Legend of the Female General

Brainless Romance That's Fun if You Don't Look At All The Plotholes

Going in to ANY show 100% blind isn't really my thing. I like to KNOW what I'm setting myself up for but this year I've been letting this go more and more. With Legend of the Female General I literally did not even read the synopsis before watching, nor follow any trailers or promo. In fact, I'm not even a fan of Cheng Lei as he always looks like he has resting b*tch face to me and Zhou Ye looks "off" to me for an unknown reason. (This is NOT a jab at either's looks or acting ability but literally just a personal preference as I have watched multiple dramas from both actors and will continue to do so without prejudice, they just don't make me "swoon". 😅 )

This all said, I went in and found myself pleasantly surprised.

Personally, I have been watching this show after a period of being unable to watch ANY airing dramas, but I kept up with this one and it allowed me to get back into the habit. It's script is brainless and dumb. This is NOT a bad thing in my personal mind as I found myself enjoying clicking the next episode and waiting for the next day. I turned my brain off to all the VAST and NUMEROUS number of coincidences and slogans and hand-waves, and plot holes scattered throughout the story and instead focused on enjoying a slowly building romance.

Because I could tell that politics were going to be nothing I refused to think about them or pay attention to any detail. Because side stories were obviously not going to be fleshed out it didn't MATTER if I understood who was who or what they were doing when the aide was sent off somewhere.

The only IMPORTANT things were how was the relationship between the leads progressing... Were they looking at eachother, was he taking her candy? Was she sewing him things like a "little lady"?

Now for side characters I'll be honest, NO ONE, not the leads, not the 2nds, or even the villains showed true character depth. Both generals are shown at the school but then she apparently leaves to enlist? At some point the audience gets information about her enlisting because of a marriage decree but it's a throwaway line and seems to make little sense with anything they'd shown. The 2nd leads, they hate eachother until they meet then it's basically love at first sight but they've seen eachother before so their relationship history was glossed over as them being stubborn. Our 2ML had a grudge with his family that got 2 scenes and a few "mommy issues" flashbacks. Her General was a misogynist one moment and "oh, you're a woman? I'll follow you anyway the next". Even the Emperor was set-up in one direction and then WHAM let's 180° him.

BUT.... with all these issues I still liked the show as a romance between the two generals. I am fully capable of laughing at there being barely any blood splatter on her face after a major battle AND swooning over him giving her a birthday.

8/10 for enjoyment bias
(Storyplot is probably a 6 or 6.5 "maybe" 😅)

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I like moon but moon is not aware

LIKE

He Yan is always getting drunk and did lots of nonsense

Pretty impressed with Zhou Ye in LOTFG - she is good in martial arts

He Yan's true identity constantly being exposed through pulse checking - lol

Xiao Jue's first “kiss” really hilarious and dramatic

Prefer the days when He Yan and Xiao Jue were in military before he exposed her

DISLIKE

All good

MUSIC - personal fav

心海里的光 Xin Hai Li De Guang - 周深 Zhou Shen
夙愿 Su Yuan - 张远 Zhang Yuan
月如歌 Yue Ru Ge - 希林娜依高 Xi Lin Na Yi Gao
锦月书 Jin Yue Shu - 张紫宁 Zhang Zi Ning
忘 Wang - 宁桓宇 Ning Huan Yu

REWATCH VALUE

Shall re-watch some day when I have the time

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Disappointing and Dull

The story is riddled with massive plot holes, weak character development, and uninspired writing. I gave it a try, but dropped the drama after episode 3, that’s how quickly it lost me.

The FL and ML are both miscast in my opinion. Their performances feel stiff and disconnected. It’s hard to care about characters who feel so out of place in their own story.

The dialogue is dull, filled with forced lines and lifeless predictable conversations. There’s an overuse of inner monologues, which just drag the pacing down even more. Instead of adding depth, these internal thoughts come off as repetitive and unnecessary.

Nothing stands out visually either, the sets, costumes, and cinematography are all forgettable.

I really wanted to enjoy this drama, but after three episodes, it became clear that it just wasn’t worth continuing. If you're looking for a strong story, solid acting, or any kind of emotional engagement, this isn’t it. Legend of the Female General is a forgettable, frustrating watch.

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Plot holes and somehow immortal main leads

I'm unsure about this one, so many inconsistencies, inconveniences and plot holes. I was looking forward to this so badly as well.

