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dangermousie · 3 days

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Something that struck me extra on this LLTG rewatch - how subtle yet unmistakable the narrative is about the fact that being sheltered and spoiled as a woman is a recipe for disaster.

NN, ill-educated STEM feral child, gets how important marriage partner choice is more than all the rest of them, properly brought up in womanly virtues.

No, I don't mean she yearns for true love (she gets it, eventually, but that is not what she hopes or looks for) - but what she gets and a lot of the rest of the young women we see do not, is that you want a husband you can like and get along with, who can let you be yourself (and who is also acceptable socially because she's pragmatic.)

That is why her first choice, until it's OBE, is Yao - he's sweet and he's a friend and she knows she'd be the boss in that marriage. All the ladies in the capital swoon for Ling Buyi but she is never consciously swayed. She doesn't realize he likes her and she's not someone to build fantasies/pine for someone she can't have (in a way, knowing the man likes her is a necessary precondition for her to be even able to open her heart - she's spent too much of her childhood fruitlessly yearning for familial love to want to repeat that in her marriage.) Yao openly adores her so this allows her to consider him as a partner (that is why Scholar dude never had a chance btw, his courtship style is negging and NN is the last person that would work for.)

In fact, even after she knows Ling Buyi likes her, she is NOT excited to marry him because she doesn't want someone too high a status compared to her and someone as strong-willed as him because what she sees, and a lot of the rest of women looking for husbands in this story do not, that if there is a huge status disparity and a man is used to getting his own way, there is a risk of having yourself subsumed. A lot of the latter half is the two awkward, scarred by various trauma young people navigating boundaries of their relationship and what is OK for them and what is not (Ling Buyi IS used to barking orders, NN is overly defensive about even the slightest suggestions - they eventually meet in the middle and it's lovely but it's even more lovely that the drama shows it takes work and conversations and compromises.)

The thing that she gets, perhaps because she's a pragmatic survivor, is how the choice of a husband is the most important thing for a woman in that society. Her life fully depends on that, even more than of e.g., an Austen heroine, because in addition to those hurdles, this is a polygamous society (so how many other women brought in and how husband treats the legal wife versus concubines etc also is an issue) AND a society where if your husband goes down, you and your kids will be executed/enslaved along with him. We see how badly wrong marriages can go - Yao's eventual wife's first marriage is a great example, where she marries a man who abuses her and kills her family. Or even that one woman who marries a general who dotes on her and is a great husband, but commits treason and is executed (and she's only spared by the grace of the emperor.)

And the fact that all those women swoon for Ling Buyi and want to marry him SHOWS how the sheltered/spoiled thing has fucked them up. Remember princess whatever? She is dead set on marrying Ling Buyi and it's insane to me. Yes, he's good-looking and quasi-son of the emperor who dotes on him (since it's safe to do so, he's outside the dynastic fight) but that's great for about three minutes and boasting at parties. She is so sheltered from reality, she does not think what it would be like to be married to him. I don't mean his revenge quest since nobody knows. I mean if he was exactly who he appears with no other goals. Ling Buyi dislikes her and makes it known. He's rude to her (he's rude in general. Hell, he's rude to his parental family, openly! And emperor lets him get away with it), he clearly looks down on her and at a couple of points he genuinely threatens her and her family with murder. He's not charming or gentle or considerate. THIS IS NOT A MAN YOU WANT TO MARRY OMG!!! It has clearly not occurred to her to think past being carried into this house, envy of all her girlfriends - day in, day out with a rude, violent man who is the emperor's favorite (so you can't really seek help from your family if he doesn't treat you well), who dislikes you and who is entitled to take other wives.

Anyway, I love NN and her pragmatic mind and that she makes Ling Buyi EARN her consent and her loyalty and her love. (But then she is ride or die for him, isn't she?)

#cdrama #love like the galaxy

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permeate · 1 year

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#x #relationship goals #couple #gif #couple gif #my babe #bw #black and white #bw gif #couple cuddling #platonic cuddling #he’s so cuddly #cute couple #love like the galaxy

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canary3d-obsessed · 6 months

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Bad Party Guests

Wang Pangzi, Tomb of the Sea

Mei Changsu, Nirvana in Fire

Wei Wuxian, The Untamed

Zhang Rishan, Tomb of the Sea

Ling Buyi, Love Like the Galaxy

#love like the galaxy #the untamed #tomb of the sea #nirvana in fire #nirvana in fire spoilers #love like the galaxy spoilers #tomb of the sea spoilers #ling buyi #zhang rishan #wang pangzi #mei changsu #wei wuxian #canary3d-original #poll #cdrama

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zhoufeis · 3 months

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Shaoshang may not be what everyone considers as an obedient and amicable lady, but in my eyes, within the capital, in the entire world, she is the best lady.

