Surprisingly the romance between the lead kept making me coming back for more

I thought this series will be boring, since the story mostly revolves around royal family political struggle. However as the storyline evolves, surpsingly I kept waiting and wanting for the ML and FL romantic scenes.

I love Zhang Li He acting here, I don't know why I could not connect to him in Journey to You. It did not move me at all, but here, his acting is perfect in this drama.I'll look forward to his future project.

One thing though that irk me so, is it me or I felt that he has fewer scenes overall, if we compare his scenes with the villain. I rarely seen him.

Too bad I can't say the same praise to the female lead. I think for a powerful person, she's very stoic and lacking how to say it? that bad ass feels. Eventhough I appreciate how the drama kept promoting women empowerment, but it's literally like every romactic chinese drama I watch nowadays is all about promoting women.

Although the ost is good, but the musical background during many pivotal moments in the drama has got me really annoyed at the musical director, because the music basically ruining the moments. Dude, wtf.

I'm binge watching this drama, 10 eps to go, anxious with the finale. Hope the finale like a plane about to land, will be able to land smooth sailing. Cross my fingers. Prayers.

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It's making me cringe watching each episode

I honestly did not have high hopes the storyline of this drama will got me hooked, but I tried to watched it anyway, cause I don't wanna passed on Chen Zhe Yuan acting. However, I think after 19 episodes, there is no improvement and prositive development in the storyline, It's getting very boring to the point that it's embarassing for me to watch and ridicilous after each episodes.

The reason I give high scores for acting is purely because Chen Zhe Yuan superb acting skill, If it isn't because of his extraordinary acting skill I don't know how he was able to delivered through the many cheezy and cringe scenes in this drama. I find the FL acting annoying I t hink she needs to take on more acting lessons, I'm embarassed and annoyed seeing her acting, especially in crying scenes. I'm getting cringe all over.

I probably skip watching the rest of the episodes and watch only the finale out of curiousity of it's ending. This drama is definitely have no re-watch value. It is beyond me why Chen Zhe Yan or his agency took on this project,

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The make up of the FL is terrible

I just wanted to highlight how terrible the make up and wardrobe of the FL and 2nd FL (Princess Wan Er). I get it that this is under budgetted drama, but shouldn't the actresses receives the same attention as the lead actors. At least all the Lead Actors got colors and excellent fabrics.

The FL horrible make up made her look like she just run a marathon all the time, her lipstick is barely there, she's a frickin princess why she looks like an average maid? Because of this, I just couldn't seem to find the FL acting and visual pleasant to the eyes. Not to mention I hated the way her face fidgetted all the time makes her look old and unattractive, even when the scene did not require her to do so she kept doing it. I do wish she tone it down. I think if her make up is spot on, she calms down and act naturally she looks cute.

It's really too bad, because ML is simply gorgeous. He has one of the best Bods for C-Drama actors I ever know, aside Deng Lun and Wang An Yu. (I don't get why most C-drama Actors have very thin bods, is it the norms in China?).

I do fast forward a lot, and got bored with all the royal palace harem politics stuff, but I find the ending acceptable, FL finally meet ML again in real life ends the drama with a nice feeling.

Will I watch again? maybe but maybe not. I still can't accept a princess with barely there make up.

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Refreshing Drama

The drama brings refreshing storyline, unlike other bubbly high school drama, this one stressed heavily on the FL and ML family issues while they're in high school. The story starts where FL was ordered by her mom to live with her dad (mom and dad divorced) without any explanation whatsoever, her mom even tranfered her to the school nearby her dad area without her knowledged. She felt her mom and the world had abandoned her, especially her dad treated her no worse than her mom. Each of her parents seems to always demands (order) her to obey disregarding (simply didn't care) her feelings and needs to be given care and listened to. I
Near her father's home and while trying to fix her bracelet, she meets ML and his friends. Turns out they all study in the same school she just transfered to. Worse, the ML is her deskmate and has a bad rumor surrounding him making his classmates avoid and afraid of him. On the other hand, behind his quiet demeanor, turns out ML have to man up and carries the burden to keep his caretaker (uncle) silver shop running, while the caretaker is in comma at the hospital. ML's mom also has passed away, while his father works abroad. That explains why he lives with his uncle since the age 10. Due to their family relationship issues, the ML and FL found comfort and solace in each other. They understood each other's heartache. Both leads deals their issues like normal adults human being, on the other hand the adults (mostly FL parents) acting like spoiled selfish child.

