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My Lady General chinese drama review
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My Lady General
1 people found this review helpful
by puwupy
Sep 6, 2024
23 of 23 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 10.0

An unexpectedly fun drama

This drama has an interesting premise: the female general Wei Lin is looking for clues to redeem the late Crown Prince, but during her mission she ends up marrying Gu Mingzhu, whose family is involved with the case. She doesn't know, however, that the man she marries is actually Jiang Juan, leader of the Ling Pavilion, who has his own reasons to disguise himself and infiltrate Wei Lin's home.

I was a little skeptical at this premise at first, since the episodes are short (if we don't count the opening and ending themes, all the episodes together amount to a little more than three hours), but the plot flows nicely and gets to its resolution without becoming too complicated in the meantime. I don't recommend expecting anything too refined (there were multiple moments when I had to forcibly suspend my disbelief at how certain events were unfolding), but for a short drama it works.
Rather than being dramatic and with an overly serious tone, this drama is actually more fun than anything else. From General Wei's attempts to adjust to a life with her new husband, to Jiang Juan trying all sorts of tricks and schemes to get closer to his wife. Not to mention all the secondary characters! Every episode felt lively and irresistible, I ended up binge-watching the whole drama in the span of a few hours.

The chemistry between the two main characters is great. I've never seen these two before, but I will definitely be looking forward to any new productions including them. They managed to make the love story believable and charming, and it was very satisfying to see their dynamic: a strong female hero who is actually believable as a general, and a sick male anti-hero who acts all sweet and clingy.

Definitely worth watching: it's fun, it doesn't have any unnecessary drama, and the actors did a great job from start to finish.
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