ChineseDramaFan

Got up to Episode 10. So much bickering and in-fighting in the harems among all the households that it can get so tiring. This is my take:
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Well, that's the thing - it's inconsistent. On one hand, she cares about rules and customs, on the other, she's breaking all the protocols at whims, like she comes and goes from the palace as and when she pleases and no one dares to censure her. Don't get me wrong. I like A'Wu. I'm just confused sometimes for her character and others also.

Oh boy! Now I'm worried.

Despite your hatred for this drama, it is quite realistic in those days that most men, especially the wealthy, had multiple wives and concubines. Many married young wives, even younger than their own daughters, when their other wives got too old to satisfy their sexual needs. This practice was condoned even until recently. It is very hard to swallow how women being degraded to this level, but unfortunately this is the hard fact.

I'm having trouble with the term "rebel" too. Trying to do the right thing doesn't mean being rebellious. Despite its high budget production, I find the storylines and characters in many other lower budget productions even better.

I'm only on episode 3, and that's what I gather too: 1st wife wants to ensure the future status of her son before she dies. He doesn't love any of the women, but it's his duty to reproduce, like in most ancient Chinese families. So sad :(

I know he doesn't love any of the women, except perhaps the 1st wife before FL, but still he has an older son with one of the concubines. Men ! :(

Jeez! My one-and-true-love heart cannot take it :D

OMG! How many wives has he got?

Thanks for all the insights. I'm persuaded. Starting this weekend :D

Wallace Chung, OMG! My idol! It's been a long time!

How is this drama so far? Worth to pursue?

Hahaha! So true. I better turn myself into a shopping maniac to get my man great XD

Wish they've changed the title instead of calling it GGS2 because I can relate GGS1 to TN. What relationship GGS2 has with squid, apart from some of the same characters from GGS1? I remember in GGS1, Ai Qing treats Wu Bai as a little brother because her heart is for the other guy.

Rating at 9.5 on Duboku, is this real? Am I missing something?

I'm asking the same question, but with your answer, I think I'll pass. Too many on-going dramas I'm watching right now, no time to spare watching people staring into each other :D Anyway, love GGS1, especially Wu Bai in there. BTW, this Ai Qing here, is she the same character Wu Bai fancies in GGS1? If so, she's a lot older than Wu Bai right?

It seems they're adding more twists to the whole story: first there is the love triangle, now, a new antagonist popping up.

Yep! That's the gist :)

I believe she's a new character - a new antagonist. Don't remember seeing her in earlier episodes.

BTW, the part you mentioned is the trailer for the next episode. So, need to see what leads to that moment :)