Madness, Mayhem and Too Many Emotions
Let me start of by saying that I LOVE THIS DRAMA ❤️❤️❤️❤️Although the plot and the theme of the drama is far beyond overused, however this drama did a wonderful job in every aspect required.
I will try to write my review without much spoilers.
The writer and the director did a wonderful job in how the pacing of the story went, there was not even a scene that was not required, or was not entering. I normally don't have much expectation of the live action as the production team often tend to add their on take, however this drama managed to stay true to the original story (There were minuscule changes, if I am being 100% honest, but don't care 🤷🏻♀️).
Whoever did the casting for this drama requires a pay raise, as they did a fabulous job in finding Yu Wan Yin / Wang Cui Hua and Xiahou Dan / Zhang San. The actors did a wonderful job in brining the characters alive and their chemistry was absolutely marvellous. Starting from the main leads to the side characters, every character was well paid. The male lead (Ryan Cheng) did an excellent job of portraying various emotions as well go deeper into the story. His facial expression are great to the point sometimes I find myself smiling as a response to the scene. The FL (Wang Chu Ran) was great choice as well as she portrayed a FL who was trying to survive a storyline that went against her, her mannerisms and action were spot on and held my attention. One other character I would like to mention is Tang Xiao Tian who played Xiahou Bo (The villain/original ML). I hated his character till the very end to the point I had no sadness when he was in the state he was, but that goes to show how much of an incredible actor he is and his efforts towards the drama, so hats off to him. Also the fact that he is trying an antagonistic character for a change out side of his ML role shows his artistic perception and abilities.
The OST of this drama is also peace worthy as it combined comedic elements where needed as well as some OST's did an excellent job in elevating the mood within the drama.
Overall, it is a well presented drama in the recent years of this particular genre.
I would 100% rewatch this drama.
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Right Measure betwen drama and romantic comedy
It could have been just another time travel series, but it wasn't.It has everything you need to fall in love and binge-watch.
From comedy to drama, the cast includes Cheng Lei and Wang Chu Ran, who deliver outstanding performances.
There are heart breaking scenes making us really think about real or fiction characters.
just the last episode … They returned to their own times, right? So he waited for her 10 years to meet her at the subway?
100% recommendation! I loved it!
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WOW JUST WOW
I love how funny they are in this drama. I love all the silly parts. Cheng Lei is so amazing in this drama. I can't get enough of him. Everything was so well written and acted out. Definitely the best actor and actress for this role/drama. I love the connection the two characters have at the very beginning to the very end. They were so understanding of each other. I love the costumes as well. Every single costume she has looks AMAZING on her. Her makeup, accessories, outfits were all so beautiful on her. His fit also looks GREAT on him too. I love all his facial expressions. He is such an amazing actor. He is definitely the only actor fit for this role. Love this drama.Was this review helpful to you?
WTF is this
I know there are costume/historical dramas, there are detective dramas, comedy dramas but this made its own genre "stupid dramas".Reminds me somehow of "A Dream within a Dream", but Fan Yi Zhu made product with nice fighting scenes and was funny to watch. "How Dare You" comedy level could be appreciated mostly by teens or by ppl who wants to just turn off their brains and watch something relaxing, shiny and trashy.
Such a waste of good actors, designs & costumes..... just waste in general.
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Main Leads are chemistry
Watched this lovely series for the comedy and to see Cheng Lei portray a comedic character. As expected, Cheng Lei did not fail in portraying comedic character Xiahou Dan and not just that, mixing in the comedy with serious attitude Cheng Lei mae the role great and exciting to watch, I was surprised by the acting of Wang Chu Ran, well this is not the first of her drama i have watched, Wang Chu Ran slayed the role of Yu Wan Yin bring in comedic character with action mode. The chemistry cannot explain super hot, never knew Wang Chu Ran and Cheng Lei would bring this boiling chemistry on my screen.Wang Chu Ran and Cheng Lei did excellent with their acting, movements, facial expression and chemistry. Looking forward to watching the next episodes.
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Why not ditch this book-world & just date in the present day?
The comedy ‘How dare you?’ is adapted from the web novel "This Is Ridiculous" (成何体统) by Qi Ying Jun (七英俊). And its premise is that 2 people from the modern world are transported into a book as villains - but they end up changing their destiny, fate and character arc - by doing good, saving people, and the kingdom, they also fall in love, marry, etc. etc. - all the while still being in the other world of a book. So whatever action you are likely to see is within the construct of a preordained written word and the leads change their fate essentially - the message for viewers being you are in charge of what happens to you and can change your life.In the book, the heroine comes to believe that this is another dimension or alternate universe and not just a book, because they have treaded far beyond the confines of the book’s original trajectory and story line.
