in the drama, it was still in Ming dynasty. Such handgun was more like a prized possession. After Ming lost to…
Thanks for the overview. Heavy usage of firearm warfare often break my immersion in costume drama as well. I want my dudes to be slashing swords with their flowy hair. 😂
It's ok to have different opinion.I loved both the novel and the drama, and noticed a couple seemingly weak points…
Dou Ming - I liked drama's Dou Ming a lot better. In the novel, she lives till the end and hate Dou Zhao for all the suffering she faces. Dou Zhao doesn't like Dou Ming either.
Song Han - In the drama, he was evil because he was ambitious. In the novel, he was pure evil. He fed poison to Madam Jiang knowing it's poison just because he does not want to lose his position as the second legitimate son. He killed his birth mother for the same reason as well, since Song Mo and Dou Zhao's investigation was getting closer. He was very cruel toward his wife and servants as well. Later, he even used his wife, Miao Ansu, to trap Song Mo into a relationship scandal. And also, helped aided Prince Qing in abducting Dou Zhao and her son to control Song Mo during the palace coup.
Chen Jia - The novel went into details about how Chen Jia became one of Song Mo and Dou Zhao's people. It was one of my favorite parts of the novel. Chen Jia was facing difficulties in his career as Wang Yuan was hunting him down (to silence him for Duke Ding's death incident). So, he intended to sought out Song Mo's protection. He was initially at a lost, but later found out the best way to reach Song Mo is through Dou Zhao as Dou Zhao has a lot of influence over Song Mo. He had a lot of respect and fear toward Dou Zhao as well, since he knew from their first meeting that Dou Zhao is not an ordinary woman. (Dude was literally drenching in cold sweat just by standing in front of Dou Zhao) Eventually, he became one of the trusted inner circle members, and later married to Jiang Yan (Song Mo's biological sister - yes, she didn't die in the novel). He played a major role in saving Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan's story was a whole another tragedy really. To sum up, Jiang Yan found solace in Chen Jia, and Chen Jia treasures her truly despite her past. Song Mo, as a loving brother as he is, was so reluctant to marry his sister off to Chen Jia initially. Only with the push of Dou Zhao that the marriage happened despite Song Mo's reluctance.
Ji Yong - In the novel, he even prepared to propose marriage to Dou Zhao. And doesn't have that good of a relationship with Song Mo till the end, as Song Mo got Dou Zhao. And, the 'remember the past' and 'design the whole clean the court plan' things were drama only plots. Ji Yong didn't have that much of a role and involvement in the novel in the second half of the story.
Dou Shishu - He was not evil in the second half of the story in the novel. He simply just didn't have that much role and involvement.
It's ok to have different opinion.I loved both the novel and the drama, and noticed a couple seemingly weak points…
They were not, it's drama-only additions.
To one of your original questions, some of the characters that had major changes in the drama compared to the novel - Dou Ming - Song Han - Chen Jia - Miao Ansu - Ji Yong - Dou Shishu
Drama only chracters - Shu De - Su Yan
Those were the characters we saw on-screen. There were TONS of characters that were cut off, like several dozens at the least. Novel's cast is like 2-3 times that of the drama.
I finished watching and would love to have a private conversation (please IM me) with SOMEONE WHO DID NOT LIKE…
It's ok to have different opinion.
I loved both the novel and the drama, and noticed a couple seemingly weak points the drama had, especially in terms of plot progression in the later half. But, the drama actually followed the flow of major events from the novel. It's just that, I think, the novel's plot progression was rather complicated to transfer them onto the screen as it is.
Also, the drama seemed to have budget and episode constraints, so they seemed to alter a lot of things from the novel to satisfy all those requirements. My kudos to the whole production team though. They were able to produce this much of a polished drama from the budget they had. The producer mentioned they literally put all their budget into the production, and they weren't just saying it apparently.
To bet true, I don't really get the hype, but it's okay to watch. Ep 28 was boring as hell though. By far the…
What the other comment said basically. My personal story was with The Double which everyone was really hyped of. Dropped it at ep30 because I just couldn't get into it.
I am just disappointed FMC didn't contact Mc when she is the only one to regain the memory who saved her by sacrificing…
It was implied, explained, and shown again and again throughout the drama that some fate can't be altered and are inevitable. Dou Zhao already tried to changed the entire Jiang family's fate and succeeded to a degree, yet Duke Ding's demise was inevitable. He still ended up dying in a different way from their first life. She already did her best. What more could she do?
