LOVE this couple!

This drama is a ROMANTIC COMEDY with some action & schemes/secrets. It's become one of favorite dramas of all time. I lost track of how many times I've rewatched it. If you're expecting a serious dramatic love story or serious military heavy drama, I'm warning u now that this ain't it. The love between the FL & ML was deep, but more on the light hearted fun side. It also shows that they're just like other regular couples irl. Not just the "mature" types that most historical dramas portray. I notice a lot of ppl rag on the FL character, but I love her. She's a playful teenager who's been cast aside , bullied, neglected, & basically didn't care if she played w the "lower class" by half of her family members growing up & was forced into becoming a childbride to a rumored "devil general" to protect her mom. Many viewers love him more cuz he's more disciplined & mature than her, but u gotta remember his character is a few yrs older than her & he grew up in a very disciplined environment compared to her. What viewers tend to forget is that they're BOTH stubborn & petty. He's just more passive aggressive about it while she's more aggressive & wear it on her sleeve more about it. Tang Min & Caesar Wu did an amazing playing their roles. Their chemistry is what makes me rewatch this drama so many times. Thank u casting director for putting these 2 together cuz the wrong actor/actress woulda made all those beautiful love scenes cringy af. I hope they'll star in more dramas as a couple again.

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Unlike the OG s1&2 (which I loved), I had a love/hate relationship with this remake. I didn't even bother watching the OG s3, but let's be real, I'm sure many of s1&2 fans didn't either. What I liked about this remake was that consolidated all OG seasons into one & kept the same cast. I guess they also had to tweak & add some new storylines & love scenes to make this remake somewhat different too. I also liked that they chose an actress who kinda looks like one of the FL (Zhao Wei) from the OG. Bonus was they also had Ruby Lin from the OG played the perfect small cameo role in this remake. Thank goodness they didn't make her maid as clingy as the OG one too. The costumes & quality were obviously better being that it was newer so the tech was better. Younger looking cast to resemble closer to their characters' ages as well.

Onto the cons: some of the main the characters themselves weren't as lovable as their OG versions. The writers made Xiaoyanzi & Yong Qi way more immature & irrational than the OG ones making these lovable characters kinda annoying half the time. I also dk why they added in a love triangle character for them, but this 3rd wheel new character (Benjiman) in this one was basically the rational more mature versions of their OG selves. As for the other main couple, I didn't feel as much chemistry from them as I did the OG (who was my fave couple of s1&2). My favorite couple in this remake was actually the side one: Qing'er & Xiaojian. They looked the cutest together compared to the main ones. I'm sure if they had kept the same cast in the s3, I would've loved them too since they hinted at it at the end of s2. The OG actor/actress for those roles would've looked cute together too. All in all, I've only rewatched this remake a couple mainly for this side couple & the more exciting scenes while skipping thru some of the other couples' love plots or tantrum scenes. Plus, Zhao Wei's Xiaoyanzi felt more authentic & funnier.

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