#tpob

[mostlyfate]

The Prisoner of Beauty 折腰 · 2025

[palehorsemen]

[dramashutup]

Ladies and gents didn't even appreciate the ultimate magic trick of fitting a 189cm/6ft2 man into a carriage, lying on his side and then onto the average human sized bed (?)

Pretty sure he had to bend his legs that's why the camera doesn't focus on him lying straight on his back poor guy

And more magic tricks of making a towering man into a tiny 🦆 ling! 😁

[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...

[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!!!!

[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

[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!

[muerci-blog]

Sakura, for a quest.