Saffy88

Chen Kun is great in this - brings back memories of Ning Yi - he really should do more meaty historical TV dramas. So much better than his Yin Yang Master movie. I find that all the Ma Boyong adaptations seem to have this "look" of slightly faded colours and dark atmosphere and there's way too much smoke/haze as well. The sky is also permanently overcast and threatening to storm......I don't mind dark overtones but when it makes it hard to see the characters clearly without having to tweak all my TV brightness and contrast controls for eg in the Siwencao meeting room or even when Zhuge Liang is having a meeting, then it becomes a problem.

The part where Chen Kun/Chen Gong got buried by XX is both funny and yet with undertones of the seriousness of the sit. That both of them are basically screwed if they don’t catch Zhulong cos one is already branded a traitor and the other has a three-month poison in him. Their interaction is great so far. The only thing I don’t like is the very dark moody colour, took a lot of adjusting with my TV controls before I could get an acceptable look. Even then I think they’ve overdone the grey and sombre look and there are too many shadows.

augh - i'm still waiting for the subs for blue whisper..........

HFX may or may not know (would be surprising if the master of the fountain abode really doesn't have a clue) - that remains to be seen in upcoming eps. As for BFX - she is purposely hiding her other identity as she prefers to wander the jianghu and hates palace intrigues. So she is fully aware that she is the Xiyun he is referring to - see her reactions during the meal he cooked for her.

Not rumour - they got together during Ancient Love Poetry and messily broke up during WRTW. Producer posted an OTT/melodramatic on soc med about how she was like a housewife who didn't have enough rice to cook with (apparently referring to not having enough material shot by her ex) etc etc

Yes, it's been good so far, so maybe the producer did find enough rice to cook with after all or at least has so far managed to plug up any holes.

Yup sounds like he deserves it😂. Actually this sort of stuff must go on quite a bit in the industry? I remember Avenue X hinting that these sort of things are quite the norm in cdramaland - just that it isn't always visible to viewers of the dramas.

Worse, he seems to think he’s on some sort of mission to cleanse the mortal world - a baddie and a fanatic……

These last 2 eps were great with their plot twist. Also appreciate the lightning speed at which they went thru the traditional solving of arrays and formations to get a new Kung fu technique 😆. Yes quicker release would be great. But buoyed by anticipation of Wind blows from Longxi starting tomorrow which will help make waiting for next eps of WRTW easier.

Indeed. And he looks totally sinister now.............

It's highly likely, after all she has been his disciple for so many years.

Yup am pretty sure he will change his tune when he finds out her real identity

Aiiiii not only is YWY the no 1 baddie but he's a fanatical nut as well on a mission to purge the mortal world..............tsk tsk tsk

He may change his tune when he discovers her real identity

Mamma mia the no 1 gentlemen is also the no 1 baddie!
And Bai Feng Hei Xi's enlightenment/learning of the Sacred Jade Moon/Lan Yin Bi Yue technique must be the fastest ever in a wuxia drama. Can't believe they went from picking it up to dealing with qi deviation to ultimate enlightenment in the technique in under 10 -15 mins? Must be an all-time record 😂

All his half brothers were executed after they launched an assassination attempt against him and his father during his wedding with BFX. FLX knew they would do it but allowed it to happen so he could get them implicated and eliminated. The king was also injured and died after that. As for the queen, I don't think it was specifically mentioned cos the family plays a much smaller role in the novel, but one can assume she was either disposed of, sent to moulder in the cold palace or shipped off to a monastery.

In the novel they all tried and she chose FLX.

should be

40 eps: 2 eps on wetv vip every Mon/Tues/Wednesday - finale on May 24. it's also starting on netflix on thursday but not sure how many eps they are releasing per day/per week.

I don't think we should take what the king says at face value. Rather it is FLX's analysis that is more accurate - that his father will use anyone as a pawn as long he thinks it allows him to balance and juggle power and keep himself securely on the throne. He knows what they are all up to and he plays them each against the other - in that sense he's pretty narrow-minded, mainly concerned with maintaining status quo with himself as top dog. He's kinda smart and vicious but in a dog-eat-dog way.