Originally Posted by
Ken Cheng
ROCH was the story of Yeung Gor and his heroic adventures. Naturally, the spotlight was focused on him, particularly during the final battle of the story in which he rescued Gwok Seung, defeated the Golden Wheel Monk, and killed Mongke Khan. However, that battle was one of the largest in not only ROCH, but in the entire Jin Yong canon. Significantly, it was the only time in which five Greats fought together against a common enemy (an enemy army), assisted by large numbers of heroes who represented quite nearly the entire surviving supporting cast of LOCH and ROCH.
So what if we were to see a wider angle lens and got extensive views of what the other Greats and heroes were doing in the battle while Yeung Gor completed his trifecta of glory? We got glimpses of it in the actual ROCH story, but not sustained focus on the other characters (because, again, Yeung Gor was the protagonist and therefore, demanded the spotlight). It would have been interesting to get an in-depth look at how the others conducted their parts of the battle as Yeung Gor did his thing.