Very Tedious
I started out really enjoying this drama thru the first 10-12 episodes and then it descended as many have already said into a tedious and boring and convuluted mess. I could not really like any of the main leads and found them all ridiculous in the end. I really disliked the female lead by episode 18 and her actions were so ridiculous and selfish at the end that I was not really routing for her. The male lead was dull and boring and his utter blind devotion to her was not really believable. Her brother even less so. While I appreciate Leo Wu as an actor his character was not a good one.. I noticed so many people seemed to like him/sympathize with him and I just do not get it. He was a horrible human being who used her so many times. Save her? He was the cause of most of her problems. If he had gotten rid of his phsyco Mother all would have been fine but I guess there would be no story. The third lead male twin brother was also pretty pathetic but he was the one I liked the most. While he was not so believable I guess I understood where he was coming from. Last but not least was the last few episodes and the utterly absurd ending. What a mess. All in all I would not waste my time on 58 episodes of constant lying, constant poisoning and utter nonsense.Was this review helpful to you?
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Started this drama with only an interest for the plot. Did not expect to completely fall in love with it after just a few episodes. The last few episodes when we see more of Rong Qi definitely hit me hard, he's not the main male lead but boi his character plot really got me sobbing. Prepare a few tissues at this point. Rong Qi’s character plot was definitely one of the reasons I stuck with this drama. The initial episodes of the drama will definitely hook you with all the mysteries and suspense. However, the middle part, say about 2/3 of the way into the drama, did drag for me. The plot started to go off the initial storyline, for instance, Ya Li's love plot. This part of the story made it frustrating to watch as it wasn't directly relevant to the plot and instead of finding out the history between characters and having a more in-depth understanding of their relationships, it lengthened the wait to find out the overall truth behind the mysteries. Ya Li’s sudden interest in Wu You unnecessarily lengthened the drama but definitely stick to it till the end. You’ll also eventually find out why it’s titled Princess Silver. I’d say have a read of the novel version’s synopsis because that will make it clearer as to the reason why it’s titled so (but do keep in mind that the drama is altered, thus will be different to the novel, so that it is more viewer friendly in China. The novel is after all tagged as having mature content).
As you get to the last few episodes, everything is explained and the truth behind Man Yao’s past and those around her is revealed, which was done beautifully. The ending was done well too, a happy ending for the main couple and one of the side couple pair. It’s a very satisfying ending but do keep a few tissues on hand cuz you’ll absolutely need it. Definitely give this a try. It's not too heavy but not too light of a watch either. Yes it’s a lot of episode but trust me it will fly by. You’ll keep wanting to watch the next episode over and over again. All actors/actresses portrayed their characters very well. There are moments when the Male lead’s acting may be a bit stiff but the chemistry between him and the female lead compensates for that. The unyielding and conditional trust between characters really makes this drama even more enjoyable to watch. Costume designs are beautiful and elegant (it’s definitely one of those dramas where costume was heavily invested on and what a feast for the eyes!) and you'll never get tired of listening to the OST.
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Repetitve tricks draggy story
From the beginning of the drama there are loopholes all over the story and cast, which I ignored but after too many repeated tricks involving disguise with same face, that just killed it for me. Overall I watched most of the episodes and feel pity to Fu Chou who's been manipulated his whole life.Here's what's so broken about this drama *spolier.alert*
ML who had trauma from childhood couldnt touch a girl but.able to touch FL and fell in love instantly. And second ML who's whole life mission is revenge also fell for the same girl in no time. Not to mention both ML gave up everything for her.
Inconsistency of character: Ya Li was such a nice girl who didn't hate the FL in the beginning suddenly became toxic girl who is capable of tricks and disguising as her maid?!!
Same trick of adultery tried on th ML also applied to FL. I couldnt take it anymore skipped to the last 3 episodes just to reach the ending, pretty much could be predicted from episode 20 onwards so why the drag for 48 episodes.
They just have to kill Fuchou and Hanxiang at the end, for what?!!! After so many ridiculous survival of battle and posioning, why not give the pitiful characters some good ending afterall.
And many other reasons I would recommend safe your time, don't watch this drama. I dont understand the high rating given to this drama.
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An emotional rollercoaster
Nobody in this drama is what he or she appears to be. Although it is rather lengthy (some bits feel a bit drawn out) the mystery kept me going.The romance part starts of nicely, but then falls into the usual cliches of misunderstandings, keeping things from the other "for their protection", etc. The chemistry between the main leads was a bit lukewarm, some of their actions seemed incoherent. The end could have done with a bit more explanation: if they love each other that much, why waste precious time staying apart?
I intensely disliked the 2nd ML (Fu Chou) with his stalker-type "you-must-love-me-because-I'm-so-good" stance, only to feel sorry for him in the end. That was quite a surprise!
The feeling was similar for Rong Qi - his actions appeared contradictory and confusing at times, but in the end it all made sense. I really didn't know what to make of this character until his tragic story was revealed towards the end. Again, Luo Yunxi quite impressive in a heart-wrenching role!
I liked the fact that the drame has some strong female roles. The action scenes were overall done quite nicely and costumes were good as well.
The music was very emotional and suited the drama perfectly. I must say that I preferred Aarif Rahman's singing to his acting...
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Bias while giving review
Female protagonist is my favourite so I kept this drama in my plan to watch list .I didn't have anything to watch so I decided to watch it . I watched it after watching " till the end of the moon " drama . The male protagonist of "till the end of the moon " drama became my favourite and he had sad ending in this drama and because of this I didn't connect myself with the drama otherwise story was good .
