Aimi turning manager and collecting money from lady who crushes on ML. Heaven Marriage bureau guys eating sunflower seeds while watching ML's non existent romance. There is always something LOL Wine lady is my favorite and her funny carriage.
What kind of fight was it in Ep 3. They boasted more than fought. LOL. This is a funniest shit I have seen in long time. APR is my new bias. He is super apt for this role. Poor Aimi's character is getting corrupted by his teaching. And all that homework. Love the guy who is playing their teacher. I am glad I picked it up.
My review in one line,- actor who plays ML is having too much fun. So far it is very funny. Aoi and ML are perfect sibling coded. What is he going to do with all these copies she is making. And what is with the ads for pills. LOL
An Ending Without Retribution: The Deconstruction of “Good Triumphs Over Evil”The most chilling aspect of…
Nobody watches such dramas for moral lesson. There is plenty of issues going on in world where karma does not hurt bad ppl. Nobody wants a series that has similar philosphy. The fact neither his mom or him were remotely punished they generated is the biggest flaw of this series. I love how ML tells FL on her face that she is as ruthless as rest of family who don't really care abt who lives or dies. All that philosphy -for greater good, little wickedness is allowed -hides a cruel face. It is self serving. If he was so benovalent then he should have punished his mom, stayed his hand while killing others. ML is right this royal family is rotten and fucked up. King is one of them. Unless he and his mom are punished there is no ending that can be good. Western ppl are only enjoying historical and horror because it is novelty to them. Nothing else.
So .................... the thing I liked most, by far, was the fact that the king fully owned his sin even though…
What is the use of standing by his action if he does not get punished. Acceptance by word is cheap. Showing the actual repurcurssion of action and having to face it is powerful.
Entertaining but very busy. On its own it is okay series but when compared to strange tale (only because so many actors are from both series), it reduces into inferior product. What this series lacks is good writing. There is no historical context to ground this story or to provide rich background. It all depends on cases which are interesting but denoument not so much.
There is rarely any variation in case- each has female victim. The solution rely on genuis sniffing and co-incidence rather than good leg work and team work. Anyone who watches mystery like me can find answer easily. What is interesting is how case proceed. This is where this drama fails most.
It is too busy in establishing ML as center of the series. The man has to resolve the case, romance the coroner, has tragic background etc, Every one around him is reduced to being side actors including FL. Which is pity because teamwork is what makes stories like this interesting.
Poor actor who plays ML is reduced to idol, he acts like one, he is shown as one (shirtless scenes really) and is one note genuis. He is never given chance to grow. FL has mature face that suits scenes where she is helping ML but when she acts impulsive, politically naive, oh boy. It does not help there is very little chemistry between two.
Then we have possibly the most interesting character of the 4 who form main leads. A police man nearing retirement who has seen it all. If he had not been part of equation I might have left this story long time back. His presence grounded the story especially once you realize how many mistakes he made in past to how he is in present. If I was writer, I would have made better use of this experienced policeman. The last main lead is weakest of them all because he is literally not given anything to work with.
It is a popcorn series. Cases have that human interest tint that remind you of Strange Tale but they don't go beyond it. Which is pity because a little more depth and less ML worship would have anchored this series.
I feel opposite of you. It is very much writer's drama. The weakest link is the guy who plays Li Moa. If he was…
I agree but Budget rather than writing is villain. If they were given more mollah and episode, they could have focussed on things like what necessitated action in this drama. It is frustrating how producer don't pay attention to original script.
Simple thing like rather than focusing on personal vendetta, collective improvement is goal of this drama. The theme is overarching that it could have made for great series. That in itself puts it so above many series that I have seen this year. But the amount of episode and lack of money is so obvious. It hurts because actors are giving their all (except Riley).
Little things like how ML is written on lines of Wei Zheng called human mirror - a man who dared criticized Emperor, died poor but is still revered today- makes it so interesting. The man was visionary who always put his country first. On that theme, drama focused on how ML affected two ppl who could help him acheive goal of bringing country to peace.-FL and SML. FL was intelligent but lacked goal, SML understood goal but lacked power. After marriage FL understood invention has users and they can mis-use it. SML gained power suddenly but lacked anchor. He was thrown out to wolves without proper guidance. On other hand FL had ML's steady guidance. Question is will SML accept ML's guidance and become what FL has become or will he get swallowed by darkness.
Things like frustrate me because themes are so good. Action is good. I understand where you are coming from.
