It's all about the woman's reputation. If people discover that she was lost for one night outside her house or…
Yes, Shiyi is described as being too independent and strong-minded by her father's legal wife. She's got her own opinions; she knows what she wants to accomplish - which is to find her mother's murderer and run away, which is why she's worried about getting pregnant :) - and she has the means to support herself if she's allowed to do so by society. Every time I watch one of these dramas I always think how sad it was to be a woman then - they had nowhere to channel their energy and their world was so narrow. All they were left with was jockeying for position in the harem. Imagine if they had channeled that energy into running a business or government instead..........
It's all about the woman's reputation. If people discover that she was lost for one night outside her house or…
No women's rights in those days. Only benighted neo-confucianism aka keep the woman oppressed. Wives and concubines were not even their own persons - they "belonged" in all senses of the word to the man.
Just want to know about the FL kidnapping,why is so danger if other know?
It's all about the woman's reputation. If people discover that she was lost for one night outside her house or her relatives' house than they can imply that she was molested/raped and lost her "virtue". This is the ridiculousness of a patriarchal/male dominated system. We see it continuing even today where female victims are usually blamed for getting themselves raped etc (palm face emoji here).
I am one of those person who had never watched a bl drama or anything remotely close because I thought fans over…
Totally agree. I still haven't been able to watch The Untamed till the end - I keep losing interest even though I like Xiao Chan and Wang Yibo in other dramas like The Wolf and Legend of Fei. But I am currently hooked on Word of Honor. Love the fighting scenes where the 2 MLs mirror each other's moves. ZZH is playing a far more unrestrained character than in Ruyi Pavillion or Legend of Yunxi and it's an absolute pleasure to watch that. Simon Gong also surprises - I keep trying to reconcile him here with how he played the 11th Prince in Lost Love in Times and it's amazing to see his versatile acting skills. And the flirtation keeps getting better each episode........wah episode 6!
Approaching Chinese historical dramas with a modern mindset can be upsetting - but as so many have pointed out in the comments, the plot is historically accurate. Not so long ago, in my grandfather's day in fact, those who could afford it still had 2/3 or more wives in the overseas Chinese communities in Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia. I had 2 grandmothers on one side - no one thought it was strange at all, and everyone got along. Also this is not the first Chinese period drama to show a typical traditional Chinese household. I'm watching it cos of Seven Tan and I want to see how her character's gonna handle the other biatches in the household while looking for her mother's murderer. She doesn't expect any romance from her marriage - it's us modern people looking for modern concepts in Chinese historical dramas.............watch it to enjoy seeing how the FL survives/thrives or go and watch other things like Word of Honor or My Heroic Husband or A Girl Like Me for romance/feminist/LGBT elements - there're so many interesting dramas currently airing/just ended.
Its diabolical - I can't watch anything else bc it raised the bar so high.
Totally agree - it's absolutely brilliant up to this point. Zhang Zi Yi really shines. Hoping it will live up to its promise of becoming one of the best c-dramas of all time.
Approached this with hesitation as Alan Yu has been super stiff in the last few period dramas he was in. He still moves around like a stiff in this one but at least shows some sign of life every now and then. Don't know if the director isn't giving him enough direction or when he is told to be aloof he goes into "stiff" overdrive. After all he wasn't that bad in Eternal Love. Merxat and Fair Xing's characters are however rather endearing and entertaining and saving the drama at the moment. Am wondering why/how the FL eventually ends up with first ML instead of second ML as she's currently bonding much better with no 2.
I would write a review but the few ending episodes made me so uninterested I’m just gonna write it here. The…
Agree with you - this was one of those dramas that opened quite promisingly with a smart and funny FL and then peters out with a whimper from the middle onwards. In the novel JLY is even worse - he doesn't even have the excuse of being poisoned, instead he's just a spoiled prince used to getting his own way and doesn't know how to express his feelings for FW except through picking on her, bullying her and essentially driving her up the wall. - anyway at least she gets to slap him around a bit for all the angst he puts her through. However, in the novel, at least up to where I've read, she doesn't have this problem of having to go back from whence she came and her main focus is to survive the many attempts by the Zuo clan to wipe her and her immediate family out. And yes, YMY is definitely the worthier suitor, even in the novel he's way nicer to FW than the bratty JLY.
This drama just keeps getting better and better. The rivalry between JLY and YMY is hilarious. Meanwhile Feng Wu continues to impress with tricks up her sleeve. Now wondering what the Empress and the leader of the Darknight Court's back stories are.
Can someone tell me if it's worth watching for someone of my taste? From the trailer, first ep and synopsis I'm…
I like the dramas you've listed too and am enjoying this drama so far. The FL is able to use her wits to survive and kick ass even though everyone looks down on her for being a weak mortal. The ML starts off like a stiff with a stick up his ass, but there's a backstory behind that and one starts to like him as the drama progresses. There's a second ML who's also quite cute in his own way despite being from the "evil" sect. Hopefully the story continues to develop well and doesn't fizzle out or blow up in the middle or end.
Does anyone who has watched the eps that are out know if the eng subs that mango tv uploaded are actually fixed?Cause…
Not fixed. The ones on the MGTV channel on youtube are actually better but they messed up the timing and syncing in a few episodes. Very irritating. The drama is actually quite enjoyable - just that the subs are a mess.
Seldom come across so many subtitling issues - the ones on the app are still the original bad subs, haphazard and incomplete. The ones on youtube are better subs but the timing is all out of sync. Either way really spoiling a good drama. Hope MGTV is picking up on this.
How many episodes did they release? And how many the episodes that the subs make sense?
Looks like up to ep 12 although the latest episodes are VIP only. I'm only on ep 2 and so far the subs are really like subs you get when using google translate. Some of the longer sentences are full of holes and don't quite make sense - for eg the explanation of the birthstone or this sentence "I'm tied up here to torture you" (??)......definitely not up to the standard of iqiyi or viki for eg.
MGTV app has released subbed episodes but the subs are quite terrible. Think they used google auto translate or some such as they are hilariously awful. Hope someone does some quality control soon.
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Ep 44: https://www.iq.com/play/27wt5fzm858
Ep 42: https://www.iq.com/play/195u20jxgaw
Ep 40: https://www.iq.com/play/19uote9drp4