After watching " Princess Agents" two years ago, which I loved for its drama, action, and fantastic chemistry…
Like you, I initially was skeptical of LYR as the ML because I adored Lin Geng Xin's version and because he worked well with Zhao Li Ying. But since you are only on ep 5, you might find yourself liking LYR's version of ML as well. Because he grew on me, as yes, LYR's aura is not the same - he doesn't portray that leadership, cunningness as well as Lin Geng Xin did - at the same time, it's partly because of where the story is currently. LYR's portrayal of the ML is actually more expressive than Lin Geng Xin - his version was much more colder and expressionless - and where you feel his emotions is when he bickers with FL or they are flirting with each other. LYR becomes more expressive as you keep watching his scenes- the softness in his eyes when he watches FL from afar or when he holds back on telling her what has been happening to him. Whenever he calls out FL's name (his version of her name) - it's soft and tender. If anything, I found LYR put some life back into ML after 'rebirth' - where he no longer is bound by his family ties and chooses to be by FL's side.
For the life of me, I CANNOT understand these people, don't they have their own life (school, job, boyfriend/girlfriend, etc) to tend to?? Why do they need to follow and harass other people for some videos and photos??? I seriously can't understand what possess people to do this, they must be out of their damn minds. I abhor this type of thing so much.
What is going on with this drama? No news, no amount of episodes, it’s been almost year since they started shooting and there hasn’t been any updates. And haven’t heard or seen Li Fei - what is going on?
Kim So Hyun as Brianna Randal / Yang Se Jong as Roger Wakefield I could easily image, they suit the characters so well! the best duo in this article! seriously give them a drama, asap :')
For the rest, all so rational suggestions if you ask, even though I admire the character Claire the actress, and I do not like Song Hye Kyo that much... they are a great match! I can easily image her in Claire's confident feminine aura...
But as an additional suggestion, while thinking about Claire, I suddenly switched her with Jun Ji Hyun, her beauty, her clean-pure visual&aura, fearless but fragile glances, attraction for every generation(eternal youth which is also a strong feature for Jamie either)... etc
not as much as Jun Ji Hyun matches the Claire, I think, but other actress came to my mind; Son Ye Jin , for also her pure-clean image with strong feminine-confident + look of 'being capable of anything',
I agree with everything u said. I was literally thinking all the same things when I was watching ðŸ˜. Like the…
Glad I'm not the only one. I tried really hard to like Tang Hua and Zhi Dai, but their story was indeed rather boring and didn't add anything to the overall plot.
This was a good drama with a few things that kept it from being great.
One of the things that didn't translate too well was the chemistry between Ji Tanyin and Yuan Zhong. It wasn't bad, but it also wasn't great. It's not a fiery chemistry. That works out perfectly fine in the beginning of the drama, when both of them are keeping a metaphorical distance. However, as the story progresses, their relationship and their feelings deepen, but the chemistry between the two remains the same. The only reason you can see their feelings grow is because of the actions they take or the things that they say. The unspoken attraction is missing.
The drama also seemed to focus on characters that were relatively boring like Tang Hua and Zhi Dai and didn't show enough of Han Nv that had the potential of being a great, complex character, but ended up seeming petty and weak.
I did like the main leads. Individually, they are very interesting characters. Yuan Zhong who went through more than his share of misfortunes and betrayals, emerged from them half insane and on the way to becoming a demon. Ji Tan Yin, despite her kindness and compassion to everyone she meets, seems to have led a rather detached existence. Together, they end up changing each other for the better. Ji Tan Yin becomes Yuan Zhong's window into the beautiful parts of the world and life in general. He learns that life is not just suffering and there's beauty and kindness in the world worth cherishing. In turn, Yuan Zhong awakens deep feelings in Ji Tan Yin and provides an attachment to the world she has never really felt before, despite always feeling a deep affection for it.
While I sometimes wished the story was structured differently, for the most part I liked the progression of it. It went from light to dramatic nicely.
All in all, I ended up liking this very much, despite its flaws.
LYR becomes more expressive as you keep watching his scenes- the softness in his eyes when he watches FL from afar or when he holds back on telling her what has been happening to him. Whenever he calls out FL's name (his version of her name) - it's soft and tender. If anything, I found LYR put some life back into ML after 'rebirth' - where he no longer is bound by his family ties and chooses to be by FL's side.
Waiting for LiFei's drama badly
I could easily image, they suit the characters so well! the best duo in this article! seriously give them a drama, asap :')
For the rest, all so rational suggestions if you ask, even though I admire the character Claire the actress, and I do not like Song Hye Kyo that much... they are a great match! I can easily image her in Claire's confident feminine aura...
But as an additional suggestion, while thinking about Claire, I suddenly switched her with Jun Ji Hyun, her beauty, her clean-pure visual&aura, fearless but fragile glances, attraction for every generation(eternal youth which is also a strong feature for Jamie either)... etc
not as much as Jun Ji Hyun matches the Claire, I think, but other actress came to my mind;
Son Ye Jin , for also her pure-clean image with strong feminine-confident + look of 'being capable of anything',
Han Nv's story was such a waste of potential.
One of the things that didn't translate too well was the chemistry between Ji Tanyin and Yuan Zhong. It wasn't bad, but it also wasn't great. It's not a fiery chemistry. That works out perfectly fine in the beginning of the drama, when both of them are keeping a metaphorical distance. However, as the story progresses, their relationship and their feelings deepen, but the chemistry between the two remains the same. The only reason you can see their feelings grow is because of the actions they take or the things that they say. The unspoken attraction is missing.
The drama also seemed to focus on characters that were relatively boring like Tang Hua and Zhi Dai and didn't show enough of Han Nv that had the potential of being a great, complex character, but ended up seeming petty and weak.
I did like the main leads. Individually, they are very interesting characters. Yuan Zhong who went through more than his share of misfortunes and betrayals, emerged from them half insane and on the way to becoming a demon. Ji Tan Yin, despite her kindness and compassion to everyone she meets, seems to have led a rather detached existence. Together, they end up changing each other for the better. Ji Tan Yin becomes Yuan Zhong's window into the beautiful parts of the world and life in general. He learns that life is not just suffering and there's beauty and kindness in the world worth cherishing. In turn, Yuan Zhong awakens deep feelings in Ji Tan Yin and provides an attachment to the world she has never really felt before, despite always feeling a deep affection for it.
While I sometimes wished the story was structured differently, for the most part I liked the progression of it. It went from light to dramatic nicely.
All in all, I ended up liking this very much, despite its flaws.
Oh my god!! They finally kissed. 🫣 Bai Lu is so cute. ðŸ«