1. She could never ever be mistaken for a man especially with her voice calling out in ep 1. In the military those soldiers would tear her to shreds because of how feminine and small she is. She also conveniently avoids the physical inspection somehow because of the horse incident what about the records, do they just leave it blank for her?

2. Not a chance in hell she could have recovered from a fatal impalement on a sword causing multiple internal injuries and internal bleeding. How the hell was she even recovered from the bottom of a canyon at the bottom of the riverbed?!!! How can you feel worried about the main character if there's no worry about her in dangerous situations?

3. The ML is always conveniently there to help her its so obviously not natural and written in. In ep 2 he even says he believes her to be the 'perfect' recruit based solely on how she handled a horse even though she is weak in all other aspects because of her injury. There are plenty of other recruits that look much more impressive but he singles her out.

4. That mask makes her stand out too much and would never be allowed, it also looks ridiculous and the silver version pretty much exposes her whole face anyway hiding pretty much just her nose.

5. The ML never recognises that her brother switched with her even though he's like a foot taller and has a completely different voice.

The good points:
The male lead is experienced and shows a great performance regardless of script etc.

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Nothing makes sense; complete fanservice

Man, this series is really overrated. For the the entire theme to revolve around a female general, one would think they'd put in SOME effort to make it even the slightest bit realistic.

-- The FL has on the most ridiculous disguise when she pretends to be the son in the family.
-- The FL is so feminine in both the facial features and physique that it's quite comical for them to showcase her as a hardened war hero. She doesn't even look like she worked out a day in her life.
-- The FL/ML grew up together apparently but despite his superior "observant" skills, he never knew she was a female? And even worse, when her brother replaces her in court, he couldn't tell at all that it was an entirely different person?
-- They didn't bother even attempting to rationalize the height differences, how she manages to fool her fellow soldiers when sleeping together in the barracks or showering, etc.
-- In the hot spring, the half-naked ML who is also supposed to be a hardened war hero has baby white skin with zero scars. Then the FL apparently is able to hide her gender while naked with him AND fighting because she create some bubbles with her hands?

The plot so far by episode 3 is also still ultimately lackluster despite its seemingly high budget production. It's also quite sad that some series base their success off of just pretty people. I'm Chinese and I'm starting to not be able to tell the difference between these actors because they choose similar looking men/women with the same old played out makeup and features. Is this how shallow society has become - where looks override real talent? Quite disappointed because there are some actors here that I do like from other series and it's particularly appalling for them to not make any efforts to make this FL believable as a war hero/general.

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Weird since episode 1

I am sorry. Maybe I am not patient enough, but it is just... wow. This drama has so many big holes in its first 30 minutes! Jaw-dropping. It is incoherent and illogical every minute and every scene.

1. The ML and FL have been practically comrades since childhood. How could ML not know that his friend had changed into another person? Males and females are physically very different in height, voice, and body shape! People should have shouted, "Who are you?!" in front of the emperor. "He is not General He!" The story is crumbling instantly.

2. I wish they had cast a more masculine actress (if any) to play the general role. But why, again, is the FL so beautiful and delicate, like a princess? She should play princess, and I would probably like it. Her face is so smooth. Her fingers are so thin. Her move is so elegant. Her hair is so long and straight. They should give us a more realistic description of "a man hardened by military lifestyle".

3. Got slayed in the abdomen and stabbed in the chest, falling off the cliff, drowned in the river, and yet survived by an unknown method, with the help of an unknown, powerful master from nowhere? Unbelievable. Even, she is still so beautiful, strong, and healthy after 30 days of unconsciousness. This scene is even worse than the one in Princess's Gambit (2025)! The plot armor is so thick. And, after almost dying, she still has the ambition to be a military man and immediately head to the front line again? Please, take more time to recuperate and learn about your situation first!

4. The villain is so disappointing. So evil since the beginning, without explanation why. They should explain more background. How could a scholarly family raise such an evil son? How could he hire a bodyguard assassin, like they never taught him morality and righteousness? Like, they are the treacherous ones in this drama.

I think they should stop promoting this drama by drawing a parallel line or associating it with Legendary Mulan. It is so different. Mulan told a story of a woman turning to a general. It is emancipating, showing the power of determination and having a noble purpose in life. In this drama, FL's general era is already in the past; we never know the process she went through to climb the ladder, and now, we are served the story of how she starts a new life (to be a general again), to avenge the world (and to love somebody, her first and only).

I am sorry if this review is full of rants. I am just unable to ignore the problems.

