I agree we can't complain too much, but it is also true that the story consists of too many subplots and a person eventually lose their focus, because these subplots might not be particularly compelling for that particular person. Eg., I don't find compelling the "price war between beauty shops" with this newly introduced character, although I understand (having seen the preview for the next eps) she'll be important for revolving the story of YNX's poisoning.
The storytelling is too linear (with little or no hints at all) for a drama of 40 eps, I've actually noticed it since the Heman arc...
If first 4 episode are not so average. its rating would be at least 8.5. most people are dropped after watching…
I've thought I'd drop it every day till ep 16 (and "then, you'll sleep with me" turnpoint), the drama was lacking in comedy wich is indispensable for such a fantasy topic as shapeshifting... and little sparkles of fun were more jarring than comic (farting Persian foreteller, Sai'er's search of never-seen fiancé...). I've indured only because the acting was too good, actors literaly "saved the stage" in the first half of the drama. When actors are so confortable in their roles and convincing in interactions with each other, that usually implies they themselves are convinced with the overall script, which they know from the start (while the singular scenes are never shot in the sequence we see, almost certainly they've already shot and seen good scenes), so the story must be good. From ep 20 onwards, we've got comedy, romance, one subplot question solved (the identity of Sai'er's fiancé), political conflict intensified, family disorder became clearer/solvable etc. If the rest continues like this, the rating will rise.
the synopsis immediately reminded me of "the beauty inside", i loved that one so should i watch this too..?
the main subject (completing each other through mutual compensation) is the same, but the story in FYH is certainly richer in subplots, and better in development of characters and relations. Initially, this creates a bit of confusion, a viewer is uncertain of the genre (it starts with investigation, but the zornia-drug is not the only thing main leads want to investigate). but around ep 14-16, it is developed as a nice rom-com.
Exactly! In the first several episodes the comedy parts were so jarring and out there that they ended up being…
yes, those little hints of comedy were jarring, you used the right word, tnx. I was actually about to drop this drama when a glimmer of hope came out: "Then, you'll sleep with me" (ep 16). The fault is not entirely in scriptwriting, because the dialogues, misunderstandings and conflicts are mostly ok, they follow their inner logic in order to depict the characters. I think the imbalance was created by the lenght of subplots, 8 episodes of Heman arc ending with tragic suicide of general's wife and splitting of the CP were too long and heavy for a rom-com and the things didn't improve with their return to the capital with so many new characters and things happening: a viewer again was kept too busy connecting the dots and figuring out what's going on, left in an uncertainty what was important and what was not. It's a director's job to remedy such flows. Last night I've quickly checked the K-drama from which the main subject was taken: it isn't a great script either, the story looks even less interesting than FYH, but the comedy element was there from ep 1, offering relief and lightness to a rom-com. Luckily, the actors here were very confortable with each other and with what they were doing. They saved the stage.
It took 20 eps to build up some elements of comedy, which is the best-fitting genre for shapeshifting/body transformation or nose-reconstruction in "ancient" (ie., phantasy) time. We've got some (not particularly convincing) hints before, with Tong Sai'er in search of her fiancé or a farting Persian foreteller... and it's a pitty, because this cast is sooo well picked for a good comedy. I would have never expected Ryan Cheng, perfect as a dark, calculative, hot-like-a-hell but mind-twisted Gong Shangjue, was able to deliver here almost an opposite character. But he did it, flowlessly. The comedy isn't even mentioned among the "genres" above and I think not introducing more comedy in the first half of the drama, especially to contrast and smooth the initial rigidity of Jiang Xinbai is a mistake of the authors and it is probably the main reason for a relatively low rating. Lets hope it will improve in the second half, because almost all the actors are convincing in their roles and deserve better ratings.