In the web novel, the heroine is from the year 2026 and is an unexceptional worker in an office, the hero is a boy from year 2016, is still in high school. So the trope of older woman and teenage boy is used as well.
Plus, as villains in the original book their lives were short and insignificant, but since they changed everything, he lives as a good king, dies first and goes back to being the high school boy from year 2016, the heroine lives on as the reigning queen, in the end leaving everything to her son and roaming the earth meeting friends old and new, sees what she was able to build and accomplish, and then dies a natural death at which point she is back in the modern world - year 2026 - in the same subway train in which she fell asleep - and that’s how the 2 star crossed lovebirds meet in the present timeline.
In the web novel, in present day he’s the lawyer for the production house that is making a drama on the book and he has been waiting for her for 10 years. She recognizes the rest of the cast as people she met in the novel’s timeline.
If you are watching the drama, you’ll notice that there are some changes from the web novel early on: the male lead says he’s a CEO in 2026, so when they go back, they’ll be the same age and he most probably will be the owner of the company she works for or CEO of the production company making the drama.
But watching the first 2 episodes, all I could think was why are these two people sticking around in this fake make-believe world when they can get out through some door to the present day at any time, or die, and start courting each other, because I wanted to see their interactions as actual people in present day. What’s the use of all that energy and maneuvers and ambitions in a fake place? This is the bit where such dramas lose me. Because why would anyone want to stay trapped in a make-believe world with a real person? So it’s a no-watch for me.
I understand why transmigration of soul or past life or time travel or dream world would be attractive as a genre - an ordinary person gets to live a larger than life treacherous adventure that tests their mettle, their strength, their bravery, their perseverance and their humanity in extraordinary circumstances, where everything is glamorous and chaotic and exotic than their dull real life, and the person gets to be appreciated for his or her brains, looks and actions and noticed by the hottest guy or girl. Issues of self worth or self-esteem won't come up because in the fictional world they have the answer for everything.
This is escapist fantasy world has a lot of fans. The cast is good, the costumes are good, but the story has by now FOUR real people duking it out in palatial politics. My question is why? Go back to your day jobs and hook up with the girl you met in the dream book world!
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satisfeita!!!!!✨️?
Eu estava com expectativas bem legais sobre esse drama e fiquei muito satisfeita💌A história no geral foi construída de uma maneira boa que eu achei satisfatória, apesar da morte de alguns personagens bem legais:(.
Como sempre a dona china nos deu migalhas deles no mundo real (eu não sei pq estava esperando mais), mas foi tudo muito lindo, sensível e romântico🎇.
[ Eu vi na Internet alguém falando que na novel ele morre do veneno crônico e ela vive um bom tempo e morre na velhice dentro da história - ambos voltam no mesmo momento que entraram - e eu meio que fiquei feliz que isso não rolou no drama, pq achei meio depre🖐🏽]
A química dos protagonistas, assim como os personagens secundários no ciclo de amizade e lealdade, foram todas excelentes, não tem o que criticar💕.
Vou sentir saudades dos queridos, foi muito bom acompanhar, principalmente esses últimos episódios kkkk estou escrevendo isso 4h da manhã pq não aguentei e vi logo tudo 🥹
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How Dare You!?
Eu acho que vou ficar semanas pensando em How Dare You!? sem parar! Para mim, isso é sempre o maior sinal de que uma história foi especial e me marcou: ficar obcecada por ela!Eu comecei esperando uma comédia leve, divertida, e bem pastelona, e o início realmente entrega isso. Mas, conforme a história avança, ela ganha uma densidade emocional muito maior do que eu imaginava.
Dan/Zhang San se tornou o coração da história pra mim. Saber que ele entrou naquele mundo ainda criança, que precisou sobreviver sozinho, que teve que se tornar um tirano para continuar vivo… tudo isso me comoveu muito. Ele é o tipo de personagem que dá vontade de guardar num potinho e proteger!
Wanyin/Cui Hua também me cativou! Ela é uma mulher tão doce, inteligente e extremamente empática. Eu amei como ela enxergava quem o imperador realmente era, além da máscara de tirano. Ambos são duas pessoas que se entendem, se protegem, se completam. Da parte dele, um amor cheio de cuidado. Da parte dela, a compreensão e acolhimento que ele precisava. Eles eram parceiros de verdade. As cenas leves dos dois juntos me arrancaram muitas risadas, enquanto os momentos mais pesados realmente doíam.
