MadelineMaureen

Spoilers for episode 16

I went into this show completely blind and did not even think about the fact they seemed really happy at the end of episode 5(always know shit is about to go down if the whole main cast is happy prior to the final 2 episodes) so I just let it auto start playing episode 6 while I was working on my office work and having a snack(Im a manager and don't really take a "break")....hahahahahaha my co-worker comes into the office and is like "ummm...you good?" I had put a folded paper towel underneath the nose bridge of my glasses as I was attempting to use my hands to eat/type but the tears kept coming.

I can understand enough Korean to not have to constantly have my eyes on subtitles but my eyes were just glued to the screen as I watched Park Bo Geum and IU's performance....PS....I just saw the bts of that episode.....the amount of special effects used blew my mind because I didn't even notice that they were on a sound stage/outside stage and not actually on/near the headland/jetty.

Everlasting Longing was okay. I just couldn't not laugh during the final arch every time the guys came on scene they had their hair done differently so I just had this mental image of them braining each other's hair really quickly and I couldn't stop laughing. 😂
I think that there was a lot of production issues with this one as well, but that mainly has to do with postproduction and the multi years it took to air because Angelababy possibly watched Lisa perform at Crazy Horse in Paris. CCP at it again. Also I now make it my mission to double check who is dubbing the voice because the voice of the 2FL was so whiny and annoying I was praying for her death the whole time even though I have since realized I really love the actress. The voice used was unbearable for me. So it was an overall 7.5/10.


Also...major spoiler for Everlasting Longing/Love of the Divine Tree, so don't read if you don't want to know the ending......




So that final of Everlasting Longing episode where they haven't seen each other in I think over a year and he doesn't ask about their child, nor do we see their child....It was a very "fuck dem kids" kind of Epilogue that had me scratching my head. Unlike Love of the Divine Tree where we got to see the domestic bless of the couple and a lovely little cubby baby strapped to the ML...(By the way I am not a person who has or wants children I just love a happily ever after with a happy cubby baby)

The director pretty much had the time and budget to play a bit and film some things for, in my opinion, practice/fun. People ran with it and I was like...yall are just pissing off the director at this point.

I am begging commentors. Either type out the name you are abbreviating once in the comment or stop abbreviating EVERYTHING. I have to have the damn cast list open in another tab just to play Guess Who. Because people keep switching from character name to actor's name or using the actor's abbreviation when talking about a character's actions...it's so freaking confusing.
Or when they mention another show they abbreviate it like everyone would know that the heck they mean....

oh god I sound old

It doesn't have a sad ending. They are married with children at the end. There is another episode like a bonus epilogue. The ending of the show is more open ended for artistic reasons. But he is alive and riding toward his wife.

Love of the Divine Tree was the better production of the 5 or so that have come out in the last few months...imo. They did a lot with the budget they had and they shot a lot of practical effects which imo grounded the show in a way I have yet to see from a lot of the fantasy costume dramas. Very pleasantly surprised also this one has a HEA. I know that's technically a spoiler but its 40 episodes so this is vital information.

I dropped Moonlight Mystique because of the cinematography/editing style/overall styling just wasn't my cuppa. Everything felt like a soundstage or set...nothing felt...real. I know that's a weird thing to say about a fantasy, but the best part of a fantasy is falling into it and believing it could be real. And the styling made me giggle too much.

If you like comedic more male centered stories ' Guardians of the Dafeng' might be worth the watch. I didn't finish it, but everyone that kept watching til the end had positive things to say. I just wasn't in the mood for slapstick humor(which the first few episodes have, don't know it if that style continues)

If you want a heavy angsty romance fantasy....Blossoming Love should do the trick.

Mainly because there is a lot to set up. They do go on to show some things in flashback. But although the production quality is better with it's filming techniques the budget wasn't so big that they could go in depth with certain aspects. I've found it a happy medium as of now...ep 15.
There is going to be a lot of subtext happening. I don't know if people who can't read sarcasm or double speak will catch everything that's being thrown around the first time.

