuang a ghost/figment of her imagination? Ye Li is the only one to even speak to her, much less look at her. She has yet to interact with another actor on screen as of half way through episode 2.

5 yuan is like 75cents USD. She's giving 75 cent hair cuts....😫

She blamed herself for her father's death and then learned she slowly poisoned him prior to his beheading. She's gone back in time and not only reconciled with her father but uncovered the truth about her mother. Will eventually realize that her father was always going to be killed whether through her actions or otherwise. He was always everyone's target in the court...he could never be bought, he could never be turned to a faction...he only ever protected the people and the country, he never cared about the throne. He made a promises to his friend(the later emperor) and he kept all of them, even after the Emperor betrayed him repeatedly. She'll learn about what happened to the Wei Village and who was actually behind it. She's learned that A'Jiu has been in love with her for years. 8 at the time of her death, 5 at the time of her rebirth. She was never the daughter of a Nobel woman from the capital...she was always the daughter of two generals with a deep love for their people. She's finding, herself.

confession and kiss in ep10. Very romance centered even though it is a politically heavy drama. because it is shorter(and they knew this going in) the pace is moving.

Im on Viki's schedule so just to 22 for me tonight. I have access to 23 but imma catch up on my other shows.

Do you remember the scene with his mom complaining to the courtyard neighbor about all the cardboard boxes pilling up and how dangerous it is? I think that was a contributing factor. Also it being new years lots of oil from cooking, and a salon has many flammable items.
aka im really hoping its anything BUT Cao Ping.

its on tencent. looks like kkh is down right now

This. Du Ling is constantly honing her craft. Working to do even better than the last project. She's like a sponge constantly absorbing knowledge from her cast mates and production teams. If she doesn't know something, she takes the time to learn it and implement it into her performance. I'm so impressed with her everytime I see her. She was good the first time I saw her in Left Ear, but her performance has gone leaps and bounds past expectations.

I love watching actors grow in their craft and both she and Yi Ran are so good at letting their eyes express inner feelings/thoughts. I always have to rewatch Yi Ran's performances because I cant understand mandarin I'm splitting my watching with reading subtitles. So I make sure to go back and get the nuances that I may have missed. Though my speed reading has vastly improved, I just dont have the ear for the different tones(aka some words that are different sound the same to me). So I honestly really enjoy parts where the director just lets the characters be in a scene without over explaining in dialog.

and I was sooo right episode 10 confession

hahaha jokes on me. I've already seen most of his work and the ones currently in post/production are already on my Plan to Watch List. This is the first period drama of his ive seen.

That hug in episode 8 😊😊 So sweet comforting and romantic. This director knows what their doing. All the hand stuff and going through different levels of affection and skinship. The playful dances between the two while also keeping their hearts open to one another. They show their vulnerability to one another. I love how much faith Chu Zhao has in A'Jiu(Xie Yan Lai), and how he believes her words...because he's always loved and followed her. My guess is that after his family half beat him to death he made his way through the desert looking for her and her father and his men found him instead. His loyalty seems to only be to her and her alone. He was even about to leave his own nephew behind to die. It's been a minute since ive watched a he fell first, she fell harder plot.
I'm going to have to look into the director more and put their dramas on my Plan to Watch list.

Wu Jia Jun(Yu, young emperor) collecting brothers and sisters left and right. I truly hope he continues to enjoy being an actor. His command of a scene is impressive for someone so young. I pray he can keep a balance of childhood and work and that fans remain respectful and out of his space. After Pursuit of Jade and now this production so close together...it wouldnt surprise me if he becomes a household name within the industry. He's still so sweet always clinging to people he likes.

So the butthurt female student is the younger sister of the guy who slashed up Xing Wu's back over a basketball game? Am I understanding that connection correctly? So this girl with a whole ass relative in prison for assault had the bright idea to try and publicly shame her brother's victim's beloved(she's aware that he is Qing Ye's older "cousin")...girl stop throwing stones in your glass house before it comes crashing down around you.

Didn't think they'd have a shower scene in this one. Li Yun Rui has definitely been working hard.
ep 16, you're welcome. 😉

ep 17 preview has him going back to school

ep 13 had me cackling 🤣 Jealousy Jealousy.

Princess Royal did it, but poorly(like if Chen Xuan Qing had more screen time than Chen Yan Yun overall with Jin Zhao) imo...but it's there. Still have yet to see that SML is something where his character doesn't piss me off...speaking of which...Fated Hearts also has love triangles with a true enemies to lovers trope.
Like mycloverformrdarcy said, Prisoner of Beauty has something similar(family member with an unrequited crush that goes too far) and did a good job.

Want to see the leads of A Splendid Match as FL and SML in a toxic love triangle? The Rise of Ning is for you! Also Ci Sha's real hair line in that one. Personally i think it suits his face shape 100x better than the wings he's sometimes forced to wear.

Want to see ML fall in love with his best friend's girl in his first ever drama(modern drama)...Forever and Ever is for you. If you want to watch the lead characters in Forever and Ever in their first life(period drama) in a love triangle with Wang Xing Yue...One and Only is for you...this is a very sad ending, you have been warned...

(you've seen this but...)Love Like the Galaxy has a love triangle in it....though not the same flavor as the ones above. FL has I think 3 men that like her, Leo Wu(ML), Yu Cheng Eun and Li Yun Rui's characters.

Story Of Kunning Palace...talk about jealous ML...


Kdrama but Lovely Runner has more of a comedic love triangle.