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37-38/40 Its so good to see the phoenix by fengyun army from the novel in action.
And I like how they got king You right. He's entertaining even if we didn't get the massive shock of realizing BFHX is XY and LX. lol

But what's up with that fight of fl and HC..? So far fl's fight scenes have been good, yet this important one turned out like this.. But I can overlook because damn, the chemistry from previous sword bending is still there.

And most importantly, HC is still novel-HC so far. I mean, he better be since it seems we're having the novel ending here + the extra.

Same, if I was LX I would've left Yongzhou a long time ago and just live as FX in jianghu. lol

That's actually fckd up. Death would've been better than seeing your own blood become like that. But regardless I agree, still worst dad. And he looked shocked with FJ's words, like he really thought he was a good father keeping his kids on their toes.. the audacity.

Right? They made me hope since it was a while leading up to that.

Yes, and the shift of expressions/emotions too.
Same, I was worried because she didn't head straight home. I thought they'd only made her go when she's informed of XY's death so she really "have" to go since she seem much more concerned of Yongzhou. I mean, since they made XY make it to adulthood here, might as well give fl moments with him before the inevitable.

I have nothing against that if thats their message, but its just so sudden. Its kinda hard to immediately believe without being sus cause he's always been testing ml this whole time.

So ml really didn't know. I was expecting a pleasantly surprised reaction from him after finding out his first love and current love is the same person since they delayed the reveal this far. And also him realizing XY is fl's brother. It was kinda anticlimactic but I guess there's no time cause everyone around fl's gotta die now.

The fl saying she doesn't have family left and not replying awhile after ml said she still has him, reminds me of JW. It was always a comfort knowing she had JW, and will always have him. But he's not here.

Anyways, its still weird seeing king Yong being nice to ml. And LH is unpleasant now. lol She's lucky fl has a big heart and everyone around her is sane.

35-36/40 Finally, fl goes home. Though I still think she should've gone home the moment she heard instead of being informed, but its so good to finally have fl focused eps. even if its on the last week.

As expected, ZLS did well with what she was given with the script. XHCL director was right. And she looked so good as King Qing.

Anways, the "auntie" was ml's mom. lol

I'm sure there will be sad scenes for fl ahead, and ZLS will do well on it. But it will only be that, sad. I was hoping for the conflicting emotions build up to that scene as that part really moved me to the point I had to pause reading for a while.

Yes, thats what the comments section is for. Though there are pages here in mdl where regulars police the comments that aren't all praises. This page doesn't seem to be one. As long as its not personal attacks or blatant bashing, discussions are good.

Though I purposely avoid the comments section now compared to before because of the spoilers as I don't watch the eps the moment they're out. Even though I read the novel, I still prefer to have some excitement left when watching the drama.

No worries. Yours and Mariah's replies were cool. You both were open to understanding
my pov/thoughts hence your questions and didn't just shut me down. And english is my 3rd language so if my comment is taken differently, I'm always willing to expound to have better interactions.

Same, if I don't like something you won't see me spending time on it.

Yan Yingzhou.
The Jizhou general that fl helped during the 1st ep.
In the drama he didn't have a loveline with fl but in the novel they had one.

He used to be up in the cast/credits list, but now he's all the way down at the very end, below the costume designer.

I had the same thoughts, even if they are friendly and respect each other, their world is chaotic. It is indeed too good to be true.

It doesn't make sense that the ml still doesn't know or at least suspicious of who fl is. I don't mean that in a bad way but since he has fountain abode and always one step ahead, its quite unbelievable that there isn't any intel about the person closest to him. Even YWY already knows.

And even if he is just playing it cool, there should be an indication about it like how readers felt in the novel even when it wasn't clearly stated.

Yeah esp. from one medium to another, its not going to be perfect. Like transposing from one instrument to another. It can play the same note but not produce the same sound. As long as I hear the same tune I'm ready to give it a perfect score.

Np~ glad to share it. 🤗 That was a fun discussion~

I agree with all those points. Afterall it's "adapted from" not just "based on".

But some users here seem to be hostile to some novel readers. Not having expectations is like saying the drama will never be as good as the novel. But me having hopes this whole time actually means I did gave the drama a chance to live up to the novel.

So true with the ooc. It was so unlike fl to not head straight home the moment she heard Qingzhou was in trouble, but instead was more concerned with Yongzhou's affairs.

Yes it could've been a masterpiece. It could've also showed viewers who didn't read the novel how well written the fl is. If they think the fl here is already good, how much more if her story and character is showcased well. Instead they got into a controversy because of the palace stuff. No wonder the author had to defend her work.

I do still enjoy it or else I won't be here anymore. But it doesn't mean I will only sing it praises and not express other thoughts.

I actually already expected for ml's part to be bigger, but I still hoped it'd be at least balanced, instead of fl's story being rushed in the last week.

Thanks for understanding~~~
I actually don't care much about the drama within the drama. It doesn't affect my judgement. I gave this a 9 from the pilot week alone, it was that good. And was ready to give my first 10 if the drama move me the way the novel did.
Let's see how they wrap this up next week.

Yes, but fl doesn't have special relationship with fengyun generals here so even if she did lose some of them the emotions won't be the same.

It will indeed be sad for her when her brother (and maybe HP) dies. But my point is the dynamics, she won't have anyone left to say the line I was talking about. Compared to the remaining generals whom the line was directed to.

The scene inside the tent.. when she was in between the 2 coffins.. the three lines she told the remaining generals.. specifically the last one..
I had to pause reading for a while. That's how much it moved me.

Yes, it was RCY's influence but the decision was
ultimately ml's. The fl had murderous intent towards him, and he himself wondered if he'll ever have the chance to be forgiven. It gave readers good angst. But that wasn't my point since ml here is a saint and its clear that there's no ambiguity between him and fl. Its all about the conflicting emotions of fl in that scene that I was looking forward to ZLS acting it.

No, the kiss was referring to your question about YYZ, not one of her generals. 😅
I included it since emotions were involved when they met again because he was her first love.

It wasn't just one battle in the novel. Her fengyun army and generals were with her all the way. And even though they are less in number compared to other army, fl was a good strategist. Her men was loyal to her not just because of responsibility but they genuinely admire her.

Yep, and now I know why the author said that. She already knew some fans of her female centered novel will have disappointments with the drama so she gave bandaid in advance.

For sure, but I judge/rate a drama by itself not by comparing it to others.
To think it started so well, one of the best pilot week in cdramaland but its going to be rushed as hell next week.

The death of some of her beloved generals because of ml. One of whom gave his all protecting her. She didn't have family in the novel, her generals were the closest to her.

In the novel the events in ep 1 (+ a kiss/loveline) did happen, but he is revealed to still be alive later on and fl meets him again on the battlefield.

Its an adaptation longer than its a separate thing.
Good for you, but I'm allowed to express my thoughts on what could've been a really good scene to showcase fl's acting.

I was so looking forward to how the drama will execute that scene because the novel described so well how broken she was. It would've been a good opportunity to see ZLS go mad with the anger, the pain, the fear, and then pulling herself up and getting her sh*t together.
I was thinking all the hate would be worth it, but nvm.

And I guess YYZ is really dead.

It just dawned on me that I'm really not getting my favorite scene where fl uttered the only line in the entire novel that actually moved me..

I was so ready to give this drama my first 10 if it makes me feel the same way the novel did.