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Mei Eng Zheng
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Funny, well performance

Story could be stronger. The ld actor is very funny. The lead actress performed well on this drama. She is at best at this one. I watched her in goodbye my princess. That was the worst of her acting.

At the beginning of this story, it was too slow development. Then as the story developed there are interesting plots. It is more fun with the male actor who made the story more fun . I laughed through out his scenes.

The ending was too slow. The third actor could be better. I would watch it aSgain later when I have time.
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Two Steps From Heaven
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Feb 25, 2023
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So happy

Look, that actor, Du Ya Fei, who played the psychopathic guard is in my top five C-drama characters and funnily, I think I liked him even more than the lead actors who were already impressive. Very few actors are able to show different emotions just with their eyes and lips alone but he managed to infuse so much energy into being an obsessed, deranged, and evil guy that somehow got the audience's empathy.
Wow, where do I start? The story was tight and ALL the actors brought their A-game which has to be a testament to the director and of course the scriptwriters. Not one moment did I think the story unrealistic or the character's behaviors incongruent with the plot. Even the subplots were nicely done.

Then there was our heroine who was intelligent and steadfast even when the tide was against her and not once was she made to be a mary sue. Bravo to the scriptwriters.

Lastly, I was pleasantly surprised that JIn Han could play a good guy for once because he's made being the bad guy enjoyable to watch. I first noticed him in Princess Weiyoung where he played the truly evil general and he looked so hot just going around wreaking havoc everywhere he went.

I can't wait to watch this again.

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Ongoing 22/40
NipplelessAladdin
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Jan 10, 2023
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Overall 4.0
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 3.5
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Why are Chinese series so long ?

I’m not a fun of Chinese series. However I have to watch them to improve my Chinese. The only choice I have when it comes to Chinese series is between really bad series and the ones that are not that bad. Guess this one falls into the latter category.

Characters:
The FL is so good. Her medical skills are top notch. Which is not surprising because as a princess she had time to practice medicine, also just because her best friend and father were doctors, that makes her a doctor too by default. She can cure all manner of sicknesses. I was actually waiting for her to raise the dead or sth. 😂 😂

She turned from an impulsive princess who attempted to assassinate the king in broad daylight in front of guards to a thoughtful and calculating person who had to count the cost of her actions. Damn her luck, she puts herself in very dangerous situations but no worries she has a savior, the ML.

I don’t mind having a strong female lead but making her the only strong woman was just so annoying. I won’t even bother to talk about the other characters. As the title suggests this whole series is about JiuLing. The show made sure you cared about no one but her. It throws in your face, how good she is at everything, how all men like her, how she is so kind and selfless. I guess her only flaw is that she didn’t know Kung fu(that’s okay her battlefield was the sickbed, leave the fighting to her savior).

Honestly I’ve had to endure worse Chinese series for the sake of improving my Chinese. Wish there was any other better way. For those who would like to watch this, it’s honestly not as bad as others out there.

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Dropped 5/40
Cakaloca
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Dec 3, 2021
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Overall 4.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 2.0

A traditional drama with medical and political aspects

A strong strategist FL for a change is quite a welcome change. The plot was intriguing at first then it turned unrealistic really fast.

FL was supposedly wise, then why did she impulsively attacked the emperor just like than? Of course, she'll be caught and taken to prison. She was suddenly successfully rescued with a new face and a new identity. Then her journey of finding justice begun.

A wise, patient, kind, selfless and pretty FL plus a legal husband, a childhood sweetheart, a sickly cousin and a fiancee from her dead bestfriend is now my new definition of "it's complicated".

Too slow phased for me plus really unrealistic scenes were too much.

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achuland
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Feb 18, 2022
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Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

un drama avec beaucoup de défaut mais qui tire son épingle du jeu.

Si
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Vous rĂ©ussissez Ă  passez le premier Ă©pisode, voire peut-ĂȘtre le deuxiĂšme Ă©pisode : un dĂ©but fragile et inconsistant, me voilĂ  sur le point de zapper. Les premiĂšres images nous dĂ©peignent la princesse Jiu Ling, le jour de son mariage, accusant son oncle royal, l'empereur Chu Rang, du meurtre de son pĂšre devant une cour silencieuse et amorphe. Le ridicule ne tue pas mais les scĂšnes prĂȘtent Ă  sourire devant la mauvaise rĂ©alisation et Ă©criture du premier Ă©pisode. Je ne vous ferais pas l’affront de vous raconter l’évasion absurde et le changement de visage (et de voix!!!) de la princesse. Mon but, Ă©trangement n’est pas de vous dĂ©tourner de ce drama

Les scĂšnes sont d’une telle maladresses et tellement mal Ă©crites, qu’on est tentĂ© de se lever et d’éteindre la tĂ©lĂ©vision
 et le jeu de l'actrice He Hong Shan n'Ă©tait pas forcĂ©ment des plus convaincants...