Let's just say Min Hao is an absolute lovable fool—it's practically impossible not to like him. Better yet,…
I feel opposite of you. It is very much writer's drama. The weakest link is the guy who plays Li Moa. If he was bit more charasmatic and better actor he could have been proper foil to our couple.
The story has bit more than romance. At its heart is kingdom that is a mess - there is fair bit of class war and power struggle. Power is good but if it is not tempered it becomes unrestricted. Be it Empress Dowager who is ready to hurt her son, Grand Tutor who wants to put his son on throne or Li Moa- they all have 1 thing in common -too much of ambition toward power. This desire twists them. Compare them to Emperor who sits on throne, ML or FL's mom- they desire to make good use of power and are ready to relinquish it when necessary. It makes them stronger.
There is also lesson in how proper guidance can train mind. FL and Li Moa start at same place -naive, good natured ppl but they take different route. FL walks good path because her mom never gave her easy way out, while Li Moa fell into his Master's trap because he was never taught to work for what he wanted. FL's mom taught her to work harder for what she wants which made her independent thinker. She takes responsibility for her action while Li Moa still needs our ML for guidance and yet blames things on him when it does not go his way.
Budget constrain was biggest villain of this drama. It had lot to say about life of poor ppl, saving nation, corrupt official. It just lacked substantial budget to make it into a longer drama.
There are few choices set in this drama that are set in form of questions that guides this narrative - FL Mama to FL- Are you ready to work for what you want and how hard are you ready to go for it? (Regarding Li Moa) FL Mama to ML- what if your choice turns out to be wrong. What will be your action?(Regarding Li Moa) Emperor to Li Moa- Do you wish to be manipulated by old men like I was (Regarding Grand Tutor) Master to ML- What if she decides to make home and want family & children (regarding FL)
The question are asked by old generation who have experience to younger one. It is indication that ppl can and will change in future. There is nothing static. I have not been able to deep dive into this drama, but I find fascinating how the drama adds some depth to what should have been standard twist and turn story. Makes me wonder what if Production had some more money and given more episodes.
I might hate Xie Jia Yu if a mature actress played this role. And the answer to your question is Aimi has 10 years…
I don't think Ami was their first choice. They were desperate for fresh young face and she was last minute choice after ear-ring fiasco. With Ami they got experience and fresh face for FL. Unfortunately she was 17. Neo was already signed for role and had no way to exit. It is tightly budgeted production. Why Ami accepted this role, 22 episode should have given you a clue. It is age appropriate role for her. Late 20's and 30's playing teenager don't bring out similar kind of reaction. Do I wish she was little older. Answer is yes. It is what it is now.
FL is going to young widow and marry thrice. If I was Li Moa I would be very careful. She can be your widow too. Man he went down the drain too fast. He was always a mud, knew the moment he fell into CP trap designed by his dad. Only idiots like him think power received without actual hard work and no BG is easy to sustain. I am just wondering if his sister will atleast have any sense or will she die with her brother.
Episode 20, well, it’s official: Li Mao is becoming a villain. I think we probably knew it from the beginning,…
There is a theme in this drama. FL's mom set it in 2nd episode. Whatever decision you make it should be yours to make and you need to work for it. Even if FL wanted to elope, meet her sweet heart, it was her decision and she worked towards it. ML is the same. He knows what he wants and goes for it. Even if he sacrifices sometime, he still does what he wants to do.
SML on other hand is weak who never knew his mind. He was pulled and pushed by people who are stronger than him. Even FL who loved him wondered if he knew what he wanted. Such kind of ppl reach that point where they break. if he was stronger he might have bargained better with ppl in power for his sister, His poor deluded sister actually turned murderor because she knew guy was weak. If he was ambitious he would have planned everything better. He just thinks power will keep him safe. The only power that can keep him safe is one he achieved by his hand. He hardly has background where ppl will keep it safe for him. The only ppl who cared for him without expectation are already dropping out of his life.
Visual storytelling was on point when you see Wuyi and Li Mao walking away from each other at the end of Episode…
I loved that shot so much. It is begining of end for Li Mao. He tried to hide his sister behind him and the girl he loved walked away alone but in direction of new life. Line is drawn between two teams - one authentic and another fake. If director and writer is old school, both siblings have bad ending.
She fell in love with the Grand Tutor and defied a royal decree to marry him. She was Wenxi emperor's younger…
You pick on weak person too much and they snap. The whole Eagle King marriage saga, receiving canning, her brother trying hard to survive politics is preying on her mind. She was candidate for breaking down. She is not strong girl and all these secrets pouring out and feeling helpless is doing number on her. Her death is inevitable. Question is how will her so called brother take it.
