Good series. Long series. 48 episodes. I highly recommend it if you're a history buff like me.
This is a historical piece so there is A LOT of dialogue and exposition. It is not only entertaining, but historical so I learned about the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms during the 10th century.
I recommend only watching two episodes per day. It is overwhelming with facts and dialogue.
For those that like Game of Thrones, this series could be for you. Dynasties rise and dynasties fall and it usually is at the expense of the noble women (e.g. Lady Chu), and the common people.
Y did they mess up ending after running all show succefuly 2nd ep was too messy & rushed that i was unable to keep pace & understans things ..like they tried to solve everything in 1 ep & whats the prob with qingqing ckt ... If she was supposed to be empress later then y did she showed tentrums to qiming/suyanqing whole show She keep rejecting him & later did same what he wanted Iam nog defending he got what he deserved ..bu he treated her with loyality qingqing behaviour was very incosistent
Visually- an extremely soothing,pleasure to watch. Its cinematography is top notch, one of the bests in recent times.
Story wise - I really wish they could explore the political storyline better.. The whole Lin'an arc was so enjoyable, even slow bits were'nt boring at all. But they lost me when the story shifted towards politics and so many things were happening at once without any proper explanations... It was like I'm watching a different drama. So many unrealistic events,plotholes,slow pace that can't be overlooked.
the production team and writer were really brave to produce this, this will not be everyone's cup of tea and for sure some tried to watch but get overwhelmed with how the characters were introduced especially for international viewers then drop it ('cause that's a lot of characters for the first few eps). only those who were committed to watch this type of genre will stick around. and it's worth it. it's so good! to that person who posted this on Facebook, thank you. This is a gem
I don’t really understand why she’s so angry with him in that scene. It’s around episode 17, when they’re talking about their future by the jetty. At first, they’re saying things like “I hope you find a good partner,” which already feels a bit emotional and tense, so it makes sense that it turns into an argument.
But then he opens up and explains his situation, that someone is trying to kill him, and that it’s basically a matter of either they die or he does. He’s not rejecting her, he’s being honest about the danger he’s in. When he asks her to give him a year, it actually sounds like he does want to be with her, but knows he can’t right now because he needs to deal with this first.
That’s why her reaction confuses me. To me, it feels like he’s expressing his feelings and asking her to wait, not pushing her away. I would’ve expected her to feel reassured or even hopeful, rather than angry. So I don’t quite get what she’s really upset about in that moment.
Am I the only one who felt that the female lead lost her charm a little after she became general? She's super…
Her character has shortcomings. Scriptwriters/directors could have put more effort to make her more coherent. She just took decisions on her own and in war with the responsibility of other's lives it comes across as arrogance and silliness. All the same is an excellent character for TXW and a great series.
Am I the only one who felt that the female lead lost her charm a little after she became general? She's super cute in the start but I felt she got a little carried away after she became a general, having a lot of pride. Also a little unrealistic because no matter how good you are in fighting, you need to have experience in planning war strategies to be a general. Tho I still enjoy the drama overall
This drama had the potential to be a masterpiece. The politics was messy and not as fleshed out as it should have been, and I blame the 40-episode cut-off. It would have been better if they had gone the route of Lost You Forever and Flourished Peony and made this a two-part drama.
I will give this drama some credit, though, the romance, cinematography, fight scenes (I wish there was more) and acting was well done, so for that reason alone, I'll rate it a 9.5.
I just finished ep 39. One thing I don't like about some dramas is how they're building up this upcoming battle for the throne and once it finally comes, the villain gets defeated in just a few minutes.
After the village arc the MAIN male character became a side character, main female character initially had a story as to how she was becoming a general but suddenly one fine episode she is a general how and when no idea. Last 10 episodes was very poorly written. Main focus should have been main couple, but their story was rushed . Preview of each episode in last 10 episodes had main couple scenes , everybody is tempted to watch those episodes but whatever of the main couple shown on preview only that much is shown in the episode , short scenes , nothing more than that. Rest of the episodes concentrated on side characters. Even the ending our leads deserved a proper ending , but it was rushed and non satisfactory. Even the alternative life main leads were not explored. So my question is were txw and zlh just a name sake main leads?
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Good series. Long series. 48 episodes. I highly recommend it if you're a history buff like me.
This is a historical piece so there is A LOT of dialogue and exposition. It is not only entertaining, but historical so I learned about the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms during the 10th century.
I recommend only watching two episodes per day. It is overwhelming with facts and dialogue.
I used https://www.cpophome.com/swords-into-plowshares-bai-yu-zhou-yutong/ episode recaps to help with understanding the episodes, and the names.
For those that like Game of Thrones, this series could be for you. Dynasties rise and dynasties fall and it usually is at the expense of the noble women (e.g. Lady Chu), and the common people.
2nd ep was too messy & rushed that i was unable to keep pace & understans things ..like they tried to solve everything in 1 ep
& whats the prob with qingqing ckt ... If she was supposed to be empress later then y did she showed tentrums to qiming/suyanqing whole show
She keep rejecting him & later did same what he wanted
Iam nog defending he got what he deserved ..bu he treated her with loyality qingqing behaviour was very incosistent
Story wise - I really wish they could explore the political storyline better.. The whole Lin'an arc was so enjoyable, even slow bits were'nt boring at all. But they lost me when the story shifted towards politics and so many things were happening at once without any proper explanations... It was like I'm watching a different drama. So many unrealistic events,plotholes,slow pace that can't be overlooked.
But then he opens up and explains his situation, that someone is trying to kill him, and that it’s basically a matter of either they die or he does. He’s not rejecting her, he’s being honest about the danger he’s in. When he asks her to give him a year, it actually sounds like he does want to be with her, but knows he can’t right now because he needs to deal with this first.
That’s why her reaction confuses me. To me, it feels like he’s expressing his feelings and asking her to wait, not pushing her away. I would’ve expected her to feel reassured or even hopeful, rather than angry. So I don’t quite get what she’s really upset about in that moment.
Makes me sad for what could've been with the second half.
I will give this drama some credit, though, the romance, cinematography, fight scenes (I wish there was more) and acting was well done, so for that reason alone, I'll rate it a 9.5.
So my question is were txw and zlh just a name sake main leads?