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I will give a try to Princess Royal, honestly do not hate me, but I don't know why but I have been unable to see Zhang Linghe in a historical genre! Like I don't know what is the problem with me, but I just don't feel his face is suited for the genre! But then I saw reuters for Chasing Jade, which is releasing in March, and oh my God, I was impressed! So maybe I should definitely watch Princess Royal as well!
Oh my Duke Su! I will never move on from him!

In the Double, it was not a dream! But after she became Jiang Li she at least met her ex a lot of times. But in this drama, her evil ex husband, is not her husband, because they will make it a dream for sure! But her ex doesn't like her a bit, unlike in the Double! FL's dream ex, hates her, just want to use her, in fact after the rebirth/ end of dream, FL and her ex do not even meet once in private, they just take steps to destroy each other!
But because you are a romantic, and even me, just a heads up, FL was not in love with ML for many chapters, like even when they get married, ML is the one more in love, and she likes him a little! Unlike the Double, where FL fell for Duke Su very easily, here FL fell for him after a lot like a lot! They have a lot of scenes together, but they just plan plot execute! But because romance is the first tag here, I hope they make some adjustments to it, not that novel fans would be very pleased, but I would be happy!

Yes I heard! Some directors try to make such endings to make the dramas memorable! But just think about our poor hearts! While I broke down watching battle scene, Duke Su looked so hot, while biting that jade locket, oh my God! I am super glad for the special episode! Both of them deserved happy ending after everything!

WTPR is really good, but yes FL was a damsel in distress! But even ML was a good man, like he was nothing like a strong, shrewd, cunning person! It was nice, I enjoyed it, but nothing closer to these revenge saga tropes where leads join hands to take down villains!
I watched Our universe few episodes as well, but I did not get hooked, honestly I think I am just liking historical cdramas these days! I was busy watching How Dare You and Unveil Jadewind. I really want to start Generation to Generation, as well!

She knew who the ML was in the first life, because he was a very famous person! She also did meet him once when she was drunk, but she doesn't remember it before I guess chapter 200 lol! It was just a small scene! But after her rebirth, they meet, become allies, who help each other in taking down others before falling in love! Like you saw The Double right, its like that! Just here the FL is really cunning, shrewd, manipulative, like nothing like FL in double! In this drama, FL is not at all kind hearted, she is ruthless! Initially most of the times she doesn't even need ML's help, just few moments!
Yes, in her past life, she was madly in love with a prince who was not a successor to the throne, because he was the 9th prince! They got married, because FL's family was powerful, and prince could use that, FL did everything for him to become the emperor, she became the empress, gave birth to twins, but eventually her children were killed, she was disposed then executed!
So in the rebirth she takes revenge on every person who was responsible for her tragedy!

Its my favourite historical cdrama! Nothing comes close to it!
I was so pissed when Wang Xingyue said they had shot the marriage night scene a lot more, and only a little portion made it to the final cut! Yes the ending, but I believe they are happy together because of the special episode!
But after reading the novel for this drama I was mesmerized! Like I don't know the director here, but if they adapt it well, this can do wonders!

The first schedule of this season is in New Zealand, and the shooting is between 23rd Feb to 3rd March! Actors in the schedule are- Liu Yuning, Gong Jun, Wang Yuwen, Chen Xingxu, Lin Yi, Li Naiwen and Honglei!
Zhou Ye is joining as a guest for the first schedule!

Its China, its probably going to be just a dream! But if you have a thing for strong leads, who are very cunning, who can manipulate people, and palace politics, you are going to enjoy it!
The novel is amazing, and if they adapt it nicely, it should do wonders! Like I love revenge sagas, my favourite has to be The Double, but the plot of this drama is better, if they can execute it like the novel!

Honestly everything I wrote, is not because I am a fan! I have just seen one modern drama of Wang Hedi ages back, and I watched Meng Ziyi only in Blossom! I liked the actors because I have seen them a lot in Variety shows! So this is not a fan perception, I have just written what I thought neutrally!
Also people have perceptions, not everyone has to agree with you and me! But some people have just declared a toxic war. Both the actors are getting so much hate for so many things! I feel an actor should only be criticized for their acting skills, but hating on them continuously is so bad for such stupid reasons. Its like people need a face to direct their hatred into, and thus actors become soft targets! And I am not just talking about this drama!

Legend of the female General had equal billing! But ig because both of them were not traffic stars, it did not cause such uproar!

