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Please tell me we will finish by ep 30. I used 2X speed to watch it. If there is 3X, I would have loved it. What is the conflict of the show? Family? I mean.. When will this "volcano" explode ? I expected volcano explosion but it is as slow as lava flow... Also, Is this show produced for pajama promotion ? It will be nice to see some angst. Hehhe we will get it soon right? Angst makes the drama nicer (for me).. hehe

I am already going berserk with drinking scene ... Shi YI, please! we live in 21st century, he can reject the alcohol by himself. The plot is actually very sweet. Admit that. But I can't believe we went through 16 episodes with closed to zero plot development except the fact that they are married and doing everything they can't in OnO. And the passive & less assertive characters are killing me.

I have watched till episode 14 and I have also read the Novel translation. And I am having a hard time accepting both versions' characters.... I mean.. Truth to be told, I don't like novel version's ZSC. In fact, I forced myself to read it because I know RJL is acting. For me, ZSC in book is a log and cannot protect his wife or love ones despite him being a powerful man. I just can't take him seriously on how much he loved Shi Yi, Shi Yi definitely loved him more. Then in drama, I still find it hard to "like" ZSC. True. RJL acting is amazing, I am his fan and I am enjoying all the contradicting act that he is doing here compared to One & Only. I think RJL gives justification to drama version's ZSC in a sense that ZSC is very "soft", that's why he "fails" to protect her BUT he is actually trying very hard. Logical enough for me, after all, ZSC here is very soft and passive. BUT, maybe it is me and my preference, I am not liking that passive guy persona either. Come on, step up your games. Someone is going to harm your wife. And Shi Yi. Come on girl. I know Love is beautiful & past is painful, but really??? This whole Forever & Ever feels like a fan service for me. I highly suspect that RJL took these 2 projects due to One & Only ( it was epic) and he wanted to show his acting range.

Hello! So is it another forum of One & Only? I wrote this in another forum. Here for the Janghaven. Regarding the last 2 episodes of capturing of our prince and how easy he had "gave up" his life, here is my 2 cents : Firstly, we need to understand that ZSC is a general. That duties and loyalty come first. He sole purpose, like any other soldiers, is to protect the land and fight for people. (This mentality still apply today actually) Is he fighting blindly? YES. To the normal person's eyes. But to a soldier like him, he is fighting for the people and state. For him, every decision that he makes to fight or sacrify is directly linked to how much hazarding his people will face and how long the state will behold. So I believe all of his decisions are strongly based on those only, not Shiyi or himself.. He allowed the dog prince and the rebel Army to capture him easily because he believed that the sacrifice will be more or less himself only and not the people. If he has sacrificed himself, he knew the innocent people will not have to run for the war between Royal Army and rebel Army. The state will not fall yet as there will still be an offspring of the current dynasty to carry on. Hence he let himself go. Then there is this burning question, why he did not take the throne and keep putting those children or useless prince to be in it? Is he not care at all? His lack of ambition, I will attribute to the traditions, the setting of the story and psychological trauma of ZSC. We are looking at the drama based in ancient China. Period. This alone can cover why ZSC is madly loyal to oath and the emperors. Also, I think he is very much wounded psychologically. His most loved brother, the late emperor, threw him out and suspected him of treason for something he did out of goodwill - ZSC tried to find Gao Family's( or The empress's Family) sins. His act of defiance led him to be as lonely as ever and as misunderstood as ever. At the age of 13. This was a big lesson for him - Control his emotions, respect the throne and keep himself out of the palace matters. Only then, he is respecting his brother and gaining his trust. He really loved his brother and wanted his trust. No matter how accomplished he is, or how the time passed, this crushed self ran along with him. That is his imperfection. The imperfection, together with his loyalty, led him to his downfall. When ZSC was tied and ready to get killed, RJL acted as if there is no emotion left of him. Only when he is thinking about Shiyi, then he faintly smiled. Otherwise, blank. ZSC, from my understanding, might have drained himself out completely. He beared too much for this life. For his life, the death, though painful, was a relief of his troubled world. He was ready to move on (to next life). What is extremely tragic though, it is the way they killed him. If they have killed him with a single strike, it would have been less impactful. But the way they did to him, it raised so many red flags. He may not have moved on to his next life peacefully like he wanted (based on traditional Chinese beliefs). His glory forgotten completely. His name marked with untruth. His beautiful bones, totally destroyed. Tragic indeed.