This was an ok drama for me. I liked it but didn't love the way it was written especially towards the end. In my opinion it's more of a historical drama than a romance drama. if you like Historical or Strong Female Lead dramas you would like this. The story did really well developing the FL and creating a lot of political tension. The only downfall is the romance part for me. It's very slow and non-existent at times. Technically they don't meet until episode 8 They don't confess or develop feelings until episode 30 and they spend a lot of time apart due to political conflicts. The ending is open ended and there is no conclusion about their relationship but you assume they are still together. I also dislike the MLs story line. The story does really good developing the FLs story line and letting her resolve her own conflicts but FL solves ML main conflict. And i dislike it because it diminishes his character. I would still say it's worth the watch if you like strong female leads or historical dramas but if you prefer romance or more conclusive story than it may be a hit or miss for you.
this is on my list for plan to watch, but with so many mixed reviews isit worth it. I don't mind a lack of romance…
if you like historical or life dramas you would like this. If you more so like romance I am not so sure. technically They don't meet until episode 8 and don't confess their feelings until episode 30 it's very slow the story focuses more on FL and her family / Career ending is happy but also open ended no conclusion
Idk if they just didn't want my guy Elvis Han to have a good romance plot, but what was the point of sending him…
I agree, the story focused a lot on the FL and didn't give the ML enough time to shine. She even solves his case and puts the Tian family in jail. I would of liked it better if it was more balanced and since he gets exiled and goes to war they have less romance scenes since their apart. I heard there's a deleted scene where they get married after the war
💗Some Spoilers 💗If you are watching just for Xu Kai although he is the main lead he has very few scenes. The story focuses around the FL and has many subplots or side characters with major storylines. The story is centered around the FL and other characters who work/live in the palace and ML is a general outside the palace; Servents are not allowed to leave the palace so they barely interwine. In my opinion, the subplots / side characters were not boring so it was interesting to watch. However the FL did annoy me.
I don't find her that interesting and their are many misunderstandings. ML gets jealous of FL and her many suitors and FL never clears up the miss-understandings. They instead go episodes without speaking and FL doesn't build the courage to speak to him and just pouts. I just find these types of miss-understandings annoying because it could have been solved with her saying 2-3 sentences but lasted maybe 25+ episodes. On top of that the 2ml purposely creates division against her and the ML by making it seem like they have feelings for each other when in front of the ML. Again FL never clears the air. FL also obediently listen to 2ML and he is a prince so she has to listen but also it's not like he's going to order her to get beheaded because if that happens he can't be with her so she really didn't have to listen. Their are many scenes were I question can she just complain to HR or the empress but she doesn't and it's annoying. Their was also another scene were a woman obediently listens + followers a man whom she is not married to and he tricks her and kidnaps her. Again very annoying how they obediently listened to these men who are clearly not trustworthy. To be honest expect Princess Xin Nan the women's decisions in these stories were questionable as in I don't think they are emotionally mentally or intellectually sound. Even so I enjoyed the interesting storylines with the exception of consort sun ling she was crazy. I also did not like that this was 55 episodes and I feel their were so many subplots but there were also so many pot wholes and storylines that could have lasted longer or had a better ending. I liked how Lu Ying Ying and Prince Liang Started off bad but turned in a redemption arc but they did that only for him to die.
Like any historical drama the emperor is an easily influenced idiot who can't make decisions for himself. The emperor and Empress also favored/sheltered the crown prince who should have been demoted in the first 18 episodes and ignored/punished the two younger brother who were more capable even after the crown prince commits many unforgivable sins. What also bothered me about the emperor and Empress is how hot headed they were. So quick to beat someone to death even when they are in the wrong.
This was a good filler drama to watch in between shows. It could have been written better but still ok.
I just finished all my heavy dramas and I haven’t started this yet but how goes it? It seems pretty complicated…
I am on Ep.23 The beginning is boring and it's confusing to me because you don't get the full story you have to wait for them to show all the flashbacks. But it picked up after ep.13. This is a sequel to Princess Agents I haven't watched it but some people in the comments dislike the way it was written. I've also seen people complain about LYR not having a lot of scenes in the script but it slowly increases towards the end. The first episodes were really boring to me but I was watching 2 shows at once so when I got bored I started watching the other show. Also it has a romance label but it's more historical
I don't find her that interesting and their are many misunderstandings. ML gets jealous of FL and her many suitors and FL never clears up the miss-understandings. They instead go episodes without speaking and FL doesn't build the courage to speak to him and just pouts. I just find these types of miss-understandings annoying because it could have been solved with her saying 2-3 sentences but lasted maybe 25+ episodes. On top of that the 2ml purposely creates division against her and the ML by making it seem like they have feelings for each other when in front of the ML. Again FL never clears the air. FL also obediently listen to 2ML and he is a prince so she has to listen but also it's not like he's going to order her to get beheaded because if that happens he can't be with her so she really didn't have to listen. Their are many scenes were I question can she just complain to HR or the empress but she doesn't and it's annoying. Their was also another scene were a woman obediently listens + followers a man whom she is not married to and he tricks her and kidnaps her. Again very annoying how they obediently listened to these men who are clearly not trustworthy. To be honest expect Princess Xin Nan the women's decisions in these stories were questionable as in I don't think they are emotionally mentally or intellectually sound. Even so I enjoyed the interesting storylines with the exception of consort sun ling she was crazy. I also did not like that this was 55 episodes and I feel their were so many subplots but there were also so many pot wholes and storylines that could have lasted longer or had a better ending. I liked how Lu Ying Ying and Prince Liang Started off bad but turned in a redemption arc but they did that only for him to die.
Like any historical drama the emperor is an easily influenced idiot who can't make decisions for himself. The emperor and Empress also favored/sheltered the crown prince who should have been demoted in the first 18 episodes and ignored/punished the two younger brother who were more capable even after the crown prince commits many unforgivable sins. What also bothered me about the emperor and Empress is how hot headed they were. So quick to beat someone to death even when they are in the wrong.
This was a good filler drama to watch in between shows. It could have been written better but still ok.