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It is light and fun but ultimately forgettable so you didn't miss anything. I only watched it bc Hongloumeng is one of my favorite Chinese novels.

Govt "sissy actors" announcement is clearly targeting him more than anyone else but there goes also all the pending BLs as well. I would have been shocked if it aired as planned. To be clear, I think what they are doing is very wrong but when I read that heinous announcement I already guessed it would be pulled.

Hope the brothers stay on the same side.

I expected it to be delayed.

When Shiyi says her heart already belongs to someone.

It was Sun Xun's death anniversary she went to burn paper money for him. He was the love of her life.

There are lots of fantastic married actors - Mark Chao, Zhang Ruoyun, Chang Chen, Wallace Chung, Wallace Huo... you'd be seriously limiting your drama universe if you let something trivial like that get in your way...

I suspect some scenes were cut.

Ohhh... how resourceful of you!!!

You are probably right - I wasn't that into the novel I only picked it up bc I was WFH and bored to tears. I just remember thinking - oh no... how is he gonna do those scenes when I saw Ren Jialun cast for it... LoL.

Lol - I think I OD-ed on this stuff in my teens... reading all kinds of romance novels into the wee hours of morning with a flashlight under my blankets... I never got into the entire genre again but I make an exception for historicals bc I just love costume.

Lol... I never finished it, I only read about 2/3rds of it and I didn't bookmark where I stopped so I won't bother to go back to it.

idk how it was translated but I distinctly remember reading one intimate scene that seemed to merge into a flashback/memory so I always have the impression they may have snuck something in or came close to crossing a line at one point in the past. It was definitely not explicit, just hinted and my over active imagination probably...

"every single shot looks like she has lipstick smeared over her teeth" - wipes tears...

He is incredibly handsome but somehow done a disservice here. I doubt I will complete this but I am shallow enough to watch a few just to ogle this dude.

To be fair to him, he did very real kiss scenes in Glory of Tang and he fake kissed in Under the Power as well. I think One and Only was fine without them but if I remember correctly the kisses were a pretty prominent feature in the book so it would be a bit strange to not have them in this (but I am told there are).

I think most people who like the genre will watch both. I am very sure I will not watch Oath of Love at all bc I don't like this genre, I am only here bc I watched One and Only.

Ren Jialun is very popular - I wouldn't say he is an A-lister but close enough. I don't think anyone has a problem with the fact he is married. He does get some grief for taking on so many romantic roles even though he allegedly has a no kiss policy.

Most serial killers are socially awkward single men who live alone... 😂😂😂
If only it were that simple.

This flatlined toward the end. Same twist formula repeat, repeat, repeat.

Excellent, suspenseful start.