People I trust said that the series starts to improve in episode 4 and really finds its footing by episode 5. Honestly, if it keeps the same pacing it had up until episode 3, where I stopped, this drama has great potential as a wuxia. Since it was cut down from 40 to 37 episodes, it feels like the beginning may have been sacrificed to allow for a stronger ending. If that’s the case, it might still turn out to be a very solid drama — around an 8 or 8.5 for me.
Cara, quem fez a tradução da sinopse para o português colocou a sinopse de outro drama kkkkkk. Pelo que parece. Quando eu comecei o ep 1, achei que estava vendo o drama errado. Só depois de ver a sinopse em inglês que entendi.
When I saw that the creator was the same as Love Like the Galaxy and The Story of Minglan, I really felt a strong urge to watch it, but my hiatus from costume dramas won’t let me 😥
Bela review, infelizmente esse drama não me pegou, assisti o ep 1 inteiro mas acabou que não me fisgou acredito que por causa da FL, por conta que ela meio que se importou tanto com a criança que não me pareceu o pensamento de alguém que cuida da saúde mental (mesmo que de crianças), ou ficou parecendo algo natural, não na parte da atuação e sim na do jeito que estava sendo tratado, ou eu me acostumei demais com dramas que os personagens são meio que irreais, e por conta das reviews em ingles as pessoas que eu conhecia estavam dando uma nota alta então talvez eu tenha criado muita expectativa, e como você falou esse drama não tem grandes emoções entao preferi dropar para não ''perder meu tempo''.
The actor lineup for this is wildly stacked, but the director's track record is not good (e.g. same director as…
So, regarding the director, I liked "Work Later, Drink Now," but I haven't seen "No Gain No Love." It might not be a disaster, but as you said, "Strong Girl" makes me very hesitant. But I think I'll watch it because of the actors themselves.
I miss this drama so much, it was the last modern drama I managed to give a 10. Every time I finish one that I found mediocre, it comes to mind. It's sad that no modern drama (that I've seen so far) has had more of an impact on me than this one. It had everything I liked, from the main actors to the supporting actors, the theme, the cinematography, etc. Sad.
Honestly, it's a story that even if you fall asleep during one episode, you can still understand what's happening. I think that's good, especially since the last dramas I watched required you to pay close attention. Another good point is that the problems are resolved in a maximum of two episodes. I don't think that weakens the story or the narrative, so it's an 8.0 up to episode 14. Depending on the outcome, I think it could easily get a solid 8.5 by the end.
I think if you can get past the first 3 episodes, it gets better.
Now that I've reached episode 16, I realized that if you skip the scenes focused on the villain — in this case, Wang Chan — or the parts that feel boring, and just let the scenes with the protagonist and other cultivators play, the drama works much better. I think this might be due to the editing, since the drama was cut, which makes the parts without the protagonist feel bland. But honestly, you can't blame it too much. I've read around ten manhuas, and they’re usually like this, so you can't expect much more. In conclusion, if you focus mainly on the protagonist’s cultivation journey and the characters around him, the drama flows very well.
I think if you can get past the first 3 episodes, it gets better.
Thank you so much for the information. I managed to pick up where I had dropped it and I'm really enjoying it. I think at the time I was watching something better, so I must not have realized how good the drama was.
After dropping this drama a few months ago at episode 8 (I don't even remember why), something is very clear in my head: the opening episodes manage to be better than 70% of the Chinese dramas released from 2023 to 2025. This beginning is a very unique experience, mainly because of its atmosphere, especially the ending of episode 3. From what I've read in some reviews, people's opinions are quite mixed, and I’ve seen comments saying the script is somewhat unstable, but if it delivers a sequence of episodes as strong as this start, it's already worth my time lol.
So, yeah, I think I dropped out of the drama around episode 14, but the romance between the male lead and the female lead had started to develop because the second male lead started doing some annoying things to the female lead, so the second male lead was there to "help" her, so I think it must have started to get a lot more romantic around episodes 18-21 (although there was a bit of that up until episode 14).
I see, its nice that its comfortable in Brazil. I am from India (also in Asia), my country is a diverse nation…
It’s really interesting to hear the perspective of someone who experiences this firsthand. We do have similar issues in Brazil, but in most cases they don’t become such a strong barrier. Since I started watching Asian dramas, it’s been eye-opening to see how much pressure there can be. Fiction really does seem to both reflect and reinforce these expectations.
