so right ! This drama made me look into the Director's works. I will start watching all of them. He is great.
If you want to switch the genre (bc Heroic Husband is always a "time travel" comedy), check first Miss S, an entertaining detective comedy set in (very fictional) Republican era. For some reason, I think you'll like it.
he is great, indeed, but this one is his best directing so far.Have you noticed his appearance in ep 1, as a jailer?
I also liked a lot how he arranged and cut the scenes in My Heroic Husband, directed the actors, always maintaining the pace, balancing well between humour, frenzy and sweetness. As for Dylan, I'm not here for him (although he certainly delivers well the lead character and I am glad he does) but for the well crafted story in high level production
MDL rating 8.5. We finally achieved the minimum rating that GOTD should have on MDL due to the fact that the users…
MDL's users ain't picky, the fact is that the initial ratings tend to be influenced by people who dropped/ disliked the drama (or its genre or a certain character) in early stages or are simply haters of certain actors or productions. This is why they are usually underrated before they end. The most seen (and appreciated) by the MDL's users "idol dramas" also tend to be influenced by fandoms in early stages (when they are regularly overrated, only later they start to drop). Although Wang Hedi can be considered an idol, this drama is not of that kind.
The ratings stabilise when the ratio between the votes expressed and "watchers" is 1:3, because the large majority of viewers (like me) don't express their rating before the very ending. The current ratio is about 1:10 with steady upwards trend and, if nothing significantly negatively impacts, the final rating will be much higher than this one.
In the preview of chapter 24 you can see that the protagonist's room is very big so they already have the new…
I've noticed a different room, too, but I've thought he's already on his trip to Yuzhou (in ep 23 trl he retrieved the stolen silver and in ep 25 trl he meets n°2). Why would he come back home?
FP looks better than MM (bc. the first is centred around a character played by the actress who knows her job) but it's unwatchable bc of the machine translation. Ofc, MM is a higher budget production, very colourful but the plot is... someone will probably like it, but it is certainly not my cup of tea... boring, predictable and so similar to other dozens Bai Lu's dramas I've dropped after few eps. FP has a simple plot, Tang dynasty style is well represented, but I'm afraid the dramaland is already saturated with stories (business oriented and self sustained heroine) of this kind, Jang Zi certainly performed better and more complex roles than this one, returning to smth she has already done gives me deja-vu vibes.
N° 2 is too efficient in capturing - package & delivery included - that Zhou Chixiong villain
you're right, ofc., I know, I was just joking how impressive & efficient she was. Tracing, capturing but above all, that "fast home delivery"... it took just a few minutes, lol
ah, ok, I get it But, to be honest, I've actually only re-posted my answer to another user below which dealt with novel's spoilers. For people not being interested in corruption stories, well, I'm not either, but it is a part of both this game and of the reality. Nobody likes or is interested in corruption, but accepting its existence is part of growth, as well
So, I'll take it as a compliment. ☺️ You are right "there is no universal agreement about what must be considered a spoiler" because MDL doesn't have a specific rule about it. But I'm pretty sure my post didn't ruin anybody's sense of surprise. I don't care about the novel, I'm just watching a drama which works well to this point
Qi'an running around the platform where Yang Qianhuan stood, only to see his face and finally got tired and gave…
you're so right about it. As only male characters can be mischievous, silly, lazy or liars to be loved, we have invented "antiheroes" and "gray characters" terms just for them. But I think this issue is ok now, bc. after the humiliation and loss of her bossom friend, the audience starts to relate better with FL
You summarized perfectly all the issues to be solved. Untill now they carefully followed the storyline with few…
Neither do I. The pace is fast, but till now, nothing feels rushed. And now, I'll put this post under a spoiler: 1. Not all the relevant characters have been introduced, and we've seen proper introductions till now 2. We see the script also dedicates certain time and space to understand and relate better at least with the main characters (how much time they dedicate to Linan's latest feelings and character growth after two blows, public humiliation and loss of a bossom friend?). 3. From the charts, we see that Xu scholar cousin will also have certain "depeening", he'll develop a love interest). 4. The crime cases for XQ to solve will inevitably pop up, it is his task in the game 5. in ep. 25 trailer we see him in silver gong uniform when he meets n°2, Winged Woman, so I guess he will upgrade his skills and will deal with bandits in Yuzhou, so certain issues I've listed will definitely be addressed. We may also see some epic battle but... 6. There will be no time for a radical political adjustment the Dafeng so desperately needs, politics will be probably left for S2, as it was in JoL.
Of course I mind you and of course it matters! ❤️ What I've put "in the open", are "open issues", things with which the drama deals "in general" and we (= the audience) expect it deals. I haven't spoiled the plot (ie. the cases, the characters'actions, thoughts or feelings, turns or twist in their relations), I've only listed issues that can be counted as a general synopsis, a bit deeper and enlarged comparing to the MDL's introductory synopsis. It explained more in detail only THE GENERAL SETTING (which is the setting of a game, because the Dafeng is the setting of the game played by Ying Lang, a player who must solve problems he encounters in the game) without spoiling the ACTIONS (or anything important in relation to the characters) with purpose to calculate if the drama has time (12-13 airing hours left) to solve all this issues.
