The drama that deserved a chance
One of the best adaptations, from a less interesting book.Neither the story (after reading) nor the male character particularly attracted me.
But, I watched it and fell in love with the lead pair. I started because I basically like romantic crime stories. I like it when the leaders are intelligent, naivety is not a sin, but I hate stupid characters.
I was not disappointed. The chemistry, the dialogues and the visuals, the costumes and the music are also perfect. I re-watched it several times even after The End. / I'll probably watch it a few more times.
Don't look if you like ML with another boat. (Because FL and ML's romance is the point, without that you will only see their faults)
faults: (and there are many) - The supporting characters are confusing (e.g. the queen, the best friend, the girl's father...etc)
- rough cuts / sometimes we think we missed something, or we skip time or because of cuts, hasty and funny
Just give the drama a chance....it's worth it, .... it's worth it, .....it's worth it....
Both the actors and the director put their heart and soul into it.
And because they managed to enchant: 10
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Ding Yu Xi Saved The Show
Honestly speaking, I could finish the drama because of Ding Yu XiI really dont understand why the mesmerizing and powerful MLs fall for stupid and good for nothing FLs, and then get themselves killed or become martyr.
The first half of the storyline was quite enjoyable, but the second hald didn't make any sense. The villain was like "yoo.. I have to show some stupid magic tricks with out any reason, cause I need to be evil"
No idea why they added some illogical plot in the villain's character arc. His grievance abd whole purpose was not justified.
The FL would have been long dead if the ML didn't save her for umpteenth time. At the end of the show, when the ML divorced her to save her from all the turmoil, she was like "okay, if he is saying all these, he must be an ungrateful and cold person. So lets divorce. " The great detective people admires, who can literally sniff the evidence became dumb, and accepted his husband to be a cold hearted person and just moved on. She did not even bother to think about why the ML is doing all these, even when everything was so evident.
The ML character was powerful, but gradually he became a lovesick teenager. But I must say Ding Yu Xi was stunning. His aura and gestures made everything believable. He literally carried the entire show. I loved his action scenes.
That chuichui character was the most irritating characters in the entire show.
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Give this show a chance
Spoilers in the third and fourth paragraph! Also my opinion for those who have not watched this show yet in the last paragraph (no spoilers there)Okay, at first I started watching this show around january and i dropped it at the second or third episode because it was kind of boring. But after a month, all that was recommended was this damn show so I decided to give it another chance given the positive reviews and because I had a week break from school.
There’s many plot twists in this show, so rewatching would be boring at some points since you already know why some parts occurred, but mainly worthy of rewatch. I love Shen Dus actor here, I came from love game in eastern fantasy so his personality change was def smth. The female lead i have never watched, so this was my first time but she was super good at her role and beautiful as well.
I love how the ml slowly softened up to the fl, their romantic interactions and kissing scenes were amazing, as well as the times where things didn’t go as well such as the time where shen du had to divorce yang xing. I lowkey became furious as him but it had also made me realize just how well these actors played their parts. The part where she stabbed him made me super satisfied, and that was the moment where we got to known that she knew what he was up to.
I loved the fl personality and how smart she is, given that she is a detective after all. She stayed smart throughout the whole show which I was not expecting given some other shows which were disappointing. But overall this one did not disappoint whatsoever, I loved how smart she was and the fact that she was willing to take sm risks for her and the people around her.
I absolutely loved the side characters, as they brought a lot of comedic attitude. My fav was Pan Chi tbh, I liked how much he helped out and the fact that he was Chi Chi. The death of yun que and the yilang ren was where I had my first tears for this show, they definitely did not deserve to die but it was beautiful seeing their relationship.
In short, give this show a chance you won’t regret it whatsoever. It was one of the first historical c dramas without the fantasy and powers that I actually watched all throughout without going on my phone lol. The plot was super smooth and I understood what was happening. I also apologize is there’s any typos here as I had just finished the show and was so excited to write a review, which I had never done before for any other c dramas. (I have watched alot and this one definitely impressed me)
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WATCH IT RIGHT NOW!!!!!
This drama is absolutely amazing!The actors were very natural at acting the story line was super intriguing as well. I loved the chemistry between the actors she is a scribe but acts kinda like an detective with the ml they both go on to find the truth but both of them have thier own secrets but they all come together. I loved this trope of cdrama, both the character falling in love was so natural and love how they both protect each other
But there are some werid things
1) the kiss ( I love u ding yuxi but your kissing is awkward lol but this doesn't really affect me that much neither to the story line or thier way of romance in the drama)
2) the events following the ending got me confused don't get me it's not bad or sad it's happy it's just like u finish watching it then go HUH? lol but still worth watching due to the storyline
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I don't understand why anyone likes this
I honestly do not understand why people give this show a rating that isn't garbage. All the reviews are about how The ML is the highlight of the show and how he is so good, and about how the female is so strong and capable. But the show starts off with the male lead shown to beat cruel and honestly evil. No of course they're going to towed all that back as the show goes on and they're going to show why he did these things and none of the reasons are good. The literal opening act for him was enjoying killing people not doing it because it was his job not doing it because he had to but enjoying it. And then he is repeatedly shown to enjoy inflicting cruelty on people including the woman who he has essentially forced to accept being treated like a piece of garbage. He's fully aware she does not have the ability to turn down the marriage he tries to force her out but if he does succeed her whole family will die so not exactly a good look. He disrespects her in literally every way a man could back in that time without actually raping her. And then he gives the idea that's what he's going to do because they haven't actually gotten married he just ignores the entire marriage process and declares that it's happened. He watches her drowning and just stands there. Sure he doesn't let her drown but a person who is capable of literally standing there and watching someone drown has serious problems. Now sure he thinks that she was sent in as a plant and to cause him problems which would explain some of what he does but it doesn't explain it all. The only way somebody acts like this is if they are legitimately a psychopath. I honestly hate that I wasted the time watching this because sure they eventually get to the loving and the caring but the foundation of this entire story is disgusting.Was this review helpful to you?
