Story of Kunning Palace (2023)

Me encantó!

Este es el cuarto drama que veo con Zhang Linghe, si bien sus actuaciones no me parecieron malas en el pasado, no había encontrado desde mi perspectiva que tuviera química con sus co-protagonistas. A diferencia de este drama, me encantó la química que tenía con Bai Lu, se podía palpar en el aire. Definitivamente le queda muy bien el papel de chico red flag. Había resistido de ver más dramas con este actor, pero gracias a esté planeo seguir consumiendo más cdramas de él. Y Bai Lu, increíble. Es el primer dorama que veo con esta actriz y me encantó. Estoy impresionada con los dramas chinos; ojalá antes les hubiera dado una oportunidad antes, estaba muy ensimismada viendo Kdramas para apreciar estás joyitas. La historia me pareció 10/10, personajes secundarios bien desarrollados y pude empatizar con ellos; me encanta que toquen de forma más profunda temas de fraternidad y amistad, y no simplemente que los personajes secundarios viven por los protagonistas. Lo que más me dolió fue la muerte de Fangyin, pudo salvar a la princesa pero lamentablemente no pudo salvarlos a todos. Por otra parte las escenas de peleas 10/10, la música 9/10, los escenarios 8/10. De mis dramas enemies to lovers preferido!!

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Favorite cdrama in years

I've been watching chinese dramas for YEARS (probably over a decade), and this is the only cdrama I've watched on repeat ever. The characters are well written, the romance is believable, and there's also an endgame/political setup that is emotional and worth cheering for. The female lead's setup is already intriguing, since it involves a female lead that has to (re)navigate her life decisions in a a thought-provoking way, and generally a male lead that is supportive of her throughout this navigating of the court intrigue/personal relationships. For me, the elements that make a truly wonderful and rewatchable drama are as follows:

1) Strong female lead - the female lead has to be written in a way that I want to cheer for her. There are a lot of characters out there, but the female lead has a strong drive/ambition and has a reason for wanting to accomplish her mission that to me reads as noble and worthwhile, while also being spunky and fun (and I absolutely love Bai Lu's acting, she is perfectly cast for this role). It's just super fun to watch a female character acting in her own agency and trying to navigate life

2) Excellent chemistry between both (all?) leads - really good believable chemistry always gets me. enough said here, their scenes speak for themselves :) this also links to that I want both leads to be believable in their chemistry. Good acting to me is where I forget they're an actor, but truly believe they are the character they're portraying, which is definitely done by both here!

3) Good pacing & political intrigue - love me some plotting for the dramatic tension in the storyline, and I think dramas really shine when both leads have a brain and work together, and get to know each other over a shared interest/smarts rather than just a love at first sight. the dramatic tension of first life vs. fixing things in second life also drives the plot and kept me on the hook; when I watch a drama, having it be interesting and an easy watch is v important

4) good quality costuming & scenery - I hate when other historical dramas look cheap or over the top, but I've aesthetically loved the costuming here :) one of the things I appreciate is seeing Chinese-style costuming and scenery, love that aspect of cultural exchange.

The whole support cast is excellent too, hope all the cast members get lots of awards for this show!!

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