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A chaotic, emotional, and breathless ride through time
Extremely chaotic, stunning, and emotionally draining masterpiece that succeeds in blending comedy with gut-wrenching angst.
The concept behind this story is simply brilliant. The main heroine, Shen Jicai, along with her family, goes through time travel and finds herself in Yong’an.
It is an absolutely amazing show that skillfully combines large-scale politics and small-scale character interactions. The show is superbly made, there’s great chemistry, and the pacing is really great, smoothly changing from funny to literally life-threatening situations.
WHAT I LOVED❤️
The main couple’s chemistry: the couple in the show, Jicai and Lin Yan, have an outstanding chemistry. The romantic tension between them is perfect.
The actress (Wang Yin Lu) playing Jicai is simply an amazing actress. I mean, I loved her acting in “Twelve Letters,” and I’m not at all surprised but, dang, she impresses me every single time.
Iconic side characters: Princess Fuhui aggressively chasing Pei Fei was absolutely hilarious (even though it ended up not being so in the end). There’s my man, Liu Chang, as well. Lol. Loved him.
With that being said, I’ll have to add that the physical comedy in this drama is phenomenal!
Found Family: It is just so touching how the Shens take in the abused slave Deyuan and the secret spy Yu San with such genuine, wholesome intentions. As well as Lin Yan.
Character Redemption Arc of Gongcai: Even though he is a complete fool, it was endearing how dedicated he was to proving himself worthy to little Yangyang.
The Soundtrack
WHAT I DIDN’T 😤
The utterly brain-dead idiotic behaviour of the Shen men: I’m sorry, but Shen Jianshe and Shen Gongcai were driving me up the wall. They are, without a doubt, the two characters with the lowest IQs on the whole script. Arrrghhh! Their total inability to know when to shut up, and their mind-bogglingly dumb decisions had me literally facepalming. Not even Fengxia was an exception in this case. Jicai deserves all the credit for handling the insanity of the entire household.
That one ungrateful quick-to-judge moment with the Shens: When Lin Yan sealed the restaurant to show fairness during the poisoning setup, the whole family quickly judged him and acted entitled. Now, the man took you into his home, fed you, and because of that single thing, he was evil in your eyes? (Oh, well somebody else did that for years and was evil in the end.)
Fengxia’s exhausting bickering: Fengxia constantly putting down and picking fights with Jianshe seemed toxic and unnecessary to me.
The “not getting wet in the rain” trope: I had to add this. It was just one scene but I genuinely hate it when this happens. When someone is standing in the middle of a torrential downpour but somehow magically isn’t getting wet.
Prince Zhao and Lin Yan. Enough Said.
Anyway, despite the fierce irritation the male family members will cause you, this is truly an amazing drama. It handles dark political themes with incredible gravity, yet effortlessly bounces back to cosy, heartwarming moments.
The concept behind this story is simply brilliant. The main heroine, Shen Jicai, along with her family, goes through time travel and finds herself in Yong’an.
It is an absolutely amazing show that skillfully combines large-scale politics and small-scale character interactions. The show is superbly made, there’s great chemistry, and the pacing is really great, smoothly changing from funny to literally life-threatening situations.
WHAT I LOVED❤️
The main couple’s chemistry: the couple in the show, Jicai and Lin Yan, have an outstanding chemistry. The romantic tension between them is perfect.
The actress (Wang Yin Lu) playing Jicai is simply an amazing actress. I mean, I loved her acting in “Twelve Letters,” and I’m not at all surprised but, dang, she impresses me every single time.
Iconic side characters: Princess Fuhui aggressively chasing Pei Fei was absolutely hilarious (even though it ended up not being so in the end). There’s my man, Liu Chang, as well. Lol. Loved him.
With that being said, I’ll have to add that the physical comedy in this drama is phenomenal!
Found Family: It is just so touching how the Shens take in the abused slave Deyuan and the secret spy Yu San with such genuine, wholesome intentions. As well as Lin Yan.
Character Redemption Arc of Gongcai: Even though he is a complete fool, it was endearing how dedicated he was to proving himself worthy to little Yangyang.
The Soundtrack
WHAT I DIDN’T 😤
The utterly brain-dead idiotic behaviour of the Shen men: I’m sorry, but Shen Jianshe and Shen Gongcai were driving me up the wall. They are, without a doubt, the two characters with the lowest IQs on the whole script. Arrrghhh! Their total inability to know when to shut up, and their mind-bogglingly dumb decisions had me literally facepalming. Not even Fengxia was an exception in this case. Jicai deserves all the credit for handling the insanity of the entire household.
That one ungrateful quick-to-judge moment with the Shens: When Lin Yan sealed the restaurant to show fairness during the poisoning setup, the whole family quickly judged him and acted entitled. Now, the man took you into his home, fed you, and because of that single thing, he was evil in your eyes? (Oh, well somebody else did that for years and was evil in the end.)
Fengxia’s exhausting bickering: Fengxia constantly putting down and picking fights with Jianshe seemed toxic and unnecessary to me.
The “not getting wet in the rain” trope: I had to add this. It was just one scene but I genuinely hate it when this happens. When someone is standing in the middle of a torrential downpour but somehow magically isn’t getting wet.
Prince Zhao and Lin Yan. Enough Said.
Anyway, despite the fierce irritation the male family members will cause you, this is truly an amazing drama. It handles dark political themes with incredible gravity, yet effortlessly bounces back to cosy, heartwarming moments.
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