VelvetLady852:
I finished A Splendid Match yesterday. The cast did a great job, and I especially like Ci Sha, Ren Min and Winwin! They were excellent in their roles. A special mention to Ci Sha, who gave a compelling portrayal of Chen Yan Yun 👍. I also like the supporting characters such as Qing Pu, Chen Yi, the young emperor, Gu Lan (I like her development) etc.
The main leads' romance is one of the strong points for me. Their chemistry is 🔥.Their interactions feel so natural and real, and their intimate and romantic/sweet moments are a joy to watch! I also appreciate that they showed the family/social dynamics and political intrigue in the drama. However, the ending feels rushed. Would have been good to have more episodes (not sure if they are still constrained by the 40 episode rule) or an epilogue to tie up other parts of the plot. Despite this, I still find ASM to be a very good, enjoyable and entertaining drama overall ❤️.
Iirc the rules got changed last year, a friend told me. Can't remember the exact month she told me, maybe since Q3 of 2025. The first title I remembered having more than 40 episodes was Swords into Plowshares which had 48 episodes. Not sure if there's a drama I didn't know having more than 40 episodes before SIP, since I didn't pay attention to every released C-titles. Heard there's a plan to make a 100 episodes drama. Wow, gotta avoid that one at all cost.
Cw The Heir, it is great anyway. Initially I thought it's going to be like Blossom in Adversity, but somehow it's more similar to Flourished Peony. And my, wasn't Yang Zi's team genius? Got great actors as male leads all the time. I remembered Li Xian accepted Flourished Peony (He rarely did costume titles non republican, yeah there's Soul Snatcher which he and his best friend did together, oh it's out of context) because of Yang Zi, so I assumed she had a say or can give recommendation for casting. And wasn't Han Dong Jun just starred in the same republican drama with Yang Zi's male bff last year. So, maybe? Oh, I'm gossiping...
Hi autumn iris, unable to quote your post too, so replying here. Oh yes, I remember hearing about the 40 episode rule being lifted last year, just not sure if ASM made it to the cutoff.
100 episodes is a lot! 😄.
I think that 100 episode drama is suppose to be like 4 dramas in one. Like 25 episodes for each different story in the same universe. 🤔
Hi ElementalStar, I'm unable to quote your post, so just replying here. Didn't know Zhan Zhao Adventures has started airing, thanks for sharing 🥰! Now I'm deciding whether to start Zhan Zhao Adventures or a modern drama starring Gong Jun and Ren Min, Hold a Court Now.
ZZA is surprisingly fun action with some good humor and comradery while being a serious investigator drama. It's the perfect work out drama for me so I love it. Been a while since a fight heavy wu xia has been this good.
rangsmoonlight:
ElementalStar:
That’s so cool I wanna join the club!!!
Welcome! Watching anything historical right now or want suggestions?
Thanks!
I’m watching the heir by yangzi what about you
I need to start that. I've heard good things.
Currently I'm watching A Splendid Match, Zhan Zhao Adventures, Vow in Ashes, Bloom in Turmoil, and Pursuit of Jade.
