@elizabeth indeed I hope she is not going crazy. Her behaviour seems to indicate otherwise.

Michelle seems to be acting stranger and stranger with her behaviour in the last few years. Is this restraining order approved or is it just a draft?

It is sad to hear. I was worried when he came out to an event earlier this year and was markedly thinner looking. May he rest in peace.

@elizabeth Individually all were good to great performances but I feel at times Zhou Xun was too passive, almost expressionless whereas Wallace who tried as hard as he could to give the best he could but he never gave me the regal emperor vibe. Together, they were zero chemistry hence didn't feel too much for either. As for the story, I am only half way mark and I think the emperor is despicable. That being said maybe Ruyi was expecting to much from a man who can never be hers so to speak.

So happy for them! I love it when a couple makes it to marriage! I just realised that William was leading in one of the earlier series where Zanilia was still starting out in minor roles as one of his maids. Strange how fate is.

So sweet!

I like this series in terms of production and acting but I did not get immersed in the relationship between Qianlong and Ruyi while watching. I felt bad for Ruyi when she got mistreated and wronged but did not feel much when Qian Long cried at the end even though Wallace did a good gob crying. I just don't feel he should be forgiven if Ruyi had given up on him in her death and doesn't want anything to do with him anymore. I know the plums flowering signified a new beginning but seriously, I feel he does not deserve this life or the next. Ruyi was tired of it all in the end and I have to say I was tired as well. I felt more for the friendship and hate between the ladies than any romantic relationship in the series.

@tungamy Woohoo! So happy for them!

The music puts me off. Sorry.

@mike He didn't lend money because Ng Man Tat was addicted to gambling.

@elizabeth The translator made a mistake. The chinese source said Wallace Chung will be playing Yongzheng.

@elizabeth @bearbear @m0m0 I ain’t looking forward to looking forward to watching the third installment. I only liked the original of Triumph in the Skies compared to the sequel which was a major disappointment. I don’t like that they’re breaking up a couple that was established in the first series (Francis/Myolie) even though I’m not a huge fan of the pairing. I think it’s completely silly and absurd bringing in a Zoe’s lookalike. Summer’s character shouldn’t even exist in the sequel. Don’t understand why the script writer have to kill of Zoe’s character and make her pair up with Ron. Couldn’t they find another actress to play as Issac’s love interest instead? Can’t the writers think of a better plot for a married Sam and Zoe? It would have been much more interesting if they have continued the storyline of Sam and Zoe in the sequel and showed their married life. I also hate the fact that the writer failed to mention what happened to the original cast members. The original characters was just written off without any explanations. As if they never existed in the first place. No mention at all. I know the original cast won’t appear in the sequel, but the scriptwriter should have at least mention what happened to Belle Donald, Zita, Chris, Ruby and Paul’s characters in dialogue.

@elizabeth My thoughts exactly. It sounds like he is the leading actor but he is not acting as Yongzheng. And he is not such a huge name to make a big hoo-ha playing a cameo.

Wait a minute, So if Wallace Chung is playing Qianlong, he will be playing the son of the actresses since Xifei Zhuan is about Yongzheng's concubines? Is he doing a cameo?

I felt sorry for Patrick Poon who did such a good job with all the heart attacks and strokes.

@mike She is from a rich family.

Will watch it only if they make it one episode long and everyone dies from a plane crash in the first 10 mins.

@Elizabeth his eyes are not small to begin with...in proportion with his height. now his eyes seem to pop out like a goldfish...rather scary honestly.

@elizabeth I kinda agree wit you

@elizabeth Thank you for the info. I'll watch that 2 episodes later.