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Epic Battle by a Female General

“I don’t need someone to pave the way for me, but I need someone to walk beside me on the pave way I created”

I’ve been waiting for this drama for a long time as the plot intrigue me. Having a female general as the main character in an ancient drama is rare. Woman often portrayed as damsel in distress waiting for the knight in armor to rescue her.
But this drama broke all the stigma of “weak female character”.

I really love the story (despite all those negative reviews out there). For me who has not read the novel, the story was executed nicely. It’s not too long not too short as well and especially not confusing or boring at all. Although some episodes were as short as 35 mins (including the opening and ending song) but I was entirely satisfied.

Let’s talk about the plot here. The main character, He Yan (HY) was made to dress up as a boy to replace her sickly older half-brother, He Ru Fei (HRF) whilst he was recuperating in a temple. She enrolled in a school for boys and apparently did not do well but was determined. Later on she ran away from home as her father wanted her to marry off a woman. She joined the army and became a general, General Fei Hong. Although she is a woman but she was a strong as those other male soldiers/generals. But fate said otherwise, as she returned home with all the glory from winning wars, her brother was envious of her achievement and wanted to take the glory for himself. Thus he plotted with his father to poison and blinded HY so he can claim the glory for himself.

HY however was rescued by her master and healed. She then joined another army batallion and meet with Xiao Jue (XJ aka Xiao Dudu), her former classmates and friend. She trained herself with the aim of becoming another general strong enough to reclaim what was hers from the evil half brother.
Along the way, we met with more characters and more plot twist in the story. With some wars and political struggle between the ungrateful councellor (Xu Jing Fu) and his disciple (Chu Zhao).

Above all the twists in the end we got our happy ending for our favorite main characters and couple (He Yan and Xiao Jue) and the got married and supposedly live happily ever after.

Now let’s talk about some of the characters in the drama and the actor portraying them.

He Yan
Zhou Ye really portrayed the character very well and proves us wrong that as petite as she is, she was able to portrayed a strong female general. I love how she bring the character alive with bubbly personality and yet very determined and wise when facing problems and the one she love.
Her chemistry with Cheng Lei was really top notch and they both works very well together (both in real life and in their characters). Hope to see her in modern drama with Cheng Lei.

Xiao Jue
A reserved and cold general but very loving to his beloved lady general.
Cheng Lei really improved a lot in drama and acting. Him portraying Xiao Jue is the best one and really match his aura and facial expression. The way he begged the emperor when the emperor wanted HY to marry CZ was very heart breaking and touching at the same time.
And the loving gaze he gave HY everytime he look at her, making me giggle everytime.
His chemistry with Zhou Ye are really great and if you see the bts, he always took photos of Zhou Ye like A LOT. And the way he took care of her gently on set was endearing to watch.
Hope he get to work with her again in another drama, preferably modern drama.

Chu Zhao
I hated his character towards the end of the drama. His obsession with HY was the root of all the trouble he caused on the last war. I think he mistook his obsessions for HY with love. Just because someone was friendly and treat him good means loving him. He thought if he had enough power, everything will be his He didn’t realize that the one that cared for him the most was his servant (Ying Xiang). In the end, he lost everything (his power, luxury life etc) and end up being alone and exiled.
Zhang Kang Le acting has improved a lot and portraying this character well. I think it’s the first time I’ve seen him playing a villain character.

Cheng Li Shu & Song Tao Tao
A side couple necessary to brighten up the story well. Although because of the orginal actor of CLS causing problem and causing the production to replace him using AI, it was executed quite perfectly. It was because of him the release of this drama was delayed for a long time.
Zhang Miao Yi really brought the character alive and fun to see.
Would love to see both her and Zhou Ye to be in a drama together as besties, that would be fun.

The most selfish character would Xu Ping Ting in my opinion. She was a selfish, arrogant, spoilt and childish lady. She was the daughter of the traitor Xu Jing Fu and thinking that her father has power she looked down on other people and was very obsessive of Zhu Chao though he never love her back. In the end she lost everything (sadly we never get to see what happens to her after she murder Ying Xiang).

My favourite side character would be Fei Nu. He is a loyal servant to Xiao Jue but also always be in a wrong place and the wrong time to see his master Xiao Jue and He Yan together, even mistaking his master to love the “male” version of He Yan. Him to always caught his master and HY together brought smile to me throughout the drama.
Of course not forgetting He Yan sidekick team (Wang Ba, Xiao Mai, Jiang Jiao and Huang Xiong). They’re so supporting of HY even when knowing she was a lady dressing as man. They became her biggest supporter and soldier as she regained her title as General Fei Hong.

