PeachBlossomGoddess

It was in 46 - I went back to watch it was so fleeting I missed it the first time. Agree with your conclusion and it makes more sense to me now why he killed the guy.

Try Love and Destiny. Same production team.

I don't remember the tatoo part (which episode?)- maybe you are referring to a different part? I was thinking of the part right after the emperor was taken and everyone was plotting what to do if he doesn't return.

From memory (pls correct if wrong) - Chancellor Lin corrupted a general in the dragon army, which is the emperor's guard. I assume they report to the crown prince in his absence. This dude kept trying to kill the emperor and framing the crown prince for it . I think Prince Yong has no army, he asked the Chancellor for manpower to "search" for his father and was told to go home and lie low instead as he makes for an obvious suspect. But they already formed an alliance so pretty much same thing.

Longest Day in Changan, Novoland Eagle Flag, Investiture of the Gods (2019), Nirvana in Fire 1 and 2, Princess Agents, Wu Xiin, Ruyi, Bloody Romance, Haolan, King's Woman to name a few.

I agree, it has to be 42. Besides being stunning on a big screen ALMOST all the main antagonists and protagonists are still alive and primarily featured. Only Li Bi was pretty much MIA, which continued to the end to my dismay. 23/24 is also worthy of consideration.

Ok... I can't believe I just binge watched the last 12 in row after putting this on hold because life got in the way for awhile. I definitely liked the second half a lot better than the first half. Mysteries and conspiricies are my first love so I enjoyed pulling at the threads until the plot was revealed. They didn't exactly keep to the unspoken bargain of hiding all the clues in plain sight so I won't say it was the best I have seen in this genre but for me, it was good enough. I thought the philosophical and political tropes were ok maybe a bit melodramatic but still managed to squeeze a few tears from me. That said, the ending was a bit anti-climatic and potentially even one plot twist too many. I get it that most of China watches dramas on handheld devices which is such a waste for something that was so beautifully shot like this. That said, of all episodes I would certainly not have chosen to air the last episode at cinemas. Of all the magnificent, explosive episodes to show in a theater that was just not the one. In fact it could be quite fun to play the if you could show only one episode at a theater whicih one would it be?

That speech was complete BS. The emperor is a sociopath - a master manipulator and deflector. He neatly turns his critics against themselves and sidesteps the whole issue of why he preys on his young.

Why was 2am the time selected to light the lantern? Seems very late - is it because that is when the moon was at its fullest during that specific lantern festival?

I finally spotted LB! I suspected he would show up in the flashbacks and had been keeping an eye out for him. Kind of cool how its all coming together.

That is what I used to think - that it was very early. I went back and rewatched the first few and I started to think she didn’t just melt him in the cave but his heart as well.. They show her breathing on the love knot that warmed the rock which at that time I didn’t know was his heart. So I suspect it was from the start but his awareness of it was very gradual.

They used the same voice dubber as Yang Mi’.s in TMOPB. Wish they didn’t in some places they sound so alike.

Honestly this retarded and insipid Netflix Eternal Love title bugs the crap out of me. Thankfully all the real fans call it TMOPB. Nobody cares about Netflix can we please change this title to TMOPB. Netflix is so behind they will never catch up on c-drama. Even latecomer Amazon already so far ahead. Does anyone know how to change this?

Pretty much from the very beginning. He didn't know her but he lied and said she didn't trespass on his resting place. And he scheamed to take her home with him. I think it was love at first sight but he hides it very well,

Its different. TMOPB is intense and passionate. This is slow burn but very, very deep. Don't need to compare. They are both addictive in their own right.

Which one? The love story in NIF is peripheral it is really a bromance. TMOPB is only a love story.

Sigh! I caved in and went back to Western drama until Pillow Book launches. Started Billions season 4.

That was cruel and unnecessary. I was so upset at that I put this on hold for awhile.

She is indeed one of the best villains I have seen in a long time. But LOL the new Bond is a black woman so not sure about that particular lineup.

Hopefully it lasts - the industry has been a bit of a bubble for some time with all the big internet companies throwing tons of money at it. But recently the companies have been reporting huge losses as a result of content bans and soaring production costs. All of the media stocks have been decimated. But its great that all that money is trickling down to the little guys and domestic tourism is indeed on the rise throughout China not just in this particular space.