Disclaimer: This is just a casual thought that came to mind while I was watching Road Home, influenced by other Asian dramas I’ve seen. It’s not meant as a serious analysis or a statement about real life—just a relaxed observation.
I don’t know if it’s because I started watching Asian dramas and haven’t consumed as much Western content, but in many of these dramas parents are often portrayed as awful or as major obstacles. In Road Home, both families have problematic relatives. Of course, this is always related to social status, but in many Asian dramas these class-related conflicts are portrayed in a very extreme way. Here in Brazil, if you’re middle class and try to marry someone from the upper class, you usually don’t face such a huge problem like the ones shown in these dramas, even though I might be generalizing a bit. Anyway, so far up to episode 11 this drama feels like a comfort drama, since not much happens as the episodes progress.
So I just finished episode 6 and Bai Yu's acting really seems kind of forced, maybe it's because the script tries…
I get that everything so far is meant to develop the character later on, but it just didn’t click for me. I also noticed some other people felt the same. I’m not super excited to continue right now, so I’ll probably wait to see more opinions first.
So I just finished episode 6 and Bai Yu's acting really seems kind of forced, maybe it's because the script tries…
When I saw the court scene, I thought it was just a writing problem but, knowing that this problem persists and is not only a writing issue but also an acting one, is quite discouraging to continue. But let's see what happens.
Zhu ya wen & Yu Hao Ming really outsmarted Bai Yu in their roles. i never knew this actor of guo rong,he's…
So I just finished episode 6 and Bai Yu's acting really seems kind of forced, maybe it's because the script tries to portray him as a grandiose person, blah blah, and the other actors seem far superior up to what I've seen. Regarding the female lead, her acting seems quite normal to me, as you mentioned, not that she has enough screen time to be observed. I think up to episode 6, where I watched it, the only thing that bothered me was the acting/character seeming a bit forced to me; otherwise, the drama is going well up to what I've seen.
After reading some comments, I wonder to what extent we can consider this drama a historical representation with characters who actually existed. For example, what happened in episode 6, where the protagonist took a big step in court by going directly to the emperor, was probably the best way the screenwriter found to unite the three protagonists in their ideals (I forgot who said that, sorry). Even so, the way he acted there seemed a little forced to me, especially because, as someone mentioned, he was historically a discreet person, so it's hard to see him acting so openly (after knowing that).
I don't know how to explain it; maybe I'm being too demanding. Or maybe it's like PeachBlossom said, that the true protagonist of the story had to be Zhao Kuang Yin (I don't remember exactly what was said), so they kind of need to make the character seem grandiose without perhaps actually being so, which leads them to exaggerate the male protagonist's actions a bit. If I'm not mistaken, JulesL also commented on this.
I believe the points I mentioned don't affect the experience itself, nor what the series intends to show and portray, but, for me, they weaken it a little. That said, the series is very good up to the sixth episode and, from what I've said, it only gets better.
Watching the preview for episode 11 and wanting to wait for more episodes to be released was a mistake. I'm completely hyped to watch it now. I'll be back when it's around episode 20 (which will be hard to hold back, lol).
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I think this might be due to the editing, since the drama was cut, which makes the parts without the protagonist feel bland. But honestly, you can't blame it too much. I've read around ten manhuas, and they’re usually like this, so you can't expect much more.
In conclusion, if you focus mainly on the protagonist’s cultivation journey and the characters around him, the drama flows very well.
I don’t know if it’s because I started watching Asian dramas and haven’t consumed as much Western content, but in many of these dramas parents are often portrayed as awful or as major obstacles. In Road Home, both families have problematic relatives.
Of course, this is always related to social status, but in many Asian dramas these class-related conflicts are portrayed in a very extreme way. Here in Brazil, if you’re middle class and try to marry someone from the upper class, you usually don’t face such a huge problem like the ones shown in these dramas, even though I might be generalizing a bit.
Anyway, so far up to episode 11 this drama feels like a comfort drama, since not much happens as the episodes progress.
I don't know how to explain it; maybe I'm being too demanding. Or maybe it's like PeachBlossom said, that the true protagonist of the story had to be Zhao Kuang Yin (I don't remember exactly what was said), so they kind of need to make the character seem grandiose without perhaps actually being so, which leads them to exaggerate the male protagonist's actions a bit. If I'm not mistaken, JulesL also commented on this.
I believe the points I mentioned don't affect the experience itself, nor what the series intends to show and portray, but, for me, they weaken it a little. That said, the series is very good up to the sixth episode and, from what I've said, it only gets better.