I found that all the battles in the drama were great. When the twins generals fought together they were so much in sync that they look like twin blades together. As what Xiao Jue's father once said that they'll be the twin generals fighting against the Wutuo protecting Wei. My fav battle would be the last battle against the wutuo army where He Yan traveled to save assist Xia Jue on the final battle. They look on Xiao Jue's face when he was attacked by 5-6 wutuo soldiers altogether locking him with their spears was mesmerizing as if I can feel his anger and determination to defend with all his might. And when he saw He Yan came to his aid he suddenly gained so much strength that he was able to got away from those soldiers and threw them out. Also when He Yan and Xiao Jue drew their twin swords at the wutuo general killing him, that was epic. Like I said.. this in an epic battle indeed.

Overall, this drama is really great and I will watch it again. It’s been a long time since I’ve became invested in a drama like this and loving everything in it.
In my opinion the slight romance was necessary as it portrayed the trust and strong bond of both the main characters (HY & XJ).

However back to your own preferences, try watching a couple of episodes if you like it continue if not move on. But never forget to appreciate the hard work all the actors and production team to create this drama.
Thank you to all actors and production team for a great drama.

Let me quote my favourite line in the drama

我喜欢月亮
月亮不知道
现在月亮
是你的了

“I love the moon but the moon doesn’t know”
“Now the moon is yours”


Goodbye Xiao Dudu and He Yan. Thank you for the wonderful journey. Till we meet again in another drama.

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Mulan

Apesar dos efeitos especiais com orçamento de um pastel e um caldo de cana, esse drama é simplesmente esplêndido! Sendo um drama político, histórico, de guerra com romance, já era de se esperar que não tivesse muito aprofundamento no romance, mas entregam cenas maravilhosas do nosso casal!

“I love the moon. Yet the moon doesn't know.”

Amei a nova versão da Mulan haha, He Yan foi maravilhosa do início ao fim, batalhou pra voltar para o lugar merecido dela que foi roubado, tanto a versão masculina e feminina foram muito divertidas, mas ela finalmente podendo ser ela mesma foi lindo! A general mais incrível!

O comandante Xiao Jue é perfeito! Interpretado por Ryan Cheng mais perfeito ainda! Amei o fato do general descobrir logo no início que ela era mulher sem aquele plot de “ai será que sou gay”

O casal secundário muito fofos e engraçados, perecem adolescentes kkk

Agora Sr. Chu, que raiva, uma raposa ardilosa se fingindo de sonso, sempre arquitetando tudo pra sair na melhor. Ele até que tava indo bem ajudando os protas a vencer. Achei desnecessário o rumo que deram a ele do episódio 34 em diante. Esse plot dele obcecado pela He Yan não acrescentou em nada e só enrolou a história. Teria sido muito mais satisfatório se ele tivesse ficado quieto na dele, He Yan e Xiao Jue se casarem, o general Yan He vivo com esposa e mulher e pronto final feliz.

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What it could have been>What it actually was.

Oh my gosh, this drama! I waited for it for such a long time… From the moment I saw the trailer, I was hooked and had my expectations sky-high. And then every single month there were rumors like, “It’s coming out now!”—and nope, another month passed, and another, and another… The wait felt endless! But finally, it got released and I was so happy. I even waited until it completely finished airing because I hate watching dramas while they’re still on air, so I only started a few days ago.

The first episode was… fine. Nothing mind-blowing, but not bad either. The opening song was pretty, the ending song was actually really good, and honestly, a huge reason I was excited was because of the male lead. I’d seen him in another drama where he was more of a secondary lead, and I really wanted to see him shine here as the main guy.

But then… disappointment started hitting me. The whole scene where the female lead survives the assassination attempts? Ugh, it was just so poorly done. They tried to kill her in such ridiculous ways—like switching her chair so she would accidentally fall into a pond. Seriously?! She’s supposed to be an expert fighter, yet we’re expected to believe she could die from something that dumb? It just didn’t make sense. And then of course the male lead shows up right on time to save her. Super convenient! What makes it worse is that he actually saw part of her face in that moment, but later, when she disguises herself as a man at the military camp, he doesn’t recognize her at all. Not by her face, not by her voice—nothing! He’s supposed to be this brilliant soldier, but come on… And then the typical Chinese drama thing: she’s obviously a girl, but only the audience can see it—everyone else in the story is magically blind to it.