There is rarely any variation in case- each has female victim. The solution rely on genuis sniffing and co-incidence rather than good leg work and team work. Anyone who watches mystery like me can find answer easily. What is interesting is how case proceed. This is where this drama fails most.
It is too busy in establishing ML as center of the series. The man has to resolve the case, romance the coroner, has tragic background etc, Every one around him is reduced to being side actors including FL. Which is pity because teamwork is what makes stories like this interesting.
Poor actor who plays ML is reduced to idol, he acts like one, he is shown as one (shirtless scenes really) and is one note genuis. He is never given chance to grow. FL has mature face that suits scenes where she is helping ML but when she acts impulsive, politically naive, oh boy. It does not help there is very little chemistry between two.
Then we have possibly the most interesting character of the 4 who form main leads. A police man nearing retirement who has seen it all. If he had not been part of equation I might have left this story long time back. His presence grounded the story especially once you realize how many mistakes he made in past to how he is in present. If I was writer, I would have made better use of this experienced policeman. The last main lead is weakest of them all because he is literally not given anything to work with.
It is a popcorn series. Cases have that human interest tint that remind you of Strange Tale but they don't go beyond it. Which is pity because a little more depth and less ML worship would have anchored this series.
Simple thing like rather than focusing on personal vendetta, collective improvement is goal of this drama. The theme is overarching that it could have made for great series. That in itself puts it so above many series that I have seen this year. But the amount of episode and lack of money is so obvious. It hurts because actors are giving their all (except Riley).
Little things like how ML is written on lines of Wei Zheng called human mirror - a man who dared criticized Emperor, died poor but is still revered today- makes it so interesting. The man was visionary who always put his country first. On that theme, drama focused on how ML affected two ppl who could help him acheive goal of bringing country to peace.-FL and SML. FL was intelligent but lacked goal, SML understood goal but lacked power. After marriage FL understood invention has users and they can mis-use it. SML gained power suddenly but lacked anchor. He was thrown out to wolves without proper guidance. On other hand FL had ML's steady guidance. Question is will SML accept ML's guidance and become what FL has become or will he get swallowed by darkness.
Things like frustrate me because themes are so good. Action is good. I understand where you are coming from.
The story has bit more than romance. At its heart is kingdom that is a mess - there is fair bit of class war and power struggle. Power is good but if it is not tempered it becomes unrestricted. Be it Empress Dowager who is ready to hurt her son, Grand Tutor who wants to put his son on throne or Li Moa- they all have 1 thing in common -too much of ambition toward power. This desire twists them. Compare them to Emperor who sits on throne, ML or FL's mom- they desire to make good use of power and are ready to relinquish it when necessary. It makes them stronger.
There is also lesson in how proper guidance can train mind. FL and Li Moa start at same place -naive, good natured ppl but they take different route. FL walks good path because her mom never gave her easy way out, while Li Moa fell into his Master's trap because he was never taught to work for what he wanted. FL's mom taught her to work harder for what she wants which made her independent thinker. She takes responsibility for her action while Li Moa still needs our ML for guidance and yet blames things on him when it does not go his way.
Budget constrain was biggest villain of this drama. It had lot to say about life of poor ppl, saving nation, corrupt official. It just lacked substantial budget to make it into a longer drama.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3vN5w77mk0
FL Mama to FL- Are you ready to work for what you want and how hard are you ready to go for it? (Regarding Li Moa)
FL Mama to ML- what if your choice turns out to be wrong. What will be your action?(Regarding Li Moa)
Emperor to Li Moa- Do you wish to be manipulated by old men like I was (Regarding Grand Tutor)
Master to ML- What if she decides to make home and want family & children (regarding FL)
The question are asked by old generation who have experience to younger one. It is indication that ppl can and will change in future. There is nothing static. I have not been able to deep dive into this drama, but I find fascinating how the drama adds some depth to what should have been standard twist and turn story. Makes me wonder what if Production had some more money and given more episodes.
SML on other hand is weak who never knew his mind. He was pulled and pushed by people who are stronger than him. Even FL who loved him wondered if he knew what he wanted. Such kind of ppl reach that point where they break. if he was stronger he might have bargained better with ppl in power for his sister, His poor deluded sister actually turned murderor because she knew guy was weak. If he was ambitious he would have planned everything better. He just thinks power will keep him safe. The only power that can keep him safe is one he achieved by his hand. He hardly has background where ppl will keep it safe for him. The only ppl who cared for him without expectation are already dropping out of his life.
Her death is inevitable. Question is how will her so called brother take it.