MVP of the episode: Momo clan and their superhuman swimming skill LOLOLOL
It crossed my mind that they might be Mermaid tribe. Mer-people are popular in Korean and Chinese dramas. The most recent C-drama had a mer-woman supporting character who used to be a mer-man. LOL
I have finished ep 46, and am waiting for the final two episodes to be subbed. The drama regained momentum from ep 40ish, and I was absolutely thrilled every minute. The scope of the Holy Lantern Festival filmed footage reminded me of Zhang Yi Mou's grand scale Summer Olympics Beijing opening ceremony.
Yu Chang (Li Yuan) is the ultimate James Bond femme fatale villainess. I could see the actress being cast in a future James Bond movie, as his nemesis.
Zhou Yi Wei was stunning in episode 42. During the episode climax his transformation from the initial shock, to…
The Long Bo role might be Zhou Yi Wei's best acting performance of his acting career, so far. Long Bo looks almost charming, very beautiful and young in his last episodes. Zhou is thirty-eight years of age, but he looks ten years younger, with the hair bun.
In the 20s and uhm... . why is this fluent Chinese speaking, kung fu fighting, building hoping foreign priest…
I thought that Kung Fu rooftop aerialist priest must be a secret Ninja assassin. He has extraordinary skills for a Christian priest dude. He was flying across the rooftops. LOL
I am probably at the same place you are and my guess is that the flashbacks are very strong hints towards unveiling…
They position the flashbacking in the oddest moments. After his reunion with his old army buddy, Flame Master, Zhang Xiao Jing was in a hurry to get somewhere, when it cut to his army days. The segment might have lasted five minutes. In "real" time, those five minutes meant that he was standing in the middle of the road, reminiscing, while he was the subject of a manhunt.
Before around episode 13 the show was mostly plot-driven, but afterward it gets more and more character-driven,…
I really liked Part 1 which might have ended around ep 24. They were supposed to show Part 2 at a later date, but decided to continue the momentum of the drama. Part 2 seemed to start stretching the "hour" or "minutes", and there might be a few episodes that cover the activity of one hour or less. Long Bo seemed to drop off the face of the earth after he and Li Bi confronted each other. Villain He suddenly took center stage, and his scenes are stretching time. His numerous closeups are unnecessary.
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Yu Chang (Li Yuan) is the ultimate James Bond femme fatale villainess. I could see the actress being cast in a future James Bond movie, as his nemesis.
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