I can't stand it !!!
I can tolerate even if the plot is boring, and I can tolerate even if the actors' acting is not very good, but what I can't tolerate the most is the dubbing.I can't concentrate because the dubbing voices and the actors' lips don't match.
I feel like I'm watching fake acting. The person who really acts in this drama is the person who does the dubbing.
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First Impression.
First impression (8 episodes in..) I have just started in on this series of 40 episodes.Initial set up for cdrama historical detective court love story.
I do find the first few episodes a bit long in establishing the charaters nad trying to keep track of all the parties for future reference will be challenging. I am eager to see hoe much then continue to uncover of the childhood connections with each episode. I feel it would be sweeter to see more of why the FL is so open minded and trusting towards the ML.
Ryan Ding has matured so much into this charater, I Love it. Cant wait to see more of his signature facial geestures.
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another low quality writing
CDramaa just keeps on spouting crappy production one after another. The writing of the main FL is trash. As a young lady in ancient times, to be able to secure a position in a government office, no matter how small, should be smart and capable right? But she kept on spouting idiotic dialogue. In ancient time, going against high ranking official is punishable by death, not only that, she even dare to question Empress Dowager edict, that'll get your whole family exterminated. Lost interest immediately after this scene, the writer can't even get that very basic knowledge. Not going to waste my time... Not the actors fault by the way, I just can't stand watching crappy writing.Was this review helpful to you?
C-dramaland is really underwhelming this year
The acting was a joke (the FL, her mother ..etc i can't stand their acting), even if i usually like the ML (not in this drama obviously!) i just couldn't get into his character.The production was very very poor, like how come the dogs have a collar !? at that time??? if your are making a period drama , please do make a period drama. Didn't the bodies the FL examinated stink ? then why wasn't she hinting at it, acting like those were fresh bodies....I mean make it make sense PLEASE!
After going painfully through 5 episodes, i gracefully decided to show myself some mercy and quit watching this show.
I don't recommend it.
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The Battle of the Brained Titans
‘Melody of Golden Age’ (2024) Mystery RomanceI am excited about the new Chinese Costume Drama Melody of Golden Age. There is much attention to cinematic details in this Chinese drama, like camera angles, film and cinematography quality, and scene composition. All this is to raise the drama suspense level. The drama’s opening minutes are so eye catching.
Strong cold male with high intelligence battles with focused and fearless intelligent female.
Shen Du (Ding Yu Xi) is an illegitimate son whose intelligence and keen observation skills allows him to solve crimes easily. This has gotten him promoted to Great Chief of the Internal Imperial Guard Office. He is an expert archer with a full life and it does not have room for romance. Consequently, when the Queen keeps trying to marry him off, he scares the wits out of the prospective brides and they call off the engagement. Yan Xing is from nobility and daughter of a Concubine, but she is a trailblazer. She is the Sixth Miss of the Yan Clan. Yan Xing is a woman who takes advantage of a program advanced by the Queen. Woman are being selected for a male dominate position of Clerk of the Ministry of Justice, an investigative bureau.
The sister of Yan Xing is selected to be the next victim bride of Shen Du. When the sister runs off, Yan Xing steps in to protect the family name and becomes the bride candidate. Shen Du soon tries his old tricks again, but Yan Xing is intelligent and bold enough to call his bluff. The situation reduces to The Battle of the Brained Titans. These two learn to coexist and become a crime solving team.
Melody of Golden Age is adapted from the Webnovel ‘Chang A Tong Que Ming’, written by Feng Huang Xi. I think that Melody of Golden Age should be added to your Chinese Drama View List.
Actors
Acting since 2017, Ding Yu Xi made a big splash in the 2020 Chinese Drama hit ‘Romance of Tiger and Rose”, my first meeting with him. Ding Yu Xi has a magnetism about him. You don’t easily forget his bravado. Ding Yu Xi has “cold male” down to a science. Since 2020, Ding Yu Xi began to carve his niche in Period Dramas. His bravado works so well with this genre. Ding Yu Xi has appeared in nine Chinese Dramas since 2020, with seven dramas being costume dramas. Ding Yu Xi is shooting up the A-List meter fast.
Chinese actress Ancy Deng is a new comer too. She started acting in 2017 as well. Her status is a slow climb, landing guest, support, and main roles. Flourish in Time (2021) was a hit for Andy Deng. Melody of Golden Age (2024) is a hit for her thus far.
Interesting Note: Ding Yu Xi is a Guy’s Guy who bites his nails. He has football fingers. I find it interesting in the opening scene, a male hand model with delicate hands is used for this pivotal scene for the close up of the fingers strumming a bow. I saw his hands in Romance of Tiger and Rose.
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Not flowing and keeping me interested like some of the other historical dramas.
Not sure why I can't get into this series. I've seen Ryan Ding in the Romance of Tiger and Rose as well as Moonlight. And he was pretty good in both of them. But for some reason I have not been able to get into this series. Not sure if it's the writing, actors, or a bit of both. To be fair, I just finished watching for the second time Love Like a Galaxy. And after watching excellent actors as well as writing, it's really a hard act to follow. But dropping this series for now and perhaps I will revisit it another time.Was this review helpful to you?
Sangat berharap ada kelanjutan dari drama ini, karena mungkin akan sulit menemukan drama yang sebagus ini dengan vibes yang sama. Aku juga sangat berharap ding yuxi dan deng enxi bisa bekerja sama lagi di drama lain.
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