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alexandralYes, the picture below is totally OTT and Peter Ho wears FEATHERS, still, I love it:
The wedding chapter of the novel is out!! YAY! I am reading it and I am feeling very angry with Luo Xi. I was fearing this moment all along, and may be my opinion about his character have always been affected because I knew this is going to happen. But in reality, I am even angrier than I thought I would be:
Xia Mo is about to marry Ou Chen. On the way to the ceremony, Luo Xi meets her and in no ambiguous terms tells her to marry him, Luo Xi or he will commit suicide. And when she refuses, he drives home and commits suicide THERE AND THEN without thinking how this can affect her (or any other people), just thinking how much he is in "pain".
Can a person get more selfish than that? Whatever is happening in Xia Mo's life, you can not control it, Luo Xi. And the fact that you are doing the lowest (and weakest) possible thing available to a human makes you the weakest possible man. And honestly, I don't feel your pain. You have two arms, two legs, healthy body, stacks of money, fame, etc. Why should I feel sorry for you?
The wedding chapter of the novel is out!! YAY! I am reading it and I am feeling very angry with Luo Xi. I was fearing this moment all along, and may be my opinion about his character have always been affected because I knew this is going to happen. But in reality, I am even angrier than I thought I would be:
Xia Mo is about to marry Ou Chen. On the way to the ceremony, Luo Xi meets her and in no ambiguous terms tells her to marry him, Luo Xi or he will commit suicide. And when she refuses, he drives home and commits suicide THERE AND THEN without thinking how this can affect her (or any other people), just thinking how much he is in "pain".
Can a person get more selfish than that? Whatever is happening in Xia Mo's life, you can not control it, Luo Xi. And the fact that you are doing the lowest (and weakest) possible thing available to a human makes you the weakest possible man. And honestly, I don't feel your pain. You have two arms, two legs, healthy body, stacks of money, fame, etc. Why should I feel sorry for you?
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Date: 2010-07-01 08:57 pm (UTC)I am faced with the fact, however, that while I can recognize OC can make Xiamo happy and has changed into a good guy, nothing is going to switch me from LX/Xiamo ship. It's irrational but I can't help it. I think it's in large part because I went into this such a huge Huang Xiaoming fangirl (if I made a Top 10 fave drama actors list, he'd be on it).
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Date: 2010-07-01 09:03 pm (UTC)I think it's in large part because I went into this such a huge Huang Xiaoming fangirl (if I made a Top 10 fave drama actors list, he'd be on it).
I totally get this. Some of the actors have a great pull for me too. In fact, SD only works so well for me because I have never truly liked the way LX looks (yes, I am so shallow). i am tempted to check Huang Xiaoming's other dramas - they can't make him smile that way in every drama, can they?
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Date: 2010-07-01 09:23 pm (UTC)Plus, I think the plot is your thing - awfully melodramatic and awesome.
He is someone who comes to Shanghai of 1930s and almost by accident rescues the big mob boss' daughter (I mean, he rescues her on purpose but that he was in a position to do so is accidental).
He becomes boss' right hand man eventually and he and daughter fall in love but for some reason (no idea, I am not that far into it yet, I just know it happens), Mob Boss wants her to marry someone else and they try to avoid it but she eventually does it to save HXM's life and he leaves and then a bunch of stuff happens but ultimately he returns for vengeance against mob boss who I think got his family killed though of course he still loves the daughter and it's basically angst angst angst.
Re: OC. Yes, I have no problem with this. Also, I think he untied the green ribbon from her wrist before he went in for surgery. Awwww again. I do think OC has changed into a lovely person despite it all, just fangirling HXM won't let me switch :)
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Date: 2010-07-02 06:58 am (UTC)Shanghai Bund: everyone dies, right?
re: green ribbon like unconscious remembering his mother: I liked this. I thought it was a little strange for a man to be having that green ribbon ALL THE TIME, but as a momento/talisman it makes perfect sense.
There is so much goodness to look forward in SD!
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Date: 2010-07-02 11:54 am (UTC)Re: ribbon. I really liked the mother connection because before it was just weird - I mean, yes, he still unconsciously loves her after his memory loss etc etc but still - now that it's both a connection to the girl he loves and his mother, it somehow makes more sense to me. It's also terribly sad - he basically made a ribbon for Xiamo modeled on his one memory of the only person who, it looks like, ever loved him. OK, the more I think about it, the more woobie poor OC becomes 0 I even feel myself switching ships - the guy did have a dog's life, even if he was rich.
(I have to say when I was watching that glashback to his mother, I kept thinking "idiots, she may be having postpartum depression, why don't you get her treated? Argh!" and then I thought of Asia's attitude to depression in general so...)
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Date: 2010-07-02 07:01 pm (UTC)** looks back at pretty pictures ** Oh, who cares! I am dl-ing this now (but any detailed spoilers for the ending will be much appreciated). I might watch "Young warriors" on a smaller screen as well.
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