星汉灿烂·月升沧海 LOVE LIKE THE GALAXY China, 2022.

#星汉灿烂·月升沧海 #love like the galaxy #ling buyi #cheng shaoshang #shaoshang x buyi #zhao lusi #wu lei #leo wu #吴磊 #赵露思 #cdramaedit #perioddramaedit #perioddramasource #perioddramagif #otpsource #chewieblog #userbbelcher #storge #*mine

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storge · 5 months

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@asiandramanet December Bingo: Free Choice

Meeting you… is my blessing of three lifetimes. ↦ Love like the Galaxy (2022)

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spaceadvances · 11 months

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Most galaxies don't have any rings of stars and gas -- why does M94 have two? First, spiral galaxy M94 has an inner ring of newly formed stars surrounding its nucleus, giving it not only an unusual appearance but also a strong interior glow.

A leading origin hypothesis holds that an elongated knot of stars known as a bar rotates in M94 and has generated a burst of star formation in this inner ring. Observations have also revealed another ring, an outer ring, one that is more faint, different in color, not closed, and relatively complex. What caused this outer ring is currently unknown. M94, pictured here, spans about 45,000 light years in total, lies about 15 million light years away, and can be seen with a small telescope toward the constellation of the Hunting Dogs (Canes Venatici).

📷: Brian Brennan

#nasa #astronomy #astrophotography #solar system #astrophysics #hubble #nebula #physics #james webb space technology #james webb images #space advances #space adventures #space #space facts #science acumen #science #technology #love like the galaxy #galaxies

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nemainofthewater · 5 months

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Q: How are you feeling? A: *coughing up blood* Never felt better in my life

Q: Are you dying of a deadly disease and/or are fatally wounded? A: Of course not

Q:Is there a world-shattering secret (about my life) that you aren't telling me? A: Of course not

Q: ...are you lying to me? A: ...

Hello everyone and welcome to the Lying Liar Who Lies Poll! This character would probably claim they were fine while literally on their death bed. Or they might have fun lying to people for fun and profit. Perhaps they just can't help it anymore - if they don't lie at least once a day they go into withdrawal.

Looking at the list of candidates, it might even be all three...

Vote to find out who's the most egregious liar in cdrama (affectionate)! Propaganda, call out posts, and write-in candidates welcome!

#guardian #nirvana in fire #mysterious lotus casebook #nirvana in fire 2: the wind blows in changlin #love and redemption #word of honor #winter begonia #the disguiser #love like the galaxy #sleuth of the ming dynasty #rise of the phoenixes #poll

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gusucloud · 4 months

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"Winter is not a season; it's a celebration." A. Mishra

#cdramasource #cdramaedit #love between fairy and devil #the untamed #till the end of the moon #mine #mygifs #winter #lighter and princess #fireworks of my heart #love like the galaxy #my journey to you

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deokmis · 3 months

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@userdramas event 13: team spirit ↳ Cheng Shaoshang's Harem Team

#love like the galaxy #cdrama #cdramedit #chineseartistsinc #userdramas #8💌8 #zhao lusi #wu lei #usermare #useryd #udramavixen #userhannah #tusermona #seamayweed #roserayne #tuserjade #natahjikio #me about anything: how can i make this abt lltg 🤔

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lyselkatzfandomluvs · 7 months

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Wang ZhuóChéng 汪卓成

Random pictures I like, just because!

#wang zhuocheng #marius wang #the untamed #love like the galaxy #legend of two sisters in the chaos #divine destiny #chongzi #walk into your memory #cupid's kitchen #rebirth for you #cdrama #chinese actors #THE picture that inspired many artists #random pictures I like just because

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bebemoon · 1 month

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"love like the galaxy"-inspired spring look, requested by @konvalia .

a research of elapsing sheer-backed double-layered flower-dyed silk top in color "jade"

ann demeulemeester pale silk maxi skirt, a/w 2o23

sandy liang satin mary jane pointe in black

sophie buhai "audrey" silver, pearl and chalcedony drop earrings

sheridan tjhung "black flower" bearded iris ruffle bag w/ silver shoulder chain

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dangermousie · 4 days

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Nothing in the last few years of cdramas will ever be as jaw droppingly glorious as Ling Buyi’s “father’s” party which can be summed up as:

Dad: what did you bring me for my birthday present, son?

Ling Buyi: wholesale family annihilation, UNCLE!

If Hamlet was half as decisive and bloodthirsty, the play would have a happy ending and be about 30 minutes long.

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#cdrama #love like the galaxy #Youtube

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dingyuxi · 1 year

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@kdramaspace + @userdramas YEAR IN REVIEW 2022 | Stocking Stuffers — tag someone you’re thankful for and create a gift of their favorite show @deokmis

LOVE LIKE THE GALAXY 星汉灿烂 (2022) dir. Fei Zhen Xiang the garden of eden, venetta o.