Shantiece

Why do they have to be related at all? Was childhood friends not an option?

It's all subjective. The enemies part started off great but it didn't last long for me to take it seriously. It's my favorite trope so maybe my expectations are higher and I love a good slow burn. Slow burn done right is never time wasting to me.

Right! There was like seven episodes of them being enemies and then they became lovey-dovey. You can not reel me in with an enemies-to-lovers trope and then drop it 25% into the drama.

The new trailer looks so good. I can't wait for this drama to air.

I really wanted to like this, but I had to drop. Purposely leaving people alive that want to kill you, just to stretch the storyline, is lazy, then we have the sister who has to be one of the most insufferable people I have seen in a drama. There's no way a man you met for 0.5 seconds and shows over and over again that he can't stand you makes you turn against your brother and country. It's 2025, there's no reason female characters should be written this way.

And another thing. For an Enemies to lovers drama, I felt like the romance happened way to fast for me personally. I felt like more trust should have been built. The chemistry was there but I would have wanted a more push and pull dynamic before they finally realized there feelings (The prisoner of Beauty did it perfectly).

This is one of the best dramas that has come out this year. 10/10! I came into this drama assuming it was just going to be case-to-case filler episodes (I was fine with that) and slight romance at best. But boy was I shocked. There were no filler episodes, all the cases weaved into the plot to the point that by the end, everything made sense.

And the romance was *chef's kiss*. The communication, trust, and love the leads had for each other were some of the best I've ever seen in a drama.

Why is he so slept on? He should have so many ML roles. He's a great actor, and he's super handsome.

Oh I thought it was the character because I read the comments before watching the drama myself. It's sad that they missed out on a great drama because of ZLH's screentime. ZJM has amazing screen presence, so even though I too, would have liked to see ZLH more, ZJM did a great job holding it down.

But, I have a feeling that one day people will go back and apperciate this drama like they have with "Love is Sweet" and "Moonlight" years later.

The first episode was not good. I was expecting a rebirth plot and that didn't happen. I'm debating if I should continue or not? Victoria Song is also quite underwhelming as the FL, so there's that.

Absolutely. The FL and ML are actually both smart and skilled when it comes to fighting.

This is why dramas like "A Journey to Love" will always be superior. They killed their enemies off the bat and didn't drag it.

That trailer with Li Yun Rai in bleach blonde hair sold me. I couldn't care less about the plot, I'm tuning in.

The synopsis sounds so good. Definitely something I'd watch.

The drama was alright. It felt like a bunch of short dramas I've watched in the past combined into one. I was initially going to give this a 7.5, but one of my biggest pet peeves is when they introduce us to a FL that's strong and capable and then strip that away, just so she can be a damsel in distress so that the ML can save her. Is it impossible to make the FL the protector or at least have them on equal grounds for once?

But anyway, it's a 7/10 for me.

Interesting. That's good to know.

I read about Dong Zhu Jun. She was jailed for five years, I believe. I wonder if it's going to be loosely based of her life or they're going to really take it there as much as they can with the censorship.

Same! I've been wanting them in another drama for years.

This was fun. I got 10/10. I watched all of these.

The plot was there, but it wasn't as exciting as I was hoping it'd be. And those last few episodes were trash. You can't write a character evolving for the better and then in the last few episodes, revert them back to their old ways. It felt like lazy writing, and the Emperor is an idiot. How are so many people able to manipulate this man, and he's still sitting on the throne?

Well, anyways, this gets an 8.5 out of me; simply because the romance was so good. "I love the moon, yet the moon doesn't know it" Lives rent free in my head.

I can see Zhang Ling He and Zhang Jingyi as the leads.