liztai , to China
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Rewatching Dream of Splendor right now and remember what a beautifully made drama this was. I grieve a little because so many directors rarely bother to make of this quality anymore. 😭

If you have not watched this yet, do try. It's a quality drama

https://elizabethtai.com/2023/06/30/a-dream-of-splendor-review/

18+ Nikelui , to Random stuff
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This fire right now is suspect ​:bunhdthinking:​

Really? A bookcase? ​:kanafacepalm:​

Awww, the guy is trying to take the blame. He is so obvious.

Holy... That's some serious commitment to murder ​:yor_knife:​

Ah Fei saves the day again ​:akko_fingerguns:​

Yes, I knew it was all of them. This is murder on the Orient Express 101 ​:blobfoxthinkanime:​

The princess feels excluded. She would have loved taking part in murder ​:akko_think:​

Come on dude, it was such an obvious trap...

Why are Li Lian Hua's explanations always so absurd ​:akko_giggle:​

Princess Zhaoling is officially my favourite character after this arc. Poor Fang doesn't know what to do ​:zerotwoevillaugh:​
I really hope they will get married in the end ​:asuka_smirk:​

18+ Nikelui , to Random stuff
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Late this week, but now I'm on vacation and I can catch up.

The suspect in the cave is Fang Duo Bin fiancée, called it.
Lol, she is so sassy, I'm loving it ​:anya_smug:​

"Is there someone that can fly so well?", then Fei comes in flying ​:zerotwoevillaugh:​

So is the mystery how the body was dismembered with no weapons? And of course there is a ghost story ​:blobfoxghostspooky:​
All this dismemberment business makes me suspect of body swapping ​:bunhdthinking:​

The dead guard was a pervert, can this place become even worse?
Ok, I take it back, it did.

Ooh, that's why it's called the hash slash ​:akko_think:​

Oh, no. They are suffering from Stockholm syndrome.

Could it be... that the girls are the actual culprits? The one that was dancing all night could have attached the vine rope ​:blobfoxthinkanime:​

What, he only sleeps 4 hours? ​:blobfoxshocked:​

liztai , to Random stuff
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can go downhill towards the end fast, so I prayed that could retain its quality till the very end. We are finally at the final week. I am happy to report that it's still good. Then again, there are 6 episodes left & things could still go wrong. 😅
So 🙏 pray that we get a satisfying ending, whether it's a happy one or not. None of that open ended nonsense pls!

PS: Post updated up to notes on episode 34.

https://dramatea88.wordpress.com/2023/12/08/a-journey-to-love-review/

Sollenbum , to Random stuff
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While I'm waiting for the last episodes of "Love You, Love My Voice", I have begun watching "Wonderland of Love" 🌸 It zips along nicely and the interactions between Xu Kai and Jing Tian are very heartwarming. I haven't made it to the romance yet, but they already have chemistry and they respect each other.

This drama was recommended to me and thank you for that. The drama hasn't had much publicity but it is good all the same.

liztai , to Random stuff
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is still going strong for me. I keep waiting for that other shoe to drop - either it slides in quality or everyone dies or something, but on the whole it has been a fun with a surprising number of funny moments and great fight scenes. Have not watched a this fun in a long while, but then it has all my favourite tropes - brotherhood, strong female leads 😁 Also, I like that the woman is the one doing the pursuing here!

jillithd , to Random stuff
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Me scrolling through my list on Netflix to see what I should pick...
...maybe something that's leaving soon...

Oh! "Ashes of Love" cdrama.

Ooo, 63 episodes. I bet I could get through those by the end of the month.

LEAVES DECEMBER 15TH?

Wait, what day is TODAY?!

OK, I am ambitious, but that is DEFINITELY not do-able.

Maybe it is on another streamer...

nerdyjellyfish , to Random stuff
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the way Wenzhou comfort each other!!!!! :blobcat_cwy:

Picture of Zhou Zishu and Wen Kexing touching foreheads

LianaBrooks , to Random stuff
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is my dark horse of 2023. I didn't recognize the leads, the story line didn't sound promising, but it's so good!

It's talking about themes of forgiveness, and why war is bad for everyone, and accountability of the rich. It's subversive Found Family with assassins in love.

18+ Nikelui , to Random stuff
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​:zerotwoevillaugh:​ the maid assigned to Fang Duo Bing is his fiancée?

Oh, so they kidnap girls. Talk about shady.
Yep, burn the mansion to the ground, please.

I am loving the interactions between the princess and Fang Duo Bing, I ship them ​:rae_thumbsup:​.

"I'll question him tomorrow". If he doesn't mysteriously die during the night, that is.

The suspect in the cave is going to be the princess, isn't it?

18+ Nikelui , to Random stuff
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We start big with the inferiority complex arc.

Wow, no wonder Li didn't want to go back to his old friends. There are maybe 3 people in the tea room that support him.

The divorce episode is coming faster than expected.

