Royal Nirvana

I do love watching a heavy political C-drama. Thank God I have dicided to watch this! Royal Nirvana (60 eps) and Royal Nirvana Special (12 eps) combined is one of the best political C-Drama ever! It's an exciting rollercoaster! The male and female leads do deserve the best actor and actress award! All out tremendous acting from both, Luo Jin (the sociopath Crown Prince) and Li Yitong (the gracefullly beautiful, smart gentle heroine Lu WenXi). Wicked storyline and plots, epic production and beautiful cinematography supported by great music, casts and acting! The conflicts in this drama was sadistic but the romance was romantically hot! The shadow of Luo Jin and Li Yitong's romantic moments behind the screening was astonishingly beautiful and intellectually romantic. Moreover, the catepillar kiss and 3 years longing kiss are def the best kissing scene in all C-dramas I have ever watched! It's just A. M. A. Z. I. N. G!

I just think I would feel so betrayed & hurt if I was Maid Gu? And why hasn't he worked out who she is? Arghh!

I would of wrote this story so much better. The love between him and the one he marries, could played out better I was very angry. Yes she is always on his mind but not the point.

Also the torture the CP puts maid Gu through? That is not love? I really feel her.

I am enjoying it don't get me wrong but I feel emotionally drained and very angry that the CP would put her through all that. So many times I just wanted him to plot better and stand up for them both.

Maybe I am wrong. But my opinion, may all come together at the end.

I love Chinese costume dramas. I've watched most of them and I really liked RN with a few exceptions. The acting is wonderful as are the production values. The Crown Prince is an engaging character who cries in most scenes. I still found him to be a compelling actor to watch. I passed two bar exams but had trouble following the plot on occasion. I don't know whether it was the fault of subtitling decisions or what but more than a few times I couldn't understand plot jumps. I would still have watched the whole 60 episodes.

Actually, it's one of the best political drama I've ever watched by far! You must also watch extra 12 episodes of the Royal Nirvana 2 (special) after 60 episodes of the Royal Nirvana 1 to get the answer of everything. Though it's not entirely a happy ending love story (which is typical ending in most political drama anyway), but it's the perfect ending. And 2 thumbs up for great acting of Luo Jin and Li Yitong, both are naturally amazing together 👍👍. It may not be easy to watch drama due to its complex plots and characters, it's worth to watch every minute of it! Li Yitong and Luo Jin actually deserve for best actress and actor award for their acting here! All out and amazingly good!

Royal Nirvana has probably the most beautiful soundtrack of all Chinese dramas. Roc Chen's background score is sublime; I still listen to it from time to time. The cinematography is amazing. That view at the end will remain in my head for a long time.

The story about a crown prince's struggles against political schemes is explosive. Luo Jin as Xiao Ding Quan gives a tour de force of a performance as a tormented crown prince. The political machinations are so well-written, I could only shake my head in admiration. The love story with Lu Wenxi/Abao (Li Yitong) is enchanting.