Airing schedule calendar released by WeTV. On those calendars, they put emojis and icons to represent one of the major plot developments happening in respective episodes.
You forget that he was revealed as an illegitimate child. He's no longer secure as the second young master. Also,…
Yes, that's a fair point actually. Just that, same as other source material readers, sometimes can't help but compare them, ahaha
Regarding Miao Ansu, Song Han's public image has always been good, so I think it's not that far fetched if they are into each other at this point of the story. Sh**t are going down according to ep28 teaser though.
Best way deal with my withdrawal for now... 🥲😭
Song Han - In the drama, he was evil because he was ambitious. In the novel, he was pure evil. He fed poison to Madam Jiang knowing it's poison just because he does not want to lose his position as the second legitimate son. He killed his birth mother for the same reason as well, since Song Mo and Dou Zhao's investigation was getting closer. He was very cruel toward his wife and servants as well. Later, he even used his wife, Miao Ansu, to trap Song Mo into a relationship scandal. And also, helped aided Prince Qing in abducting Dou Zhao and her son to control Song Mo during the palace coup.
Chen Jia - The novel went into details about how Chen Jia became one of Song Mo and Dou Zhao's people. It was one of my favorite parts of the novel. Chen Jia was facing difficulties in his career as Wang Yuan was hunting him down (to silence him for Duke Ding's death incident). So, he intended to sought out Song Mo's protection. He was initially at a lost, but later found out the best way to reach Song Mo is through Dou Zhao as Dou Zhao has a lot of influence over Song Mo. He had a lot of respect and fear toward Dou Zhao as well, since he knew from their first meeting that Dou Zhao is not an ordinary woman. (Dude was literally drenching in cold sweat just by standing in front of Dou Zhao) Eventually, he became one of the trusted inner circle members, and later married to Jiang Yan (Song Mo's biological sister - yes, she didn't die in the novel). He played a major role in saving Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan's story was a whole another tragedy really. To sum up, Jiang Yan found solace in Chen Jia, and Chen Jia treasures her truly despite her past. Song Mo, as a loving brother as he is, was so reluctant to marry his sister off to Chen Jia initially. Only with the push of Dou Zhao that the marriage happened despite Song Mo's reluctance.
Ji Yong - In the novel, he even prepared to propose marriage to Dou Zhao. And doesn't have that good of a relationship with Song Mo till the end, as Song Mo got Dou Zhao. And, the 'remember the past' and 'design the whole clean the court plan' things were drama only plots. Ji Yong didn't have that much of a role and involvement in the novel in the second half of the story.
Dou Shishu - He was not evil in the second half of the story in the novel. He simply just didn't have that much role and involvement.
To one of your original questions, some of the characters that had major changes in the drama compared to the novel
- Dou Ming
- Song Han
- Chen Jia
- Miao Ansu
- Ji Yong
- Dou Shishu
Drama only chracters
- Shu De
- Su Yan
Those were the characters we saw on-screen. There were TONS of characters that were cut off, like several dozens at the least. Novel's cast is like 2-3 times that of the drama.
I loved both the novel and the drama, and noticed a couple seemingly weak points the drama had, especially in terms of plot progression in the later half. But, the drama actually followed the flow of major events from the novel. It's just that, I think, the novel's plot progression was rather complicated to transfer them onto the screen as it is.
Also, the drama seemed to have budget and episode constraints, so they seemed to alter a lot of things from the novel to satisfy all those requirements. My kudos to the whole production team though. They were able to produce this much of a polished drama from the budget they had. The producer mentioned they literally put all their budget into the production, and they weren't just saying it apparently.
Writers made it too realistic lol 😂
2 consecutive episodes of you was enough, now let's go back to our MoZhao.
In the end, to each their own after all.
aww Ansu my girl... we'll lend you our shoulders later on 😮💨😮💨😮💨
How wrong were we... angst meter is way up there here!!! 😱😱😱
Couldn't even bask in joy at the pregnancy reveal scene for a moment. Literally got slapped with angst brick right after.
For Dou Zhao's pregnancy, check this calendar: https://mydramalist.com/photos/DkoE8D_3
In Song Mo's version, ep 29 is marked with a 'heart': https://mydramalist.com/photos/PxoeX3_3
Some people compiled all the calendars here: https://mydramalist.com/discussions/jiu-chong-zi/132858-please-upload-the-schedule
Regarding Miao Ansu, Song Han's public image has always been good, so I think it's not that far fetched if they are into each other at this point of the story. Sh**t are going down according to ep28 teaser though.