Secret of Three Kingdoms

A Full-Scale Political and Emotional Epic

I really enjoyed this drama. It is a well-cast and well-executed production, from the main plot to the subplots, and from major to minor characters—each showing psychological depth and layered dynamics with character growth and intention. It has everything Chinese dramas used to offer before they became overly swanky and glitzy with an idol-driven focus. There’s a well-balanced blend of themes, from romance to politics, drama to history. This is a true epic journey of self-discovery, responsibility, and love; of blurred lines between enemies and friends; of political intrigue and backlash; and of a war-torn mind and kingdom during a turbulent era, where leaders struggle between old ambitions and change—between establishing peace and unity or preserving family heritage and power, all while discovering what truly matters in life. The only drawback is its length—54 episodes—which can be demanding and makes it a real commitment. Still, it’s one I’m glad I made, even if it took me quite a while to finish.

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To be honest, the only reason I want to watch this drama is only because of Ma Tian Yu and Elvis Han. They're such an eye candy and really pleasing to watch lol. The only reason why I stayed until episode 28 is because of Sima Yi aka Zhong Da(Elvis Han's character). And the only reason I dropped this drama after 28 episode is because of Liu Ping aka Emperor(Ma Tian Yu's character).

The story is interesting but sadly the hero ruined it for me. Even after watching that many episodes, I still held some hope that the emperor will become more ruthless and just don't trust other people blindly but after reaching episode 28, I just lose all hope. I get that this drama wants to portray an emperor that is kind and benevolent. But Liu Ping is just plain dumb. He's so reckless and always puts people around him at risk. Sima Yi always end up cleaning his mess because Liu Ping isn't clever at all.

I actually loved the empress in the beginning, she's ruthless and very driven towards her goal. But after some times, she just let the emperor do anything he wants.

As for Sima Yi, I think he deserve to be the actual hero in this drama. I'm astonished by his cleverness. He always planned everything ahead. He's the only reason why the emperor and the empress still managed to fooled the others. If only this drama is about Sima Yi, I would've 100% love it to death. Elvis Han really nailed his mischievous smirk, I swooned too much while watching him.

Although I dropped this drama at episode 28, I skimmed through until episode 40 and I watched the last episode too. The ending baffled me and I'm quiet glad that I dropped this early. Although I love Sima Yi very much, I can't stand to watch another episode of the emperor being stupid and reckless again.

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I was excited to watch this series as it has great reviews and high score feedback. However I had a hard time finishing it. I pushed myself to finish it but I really couldn't do it. The show has a great plot which is obviously inspired from The Man Behind The Iron Mask. However this series lacks the execution of the intrigue and drama. The flow is too slow and the cast are all boringly portraying their characters. The empress looked too old for the emperor who only has two facial expressions. And the emperor looked looked like a twelve year old choir boy who had one facial expression the entire show. None of the women here are exciting. They are too bland. The only great thing in this series is Elvis Han. I guess he portrayed his character well.

I'm sorry but I was really bored watching this show. Not great at all. I wouldn't recommend it.

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É ok. Esperava mais.

Antes de começar, preciso salientar alguns pontos que pesaram minha avaliação: assisti a esse drama junto com outros dois, o que no fim não foi boa ideia. É um drama mais longo do que os que costumo assistir, não estou acostumada, e por isso, pausei ele perto do final. Tudo isso contribuiu para uma experiência não tão boa, imagino.... Bom, vamos lá!

Pontos positivos: Cenários lindíssimos, figurinos bem feitos, até o pouco cgi gostei também. No aspecto técnico o drama não deixa a desejar! A amizade do Lui Ping e Sima Yi é muito linda, apesar das dificuldades, estiveram unidos até o fim. Todo o elenco muito talentoso. O núcleo central nem se fala, ótimos! O enredo é fechado, sem pontas soltas.

Pontos negativos: O Xun Yu e a Zhen Mi (esposa do Cao Pi) foram os únicos que gostei genuinamente do início ao fim. O restante eu tive muitas relações de amor e ódio, e não consegui me conectar profundamente com nenhum. Achei a maioria das decisões do Imperador ingênuas, a personalidade do Sima Yi me pareceu mais adequada a de Imperador (e protagonista)... Se fosse ele o foco da trama, talvez fosse mais divertida. Muito, mas muito tempo de tela de romance, e como nenhum casal me cativou, eu pulava tudo KKK apesar das várias reviravoltas, o drama ainda pareceu parado, nada tem brilho, não tem emoção ... Não sei explicar, talvez a direção não ajudou nesse quesito? Não sei dizer, mas existiam muitos episódios tediosos. Um drama longo e algumas mortes não foram nem mostradas, a do filho "preferido" do Cao Cao mesmo, foi por dedução. Achei isso um descuido. O final não sei dizer até agora se gostei ou não... É como se o Liu Ping tivesse perdido, mas não perdido...

Enfim, foi uma experiência bem mediana, em que passei mais raiva que qualquer outra coisa. Mas ainda assim é um drama que você precisa assistir pra tirar conclusões.

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