Poor Fang, he is so close to the truth. I wonder if he will ever discover it ​:akko_giggle:​

Finally, it looks like we are back at investigating mysteries ​:akko_fingerguns:​

A group of weird artists invited to a secret weird mansion. Probability of murder: 110%

Lol, Fang is so scared to be in the hostess house ​:zerotwoevillaugh:​

Sollenbum , to Random stuff
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Have just started watching "Love Me, Love My Voice" 🌸 I needed a light, romantic drama after some heavy dramas. It is already very sweet without too many ridiculous tropes so far.

https://wetv.vip/play/d9pbivw9xxu19w6/q0047sx8it3?ptag=5_5.12.0.5627_copy

liztai , to Random stuff
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Currently watching this drama, & I love it. There are assassins, imperial guards and a princes! The image makes it look like a light-hearted comedy - it is, but it is more than that.

https://dramatea88.wordpress.com/2023/12/08/a-journey-to-love-review/

liztai , to Random stuff
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I suppose asking if Word of Honor is worth watching is like asking if chocolates are delicious amirite

liztai , to China
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Think of I am Nobody as X-Men, wuxia style. It was not a drama I was naturally drawn to watch, but I'm really glad I took a chance on it.

https://dramatea88.wordpress.com/2023/12/06/i-am-nobody-review/

liztai , to Random stuff
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After it is really good to hop onto something I enjoy almost immediately. has Magnificent Seven vibes - a group of men sent to protect a princess and rescue and emperor. There's a surprising amount of humor in this drama too.
Written by the screenwriter for A Dream of Splendor, another stellar drama, so I have hope this will turn out well.

liztai , to China
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is one of those rare with gorgeous cinematography. Saw the first episode and was immediately hooked. Assassins, embroidered guards, spies, oh my! Trying to control myself and stockpile the episodes so that I don't have to wait too long for new episodes 😁

jillithd , to Random stuff
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I am caught up with the first two episodes of the !

Li Lianhua is so great. Deadpan snark, too smart for you, world weary, and a secret past. Plus, cute doggo Fox Spirit!

And then there is his tag-along over-eager young student who Li Lianhua never asked for in the first place.

Plus murder mysteries! And what is that house on a horse-drawn wagon that Li Lianhua is living in?

I think this is gonna be a good time, especially as we learn more about what happened in the last 10 years since that sword battle on the ship!

I had been holding out on paying for iQiYi, but watching 6 ads before the episode, which were really just two ads repeated, was too much for me.

18+ jillithd OP ,
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(forgive me, i can't remember names right now)

Li Lianhua telling his former girlfriend that he is happier now cooking, gardening, and sewing (not mentioning he's doing all this with Puppy) is Big Gay Energy.

Prettttttty sure that when the new Sigu Sect leader showed up at the grave with a sword, he wasn't just there to pay his respects.

But literally telling Li Lianhua to jump off a cliff was unexpected!

Double unexpected was Li Lianhua's sword flying out of his sleeve and then WRAPPING AROUND the other guy's sword. That's some flexible metal!

Li Lianhua saying the other dude "improved a lot" is such dirty shade, I love it.

18+ jillithd OP ,
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Oh, Puppy, restoring faith in Li Lianhua about himself and his legend, reassuring him that he wasn't perfect but had good intentions that are worth emulating.

Puppy is too pure.

"Don't underestimate me. Cherish me!" 😊

Oh, Puppy. "It's OK if you don't consider me a friend, but don't treat me like a child. And stop playing tricks on me." 💔

"A new friend. My best friend." I think Puppy's heart just exploded.

18+ jillithd OP ,
@jillithd@tech.lgbt avatar

Even amnesiac Mr. Strong Chin can recognize how much Li Lianhua likes Puppy. 😁

I think jealousy and an inferiority complex is common amongst the martial arts world...

18+ jillithd OP ,
@jillithd@tech.lgbt avatar

"I have even more cool stuff in my warehouse! Follow me..." wow, kidnapping young women and having them "serve" in an unknown location to male guests, getting graded on how well they are at it... fuckin' sleazy and creepy and scary and downplayed way too much how terrible that is in real life. Mr. Mountains Red is hopefully the next power-hungry asshole that our detectives take down. Preferably in a painful and embarrassing way.

18+ jillithd OP ,
@jillithd@tech.lgbt avatar

😳
I guess being de-limbed is a painful and possibly embarrassing way to be dethroned...

I bet there are a few dozen women quite eager to dismember him.

Was it Puppy's former fiance or the lady left to dance on the mountain til dawn?

18+ jillithd OP ,
@jillithd@tech.lgbt avatar

"Show your machete and I'll cook dinner for you."
"Your cooking sucks. Why would you try to bribe me with that?"

LMAO

The "hash slash" by the "machete ghost"? They sure know how to make stuff up in a convenient and timely manner for this show.

"He only lost one arm and one leg. He might still be alive."
Merely a flesh wound!
"No, he's dead."

Even the head guard was a "peeper." This whole Fragrant Mountain organization is full of sleezeballs.

18+ jillithd OP ,
@jillithd@tech.lgbt avatar

I don't know that I've seen Li Lianhua give a friendly, reassuring smile like this to anybody so far, but he gives it to the princess. He must believe her...

Li Lianhua character from the cdrama Mysterious Lotus Casebook. He makes a quick wide-eyed reassuring smile.

18+ jillithd OP ,
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Puppy's gulp when he finally realizes that was his fiancee the whole time 😳

😂😂😂

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