Superwoman on Steroids
LI Ye, the FL in this series, is skilled at swordsmanship and martial arts, knowledgeable of court etiquette & manners, knows accounting and how to run a business. And did I mention she’s drop dead gorgeous? She knows all about herbs and Chinese medicine, and how to perform acupuncture. She can predict an eclipse, (because she knows astronomy). She paints as well as a Chinese master (dragon). She can create magical illusions, and knows how to design and build a wheelchair, (ep.32). She has excellent social skills, knows how to psychologically manipulate people, and she can whip up a meal of bamboo shoots and mushrooms in the middle of nowhere. Plus she’s acquired all these skills in spite of being completely isolated with no human companionship for 8 years. Also, she’s a little bit crazy.
All this makes her about as believable as Superwoman, although Superwoman had an excuse...
She was an extraterrestrial.
Several men are in love with Li Ye, including her underwhelming husband who (at the outset) has about as much verve and charm as a banana slug. But I have to admit that first impressions aren’t everything. This dude is kind, reliable, understanding, and an altogether stand up guy–although we don’t find this out for awhile. Turns out he’s not so bad in the martial--or marital--arts department either.
As others have mentioned, this series really sloooows down in the last 10 to 15 episodes., during which the ML has to play therapist to the FL. The music is OK, though unbelievably repetitious.
What’s absolutely stunning, though, are the costumes and jewelry, which give the viewers somewhere to focus if their eyes are glazing over with all the convoluted politics.
Villains seldom get any appreciation, but I really thought the actor who played Marquis Muyang--I believe it’s Calvin Yu-- did an outstanding job of making the character three dimensional (showing his love for his son, for example) and his body language in general was quite effective.
Well done, movie makers.
All this makes her about as believable as Superwoman, although Superwoman had an excuse...
She was an extraterrestrial.
Several men are in love with Li Ye, including her underwhelming husband who (at the outset) has about as much verve and charm as a banana slug. But I have to admit that first impressions aren’t everything. This dude is kind, reliable, understanding, and an altogether stand up guy–although we don’t find this out for awhile. Turns out he’s not so bad in the martial--or marital--arts department either.
As others have mentioned, this series really sloooows down in the last 10 to 15 episodes., during which the ML has to play therapist to the FL. The music is OK, though unbelievably repetitious.
What’s absolutely stunning, though, are the costumes and jewelry, which give the viewers somewhere to focus if their eyes are glazing over with all the convoluted politics.
Villains seldom get any appreciation, but I really thought the actor who played Marquis Muyang--I believe it’s Calvin Yu-- did an outstanding job of making the character three dimensional (showing his love for his son, for example) and his body language in general was quite effective.
Well done, movie makers.
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