UGHHH OK skimmed through YaoXuan scenes andddd
Ofc I know we were all (or should say not) prepared for the climax to be an illusion per the script. That was already one thing that really bugged me, but to have the confession scene play out like that too? Him choosing the throne over XY? I don’t know why they had to include those lines, to prove CX cares about that most? Even though it was already emphasized he was not a power hungry person and the reason he chose it was to protect all he had left? I mean yes, he technically chose the throne over XY, but he didn’t really have much of a choice as a kid . It was the only way he and XY could be safe, it was his destiny. I feel like that just diminished the impact of him giving her the flower and contradicted everything that was shown from S1 til now. Am I the only one unhappy about this???
And the way the Xinyue issue was handled, very weak. I cannot imagine any Emperor saying “I do not dare”. And him not doing anything to Xinyue and not allowing XY to touch her just made it seem like he cared about power more than XY again.
Ughhhh sorry I have to rant LOL not looking forward to watching everything in full. Although, the acting was top notch - YZ and ZWY carried that messy script