She was winning because of the help she received. It wasn't solely because she's smart or a "legacy" lawyer.…
She won because the screenwriters wanted her to win it all. Fine, they can do what they want, but due to that, there was no suspense in the drama. No stakes once you find out she is perfect.
A lot of people said the “second couple” ruined their experience watching Pursuit of Jade, but let’s be…
Yes! Looking at it, it was really on theme regarding being able to stand on your own as a girl. The 2FL could have easily let go and become an empress. But she was always in pursuit of her son's happiness and freedom and fought like crazy for it.
To be honest, I do agree with you to some extent that the drama sometimes gave more “romantic-type” moments…
I can agree that the 2nd couple had more bed scenes, but to me it was because the 2FL was trapped and abused. And these scenes never felt genuine to me, the 2FL was always acting. The 1st couple could develop their relationship on many other levels. But yeah, I'm also a fool for romantic scenes, so I always wish there were more haha
But this is the fact , 2nd couple was indeed promoted on main couples popularity. In which drama have you seen…
Yup, I feel the same. I mean maybe some people can look past the toxicness and see this couple in a romantic light, hell, I've done that in my life as well. But if you think about it just a bit, it becomes clear that this relationship was anything but romantic. Yes, the 2FL acted as if she was in love to fool the 2ML, but is seems that she fooled a lot of the viewers as well. Maybe she had a dose of fondness towards him and attraction, but she was mainly frightened and fighting for her life.
But this is the fact , 2nd couple was indeed promoted on main couples popularity. In which drama have you seen…
How does the 2nd couple have more romance. They are together for like 10 eps at most. Maybe they have more bed scenes, but it's cause the 2fl is being used and it's hardly romantic. But overall they have way less screen time.
Regarding the pacing of this drama - yeah it could have been better, but they had 40 eps (the ban has not yet been lifted at the time of filming) and probably limited budget. With all that, they still did an incredible job. There took shortcuts with many plotlines, but all pretty intentional and well done, especially when compared to some other cdramas (I'm looking at you, A Journey to Love ep 34-40). They were not an after thought. Also I see that people are split into two camps, as you either a) feel like there are not enough romance scenes b) feel like this show could have used more fight scenes. This somehow makes me feel that they made a good enough compromise haha. Yeah, I could have used more character development. But to be frank, I enjoyed visuals and chemistry enough to look past that. Personally, the part I loved the most about this drama are the reunions and big reveals. There were so many, but I cried almost every time. It is an art to make the viewers love and care about the characters, and then to make those big scenes so touching and heartfelt. Zhu Yu really stands out from other dramas, and I feel that it is a step up from Blossom, which I also enjoyed. So I hope the director keeps up the good work.
I am a firm believer of criticizing a drama if you see fit. But this whole "the show promotes 2nd couple on the popularity of 1st couple" conflict is beyond my comprehension. The 2nd couple had very little time, and the 2FL was always, ALWAYS, putting her son's and her own freedom above any romance, especially this toxic. They might have romanticized the 2nd couple too much at times, yes, (it definitely would not be this 'romantic' had the 2ML been less attractive) but I wouldn't say they were treated better, or promoted more than the 1st couple. Back in my days, we had fights among different drama fandoms. Or maybe fights among different ships concerning the same leads. But now we get fights among two seperate couples in the same drama? What happened?
I need someone to fact check. I heard that starting from now, actors playing in BL or borderline bromance, can…
Avenuex, a cdrama reviewer on youtube, theoritized that the BL censorship is due to the fans going nuts over those dramas, creating endless controversies and fan wars. Re: Untamed, where the actors' can't be seen together anymore after the fanwars. Seems like chinese government wants to avoid this crazyness.
I really liked it, it got better and better, kept being engaging even through the plotholes and simplifications, especially in the second half. I only wish that the sleazy bastard at the financial inspection office got kicked out.
The 1st couple could develop their relationship on many other levels. But yeah, I'm also a fool for romantic scenes, so I always wish there were more haha
a) feel like there are not enough romance scenes
b) feel like this show could have used more fight scenes.
This somehow makes me feel that they made a good enough compromise haha.
Yeah, I could have used more character development. But to be frank, I enjoyed visuals and chemistry enough to look past that.
Personally, the part I loved the most about this drama are the reunions and big reveals. There were so many, but I cried almost every time. It is an art to make the viewers love and care about the characters, and then to make those big scenes so touching and heartfelt. Zhu Yu really stands out from other dramas, and I feel that it is a step up from Blossom, which I also enjoyed. So I hope the director keeps up the good work.
Back in my days, we had fights among different drama fandoms. Or maybe fights among different ships concerning the same leads. But now we get fights among two seperate couples in the same drama? What happened?