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[hyog-blog]

Joy of Life (Season 1+2)

Watched two seasons back to back, and I've gotta say - this is definitely one of the best cdramas ever made! Everything is top-notch: storytelling, acting, character development, plotting and backstabbing, amazing background music and OSTs, stellar cast, aesthetics, loads of drama AND humor, and just enough romance to make it all even more yummy.

Fan Xian is definitely one of my most favorite characters in terms of brain, sass, charisma, foxiness, sprinkled with even more intelligence and a bit of a hero complex that he denies having, but the story kind of pushes him towards 'doing the greater good' with whatever means that are available to him.

The whole show is a yummy collection of delicious morally grey characters - the Emperor is cunning to the point it gets scary, but you still have to respect the guy because he's so good at what he does (later in S2 he becomes more of an obvious bad guy, but still spectacularly genius). Chen Ping Ping is truly the King of Plotting - some of his schemes started as soon as the ML was born! That's how good he is. But no matter what manipulative shenanigans are happening in the show, he always ends up on FX's side, even if he uses the boy like a pawn most of the time. He has a mentor/teacher kind of aura and FX learns a lot from him. Papa Fan is one of the most devoted daddies in the series (especially towards FX) he's the only father figure that is not trying to use him in his schemes, which is endearing, really. Prime Minister Lin was also amazing in his ability to read through the lines of what the Emperor was saying/doing and what he was actually trying to accomplish.

Let's not forget about all the comedy! The show would have ended up being dramatic AF without all the hilarious moments and relationships between the characters. The first season was a bit more lighthearted in this regard, but season 2 still has loads of funny scenes, which come as a very welcome relief.

As for the girls, Fan Xian is a real ladies' man and there are lots of gorgeous women all around him in the show (they say in the book it's an actual harem with no 'buts'), still, you can feel in the drama as well - he has different kinds of relationships with various women and all are quite interesting with lots of chemistry. I think he got it from his mom - she left behind a harem of her own. Everyone is now doting on Fan Xian (and using him in their schemes as well).

If you're wondering whether to watch this show - please do! it's a proper wuxia with lots of palace schemes and machinations, but so well-written that it's never boring to watch.

[callmebabygirll0]

Happy customers 🫶🏻

[euesworld]

"I could kiss you a thousand times, I could kiss you until you are mine.. if I could seal your fate with a kiss, I would kiss you until you feel bliss. If I could kiss you miss, I wouldn't miss.. I would kiss your face until you could taste it. Never erase it, this bliss in a kiss.. kissed until you hated it. I could kiss you until you got butterflies, until you flew up into the sky to join the sun.. cause just like Icarus, I fell in love."

I fell in love with you so softly that I joined the heavenly hues - eUë

[bethfuller]

limited perception.

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[kianamaiart]

WHEW! Look at all these beautiful people. This was my dream cast from the get go and I'm so thankful that they were all willing to give me their time and lend me their talents 🌟

That's all for VA announcements but I'll still continue posting lil updates here and there, so keep an eye out! And sub to my youtube channel so you know when the pilot's uploaded!

[joffyworld]

narijoff

Okay fine I'll hear you out

[frosthetix]

some dudebros: tom hardy must be held at gunpoint to still be doing these sony venom movies

tom hardy: WRITES the movie, PRODUCES the movies, repeatedly states how much venom and eddie means to him, reads all the comics, #1 veddie shipper

[layton-heritage-posts]

DONALD TRUMP GOT SHOT AT!!!

Do you think Professor Layton took the shot or why are you sending me this???

[fineapple20]

Portraits

Retouched this set from last year, because it was haunting me laying there 80% finished

[frenchublog]

[beebeedibapbeediboop]

Observing

[lotus-pear]

nothing can best the bond between a boy and his cat (ref)

[katsinspats]

Tragic: Guy you based your entire villain backstory on doesn't even remember you