The Butterfly

Thank you. 🥰

I bet it was amazing to see on the big screen. I watched it on video years ago on a very small screen but didn’t remember much about it. Thank you 😊 🌸💕

That is much the way it was portrayed but everyone seemed to be unhappy. Loneliness was a major theme. I tried to write it without spoilers which limited my review. I’ve gone back and forth on the rating.

It's so frustrating receiving the "Not available in your region" message on different sites when you want to watch something.

Very sweet, but please go ahead and write yours if you want. I can't believe someone else watched this. There aren't many of us! 😄

I’ll keep my eye open for it.

After writing my review I can finally read yours. Insightful as always. ^^ Ugh Wen Ran. Girl worked on my last nerve and yet both Zhang and Long Bo were devoted to her.

It was a mystery. And will he try and help his GF avoid her appointment with Death?

I’ve only seen him in two things but he did an excellent job in both and has such a unique voice.

Put it in my PTW. Thanks!
Palace politics were lethal. I'd have ended up murdered for not being able to think and lie quickly enough and see all of the angles.

I was just reading about him and the chancellor. Gave me a headache. So much scheming.

Is he the same as XuanZong?

I suspected it was referencing real people only disguised. Been meaning to look them up to get some historical context for myself. Now I have names! Thank you! ^^ I was wondering if the chancellor held so much power that the emperor had to give him the job. The emperor was nitpicking the son while the chancellor seemed able to command various military forces and had the three judicial seals. I really came to mega-loathe him. The Crown Prince, on the other hand, didn't seem to have the proper conniving spirit the emperor was looking for or maybe he was just hiding it really well.

“Maybe it was the overuse of green screens but I caught him frequently out of the moment and staring blankly into space. “

Maybe he was trying to figure out the plot, too? 😁 Think I’ll skip this one.

Nicest way I knew to put it after the fourth time he was betrayed/fooled. 😆 I kept thinking he might have a plan but instead he was passively pulled along by the story.

Thank you. 🌸🥰

I really did! Wouldn't have found it without your help. ^^

Thanks for the link!

I did. I thought they handled her story well.

Whose going to tell them this lovely heartwarming drama has a lesbian as one of the main characters—and she’s portrayed positively.

Glad you were able to find how far in the future they jumped. I thought it was 30-50 years but couldn’t remember exactly. It’s in my notes somewhere, I just didn’t want to spoil too much in my review.

The laptop version shows the date but I’m often using MDL on my phone so I started adding a date. If you run across one of my review dates in the future, like pounds and miles we do things bassackwards in my neck of the woods. 😄