Whew… I made it to the other side fairly intact. Well, my jaw is probably lying on the floor somewhere, but who wouldn’t be with that kind of cliffhanger?
First of all, I need to take back my words about the Emperor and Chen Pingping being normally dangerous. I’m sure threatening is an understatement for people who played this kind of long game. Second, I should have known that in this drama, even the jokes are important. Yeah, my fault for being arrogant enough to not listen to a mother’s words.
Now, the waiting game for the 2nd season begin. I hope they’ll be able to bring back all the original cast because everyone is doing an awesome job with their respective character. Meanwhile, it’s time to watch Zhang Ruoyun’s older dramas, I guess?
I finished this last night myself. It was excellent and I’m sad I have to wait for season 2 and 3. I really really hope they get the original cast because they all did an excellent job.
So many twists and turns. I went into this expecting a rebirth/time travel drama and didn’t expect it to have sci-fi elements at all. And all the plots involving the Emperor and Chen Pingping. They are playing a very very long and involved game. And the 2nd prince’s involvement caught me by surprise. I have my theories about who Uncle Wu is (my brother and me were thinking he is an android or something). And we have our theories about the ending (Yan Bing Yun is actually on FX side, and did that to become a double agent). But guess I’ll have a long wait to see!!
That’s one crazy long game by the Emperor and Chen Pingping. Tbh, at the end of this season, I’m more terrified of Chen. At least, the emperor seemed to feel a bit conflicted about using Fan Xian however he likes (I want to believe that him shouting to Fan Xian to just come back safely even if he couldn’t finish his mission is something born of genuine concern), meanwhile Chen and his kind smile send shiver down my spine.
Regarding Yan Bingyun, I’m with you on that. I refused to consider the possibility that he caught Fan Xian off guard. And Fan Xian sleeping the tense night away simply didn’t fit what we knew of him so far. There must be some sort of plan we are not privy to yet between these two. Besides, I kept thinking that Shen Zong stabbing his sister the day before to save her is some kind of foreshadowing for the finale moment.
I didn’t expect the sci-fi element either and some of the viewers’ theories about it are very wild. I love how some fans described Joy of Life as “the aftermath of shoujo sci-fi story gone wrong”, which is ridiculously accurate given how many men seemed enamor with Fan Xian’s mother.
gadis
January 22, 2020 at 6:56 PM
Joy of Life final impression
Whew… I made it to the other side fairly intact. Well, my jaw is probably lying on the floor somewhere, but who wouldn’t be with that kind of cliffhanger?
First of all, I need to take back my words about the Emperor and Chen Pingping being normally dangerous. I’m sure threatening is an understatement for people who played this kind of long game. Second, I should have known that in this drama, even the jokes are important. Yeah, my fault for being arrogant enough to not listen to a mother’s words.
Now, the waiting game for the 2nd season begin. I hope they’ll be able to bring back all the original cast because everyone is doing an awesome job with their respective character. Meanwhile, it’s time to watch Zhang Ruoyun’s older dramas, I guess?
Trinity 🍆
January 22, 2020 at 7:10 PM
I finished this last night myself. It was excellent and I’m sad I have to wait for season 2 and 3. I really really hope they get the original cast because they all did an excellent job.
So many twists and turns. I went into this expecting a rebirth/time travel drama and didn’t expect it to have sci-fi elements at all. And all the plots involving the Emperor and Chen Pingping. They are playing a very very long and involved game. And the 2nd prince’s involvement caught me by surprise. I have my theories about who Uncle Wu is (my brother and me were thinking he is an android or something). And we have our theories about the ending (Yan Bing Yun is actually on FX side, and did that to become a double agent). But guess I’ll have a long wait to see!!
gadis
January 22, 2020 at 7:37 PM
That’s one crazy long game by the Emperor and Chen Pingping. Tbh, at the end of this season, I’m more terrified of Chen. At least, the emperor seemed to feel a bit conflicted about using Fan Xian however he likes (I want to believe that him shouting to Fan Xian to just come back safely even if he couldn’t finish his mission is something born of genuine concern), meanwhile Chen and his kind smile send shiver down my spine.
Regarding Yan Bingyun, I’m with you on that. I refused to consider the possibility that he caught Fan Xian off guard. And Fan Xian sleeping the tense night away simply didn’t fit what we knew of him so far. There must be some sort of plan we are not privy to yet between these two. Besides, I kept thinking that Shen Zong stabbing his sister the day before to save her is some kind of foreshadowing for the finale moment.
I didn’t expect the sci-fi element either and some of the viewers’ theories about it are very wild. I love how some fans described Joy of Life as “the aftermath of shoujo sci-fi story gone wrong”, which is ridiculously accurate given how many men seemed enamor with Fan Xian’s mother.
outofthisworld 不愧是我 🏍
January 23, 2020 at 1:21 AM
Uncle Wu has a message for you @trinpie
“I will be back.”