Lackluster characters and boring script.
Admittedly, Yanxi Palace raised the bar in that I need all historical dramas to pull me in and keep me engaged and immersed in the lives of the palace characters and it is with that expectation that I went into LOCZH; alas, all I heard were words and words and even more words. The script was so dialogue-heavy with a lot of telling instead of showing that, in many ways, it ended up overshadowing the actual plot. Perhaps if I hadn't seen the perfection that is Yanxi or the witty and eminently watchable 'Love Like the Galaxy' I might have given LOCZH a pass. As it is, I'm just in it to finish it and hopefully move on to something much more entertaining. I do not care if it's historically accurate or whether the creators imagined they could school the audience on a bit of history, whatever their motivation, the execution was lacking.Was this review helpful to you?
Too long
I am a fan of long dramas but this one literally pulled at my insides. I felt drained. It felt as though I was in a plot but wasnt going anywhere. The story is good but couldn't it have been shorter? What's the use of a long drama that has some irrelevant scenes? Asides that, i really liked Concubine Zhen but i had to read up from a few reviews to see how it ended.The costume were beautifully made. The cruelty of the concubines hidden beneath their smiles was quite shocking but not unexpected. (Having all those women together and vying for one man is enough to turn one into a villain and stir jealousy and hatred)
The dialogues were too long. I mean...an episode could have ten scenes where dialogues went on and on and on.
They seemed to move around in circles too plus the parts i watched happened in the palace so, i got tired of seeing the same scenery, my head hurt.
The point where I stopped craving to watch the next episode, was an eye opener. I had watched enough.
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