The story revolved around the character "Rong Le" ,three people loved her ... one Out of three , loved towards her was selfless.
Rong Qi (who was main character of "till the end of the moon) . He played the role of her brother at the starting of the drama but the end we came to know that he loved her . Because of his selfishness ,just to gain power he swayed her from him . He was wrong but I didn't want to see him in negative role.
I was thinking it was not necessary to give bad ending to Fu chou and Hen Xiang characters. Because he accepted his wrong doing and had accept Hen Xiang.
Drama was good but too lengthy.
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Protective & Faithful
It was the theme song and Aarif Rahman that piqued my interest. Love the fight scenes and the production quality! The soundtrack is amazing and the costumes are beautiful, especially when the ML and FL were in the Southern Fringes; the best ones are at the very end when the couple are all in black and gold. My favorite characters are Wu You and his brother, Wu Yu. Wu Yu is hilarious, and his relationships with two girls are in general very loving and funny. All the things Wu You did to prove his love for Man Yao were powerful and moving. I cried so much at the end. Definitely rewatchable!Was this review helpful to you?
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Beautiful sets, terrible actors
The expensive costumes and scenery and set designs were beautiful, but the producers should have spent more money on better actors and a better director. It was 50+ episodes long, the pace was so slow, and I felt the story could have taken 16-20 episodes like K-dramas. The story was unnecessarily drawn out, which as a result, bored me to tears.Also, the actors were terrible. With the exception of the good performances by the Crown Prince (Liu Hanyang) and Prince Qi (Luo Yunxi), the actors and actresses performed as if they had botox treatments - no emotions shown, only their mouths moved as they spoke.
I could only endure this show until Episode 20, then I got bored and disgusted. I let my elderly mother continue watching the rest of the show as she loves Chinese historical dramas. That is 20 wasted hours that I will never get back in my life.
If you want to see a good Chinese historical drama, watch The Legend of Xiao Chuo. Shawn Dou was amazing in it. Jing Chao, who played Fu Chou in this show (Princess Silver), was excellent in The Legend of Xiao Chuo.
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#1- OK let me start.... 1st how come Prince Li can not recognize her when she just cover the eyes?? her voice, her teeth & the way she speaks no difference between Princess Qi & Man Yao... but if she dress like a man he could recognize her.. hahahaha... Funny
#2- Also I can not really understand they both like each other from the time they first met, then it become deeply in love but HOW COME (again) you will not admit that U are the Prince of Qi whom the Prince Li is crazy about?? whats ur point not to admit like hey Im the Princess that is arrange to marry U?? what gives U the hesitation??
#3- all in Epi 12... HOW come she says her Brother (Emperor) betray her by marrying the General... isn't she is the 1st to betray as she falls in love to Prince Li in different name without telling her brother???
#4- Also, Prince Li is already doubtful of her as spy of Qi, so not to expose her & the Kite Agents her brother has to change the Plan... i mean she already sacrificed to get married to a Prince who do not accept her, why not marry the General?? haishhhh... where is the Logic???
AND lastly... if U expect its romance from epi 2 or 3 till i dropped, they like each other already even a single kiss... MHEYOOOO! how can u convince ur viewer that u like or love or ur madly in love with each other even just a single kiss U did not give us....
I wasted my time... really... really... really....
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FALTU
Plot goes off the rails midway after a reasonable start. Unexplained characters conveniently dropping in to complicate and move things forward with little rhyme or reason. Characters behave without consistency. Pretty one dimensional female characters (unless you believe that good women only concern themselves with "love" and have no other ethical values and only "evil" women have other motivations) It is the details that make a good drama - and this one fails miserably. Security is good only until the plot demands that it isn't. People are smart until the plot demands that they're not. The characters populating this world seems to be divided between the "I know everything" and "I am so dumb I don't know how to write my name". This is a good example of lazy and/or incompetent writingWas this review helpful to you?
The ML and FL were off, plus, the story DRAGGED
This story started out so promising, VERY promising, if I may add. And that promise continued into the first 23 episodes or thereabout, then the original plot line declined from there and the story went downhill. Fortunately, toward the later episodes, it did pick up, even made me quite emotional.On the characters, I must confess that even though Kahn is a very handsome man, he seemed OFF to me, as the romantic ML. His acting felt bland and off and he seemed to lack genuine chemistry with the FL Rong Le which failed to make their acting towards each other very convincing. I tried to see the chemistry but couldn't.
The guy that played Fu Chou did EXCELLENTLY well in his interpretation as a cold, tortured, calculating, and also utterly devoted man to his woman. It was much easier to fall into his role emotions-wise than with the ML.
Lastly, Leo Luo is gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous! But unfortunately he got too little screen time through the 58 episodes of this drama. However, he did come off as highly capable in his role interpretation. Well done, man! Well done!
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Frumos, Emoțional, Captivant
Mi-a plăcut filmul, merită toate aprecierile pentru efortul și munca depusă de actori, Cerul să își reverse toate binecuvântările asupra lor, iar Succesul să îi însoțitească pretutindeni, întotdeauna, Cu drag și respect pentru Luo Yunxi.İubesc cultura și istoria acestui popor, știu cum să își facă cunoscut acest lucru în toată lumea, au apărat drepturile și libertățile lor, au reușit să supraviețuiască, cinste lor.
Nu doresc să fac politică, doar îmi exprim aprecierea pentru ei ca nație, ca și popor în lume, Mulțumesc ❤️ ❤️❤️
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