Just finished reading the novel. And wow. Im actually really excited for the drama version (even knowing itll cut most characters and a lot of plot because theres a lot going on tbe novel)
not to be a hater but tbh I'm thinking that the costume and hair departments in eternal faith has a grudge because what is this? 😬 my barbies had better quality hair.
After watching all the eps(all 40) I didnot get the ending. They ended the life story and switched to the next…
in the novel, the writer has a bunch of side stories. throughout the show they've incorporated most of them into the drama, and the last 30 min of ep 40 is basically the last extra drama the author wrote. kind of disappointing that a lot of the main story got cut to include the extra story plots and context... but for the most part they did stay very true to the book.
I think the best change they made between the novel and the drama is that they made XZ/YZ good with kids. Because drama XZ is nice and likes kids and is good with interacting with them and being kind to them. Meanwhile novel XZ is like... oh there's a child there.
Spoilers ahead on leaked episodes so if you don't want to know...
I will admit some concern around episod 27-28 about how they are going to wrap up the story lines because getting everything together in the last 13 episodes would be a challenge.
I have to say that I was right to expect it. Let's just say episode 31-32, still doesn't move forward much, then 33-38 was, in my opinion, amazing, and then 39-40 just speed ran through the remaining plot points. I'm not going to say that I thought it was the best way they could have executed it, but I still found it to be a very good show.
I'm rereading chasing jade now, and of course, I think the novel was phenominal and there are a lot of plot points that the show doesn't address or pieces that are just not included. However, the show has it's own charm that I love. I think the novel did the political situation, the family dynamics, and the fighting much better. But I do think the show did an amazing job with the romance. Honestly I think all the relationships (princess/scholar; shopkeepr/crownprince; ML/FL) were beautiful and the actors had amazing chemistry.
I really did love it, and it is absolutely a 10/10.
I'm definitely going to rewatch as the episodes upload normally on iqiyi because the pirate sites had the worst translations, but still loved it.
I did also consider that loving it is easier when you just binge it, because you have less time to obsess over what wasn't addressed. But either way, I was happy watching!
I remember when I first watched ZLH in Maiden Holmes and he was still unknown and I thought to myself, this is truly the best kiss scene I've ever seen. And four years later, he still is the best ML in kiss scenes.
this was a great episode and i loved every minute, but i'm also really concerned how slowly this is going. We are already at ep 27. there are only 13 eps left to get through everything (and the novel had a lot of plot to go through) and so far they've kept pretty consistent to the novel minus some characters and less important parts. So I'm really worried how they'll speedrun the last 10 eps. Hope my worries are for nothing.
i've literally been rewatching this over and over while waiting for the next episodes and waking up at 4:00 a.m. for the past 3 days to watch the new episodes. ðŸ˜
It's just the mess of Xie Zheng's own making. It's as simple as that. He knew very well that how Fan Changyu is…
She still drugged her husband. Whether you want to say it's for love or not, it's still a big deal. Loving someone doesn't excuse drugging them. If he drugged her to keep her safe would we find that excusable? I don't think I would! Her rationale doesn't matter. And how could he expect or anticipate that she would drug him? He absolutely should get told off for lying to her, but she should also get told off for drugging him regardless of his identity.
Listen, I agree she did incredibly well in thhis fight against the opposing general. But even if she hadn't taken the marquis's place, she still DRUGGED her husband. Yes her husband lied to her. SHE DRUGGED HIM!! That's not okay. I hope it gets addressed and it's not brushed over like the military punishment.
kind of disappointing that a lot of the main story got cut to include the extra story plots and context... but for the most part they did stay very true to the book.
I will admit some concern around episod 27-28 about how they are going to wrap up the story lines because getting everything together in the last 13 episodes would be a challenge.
I have to say that I was right to expect it. Let's just say episode 31-32, still doesn't move forward much, then 33-38 was, in my opinion, amazing, and then 39-40 just speed ran through the remaining plot points. I'm not going to say that I thought it was the best way they could have executed it, but I still found it to be a very good show.
I'm rereading chasing jade now, and of course, I think the novel was phenominal and there are a lot of plot points that the show doesn't address or pieces that are just not included. However, the show has it's own charm that I love. I think the novel did the political situation, the family dynamics, and the fighting much better. But I do think the show did an amazing job with the romance. Honestly I think all the relationships (princess/scholar; shopkeepr/crownprince; ML/FL) were beautiful and the actors had amazing chemistry.
I really did love it, and it is absolutely a 10/10.
I'm definitely going to rewatch as the episodes upload normally on iqiyi because the pirate sites had the worst translations, but still loved it.
I did also consider that loving it is easier when you just binge it, because you have less time to obsess over what wasn't addressed. But either way, I was happy watching!
He absolutely should get told off for lying to her, but she should also get told off for drugging him regardless of his identity.