MariaB

She was 17 when they filmed it.

Neither. They dropped the assasin angle from Princess Agents and changed a lot of plot points from the original novel.

Filming for Rebirth started in December 2024/January 2025. Blossom came out in December 2024.

I did and I loved it except for the last minutes of the final episode. He messed up the ending from the novel, implying the duke died by beheading while facing the enemy army by himself, and that the main couple reunited after death .
Then he went and shot a special episode showing everything was OK mainly due to public outrage.

I watched Generation to Generation which came out earlier this year. At the end of the drama, the FL places the ashes of the villain next to her dead aunt's grave, who was a renowned heroine of the realm, because they used to be friends before she died. The villain had killed all their surviving friends and has been obsessed with the aunt for decades.

There are many other issues I have with his dramas, but these particular choices seem spiteful to me and lead me to believe the director is a misogynist who hates to see intelligent women be happy and in charge of their own destinies.

Thank you!

I stopped watching after episode 8. I'm not rating the drama for LYR's sake. Peace and Love!

If this is the level of storytelling the author is capable of, I understand their need to plagiarise. Princess Agents didn't need camera work to keep the viewers engaged, nor did it rely on the beauty of the cast to tell the story. Because there was a story to tell.

The cast isn't the main issue, the storytelling is. And it's not nostalgia speaking, I only watched Princess Agents two weeks ago for the first time.
The plot makes no sense and the characters act like lovesick fools who underwent a lobotomy. The story shifted from politics to romance, there is no nuance and everything relies on camera work to keep the viewer engaged.

Does anyone know who the screenwriters are? So I can steer clear of any of their dramas in the future.
This is the 3rd drama I watched from this director that disappointed me, so I will not watch any of his shows in the near future.

I usually can immerse myself in the world of a show without asking too many questions. But here the plot is so ridiculous, I cannot turn my brain off. Why was there a pyramid of dead bodies? How did the armour fit under the wedding robes? Why would soldiers jump through wooden panels of the houses in their own towns and destroy them instead of using the windows or doors? What happened with all the archers who were shooting at LYR? What is LYR doing in this show? Was he coerced to be in this drama?

When she reached the frozen lake, Chu Qiao has already had all her dreams and plans shattered, she had been unhappy with how things were being handled by Yan Xun for a long time, but decided to stay by his side hoping she could help him, and was mentally and emotionally drained due to all she experienced after fleeing the capital with Yan Xun.

Unfortunately, the new FL is too young and fresh-faced to convey the fatigue amd weariness her character is feeling at this point in the story.

Everyone who falls down in PoJ survives. So this frozen lake thing might be the new cdrama trope

How can you stop when you have reached the episode before all hell breaks loose?

58. 67 is the tv cut.
To be honest, I enjoyed PA more, despite the cliffhanger ending.

I'm not sure I will like this show. At the moment it's too over-the-top, melodramatic and focused on "looking cool" for me.

Even if it will turn out something I don't enjoy, I am grateful it has brought Princess Agents to my attention as a fan who only started watching cdramas last August and who usually stayed away from pre-2020 cdramas. It has become one of my favourite shows despite ending on a cliffhanger.

it makes no sense for Yan Xun to get to the hall on his wedding day considering the emperor had no plans to let the wedding take place and actually planned to ambush and kill the groom on his way. How do you sneak an army into the palace ?!?

I was thinking the exact same thing when watching the opening scene.
Also how loose was Yan Xun's wedding gown and how thin was he in order for no one to notice that he was wearing an armour under wedding gown.
And ... (spoiler for Princess Agents)

The drama starts from where Princess Agents ended. There are flashbacks, but, in my opinion, in order to appreciate the drama and understand the characters and the plot, you need to watch Princess Agents.
I'm not saying it's absolutely necessary, but you will struggle otherwise.

For me it's only available on Viki. And they posted only the 1st 3 episodes.

The drama starts from where Princess Agents ended. There are flashbacks, but, in my opinion, in order to appreciate the drama and understand the characters and the plot, you need to watch Princess Agents.
I'm not saying it's absolutely necessary, but you will struggle otherwise.