I'm happy they're not using Pei Ji Ya to create some dumb jealousy arc where the ML acts like an idiot (at least so far). He's a proud stoic man who stands on duty. He should remain that way for now. If he decides to choose love over duty, something more serious should be the catalyst, not some cliche love triangle.
I don't' know which scene or what context, but could she be saying something similar to "follow your heart."…
Yes, SOMETIMES it's ok to follow your desire. But Wu Zhen didn't add that caveat. The message here seems to be to always put desire over duty. Nobody can convince me that this is sound advice for the individual or society.
From claiming that solitude and companionship are equally good to suggesting that people should pursue their desires without restraint, Wu Zhen offers nothing but bad wisdom.
As human beings, we are social creatures—living in isolation is not the optimal path, and anyone trying to sell you that idea is misleading you. Likewise, chasing after every whim or desire would only create a world overrun by selfishness and irresponsibility.
Sorry, Wu Zhen, but there’s no wisdom here at all. I hope she will grow and gain better insight, but I suspect the writer doesn’t even realize how flawed her advice is.
The chemistry between the leads feels flat and unconvincing. The writers fumbled early on by making the female lead (FL) come off as foolish. Her reaction to the ML after her father’s murder—her childhood friend and sweetheart—felt forced and unearned. They had two paths: make the FL trust the ML fully, maybe with a hint of doubt for inner conflict, or convincingly show she believes he’s guilty, setting up an enemies-to-lovers arc. They chose the latter but botched it. They went for the cheap drama. The FL’s quick accusation of the ML and her harsh treatment of him lack credibility—someone with her supposed intelligence should’ve sensed a conspiracy, especially given the ML's status as the sole survivor and his willingness to cooperate once he revealed himself. The show weakly suggests she doesn’t fully believe he’s guilty, yet her actions—stabbing, punching, poisoning him—contradict this and make her seem irrational. Then, in typical Chinese ML fashion, he easily forgave her, and now they're cool.
I hope the FL character matures a bit. (The actress is good. it's the character.) Her rapid fire blasting of people…
Women can be difficult to handle and are more emotional on average. It's a fact. You want women to be written only virtuously to move into the 21st century?
OK... so I kinda have a semi-clear idea why our FL is getting some negative attention. Maybe folks are comparing…
I don't think her being a fighter is the issue. She's simply not very likeable so far. Now, to be fair, I understand that's the character. But audiences will turn on a character they can't sympathize with on any level. We feel sorry for the ML. So far, he's been stabbed, beaten up, poisoned, and framed. We simply don't feel the same level of sympathy for the FL.
So far, the ML has been stabbed, framed, imprisoned, poisoned, and fallen halfway off a cliff. If they're going to make him suffer for the entire, they should at least cure him of the poison at the end and give him and the FL a happy ending.
Well, I’ve read over 800 chapters of the novel, and I’m quite apprehensive about how they’re going to adapt…
Expect the drama to tell an almost fundamentally different story. This has been the pattern with nearly ALL the novel-to-drama adaptations I've seen so far. Treat the drama's story as an alternative version of the novel. If you don't, you will be disappointed.
As human beings, we are social creatures—living in isolation is not the optimal path, and anyone trying to sell you that idea is misleading you. Likewise, chasing after every whim or desire would only create a world overrun by selfishness and irresponsibility.
Sorry, Wu Zhen, but there’s no wisdom here at all. I hope she will grow and gain better insight, but I suspect the writer doesn’t even realize how flawed her advice is.