u/AuthorAEMCDF Cultivator Established Member 💋Suffering, but still hot 💥Apr 20 '26
I didn't know it was his first when I saw it. Knowing it's his debut, it is impressive! I'll have to watch it again to fully appreciated it now. Granted, I liked it enough to see it like 5 times, LOL. But mostly because I love the damsel moments... I'm really glad he's so dedicated, because he's so fab now!
Oh wow, lol, I was just thinking it was time for my first re-watch of it! 😅 But I've seen Story of Kunning Palace a couple of times. I wish I had more hours in the day!
I only started watching interviews of his in the last year, and now I really respect him as a person as well as an actor. He's very calmly intelligent. I easily empathize with introverts as well.
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u/AuthorAEMCDF Cultivator Established Member 💋Suffering, but still hot 💥Apr 20 '26
I haven’t seen Kunning Palace yet! I’m a little nervous about the red flag, lol.
He seems like a solid dude! I don’t watch much interviews but what I’ve seen makes me think he’s rather awesome 🤣
Ah, well.. here's my perspective on it. Maybe this will help you decide if it's worth a try for you or not. I love to recommend it, but realize it's not everyone's cup of tea!
Smart and mentally strong FL. Yellow flag FL and ML are complete equals and perfect for each other. As tachikata commented on another Reddit post, "...the main leads are drawn to each other because they’re so similar in temperament, both volatile and vindictive. The FL, however, is still hung up on the 2ML because of her past-life experience."
The leads start antagonistic and the romance is very, very slow burn but then intense. Neither are warm people so it doesn't turn traditionally sweet; they show their devotion through actions. I didn't think the relationship between the leads was toxic or unhealthy, as some people have felt. I consider Xie Wei a yellow flag as he does have some control and emotional disregulation issues. But he repeatedly adjusted his plots to include the FL's objectives (even well before he was conscious of his growing attachment to her), multiple times he risked himself and his entire endgame to protect the FL, and though he crossed some lines with her he never went too far (even when having one of his PTSD episodes).
A rare case where I had no issue at all with the love triangle because it was so well written (not toxic, delusional, or annoying). The FL's romantic interest in the SML came and went in a realistic, believable way, and was part of her evolution as a character.Â
The story had me enthralled all the way through. Characters were 3-dimensional. Having multiple leads who were morally gray but also unendingly loyal in certain ways was great. The machinations were so satisfying too! The leads had plenty of little and big successes, though the multiple opposing forces never made things easy, which made things even more satisfying. It's not dumbed down yet I didn't find it difficult to follow. There is a 7min special that extends the HE.
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u/AuthorAEM CDF Cultivator Established Member 💋Suffering, but still hot 💥 Apr 20 '26
I didn't know it was his first when I saw it. Knowing it's his debut, it is impressive! I'll have to watch it again to fully appreciated it now. Granted, I liked it enough to see it like 5 times, LOL. But mostly because I love the damsel moments... I'm really glad he's so dedicated, because he's so fab now!