Strong & Independent FL
Just finished- here are my take aways- NO SPOILERSFL character is strong willed and can take care of herself but she is not cold, which I found very refreshing.
The story is well developed but I think they could have wrapped up the whole story and closed the series out- going into second season with a different cast wont carry the same dynamic .
The romance development kept me in suspense for too long! I almost got annoyed by it. LOL
I completed this but have to admit that I fast forwarded! No rewatch value unless I need a refresher for season 2.
mmmk byeeeee
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Awful storyline
I'm being generous rating this series overall 3Edit extra : especially eps 49, the most non-sensical thing happens, Xiu Li with below 30 fighters won the war against few hundreds of fighter LMFAO WTF
Initially, I was a bit sceptical about all the ratings and reviews here, especially regarding the plot. However, after watching 45 episodes, I completely agree with the reviews - this series has an awful and nonsensical plot
The lead actress is also completely miscast as a "good person," and it's utterly absurd how a lowly servant can be so disrespectful to their former master, and so on
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Overall this is an excellent drama that made ONE fatal mistake, it killed everyone's good hopes & dreams...Excellent script that barely needed a fancy soundtrack to make up for any bad lines as they were all superb, great casting and acting, good pace with loads of action and enough quiet moments to digest the whole 58 episodes. The director did an amazing job at staging the never ending hope and fighting for a greater cause beliefs thru such a strong-headed female lead balanced by a more unbiased force that was the male lead always working behind the scenes.
However, the choices made for the last episode (without any certain plans for a second season) completely undermined the good hope feelings this incredible story had created throughout its 57 episodes journey. Episode 58 completely annihilated everyone's good hopes & dreams as YWY was the last hope for better times ahead just like it was expressed by the 13th prince of Great Wei YS on this last episode.
I believe this was meant to be a story of hope and survival of the less fortunate, not just romance. So simply not having them end up together would have sufficed and contributed more to propagating the core beliefs of the story as established in the original novel.
This drama is technically excellent so I give it a 10, it's just a shame that it's not memorable...
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This drama is very modern in spite of the time it takes place. Chu Qiao is cute, smart, skilled and fits perfectly with Yuwen Yue but got lost due to the manipulative Yan Xun for whom she left Yuwen Yue who loves her. She is respected among the military and the general, she has gained her respect with her quality in fighting, she is definitely a leader!! However Yan Xun has betrayed her and she arrived too late to save the love of her life, I really hope we will get a sequel soon, otherwise it is so unfair. The novel is continuing the story so should the producers after this excellent drama! Was this review helpful to you?
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love the two main characters A'chu and yuwen they have nice harmony and chemistry between them
cool music and the settings
the plot didn't have much complexity and nice fighting skills .....
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The title should be: The corrupt royal family featuring the FL
From all the promotion to the first episode everything seen to said that the FL (female Lead) was going to be some badass that fighted the rich to save the poor or she was going to be this revengeful warrior but no I am half though the series the only purpose of the FL is to be a love interest for the other MC (main characters) nothing more, she so un relevant the she could literally be removed from the series and the plot will have the same progress, to add to the unimportance of the FL her screentime is the same as any othe support character and the only times you actually see her she is either having some "romantic" interaction with the ML or having kung fu flashbacks while training but dont know for what bc everytime she get into a fight she is always saved by someone else and the other times that you expect her to fight or do something of relevance she does nothing. Well she actually do something important but is is 20 episode in the series when the typical FL have already met the emperor or something.The only reason a I watched was for Zhao Liying which I think was awesome just like the other actors
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Messy plot line and romance
I wish I could give it a higher rating, but I just can't. It started off promising, but then the story turned into a complete mess of bad story arc choices and pacing, with irrelevant side characters given way too much screen time at the expense of main characters. I could not stomach finishing this drama. I love the actors especially zanilla, I have seen her in other dramas and she never disappoints.The romance was... messy which was my biggest issue and the story just became ridiculous with introduction of characters that had no bearing for the story basically fillers which is probably why the show is 67 episodes. I never felt the romance between Prince of Yan and Xinger. I know he loved her but their romance was just not streamlined and no real evidence of Xinger liking him beyond being comrades. I think this show had great potential if it had been developed well. I lost the plot and just dropped it.
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Overall i have to watch this series with the English Subtitles so there is some parts of the story i probably didn't get. I am learning Chinese but some things have gone over my head. Over all this Show was one of the best ones I have seen. The cast has one of my favorite actresses in it (Zhao Liying). She is the female lead that plays Achu/Xiang/Jing6.
It starts with Chu Qiao fighting an enemy and falling off a cliff, because she fell into the water she gets a head injury that causes her to lose her memory having no real clue who she is.
She is found and becomes a human target being chased in the middle of a dessert, she is the only slave that survives this hunt.
She is saved by two of the most handsomest men on earth. One is Yan Xun (Shawn Dao) and the other is Yuwen Yue (Kenny Lin). Unbeknownst to her she is made an iron slave in Yuwen Yue's Manor,(his family is actually a enemy of Chu Xiao's family).
There are quite a turn of evens as Jing 6 meets up with her lost siblings (still doesn't really know them or recoginize them. Just in fragments of memories) . She tries her best to stay out of trouble but unfortunately no matter where this girl goes trouble seems to find her.
I do like Yan Xun and the relationship he has with Jing6 (Xiang) when she becomes Yuwen Yue's Silver Bell's Slave. But the relationship between Yuwen Yue and Xiang is my favorite. Yuwen Yue is nicked name Ice, because his demeanor is icy cold. But you can tell he truly loves Xiang and does everything in his power to protect her. Why she stayed with Yan Xun is beyond me. He becomes very dark and brutal (well after what the emperor does to his family who wouldn't be)
I was reading about the end, and it does leave alot of open questions.
It is sad that the end of the show Yuwen Yue is shot in the heart with one of Yan Xun's arrows. He falls into the water and AChu jumps in after him. I assume he dies, and you would think that Achu dies as well but actually the Wintry force that her mother had given her becomes activated and you see her tattooed flower come to life.
She opens her eyes just before the rolling credits, probably making half the world's population think there might be a sequel. To my understanding there is no sequel.
But if you haven't watched this yet, watch it. Even though there is quite alot of violence i love the story line behind it. I actually had a soft spot for Yuwen Yue. If you watch it let me know what you think.
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