ZJ and LQQ 's interactions say a thousand words without saying anything.......their chemistry is too 🔥 even I am overwhelmed as a 39 yr old imagine that
What a captivating 20 episodes!!!! Didn't think NiNi and Bai Yu would work but my goodness, was I totally wrong! In any case, its actually the parallel world plot that got me hooked. All my favourite genres in one 😍 Also didnt think a rooster would be vying for favourite supporting character 😅
23 & 24 were super sweet! Thought they'd drag out getting them together but this drama surprises me everytime. Their secret romance is promising to be loads of fun
I'm really glad that I ignored the comments here and continued to watch because it is rare to come across a plot that has everything like this one....and all the components done exceptionally well! Each political strategy is explained well and execution seems realistic. The battle action scenes in ep 41 were some of the best I've seen in cdrama. No one here is trying to speak like a child or other annoying stereotypes. I absolutely love the empress from the beginning and she just had that royalty air abt her
The emporor's ideals, though frustrating at times, could be easily understandable because he is shown as a true diplomat preferring to move hearts rather than weapons Loved Gou Jia, Sima Yi as their intelligent strategies were showcased really well, not mention providing much needed comedy relief They did not skimp on the romance either. I'm not finished watching yet but I'm already satisfied as a viewer whatever ending awaits me.
Omg I'm really mad at the writers for not knowing what kind of FL they were writing....as if deep down they have a disdain for women and yet they're women too! Is this what happens when writers dont watch the dramas they write because using those old, tired and tropey misunderstandings as plot drivers is way too cringey in 2023!!!
I think its pretty clear she loves HY, with all the expressions of heartache and hesitation everytime they see…
You're talking about what its meant to be but I'm looking at it from the standpoint of the viewer experience. As a viewer watching this production, even though I know that HY and DZY love each other they failed to connect me to their feelings of love. Perhaps HY may have expressed it more but DZY leans more on hate and hopelessness expression wise. Yes, at some point they were emotionally connecting us with them when HY was abt to marry fake DZY but those feelings feel lost. Again like I said I'm speaking mostly from my viewer experience and what I felt not what 'I'm supposed to feel'
The emotional connection between Di Ziyuan and Luo Mingxi throughout the drama was too strong compared to her and Han Ye. Not sure if that was the writers intention but they made it difficult to root for main CP. Like seriously, after this DZY thinks Han Ye deliberately killed LMX, its like they severed even the little robotic feelings that they had for each other. I hope they have really strong justification for reuniting them at the end if they do. I'm not too hopeful abt that though.....
I saw that episodes were up and it was already after midnight my time then I told myself I would just check it out for 15 mins....In 3 mins, I was like oh oh (in Joey's voice when he ate his date's chocolate dessert😅) i knew ai was in trouble and i was awake for the next hour and a half! The overall plot might be tropey, but it does deliver quite a bit of unique scenes. I love the 'Hermeś' smile and the FL's manager is a hilarious villain. The only other show I've watched with Yoona was The K2 and I didn't like how her character was written there. This one suits her really well esp when she does the plastic smile. I also love her friends esp the one who has a bossy kid. I will definitely be watching future episodes, they cant come soon enough. I'm sure those in the customer service industry will find it too relatable!
Also, ML's sister hating on him is not entirely 'unreasonable', I'm not condoning it but she obviously feels threatened by his existence alone considering he's a guy and traditionally he wouldn't need to prove himself too much to inherit the company whereas she has been working in that hotel for longer and has more experience but the father insists that they compete regardless
Within those first few episodes you can tell, without even looking up, that there was too much 'middle-aged male' point of view of women in this. Whiny, immature, beauties without brains. There's not even a likeable female character at this point. FL has had 99% of all the embarrassing scenes in this show. That hairstyle on Wu Qian needs to go, she's supposed to be how old again???
I am a little conflicted regarding this show. It had some aspects of it that were truly awesome like Xu Xiao and the comedy esp in the first half of the show. There was so much talk and promise about what Xu Feng Nian can do and how gifted and clever and talented he is but........I felt that most of it ended up being just big talk with little action. There was little that was done to show that our Prince could truly walk the talk. As a result, its a pity that most of the impressive fight scenes actually did not include him as he was always spitting blood after one hit. His strategies were still ok but Xu Xiao's always seemed superior. I liked XF's character but there was nothing much to offset his arrogance which he often exhibited, making it difficult for to actually love him. Female lead wasn't spared from this oversight either because in as much as I loved her character, she didn't have much to work with. Her being oblivious to her love for XF was cute and fun to watch on the most part, but then it dragged on for too long. I am sure season 2 may show her doing a little more but that's if it happens...with cdrama, who knows! There were also too many incidences where XF was unnecessarily exposed to danger only to be lucky to survive. I havent read the original book but somehow I feel that the screenwriter did not do enough justice. Don't get me wrong, the show is still entertaining to watch and way better than gazillions of cdramas out there, unfortunately. Just felt it would have been awesome in the right hands!
I have watch this like 6 times already and I keep coming back. I know many don’t like it because it doesn’t…
I also personally liked him in Legend of Fei despite his age difference with Zhao Li Ying. Although there were few kissing scenes, his character there was very flirty, charismatic and playful and I found their romance and loyalty to each other quite endearing.
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Also didnt think a rooster would be vying for favourite supporting character 😅
Each political strategy is explained well and execution seems realistic. The battle action scenes in ep 41 were some of the best I've seen in cdrama.
No one here is trying to speak like a child or other annoying stereotypes.
I absolutely love the empress from the beginning and she just had that royalty air abt her
The emporor's ideals, though frustrating at times, could be easily understandable because he is shown as a true diplomat preferring to move hearts rather than weapons
Loved Gou Jia, Sima Yi as their intelligent strategies were showcased really well, not mention providing much needed comedy relief
They did not skimp on the romance either. I'm not finished watching yet but I'm already satisfied as a viewer whatever ending awaits me.
Also, ML's sister hating on him is not entirely 'unreasonable', I'm not condoning it but she obviously feels threatened by his existence alone considering he's a guy and traditionally he wouldn't need to prove himself too much to inherit the company whereas she has been working in that hotel for longer and has more experience but the father insists that they compete regardless