Exactly at the midway point we get a classic accidental kiss. 😂

that's not how prosthetics work...but okay....😒🤷‍♀️

I made the mistake of watching episode 6 while at work....Yeah don't do that. Seriously just have your tissues ready and maybe like a comfort blanket or something. Also if you have small children....maybe make sure you are mentally prepared before watching this show.

Still haven't decided yet if the father is pure evil or purely stupid...maybe both.

Episode 38. She dies along with Du'er in an attempt to lure soldiers seeking Jiang Si away. After Du'er is shot with arrows protecting her, Aman, disguised as Jiang Si, jumps to her death off a cliff. Stating that without Jiang Si she would have died long ago. She died saving not only Jiang Si, but both nations. I cried like a little bitch. So have your tissues ready.

I grew up with uber wealthy people, but I must have been around the rare few that treat their kids well.

Something that's been bugging me since the first episode.

So Zhuang Han Yan is brought into the residence after stating who she is and then passes out. She then wakes in new clothes and has been cleaned up a bit.

So riddle me this....who in the household wouldn't have informed a higher up that her body was covered in deep scars? Like from head to toe covered in old healed scars. Unless the concubine was the one to change her word would have gotten back to someone....right? Am I being dumb? Did I miss something?

In my head canon Xie Yin Lou eventually marries into the Jiang family.

Production redeemed itself in the final episode because only the first 5 minutes deals with the ending of the climax and then the rest of the episode is the checking in on all the survivors of the show and where they are now...epilogue style. Also the dog survived so bonus points. Honestly if it wasn't for the final few episodes overall would have given it a 7, but production was more intentional with their edits and framing in the final quarter of episodes so it became an overall 8.

He has a really good character arch. Because once he realizes what he's done, and why his sister was so strict he does a 180 in attitude. I've liked this actor in other things because he can play the idiot really well, but he also can do serious and "lets get down to business".........to defeat the huuuuunnsss...(i'm sorry i had to) side of a character. I hope you'll like him in the end, because the kid is like a fungus...he grows on you over time. He just needed a reality check.

Her mother and father were a love match. He never remarried nor did he ever have a concubine. They had 3 children. A daughter, son, and then Jiang Si.
Her father is the eldest in his family so they are the "first branch", his younger brother is the "second branch" of the Jiang family.
First branch:
Eldest sister: Married with a young daughter
2nd brother: Jiang Zhang
4th sister: Jiang Si(FL)

The Second branch has a Head Wife(she was supposed to marry the elder brother), and a Concubine(love match). The concubine had 2 daughters. Head wife had a son(we never see him) and a daughter. (This one was a bit tricky for me so I might be wrong on which daughter belonged to who but I'm pretty sure this is right)
1st brother: son of head wife(married and lives in another town)
2nd sister: daughter of head wife(Married to abusive husband)
3rd sister: daughter of concubine
5th sister: daughter of concubine

Both of the concubine's daughters are kind of more or less under the head wife...they are closer to the head wife and aren't as affectionate to their birth mother....the head wife just doesn't want the concubine to have power. Concubine just doesn't want to ruffle anyone's feathers and minds her business.

actually episode 23 or 22 they confirm their love for each other. episode 24-25 is her having to measure up for the royal family and him clearly saying that she is the only one for him.

We see a kiss in episode 6 from a flashback. Episode 9 another flashback kiss as we as present day "drugged kiss"(someone drugs her, he protects her honor, but in her drugged state she gets confused and treats him like her husband...which technically he is). 23 we get our first kiss kiss. Then they are constantly hugging and physically affectionate with one another. Seriously, if he could hug her and still look at her face all the time he would.

This is a very large cast....with many side stories that are actually important later on in the climax of the show. Aka they have to show the dominos being set up before they can start to knock them down properly. He pretty much loves her at first sight and does everything to prove that even if she is who he suspects that it doesn't matter. He is extremely devoted to her and there are a lot of comedic moments of flirting and touching moments once they are together.

Also there are like 3 other "couples" that you will meet and root for.

The only real complaint I had about this show is the editing during the parts that I feel production didn't really focus on. They spent most of their attention on the final confrontations and final climax of the show. If you have the time and you like the actors I don't think it will feel like a waste of time for you. Also the dog survives...you're welcome.