After posting about Bu Bu Jing Xin last night, I ended up kissing sleep goodbye and marathoning all the available episodes (10 out of 35 estimated episodes). I look like a very hideous raccoon this morning, but it was worth it. I haven’t loved a C-drama this much since LOCH2008, which surprise surprise, is also a Tangren production directed by Lee Kwak Lap. Not only am I done with 10 episodes, I’ve started rewatching this sucker. It’s THAT good.
I’ve found the 30-minute extended trailer fully English-subbed, which watches like a fluid short movie because it’s so expertly edited. You can watch it and fully feel the emotions even if the story is revealed in snippets. So if you’re curious about the drama, or just have 30 minutes to spend watching a gorgeous and riveting period love story, I cannot recommend this trailer enough.
Before we get started, have a detailed character chart to put faces to names, and get a general overview. The succession battle is split squarely between the 4th and 8th Princes, with the other brothers falling in line behind one of these two. Both are the brightest of the bunch, and the most calculating. Yet both have genuine decency, and the unwavering loyalty of 13th Prince towards 4th Prince and 14th Prince towards 8th Prince shows us how much they are loved and respected. But fate means they have to be on opposite sides of the battle lines, and BBJX posits what would raise the stakes even more if a woman was also added to the tug-of-war.
Extended trailer part 1 (Eng Sub):
Extended trailer part 2 (Eng Sub):
Extended trailer part 3 (Eng Sub):
As for the ending of this drama, I know what the ending of the novel is, but have heard and seen spoilers through the grapevine and indicate the drama will be tacking on an additional epilogue. Of which one picture in particular made me start screaming like a banshee in happiness and then jumping up and down like a trained monkey. Yes, I’m addicted, and no, it’s not a pretty sight.
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Egads... Another must watch? Oh, for Heaven's sake,*throws hands up in the air* why not?! I have nothing better to do... Family? Work? You mean I'm supposed to pay attention to them when such delicious dramas are to be had?
You're a devil Ms. Koala. I'm thinking of driving up the coast and well, I don't know what I'd do to you when I found you, but, but... Just know that my husband is NOT happy with this laptop permanently glued to my lap! Hmph!
(yes, I know I have no will power, and I'd probably just hug you to death if I could find you... *sigh* I'll go throw a load of dishes in the dishwasher and pretend that I actually accomplished something today other than marathoning a C-drama.)
I gave up sleep to watch this sucker. You can give up some dignity and accept some husbandly scorn and/or annoyance. It's worth it.
Bring on the husbandly scorn and lack of dignity! I'm hooked...
"My name is Tammie and I'm a dramaholic....." *sigh*
shh, you're not alone. After watching the previews, I decided to try an episode last night and ended up watching up to 2 am. Had to stop because I have work the next day. Now my mind's fried and I can't focus. Ah, the things we have to do to get our drama fix!
Glad to find another addict!! And what this show does so well for me is that I can't stand on one side firmly. When 4th is on screen, I love him like crazy, when 8th is on screen, I feel all fluttery and jittery like Ruoxi. I finished the novel like a crazy person and watched all 10 episodes in one go last night and like you said...it was not pretty...especially this morning :)
Do you know where to download an HQ version of this series (that's preferably not rmvb)? I've been looking everywhere, but I've just seen rmvb episodes....
Thanks! :)
where did you watch 7-10? :D
Ohhh that does look really good. Having seen JDLH, it will be interesting to see another take on the book. Whilst I understand it was quite polarising, I did love the relationship between the 8th Prince and the heroine a lot and from what I've seen, I think I might be on the side of the 8th Prince in this one as well. On the whole I do not like dubbed drama but this one seems to be OK (it is dubbed right? It feels like it's been dubbed).
I have also come to the conclusion, I don't like Qing male/female fashion at all.
@ Hannah
JPLH was NOT based on the book Bu Bu Jing Xin. What you saw in JPLH in terms of the characters and personalities of the Princes are very different than in BBJX, which aligns more with how history described the men.
BBJX the drama is the only adaptaion of BBJX the novel. JPLH was Yi Zheng's "original" plagerism of the BBJX concept with details changed.
Thank you for recommending this drama, I love it to peices... Although I dont understand a word they were talking about I still watched all 6 episodes that I found. Do you mind telling me where you watch 7-10?
"As for the ending of this drama, I know what the ending of the novel is, but have heard and seen spoilers through the grapevine and indicate the drama will be tacking on an additional epilogue. Of which one picture in particular made me start screaming like a banshee in happiness and then jumping up and down like a trained monkey."
What's the picture, if I may ask? :D
I'm really enjoying it too! I did watch JPLH and of course, the story was very 'meh' but like "Lie to Me," it was the OTP's chemistry that kept me until the very end.
I love the 4th Prince and I'm totally shipping the OTP. Nicky Wu and LSS are good together!
MsKoala, can you share the spoiler pic that made you scream like a banshee?? Now I'm dying to know!
i know this is too much to ask, but are you going to be doing recap for this drama?
It's been years since i've watched a chinese drama but watching the previews, i was hooked!
OMG....ms koala! it's so good! how i wish drama are this quick yet am yearning for the details!! this is a must!! better and less annoying as the BBXW one.
thanks ... pls recap or provide your thoughts.
Waaaa.. i love chinese drama coz of LOCH and Huan Zhu Gege.. the casts here are all familiar from those series i've watched before.. so i'm excited.. especially after u recommend it.. haha! i trust your opinion captain.. coz i think we do have the same taste.. ^_^
i want to watch it toooo.. >v<
The visuals are certainly stunning, although I have to admit I like my men with all their hair, and I'm not digging that mustache on 4th prince when he becomes emperor. But the colors! And the costumes! And the sets! And the lighting! I go gaga over good lighting. So gorgeous. Maybe I'll wait until it's all over and marathon it later over Thanksgiving or something so, you know, I can do school work and all that.