PeachBlossomGoddness's post from yesterday (further down) hit the nail on the head on why CSY was sent to become…
I would add Nanchen wang is for all intents and purposes neutral. Her marriage to the emperor was blocked bc the dowager wished to check Cui family's power and not make a Cui daughter empress in waiting. Her uncle countered the move by sending her to Nanchen wang on a flimsy excuse of repairing past conflicts to buy time as he sees how the power struggles play out. Thus the CP also cannot seize power by hastening the wedding - it only happens as and when Cui family agrees and no one is gonna try to seize her from her shifu the powerful Nanchen wang by force. It is all a giant chess game but even though I am very busy and behind on episodes, it is clear the court is full of vipers. She is safest away from it. To learn stuff is just a red herring/convenient excuse. She has got a clever and cool uncle.
I am enjoying the drama very much so far. I really have to say that Bai lu is a gem. How the heck can she nail…
Yeah that struck me as odd too. I think he is supposed to be quite a bit older than the FL but for the drama they narrowed that age gap. Consequently, he is this ferocious little boy killing machine! Lol! It would make a lot more sense if he were already a young man, with the military prowess and lineage to be a contender to the throne. It is a pretty common theme that brothers of newly ascended (thus weaker/power base not secure) rulers be sent to their fiefdom or to guard the borders so as not to be a threat in the capital. Even when he did return to the capital it was key he didn't bring too many troops.
It was a shitty thing Yuoku did. I understand why, but it was wrong not only because of ZZH, but I felt this is…
Its kind of hilarious - its no longer pops up as the #1 searched for show but it is still at #2. Its been at #1 for ages. I think Youku will try its best not to take it down and iQiyi has not removed any of his dramas either but they are also now VIP only.
To me he is a big schemer and he dares go against the emperor I don't really know why. He looks like one who is…
Its a recipe for disaster to make him the Crown Prince. Its kind of obvious his incentive should be to kill the emperor before the emperor marries and has children. And his engagement to Shiyi just throws the Cui clan solidly behind him. When in reality he should be forced to be like Nanchen wang and swear an oath of celibacy so that he is never a threat to his brother's throne.
Its also a bit sad to see the emperor who seemed like a pretty savvy kid with good survival instinct grow up to be such an indecisive coward. Unless its just an act...
What does FL need to learn from ML? Why can't she learn from a female palace officer?
Its not about teaching her it is about relationships - so that Nanchen wang will be allied to the Cui family and it also shields her from palace politics before her marriage.
If I had to guess its just his regular voice dubber Zhang Jie.
It is just my guess, it could be neither. These guys are really good at changing their voices its their job. I noticed Zhang Jie over the years bc he sounds so different as say Lu Yi vs Sifeng vs Donghua Dijun whereas Bian Jiang is more distinctive bc its very deep and with a lot of substance. He has a gorgeous voice but its harder to disguise.
If I had to guess its just his regular voice dubber Zhang Jie.
Honestly they keep using the same dubbers after awhile they all sound the same. I am just guessing Zhang Jie because he has dubbed most of Ren Jialun's dramas - White Snake, Under the Power, Glory of Tang etc. I personally like him better than Bian Jiang, I think he is better at changing his voice. From memory, I think he also did Cheng Yi/Sifeng in L&R and Donghua Dijun in TMOPB and Pillow Book. Ren Jialun sadly doesn't do well in terms of line delivery, intonation and accent so as far as I know he rarely speaks his own lines (or its disastrous when he does). Lol!!!
Lol we can hope but this is based on a popular novel so I think it is unlikely they change it even though we can hope. I remember abandoning it very early on it was too slow for me and it was mostly modern. But so far the drama I find a lot more likeable.
the two dramas are big dramas on two different platforms, so they were both given the summer slot to maximise…
Song of Youth was kind of awkward at the start I was just casually watching it as background noise but it has somehow hit all the right notes and is actually quite light and enjoyable. But I am not that uptight about them knocking off all the Hungloumeng quotes in fact it cracks me up how the c-netizens are all up in arms about Yu Zheng having the audacity to plagiarise a classic like that. I think they haven't heard of parodies.... lol!
Re Bai Lu they are very different roles, its kind of interesting to watch them juxtaposed against each other,
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Its also a bit sad to see the emperor who seemed like a pretty savvy kid with good survival instinct grow up to be such an indecisive coward. Unless its just an act...
Re Bai Lu they are very different roles, its kind of interesting to watch them juxtaposed against each other,