Strong female lead but looking for too much support and making it useless

A strong female lead is a great thing… but what are the issues:
1. Her former lover is the main enemy at the end when she is so good in assessing character and ouyang in fact was not bad to start with; if you are so clear about your lovers …only two lovers in her life… will you go to the extent of banishing him …will you not do your due diligence or let go as you are a strong lead
2. Her 2nd lover has to work hard to gain her favor in the later part of the story…again flawed…i really have two close friends in my 30 years of life…do I need a convincing from this person again…what sort of character am I… how can I be a strong lead…or champion among people
3. She is a strong lead but tries to prove herself in a bunch of hopeless men and women who act as authorities …if not for the support of these hopelesss people she would have died long back…if her character is not thorough or smart how can she a strong lead
- she goes to main inspector to negotiate who could have made her a concubine if not for her lover support…utter foolishnesses
- she accepts getting flogged 20 times and her lover as well…when they clearly know she can die out of flogging…another foolishness when it’s said she is the best businesswoman and her lover being the top agent
- she could have been killed by officials or empress anytime…where is the strength if you don’t know how to play politics and being the top businessswoman ?
- she goes to negotiate with the top businessman who could have also made her a concubine if not for his poor portrayal….
So is there anything strong about the female character here? Doing 4-5 things does not mean the leader among women…..one needs to show how smart she is to make it right 90% time…

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Last 2 episodes can be imagined instead of watching the show

It was good until the last 2 episodes in terms of story.... Nice martial arts and ideas and this is what that made me to watch till the end.

Bad Parts:
1. Overall the whole story's strength lost it in the last 2 episodes for me.
Changan can't understand that he is responsible for all the people's lives as the king... However he can totally understand his gf wan mei's wanting to become the leader who is responsible for the people's lives. What a shame in the author's writing..
if this is a true novel, its a shame of such a man.... his years of hardworking ... for a revenge of his family's massacre...
For a man changan. who lost a kingdom and people, he is not worth for anything .. its very foolish of him to leave his peoples lives where he grew up and go after his gf when he is needed the most.
A gf who has no idea on what kind of sacrifice this man has made shows how immature is this tough heroine is...

2. There are many opportunities for the heroine and hero to move away... but the heroine is sticking to the wrong way of life because she thinks she can save people... A lion in the middle of sheep and working as a shadow of a Sheep cannot be better than a Sheep. Its a boring attitude personified for the female lead and the author is not helping women by showing such heroines unfortunately.
If she is so capable, as the story indicates and with the help of Changan the King, they could have moved all the team to another ABC city and created their own Secret Service team and helped the people in reality... Let go the useless city leader and her servant.

3. All the actors have acted well but its quite unbearable to watch the ladies being called Beauties in this show.. Perhaps the Director/Crew needs more financial help..

So, if there are higher reviews, then most of these reviews on story being at 8 or above are given by kids who perhaps expect such loser men and women as Couples. A man who can't bear the responsibility of a leader and running behind a woman will not get anything after a few years of romance... its so boring with such men and the women who expect such a man..... I liked Changan's character except for the last 2 where they made him miserable. And same with Wan Mei - in the last 2 episodes she does not understand how to be the right woman of a man... all she can do is ask her man to make some noodles after he traveled 4 days to help her without sleep... He did not get it .... as to where to draw the line between infatuation vs True love and this heroine becomes an immature high school girl immediately by this aspect alone...
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Other than last 2 episodes, its a brilliant tv show with some extreme tortures modes making one wonder the crude humanity

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Confused storyline on the dominant female role

Though the series starts very well with Xiayao being a strong female lead and acting like a male …things get messed up the moment she changes to female after meeting the queen mother. And the role of male hero also loses value.
If she is a strong female with the way she talks to king on the fact that she’d can’t be dependent on any males….then why should she try to put lipstick make up and satisfy guys?
Why she wants to be a female charm when she thinks like a man or the key player of the future king…
Atleast the hero sacrifices everything for the love of his sister but the female heroine role is confused…more like double standards unsure on who they are satisfying …
dominant male role - she is not an ideal heroine
Charming female role - not sure what’s her specialty other than making poisons and using her title Princess of Haoling …

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Another boring feminist agenda tv show

