The Palace 2
The new Gong tells of a new love story set in the times of Yongzheng. Lian’er asked her father to let her into the palace so that she could meet the seventeenth prince, Yunli. The two fall in love and originally planned to marry.But, when Yunli’s teacher Alinga lands in trouble, Yunli has no choice but to marry Alinga’s daughter to save him. A heartbroken Lian’er does her best to protect herself in the palace, desperately dreaming of being able to leave the palace and live an ordinary life. She did not expect to become a piece in a power play, used by those with power and betrayed a girl she had once thought of as a sister. Alliances are made, debts are formed, and just as Lian’er is about to go under, she accidentally attracts the fancy of Yongzheng and becomes one of his consorts. Suddenly, everything becomes so complicated – if she stops now, she will be hurt; but she fears losing herself if she continues.
She chooses to believe in the light, and to trust that her perseverance will see her through this storm. Rewatch Value 7.0 If you're lucky enough to find eng subs then please share with everyone else. Viki has them up to episode 9 still. Iris simulations freeware. Anyway.I really liked it (especially when Qing Chuan and 8th Prince make cameos) but it didn't need to be THIS long.Story: Same old same old.
There are evil and overly ambitious people in the palace that make the love triangle a tug of war for the entire 36 episodes. Honestly, by the time I was on the last few episodes the niceness of Lian Er was just frustrating and the bad endings for the evil characters weren't as satisfying as I would have hoped. Maybe if there were fewer episodes that kept drilling into our heads just how bad the palace people were and just how much they could torment our heroes it wouldn't have bothered me so much. Also,I did not like the amount of time that some side stories had towards the end. FYI writers: I DIDNT CARE! I found myself fast forwarding through most of that.:-)Acting/Cast: Good. It annoyed me that some characters from the first series played different character's in this one.
The Palace 2
The main one I spotted was the old emperor in series 1 played 17th Prince's teacher in this one. Other than that, I will say that the cameos by 8th Prince and Qing Chuan were adorable and was a nice nod to series 1.Music:Laughable. Every time a character would ask Lian Er to sing suddenly the music would kick-in over her singing and we're supposed to believe she was the one singing!
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It made me laugh every time. But the OST was nice and whoever did the actual singing was good.Overall: Based on my review I know it sounds like I hated this series BUT, I knew what I was getting into from the 1st series. I WANTED to watch something cheesy, with over the top effects and characters I love to hate. And boy did I get it! It was cheesy and cute and the ending salvaged a lot, ALOT of the flaws for me! Glad I finally watched it, but I'm not going to continue with the series. This was a good place to stop for me:).
SFOAirport Phone: +1 650-821-8211Hotel direction: 12.7 miles S. Airport shuttle service, reservation required, fee: 20 USD (one way) Mon-Sun: 06:30 AM - 11:00 PM Shuttle Phone: +1 415 440-5122. Estimated taxi fare: 50 USD (one way). Subway service, fee: 9 USD (one way)Driving directions.Take U.S. Highway 101 North to Interstate 80 toward Downtown/Bay Bridge.Exit onto 4th Street (the last San Francisco Exit).Turn left onto Bryant Street.Turn left onto 3rd Street. 3rd Street will become Kearny Street.Turn right onto Post Street.Turn right again onto Montgomery Street – the hotel will be located on the right.Travel time is approximately 30 minutes. OAKAirport Phone: +1 510-563-3300Hotel direction: 18 miles SEThis hotel does not provide shuttle service.
Estimated taxi fare: 65 USD (one way). Subway service, fee: 11 USD (one way)Driving directions.Take Hegenburger North to U.S. Route 880 North to Interstate 80 Bay Bridge.Proceed across the bridge on Interstate 80 West (toll applies).Take the first exit Fremont Street.Turn left on Howard Street.Turn right on 3rd Street.
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3rd Street will become Kearny Street.Turn right onto Post Street.Turn right again onto Montgomery Street – the hotel will be located on the right.Travel takes approximately 45 minutes.