PeachBlossomGoddess

Wow.... tons and tons of flashbacks (of long boring conversations no less) - no wonder they don't dare to charge extra for the rest of the show!!! At this rate, with the help of FF, it should be a piece of cake to speed throught the rest of this...

Oh thank Buddha they stopped using that ghastly pasty white foundation on Tou but it seems to have found its way onto Xuexi's face instead. What is wrong with these people???

Bah! This Lord Lu is just immitating Chen Kun's Ning Yi mannerisms.

U r in good hands.:)

Heheh ok but it is already Sunday night for me I don't get to watch that much during the week. Maybe you will see it first anyway. :)

All 48 episodes are out and available without extra payment in both Youku and iQiyi VIP China version.

Wow this dwarf has some real tall issues!!!

In the past I was able to pay via iTunes Appstore on the local iQiyi app. It is just that outside of China there are sometimes airplay problems so I switched to the international version. I also think for iQiyi you are not locked to Alipay, they accept WeChat pay as well. Youku I don't know bc my friend in China pays for me. I don't see the extra episodes on iQiyi local or Youku yet btw.

You are right, even VIP needs to pay to watch I am just saying international VIP already costs a lot more they should get it for free.If you really want to watch it you can pay to view on the local site even if you are not a VIP. I have seen the option but I have never done it since I rarely have time to binge.

What a scam! How dare they bore us silly for 30+ episodes and then make us pay extra to watch? It is insult to the injury because the Chinese subscription costs much less than international. I switched my local iQiyi to the international because it has an ATV app I don't have to airplay from my ipad or computer but I am paying 50pct more for that convenience. They should just give international subscribers the extra episodes for free with normal VIP.

Ah ok, I must have missed when. Tyvm it all makes more sense now.

I know Qingci recognizes her already but I am confused as to whether she also recognizes him yet?

Methinks he protests too much... I suspect ultimately he is after the throne. He just doesn't trust anyone and he kows its a dangerous game and these strategists tend to have loose lips. He is eliminating the sects to make sure they don't intervene. And I am not sure he is eliminating all of them, just the ones that won't be used by him. That is why Huashan is safe but not Tou/ Moon Valley or Hall of Flames. And by dismantling the Hall of Flames he has cut off the supply of weapons to the military (after stealing a whole bunch for himself). The Imperial Advisor is loyal to the emperor so Tou and his father are in the way. He was playing chess with them to test them. That's just my working theory so far of motive but it is possible there is some other hidden agenda that has yet to emerge. The role is well acted.

He has a great face but they didn't give it any color. And he is so frail I feel like the wind can blow him away... Heck I can take him down in any fight!

I think Lord Lu is a zealot, which is scarier than a mere ambitious prince vying for the throne. I am also not convinced he is not after the throne - he just doesn't want to be crown prince or king in waiting. If he feels his father/brother does not fulfill his vision of what law and order or rulership should be, he will feel morally justified to grab the throne. His desire to suppress or control the martial world could also have ulterior motive. The Flame Hall has ability to manufacture arms and has significance to anyone planning to say raise an army.

I think its quite obvious now that they only have enough content for a 24, at best 30 episode drama. This should not be 50.

Heh... will do.

For some reason I do kind of want to like this drama but I have to admit that if some viewers want to call it boring, I don't think it is entirely unfair. I find many parts boring and unnecessarily repetitive although there are many good things about it too and I wouldn't say it is boring in its entirety. That said, I think viewers should be honest about when there is clear water injection. Crittical viewer feedback discourages the industry from pulling this kind of nonsense, especially when it impacts the rating. I am a busy person I have to make time for this stuff so I am very harsh when I feel my time is being wasted.

Indeed... we were just speculating as to whether its a child actor or a real adult dwarf actor that is playing the character. Great villain!

LOL... we all have our crosses to bear - Tyrion Lannister is pretty much my favorite GOT character. I am usually not that chicken shit but I accidentally watched one of those real ones years ago and i have just freaked out at the fake ones ever since.