I disagree with the "current plot will be completed within this season". There are only 19 eps left and so many open issues and plots simply can't all get the closure in such a short time, also because not all the relevant characters have been introduced and we see the script also dedicates certain time and space to understand and relate better at least with the main characters (if you're updated with all the eps, you'll notice how much time is dedicated to Linan's current feelings and character growth after two blows). From the charts, we see that Xu scholar cousin will also have certain "depeening", he'll develop a love interest). The pace is fast, but nothing feels rushed (at least, till now). And there are also the "cases" (which will inevitably pop up) to be solved. If you take all these into analysis and calculate time (12-13 hours) left, max. 3-4 out of 6 open issues I've listed can be fully or partially closed. Probably Yuzhou bandits (we've seen from trailer ep. 25 XQ goes to Yuzhou and meets n°2, as silver gong btw., which implies we will also see a certain improvement in his skills) and some epic battle of "the realm sect" against one or two enemy forces. There will be no time for a radical political adjustment the Dafeng so desperately needs, politics will be probably left for S2, as it was in JoL.
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As for Dylan, I'm not here for him (although he certainly delivers well the lead character and I am glad he does) but for the well crafted story in high level production
Have you noticed his appearance in ep 1, as a jailer?
The most seen (and appreciated) by the MDL's users "idol dramas" also tend to be influenced by fandoms in early stages (when they are regularly overrated, only later they start to drop). Although Wang Hedi can be considered an idol, this drama is not of that kind.
The ratings stabilise when the ratio between the votes expressed and "watchers" is 1:3, because the large majority of viewers (like me) don't express their rating before the very ending. The current ratio is about 1:10 with steady upwards trend and, if nothing significantly negatively impacts, the final rating will be much higher than this one.
FP has a simple plot, Tang dynasty style is well represented, but I'm afraid the dramaland is already saturated with stories (business oriented and self sustained heroine) of this kind, Jang Zi certainly performed better and more complex roles than this one, returning to smth she has already done gives me deja-vu vibes.
But, to be honest, I've actually only re-posted my answer to another user below which dealt with novel's spoilers.
For people not being interested in corruption stories, well, I'm not either, but it is a part of both this game and of the reality. Nobody likes or is interested in corruption, but accepting its existence is part of growth, as well
You are right "there is no universal agreement about what must be considered a spoiler" because MDL doesn't have a specific rule about it. But I'm pretty sure my post didn't ruin anybody's sense of surprise.
I don't care about the novel, I'm just watching a drama which works well to this point
But I think this issue is ok now, bc. after the humiliation and loss of her bossom friend, the audience starts to relate better with FL
1. Not all the relevant characters have been introduced, and we've seen proper introductions till now
2. We see the script also dedicates certain time and space to understand and relate better at least with the main characters (how much time they dedicate to Linan's latest feelings and character growth after two blows, public humiliation and loss of a bossom friend?).
3. From the charts, we see that Xu scholar cousin will also have certain "depeening", he'll develop a love interest).
4. The crime cases for XQ to solve will inevitably pop up, it is his task in the game
5. in ep. 25 trailer we see him in silver gong uniform when he meets n°2, Winged Woman, so I guess he will upgrade his skills and will deal with bandits in Yuzhou, so certain issues I've listed will definitely be addressed. We may also see some epic battle but...
6. There will be no time for a radical political adjustment the Dafeng so desperately needs, politics will be probably left for S2, as it was in JoL.
What I've put "in the open", are "open issues", things with which the drama deals "in general" and we (= the audience) expect it deals. I haven't spoiled the plot (ie. the cases, the characters'actions, thoughts or feelings, turns or twist in their relations), I've only listed issues that can be counted as a general synopsis, a bit deeper and enlarged comparing to the MDL's introductory synopsis. It explained more in detail only THE GENERAL SETTING (which is the setting of a game, because the Dafeng is the setting of the game played by Ying Lang, a player who must solve problems he encounters in the game) without spoiling the ACTIONS (or anything important in relation to the characters) with purpose to calculate if the drama has time (12-13 airing hours left) to solve all this issues.
If you take all these into analysis and calculate time (12-13 hours) left, max. 3-4 out of 6 open issues I've listed can be fully or partially closed. Probably Yuzhou bandits (we've seen from trailer ep. 25 XQ goes to Yuzhou and meets n°2, as silver gong btw., which implies we will also see a certain improvement in his skills) and some epic battle of "the realm sect" against one or two enemy forces. There will be no time for a radical political adjustment the Dafeng so desperately needs, politics will be probably left for S2, as it was in JoL.