This is exactly the kind of fucked up murder-based period marriage I am here for. God, so fucked up, so glorious. I can only imagine how much mdl hates this drama and it fuels my glee train like nothing else.
Is prince dude great husband material? Between a large harem, a penchant for murder and torture of those displeasing him, marital assault, and a very fucked up relationship with the truth, nope nope nope, I'd rather marry a tree or become a nun. But I am metaphorically weeping tears of unabashed joy to finally finally finally, for the first time since probably early 2021, having a period cdrama ml who comes across as someone who actually could fit into a period royal family and not a modern man in costume - of course he will kill those who offend him and not blink, of course he will lie and manipulate as means of advancement and survival, of course he wouldn't know normal relationships if they bit him, his biggest offer of love to a lady is making her prime consort (what is that only spouse business you mention?! are you insane?!) and he is quite happy to have knocked up multiple wives at once. The wonder isn't that a period royal forced his concubine when she didn't want to have sex with him but that he refrained from doing so for six months and feels bad afterwards and I love love love love that this narrative actually gets that this dude is not a contemporary dreamboat but a fucked up representative of a very different time and place.
Giving me mad FWSC vibes and that is always glorious...
I love that he gives her his ginormous dagger and prepares to have his throat slit in compensation.
And calmly drinks his booze as she contemplates whether to stab him to death. I love that it honestly could go either way.
A much much calmer version of this:
(God, I loved my drama queen (emperor?) LCY...)
Though dudes, perhaps if you held off your hormones and emotions a bit in check and managed to control your urge for sexual assault and other insanity, you might not need to beg for a bit of a stabbathon. Calmer all around.
230124 Movie News - Wu Ming Cast Interview
With Da Peng, Cheng Er, Wang Yibo and Wang Chuanjun
Part 1: Cheng Er talks about how he decided on Yibo first out of the cast, they discuss Yibo’s fight scene with Tony Leung
Part 2: They discuss the “Dumb and Dumber” pair (Wang Yibo and Wang Chuanjun), they bring out some of Yibo’s props