ZHOU MI IS A SHINING BEACON OF AWESOME THROUGH THIS DRAMA. THE STORYLINE MAKES ME RAGE AND I WILL ALWAYS AND FOREVER DISAGREE WITH YA YIN/YU JIANG BUT OH MY GOD SHANGLIN IS A BABE AND ZHOU MI WAS THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS DRAMA I'MNOTBIASED
No really, I totally understand why Sean Lee praised Zhou Mi. His acting, while I was ready to find him endearing but embarrassingly bad, was way beyond my expectation. I have no idea where he pulled it from but he was utterly believable and expressive and Shanglin is a sweetheart alcoholic badass. So much adorable MiFace, so impressed with his acting ESPECIALLY WHEN SHANGLIN WENT BAD/DOUBLE AGENT totally impressed with him and proud like a mother.
the ending makes me rage. forever. and i will never understand why Shanglin/Ya Yin wasn't endgame.