Kannadin

Lol I cannot count the time people got into stupid arguments with me because I didn't like their favorite shows and even though I explained why, they would wage some "internet feud" with me over A DRAMA seriously... Telling me how IF I didn't like their shows, in meant I didn't understand this and that.

Sometimes you can see the intention behind the narratives, yet can't into the story. What works for others, just doesn't work for you, and that's fine. I hate when people try to force others to bow to their opinions, as if THEY are right and OTHERS are wrong... be it one direction or another.

Also, diversity of opinions is always welcome... Since you've decided to watch it to the end, I think the best way to show others that maybe the show is not for them, would be to write a complete review once you've finished it.

I personally often check negative reviews to see if what triggered the viewer would be something that would trigger myself as well. I've noticed quite a lot of dramas I ended up watching because people were raving about it didn't work for me and often the points that bothered me were already expressed, prior to me watching, in other reviews :D

Anyway good luck to you then ^^That's 15 more episodesto go! Happily for you they're short... Sadly for me, they're TOO short 😭😭😭

When he knows the truth about He Rufei, he already knows the truth and they immediately patch things up, he already has done his research and there's no room for misunderstanding... I read that scene.

Nah it wasn't I checked.

I can't believe they introduced that misunderstanding sh** that wasn't even in the novel 😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬
Makes me mad.
Hopefully they won't drag it for long.

Preview for episode 23

Lol Ok... I guess it's more the way you've phrased it:
I think I would have written " If you take it as an Epic story, which is how it was marketed and labelled, it doesn't fit the bill and hence is a bad show".

To be fair you can't really tag that one neither a comedy nor an epic in my opinion. As you wrote, it's not as Epic as they advertised it, but on the other side it's not 100% a comedy either. It's more in the middle and the focus is definitely more on the romantic aspect.

For the rest, it's more a matter of taste so I won't argue with you. I am personally living for the chemistry between the main pair and I think everyone is terrific in their roles.

Some fighting scenes are a bit over the top and... Yeah... the Wolves were horrendous... Well actually the whole forest leading to the wolves as well... The whole scene basically. You can tell these scenes weren't filmed in a real forest but in a studio... When she falls in a hole it's a real forest, but when they fought the wolves, everything was cardboard papers I've seen in low budget wuxias.
Made my eyes bleed as well to be honest, but that's the only time it happened so I'm able to look the other way.

Hopefully that won't happen again ^^

Hmm...

"Please stop defending this show, its mediocore at best. Just another of those that got hyped and it was marketed well, personally I would never watch it if I knew that its mostly romantic comedy."

I mean I get your point, I just disagree that it is a bad show because you didn't get what you expected. I understand you don't like it because you were in for something epic and it is not, still doesn't make it a bad show in my opinion.

Though of course, regarding that, it's more a matter of personal taste so that's cool.

This being said... Based on your account... you seem to have purchased early access of the episodes so you still enjoyed it enough to pay extra.🙄

I don't agree with you... but it's true it's missing the "comedy" tag. It's not a goofy show but it's definitely pretty light-hearted so I can understand the disappointment if it is what you were looking for... especially since the original trailer was pretty dramatic and serious.

Wow! Respect!
I completely gave up. I'm watching on Viki which is 4 episodes behind but I always end up checking snippets and previews of episodes... of people who have early access. So yeah... I watched the preview for episode 21 and shorts of episode 19... when the last episode I could fully watched was episode 14. I'm desperate.

Err... Please stick to English when you don't know the terms.
Shoujo Ai is the Female equivalent of Shounen Ai...
Which is ROMANTIC relationships between Girls.

That term has been used notably in manga to distinguish them from the female equivalent of Yaoi i.e LOVE story between characters but with no depiction of sex.

GL just like BL are just English translations of 少女愛　- Shoujo Ai（愛＝Ai=Love), and 少年愛 - Shounen Ai respectively but for some reasons the English translations include both love stories with sex and those without, unlike in Japanese.

For the rest, I agree. It's friendship. Don't start plastering your fantasies on everything. This is clearly a friendship story. Nothing more.

Geeeezuuuuuuuuuuus.
Only on episode 5 and all that plotting is giving me a headache. My God, I swear going to war seems much more easier.

Hmm...

I think you could read this comment I wrote before you make your decision:

https://mydramalist.com/687393-the-prisoner-of-beauty#comment-22946462

Based on your comment... My take would be to drop this... But you'll see. Ultimately, you should do according to how you feel. I personally hate to drop shows so I watched it until the end given the high ratings.... but I'd probably have dropped it if it wasn't for that.

Depends on which platform you're using. Just Click on "Episode Guide", airing dates for WeTv releases is written below the miniatures.

Thanks and...

Sadly nooooooooooo. I traded having one obsession for 2 instead 😭😭😭

But since I'm working from home, I've decided to give myself a "break" tomorrow (or rather today 😫) so I'm gonna binge like a madwoman :D Hopefully this will help me get back some self-control ^^

Wanted to start that one for months but kept pushing it back... Finally decided to make the jump because I'm currently obsessed by "The Legend of the Female General" and I needed something to wait... Especially since I have to wait for Viki and they're 4 episodes behind ( the wait is pure torture so I endup spoiling myself).

Well, the first two episodes were IN.SA.NE.
I'm SAT. Wasn't expecting the mood to be that heavy but it's a nice contrast with LOFG which is much more light-hearted ^^

She was but it doesn't change anything. He'll be able to put two and two together. Yes, there was a delay but there's an explanation for it, he just never had the chance to hear it since the next time he met Rufei the switch had already happened.

Whether they follow the novel or not, it wouldn't make any sense to put some misunderstandings in there. She's already proven were her fidelity lies by being hurt repeatedly for the garrison.

If they follow the novel, there is no such thing as a misunderstanding... though I won't elaborate, I've talked about it before and I'm sure others have as well. There's a whole topic about the differences between the novel and the drama... but basically the main storyline has been followed so far.

Even then it wouldn't make any sense. He clearly saw the Ru Fei was a man when they confronted the Emperor. She is clearly a woman. Hence, since he does have a brain that works he'll be able to deduce that that the Ru Fei he knew and the Ru Fei who betrayed him are different.

Lol you replied as I was typing the message. I didn't know for Revenged Love but I already knew for "Stay with Me". See comment above ^^

PS: I knew Stay with Me wouldn't go the same route since it was announced as censored from the get go. The characters turned out way better in my opinion as well as their relationship.

I don't know when that novel was written but I think this was a tendency you saw a lot in BLs written of the early 2000.

One of my favorite Yaoi author... if not my favorite is Ranmaru Zariya... Her latest works have been published in English and in French BUT her earlier works weren't. So once I looked for them... and I... wasn't ready.

It was everything she never does. I mean her work is usually very sensual ( the art is just beautiful) and everything but it's always very romantic with a top that is usually extremely kind, sometimes a bit obsessed but never forceful. Her earlier works... err NO.
I was disappointed but, other period. I'm able to look the other way. Maybe the comment the author wrote is because she changed her views herself. You can sell Toxic but there's a limit you shouldn't cross otherwise it becomes difficult to really root for the couple no matter how sweet they become down the line ( I'm not referring to the drama let's be clear.)

I think I heard of both BLs you mentioned but didn't check them out ^^
Thanks for the recommendations 🙂 I'll give them a shot😎

Lol don't bother checking out the 2016 version. They censored it in the middle of airing and the story was never completed in first place.
The censored BL "Stay with Me" based on the same novel is actually pretty good though... but also incomplete so far... No second season annonced.