Because any regurgitated slop gets overrated here if it's a romance idol drama with pretty faces. It's like fast food or smth that most viewers are hooked on here. And everything else gets downvoted hard. I swear, the times I’ve seen people posting questions if there’s romance in a drama even when the genre is clearly tagged differently is astounding here. And so are dumb reviews complaining about it. So overall, it's hard to gauge what's actually good if you're not solely into this one type of drama or are looking for something fresh in this genre.
More like annoyed MDL scores can’t be trusted. Have to waste time checking out crap and it takes time to find good ones yourself. Lots of good dramas also get buried under overhyped ones, making it hard for newcomers.
I agree with Douban's score more. It also has way bigger sample size, here on MDL it's all romance idol dramas lovers mostly of a cetain age and gender.
At least I finished it. Some people here downvote dramas after dropping them. As for rating, it didn't age well. The plot was fine, if a bit overhyped and draggy, but the rest is hard on the eyes if you're watching now.
You're the problem here, then. People coming in here fresh, without realizing how badly skewed MDL scores are, trying to find good dramas to watch and most at the top are basically one type. Hard to find gems buried below if you're looking for other types and genres.
Also, compared to other dramas of this type, it's still overrated. The only interesting thing here was that crossdressing female character's side story. Everything else regurgitated a hundred times, nothing fresh. FL actress also needs to get off botox or whatever it is she did to her face, she's struggling to emote.
Sure, but the score once again just proves what types of dramas users prefer to watch here, immediately giving them high 8s+ no matter how contrived and regurgitated their plots are. And if it's not that certain type, then everyone immediately turns into a jaded pro critic, lol. Or simply downvoting a drama cuz it's not their cup of tea.
First minutes of the drama - this is how FL should have died, lol. Being dragged by horses was one of the popular death sentences for a reason. One good bump on the head and ur dead. Or die later from wounds all over your body from rough terrain.
I don’t think the main premise will change by a lot - still gonna be frustrating love polygonal makjang with scheming. Send her to jail instead of abroad, gay MLs or not, doesn’t really matter.
You have to know that the drama will be really different from the novel because of censorship in China. But yeah…
I never said anywhere that this is why I’m not gonna watch it. The plot simply is not my cup of tea. I just don’t like these frustrating and annoying ones.
https://www.reddit.com/r/cdramasfans/comments/1uzs881/lets_play_what_is_meng_ziyi_trying_to_feel_in/
As for rating, it didn't age well. The plot was fine, if a bit overhyped and draggy, but the rest is hard on the eyes if you're watching now.
Also, compared to other dramas of this type, it's still overrated. The only interesting thing here was that crossdressing female character's side story. Everything else regurgitated a hundred times, nothing fresh. FL actress also needs to get off botox or whatever it is she did to her face, she's struggling to emote.