There's the type of antagonist you love to hate because they enhance the drama; then there's the annoying antagonist who ruins the show. Assuming Li Mao is an antagonist (at this point, nobody knows what this dude's deal is), he's the latter. He's a frustratingly inconsistent and annoying character who makes the drama less and less enjoyable. I wish the writer had turned him permanently evil when he decided to chase power. Not this wishy-washy bullshit. What a fumble.
Well played, drama. I was certain that the Grand Tutor would be at the top of my most hated list (he might still get there in the end), and Le Jun would be the tragic character that I took pity on the most. But Le Jun ended up being the character that I hate the most so far.
"The ungrateful, rude FL and the doormat ML isnt really a selling point...."Sadly, there's a huge audience…
Yup. These dramas keep pushing female empowerment and women's freedom. They treat it like the highest virtue women should chase. That feminist mindset is everywhere. It is slowly destroying every society that takes it in.
And China and South Korea are wondering why their birthrates are collapsing. When you tell women that their own arbitrary happiness, freedom, and empowerment come first, they neglect their duties as wives and mothers. Those roles are what keep the species going.
I'm loving this show, but Xie Jia Yu's naivety is starting to bug me. It's cute up to a point, yet it's a real character flaw I hope they address. She's pure-hearted and wants to help her friends, fine. But she has to get realistic sometime. Walking up to the Eagle King alone and revealing her ability was straight-up stupid. She doesn't seem to be learning anything from it, at least for now. She's often very confident when lecturing Xiao Wu Yi, but is she learning anything when Xiao Wu Yi scolds her? Also, I hate the "freedom to roam" theme that many of these shows like to push. How about a protagonist who wishes to uphold family, duty, and sacrifice, instead? Much better values.
oof, Mao's watching his superficial puppy love getting cooked. This drama does an excellent job of showing the difference between superficial puppy love and love created through emotional development. While the politics is nice, the romance is well-crafted.
I was refraining from saying too much about the script as I read the novel. But to people who are talking about…
"It's like the scriptwriter took the novel and wrote a new story over it" This seems to be the case for most novel-to-drama adaptations I've seen. They often use the novel as a vague reference to write an almost brand-new story. I suspect this is the case because these dramas have to follow a strict generic formula.
The fact that the director give us 2ml and fl more screentime together make me furious 🙄🙄..
The worst part is the fact that they made her continue to interact with him after he said Xiu Yuan was a demon who deserved to die. Like, who wrote this garbage?
And China and South Korea are wondering why their birthrates are collapsing. When you tell women that their own arbitrary happiness, freedom, and empowerment come first, they neglect their duties as wives and mothers. Those roles are what keep the species going.
Sadly, there's a huge audience for this crap.
This seems to be the case for most novel-to-drama adaptations I've seen. They often use the novel as a vague reference to write an almost brand-new story. I suspect this is the case because these dramas have to follow a strict generic formula.
Straight off the generic Cdrama factory line. 🤣