I don't care if the show is female- or male-centered. All I need is great characterization. Just give me believable characters with clear motivations. No simping ML. No rude and ungrateful FL. No forced love triangles or harems. If you can check those boxes, drama, I'm in.
Men in C-dramas are basically second-class citizens now. 😂😂 Reverse harems have become the norm, even in…
"But why can’t the female lead be naive or make mistakes sometimes? No human being is perfect. What makes a good story is seeing her learn, grow and develop as a character."
That would require competent writers and an audience that is receptive. The problem with these shows is that they are made with a specific audience in mind. So they can't do anything that might upset that audience, which is understandable. This is why 95% of these shows are generic slop.
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.
That would require competent writers and an audience that is receptive. The problem with these shows is that they are made with a specific audience in mind. So they can't do anything that might upset that audience, which is understandable. This is why 95% of these shows are generic slop.
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.