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I have seen very few, but nope not all of them have such disaster direction and cinematography. But yes the plot is generally a mess always.

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A pathetic death is to be given to her.

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I just saw that scene, kill me. The Reuters was excellent, is the director on drugs or what. Most of the times, the camera shots from the foot through the entire body, for God knows what reason, and the one time they actually needed to show FL begging and ML pulling her up, it just happened in one second without us getting to see it properly. Its infuriating.

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Just not this you know, a user actually posted a thread of Reuters and the scenes which are in episode 1 to 5. The Reuters are clearly way better. The production crew is nuts.
I just lost that post on X, but if I get it again, I will post it here for you.

Like I really need to understand her. She likes her daughter who did not grow up in front of her, tries to do things for her. She loves her brilliant elder son. She also likes a son she did not give birth to, but who grew up in front of her. Then why not her own blood? Its not as if she liked ML before the death of her husband, she always disliked him.
And if she likes her adopted son, why does ML's adoptive family hate him?
Its so weird, I don't understand his mother at all, they better give some context to it.

Exactly, or they could use cute animation to depict the scenes like How Dare You did or something like POJ did, ahh. Intro is important, its a first impression.
No this director shouldn't do directing as such. Even cute rom coms or melo drama needs to be of good quality. Like the director who directed When I fly towards you, and then directed Love Between Lines. Both excellent works.
Or the same screenwriter for Hidden Love and The First Frost.

In fact for me even budget isn't a issue, its possible if you have less budget. But this is a S+ drama? Also weird editing has nothing to do with budget, its just lazy work.
This director should consider change of career.

Petition to kill ML's mother NOW!

You and me are traumatized😂

Its a disaster. Many people who watched Princess Gambit first, though Meng Ziyi is the worst. I am not a fan of her either, but if you see Blossom (POJ director), she was not that bad there.
Even now people are criticizing Churan and especially ZLH's acting in X, its on the director, because they have had good dramas before.

Its like this director is hell bent on ruining people's careers.

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Exactly I hope that too. But she said in an interview, she likes doing modern dramas more, ahh.

ZLH got the chance of working with the best and the worst directors in the same year. Like what was I even expecting, this director directed The Princess Gambit ahh.
Whatever it is, I am still hooked into the plot, and we are in this together🤝

Yes and ZLH got confirmed months back, its the female lead they are not able to find. I am so scared. Actually currently I am glad some of the actresses I liked who were rumoured to be the part of Ci Tang rejected it or got rejected themselves. Thank God for that.
Churan's next with this director is just not Republican. Its actually kind of fantasy, its set in different eras- Historical, Republican, even Modern.

No question of dropping, honestly I will tell you, there is a difference between fact or an honest opinion, and something I like. I agree the drama has problems, but that doesn't stop me from liking it, I am hooked. Honestly there are plenty of dramas I have watched which people have trashed, even I know the drama has problems, but I have loved it. My taste sucks, and I am blind, I agree. I don't care, I will watch anything that I like, no rating or stupid director or controversy can stop me.

Yeahhh

Exactly😭
But our boy completed football in 2022, honestly I thought that was his last worldcup. The fact that he came, played and even the team got to the finals, is a big thing. That's our consolation.

My two cents