So recently there's been this trend with both K and C dramas where the ML will do the most HORRENDOUS thing to…
"He stayed as a strong character throughout but had to work to convince FL he loved the real her, not “homemaker”"
The novel is a lot more complex and interesting. LMT learns about her past from old acquaintances only after forgiving CXZ (he also worked hard to earn her forgiveness), marrying him, and becoming pregnant. By then, she fears losing him upon discovering she’s his mortal enemy. Later, when her memories return, she forgets her life with CXZ entirely. Then it was CXZ's turn to worry that Lu Wen (the old version of LMT) would never love him.
The novel outshines the drama because CXZ and LMT’s love story is far more compelling. CXZ loves every version of LMT, and LMT loves every version of CXZ. The drama, however, strips away most of their romance, turning it into just another generic CDrama.
So recently there's been this trend with both K and C dramas where the ML will do the most HORRENDOUS thing to…
"Are You The One" is absolute trash because they bastardized a wonderful novel with bullshit cdrama cliches. She stood her ground in the novel too. But the difference is that they didn't strip the ML of his pride, and they didn't pretend that the FL wasn't equality lovesick.
So recently there's been this trend with both K and C dramas where the ML will do the most HORRENDOUS thing to…
The drama oversimplifies their relationship, while the novel portrays it with far greater depth and complexity. The changes made are so extensive that a fair comparison is nearly impossible. For instance, in the novel, LMT learns about her past from old acquaintances only after forgiving CXZ, marrying him, and becoming pregnant. By then, she fears losing him upon discovering she’s his mortal enemy. Later, when her memories return, she forgets her life with CXZ entirely. Then it was CXZ's turn to worry that Lu Wen (this is who LMT was before her amnesia) will never love him.
The novel outshines the drama because CXZ and LMT’s love story is far more compelling. CXZ loves every version of LMT, and LMT loves every version of CXZ. The drama, however, strips away most of their romance, turning it into just another generic CDrama.
There a scene in the novel where CXZ stays away from home after LMT refuses to share a bed. Hearing that local girls frequent the river near the military camp to find husbands, LMT decides to confront him there. Her visit isn’t driven by jealousy but by pride. She tells CXZ that if he wants to flirt with other women, he must divorce her first, as she won’t be cuckolded. Their heated exchange leads to a confrontation in the woods, where they fight.
Last point: His lying was entirely justified in both the novel and the drama. He thought he was dealing with his mortal enemy's concubine. Later, he only kept lying because he had started falling for her, but he did a lot to help her. In the novel, she didn't leave him because he lied; she left him because he wanted to take her in as a concubine. He acted extremely prideful and refused to apologize.
So recently there's been this trend with both K and C dramas where the ML will do the most HORRENDOUS thing to…
The adaption of "Are You the One" is horrible. They completely bastardized the novel. The ML in "Are You the One", DID NOTHING WRONG. He thought he was dealing with the woman of his mortal enemy and acted accordingly. When he realized that he was in love with her, he actually tried to help her. Most of the bullshit groveling were all added by the drama to please the FL that love to see proud men grovel.
Again, this is from the novel so there will probably be some changes here and there in the actual drama:-They…
What's wrong with a woman or man sacrificing their careers for the person that they love? Love often requires sacrifice. You don't always get you have your cake and eat it too. I hope they don't change the ending.
I've read many of the novels these dramas are based on, and they rarely strike a balance. The novels are raw, unflinchingly showing the harsh realities of ancient times, even if some scenes are upsetting. To adapt them for TV, they’re sanitized, which makes sense, but often to the point of being unrecognizable. Characters, plots, and conflicts bear little resemblance to the source material. These dramas use the novels as loose inspiration for entirely different stories. While this isn’t always bad, CDrama adaptations are almost always inferior, with rare exceptions. This drama is no different. The novel is gritty and interesting, but this adaptation feels incredibly cliché.
What I've learn is that Chinese novels are vastly different than the adaptations. EVERYTHING gets diluted. So after reading this novel, I'll be avoiding this adaptation like the plague.
Yes, but it’s not too much in the forefront. It has been slowly developing on the side, quite nicely too in…
HZ struggled with the training on relationships between men and women, revealing a key weakness. Introducing a love interest could complicate things for him further. His father's final wish was for HZ to live, probably not solely for vengeance, despite what the masked man convinced HZ to think. Finally, falling in love might give HZ a reason to live beyond vengeance, something his parents would likely support over reckless sacrifice.
it’s crazy how zang hai is broke and can’t do martial arts and his wits are questionable and he relies on…
What are you babbling about? His wits are not questionable. Also, the fact that he's not a Mary Sue and doesn't always have all the solutions makes his character more interesting.
The novel is a lot more complex and interesting. LMT learns about her past from old acquaintances only after forgiving CXZ (he also worked hard to earn her forgiveness), marrying him, and becoming pregnant. By then, she fears losing him upon discovering she’s his mortal enemy. Later, when her memories return, she forgets her life with CXZ entirely. Then it was CXZ's turn to worry that Lu Wen (the old version of LMT) would never love him.
The novel outshines the drama because CXZ and LMT’s love story is far more compelling. CXZ loves every version of LMT, and LMT loves every version of CXZ. The drama, however, strips away most of their romance, turning it into just another generic CDrama.
The novel outshines the drama because CXZ and LMT’s love story is far more compelling. CXZ loves every version of LMT, and LMT loves every version of CXZ. The drama, however, strips away most of their romance, turning it into just another generic CDrama.
There a scene in the novel where CXZ stays away from home after LMT refuses to share a bed. Hearing that local girls frequent the river near the military camp to find husbands, LMT decides to confront him there. Her visit isn’t driven by jealousy but by pride. She tells CXZ that if he wants to flirt with other women, he must divorce her first, as she won’t be cuckolded. Their heated exchange leads to a confrontation in the woods, where they fight.
Last point: His lying was entirely justified in both the novel and the drama. He thought he was dealing with his mortal enemy's concubine. Later, he only kept lying because he had started falling for her, but he did a lot to help her. In the novel, she didn't leave him because he lied; she left him because he wanted to take her in as a concubine. He acted extremely prideful and refused to apologize.
Zhi Nu is watching from below.
Kuai Duo's wife (his mother): Don't let them have their way.
Episode 24
Zang Hai is watching from above.
Marquis' wife: ....give him what he wants.
Nice contrast.