Speaking of acting, it's not that it's bad but this is the second time I see the ML portrays this kind of depressed, aloof, quiet and couldn't careless character (when I fly towards you - same type) , I hope he will not get stuck in playing the same character over and over again, because I think he has potential, his acting is on point. I hope earnestly as his carreer grows his agency will find him dramas with different genres and more versatile characters.

Another thing I like is how the screenwritter paints the FL character as calm and collected with a bit of mischieve and SMART, quite different with highschool/adult drama in general where FL often portrayed as not weird, stupid, careless, clumsy, screaming talking too much and damsel in distress, where the smart female character always portrayed as beautiful, villainess or that evil biyatch. This smart and collected character for an FL in highschool drama especialluly is what I have been waiting for all this time, like Zhao Lusi character in Who Rules the World.

Like the trend of highschool/romantic dramas in recent years, this drama also did not prolong in resolving the issues arrising in the storyline, Apart from the ML uncle in comma, the issues in the drama resolved quickly, and strengthened the character and the relationship of both leads.

I have watch the drama until ep 17. The obstacles left that have not yet addressed so far is the FL overbearing mom who dragged FL back to their hometown forcing her to once again changed school and confiscated her cellphone that disabled her from contacting any of her previous friend. Which I find extremely weird though, she's smart but instead of borrowing any of her classmates or besties cellphones to contact the previous friends, she used the school's security phone which happens to be located at the school gate where FL mom suddenly parked. I get that the writter probly trying to stressed the reason she lost contact with anyone, while at the same time picturing how overbearingly forceful the FL mom is, but still with the ML character's IQ and everything that has been going on in the drama, the inconsistency is too much.

Another unresolved issue is the mysterious dude the ML almost punched few episodes back that may relate to the uncle in comma. Just guessing. After the FL move back to her hometown without telling him directly, the ML's world could not get any worse, his dad returns from abroad only to ask him to sign permission form to let go the ML's uncle life support, for the doctor have done everything in their power but no sign of his uncle getting better. Missing the FL and conflicted with the decision to terminate the life support, ML found a letter left by FL in his stacks of books on the last day she said farewell in their class. Consoled by the letter, ML finally decide to sign the consent form to unplugged the uncle life support. ML also reconsiled with his dad, before dad returns to work abroad.

In ep 17, finally the FL graduate, because she firmly wants to keep her promise to the ML to go to the same uni, the FL fights heaven and hell with her mom, finally she was able to attend the uni of her choice and meet again with the ML, however awkardness arose between them due to her abrupt transfer without saying goodbye.

Now I'm excitedly anticipating how this drama will present the ML and FL transition from "special" friend to lovers. Especially if they have kissing scene, I hope the ML and FL kissing scene can be as good as or even more like that kissed Chen Zhe Yuan did in "Our Secrets" ep 19/20 (sooo goood), not just random pressing lips altogether with no movement. Hope the could superbly act it out.

I honestly don't pay attention to other supporting character's romance or whatever plot, everytime they're dominating the screen I fast forward lol. Sorry I just don't wanna waste my time besides I find their storyline doesn't relate at all with the FL and ML relationship. So skip.

Lastly, I'm sorry for the long review I'm just very excited with this drama, I hope my enthusiasm and excitement for this drama can reach to you fellow mydramalist fans as well and hope we could support the drama together until the finale.

Cheers

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Interesting storyline

This drama has a very interesting plot. Female general got married with the sickly fake young master of Gu Family aka The villain Jiang Juan. The drama opening theme shows promising romantic kissing scene.

What I love from this drama so far is that the FL is badass general and she is pretty plump, unlike skinny C-drama FL in general. Both FL and ML shows strong acting skills.

The ost is not bad, The only downside is each episode is so short, I wish it's longer. Even the ending ost takes most half of the episode.

However, I'm still looking forward to see how this drama goes. Hopefully satisfying till the end.

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