ShortCircuit

What is YuWu?... I mostly read danmei lately LOL. I blame it on GMDC.

Episode 8 (DVD) mini theatre (because there isn't and there should be one.)

Wei WuXian: Spice is life. Food with no spice is not food.
Lin ZhiXiao: Hear, hear!
Gu Wei: As a gastroenterologist, I beg to differ. Food should be bland and in small portions, to keep heat from forming inside your body. That is my proffessional opinion.
Wei WuXian: La-la-la, I can't hear you. Besides, with tastes like those, no girl in Lotus Pier would look at you. Isn't that right, Lan Zhan?
Lan WangJi (red in the face from the spice, no expression anyway): Mn.
Lin ZhiXiao: Hear, hear. I want to move to Lotus Pier too!
Gu Wei: *heartbreak sound* But food should be bland!
Lan QiRen: Hear, hear. Wait, is that the YiLing Patriarch... WEI YING!!!

**everybody dashes away, LZ and WWX on LZ's sword *smirk*, Gu Wei and Lin ZhiXiao back through the isekai tunnel, and LQR is left fuming. But at least there's no spicy food in Cloud Recesses!)**

Onwards to episode 9 :D

There are more details to the story, actually. In all of them, the morale is "don't kill the messenger" (particularly when the messenger comes from someone more powerful than you, and unpredictable to boot.)

One of the versions is this:
Genghis Khan saw the potential advantage in Khwarezmia as a commercial trading partner using the Silk Road, and he initially sent a 500-man caravan to establish official trade ties with the empire. However, Inalchuq, the governor of the Khwarezmian city of Otrar, attacked the caravan that came from Mongolia, claiming that the caravan contained spies and therefore was a conspiracy against Khwarezmia. The situation became further complicated because the governor later refused to make repayments for the looting of the caravan and handing over the perpetrators. Genghis Khan then sent again a second group of three ambassadors (two Mongols and a Muslim) to meet the Shah himself instead of the governor Inalchuq. The Shah had all the men shaved and the Muslim beheaded and sent his head back with the two remaining ambassadors. This was seen as an affront and insult to Genghis Khan. Outraged Genghis Khan planned one of his largest invasion campaigns by organizing together around 200,000 soldiers (20 tumens), his most capable generals and some of his sons.

The famous Mongol general Subutai got to eventually track down the fleeing Shah (but he died under mysterious circumstances before he could be caught and made an example of, which was what the Mongols probably intended). Inalchuq, the original offender, got do die with molten metal poured down his throat, poor guy, very much GoT style.

So I guess it's a story better known in China than in the West (because we don't like to be reminded of our military defeats, and Genghis came and basically conquered and looted whatever he wanted, LOL. And it's probably part of Chinese history, since they were already in the Mongol Empire at that time.)

I am basically 10 minutes into ep8 (DVD), and I just got a sugar high from Dr. Gu telling her he's giving her the coat because he's a doctor and doctors prevent illnesses (and then giving himself a little check and small head nod, like he's saying, "Yup, precisely, that's what doctors DO! It's not gonna LOOK suspicious AT ALL!") and I'm all over the floor laughing OMG.

They're too cute. If this keeps up I'll have to watch the episode in parts LOL.

Well, there's no wrong done with wishful thinking :D

I also don't think there'll be a sequel, BUT if there would be one, it wouldn't be amiss :) Or at least a short movie, or something.

You mean the fall of the Khwarazmian Empire because they killed Gengis Khan's messenger?

It probably happened, too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_conquest_of_the_Khwarazmian_Empire

TBH Yok definitely forgave Dan way too fast. He should've punched him a few (dozen) more times. Because of him they ended up in hospital and got kidnapped to be killed. One punch definitely doesn't cover it all.

I kind of would like to watch an offspin of Black/Todd. They're pretty hot together and have this love/kill kind of vibe. I'd definitely want to binge that.

So it's all up in the air if Tawi will get punished or not (probably not), if White's going to go back to being a diplomat, etc... Is it just me of does this series need a sequel? Just putting it out there LOL.

So that was some high grade CPR-level kissing right there LOL. Can't get it out of my head.

OOT: Cupid's Last Wish has the pair from 1000 Stars, I guess I'll have to watch/ pretending to be forced.

I know, I actually liked Gu Xiao for a hot second in the beginning, but then he showed to be a mama's spoiled little brat who won't take any responsibility for himself... And SanSan, always out in nightclubs and cafes, never working at anything. Ugh!

But by ep7 (original/longer version) things seem to be changing on their side. I hope they both grow up and change for the better.

I was so upset about the antis hard at work at downrating this drama, I seriously considered leaving this site. But in the end, as long as the drama is successful in China, all their efforts here only serve to prove why they have to get another outlet to vent their dissatisaction, so I say, let them be. It doesn't affect anything in real life anyway, at least it can be hilarious for people who actually watch and appreciate this drama that they try so hard and keep failing.

That being said, I won't comment more on this matter. Have at it.

The drama feels - to me - like a refreshing drink of water. There's no overdramatic movement, no bloody feud and unsurmontable blockage that would stop the protagonists from getting close to each other, and so far, it's an extremely relaxing and cute romance. I like the family dynamics, I like the (only apparently) slow romance, I like little QiuQiu, and I very much like that even showing some signs of jealousy, Gao Xi isn't a harpy (she seriously doesn't go out of her way to keep them separate, as any dogblood drama would have her do). I liked Gu Xiao in the beginning, but now I really really hope he gets a redemption and growth arc, instead of taking after his father (hilarious as those revelations were at the time.) I'm even starting to like SanSan's drive, now she's keeping out of nightclubs.

