Truly a MASTERPIECE

If you are looking for a cdrama unlike any other~ then you will not regret trying this one!!!
It’s a historical costume drama set in fictional Han dynasty.

The hero and heroine have broken childhood and fate brought them to each other. one has a family but abandoned from newborn and has never experienced love and does not know how to love. While the other one was orphaned and adopted by the emperor who treats him better than his own blood due to filial piety, sorry don’t want to give spoilers.

The road to love for these two is not an easy one, so it is a roller coaster ride. But in the end, because of deep love for each other and the love shown by people who really cares for them, they became WHOLE again.

Love story is so Romanctic and so touching whereas the hero is not trying to change the heroine in spite of her imperfections but accepts her wholeheartedly for who she is and then brings out the best in her.

Having read the book, I am quite impressed with the adaptation, the novel is already great and for the drama to make subtle changes where the book is lacking…simply amazing !!!

To sum it up without giving too much spoilers, this drama has:
- REALISTIC characters
-Deep, complex plot and intelligent writing
- author is the same from Minglan~ but this one she elevated her standards even more
- story is very dynamic: deep love, loyalty, mystery, investigation, revenge, full of blood and not just your typical romantic love story
- Excellent direction, cinematography, screenwriter from the rise of the phoenixes
- the best production team and supporting cast
- and best of all: 2 of China’s youngest and finest stars in Zhao Lu Si and Wu Lei> both nailing their characters to a tee

In my humble opinion this is the first cdrama at it’s finest . In my books it is already a CLASSIC and one for the ages … and the best part is yet to come, just EPIC

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Best series of 2022! Watch at your discretion

Viewers please beware, don’t let anyone insult your intelligence. As with any Asian dramas, to be invested is to watch with positive mindset. This series plot is not geared mainly to same old fluffy romance. The plot is deep, therefore the first 4 episodes depicts characterization of further character developments not just for the leads but the side characters as well. As a quick summary this is about 2 ppl who had broken youth, met by fate and cos of love as deep as the galaxy became whole again.
This is a dream team ensemble, great acting by everyone, genius director, excellent cinematography, writing, musical score, the best novel adaptation and so on. It depicts one of the greatest romance, revenge, thrilling action scenes, redemption and second chances! And serious tone complemented by great humor. You get to experience mix emotions of pain, sadness, joy, laughter almost simultaneously.
Here I guarantee you will not be disappointed..enjoy!
The best of WL and ZLS I’ve seen …

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Classic Rom-com

This cute love story has 3 arcs as to when SZ met DJX: middle school, HS and College. The pre-teen yrs to teenage was shown from ep 1-7 where she displays puppy love/crush. Ep 7-25 is the adult arc. They met again when SZ is already an adult and attended university in DJX hometown. This drama depicts one-sided hidden love on SZ side. Just to be clear they got together when she was of legal age.

How is this different from other rom-com or coming of age dramas:
- focus briefly on school but instead the challenges of young love
-pure and innocent love that flourished to real love
- matured teenager, she basically knows what she is fighting for but at the same time she is not aggressive.

Pros:
ahhh-mazing chemistry of the leads, sibbling and family relationships
ML background did not lead him to go astray but responsible and loving
Great acting, directing and novel adaptations

Cons:
As much as I love ZLS, the first 7 episodes where she is acting as a teenager still attached to her stuff toys with her childish vocals was quite overdone. Not sure if it’s per the novel or director’s call. But her character devt was amazing.

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