whoissilmoy

maybe the Douban will be 9.5

I like this director too. He's mainly done xianxia and wuxia. This might be his first historical or period drama.

Auspicious Time Secret. The acting was really good.

"In Unveil: Jadewind, Wang Xingyue (WXY) shows an incredible range by playing the low-key, mild-mannered Xiao Huaijin (XHJ)—a stark contrast to his intense, dominant Duke Su (XH) in The Double. A truly skilled actor doesn't need tons of screen time to make a powerful impact on the story. He was at a clear disadvantage here with this understated, gentle character who has zero fighting ability. Yet the female lead's character relies heavily on his character to create that essential contrast—it highlights her character's strengths while also exposing most of her character's weaknesses in a compelling way."

I still have to wait for last three episodes. To be honest, after reading the spoilers, I can wait. I feel like the story took a different tune. I couldn't even guess anything right.

I totally agree with you. It has to be the same leads for a S2 to work, so like you said, you doubt there will be a S2. If FL lose her martial arts for whatever reason, it's too drastic of a change. I very much doubt BL and WXY want to do these characters again.

didn't she give up on killing for revenge in ep.31?

wow they brought in such an important character at the end with no warning. I only at ep 31. So here I was following along and making my guesses like a fool, only to have this story turned on me. Should I even care anymore how it ended? I feel like I never knew this story. So that means a person could even just watch the last few episodes to see how it all went down.

The drama never even explicitly says who the CP 15 yrs ago was, or did they? Of course, I assumed it was the current emperor. But then what about the former emperor's involvement?

so the novel is not Tang dynasty?

I don't think MDL reflect a drama's overall success

Bai Lu has said she cannot physically do these types of stunts again (unless he wants to risk permanent injuries). The ML character is not a character that an actor would want to do twice. So, if there is a second season, it will have to be different leads.

you need to search for "Nine Songs of the Moving Heavens," on You Tube to find it

So did Cui ever really confessed or not, or he did confess, but since there was no evidence to execute him without creating chaos in his court, the emperor could only suspend him.

I haven't watched the last four episodes but reading spoilers, it seems I couldn't' figure anything out. The drama had no foreshadowing and what I thought was foreshadowing was not. The ending seems to take a bit of detour.

Perhaps literal translation ?

To be fair the drama is not about emperor. He’s just there.

The mysterious crown Prince I thought was the emperor 15 yrs ago finally appeared ?

This kind of format keeps each story tight within 5 to 6 episodes, so that there are no fillers for each story. It's different and interesting, like a series of short dramas, so the stories are tight, don't need filler stories for the main story, yet it allows ample time for the main story to unfold slowly throughout the drama. This kind of format also allows the FL to dominate throughout the drama.

I wonder if this is the environment of short form dramas that are challenging long form, or is it just detective storytelling format.

Prince Duane once commanded a great military. I guess Uncle Luo was the remaining loyal solider of his personal army to avenge for him. After Cui confessed, and FL did not kill him, I thought maybe someone else loyal to Prince Duane would attempt to kil Cui. Of course, not.