Lizzy

11 🥹

40 minutes 🥹

One hour and four minutes ffs HURRY UP

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Yeah. I wish I could pinpoint why that is or what changes would have helped this be better.

I was very excited about this one, but three episodes in and I can’t pinpoint what’s wrong with it. I’m not a fan of the FL because it seems like the writers are… trying too hard to push that she’s a Strong Female Lead instead of just… chilling out and letting their characters tell the story? I wasn’t a fan of how she treated him in episode 1 after he saved her and her friend from the funeral envoy (throwing him in front of the enemy axe, threatening to out him after he escaped to her room, etc.) She keeps foolishly pissing off powerful people and then acts surprised and devastated when they destroy her dossier? The daughter of the governor is horrible, but do we even know why? She seems over the top bad??? There’s an awful lot of aura farming?? Idk what it is that isn’t landing for me. And the Emperor is terrified of snakes???? lol. It’s quite ridiculous and not in a good way. I don’t think the humor is landing for me, either.

The Road to Splendor drops in 7 hours!!!

Too long 😭

How many hours left 😭

Oh good! I planned on starting this one this weekend!

I haven’t picked it up just yet, but soon. I’m finishing up my Minglan rewatch (omg it’s one of the best 😭). It sucks that they changed the romantic development from the novel, but does the ML at least have good development and screen time? Or is he downplayed / dismissed / dumbed down in order to boost the other characters? If he is, then that is probably a deal breaker for me.

😢 It makes me so sad to read this. I have been desperate for a cdrama with balanced and equal lead development and romance. I had high hopes for this one but now… I’m just discouraged. Are all Cdramas now going to push the GirlBoss agenda and have poorly developed MLs and romances? Is this going to be the new norm? 😔 It’s especially disheartening that they actually changed the novel to make the ML fall first, and keep the FL aloof and distant. Whyyyyyyyyyy

Damn… so they did all this with this drama? 😭I’ve been looking forward to this one because it seemed like it would be more balanced 😔Did they really turn this into a one-sided GirlBoss drama with an absent, underdeveloped ML? Nooooooo

Which is too bad imo. It should be equal.

I refuse to watch this on Mango, so I have been banking episodes on Viki. Perhaps now is a good time for me to start it 🤩If I start it now, then I can watch it while I bank Road to Splendor episodes… How is the romance in this one? I know it’s not a romance-centered drama, but I’m assuming the chemistry is there? The leads are equally capable with equal screen time and character development?

Almost 20 episodes in and it’s a bit of a slog… I think they’re all keeping secrets from the FL about her true identity 😂

I am assuming the novel has a HE for the mains?

IT DROPPED ON VIKI 💃!

That makes a LOT more sense - the synopsis here made it sound like this was based on historical events.

Emperor 😍