And the tiny theatres at the end are also super cute. I'm not even clamouring to get ahead and watch the TV version (which seems to be lagging a bit in the plot timeline compared to the DVD version anyway), I just can happily wait and watch the DVD full release whenever it's ready.

So yeah - a pick-me-up romance, that's exactly what the doctor ordered for me!

As for unsolved threads - what will happen with the fox promise? Is their relationship done, now that the leads ended up together?

Also, did HaYeon also remember all his past lives? Was his guiding "spirit" also SinBi, but looking as a man? Or was it supposed to be JinHyeok, or was JH not in the reincarnation secret at all?! I first thought it was SinBi and that she was also helping HaYeon find YeonSeok, but it remained unknown. Or did I miss something?

This was pretty fun til the end, and while some plot points remained unsolved, the overall feeling is good.

The best thing about it was Jin Gun, IMHO. I hope he gets more roles to shine in, he seems to have what it takes.

Mama rules the nest LOL. Both husband and daughter are being played as the mom wants it, and don't even mind it. On the other hand, mom's crying breaks my heart.

Gu Xiao has to work too hard for SanSan. I don't like her character - and I seriously don't like her makeup artist. Her face looks over-done in pink tones, and it's annoying, if she's supposed to be a beauty. Also don't like the way she's treating GX, even if he too has his shortcomings (like having another girl lined up even as he's bringing flowers to his new crush). I hope the story doesn't have them as seasoned players accidentally falling for each other.

So far, I don't find Gao Xi annoying, on the other hand. She seriously seems to want Gu Wei back as a surgeon and not just for selfish reasons, it looks like she wants it for his own sake, so he could move past the trauma/PTSD.

But OMG Dr Yan!!! WTH?! I have no idea about stomach cancer operations, and no Dr. Gu to give me the Patient Family's Stomach Cancer for Dummies book, either, but removing his whole stomach?!! How is he supposed to live afterwards, with a needle in his arm providing liquid food forever?!

I guess Dr Gu will operate anyway, since this is a fluffy romance. Hopefully. Keeping fingers crossed.

No mini-theater at the end of ep 3, so sad T_T

So, ep3...

"Too bad I am not an actress, I'm so good at this" ROFL

Also, Xiao Zhan's deep voice. That's his real voice, right? He sounds so serious when he's speaking seriously, and then he goes and plays along with LZX's "appendicitis" problem LOL.

I actually really like the cousin who took Gu Wei to the club. His face when he sees GW entangled with a girl - priceless! But at the same time, he just HAS to catch the opportunity to get a hot girl's number, LOL. I hope he's a recurring character, he's cute, too :)

The plot doesn't seem too deep, but I am actually very much in the mood for a fluffy romance. Bring it on!

Mini theater: "Your eyes are beautiful." (Yeah we all know.)
"I actually didn't take your pulse then." LOL. You held her hand for a hot second, how could you take her pulse?! :D

I want more of this, and I want it now!

OoL is out?! My lucky day. Off to watch :D

Edit: Awww this is so cute!

They're finally starting promotion, but still no official poster? T_T

One more month... Come on, come on, come on :D

Re: The Untamed. It IS worth the hype. It's also not perfect by any means, but it's perfect in the sense that it does pack a full punch of good story, good acting, crazy chemistry, twists and turns that are not simply dramatic artifices, a perfectly satisfying ending that - despite the censorship - does credit to the original work.

For myself, who stumbled upon a very short FMV on youtube while actively looking at other dramas, LOL, and opened the first episode just for a look-see, it was a complete and delightful surprise. I did take about a week to binge it (because work got in the way), but it spurred an active interest in more cdrama AND a very active (and time-consuming LOL) interest in Chinese web-novels (they tend to be pretty long. Seriously. 500k-to-1M words for some doorstoppers, LOL).

If you're looking for a new drama to tide you over until your most expected is released, maybe Reset (2022, cdrama) will hit that spot :)

I've watched 9 of the 10 people on this list in dramas - the exception is Song Wei Long. Some of them are good actors (according to my tastes, or maybe it just was that the dramas they were involved in struck a chord with me), some of them, not so much, though obviously they're not just pretty faces.

Sadly the upcoming dramas all look pretty bland to me - there are even two themes that keep repeating - like the almost time-travel person-from-the-past-somehow-meets-person-from-the-present dramas, or the undistinguishable xianxia dramas that all seem to have exactly the same plot (and even some of the same actors/actresses).

Maybe it's me being a bit under the weather or extra cynical, given what's going on in the world and whatnot, but there have been a few snide comments lately on a certain drama's thread regarding this and that, and I can't help remembering tomorrow's date. It's disappointing this hasn't stopped, even after this long. But to each their own, I guess.

Yes, but VERY low key. Much lower than The Untamed, not even in the same solar system as Word of Honor.

BUT it has the cutest MC in Tang Fan, the big-bro energy MC Sui Zhou (who COOKS basically every episode, so eat before watching, or you'll get some hunger pangs) and the most endearing rogue talent MC Wang Zhi.

Watch this for Tang Fan and Wang Zhi. (Wang Zhi stole the show, IMHO). And because it's very funny.

PS there's a novel too, where you'll get all the less-than-bromance interactions.