I enjoyed Mysterious Lotus Casebook that is why I was excited for this. Mind you I skipped all the romance scenes and I did the same in Judge Dee. Give me cases and fights. I love Ma Rong character she can fight and represents a “brawler” or gangster that’s on the line of don’t break the law too much. And she helped to solve cases she provided the 3 dices needed. I see the people that love romances scenes have an issue with the character 🙄. Give me strong women that don’t need to depend on the ML for everything. Even the Empress is giving boss energy. Love to see it. However, a romance is not needed by Ma Rong or Cao. What’s Cao purpose in following them? Is she just a love interest/ eye candy? It’s annoying! I’m watching because 2 years ago I watched the ML in “The Rebel Princess” and he was amazing!! His Character did what needed to be done.
Started the drama after randomly coming across the trailer and so glad that I did. So far, I'm really loving how they shape the story and all the historical details they include. I also find it refreshing that just because the main is genius, things don't come easy. He has his own doubts and gets in trouble as well, which adds a realistic touch based on the timeline the story is in.
Just finished the first 8 episodes… When i first saw di ren jie.., i thought why he looks so familiar… it turns out he was the ML of the rebel princess drama… i like him there, i like him here too..
And i might say Elaine Zhong finally takes a very suitable role for her? 😊 she looks good as an empress here.
Cao An.. there’s something about her role here.. she’s so full of mystery
after completing till ep 8 , i really can't wait for more episodes ....🥵🥵🥵 this drama is so perfect that its rating can even end at 9 like of mysterious lotus casebook ....
This drama had a frenzied start with the judge showing off his incredible memory and powers of observation. It foreshadowed the fact that justice will not always be served when it comes to the letter of the law. He's going to see the disconnect between revealing the truth and justice served. The second episode gave us more insight into the nature of his mind. His circle of support that has helped him to survive became more evident. And then there is a plunge into the nature of a great power struggle inside and an even larger mystery. As Dee comes closer to the greater truth more of his own personal history becomes evident. You feel the deeper emotional bond between that circle of his supporters. The tension is that the rational mind can deduce the facts but metaphysical explanations are more comforting or more soothing to the general populace.
I decided to give this one a try since I loved The Blood of Youth and on ep 22 so far. Absolutely not regretting giving it a try. I can see why people love this drama. The trio has good chemistry and Cheng Yi is amazing. You don't even need romance in this one, even though I did have tears in my eyes when Wan Main realized that he is Li Xiangyi. Interested to see in which direction it goes.
Overall enjoyed the drama after dropping it the first time, started again after few months, n it was worth it, the ending was the best part of all the pain we endure, making it the most satisfying ending of a xianxia drama I have watched so far.
I think to create a conclusive happy ending for cdrama need massive funds, bunch of geniuses in production team, a superhero director, and an alien writer. because it's ridiculously difficult.
not even half way thru yet but damn this drama is amazing. absolutely hooked from episode one. great chemistry between the leads and everyone just keeps you guessing, at the edge of your seat. love it.
Just completed this drama after such a long procrastination. Honestly it's one of better productions of 2023 and I really enjoyed it which actually changed my views of Cheng Yi. Previously the reason why I dragged on watching this drama is due to my impression of Cheng Yi's performances and repetitive characters after he gained fame from the pitiful ML in Love and Redemption... Li Lian Hua is definitely a character that gave him a different look to his usual works.
Story wise is rather well made and every character is distinctive which I enjoy the sly Li Lian Hua trying to con Di Fei Sheng when he lost some memories :)
Highly recommend to watch if you like mystery case solving and unexpected bromance!
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When i first saw di ren jie.., i thought why he looks so familiar… it turns out he was the ML of the rebel princess drama… i like him there, i like him here too..
And i might say Elaine Zhong finally takes a very suitable role for her? 😊 she looks good as an empress here.
Cao An.. there’s something about her role here.. she’s so full of mystery
this drama is so perfect that its rating can even end at 9 like of mysterious lotus casebook ....
i really like that FL, I like see her jobs
The beginning until the middle was good.
but after ep 20+ was a little slow and boring for me...
It is a good drama in its own genre aka melodrama...
I like it. Thank you.
Peace :)
Story wise is rather well made and every character is distinctive which I enjoy the sly Li Lian Hua trying to con Di Fei Sheng when he lost some memories :)
Highly recommend to watch if you like mystery case solving and unexpected bromance!