I love Mu Qing and his relationship with Nihuang. Sis likes this guy - my job is to encourage things! It works for me as a sibling dynamic transitioning out of much older sibling in parental role, to one in which they are both adults, albeit of different experience.
The Lin Shu confrontation with the house is so painful. From seeing which way out he will walk (which yes, surely only is relevant if she thinks he is Lin Shu), to the confrontation in front of the Lin manor, where he is so obviously denying the whole subject as much as he can. We see how shaken MCS is by the extent to which he fails to control the exchange at all, real MCS would have managed it in a more strategic way. Whereas in the conversation with Xia Dong, he gives a perfect MCS answer that deflects with truth.
I do find Marquis Xie hiding behind the wall in his own garden and then popping out to be hilarious.
He looks up to her so much, and you can tell they really love each other. I hope Mu Qing has squads of daughters, he'll be the best dad any girl in this universe can hope for.
We see how shaken MCS is by the extent to which he fails to control the exchange at all, real MCS would have managed it in a more strategic way.
Yes! It must confuse Nihuang no end because she has no idea why he's so upset when all he has to do is admit he's Lin Shu. MCS knows everyone's stories, but Nihuang knows nothing about his.
I do find Marquis Xie hiding behind the wall in his own garden and then popping out to be hilarious.
He looks so abashed when Xia Dong calls him out, it's brilliant. My sister was saying how much she appreciates the way NIF is really funny but all the comedy arises naturally from the characters, it isn't being played for comedy as such. I mean, it is, obviously - the whole cast have a great instinct for a funny line - but it isn't "here's a funny bit", the comedy happens while the characters are busy doing serious stuff.
Allowing there to be comedy is very effective both in balancing the tone as a whole, and in rounding out the characters. And it works because tragic things can be funny.
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The Lin Shu confrontation with the house is so painful. From seeing which way out he will walk (which yes, surely only is relevant if she thinks he is Lin Shu), to the confrontation in front of the Lin manor, where he is so obviously denying the whole subject as much as he can. We see how shaken MCS is by the extent to which he fails to control the exchange at all, real MCS would have managed it in a more strategic way. Whereas in the conversation with Xia Dong, he gives a perfect MCS answer that deflects with truth.
I do find Marquis Xie hiding behind the wall in his own garden and then popping out to be hilarious.
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He looks up to her so much, and you can tell they really love each other. I hope Mu Qing has squads of daughters, he'll be the best dad any girl in this universe can hope for.
We see how shaken MCS is by the extent to which he fails to control the exchange at all, real MCS would have managed it in a more strategic way.
Yes! It must confuse Nihuang no end because she has no idea why he's so upset when all he has to do is admit he's Lin Shu. MCS knows everyone's stories, but Nihuang knows nothing about his.
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Re Liyang, I think a combination of it being yet more proof about how awful her husband is, but perhaps also worry for Jingrui?
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He looks so abashed when Xia Dong calls him out, it's brilliant. My sister was saying how much she appreciates the way NIF is really funny but all the comedy arises naturally from the characters, it isn't being played for comedy as such. I mean, it is, obviously - the whole cast have a great instinct for a funny line - but it isn't "here's a funny bit", the comedy happens while the characters are busy doing serious stuff.
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