What started as a great tv show quickly faded with unnecessary feminist propaganda….lost interest after 15 episodes….
Biggest issues in the show
1. No point in bringing the Devil character down…when he is portrayed as the most strongest in all the world …when you are the number 1 there is no need for you to take alternative option or play games or fool around…it’s like making a Superman and asking him to tell lies and other shit when there is no need.. He does it a couple of times one for his loves life which is at bay …and another to bring down the evil god…he could have told the truth to his love instead of holding it and acting less cool about her godly status …
2. No point in making a strong female lead and making her act like one without powers …or take equal punishments….looks like male character is doing so much in many instances and except for her suicide there is nothing she did
3. Making dragon fall in love with absolutely no reasons…side character which is too fake
4. Flaw when the friend of the female lead brings a cameo of her to villains without clear explanation of the issue to the female lead… she goes and does just for the sale of it… no point in story line except to make the man act for the feminist propaganda…

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Another poor ending to the show which could have been the best of 2023

Though I liked the non stop action in most part of the tv show, I find the ending absolutely disappointing.
Heroes action in terms of not letting go the villain for the war crimes is applaudable.
However, he decides to give up the throne? Because he is lazy or finds it boring?
Unacceptable as this will lead to poor ruling and the suffering of people. Though Chong is shown to be a nice man, it was the same of the father who decided to u-turn and kill his brother who should have been the king. it’s not like the father king was perfect…he married chu’s mother against her wishes though his crime is conveniently forgotten by everyone. Why did langya his brother conveniently remained silent against the brother king and let him rule till his death when he should be the king.
This can happen again. To avoid this, the hero should have accepted the throne and rule which could have helped people …putting an inefficient ruler is a bigger sin than anything….so the hero failed in my eyes and hence a rating of 7 instead of 9.5 or 10… this is where I think Sword snow stride is a better tv show of 2022/2023

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I hate it when you put a female as the main lead and give her little significance

I hate it that the chief God is a female and she is given less importance in terms of what she does other than just being a receiver of benefits just because it’s a she …let’s write or direct the storyline to really give her the equality

Kind of happy when I saw the first few episodes when she dies for the people but then after that it’s all about her man who is continuously sacrificing till the end with absolutely nothing for her….also it becomes awful when she being a chief God making statements and puts a sword on him just because he irritates her while she would continuously pardon the villains but not think even a bit before piercing a sword in her husband or ex lover or whatever…. It just does not fit the chief God profile. It’s more awkward when it’s a women as I definitely don’t want to see a female being powerful but only in the name and title and no real action from her….the weightage for bai jue is too high as he somehow miraculously does not bother about the people and want to die for her … especially when they have a kid…true god position is not a joke ….as even a regular man will think about the kid before sacrificing or insulting kid for the women ….child comes first before any of the parents ..somehow this smart author misses the boat

Most of the other parts of the story is very good as it kept me watching till the end when I was wondering why it’s 49 episodes…I wish the director could have done more for her part instead of bai Jue sacrificing forever….
Also when they brought most of the gods back alive, they could have brought yuemi back and make demon god happy as well at the end…

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Annoying screen presence for the 2nd lady's romance... loses big way to Hu Ge's Chinese Palladin 1

The graphics are so good in this tv show;

I don't remember this annoying Miss Lin character in the Chinese paladin show... as she does not come this much in the shows. This is more from the Director's keen interest to bring the triangle love story and female drama.
If the genders are reversed, then its called Harassment... When you clearly know the other two are couple, what's the point of sticking around? When a man does this, he looks like a harasser ... and its the same for a women too...
Heroine is ok ... and Hero is ok and the Second Lady is ok. This mindset comes to the Ladies only...
For a male its ok, its very tempting to have more than one lady ... . but if this is about the deep romance, I will definitely be happy to let go the distractions and stick to my girl.
Its a sad thing, women can't make decision on their own and they need another girl to constantly make them work hard for the man... This is why this setup works ...
Other than this character screen presence this show... so I try to fast forward all her scenes :-)

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A good male lead and story plot in the midst of confused romance and female dominant tv shows

Well - don't watch this if you are a girl who loves pschyo thriller types like Bloody romance or Princess agents.. or enjoy this Legend of Shen li types.

Role of the hero is dominant - He thinks from many angles and really deserves to be the hero and does not need advices from ladies including his mom like these majority of current tv shows are confused with and display as if that's what people like ...

