Liang Chen Mei Jin (2026)

It's seems like nobody wants to write a coesive ending these days

The main couple is everything!
I have a soft spot for strong and soft-spoken older MLs and Yanyun is the definition of it. Jin Zhao is terrific; shows with a solid family foundation based on a matriarchy always make the best FL development, and it's also very refreshing to see a woman at this point in history being able to have a say in her own life and future.

Gu Lan is the best example of what an inferiority complex can do to someone's life; she behaves as an exiled and unloved child when raised and spoiled as a legitimate daughter, having the attention of her father, two mothers, and a brother.
None, not even Jin Zhao's mother, who had her infant daughter taken from her, treats Gu Lan any differently, and yet she is always scheming and putting herself in a bad spot out of pure jealousy.
She even decided to spread the gossip about Jin Zhao meeting with a man when her own engagement was hanging by a thread? The desire to ruin Jin Zhao's life was bigger than guaranteeing a better future for herself; it's so tragic it becomes poetic.

I will never watch anything with Winwin ever again; the surrounding discourse is unbearable, and nothing is ever enough for his fans. Ye Xian would never be chosen by Jin Zhao; she saw firsthand what a weak husband can do to a woman's life, and she would NEVER marry to have something similar done to her (and her grandma would also not allow it).
He also physically abused her, by the way.
Jin Zhao treated him like an unruly child; she needed a grown man who could pull his own weight, and that's why she started to like and eventually married Chen Yanyun.

After reaching the halfway mark, everything started to crumble: the political arc became too confusing, events made no sense in the timeline, conflicts that should have already taken place were all pushed one after another, and a couple that would always trust each other in the beginning now can't talk at all... It's a shame.

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Strong start...ending...sigh

Pros: I loved all the couples in this drama. It was really nice to see a historical costume drama where most of the married couples we see are actually in love. That's honestly rare to see. Additionally, the chemistry the female lead had with the male and the second male lead was nice. I also really enjoyed watching everyone's acting. Lastly, issues that arose in the relationship between GJZ (fl) and CYY (ml) were solved very quickly and not dragged out.

Cons: The plot. Lmao, it's all over the place. They were trying to do so many things with so few episodes. Honestly, in order for a drama to be well executed and have both romance and politics, it needs to have at least 50 episodes. It felt like they rushed through the ploticial stuff at the end. Additionally, some of the deaths that occurred in the last episodes were very unnecessary, and we still have unanswered questions. Did the villain actually die? What's going to happen now in court? Although the emperor has proven to be very smart at such a young age, I don't think he can rule/command the court on his own, and all of Cyy's trusted people are gone. So what are they going to do now? These are the questions I would have loved to see answered in the end, but remained unanswered.

All in all, I loved having a community of people to discuss the episodes with day after day. I'll miss watching this show. Hope to see future collaborations between RM, Cisha, and WW in the future again. The three of them did great, as did the rest of the cast.

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