Great episode. Lots of backstory about multiple characters is revealed and the relationship between Yanhui and Tianyao is completely clarified and solidified as a truly married couple. They have a long road ahead still to overcome obstacles but hopefully can do it working together all the way, like when they were doing so in the early episodes.
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Good episode. Aside from the wedding, the plot really finally kicks into high gear as the heroes make a move but the villains make a counter move that puts the heroes on their heals. Also, most of the players are finally revealed. No time wasted with 'time filler' crap in this episode.
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This episode as pretty good, as the ML & FL start to take rough, awkward steps towards reconciliation within the formalities required for their marriage, as required by the Ghostly Eulogy. The only negative part of this episode was having to endure a long 6-minutes-that-felt-like-30-minutes shameless appeal for sympathy/proxy guilt by Bai Xiao Sheng, thrown at Yun Hui as he once again confesses. In this, he plays the 'woe is me I was abandoned by my mother' card, trying to guilt her into accepting him. Listening to this crap seemed to go on forever and was only saved by her polite but firm rejection. At this point, I really wish the writers would stop with all the screen time devoted to BXS trying to control and manipulate Yan Hui. Especially with trying to make it 'funny'. He's a serial liar and multiple-time murderer. It isn't funny.
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Oh thank god they finally moved past all the bad, awkward humor of trying to fake a relationship between FL and a lying murderer.The series is by far more interesting when both ML & FL are on screen and so this episode got better as it progressed.
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God, just skip this horrible episode. It is just a filler episode that tries to humorously show that Bai Xiao Sheng and Yan Hui are NOT a real couple and have zero chemistry. But the humor is forced and if anything really uncomfortable to watch, given that BXS is a continuously deceitful lying manipulator and a murderer of a huge number of people - including his mother. Nothing much otherwise really happens in this episode.I really hope the show doesn't try to paper over the fact that BXS is a murderer and make him seem like an sympathetic character. That would be disgusting.
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Yeah, as I surmised at the end of last episode, the writers made Tianyao act like a complete idiot in order to create a cliche sub-story arc where the ML & FL will be separated and she will seemingly reject him and they will seemingly be irreconcilable. And they are even adding BXS as a potential competing love interest. There will be some trials and growth for both ML & FL now on separate tracks that eventually lead back together at the end. I'm very sad that the writers are not being original.
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The writers are really messing with us. What is their definition of a 'pure heart'? Tianyao's treatment of Yanhui can not possibly qualify. And while it would make sense for him to need his HPS back to go rescue the kids, why couldn't he take 2 minutes to _explain_ that to Yanhui, BXS & Xiao Yan? Why do the writers make a multi-thousand-year-old entity act so absurdly impulsively and stupidly? All of this feels like plot contrivance to create an arc of episodes with the ML & FL separated and seemingly not reconcilable. Just like every other cliche' drama. Very disappointed with the turn that this series just took.
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The writers of this series once again keep leaning into plot-induced-stupidity. The scene where Pitiful Clam tricks Zhou Fei into lowering her weapon is particularly offensive. It was just plain unbelievably stupid and insulting to our intelligence.
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Most of this final episode was fine and made sense. But the very last minute or so came off as a weird public service announcement appeal for selfless patriotism. This was bizarre and not exactly a satisfying resolution of the romantic struggle the two leads had finally concluded.For anyone watching after reading this. Just stop watching right after Wei Yun says, "I will".
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Back on track. Still salty that they made the FL act so stupid last episode, but they resolved it and at least have moved past the need to maintain that stupid deception. Outside of that one glitch, this series continues to be top quality in all aspects. Things have slowed down a little from the early episodes hectic pace, as various relationships get established.
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This was the first disappointing episode because the writers have resorted to plot-induced-stupidity on the part of Chu Yu in thinking she could get away with stealing the fish tally. That made zero sense and she's always been way too clever before this. So it feels totally contrived just so the writers can now have several episodes of Wei Yun and Chu Yu mistrusting each other instead of working together. This series has so far been so good at avoiding such blatantly weak plot devices so this is a real disappointment. I hope they can resolve it quickly and get past it and not use such plot gimmicks again.Everything else about this episode was great. Just such a letdown that they did this to her character for no good reason.
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Way, way too much plot-induced-stupidity in this episode. Both the defense of the bridge by the 48S and the attack of same by Disha are comical. It's as if a middle-schooler who has never researched how a medieval fortification is defended / attacked wrote this scene up. I felt like I was watching a middle-school play.Deng's overly emotional reaction to bad news and immediate ruin of their defense of the gate was just beyond silly.Also, the stupidity of sending A'Yan down the mountain all alone is pure plot contrivance to setup her being rescued by Yang - saw that coming a mile away.And then little things like a scene where A'Fei impulsively and stupidly steps out into plain sight of the enemy guards - purely contrived so that Xie would pull her back into a romantic hug. Stuff like this is so weird and at odds with the reality that the characters would be facing in these circumstances.
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Not a wasted moment in this episode. Every scene advances the plot setup. The visuals are stunning, from the battle scenes to the coffins on the street.Plotwise, an unexpected reveal is given to the audience in Lady Wei having a flashback to her son Jun's last words before leaving for the battle. He told her he planned to marry upon returning. This makes Lady Wei believe Chu Yu's story that she and Jun had a promise to marry. So she has become an unexpected aly for Chu Yu in her integration into the Wei family.It's still not clear whether Yu and Jun _did_ have a promise to marry. Maybe Jun had not yet discussed it with Yu. But he at least planned to take that step.
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Right off the bat, the visuals are really impressive in this show. Great costumes, sets, camerawork, lighting - the production values are very high in this first episode. The characters introduced are all interesting with some very experienced, talented actors. Plotwise: The initial setup of Yu creating a 'faux' romance with eldest brother Jun in order to provide cover for an investigation is interesting in that she and Jun actually seem to have some initial chemistry. If we didn't already know from the show premise, that they are not, it could almost kick off a show where the leads grow from a non-romantic fake romance to a real one. Short version: There is some tangible chemistry between Yu and Jun and a legit loss of at least a confident and friend, if not a lover looming due to the show's fated premise.
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Much better episode. Nice to see some real growth among several side characters (Sheng, ChuChu & Yan). It would be nice if the two leads could move past the 'he flirts and she growls' stage. They've been stuck at that level for a long time, despite going through quite a lot together.
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