#tpob

[mostlyfate]

The Prisoner of Beauty 折腰 · 2025

[dramashutup]

she's seething mad I love her angry voice 🤣🤣🤣

spitting mad and she's talking about his eyes and his height I can't lmao

[icantgetanythingdone]

Xiao Qiao: *exists, not doing anything in particular*

Wei Shao: Don’t try to seduce me! Don’t even think that you can seduce me!!!!

[palehorsemen]

[bearerina]

TPOB eps 31-36 are a masterclass in how to dissipate all the narrative tension you've built in the first 30 eps of a show. add in a couple of extremely predictable deaths for melodramatic filler and the male lead's last-minute, completely incomprehensible choice to abandon his wife and other family for 'the people' and you have a complete abnegation of writing responsibility. what makes it worse is that the choice is a) never really built up to/foreshadowed, and b) makes NO SENSE for a character whose entire arc is driven by the regret of not being able to save his family from massacre. he doesn't even pause to ponder it! it also makes no strategic sense in the context of the war! and then they never unpack it! ofc caveat is i haven't read the web novel so i don't know how it goes, but still. this show's only real saving grace is song zuer, who strikes the classic cdrama female lead balance of YA innocence/sage wisdom/a seasoned general's understanding of battle strategems PERFECTLY. she's magnetic, and has incredible comedic timing. and ofc she's DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS which absolutely did not hurt my viewing experience...

[rosethorn108]

the prisoner of beauty ep 1-7

wow this show the ML & FL have chemistry

there are elements of humour

when his soliders telling ML to say something to get FL to their side. ML's 2 words

his solider... haahh

[wanderingpirate902]

[amplifyme]

I read Sis the dialogue between Father and Diana (and some of Father and Vincent) in The Possibility of Being; and she had a blast. You even got an "awwwww" out of her, which is rare!

The "awwww" quote in question:

"...Vincent has a gift for drawing out the best of us. And he’s been fortunate, twice blessed, in both Catherine and now, in you."

Sis states that you wrote Father, Diana, and Vincent completely in-character (an absolute rarity to hear from her after all the fic journeys I've taken her on); Baby Jacob is the guest star she bows down to at every mention; and, overall, she is delighted with the cozy vibes and comfortable atmosphere that you capture in the world Below. No complaints, nor has she deviated an iota from her original compliments (but doesn't know what else to say except to repeat them-- meaning, you've kept her interest from waning~) and is on board for any parts I pick out to read to her in the future. :DDD

On another sidenote, she is turning into a Cathy apologist because I'm all for S3 content and onward... that and Cathy annoyed me a little; and Sis is used to taking a balanced perspective to any and all dramatic complaints I make to entertain or amuse. ;)))) (And yes, the debate is more fun than actually conceding that Cathy was just fine and had a few things to work on, but doesn't everyone?)

And that's that! Hopefully will get around to more BATB updates soon-- always sucked right back in when I crack open your fics. :))))

Howdy!

Sis states that you wrote Father, Diana, and Vincent completely in-character (an absolute rarity to hear from her after all the fic journeys I've taken her on)

That is high praise indeed! Please pass along my thanks to Sis. And assure her there's nothing wrong with being a Cathy apologist. In fact even I would consider myself a bit of one, though Diana is #1 for me. Vincent loved Cathy fiercely and completely. For that reason alone, I always try to give her the benefit of the doubt. At least through the first half of S2. It gets harder after that. 😄

Enjoy your reread!

[dramashutup]

LISTEN

I gotta be honest, about 30% of my joy watching The Prisoner of Beauty is that the ML is around 15m tall, which contributes to some absolutely hilarious shots.

The rest is Manman's face when she's pretending to be dense.

[smittenskitten]

Wei Shao going through existential and sexual crisis at the same time

[terapsina]

Reasons to watch Chinese Dramas!

THEY DECIDE TO ADAPT A STORY, ORDER ONE SEASON CONSISTING OF 30 TO 40 EPISODES (ON AVERAGE) AND THEN TELL THE ENTIRE STORY!

Anyway. I'm still mad about Wheel of Time.

Here's my Chinese Drama recs, starting with my most recent one.

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The Prisoner of Beauty

14 years ago clan Qiao broke their word and failed to send reinforcements to aid clan Wei. Now in the hope of stopping Wei Shao (who as a child watched his brother, father and grandfather die) from revenge killing her family Qiao Man needs to marry him. Not that putting away fourteen years of hatred is that easy... but in Qiao family's favor Xiao Qiao has the absolute quickest mind in the family (the pretty face hides a mind of epic proportions).

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Trailer HERE!

(the entire series is available on YouTube HERE (just need to enable subtitles)).

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Fangs of Fortune

A suicidal demon lord who can't be killed makes a deal with some demon hunters exchanging his help for their promise to kill him (The most polycule show to ever polycule while somehow still getting past the Chinese censors). It's all fun and games until everyone found-families each other and suddenly that promise doesn't sound so nice anymore.

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Trailer HERE!

(the entire series is available on YouTube HERE).

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Love Game In Eastern Fantasy

Ling Miaomiao gets pulled out of the real world and dropped into her favorite author's terrible new novel where she's been given the role of the villain side character. And if she ever wants to go home she has to conquer the heart of the brother of the book's female lead. Complication, the brother hates her.

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Trailer HERE!

(the entire series is available on YouTube HERE)

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Love Between Fairy and Devil

A little Orchid Fairy accidentally releases a demon lord from a thirty thousand years long imprisonment and ties their lives together (with the inclusion of occasional body-switching shenanigans). This is what you might call a problem for said demon lord.

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Trailer HERE! (don't let the trailer lull you into a false sense of security, there are funny bits... but it will also rip your heart out and squish it into paste).

(the entire series is available on YouTube HERE)

[morweneledhwen]

"Farewell, Master Zhenshi."

[dramashutup]

The pictures from the celebratory banquet !!

And finally! Not an edit of LYN and SZE picture together ☺️

(what does it feel like to be 189cm tall and you can look at everyone's top of heads)

And picture with mum/mum-in-law ☺️

[mostlyfate]

The Prisoner of Beauty 折腰 · 2025

[shadowycorner]

I've started The Prisoner of Beauty and it seems to be just my kind of show. Except one thing ... I really wish I was a fan of Song Zuer's visuals ...

This is the best she's ever looked imo!!! But she "little sister-s" so hard that I CAN'T see her in any other kind of role and it takes me out. I hope Liu Yuning is enough to get me through this.

[hellofavillain]

How do people manage to catch up with dramas so fast, ADWAD already released 6 episodes and I'm at work 🥲