What really made me stop was after the whole training and military tests arc. The leads went to some noble’s house (I honestly didn’t even catch why, the plot was already confusing me), there were dead bodies, people trying to kill the male lead, the female lead confronting her attacker… and at that point I was forcing myself to keep going. It was just so boring. Even the romantic scenes, which should have been the highlight, fell flat. Like, there’s this shower scene that could have been swoon-worthy in a good drama, but here? Nothing. Zero impact.

And don’t even get me started on the female lead’s behavior. Since she’s pretending to be someone else, she switches between this ridiculously childish tone and then suddenly being all serious. On paper, that could work. But the way the actress pulled it off? Cringe. Pure cringe.

And honestly, this is the part that hurts the most—I’m not saying all this out of hate. It breaks my heart to give this drama such a low rating, because I really wanted it to be the best Chinese drama of the year. But it just… wasn’t. And the disappointment was huge.

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La légende n’a pas survécu...

Ce qui avait commencé comme une aventure palpitante et prometteuse s'est fait malmener sur le champ de bataille en raison d'un scénario médiocre, cela en dépit d'une distribution solide.

He Yan (Zhou Ye) est une femme élevée comme un homme. Obligée d'endosser le rôle d'un combattant, elle s'élève jusqu'au rang de général tout en gardant secrète sa vraie nature. Son caractère espiègle lorsqu'elle prend l'identité de He Yan est sympathique. Zhou Ye est une actrice charmante. La choisir a été judicieux, car elle ne possède pas de traits fins qui mettent caduc son identité masculine dès le premier plan. Merci pour les miracles, elle n'avait pas un maquillage qui ruinait tout avant l'heure. Le vrai problème, c'était la construction de son personnage. D'une générale redoutée, elle passe à une recrue mignonne et espiègle, mais au final, elle ne connaît pas de réelles évolutions. Ceci étant probablement la faute à une mauvaise écriture.

Xiao Jue (Cheng Lei) correspond aux attentes que l'on a d'un général de son rang. Intelligent, méthodique, combattant de haut niveau. J'ai trouvé le calme de Xiao Jue particulièrement agréable. Cheng Lei est parfait. Oui, je suis absolument, entièrement et parfaitement honnête ! Plus sérieusement, Cheng Lei représente l'idéal en termes de charisme, d'assurance et de dangerosité. Son regard a le pouvoir de faire rougir le plus redoutable des démons. Encore une fois, chacun de ses sourires étaient du miel pour moi. Que puis-je y faire ? Cet homme a volé mon cœur. Néanmoins, Xiao Jue n'échappe pas aux clichés habituels ce qui brise un peu le charme du personnage.

Ce qui m'amène à leur relation qui est, pour moi, en demi-mesure. Celle entre le commandant et le soldat était bien. Cependant, quand il s'agissait de romance, ce n'était pas vraiment une nuit étoilée au clair de lune. Pour moi, ils manquaient de complicité sur le plan romantique. Même si le drame a fait des efforts pour donner un peu de douceur au milieu des batailles, la romance est restée secondaire pour moi.

C'est un drame qui aborde à nouveau l'indépendance des femmes. Une tentative de prôner un discours moderne dans un drama historique, rappelant que la femme n'est pas qu'un objet qu'on peut sacrifier et qu'elle ne devrait pas être réduite au simple fait d'être une femme. En ce point, le drame ne trouve pas d'équilibre, étant donné que ce n'est qu'une succession de scènes du même genre. Toutefois, elles y sont !

L'histoire s'est étirée, donnant l'impression de combler afin de remplir un quota. La tranche des dix derniers épisodes a été particulièrement longue. Certains jours, j'avais l'impression de ne pas avoir avancé, ou au contraire avoir de nouvelles énigmes sur la pointe de l'épée. Il a fallu attendre plus de la moitié pour enfin voir He Yan prendre part à de vrais combats. Mais le plus absurde reste le fait que Xiao Jue n'ait pas remarqué de différences avec He Ru Fei. Nouvelle taille, nouvelle posture, nouvelle voix, mais il ne voit rien… En ce point, l'histoire aurait pu faire un minimum d'effort. Cela dit, Bai Shu était convaincant. Quant aux derniers épisodes, je le fais rarement, mais j'ai expédié la plupart jouant excessivement de l'avance rapide pour en finir, même si je ne pouvais pas résister au regard de feu et au sourire renversant de Cheng Lei (je plaide coupable).

