Is it necessary to have an almost non-existent ML at best, incompetent and meek at the worst just to have a female-centric…
same thoughts! it's so backhanded, conveying the message that women can't be considered "strong" unless their partner is significantly incompetent. we can show feminism and women strength without weakening other people.
her recent dramas have been feeling lackluster and repetitive. both her characters and the shows' writing.
i feel like she's trying to branch out from idol romance to more serious works — and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that — but there are other genres i'm sure zi is capable of doing besides "strong businesswoman" (though they do say a lot about her values <3
since she does tend to portray "good" characters, i'd love to see her in a morally-gray or villain role, or more intense / thriller genre like the kdramas "the glory" and "flower of evil."
here's to hoping she gets better, more diverse scripts!
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4th aunt will soon be gone?? thank heavens! i was thinking about dropping if they're gonna drag her unreasonable drama, but if that's gonna wrap up then i'll continue
the original FL actress (yuan bingyan) was canceled because of tax evasion, and the drama was shelved for 2-3 years. they eventually casted hu yixuan for FL and re-shot/edited scenes
finally finished my rewatch! my opinions on this drama are almost the same as before.
this is a drama that gets better with each episode. i love how the focus isn't solely on our leads xuanji and sifeng; it makes the show more interesting. i also appreciate that they gave us good closure on all the characters. besides sifeng and xuanji, i adore teng she and i'm thankful towards the actor bai shu for portraying teng she to be so loveable.
the only major difference now that i've rewatched 5 years later is that i feel more empathetic towards xuanji. more specifically... i used to hate how she treated sifeng in the whole sifeng-is-actually-a-demon arc. now, i realize (from my understanding) she wasn't upset about him being a demon — she was upset that he lied to her about not being a demon.
LIED.
if we remember what happened to her original self, star of mosha / god of war, she was angry because king bailing lied to her. hence if we consider this characterization, it makes perfect sense for xuanji to be severely distraught over sifeng's lie. plus, even though she was upset and said/did hurtful things to him, she still held some trust and belief in him and always defended him when others spoke badly of him (this is a lot coming from someone who supposedly has no emotions!!)
of course xuanji is still at fault to a certain degree but it's not right to put the entire blame on her. we know very well that her words and actions during that time were mostly because of outside influence rather than personal choice, and sifeng still continued to lie to her after all, saying to just wait and he'll eventually explain everything. but even though the lies were out of love to protect her, what xuanji wanted most was simply for them to not hide secrets from each other anymore, so imagine how she felt when sifeng persisted.
see how xuanji was even mad at teng she in ep 53 because she knew he was lying about not wanting to be with her anymore? she just really despises liars. i do appreciate the writers for staying in line with her character.
anyway, rant over...!
i love this show, i love xuanji and sifeng, i love teng she. peak and satisfying ending! one of the best dramas ever made, honestly.
(ps. i wish yuan bingyan can make a comeback soon. she portrayed cute and badass well)
Who would suspect he's an undercover agent? 😱https://x.com/Lala_JCT/status/2058406294403313808"Stop, stop,…
!! this is a huge reason why i am okay with BEs.
i've seen dramas where one or both leads lost EVERYTHING — their home, people, and most importantly, family members — but it seems that the writers often think "well at least the leads still have each other" so they force a HE. one example i can name is "the double."
in reality, how do you even recover that? especially for someone like XQS... i can't imagine his character being okay in the end after losing all his people. (this is also why i loved LYF's "non tragic" ending even though XL made me cry and i didn't like the endgame)
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i feel like she's trying to branch out from idol romance to more serious works — and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that — but there are other genres i'm sure zi is capable of doing besides "strong businesswoman" (though they do say a lot about her values <3
since she does tend to portray "good" characters, i'd love to see her in a morally-gray or villain role, or more intense / thriller genre like the kdramas "the glory" and "flower of evil."
here's to hoping she gets better, more diverse scripts!
funny if someone added the tag just because of that. otherwise, it shouldn't even belong here
btw this is yuan bingyan's official IG account: @yuan_bingyan
https://www.instagram.com/yuan_bingyan?igsh=YmhoOXVnbmxxM2dx
the original FL actress (yuan bingyan) was canceled because of tax evasion, and the drama was shelved for 2-3 years. they eventually casted hu yixuan for FL and re-shot/edited scenes
this is a drama that gets better with each episode. i love how the focus isn't solely on our leads xuanji and sifeng; it makes the show more interesting. i also appreciate that they gave us good closure on all the characters. besides sifeng and xuanji, i adore teng she and i'm thankful towards the actor bai shu for portraying teng she to be so loveable.
the only major difference now that i've rewatched 5 years later is that i feel more empathetic towards xuanji. more specifically... i used to hate how she treated sifeng in the whole sifeng-is-actually-a-demon arc. now, i realize (from my understanding) she wasn't upset about him being a demon — she was upset that he lied to her about not being a demon.
LIED.
if we remember what happened to her original self, star of mosha / god of war, she was angry because king bailing lied to her. hence if we consider this characterization, it makes perfect sense for xuanji to be severely distraught over sifeng's lie. plus, even though she was upset and said/did hurtful things to him, she still held some trust and belief in him and always defended him when others spoke badly of him (this is a lot coming from someone who supposedly has no emotions!!)
of course xuanji is still at fault to a certain degree but it's not right to put the entire blame on her. we know very well that her words and actions during that time were mostly because of outside influence rather than personal choice, and sifeng still continued to lie to her after all, saying to just wait and he'll eventually explain everything. but even though the lies were out of love to protect her, what xuanji wanted most was simply for them to not hide secrets from each other anymore, so imagine how she felt when sifeng persisted.
see how xuanji was even mad at teng she in ep 53 because she knew he was lying about not wanting to be with her anymore? she just really despises liars. i do appreciate the writers for staying in line with her character.
anyway, rant over...!
i love this show, i love xuanji and sifeng, i love teng she. peak and satisfying ending! one of the best dramas ever made, honestly.
(ps. i wish yuan bingyan can make a comeback soon. she portrayed cute and badass well)
i've seen dramas where one or both leads lost EVERYTHING — their home, people, and most importantly, family members — but it seems that the writers often think "well at least the leads still have each other" so they force a HE. one example i can name is "the double."
in reality, how do you even recover that? especially for someone like XQS... i can't imagine his character being okay in the end after losing all his people. (this is also why i loved LYF's "non tragic" ending even though XL made me cry and i didn't like the endgame)