This drama is intriguing. The actors are wonderful. The fighting scenes are authentic. For once, we have a badass female lead whom I enjoy watching. There are moments of love and compassion, at the same time, beat the shit out of the self-righteous nonsense. This drama is addictive. I binged watched from episodes 1 to 36. Now, I'm waiting for new episodes everyday. In the beginning, I wasn't paying much attention because it was rather slow, and the cut of the drama confused me. However, as I continued, it became very interesting and funny with a straight face. It is ironic to see the supposedly "good" people doing the bad things, and the "bad" people doing the good things as in this drama. I love the badassness of the female lead. I also love the power the son of the evil king wields - with one thrust of his hand, he is able to send one into oblivion, or arrives at his destination in a whiff.
@chinesedramafan: Not sure what you mean. The actresses look good. Thought they all have non-arched brows....
They do look good. It seems the straight eyebrows style is more favored in the Chinese fashion (especially in historical movies/dramas) when compared with the western fashion. That's why when I watch this drama (Hao Lan), I find the actresses have more arc eyebrows compared to other Chinese dramas.
Haha, happened to me too, the addictiveness. There's another addictive one for you - if you haven't started with…
You're right. There are various versions with different cut. I'm watching it mainly on Youtube but it's not been subbed yet. Someone also suggested http://dramas.biz/cn190128b/. This website includes various versions. Again, none of the versions has been subbed as far as I can tell. It can be quite confusing (to me) to watch if you don't understand Chinese because of the way it's been cut. However, you'll get the hang of it rather quickly.
This show is so damn addicting...I wasn't expecting this at all!!! I wanted to have a "side show" to watch while…
Haha, happened to me too, the addictiveness. There's another addictive one for you - if you haven't started with "The Legends", you should. I'm now glued to these 2 dramas, waiting for the new episodes everyday. Damn! I need a life :D
I hated the 5th prince initially but now I'm feeling sorry for him, having committed the greatest error based on false information. My heart is out for him to redeem himself.
This drama is so serious, and yet super funny. I don't even know how to describe it. Everybody looks very serious as they hardly smile. But then their conversations and actions are out of expectation and subtly funny making the whole thing delightful. It is the small little details that make me laugh and keep me watching. If you are thinking whether you should start watching it, I would strongly recommend YES, you should. It's a wonderful drama! I'm really enjoying it.
Started this drama a few weeks ago. After 4 episodes, I stopped temporary because I was distracted by other dramas. Came to this one again when the others ended, or waiting for new episodes. Didn't realize what I have been missing. This is such a good, intriguing drama. Glad I came back to it again. It is serious, and yet also funny, especially for Lu Zhao Yao and Qin Zhi Yan - their opposite characters make this drama so interesting and super funny. I really enjoy watching it and don't know how many times I have laughed out loud. It is not stupid type of funny, but serious type of funny. This drama is such a delight.
The wedding scene is epic. The wedding gowns for both groom and bride were out-of-this-world, so beautiful and elegant. Having said that, 5th Prince is such a bastard, wedded 2 women on the same day. Feel like slapping him.
Love the character of Princess Yong Ning, so open, playful and innocent, unlike many of the princesses in other dramas, spoiled, scheming, cruel, selfish, and arrogant.
I don't understand why this drama was being rated so highly. It was supposed to be a rom-com but ended up being…
I feel the same way. Dong Fang Shi died because he tried to save the woman he loved but who didn't love him. This act alone made him more humane than the ML. Had BuQi disappeared into oblivion, maybe fewer people would have gotten killed. If Chen Yu hadn't died falling into the well/pit, then maybe Xiao Yi Feng hadn't died too. In the end, the ML and FL were both happily ever after, at the expense of everybody else. Sucks!
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This drama is addictive. I binged watched from episodes 1 to 36. Now, I'm waiting for new episodes everyday. In the beginning, I wasn't paying much attention because it was rather slow, and the cut of the drama confused me. However, as I continued, it became very interesting and funny with a straight face.
It is ironic to see the supposedly "good" people doing the bad things, and the "bad" people doing the good things as in this drama. I love the badassness of the female lead. I also love the power the son of the evil king wields - with one thrust of his hand, he is able to send one into oblivion, or arrives at his destination in a whiff.