"Then, sleep with me" --- when I've thought to drop this drama, these few words convinced me to keep watching 👌 Actually, there's a moving sweetness in their (not much believable, shapeshifting, come on!) akwardness that makes this drama watchable
--- want to know too if its worth watching. Even though the cast members are well know actors, still, the story…
it looks better than other "return to the past to redeem" dramas C-productions are so obsessed with (and I usually drop at a certain point, because they reveal themselves as cheap tricks with little or no added value to the topic). The authors certainly poured some money and care into this one: a refined setting, costumes and makeup are fine (more or less coherent with Wei/Jin period), good pacing, logical switch between past and present scenes from narrative pov, no weird filters or camera angles, pretty convincing acting. The story itself isn't great and the dialogues aren't spectacular and yet, the storytelling is convincing. The main leads are a bickering old-new-wed couple, sufficiently entertaining through a balance between serious, funny, resentful and romantic moments. There's a tension, too (political struggle, love triangles from both sides) but it isn't overwhelming or illogical. All in all, this drama has strong points to pass even the scrutiny of a highly picky watcher, notwithstanding some boring trope-inserts into the story, probably present in the original (and maybe not-so-original) novel, like the disguise of the leads (FL, who is a powerful princess... as a belly dancer) to investigate the money-laundring by stealing a ledger, while they could have done (they are powerful people) the investigation with "ordinary means": seizing the assets and arresting the suspect. But if I find it still watchable, I think you may, too
Sorry for interrupting your inquires about 32-36 eps fast speed release, I've just watched ep 31 (machine translation), and discovered an important clue: why those weird hairpins? Lady Fan, promoted at the wedding as FX's matriarch, fanned herself with her hairpin. That "Fan" surname is a part of the plan, right? 😂
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Eg., I don't find compelling the "price war between beauty shops" with this newly introduced character, although I understand (having seen the preview for the next eps) she'll be important for revolving the story of YNX's poisoning.
The storytelling is too linear (with little or no hints at all) for a drama of 40 eps, I've actually noticed it since the Heman arc...
ep 30 https://www.iq.com/play/follow-your-heart-12gaefijtf0?lang=en_us
As if she knew her wedding night was the ideal moment to pretend to be a paid hitman... 😂😂😂
https://www.iq.com/play/follow-your-heart-1na9xzxynks?lang=en_us
I've indured only because the acting was too good, actors literaly "saved the stage" in the first half of the drama. When actors are so confortable in their roles and convincing in interactions with each other, that usually implies they themselves are convinced with the overall script, which they know from the start (while the singular scenes are never shot in the sequence we see, almost certainly they've already shot and seen good scenes), so the story must be good. From ep 20 onwards, we've got comedy, romance, one subplot question solved (the identity of Sai'er's fiancé), political conflict intensified, family disorder became clearer/solvable etc. If the rest continues like this, the rating will rise.
Could you pls post ep 24 trailer, too?
I was actually about to drop this drama when a glimmer of hope came out: "Then, you'll sleep with me" (ep 16).
The fault is not entirely in scriptwriting, because the dialogues, misunderstandings and conflicts are mostly ok, they follow their inner logic in order to depict the characters. I think the imbalance was created by the lenght of subplots, 8 episodes of Heman arc ending with tragic suicide of general's wife and splitting of the CP were too long and heavy for a rom-com and the things didn't improve with their return to the capital with so many new characters and things happening: a viewer again was kept too busy connecting the dots and figuring out what's going on, left in an uncertainty what was important and what was not. It's a director's job to remedy such flows. Last night I've quickly checked the K-drama from which the main subject was taken: it isn't a great script either, the story looks even less interesting than FYH, but the comedy element was there from ep 1, offering relief and lightness to a rom-com.
Luckily, the actors here were very confortable with each other and with what they were doing. They saved the stage.
I would have never expected Ryan Cheng, perfect as a dark, calculative, hot-like-a-hell but mind-twisted Gong Shangjue, was able to deliver here almost an opposite character. But he did it, flowlessly.
The comedy isn't even mentioned among the "genres" above and I think not introducing more comedy in the first half of the drama, especially to contrast and smooth the initial rigidity of Jiang Xinbai is a mistake of the authors and it is probably the main reason for a relatively low rating. Lets hope it will improve in the second half, because almost all the actors are convincing in their roles and deserve better ratings.
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when I've thought to drop this drama, these few words convinced me to keep watching 👌
Actually, there's a moving sweetness in their (not much believable, shapeshifting, come on!) akwardness that makes this drama watchable
The authors certainly poured some money and care into this one: a refined setting, costumes and makeup are fine (more or less coherent with Wei/Jin period), good pacing, logical switch between past and present scenes from narrative pov, no weird filters or camera angles, pretty convincing acting. The story itself isn't great and the dialogues aren't spectacular and yet, the storytelling is convincing. The main leads are a bickering old-new-wed couple, sufficiently entertaining through a balance between serious, funny, resentful and romantic moments. There's a tension, too (political struggle, love triangles from both sides) but it isn't overwhelming or illogical.
All in all, this drama has strong points to pass even the scrutiny of a highly picky watcher, notwithstanding some boring trope-inserts into the story, probably present in the original (and maybe not-so-original) novel, like the disguise of the leads (FL, who is a powerful princess... as a belly dancer) to investigate the money-laundring by stealing a ledger, while they could have done (they are powerful people) the investigation with "ordinary means": seizing the assets and arresting the suspect. But if I find it still watchable, I think you may, too