Vous fermez les yeux quant Ă  la qualitĂ© de la rĂ©alisation qui sans ĂȘtre ce qui peut se faire de pire aurait pourtant bien mĂ©ritĂ© ce qui se fait de mieux. Les personnages portent souvent, si ce n'est toujours, les mĂȘmes costumes. Le doublage se fait bien sentir ( ce qui est souvent pour moi rĂ©dhibitoire et m'oblige parfois Ă  abandonner un drama) avec tous les dĂ©fauts : dĂ©calage, ton sur-jouĂ©, Ă©cho maladroit et agaçant
 Ce que j’aurais Ă  reprocher aussi, est le manque de transition entre les scĂšnes, ce qui rend le tout parfois saccadĂ©, ou la pauvretĂ© des-dits scĂšnes : peu de mouvement, souvent, les personnages sont dĂ©jĂ  prĂ©sents ou arrivent tous en troupeau dans une salle et s’installent en rang d’oignons, ce qui rend le tout peu naturel.


Vous faites fi des derniers 15 Ă©pisodes : Les derniers Ă©pisodes rejoignent le reproche du premier
.l’écriture prĂ©cipitĂ©e de l’histoire et des scĂšnes qui sortent un peu de nulle part. Les batailles nous sont seulement contĂ©es (sauf la derniĂšre), un parti pris dĂ» probablement au manque de moyen, mais qui ne nous implique pas du tout dans leur combat. Une derniĂšre partie bĂąclĂ©e, mal filmĂ©e et mal rĂ©alisĂ©e
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Vous faites abstraction du non sens de beaucoup de chose, de l’illogisme de l’histoire
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Ah, mais avec autant de dĂ©faut, pourquoi grand dieu, l’ai-je terminĂ© avec un sourire niais sur mes rides? Je ne vous le cache pas, ce drama jongle entre le trĂšs mauvais et le trĂšs bon. La combinaison est pour le moins inconfortable. Doit-on dĂ©tester? Aimer?
J’ai adorĂ© ce drama.

Tout simplement car ce drama possĂšde deux choses qui m’ont fait presque oublier ses dĂ©fauts :

Jun Jiu Ling! Si le dĂ©but ne nous laisse qu’une image d’un personnage Ă©ructant dĂ©raisonnablement de colĂšre, par la suite, nous dĂ©couvrons avec surprise un personnage d’une intelligence redoutable et d’une force de caractĂšre Ă©tonnante. Ses gestes d’une grande douceur s’allient parfaitement avec un regard ferme et brillant d'ingĂ©niositĂ©. J’ai Ă©tĂ© bluffĂ© par ses paroles mesurĂ©es, mĂ»rement rĂ©flĂ©chies et intelligentes. Jun Jiu Ling est clairement une hĂ©roĂŻne Ă©mouvante. Ses atouts rĂ©sident essentiellement dans sa façon stratĂ©gique de penser et de mettre en place des actions souvent rondement pensĂ©es. Le calme et la sĂ©rĂ©nitĂ© dont elle fait preuve quelque que soit l’obstacle rencontrĂ© sont impressionnants. Si j’aime les personnages fĂ©minins fortes et de caractĂšre, je fuis devant celles qui usent d’arrogance et de mĂ©pris envers la gent masculine afin d’asseoir leur supĂ©rioritĂ©. Ce qui est ici loin d’ĂȘtre le cas. Jun Jiu Ling n’aura de condescendance qu’envers l’empereur et Lu Yun Qi, prĂ©sentant le plus souvent du respect ou du moins de la reconnaissance pour les autres personnages. Difficile de ne pas aimer un personnage d’une telle force qui ne dĂ©valorise jamais ceux qui l’entoure, bien au contraire. Jun Liu Ling connait ses forces mais aussi ses limites. Il n’est dont pas surprenant de voir les 4 protagonistes masculins se morfondre Ă  ses pieds. Et il faut avouer que ses relations avec les 4 personnages masculins avaient ses atouts et ses charmes. Ses liens que ce soit avec Fang Cheng Yu ou Ning Yun Zhao Ă©taient vraiment rempli de respect et d’affection sincĂšre. J’en ai eu un peu le coeur brisĂ© pour ces malheureux.
Un peu.

