So I've reached episode 35 and will pause until all episodes are out on viki. I assume a lot won't change in the last 5 episodes to change what i feel about it so far. It's overall a good show. Slow burn yet intriguing. There are a few very slow uneventful episodes but rest are all rolling with masterminding big games. There are plot conveniences here and there and a magical healing situation which is by habit as a long-time drama watcher standard to me.
I love yeli, queen dowager and consort dowager, these 3 characters. They're very interesting and uncommon characters. Yeli is such a strong character with psychological vulnerabilities. Neither queen or consort dowager is one dimensional or like characters I've seen before.
The chemistry of the main leads is great. It's sweet and realistic.
Now about Mo Xiu Yao, the character I'm most disappointed in. He started as a very interesting character. His distrust towards yeli was fully justified. Their relationship had a good going arc till the divorce plot, which i think was inserted as a transition to fully explore yeli's condition and the whatsitcalled place's reality revelation. I wish they chose another way. It ruined Mo Xiu Yao's credibility as a dependable partner. No matter how hurt he was, he already had an idea by then that yeli has hallucinations as a result of loneliness. He even helped her in that as much as he could. But then he still did that. His was becoming a bit fickle character in terms of a dependable husband in little signs, but i could've let it go. But after the last straw, if yeli was my sister or friend, I'd have advised her to break up with him. He's into into the repeat offender red flag territory.
Ya this guy doesn't deserve her. Pls go with that little kid, babe. He's more mature, dependable and trustworthy than your 24×7 butthurt husband. But she'll surely forgive this unreliable, selfish a$$ again and smilingly go back with him. And his crying in the corner and grey hair don't mean shit. I got grey hairs overnight during a typhoid spell and i cried abt it. Didn't even hurt anyone to deserve that.
Ps and the scene after his hair turns white overnight and everyone's flabber is gasted on seeing it and he walks to get his wife back in slow motion grandeur with emo crescendo bgm... what a heroic feat he's going for!
This show has idaresay unique characters and storylines but im gonna say this: mo xiu yao has that almost ubiquitous problematic ml trope trait in his character. Guy is unhesitantly hurting yeli ever time she does something that worries or displeases him even after her repeatedly showing how much she loves and cares for him. He doesn't 100% trust her. He also shows his care and concern for her but that doesn't give him the right to hurt her. And i know irl when people are angry and hurt they say hurtful things. But here he does this like periodically and always without a consequence. For some time he's good to her then bam something hurtful. And she's the one convincing him those times without him ever saying sorry. Like seriously? Why this imbalance?
Yes. But she was selective about it and not ruthless enough for my gratification. If it were me whose mum got…
Agree. It wasn't satisfying to me either but seems fit to her character. My issue was the husband did take care of them rightly but we didn't get to see it. Just telling us what was done ☹
Dude be like: yeli you went to the temple for 3-4 days without telling me and i didn't say anything. Me: naw man... she asked u to go with cos noone else was but u were buzy and then u threw a 5 km tantrum upon finding. So like go find a real harp to be on.
Ps his frustration in this scene is justified tho. Just don't bring up this closed loop.
The dude was getting sweet and caring with wife and then suddenly slips into "im tha man" complex in like if u don't wanna be with a cripple u can walk and what makes u think u r better than imperial doctors blah blah... like whaaa?!! And the effort is so continually one-sided. I know she owes him her life and he got trauma and scars butstill man. The girl was like herself living in the pit of misery and trying to fight on and help hubby. So like im not very pleased with this arrangement. At least so far.
I've finally started bc it'll take 6 more days to finish on viki and i am already 185 waiting for it. And this is giving ming lang a little bit. And i loved that show. So im so excited. Also lulu 💖
I love yeli, queen dowager and consort dowager, these 3 characters. They're very interesting and uncommon characters. Yeli is such a strong character with psychological vulnerabilities. Neither queen or consort dowager is one dimensional or like characters I've seen before.
The chemistry of the main leads is great. It's sweet and realistic.
Now about Mo Xiu Yao, the character I'm most disappointed in. He started as a very interesting character. His distrust towards yeli was fully justified. Their relationship had a good going arc till the divorce plot, which i think was inserted as a transition to fully explore yeli's condition and the whatsitcalled place's reality revelation. I wish they chose another way. It ruined Mo Xiu Yao's credibility as a dependable partner. No matter how hurt he was, he already had an idea by then that yeli has hallucinations as a result of loneliness. He even helped her in that as much as he could. But then he still did that. His was becoming a bit fickle character in terms of a dependable husband in little signs, but i could've let it go. But after the last straw, if yeli was my sister or friend, I'd have advised her to break up with him. He's into into the repeat offender red flag territory.
Me: 🤣🤣🤣
Ps and the scene after his hair turns white overnight and everyone's flabber is gasted on seeing it and he walks to get his wife back in slow motion grandeur with emo crescendo bgm... what a heroic feat he's going for!
Me: naw man... she asked u to go with cos noone else was but u were buzy and then u threw a 5 km tantrum upon finding. So like go find a real harp to be on.
Ps his frustration in this scene is justified tho. Just don't bring up this closed loop.