I watched Dong Lang Xue last night after discovering a list of role reversal dramas on MDL. Omigosh, it was wonderful despite the inaccuracies in English subtitling (watched it on Youtube).

What I liked:
1) Shen Yan characterisation - Omigosh, great strong female lead. She's intelligent and well-trained in martial arts. She doesn't need a man to save her. I also like that she is not a goody two shoes. She went ahead pursuing vengeance for her family - she didn't change her mind or took pity of the villain.
2) Chu Ning Yuan characterisation - A great contrast to female lead. Despite the age gap and power distance, he was respectful towards Shen Yan. I love that his playful side, which was not overly and openly done because he knew there was specific time and place for Shen Yan to lower her guard. However at times, his actions baffled me but I guess he had his reasons for self-hurting.
3) Acting - Wow, great acting by Qi Xia Xia, Jin Chao and Zhi Yue. I love their facial expressions whenever there was conflict.
4) Romance - Damn sensual love making scenes! The love bite, the blind, the kisses. Even small gestures like holding hands were delight to watch.
5) Plot - This is a revenge drama done well. Would love to see season 2 of Dong Lan Xue and a spin-off focusing on second female lead Shang Guan.

What I disliked:
1) Subtitle - I watched this drama on Youtube and the English subtitle is inaccurate in certain scenes. It affected my understanding of the villain's arc.
2) Platform - I couldn't find this drama on usual streaming apps. Such a shame because I would have liked to watched the intro & credit scenes and listen to the score.

Favourite scene:
When Chu Ning Yuan let Shen Yan to control their lovemaking.