Car, la deuxiĂšme raison qui m’a poussĂ©e Ă  finir ce drama est indiscutablement Zhu Zan !!
Ah je ne vous cache pas que j’adore ce type de hĂ©ros : Intelligent, excellent combattant et dotĂ© d’un charme taquin. Ce qu’on adore? Sans parler de son amour inconditionnel pour l’hĂ©roĂŻne, son respect pour elle, sa foi en elle. Mais aussi son bagou plein de suffisance et son talent de combattant. Son impĂ©tuositĂ©. Un plein de drĂŽlerie qui fut plus que le bienvenu.
Sa relation avec Liu Ling a Ă©tĂ© un souffle printanier! Une romance d’un tel naturel et d’une telle spontanĂ©itĂ© a Ă©tĂ© la bĂ©nĂ©diction de ce drama. Sans ce couple, il n’y aurait pas eu de raison pour ma part de continuer jusqu’au bout. Leur interaction Ă©tait faite de taquinerie et de flirt outrageusement adorable. Mon dieu qu’il Ă©tait rafraichissant de voir un personnage fĂ©minin flirtant sans aucune honte avec un hĂ©ros Ă  la limite effarouchĂ© telle une vierge. Les petites piques et expressions amusĂ©es de Liu Jing Ă©taient tellement drĂŽles qu’on se prend facilement au jeu de la sĂ©duction entre eux. Il n’y a aucun moment frustrant, que cela soit de la jalousie excessive ou une rupture dĂ©coulant de quiproquo. Que de l’amour avec un grand A et une confiance quasi aveugle l’un en l’autre.
On adore de ce fait les liens qui se créent, pas assez selon moi, entre Zhen Zan et ses « rivaux », des liens de fraternité sans arriÚre-pensée. Fondé sur leur attachement profond pour Jiu Ling.

Un drama qui peut arrĂȘter plus d’un dĂ» Ă  la qualitĂ© alĂ©atoire de la rĂ©alisation, mais qui possĂšde deux atouts qui mĂ©ritent pourtant notre attention : une hĂ©roĂŻne forte et moderne, et un couple ultra ultra « kawai ».

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dawnraptor
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Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 9.5

Una donna forte e la sua famiglia

Un drama molto piacevole che, a dispetto della relativa lunghezza, conosce pochi punti di noia e ha come plus un lieto fine. La trama si dipana senza troppi intoppi ed Ăš molto avvincente. I legami famigliari vengono posti veramente al centro dell’opera, mettendo ben presto la vendetta in secondo piano. E’ veramente una novitĂ , almeno per me, vedere fratelli e cugini cosĂŹ affettuosi e disposti a cooperare per uno scopo comune, con vero amore per la famiglia. Non guasta che la protagonista sia una delle donne piĂč forti che abbia mai visto nel panorama dei drama. Salvo qualche momento di debolezza, probabilmente necessario ai fini della trama, la protagonista principale Ăš una donna forte e risoluta, determinata, piena di coraggio e risorse.
Una piacevole ventata di freschezza, in mezzo a tante ragazzine piagnucolose sempre in attesa di essere salvate dal principe di turno.

Le musiche sono molto gradevoli, le ambientazioni sono ben fatte e diversi costumi sono molto belli, quelli di nonna Fang sono veramente magnifici. Le uniformi di Lu Yunqi e delle sue guardie sono spettacolari. Le scene di combattimento sono una gioia per gli occhi, tanto da scuotere le coscienze


Ma quello che veramente “fa” questo drama Ăš l’interpretazione degli attori. Sia i personaggi principali che le spalle sono splendidamente interpretati. Sul ML Jin Han ho letto mille commenti negativi, credo causati piĂč che altro da fatto che possieda un fascino mascolino ben diverso dal ragazzino efebico che spopola ultimamente. Ha un viso molto interessante, che mi ricorda gli antichi Aztechi e, cosa anche piĂč importante, Ăš un ottimo interprete. La FL Peng Xiao Ran ha dato ottima prova di sĂ©, cosĂŹ come le attrici che hanno interpretato la famiglia Fang. Una menzione d’onore va fatta per Du Ya Fei, magnifico interprete del suo primo marito. Ossessione, follia, crudeltĂ , ma anche amore e tenerezza sono cosĂŹ ben esternati che non si puĂČ rimanere indifferenti alla sua presenza sullo schermo. Un personaggio tormentato reso con vera maestria. Ma anche il resto del cast, sia maschile che femminile, ha fatto un lavoro molto spesso superiore alla norma.

Non ho dato il massimo dei voti perché ci sono diverse situazioni che mi hanno lasciata perplessa. Jiuling apprende le arti mediche veramente troppo in fretta per poter diventare il fenomeno che Ú. Ad un certo punto assistiamo ad una conversione stile San Paolo sulla via di Damasco che, benché gradita, Ú troppo improvvisa e poco motivata, e cosÏ via. Ma Ú una visione che veramente consiglio.

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