ChineseDramaFan

Yes, you should if you like Chinese history. This drama is very well made. The characters are very interesting. I love it.

What next? I know you love romance. Have you watched The Wolf and Go Ahead?

As always, love your analysis and writing. Bravo!

Depends. It's based on real historical figures and events. It's heavy and very political. No romance. Can be dry if you're not into Chinese history.

Two more episodes left. Doubt if they're going to include any of the search for elixir stuff here. So far, they are trying to portray a 'perfect' Emperor.

I think the difference between splitting by horse and by ox is the speed a person gets killed. Obviously horses are faster. Imagine being killed slowly by reluctant oxen .... :>

Still on the topic of execution, on a Christmas Day, which is worse: being cooked or split apart by oxen?

Xie Yun sounds ok sometimes, but sometimes he sounds cartoonish, really destroy that character.

From the look of things, I can see why ZLY complained and made quite a big deal of it.

I thought "che lie" literally means cart split, no?

I like it if I treat it as a rom-com, nothing serious, everything is just a joke with a bunch of cute kids. But I can feel a plot lurking which has a lot of wuxia elements, and I want to watch that. Right now, the plot has been replaced by spoilt brats (especially that Li Yan) running around with no sense of priority and urgency. Sigh!

Stop! Try to blur your vision. XD XD XD

Yes, I love Yao Gu. He's incredible. So manipulative and persuasive. He can talk a dead person to life. Both Zhao Yan and Guo Kai are vile but have made the whole drama so interesting to watch. How they end is really ironic and in a way, hilarious.

Merry Christmas to you too. How's Christmas in your part of the world?

I thought he was already planning to go against the Emperor? Initially he was in a dilemma: he felt he needed to be loyal to the Emperor because the Emperor had saved him, and made him his son. How many children in the world do as their parents say despite they know their parents are in the wrong? The filial piety element is deep with Bo Wang. and I don't blame him for this. He went through all this emotional roller coaster and eventually he decided he would go against the Emperor with his own death.

Relying on subs can really miss out little details like this :)

OMG! The characters are so kiddy. WTH!

Don't want them to kiss. Feels weird. Just let them gaze into each other's eyes would do :)

After episode 19, pretty sure this is a rom-com in wuxia style. Roll eyes.

Obviously, there are many reasons why Bo Wang can't do this, telling MZX everything. First of all, he feels guilty and wants to redeem himself by letting her take her revenge on himself. He's not the type to push his people out there and to hide behind them; he would go in front and take the bullets for them. Secondly, where can he hide MZX? If he has to hide her away for life, he might as well get rid of her, and that's what he's trying to do but she wouldn't leave him. So he has to make her hate him. The only way to make her hate him is to hurt her so much so that she wants to leave him. That's exactly what he does.

"..... but he could just talk to MZX & maybe resolve the issue together......" Yeah, wish all divorced couples do this, then there will never any separations and divorces in the world.