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Ep 22, they're out in the street in the middle of festival and think its safe to take off their masks? c'mon!

That's like saying, "I don't support brown eyes."

I don't mean to nitpick, though. I really enjoyed this drama and find it be one of the best CDrama productions I've seen. But, that makes moments like this one stand out even more.

Ok. But run out behind them. She could have fled the scene, even if not on horseback.

Agreed. This was a huge disappointment and it was just tedious getting to the end. I feel badly for the actors. They didn't have much to work with in this stale trope-tastic production.

I have watched to the end and I see what they were doing. I guess I still would have like a little more comedic play in that section. But, overall, a thoroughly enjoyable drama.

Ep 37: why would she stay in the midst of a battle, knowing the rule? She pretty much guaranteed he'd get killed and she can't do anything out there. She should have left with Fugui.

Have only watched up to ep 30, so far.

Overall, this has been one of the better CDrama productions I've seen.. So entertaining. The humor is good, the acting is good, and the story develops, mostly, along more natural trajectories than in most costume CDramas. A lot of the satire is so well-played.

The one nitpick I'm starting to have is this: I get that the FL knows she's in a script and is seeing that the script drives things to certain "iconic scenes." So, this is behind her persistent "villain" framing of the ML, regardless of what she actually experiences of him. I do wish that they had kept those interactions where she refuses to see him for who he really is as comedic, rather than serious. After all, she's only holding this stance because she's stuck inside a script, which is the foundation of all the absurdity and what makes the story entertaining. (We'll just skip the fact that she doesn't seem to be noticing that, though the scenes come to fruition, they don't play out the way originally scripted. So, things are changing.) But, depicting those with such a sense of tragedy, rather than comedy, simply makes her look stubbornly and willfully cruel and controlling (everything has to be her way, because only she knows what's really going on.) As it continues, I find myself not caring about her any longer, since she's so heartless. Behaving this way is what would drive someone over the edge and into being a villain. Maybe that's the point. But, it would be more palatable to watch, if it were zanier. As is, I feel I'm being pulled into a "serious drama" and it makes her wholly unlikable.

Ep 6: so far, so entertaining! I'm constantly chuckling to myself.

the translated names cracks me up. On mine, the names all got translated into something Japanese.

I also think that they kept the spy there, so that the Chu dude would think they hadn't figured it out. This allowed them use the spy to communicate what they wanted communicated.

The last scene with the eunuch and the young emperor shows that the eunuch is no in trouble. He served his purpose and the emperor is done with him.

that was sneaky. would have missed it if I didn't see your comment here.

Oh. So there's more. Looking forward to it!

Anyone know why Edward Zhang is dubbed in this? It's so strange to hear a different voice.

I'd like to read the novel and see how the humor is threaded. Wherever Xiu is, there is comedy. Which makes sense, because he's such a jester.

But everywhere else is somber and serious. It's a dark world. Lu Di is not a light character, given what he has done. Given how serious the other dark characters are handled, I've been surprised at how he was turned into a foil.

I get that. It still didn't have to be that they made him comical.

Is Xiu chaotic good or chaotic neutral?

It seems like he's always trying to do the right thing, but, for some reason, I still can't give him the "good" label.

Si Yi Lin has respect for women.

I don't like his subservience, but other than that, his quiet, steady devotion is admirable.

This has been the best acting I've seen Zhang Min En do. I'm so glad he took on this character. (I've liked him in other things, but here, he's clearly a more mature actor.)

I find it a rather odd choice to use Lu Di for comic relief, just after he has slaughtered and enslaved most of Yangzhou. He's brutally genocidal. I can't laugh at his antics. They could have had ZX mess with him and him getting seriously frustrated. It would have made more sense. But, turning him into the comic relief seems very off.