Hi fellow! Random find you here. It's much better than NIF, but because it's heavy history and political intrigue,…
I see your concern. Yes, there're many characters in this big drama. If you have some knowledge about it, would be better. But I think the story is well written even if you don't know about the background.
Background knowledge you can google these keywords: 1. Three Kingdoms (China) 2. Cao Cao 3. Sima Yi 4. Cao Cao's sons (Cao Pi, Cao Zhi) 5. Sima Yi's sons (Sima Shi, Sima Zhao)
The first few eps are set in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, transitting to the Three Kingdoms period (In ep1, Cao Cao is an official/general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he seized the greatest power, though later his son Cao Pi nominal established the Kingdom Wei, the contributions are from Cao Cao).
The story mainly happens in Kingdom Wei (Cao Cao's kingdom). Sima Yi used to be his son Cao Pi's advisor/strategist, serving Family Cao. But eventually, Family Sima seized the throne from Cao and established the Jin Dynasty . Sima Zhao is a cunning guy (actor Tan Jian Ci, good acting here!), he's similar to his father.
S1 focuses on how Sima Yi got recognized and helped Cao Pi by his schemes. S2 focuses on how Sima Yi became the top 1 political official of Kingdom Wei and led the army to battle with Kingdom Shu. In the end, he staged a coup and controlled the kingdom. His sons both supported him, especially Sima Zhao (showed his ambition early).
It has a little romance, but the kinship is portrayed well in the Family Sima, always stand together. The political intrigues are on another level (not obvious, not easy to guess). Most events and characters are real in history. So if you are confused about any character, just google their names. And welcome to ask me here :D
Btw, in S1, the pace is a bit draggy after Cao Cao died ( Ep 23). you can skip some. And S2 is even better than S1 in my opinion.
Camping here for the bts and memes.☺️ Is there an upcoming show where there’s a possibility of ZLH and BL…
GQ Gala on 12.7. All the popular couples will sit on one boat (one boat one couple), wearing Hanfu, floating on the river in an ancient town, the most special red carpet ever !!!
how does this one fare compared to nirvana in fire?
Hi fellow! Random find you here. It's much better than NIF, but because it's heavy history and political intrigue, so maybe a bit hard for international fans to understand. The MDL rating is low here, but it has good feedback in china. It's the largest budget and best quality history drama I've watched in years, and probably it will be hard to find another one in the next 10 years.
S1 and S2 both very long (S2 even better than S1), with 30% fictional and 70% real history. It's an epic! Many senior casts in it with great acting (they made the history characters alive and shining). Many brilliant schemes in it. I love NIF too, but I would say NIF is like a short novel compared to it. Suggest you have a try if you like heavy history things.
Welcome to the Cdrama family. Might I recommend a few to you? Love like the galaxy is a historical drama. The…
I'm a fan of historical political intrigue genre too! I like all the dramas you mentioned. If you don't mind, here're some more to recommend, hope you like them 😊:
1. The Advisors Alliance and Season 2: Growling Tiger, Roaring Dragon. Please ignore the rating on MDL, it's very popular in china, but it's heavy political intrigue and history drama, many international fans are not interested in it. It's the largest-budget historical cdrama I have watched in years. Very good quality and has many senior casts (great acting make me feel they are real ancient people). The story is in the Three Kingdoms, 30% fictional, 70% real history, many large-scale wars in S2, with very brilliant military strategies and political schemes. I'm a Three-Kingdom fan haha.
2. Legend of Xiao Chuo. Another political intrigue and history drama. The female characters are also shining in it. Most of the events and wars are real in history.
3. The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty. It's a case investigation and political intrigue drama. You can skip some fillers in the first half, the pace will pick up in the second half.
Btw, I see you want to watch Secret of the Three Kingdoms, I like it, (the chemistry of the lead is also intense ), but the second half is draggy, because it's created by the screenwriter, the novel ends in the first half. So the first half (about to ep 22/25 ) is better, still worths watching!
This director did a good job in the storytelling pace, despite the annoying glare. But I don't want to see another director ruin a good novel like Destined.
Can anyone tell me how the series is received in China? Are people a little more understanding of BL and ZLH's…
It's awarded '2023 Audience Favourite Drama' on iQiYi Scream Night last weekend. It's very popular this year! Most people like BL and ZLH, they even opened a weibo supertalk for the couple haha. but haters are also active online.
same I'm just spending my free time going over their bts, variety show and other promo materials 😵💫
Same, I'm glad they are still releasing new materials, also happy to see the team on iQiYi Scream Night! Waiting for upcoming events in Dec like Weibo Vision Night, GQ Night. Bailu and Zlh will probably attend too.
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Background knowledge you can google these keywords:
1. Three Kingdoms (China)
2. Cao Cao
3. Sima Yi
4. Cao Cao's sons (Cao Pi, Cao Zhi)
5. Sima Yi's sons (Sima Shi, Sima Zhao)
The first few eps are set in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, transitting to the Three Kingdoms period (In ep1, Cao Cao is an official/general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he seized the greatest power, though later his son Cao Pi nominal established the Kingdom Wei, the contributions are from Cao Cao).
The story mainly happens in Kingdom Wei (Cao Cao's kingdom). Sima Yi used to be his son Cao Pi's advisor/strategist, serving Family Cao. But eventually, Family Sima seized the throne from Cao and established the Jin Dynasty . Sima Zhao is a cunning guy (actor Tan Jian Ci, good acting here!), he's similar to his father.
S1 focuses on how Sima Yi got recognized and helped Cao Pi by his schemes. S2 focuses on how Sima Yi became the top 1 political official of Kingdom Wei and led the army to battle with Kingdom Shu. In the end, he staged a coup and controlled the kingdom. His sons both supported him, especially Sima Zhao (showed his ambition early).
It has a little romance, but the kinship is portrayed well in the Family Sima, always stand together. The political intrigues are on another level (not obvious, not easy to guess). Most events and characters are real in history. So if you are confused about any character, just google their names. And welcome to ask me here :D
Btw, in S1, the pace is a bit draggy after Cao Cao died ( Ep 23). you can skip some. And S2 is even better than S1 in my opinion.
S1 and S2 both very long (S2 even better than S1), with 30% fictional and 70% real history. It's an epic! Many senior casts in it with great acting (they made the history characters alive and shining). Many brilliant schemes in it. I love NIF too, but I would say NIF is like a short novel compared to it. Suggest you have a try if you like heavy history things.
1. The Advisors Alliance and Season 2: Growling Tiger, Roaring Dragon. Please ignore the rating on MDL, it's very popular in china, but it's heavy political intrigue and history drama, many international fans are not interested in it. It's the largest-budget historical cdrama I have watched in years. Very good quality and has many senior casts (great acting make me feel they are real ancient people). The story is in the Three Kingdoms, 30% fictional, 70% real history, many large-scale wars in S2, with very brilliant military strategies and political schemes. I'm a Three-Kingdom fan haha.
2. Legend of Xiao Chuo. Another political intrigue and history drama. The female characters are also shining in it. Most of the events and wars are real in history.
3. The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty. It's a case investigation and political intrigue drama. You can skip some fillers in the first half, the pace will pick up in the second half.
Btw, I see you want to watch Secret of the Three Kingdoms, I like it, (the chemistry of the lead is also intense ), but the second half is draggy, because it's created by the screenwriter, the novel ends in the first half. So the first half (about to ep 22/25 ) is better, still worths watching!