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the VA for first life!chu zhao sounds really young but afterwards the VA sounds more like her!! i feel like she's the same VA for zhuang hanyan, so it didn't break my immersion at all

i loved the author's exploration of chu zhao's relationships! they're all so unique. and of course the scheming is super satisfying (esp with all the morally grey characters around chu zhao)

no in the novel it's just once!! but i've been seeing a ton of chinese viewers discuss a theory of her being reborn multiple times...

just a personification of his subconscious/inner self

http://xhslink.com/o/4dolc3pWQO5
i'm so curious why youku called chu zhao version 3.0... shouldn't her rebirth self be 2.0? 🫢

the focus isn't on the romance!

maybe tomorrow i'll wake up to a miracle (youku decides to take pity on us and give 2 episodes)

https://v.douyin.com/1Mz54oYTd34/
zhaojiu enjoyers rejoice! they posted extra bts photos from the duo video they made

hah yeah he was super dependent on her after she saved him that night. and at the end of the novel he was really reluctant to actually marry someone else (since she doesn't want to rule as empress anymore) but that definitely wouldn't have passed censorship 😂

(this is a duplicate photo btw!)

also!! happy 9000 heat index!! https://weibo.com/7994692263/R2sFmy6qs

https://x.com/duduling1018/status/2062192180400459881
eng subbed bts of zhaojiu's sword dance scene ⚔️

it's probably just a personification of his inner self/subconscious? something like that

https://weibo.com/7994692263/R2rZ7127K
broke 8888 heat index 🥳

it's pretty fun so far!! the pacing is my exactly to my taste lol. and i do find warring states costumes gorgeous

i'm really excited for the next episodes ahhh my friend's been sending me all these fan theories on douban/xhs and i wanna see if the production will actually go that route 🫣

i... don't remember if he doesn't haha but i'm pretty sure he's just sitting with his legs folded under him??

https://v.douyin.com/oG5lWYoBUDA/
dudu and yiran co-created a video together :o

friend!! ally!! she's chu zhao's fangirl <3

yeah i really love that editing touch!! it's a clever way to stylise flashbacks