Doomed to Oblivion — Season 1, Episode 17: Episode 17
Action & Adventure, Drama • 46 min • 1 season, 30 episodes
Episode synopsis
KIU decides to help TSE to mend the painting secretly. Yet, CHUI feels suspicious and follows KIU; but she is upset to discover that KIU and TSE get along together again. One day, KIU meets SUN and NONG; they tell KIU that no one dares to draw at Yong Zhou due to the suppression from king. KIU feels pathetic about the situation. JUN is concerned about the progress of KIU. Just then, TSE and KIU returns after dinner and arise the jealousy of JUN at once. JUN thinks that they are having fun instead of helping him to mend the painting. So, he quarrels with TSE unreasonably. The next day, JUN kneels down to beg KIU to complete the work and tends to trade it with TSE. KIU finds him disgusting and beats him up. Even though KIU disagrees with JUN, he continues to help TSE. And, JUN has found a place for KIU to concentrate his painting. Therefore, KIU lies to his family and claims that he goes outing with SUN for a few days……
About Doomed to Oblivion
The series revolves around the ups and downs of the life of a painter during the Qing dynasty, Cheng Ban Kiu. Through many endeavours to prove his painting skills, Ban Kiu became a celebrated painter and expert in drawing bamboos (in which is a shared interest with the emperor, who went in search for the best bamboo painting to be buried with him when he passes away). Ban Kiu was also famous for his quote, "Ignorance is Bliss", which in the end can ironically cause him many troubles.