or, White Girl Watches C-Drama... And BEYOND We finished Pursuit of Jade and it was worth every penny of my Netflix subscription. I would rate it a little lower than Unveil: Jadewind simply because the plot and pacing are a bit wonky in places, so as a show it's not quite as good, but my god I love it so much. This is what's so good about the marriage of convenience trope when it's done well: you get to see the Actual Marriage, not just fade out on the wedding photos, and watch how the relationship develops when these people actually live together day to day. (Apparently it's come under fire in China because some military bigwig felt threatened by Xie Zheng being the ultimate female fantasy. I mean allegedly the issue was """historical accuracy""", but come on.) Honestly, this isn't my favorite show -- surpassing The Double will take some doing -- but I think Fan Changyu/Xie Zheng might be my favorite couple yet. They're just! so good! even when they are fucking up spectacularly and…
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