Interesting how people can have different opinions.I've seen hundreds of cdramas and think that Pursuit of Jade…
You are at the point I started getting really interested intellectually/politically. The discussion of a Just War? Meaty. The completely fractured image of a campaign? A rom-com theme rollicking through a long siege in camp (Oh, Gongsun and Qi Shu!)? And the crazypants sui brothers as the bursting abscess of private imperial family problems creating untold suffering. Which of course you have just witnessed? I just got angrier and more intrigued. The cinematography of the sack of Lin An is so outstanding. The weird psycho-social allegory of QiMin's problems and that of the regime, and the strangely organic way that his lunacy will prov ide the humus for a new regime.....ummm. I wasnt bored.
Miles Wei is an outstanding actor. He can go deep and he can go high. His performance in that overlooked pair of dramas listed above was astonishing. I am so excited to see him as an ML.
Wow, and with Wu Jin Yan the intensity could harm our little screens.
I am going to drop this. A couple of scenes in ep10 really fell apart for me, so some pairings are not going to work..
I am not sorry I watched so far, this was visually great, Li Yun Rui is great, the choreography was great and MOST IMPORTANTLY, I got a chance to see plenty of younger actors and actresses.
I like to get an idea of the strengths of up and coming kids. HTT did well, I thought.
I agree with the general feeling that we shouldnt get caught up in the inauthentic Chinese forms of measuring dramas.
Something is really wrong about that.
But even though this is a site for the international audience to enjoy (ENJOY) asian dramas, it is still interesting to keep abreast of the Chinese audience. But all this junk about netizens just confuses the issue. And its boring to read.
Keep it shorter and clearer, and please, be critical of the toxic fandoms.
Can anyone recommend any other cdramas please? Not necessarily similar to POJ per se, I'm just looking for something…
You probably already know this, But Chen Xing Xu, the lead from between the lines will be starring in the NOBLE, directed by ZQJ and with Li Yi Tong costarring. Something to wait for.
And you didnt list Love in the Clouds? Hou Ming Hao, because he has a separate music career, seems to do shows in fantasy that are modern in the gender roles etc.
Can anyone recommend any other cdramas please? Not necessarily similar to POJ per se, I'm just looking for something…
POJ represents a developing area in cdrama. You need to try simpler genres with less expectation from the past. I just watched all of the director of POJs old work. All very good. The Double is great, a melo with a sad ending. Cdrama does tragedy with class. Right now I am happily watching a cute rom-com Warm on a Cold Night. cdrama also does sweet comedies.
On today's new observations from rewatching; after killing a person for the first time in ep.7, before Mrs Zhao…
Ep7 is important somehow -- she as the protectress, but also he as a military commander who knows exactly what she is going through, and in the fight, he knew he had to lend his ability to plan on the spot for multiple opponents and execute and efficiently use energy to back her up (literal metaphor!!). I like the way the character can be completely vulnerable as he is rescued but in a split second his training and abilities come through. Phooey on those who cannot see what a mensch the Marquis is.
I thought the political intrigue at the end was messy and confusing. I didnt fully understand wei yan motivation…
Wei Yan: he is almost a walking allegory for the danger of prizing stability over transparency and the messy business of justice, isnt he? He 'saved' the ruling house....
His reasons were honor, passion and love for Qi rongyin, the imperial concubine -- but in my book given the amount of suffering he caused untold regular people he does not deserve reincarnation ever and it is good that his execution is not shown.
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Wow, and with Wu Jin Yan the intensity could harm our little screens.
I am not sorry I watched so far, this was visually great, Li Yun Rui is great, the choreography was great and MOST IMPORTANTLY, I got a chance to see plenty of younger actors and actresses.
I like to get an idea of the strengths of up and coming kids. HTT did well, I thought.
Something is really wrong about that.
But even though this is a site for the international audience to enjoy (ENJOY) asian dramas, it is still interesting to keep abreast of the Chinese audience. But all this junk about netizens just confuses the issue. And its boring to read.
Keep it shorter and clearer, and please, be critical of the toxic fandoms.
And you didnt list Love in the Clouds? Hou Ming Hao, because he has a separate music career, seems to do shows in fantasy that are modern in the gender roles etc.
The Double is great, a melo with a sad ending. Cdrama does tragedy with class. Right now I am happily watching a cute rom-com Warm on a Cold Night. cdrama also does sweet comedies.
I like the way the character can be completely vulnerable as he is rescued but in a split second his training and abilities come through.
Phooey on those who cannot see what a mensch the Marquis is.
His reasons were honor, passion and love for Qi rongyin, the imperial concubine -- but in my book given the amount of suffering he caused untold regular people he does not deserve reincarnation ever and it is good that his execution is not shown.