rangsmoonlight:
Italophilia:
Currently watching Dazzling
Me too and really liking it, but I wasn't sure it would count as historical. It didn't seem old enough.
The one I’m watching is modern not historical
I think they mean this is the page for Historical C Dramas, though its easy to get off track of the topic when you get excited about something and want to share. Sounds like both of you are enjoying it.
I'm personally waiting until 2300 my time for Ashes To Crown to start airing so I'm off watching Thai dramas for now.
ElementalStar:
Currently watching Dazzling
Me too and really liking it, but I wasn't sure it would count as historical. It didn't seem old enough.
The one I’m watching is modern not historical
I think they mean this is the page for Historical C Dramas, though its easy to get off track of the topic when you get excited about something and want to share. Sounds like both of you are enjoying it.
I'm personally waiting until 2300 my time for Ashes To Crown to start airing so I'm off watching Thai dramas for now.
Oh my bad I forgot ..
Haha
Ashes to Crown: first 4 episodes are up and I am 100% sure I watched this exact plot in a vertical drama. But this is my bread and butter. I absolutely love rebirth trope and I'm going to enjoy this.
It's kind of hard to judge this objectively seeing as the trope is my bias, but I think other people might find this an okay watch. It's nothing spectacular unless you love political backstabbing and plotting. My bias opinion is utter joy. I want to binge the whole drama now. 😆
I believe there is like 3 historical revenge dramas with similar plots coming out but the only one I can remember is Princess Reborn which I'm also looking forward
I am looking forward to that one!! Gonna binge it when it's fully released since it seems like my cup of tea too. It's the rebirth and revenge propaganda all over again and it works on me every damn time, I love this trope so much too!
I think I find any drama adaption of Qian Shan Cha Ke's novels pretty similar to Ashes to Crown but I'm happy we'll be getting lots of these typa dramas in the upcoming seasons >o<
VelvetLady852:
I finished A Splendid Match yesterday. The cast did a great job, and I especially like Ci Sha, Ren Min and Winwin! They were excellent in their roles. A special mention to Ci Sha, who gave a compelling portrayal of Chen Yan Yun 👍. I also like the supporting characters such as Qing Pu, Chen Yi, the young emperor, Gu Lan (I like her development) etc.
The main leads' romance is one of the strong points for me. Their chemistry is 🔥.Their interactions feel so natural and real, and their intimate and romantic/sweet moments are a joy to watch! I also appreciate that they showed the family/social dynamics and political intrigue in the drama. However, the ending feels rushed. Would have been good to have more episodes (not sure if they are still constrained by the 40 episode rule) or an epilogue to tie up other parts of the plot. Despite this, I still find ASM to be a very good, enjoyable and entertaining drama overall ❤️.
I happened to read here and there about the abrupt ending, mad in love FL post wedding, and a character's unexpected death. And I think maybe it's not for me since it's heavily focused on romance. Though, the douban rating increased 0.2 points to 5.9 as compared to the first posted rating. It's a good sign. Still, I'll skip it.
I'm still considering watching The Lead or not, I add it, ptw it, delete it and add it again. I love opera themed dramas and alike, but seems like FL is cursed to bear all kind of bad lucks and sufferings. Ow, that sounds awful, though FL looks like a happy-go-lucky person so it's a plus. It also has 4% cctv rating and 8.2 douban rating. I better wait for the finale before deciding.