En bref, Legend of the Female General était un drame prometteur, mais qui s'avère décevant, faute à un scénario qui n'a fait aucun effort. À part quelques discours modernes, un excellent casting et quelques scènes de batailles (quoique très courtes), la légende s'est éteinte après 36 épisodes.

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Ogni promessa è debito...La vera "leggenda" di questo drama.

Ho sempre visto il trailer di un film/drama come una sorta di promessa, un anticipo di ciò che potrai aspettarti dalla visione.
Promettere tanto e non mantenere l'impegno è peggio che promettere poco ma essere di parola. Niente lascia l'amaro in bocca quanto le aspettative disattese.
Con "Legend of the female general" mi sono ritrovata - ahimè - nel primo dei due casi: un trailer accattivante che prometteva imprese epiche e la figura di una donna straordinaria.
Non è un brutto drama - non lo è davvero - ma sulla carta doveva essere qualcos'altro. La serie abbraccia diversi genere, dal romance al wuxia, senza tralasciare scenari militari e intrighi. Ma nessuno di questi aspetti eccelle singolarmente e, nell'insieme, la leggenda diventa più di nome che di fatto.
La protagonista femminile doveva essere il perno centrale e l'idea del suo personaggio è comunque interessante: una donna forte e indipendente, tenace nell'inseguire i suoi obiettivi, che non accetta di cedere di un millimetro rispetto a quanto ottenuto con fatica, al di là del genere, del nome, del passato, dei rapporti famigliari, di tutto quanto. Una persona di valore che vuole essere riconosciuta come tale per i propri meriti, né più né meno.
Questa giovane, abile e astuta donna mostra spesso però anche atteggiamenti e moine spesso infantili, sorrisetti divertiti e/o canzonatori... Momenti simpatici, per l'amor del cielo, ma poco in linea con l'immagine di una donna che nel passato recente era riconosciuta come un grande e valoroso generale, pur spacciandosi uomo. L'addestramento al campo assomiglia spesso al ritiro di un campeggio estivo.
Discordanze di questo tipo si riscontrano anche nel protagonista maschile: attore calzante per un personaggio ben pensato, che brilla di suo ma senza voler oscurare la controparte femminile, dove ammirazione e rispetto per l'altro contano quanto il coinvolgimento sentimentale. Però anche qui ogni tanto qualcosa stride: il nostro Comandante, così intelligente, acuto e attento - capace di cogliere la natura delle persone in una frazione di secondo in base a un passo felpato o a un minimo gesto - non riconosce il cambio di persona quando il vero He Ru Fei prende il posto di He Yan: cambia la corporatura, cambia la voce - una voce che si presuppone lui conosca da anni - e lui non se ne accorge minimamente. Non solo, ritrova He Yan al tempio nel periodo in cui era cieca e successivamente ci si interfaccia giorno (e notte) al campo di addestramento e...Niente, non collega proprio i puntini. Poco coerente, davvero.
I personaggi secondari sono molti e penso che su ciascuno di loro sia stato fatto un buon lavoro di caratterizzazione, nel complesso: non c'erano figure le cui scene avrei saltato a piedi pari. Alcuni un po' stereotipati, altri più interessanti: nell'insieme si può dire che hanno fatto la loro parte.
Sul fronte del ritmo e della capacità di mantenere alta l'attenzione, qualcosa è mancato. I primi dieci episodi li ho seguiti con grande interesse, tanti i personaggi da conoscere e inquadrare, molti dei quali alle prese con mosse e contromosse, tattiche, sotterfugi e secondi fini. Alla lunga però l'impressione è stata quella di episodi sempre più lenti, meno accattivanti, con un senso di pesantezza che emergeva pian piano. Forse 33 episodi sono stati eccessivi per la vicenda narrata o forse ci sarebbero potuti anche stare ma a patto di rendere la visione più stimolante: se la curiosità va scemando, qualcosa non ha sicuramente funzionato a dovere.
Una serie partita in pompa magna, presto ridimensionata nelle aspettative, conclusa non dico per inerzia ma sicuramente con un senso di pesantezza al seguito. Sono passata da un elettrizzato "chissà cosa succederà ora!" a un monotono "va bene, è successo questo, ci sta, passiamo oltre".
Bella l'idea di una guerriera leggendaria, magari prima o poi la vedremo. Ma non in questo drama, che si lascia comunque guardare e per alcuni aspetti anche apprezzare, con un approccio di accettazione finalizzato a "passare oltre".

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