Question is with this clarity in thinking how did he get into the situation of cheated by his lover and friend that he considered. Perhaps he trusts people a lot.... which is important if one wants to be the top leader... Lets see how the rest of the seasons work... Great show

Acting is by a lot of rookie artists as the big artists perhaps are keen on women dominant shows .. lol
Hence my overall rating is higher inspite of low rating for acting

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Brilliant Storyline and Acting
I watched both Ever Night seasons and kudos to the entire crew.
Very nicely taken and brilliant way to wage the war between Heaven and Hell.
Only thing I did not like much is that the show does not provide the powers of Ke Haoran and the Prince.
Sword saint is highly overrated at the end.
Also the power of Daughter of light could have been shown more before she becomes the daughter of darkness, etc in Season 2
Considering the rest of the characters and storyline, all these are minor as this is one of the tv shows i thoroughly enjoyed watching. The other favorite tv shows are
Swordsman
Demi Gods and Semi Devils is ok except for the final episode
Condor Heroes
Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
Return of condor hero is ok except for the mess of the heroine
Deer and Cauldron

Enjoy watching all these tv shows

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Very similar to Jin Yong's novels with many creative ideas.
But lost it, when there is really no revenge. Almost all the good people get killed but the villains are intact. What is the point in preaching a good value when the bad guys continue to have great life? If a hero needs to give up all time but the bad guys have to rule and enjoy all the fun, then the humanity we want to educate and enlighten for the younger generation is lost.

Credit needs to be given for the author trying to retain many Jin Yong's ideas. Its a mashup of Jin Yong and Xuan Juan Sword and Nirvana in Fire.

If I have to direct this better, I will kill the King and all the wasted Marquis / Generals hanging around as they can't really get the kingdom greater. They have lose morals and these people can't create the right kingdom. I will also not wait for the end of the tv show to kill these people. Also I will showcase what a good guy can do as a King.

A man who is powerful and being supported by people has to take the power because thats what the great kingdom needs. No point in being in sidelines and expecting boring and loose moral people take over power.

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Waste of time to watch this show as Animation version is awesome; best eg of how you can mess up

I watched about 8 episodes and got lost as to why this story is slow even though the sword fights and story twists seemed to be well done. Then I decided to watch the animation The young brewmaster season 1. Animation is Great.

This is an example of how badly you can remake a well done tv show.

Many important twist / scenes were deleted which if present would have given the interest for the viewer as otherwise the show is boring.

Good things were the screen cast are great looking and fresh deal as compared to any other equivalent Chinese tv show.
However the director messed this up with bad fight scene graphics compared to animation, bad script, deleting important background information, etc.

Overall waste of time and money that could have been well spent.

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Amazing and awesome…just like joy of life …for a change women have some real badass kung fu

Another amazing series and I have become a fan of the screen writer, director and Zhang ruochan….

So far things I liked

1. Not like a regular army plot twist where there is forever romance or sacrifice left and right in the name of country, love etc…
2. Hero & the characters actions speak louder ….intelligence is making me smile and watch it …
not like the sissy guys trying hard to win the affection of ladies around all the time or sissy hero depending on friends to do the most work
3. Kung fu actions scenes overall is top notch…no fighting for hours when the same can be shown in quality in min…and the scenes for the ladies are top notch… ladies characters are not Barbie dolls getting freebies and affections and another striking thing is that almost all of them look great

The other top tv shows that I love are
1. Evernight season 1 and 2/ Joy of life season 1
3. Demigod & semi devil / condor trilogy / deer cauldron
8. Ancient detective / Duoluo continent / Word of honor /Untamed

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kind of boring - one of my most anticipated series was a a bummer

kind of boring - one of my most anticipated series was a a bummer ...
This is like Under the microscope tv show ... Better than the feminine heroes based tv shows recently though
why my rating is lower?
1. This is the second season of one of the top tv shows - so there is no urgency to finish anything
2. Took over 4 years to get the second season but messed up on the storyline
3. Death of Main hero in first season tweak in second season is not great - I would have preferred a much better twist - kind of lame deal in this season
4. im tired of honest man going through politics ... esp with all the knowledge of today in ancient world and he still is not able to deliver it - kind of super ordinary hero

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Just a gender change for Nirvana in Fire ... can not watch beyond a few episodes

Just a gender change for Nirvana in Fire ...
But its boring -
1. Emperor is better and nicer by allowing the crown princess to live when all except her 9 nine generations are killed. Due to this reason alone -the fight is not on solid grounds - its not on par with Nirvana in Fire
2. Poor intelligence or supporting community for Emperor / Crown Prince and this is unacceptable
3. .. I totally support women empowerment but power does not come by suppressing opposite gender .... Put the villain equally intelligent and make crown prince and emperor intelligent and show me how the Dilraba does it well

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