@karina it's no big deal if we call the Govt by any sort of name here to show our disgust. We aren't so patriotic and have our own views but can become united during events. However in China, even a struggling peasant will chant 'I Love China' and the peasant is still a struggling peasant and he won't know why he loves China....

Obviously she did. She looks like a Barbie doll.

@jimmyszeto I think you are thinking too black and white. Western countries like US, Canada and Britain does the same does that mean they are brainwashed? China just go to overboard with it.

Don’t care much for the drama but all 4 of them are horrible actresses but TY and YM are great business women. I guess the barely passable one out of Yukee and ZXD would be Yukee but even she is bad. Her eyes are so distracting because of how fake they look. Zhu Xudan is completely worst though... Not only does she look artificial but can’t emote at all and has the title of the WORST Zhou Zhiruo ever.

@karina i don't think she's got that snake face look but she is quite small framed, maybe mainland people like it? but quite hard to image that she didn't have connections for getting such a significant role

@karina Arnold Schwarzenneger's english is far more accented and awkward sounding.

He does sound very awkward... should have spoke Cantonese instead.

I think it's because she has that type of "look" Mainland viewers like. What do they call it? the snake face? idk.

@llwy12 Glad to hear from someone else who also thinks it's terrible. At first I was indifferent but watching more it's like...what the heck is this?? This is not wuxia at all. I'm too young for the 86 adaptation but I've watched the 2001 one and even with the cheap props and super old ZWJ it's so much better than this version...

He doesn't even look 70...

celebrities have to be extra safe these days lol. No one is safe it's scary.

@karina Nirvana in Fire started the trend of artistic composition and color palettes.

@anoninhk I actually did watch it and wasn’t that bad. My overall impression of the 3 main leads were that Zhao Min was made too whiny and cried too much. Think the actress tried to imitate Gigi’s ZM too much but didn’t have the star power. Zhou Zhiruo was not written complex enough and ZWJ was made more decisive but out of character towards the end. Not a bad adaptation overall but 86 & 2001 is still my favs

@karina i honestly had the same feeling the first few episodes he appeared in but he did eventually grow into the role, and hsds19 is definitely the best tv adaptation i've watched thus far (and i've seen 6 of them). please give it a chance!

The colour palettes are indeed beautiful. if only all Chinese dramas put in the same effort.

@hazel Etta might have never had a chance but everyone should be able to make a life for themselves. It's highly unfortunate she looks exactly like her "dad" though. In the end she's responsible for her own (immature) actions and crying pity and getting married won't suddenly get Jackie to notice her after 20 years.

he obviously did. honestly attempting to watch hsds2019 was an issue (other than the obvious slo-mo and lack of martial arts) was because of this guy. His big eyes are so unnatural and acting just not very good. Looks like an typical "idol" aka not manly lol

@boldval There's nothing to forgive when she wasn't even remorseful to start off with. She doesn't give AF about this scandal cause she thinks she did nothing wrong. that's why she's in L.A right now thinking maybe ppl won't know her there (good luck to her i guess) lol

@karina a person taking their marriage seriously doesnt make them them brainwashed or weak! staying positive is probably her way of coping with her personal life at the moment. if anyone can chose to either be a bitter person or a happy person, then I am guessing she is chosing the happy person. if their process of trying to rebuild or mend their marriage doesnt work then no can say that they didnt try. But trust is a hard thing to get back when its been broken so hopefully he does love her as much as he has indicated in public he does, as he will need to work very hard to get it back over a long period of time.

@nomad822 wow that is some major revelation. The plot thickens. I didn’t think much of JW not apologizing to Sammi because she comes across as shameless and obnoxious but if this was true then I guess saw JW saw it coming hat her career was basically over cause of Sammi. Anyways still no sympathy for JW or Andy from me . Guess it’s revealed that Sammi wasn’t completely blindsided by the affair and took matters to her own hands indirectly. No wonder she kept spewing her “God” bs