Am I the only one who hates flashbacks in dramas? I am hoping this drama will set the bar for republican era dramas…
OMG SAMEEEEE. I hate flashbacks, specially when they’ve known each other in the past, like ‘this saved this and they’ve liked each other since’ typa stuff😭 And I also REALLY LOVE Arsenal Military Academy. It’s still one of my favorites to this day. I wish I can watch it again for the first time🥹
Soooo, I just finished the first 5 episodes and I just wanna share my thoughts.
First of all, I didn’t really like the AI intro🥲. I skip the intros most of the time but I decided to watch it for Overdo because I waited so long for this😭 and I was kinda disappointed that it was AI generated😬
Next, I really love the cinematography, the outfits (I’m a sucker for this type of era cdramas), and the overall vibe. What I hated though was the camera angles😭. The unnecessary close ups and multiple different angles of IMPORTANT scenes ANNOYED me so much. Like WHY?! I don’t think those were necessary. They could’ve done just a few angles of the scene, why so much? It reminded me of the bollywood scenes because of them cuts and angles😭😭.
Next, I get how some of you can get confused but I understood the plot immediately in the first episode. Maybe because I’ve watched a lot of “political” and “historical” dramas that’s why I easily caught on. I just hated the fact that some scenes are so weirdly edited.
Lastly, I know that Zhang Linghe and Wang Churan are very good actors because I’ve seen some of their other dramas, but the editing of this drama made them seem bad, I hate it🤧🤧 Again, it’s so weirdly edited that it made them seem like they’re not seasoned actors at all They both look so good, and they’re both so good but that dmn editing😭😭
Anyways, even after all that, I’ll still watch it coz it’s THEM, and I waited so long for this. I just hope it gets better. And the cliffhanger on ep 5 is so 😒😒.
All I can say is, Zhang Linghe and Wang Churan are one of the most handsome and prettiest actor and actress in CDrama industry. I’d love to see more of them.
I loved this drama a lot. Everything was perfect for me, I don't care if you think otherwise. The ML and FL looks so good together, both pretty and handsome. I watched it in one sitting. I wish they had another drama together :((
I love all the characters and their acting was on point. I’m just a little disappointed with the overall story line. There was only a bit of romance and it was mostly angst. I finished it because Zhao Lusi’s in it but if she wasn’t, I would’ve dropped it a long time ago.
I always love seeing the Emperor and Consort Yue’s interactions or scenes coz of their little banter, and I can see their closeness and how they’re so comfortable with each other. Though, I feel so bad for Empress Xuan, I love her sm as well and I get sad when she looks at His Majesty and Consort Yue talking to each other. I love both Consort Yue and the Empress so much😭🫶🏻 I dunno why but in every drama I watch, I always lean on women more, I like women more. If I don’t like the fl, I won’t watch it. Women are just so amazing, they deserve everything. I aspire to become Consort Yue when I get older.
I know y’all hate Yuan Shen but I’m just relieved that he’s there to protect Niaoniao while LBY is away. I’m actually kinda glad that she has 3 people who likes her coz I always see on other dramas, it’s always the ml who has a lot of girls who likes them and that’s kinda unfair for me… that’s just me. I’m just glad that CSS has at least one of them to support her when LBY is away or when others are bullying her.
I agree with you, I also want to think he also did it more for CSS than his revenge, but I can't shake the feeling that his grudge is a little more than his love for CSS, for now, at least. I believe he will love CSS more in the future, but now, he's still thinking about the revenge. I also just watched the latest episodes, so I'll stick with mine :))
She's so innocent when it comes to feelings 😭😭😭🤧🤧 LBY would do the worst to her out of 3men
What?😭 what will happen? I wanna know yet I don’t. Can you give me like, a teeny tiny bit of spoiler? Give me a spoiler but make it lowkey please coz I don’t wanna get spoiled too much😭
I see we were all shocked(?) or a little sad to find out that Ling Buyi did the ‘revenge’ against the 8 officials mainly to get the scrolls that will help him avenge Gu City and little because of CSS. I was so happy when he was punishing the officials and I was laughing so much coz Shen Yuan was also there but didn’t do anything coz he also thought LBY was doing it all for CSS. I mean I’m happy that he’s avenging his city, his family and all that because that incident ruined him, ruined them, his family, and I won’t disregard the fact that he also did it for CSS, hence killing two birds with one stone. But, we all really thought that it was purely for CSS, I’m wondering what would CSS feel if she finds out about everything.
Your English is fine. We all feel you :DI was also duped by the trailer, thinking that it was CSS being chided…
I don’t usually like watching previews coz I don’t wanna get spoiled, I only watched the preview once, which is for EP37 coz the ending of EP36 made me feel uneasy, but watching the preview for EP37 made me feel more uneasy😭 I will never watch previews again lol.
So did LBY really beat up the 8 families because he was angry with SS after their little tiff? Would he have done…
He did it because of revenge against Marquis Yue(?) and for Gu City. CSS thought it was because of that, but I think he did that mostly to steal the scrolls in the Censorate and a little bit to avenge CSS. I'm looking forward at what CSS would feel when she finds out that everything LBY did for her, he's also doing for the revenge. Killing two birds with one stone.
Ep37's preview was so misleading coz I thought the empress got mad at CSS. They really know how to do their previews and it'll definitely make you look forward to the next upcoming episodes. Everything about this drama is so good. There might be some (or a lot) of red flags but it is still good nevertheless. Zhao Lusi is always so beautiful in every episode, I always find myself admiring her, especially because she's my favorite actress, but everyone else are also so beautiful and handsome. I always like seeing the Empress and Consort Yue. Everyone's acting is so good, they all look so good, their costumes are so good, it's just... perfect. This drama made me feel whole. I feel like this drama is the definition of "it hurts but it hurts so good" because they'll give us a scene where it hurts or sad or will make us angry and then they'll show us a heart warming seen later. I'm sorry for my English but I hope I expressed how I feel for this drama.
I've tried two other dramas this past week and dropped them. When there is writing this good, plot development…
That's why I'm not watching any other dramas while I'm waiting for the updates of LLTG coz LLTG made my standard so high I know I'll hate the other dramas if I try watching them.
First of all, I didn’t really like the AI intro🥲. I skip the intros most of the time but I decided to watch it for Overdo because I waited so long for this😭 and I was kinda disappointed that it was AI generated😬
Next, I really love the cinematography, the outfits (I’m a sucker for this type of era cdramas), and the overall vibe. What I hated though was the camera angles😭. The unnecessary close ups and multiple different angles of IMPORTANT scenes ANNOYED me so much. Like WHY?! I don’t think those were necessary. They could’ve done just a few angles of the scene, why so much? It reminded me of the bollywood scenes because of them cuts and angles😭😭.
Next, I get how some of you can get confused but I understood the plot immediately in the first episode. Maybe because I’ve watched a lot of “political” and “historical” dramas that’s why I easily caught on. I just hated the fact that some scenes are so weirdly edited.
Lastly, I know that Zhang Linghe and Wang Churan are very good actors because I’ve seen some of their other dramas, but the editing of this drama made them seem bad, I hate it🤧🤧 Again, it’s so weirdly edited that it made them seem like they’re not seasoned actors at all They both look so good, and they’re both so good but that dmn editing😭😭
Anyways, even after all that, I’ll still watch it coz it’s THEM, and I waited so long for this. I just hope it gets better. And the cliffhanger on ep 5 is so 😒😒.
All I can say is, Zhang Linghe and Wang Churan are one of the most handsome and prettiest actor and actress in CDrama industry. I’d love to see more of them.
Happy watching!!