Historical Dramas Club

VelvetLady852:

Episode 20 of KttPH is another one with many happenings and revelations. I like that the drama has sustained its excitement, the quality of storytelling and the excellent acting by the cast. There really is no boring episode 👍!

Overdo starts airing today. It looks interesting. I might check it out one of these days.

Skip both as there's no actor I particularly like in both dramas but I saw that Overdo taking the top spot on Maoyan even though it just premiered yesterday. Zhang Ling He's star power I guess. Seems like many people criticise it for having short drama vibe and pace + AI + characters posing without any movement + bad cinematography/camera movement and more. It'll get better eventually since it's too early to judge. I love reading comments too much... But happy watching!

I haven't watch The East Palace, I'll start it asap. But yes seems like many have problem with the ending. I think many of Netflix series have this problem. Hopefully there's no sequel. I don't really like sequels, especially if it needs waiting time for more than half a year...

I'm currently watching an asadora https://kisskh.at/7889-gochisousan spanning between 1911-1945 (since FL's age was 6). It's cute and sometimes funny. It's about the glutton FL whose father was a French cuisine chef, and how her grandmother taught her to share food as the food she had may decrease in portion but she got more of gochisousama/gochisousan (thank you for the food). Anne Watanabe was the FL and her infamous ex-husband irl was the ML.

VelvetLady852:

I'm looking forward to 2 dramas:

Spring of the Blade starring Xu Kai and Zhou Ye

Love in Red Dust starring Wang Xing Yue and Xu Ruo Han

Oh, I read about Spring of the Blade on reddit that it released behind the scenes special. Seems like it'll be coming soon.

I 'm waiting for The Mystic Nine against the Coming Storm rumored to air on 5 August and Zhong Qi that may come sometimes in August. Read someone posted on mdl that there's a rumor that Zeng Shun Xi having another schedule so his character will be dubbed by voice actor, guess they're on hurry. I remember TMNatCS being one of top 10 most anticipated upcoming drama on douban yearly list. Could be #1 but there's Xiao Zhan's Spying so could also be #2. I hope they're coming soon. Everything else I ptw may not come that soon.

Read rumor somewhere (oh where I wonder) about Spying will have additional filming, guess his modern medical drama may come first.

My thoughts after finishing Key to the Phoenix Heart last night (after a good night's sleep):

1) The cast are excellent, especially Neo Hou and Ai Mi. Both of them nailed their roles and they have quite good chemistry ❤️! Merxat as Prince Ying (Eagle Lord) also gave a good performance, though he does not have many scenes. Other supporting cast did quite well too 👍.

2) I like that the drama's pacing is consistent from start to finish; even the last 4 episodes are properly spaced out and not rushed 💖.

3) The plot twists kept me engaged throughout the drama. Even the extra clip after episode 28's ending theme gave a twist that made sense. I do have a question on one plot point but I think I'll rewatch that part, or ask around later 😄.

4) I appreciate the fight scenes; they are well-choreographed, e.g., XWY fighting with a red clothe as blindfold.

5) I love the ending! I'm glad it's very clear and not vague/open-ended.

6) I love the OST, which is very fitting for the drama. Neo Hou's opening theme and his duet with Zhang Bi Chen are excellent 💯.

I enjoyed this drama and it's a very good watch overall!

VelvetLady852:

I enjoyed this drama and it's a very good watch overall!

Thank you for your thoughts on KTTPH. I wasn't sure about it but now I'll look forward to watching it!

I've had a break from historicals for a while until I felt like starting one up again and I chose Blossoms of Power. I'm LOVING every single episode!

ElementalStar:

I just finished KTTPH last week

I might start this one after BOP!