I'm 4ep in and I force myself to like Zhou Yi Wei as Xiao Qui (general) but I really can't. There are so many handsome 40 year old chinese actors and yet they picked up him :'( Even Zidan appears better on screen than him lol Anyways, ALL the actors do their best and the drama has nice atmosphere and it's high quality overall. I just hope that it'll have enough plot to fill all those 68ep.
You made the right choice xD I watched it until ep 20 (because I liked Zhao Liying from Journey of flower and princess agent) and after I started to skip non stop ! That's how I made it to 36. It wasn't "normal watching" xD
Yeah you're right. Even dramas that aren't wuxia , have way better scenes that "Legend of Fei". Personally if a historical drama has well-written plot and character development, I can overlook the cheap sets , the bad CGI and any other mistakes. What irritate me in LOF was that they didn't give any efforts to create a nice world and write a good script. They just threw in there Zhao Liying and said : "Baby we got your favourite actors , you gonna watch it no matter what". They treat us the viewers like we've no brain or something xD
Well.... to be honest after ep20 all I did was skipping non stop. That's how I dragged myself to 36 xD From the 40min each ep has, I watch approximately ~ 15min lol
And I was looking for a high quality historical/ romance with serious plot. I hope it'll be as good as "Rise of the Phoenixes" was ! I just doubt if it has enough plot to cover 68 episodes. Just 40 ep would make the plot thicker. The 68 gonna be full of fillers
I've watched 36 eps of LOF and I'm also very disappointed. The plot is mediocre, the characters are all unlikable (at least for me) and the sets are awfully cheap . I feel sorry for Zhao Liying for being a part of this utter nonsense. She's a veteran actress and she deserves better. All the actors do their best but you can't "save" a bad script with good acting.
It took 40 long episodes for Tie XinLan to choose which damn brother she actually loves jeez !!! That endless Love Triangle almost drove me crazy. I'm glad she chose a few episodes before the end lol. So irritating
I just comment about the trailer I loved it but I sense a triangle wish they do as chdramas and instead of triangle…
Yeah the same goes for me too haha. I mean ... real life is sadly full of cheating, betrayals, fake people. At least in the dramas I watch I want a pure 100% targeted love with absolutely no betrayal ,lies or cheating xD I can't stand love triangles. A horrible KDrama that had a huge love triangle was "Born Again" where the female lead loved 2 guys at the same time lol . I had freaked out xD
I just comment about the trailer I loved it but I sense a triangle wish they do as chdramas and instead of triangle…
In the trailer she tries to touch with her hand, Ha Ram (the blind astrologer) and when they both look each other ...we can tell there is chemistry. I think this romance would be something new and very refreshing. I've seen 1000 times young girls falling in love with the "handsome prince" in sageuk Historical Dramas and I'm a little tired of this repeated pattern. There was never before a story about falling in love with an astronomer who reads the future etc. That would be so cool and refreshing! My opinion only through .... Idk about what other people would prefer xD I just hope Ha Ram is the main male lead since as a character he is intriguing and very good-looking in comparison with the prince
Great trailer. Looks intriguing and I really can't wait for more! But why 2 male main actors ( astrologer- prince) ?! Is it going to be a love triangle ? :'( I'm more into targeted romance stories and love triangles are kind of 'turn off' for me.
This Movie can easily be compared in terms of quality with all those big dramas like Eternal love /Ashes of love/Pillow book/Love and destiny /Love and Redemption. Despite being a fantasy/ romance movie , it has a serious plot at it's not fluffy or childish at all. Actually most of the time it has a tragic tone, as our poor female lead Ah-Li is imprisoned in the island and is unable to escape her tragic fate. The parts were she raised that little fish (600 years old spirit Da-Yu) and the whole romance between them, were so heart-warming . I'd love to watch it as a 50ep drama. It has soooo much plot and a 2h movie is not enough to fit it all. She raised the little fish with so much care and he soon fall for her and became her lover. ❤ She taught him about human habits and emotions and he was constantly trying to make her happy. He was the only thing in her life that was giving her courage and strength to survive through all of this sadness and calamity. Also it has a huge plot twists towards the end !
Where did you read it? Is it available in english ?
No. But I've read some more detailed summaries than this one on MyDramaList. I really hope they'll censor it a little bit because it is a dark series and it's such a pity for Shawn Dou to take such "morally gray" role. In all his latest dramas he's moral as a character and personally I'd prefer he would remain that way.
Wow in the original novel Male lead is very bold and cruel as a character. He's possessive as hell and he doesn't hesitate to murder female lead's childhood friend. That's a huge turn off for me. I hope they'll censor his character because he's way worse that the ml in "Siege in the Fog" .
Why is everyone comparing this to Mr Queen? There's no reason they have to compete. There are always multiple…
Lol I know you're right ... How the heck it is similar with "Mr queen" ?!! Those 2 are completely different lol.
Historical Dramas are my favourite genre. To the point that I really watch modern dramas lately. I don't understand why people look down on them. Who can forget masterpieces like "The crowned clown", "Scarlet heart" and countless others. Everyone gets crazy with modern rom-com with silly plots.
