Oh no!No wonder the ratings are soo low.I didn't start this yet !Anything good about this drama?
Don't waste your time, dear. I'm only watching this for JT and still every episode feels like a chore (it kind of reminds me of watching ATWIL... ). Well, what is good about it? The acting is pretty good (most of the characters are annoying as hell, but still the actors are doing a good job with it). The setting and the costumes are nice (the make-up is awful, though). The music is good.
In the novel Sima Miaoyuan doesn't appear until the second arc. Wen Lingzhi is the girl who gets accepted along…
Thanks for the details. The writers behind this drama are guilty on so many accounts, but most of all they seem lazy. Why go for a complicated, nuanced character, when a stereotype is so much easier to write.
Just finished with episode 30... it's getting intense!!
So my guess about the Royal Uncle being the villain behind it all turned out to be correct. I like the actor, he makes a 1st class villain in this role. The flashback to Chilan having to swear to her father (I presume, it's her father...) that she will pursue MuYan gives me a bad feeling... there may not be a happy ending for those two. Loved the choreography of that fight scene by the river! Some wuxia dramas should take note!
Well maybe he is actually Mu Yan! Lol - just kidding! I checked they are two different actors and of course Mu…
I don't think the spies... ahm, travellers currently held by Qi were the first and only ones to visit Qi and bring back intel. So I don't find it all that surprising that he knows a lot about the other side.
Yeah I'm also confused about that part. Doesn't the ring indicate he is behind all this? It was never mentioned…
It's a term used in detective dramas. The Red Herring is something that appears to be a clue but eventually leads nowhere. In my opinion the ring shown on the unknown attacker's hand and the one on Wen Jun's assistant are similar but it doesn't mean anything.
Rumor is when Chong Zi ends. A double dose of Jeremy.
I know! He is my favourite actor. Therefore my heart bleeds to see his talent wasted in such a badly written/directed/edited drama (Chong Zi). If you haven't seen it, spare yourself the disappointment!
AND THAT'S MY ISSUE. It's not like Romeo and Juliet irony, there is horribly written not in the book irony that…
Yes, that's why when reading I though he was perfect for the role! The supposedly cut scenes are just a lame excuse to put the blame for the ruined plot on "censorship". They intentionally changed his character so much that it became ridiculous to see everyone afraid of him, even though he never did anything to justify this reputation...
Oh oh, you really let loose there 🤣 🤣 🤣There are so many rules around C-dramas, why can't there be one…
It's sufficient to look at the text written by Amy under discussions "alternate version" to see that a pretty good plot would have been possible without resorting to anything that would even remotely attract censorship. Blaming censorship is nothing but a lame excuse!
Oh oh, you really let loose there 🤣 🤣 🤣There are so many rules around C-dramas, why can't there be one…
Yes, censorship can be a drag, but I feel like it is very often used as an overall excuse for bad directing/writing/editing. Throughout history, censorship has always made artists more creative, only in the case of C-drama it seems to have made people lazier.
Rumor is when Chong Zi ends. A double dose of Jeremy.
That would be good! It could help to immediately wipe away the bad impression that people got from watching clown-faced LYF (some of the worst make-up I've seen, ever!)
This actor can do so much more, but never got a chance to shine in Chong Zi.
FINALLY FINISHED WITH MY REVIEW! I need to remind myself to NOT do long reviews!! When it was never intended to…
Oh oh, you really let loose there 🤣 🤣 🤣 There are so many rules around C-dramas, why can't there be one that script-writers/directors have to justify the changes they make to the source material? At least it would force them to use that grey matter between their ears every once in a while.
AND THAT'S MY ISSUE. It's not like Romeo and Juliet irony, there is horribly written not in the book irony that…
I made the mistake of starting with the book before I watched, so I knew how good it could have been and in my mind I already pictured DW as this dark character only to find him turned into a paper-tiger. And don't even get me started on the silly FL...
Well, what is good about it?
The acting is pretty good (most of the characters are annoying as hell, but still the actors are doing a good job with it).
The setting and the costumes are nice (the make-up is awful, though).
The music is good.
Fortunately there are some clever/strong women doing overtime to get him out of trouble.
The flashback to Chilan having to swear to her father (I presume, it's her father...) that she will pursue MuYan gives me a bad feeling... there may not be a happy ending for those two.
Loved the choreography of that fight scene by the river! Some wuxia dramas should take note!
In my opinion the ring shown on the unknown attacker's hand and the one on Wen Jun's assistant are similar but it doesn't mean anything.
If you haven't seen it, spare yourself the disappointment!
Blaming censorship is nothing but a lame excuse!
Throughout history, censorship has always made artists more creative, only in the case of C-drama it seems to have made people lazier.
It could help to immediately wipe away the bad impression that people got from watching clown-faced LYF (some of the worst make-up I've seen, ever!)
This actor can do so much more, but never got a chance to shine in Chong Zi.
There are so many rules around C-dramas, why can't there be one that script-writers/directors have to justify the changes they make to the source material? At least it would force them to use that grey matter between their ears every once in a while.