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Someone asked for an animated gif of Hao Du getting slapped. I laughed non-stop at the end result especially when it's on repeat mode.

I also created one of Ah Sun "sniffing" CG because she was wearing perfume. Got to say, I like this one a lot. His eyes are electrifying.

https://giphy.com/gifs/the-long-ballad-liu-yu-ning-hao-du-Stm3KyZcjsl1xyuEcR

https://giphy.com/gifs/whats-that-smell-the-long-ballad-ashile-sun-hhYdOjpEAcFteAPi5T

Yippee-dee Yippee-dee do,
I'm in full agreement with you.
So without further ado,
Let's go have pigeon bamboo stew!

Just go to giphy.com, you can click on create and it will allow you to reference a url to load a video link, then set when to start the animated gif, and for how long.

Some people asked for Ah Sun's facepalm animated gif. Here it is. Perfect timing for those who don't want the show to end, or aren't happy with the ending, or just love to see our mighty Sun in distress mode for once.

https://giphy.com/gifs/the-long-ballad-ashile-sun-ahsun-bj8zss5DCDEdZzaIT5

Right mouse click, Save image as.

Yipee-dee Yipee-dee do,
We all can now have pigeon bamboo stew!

It's still an excellent watch though. The drama is inspired by real life historical events/characters. If you're looking for a documentary/political-heavy drama, then this may not fit the bill. If you're opened to check out a series with elements of everything and a lot of good feelings, then TLB has much to offer in term of entertainment value.

@Linh You didn't tell me but since my analytical and reasoning skills are at GeSun's level, I'm able to deduce that you're glad to have me here based on all your replies. =P hahahaha.

Pardon the cockiness, but it's part of the fun.

Not all characters are real, like Changge and Ah Sun.

Sad, but nothing much we can do. If you try to explain the ending or why the drama deserves a higher rating, they would say that's their opinion and you're trying to belittle their intelligence or don't allow them to take their stance, or how you're trying to strong arm them with TLB/GeSun army... blah blah. It's never ending and just exhausting to engage. Best to just move on, and enjoy discussing things that makes you happy with people who have the same thinking. Life is short. Don't get worked up over internet comments. Scroll and skip over undesirable comments.

Survival Guide to Toxicity: Don't Engage/Don't Enable/Ignore and Move On.

I've decided to write my PhD in Sociology thesis/dissertation on GeSun and how their relationship inspires modern day women in searching for a loving, healthy, and supportive partner; and how Ah Sun is a prime model with traits we all wish our partner has.

Sadly, my thesis submission was rejected by the institution's department of Women's Studies because I can't find a mentor with expertise on Gesun as I'm the sole subject matter expert on the topic there.

Guess I'll never graduate now because I still can't move on from GeSun and Ashile Sun.

Your assumption is correct. He did imply he wants to marry her. It's how he's vocalizing the wish that makes the scene beautiful or crude.

He did it beautifully, but unfortunately, some translations turned it crude.

Right? There were times I wondered why some of us are so drawn to Ah Sun/Leo, and I've concluded that it's the intensity of his eyes.

I don't have access to Viu. My primary source is Youtube which is uploaded by Huace. Sometimes I go to dramacool for raw. Good that you're watching on Viu with superior translations.

Hahahah,...and this is EXACTLY why I couldn't get pass 2 episodes of Evernight, and never even bother with Evernight 2.

Hahaha, i remember this scene rather well. Ah Sun was so stressed out having to touch "you know what" that even his temporal vein was popping out.

I don't have a list. I just created this MDL account 2 weeks ago so I didn't document . But I can tell you that within the past 2 years, other than TLB, only 3 other cdramas and 1 kdrama are good enough for me to remember up to now. Everything else, I've already forgotten. I didn't even finish Legend of Fei.

Not in any order, here's my most recent faves:
To Love (Kenny Lin)
Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre (2019 version)
General and I (Wallace Chung)
Flower of Evil (Lee Joon Gi)
and of course TLB.

I LOVE this scene, especially when Ah Sun raised the fan-project up to Changge's face with just her eyes visible while he lovingly gazed at her. Such longing. What he said was so beautiful, but the translation BLUNTLY showed "When can I have a wedding with you?" That wasn't what he said.

A little cultural info first. During this era, the red cloth veil hasn't been in fashion yet for brides. In early Tang period, the bride used a fan to cover their face during wedding ceremony/wedding day, and the groom will "draw back" the fan (equivalent to modern day "lift the veil").

Back to the story: Changge was making a "wedding fan" for Leyan. Anyhow, we saw how she butchered the project. When Ah Sun raised the red cloth to Changge's face, he was saying "When will I'll be able to draw back the fan for you?" This sounds so much more subtle and romantic. I pretty much went ga-ga and flipped over. It's too much for me to handle.

Understandably, having any form of translation is better than watching raw for non-chinese speaking viewers.

I agree. It's more than just see you there. Ah Sun last 4 characters were "Bu Jian Bu San" which has a really strong meaning. Literally translate to "No See No Leave." It's like saying, I will wait for you no matter what - in the rain/wind/snowstorm - even after 5 hours of waiting. So if you care for someone enough, you would show up because you don't want that person to wait for 5 hours not knowing whether you would come or not.

It's because of their names in the drama. Sun in written Chinese character means FALCON but pronounced SUN. As for ChangGe, the GE sound is a homonym to the GE for PIGEON in chinese written character. Hence, you have GeSun - as in falcon/pigeon/birdies.

This is also why sometimes you see comments about them making little eagles and pigeons as a couple.

Oh, thank you for appreciating my humor. Some people just don't get it sometimes. Obviously, you're not just "some people". hahaha.