I just binge-watched like the last 10 episodes of NIF2 in the last two days...
What a RANGE of emotions I went through. I was so conflicted on Xun Baishuiās death, because he really has enabled some awful things, but when I knew he was going to die (that morning when he was talking to Feizhan) I started bawling like a baby, and didnāt stop until well after his death.
With Anru, I was reminded of Princess Liyang in NIF, where at Jingruiās birthday, Xie Yu tried to kill everyone and she stopped it by threatening to kill herself. Itās also very sad that for a lot of royal women at the time, that was their main leverage.
I couldnāt BEAR to watch the last few episodes when Pingjing and Feizhan went to save the emperor, because unlike NIF, where I generally was assured of all of the favesā safety, CLEARLY NIF2 has no qualms about just killing everyone, and when I thought FeizhanĀ was dying I also bawled uncontrollably because while most of the others had died in the company of those he cared about, he was utterly alone, in the palace that he had dutifully served for so many years. THANK GOODNESS he survived because I definitely would not have been ok otherwise. Also, I just realized that he is basically the only member of the Xun family left (since the emperor is part of the Xiao family) and that makes me very very sad.
Di Ming and Yuanqi: I really really felt for the first one, because I 100% understand the hate for the Empress. Like 1 0 0 %. But at the time when he found out the truth, there was no turning back. Iām glad he tried to save the lives of the soldiers under him and you could clearly see when he was ready to be done and just threw his sword out and charged into the spears. Yuanqi is a WHOLE other story. We saw him grow from the very beginning, and although there were always undercurrents of darkness, I truly thought he and Pingjing could develop a MCS/Jingyan-type friendship. I think the real turning point was when he killed Pu Yangying - at that point, he was free to go, but his insecurity and loneliness led him to the place where he thought it was ok to sacrifice thousands of lives for his own glory.
And, lastly Pingjing. Iām so proud of him and who he has become. Honestly, he could be his own post and probably will be, but he transformed from this young, carefree boy to a person who has had to bear the weight of the world on his shoulders, who had to lose his brother without closure. Although I wish the closing scenes were filmed a little differently, I am happy that Pingjing gets to roam the world and be free and have the ending that I wish Nihuang and MCS couldāve had.
I loved loved loved the callbacks to NIF: when Lin Chen gave Pingjing the Chiyan bracelet I cried, and when it saved him during his duel with Yuanqi I also cried; when Jingyan and MCSās secret passageway saved them I cried - basically, I cried a lot. I love that MCS and Jingyan were able to help even in death, and I think that MCS would be glad that his bracelet was worn by a worthy soldier.
ANYWAYS lmk your thoughts please
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