Same with me.I feel bad for Zhao Liyin and Wang Yi Bo who end up playing here. They both deserve way better. This…
I agree. If they just had a better plot they would have solved 95% of the drama's issues. I've no problem with cheap sets. The huge issue here is the non-existent script. Zhao Liying and Wang yi Bo have both so much talent and it remains unused here :'( Producers are like: "Baby I know you gonna watch it no matter what, since we got your favourite lead actors".
Ok, after 12 subbed eps, Im bored its a cute drama, but definitely way below the standard for a veteran actress…
Same with me. I feel bad for Zhao Liyin and Wang Yi Bo who end up playing here. They both deserve way better. This drama disappointed me so much. No character development, mediocre plot, cheap sets, 99% of the characters are unlikable. Good thing "The wolf" didn't do the same as this drama . I'm glad that some dramas keep the standards high out there. As viewers we need a better plot in order to watch a show. Writers should give some efforts to write a good script. In "Legend of fei" they clearly never bothered to do so. They relayed on famous actors and forgot about the rest of the things. This drama clearly doesn't have enough plot to cover 50 ep.
Even Zidan appears better on screen than him lol
Anyways, ALL the actors do their best and the drama has nice atmosphere and it's high quality overall. I just hope that it'll have enough plot to fill all those 68ep.
I watched it until ep 20 (because I liked Zhao Liying from Journey of flower and princess agent) and after I started to skip non stop ! That's how I made it to 36. It wasn't "normal watching" xD
From the 40min each ep has, I watch approximately ~ 15min lol
I hope it'll be as good as "Rise of the Phoenixes" was ! I just doubt if it has enough plot to cover 68 episodes. Just 40 ep would make the plot thicker. The 68 gonna be full of fillers
All the actors do their best but you can't "save" a bad script with good acting.
This is not a comedy but a Parody, lol.
That endless Love Triangle almost drove me crazy.
I'm glad she chose a few episodes before the end lol. So irritating
I mean ... real life is sadly full of cheating, betrayals, fake people. At least in the dramas I watch I want a pure 100% targeted love with absolutely no betrayal ,lies or cheating xD
I can't stand love triangles. A horrible KDrama that had a huge love triangle was "Born Again" where the female lead loved 2 guys at the same time lol . I had freaked out xD
I think this romance would be something new and very refreshing. I've seen 1000 times young girls falling in love with the "handsome prince" in sageuk Historical Dramas and I'm a little tired of this repeated pattern. There was never before a story about falling in love with an astronomer who reads the future etc. That would be so cool and refreshing! My opinion only through ....
Idk about what other people would prefer xD
I just hope Ha Ram is the main male lead since as a character he is intriguing and very good-looking in comparison with the prince
Is it going to be a love triangle ? :'(
I'm more into targeted romance stories and love triangles are kind of 'turn off' for me.
Damn you Wengo Gao I'll never get over Pillow Book jeez :"(
Despite being a fantasy/ romance movie , it has a serious plot at it's not fluffy or childish at all. Actually most of the time it has a tragic tone, as our poor female lead Ah-Li is imprisoned in the island and is unable to escape her tragic fate. The parts were she raised that little fish (600 years old spirit Da-Yu) and the whole romance between them, were so heart-warming . I'd love to watch it as a 50ep drama. It has soooo much plot and a 2h movie is not enough to fit it all.
She raised the little fish with so much care and he soon fall for her and became her lover. ❤
She taught him about human habits and emotions and he was constantly trying to make her happy. He was the only thing in her life that was giving her courage and strength to survive through all of this sadness and calamity.
Also it has a huge plot twists towards the end !
I really hope they'll censor it a little bit because it is a dark series and it's such a pity for Shawn Dou to take such "morally gray" role. In all his latest dramas he's moral as a character and personally I'd prefer he would remain that way.
The summaries are below.
https://dramapanda.com/2020/06/love-in-flames-of-war-announces-cast.html
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https://www.avirtualvoyage.net/2020/06/shawn-dou-to-romance-chen-du-ling-in-republican-drama-love-in-flames-of-war.html
How the heck it is similar with "Mr queen" ?!! Those 2 are completely different lol.
Historical Dramas are my favourite genre. To the point that I really watch modern dramas lately. I don't understand why people look down on them. Who can forget masterpieces like "The crowned clown", "Scarlet heart" and countless others. Everyone gets crazy with modern rom-com with silly plots.
Producers are like: "Baby I know you gonna watch it no matter what, since we got your favourite lead actors".
I feel bad for Zhao Liyin and Wang Yi Bo who end up playing here. They both deserve way better. This drama disappointed me so much. No character development, mediocre plot, cheap sets, 99% of the characters are unlikable. Good thing "The wolf" didn't do the same as this drama . I'm glad that some dramas keep the standards high out there. As viewers we need a better plot in order to watch a show. Writers should give some efforts to write a good script. In "Legend of fei" they clearly never bothered to do so. They relayed on famous actors and forgot about the rest of the things. This drama clearly doesn't have enough plot to cover 50 ep.