Honestly I read the novel 7 months back, at that time I had no idea it was getting adapted or who the actors were, but because XJX was such a complex but very attractive character, I really thought that in the first 100 chapters, why is he not a lot there! So if the script writers can increase his prominence a bit, without diminishing the light of FL, and not show her as damsel in distress always to just hype ML, but keep what it is in the novel, then I don't see a problem!
Both Wang Hedi and Meng Ziyi are good cast choices, and I think they will do a good job!

I don't understand the ruckus with the billing thing! As far as I know, billing has nothing to do with who has the more prominent or titular role! Like the story might be based on the male character or the female character, but that's not how billing happens! Billing depends on who brings the more investment, or who can shoulder the investments! For a S+ drama, they need an actor who can take the responsibility to deliver one, on whose track records, popularity, fandom, producers can trust their money! You can say its misogyny and the ones leading the project should be billed first, but that's not how it works, ig in any entertainment industry, this is business!
Novel readers can say a women lead novel being adapted to a drama with multiple changes, like making the male character more prominent, is bad! I don't disagree, but then the producers needed to cast a female actor who is more famous than Meng Ziyi. This is not a shade to her, I am just saying what I know, Wang Hedi is more popular actor than her.

My personal opinion- This will still be a story of a woman seeking revenge! They are just going to make ML's character a little more prominent. As someone who read the novel, ML in first 100 chapters wasn't really there a lot, so Ig they must have added him there! I feel people should just wait for the drama to release, criticizing it from the first day of shooting without knowing a single thing is really wrong! At the end, not everything is in the hands of the actors, there are bigger stakes involved! Billing first or second or last, if an actor is dedicated to their craft, they will do a good job! They already have a very good script, so lets see and hope they don't make changes that will ruin the script!
Rebirth plot is getting changed into a dream, because its China! I really think if they adapt it well, while giving prominence to ML's role a little more, it won't be detrimental!

Also the English title- The General's wife, is probably fake, original networks, official channels did not use the name, its just some melon on social media! Titles in cdramas get altered even before one month of airing! But if they keep this English name, I will be against it, because they get married in the last quarter, and their marriage had nothing to do with revenge!

I have seen the works of both of them before, and I feel they will do a good job. They are friends who are acting together, let the shooting period be a good phase for the actors, and for the fans who are excited to see them together!

Crown Prince is brought up under the care of Empress Dowager, but he is not her son! Empress Dowager doesn't have children. Emperor/ML is her step son! Crown Prince is Emperor/ML's son!

SML was a good person in the novel. No SML is not from the real world. About why SML is no longer a good person, so either SML was never a good person but was always pretending and because he was able to defeat the tyrant king hence people considered him as a good person never truly recognizing him or his methods. Or with the transmigration of ML and FL, change of plans and choices, lead to change of fates making SML a bad person.

Exactly!! So true!!!

Exactly! In fact its not even out of character. Like I think Peyi and Huaijin are both displaying traits of what they have been always. Peyi was always reckless, plus such a deep trauma, I don't blame her for trying to kill the man, because she has been risking her life in every freaking episode, she is like that! But what Huaijin did is absolutely his character as well, he is the practical one, calm person who thinks before doing something! Plus because she is his fiancee now, its more obvious that he would try to stop her being this reckless! Its like watching the person you love walking into fire pit, who would have allowed that, would Peyi sit and watch if ML did something like that?

Honestly, I really feel if Peyi was a man, and he broke up with the girl after dating her for one episode, when the girl did so much for him, people would have bashed the hell out of him, regardless of the reasons! Most of the people are like wow Peyi is so cool, Huaijin is so timid! I am pissed ff on such people! Like can these people really not see Huaijin's intentions! Huhh!

So true. I know Peyi loves him, but now like currently after episode 29, the writer totally made it as if she is using him, which I believe is not true, but it seems that way! Huaijin did the absolute right thing, and I am just shocked how most of the people are criticizing his character, even saying Peyi deserves someone who will burn the world for her. Yeah lets do every reckless thing, and then die happily! Poor Huaijin has been protecting her since he was a child! Like saying something to someone in a rage is one thing, but even after calming down, if she felt he fears her implicating his family, is so bad, when he has always supported against his father's pleas! My heart broke for him! And if she did it because she is worried that she would implicate him then its noble idiocy, which I am totally against!

Exactly! I do not want to criticize Peyi because I do understand her rage! But she is being very reckless and this will lead to nowhere! Huaijin was absolutely correct!

No he didn't, you would see them 2 episodes later!

You're ignoring the fact that the man was ill, he is weak, has terrible headaches and a terminal illness.