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Has anyone noticed, ever since Haishi became a consort to the emperor, she and Fang Jianming touch a lot more...

I'm going to give both Luoyang and Luo Yunxi's new show a try! If we end up meeting on those pages, it will be great fun!

I have to pass up on knowing this character, unfortunately. I'm still regretting my decision to watch AOL because everyone said Runyu is a good character to watch.

Youdu was a real bland potato though,no? He had no spice, just a cardboard ideal man. I get bored with those characters too. I want flaws and personality and emotions...too much to ask sometimes, apparently!

lmao! He just walks around making everyone feel bad about themselves, huh?

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We really shouldn't laugh but it's really in-your-face, isn't it?

I try not to be too critical, either. Because at the end of the day, I watch shows to enjoy them but sometimes you just have to! I mean they are spending so much money on these projects. We owe it to their effort to take them a little seriously, right? They deserve fair feedback and all that.

Well, I think we can write this iteration down as a failure. lol

Yes, I kind of feel bad for criticizing the actors because they sort of are trying and they are hitting their marks but it's just not enough sometimes? I mean they are good enough for the show to remain a good and engaging show. They're not ruining it but I keep imagining with better casting choices, this show could have been a true masterpiece. Because as you said it is character driven, if it had those characters performed to perfection, it would become a very memorable show for sure.
I still like it of course, or I wouldn't watch it but could be better. Realistically better. Like nothing is perfect but this could be better.

Hahaha! I wasn't planning to watch it either. I don't know why but I somehow developed this very negative mindset about it since the first time I heard about it!

I think amongst all the master love interests that I have watched and read, my favorites are definitely Zhousheng Chen and Chu Wanning. I can't settle for less anymore!

Oooooh! Well, I haven't watched that! lol

I've heard so many good things about it...this is the second time that show is coming up... I think it has to be my next watch!

Maybe it's that too. I'm not really a fan either.

Ok, excuse my ignorance but who is Bai Zihua?

To be fair, and I saw someone mention this in a comment here, this show is definitely not about representing healthy couples. That's why I think a happy ending doesn't make sense for this. It's about flawed characters ruining their own and other's lives. So I don't mind how bad fjm is to haishi on a story level but also he just doesn't have enough charm to be interesting despite that. He has moments where i like him but overall, it's just not doing it for me.

I have to agree. I look at the male leads I have liked in various shows and they are usually the ones who show emotions and have some sort of complexity. I feel like jfm was supposed to be like this too but he didn't pan out. At least not for me, not yet.

It's a really good show,imo.

Yes, the characters are not really meant to be relatable or lovable. It's interesting, especially since a lot of conversation is raised about whether all characters should be likable or not.

I have to respectfully disagree with you. I think the chemistry is very off and both male leads lack a depth of performance. I think the lacking passion is definitely a byproduct of the acting issues.
As for romance, this story is not actually a romance but a historical fiction, so although there is romance, it's actually not a main concern of the plot. Unfortunately, a lot of viewers who cane into this expecting romance were disappointed but really the story is fun to watch if you lower that expectation.