E por falar em dor, houve perdas que me rasgaram por dentro. Alguns personagens tiveram finais que eu gostaria que fossem diferentes. Mas já esperava, pois a dona China sempre faz isso hahaha
Eu normalmente não gosto de finais abertos. Mas, nesse caso, o fechamento foi tão bonito e emocionalmente satisfatório que eu consegui aceitar. Saí com a sensação de que eles foram felizes tanto no mundo do livro quanto no mundo moderno, e isso foi suficiente (mas é claro que se houvesse mais um pouquinho de migalhas dos dois na modernidade seria MUITO melhor, né?)
No fim, How Dare You!? me entregou muito mais do que eu esperava. Eu vou ficar um bom tempo sentindo muuuuuuita saudade dele e do meu casal fofo!
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I'm fine, thank you... porque cumplió con mis expectativas.
Tenía expectativas muy altas sobre este drama, porque ya había visto la versión corta y me gustó mucho (aún no veo el donghua).La verdad no soy super fan de los dramas sobre transmigración, porque el final siempre suele ser el mismo... Pero esta vez lo hicieron increíble y aunque es el mismo cliché, la manera en que lo ejecutaron y la química entre los protagonistas hicieron que funcionara perfecto.
Cheng Lei me impresionó como siempre. Y a Wang Chu Ran creo que es la primera vez que la veo, pero me encantó su actuación. En realidad, la actuación de todo el cast me pareció excelente.
La historia es muy buena (y definitivamente voy a ver el donghua). Los escenarios, los vestuarios, la música; todo encajó perfecto.
Reí, lloré, grité... Lo disfruté muchísimo de principio a fin, cosa que no siempre consigo con este tipo de dramas.
Me encantó que, a diferencia de otros dramas de transmigración, aquí tuvieron su final feliz tanto dentro del libro como en el mundo real. Normalmente en los dramas de transmigración los protagonistas sólo consiguen su final feliz al volver al mundo real, pero aquí no fue así...
Aunque no hayan mostrado mucho de su reencuentro en el mundo real (algo que no suelen hacer en estos dramas), me gustó el significado que le dieron: En el mundo del libro, Yu Wanyin y Xiahou Dan tuvieron su final feliz; y en el mundo real Wang Cuihua y Zhang San dieron inicio a su propia historia 🥹❤️🩹
Para mi es un 10/10 y si de algo me debo "quejar" es que ¡ahora tengo ganas de verlos actuar juntos en un drama moderno! 🥹
Porque aunque me encantó como sellaron el final con su "Hi, how are you?"/"I'm fine, thank you. And you?", sí me habría encantado ver más... Por lo que he leído, en la novela original sí muestran un poco más sobre su relación en el mundo real (así que tendré que leer la novela 😅).
Pero bueno, esta es la primera vez que me animo a escribir un intento de reseña. ¿A ustedes qué les pareció? Para mi es el primer 10/10 del año y estoy ansiosa por ver qué más nos darán Cheng Lei y Wang Chu Ran.
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Unexpectedly great !!!
I started watching this drama with no expectation, but for wang chu ran & cheng lei acting, since I’ve watched their drama before. And…right from the episode 1, I already hooked with their chemistry. I never expected them to act so funny, but also serious at times. Their chemistry is really top notch. The story is also great to follow, while at start I really have no expectation for such isekai drama. The writer and the director have done their jobs really good. The make up artists also have done their part well in creating such beautiful yu wanyin & xie yong’er. The story development is so good that I hardly find a dull moment and even the supporting actors/actresses have done their part well to create the good vibes for the drama story.For me, this drama is one of the masterpiece of this year also a great relieve after encountering a lot of mediocre ones before. I will surely rewatch this gem again and again. I also hope the best for the casts & the production teams, since they have worked very well to create such great drama.
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for fans of transmigration dramas
For fans of transmigration dramas, I highly recommend watching How Dare You. The acting is great and the visuals are truly stunning🤏🏻.This drama is truly beautiful, hahaha. The romantic scenes are very touching and left a deep impression on me. 🥹🤍
Honestly, the first time I saw Wang Churan, I was immediately captivated. Ahhaha, his visuals are never boring, pleasant to look at, and of course there are many funny scenes in this drama, even though it's a serious drama disguised as a comedy🌌.
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