CasualCDfan

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I hear you. It's sad that some of these dramas have to be dumbed down.

It's sad that writers have to dumb down the material so much for some people.

I like the drama so far. But in episode 11, why did the writer feel the need to have ZL spell out to his little buddy why he's hesitant to marry FTY, when the prior scene already conveyed it through action and subtlety? It's a poorly written and awkward scene that treats the audience like idiots. You think professional writers would understand this.

There's always a reason to complain about anything. The question is whether those complaints are valid or not.

I don't care if the show is female- or male-centered. All I need is great characterization. Just give me believable characters with clear motivations. No simping ML. No rude and ungrateful FL. No forced love triangles or harems. If you can check those boxes, drama, I'm in.

No, that's not what people are saying, dummy.

What? Almost EVERY historical C-Dramas in the past 5 years have been women-centered. lol

Dropped. No way any real king would've allowed his subject to speak to him like this.

Wait, she has an ex husband? Is this in the novel? 🤣

The generation of women these shows are made for is so cooked. lol

"But why can’t the female lead be naive or make mistakes sometimes? No human being is perfect. What makes a good story is seeing her learn, grow and develop as a character."

That would require competent writers and an audience that is receptive. The problem with these shows is that they are made with a specific audience in mind. So they can't do anything that might upset that audience, which is understandable. This is why 95% of these shows are generic slop.

Enjoy the slop, sweetie. lol

I bet this king is a virgin who doesn't have (and doesn't want) a harem. 😂

Chinese dramas have been feeding their female audience a steady diet of feminist slop.

The industry needs to move on from this type of drama. It's so redundant.

So is taking a shit. But we do it privately.

There's the type of antagonist you love to hate because they enhance the drama; then there's the annoying antagonist who ruins the show. Assuming Li Mao is an antagonist (at this point, nobody knows what this dude's deal is), he's the latter. He's a frustratingly inconsistent and annoying character who makes the drama less and less enjoyable. I wish the writer had turned him permanently evil when he decided to chase power. Not this wishy-washy bullshit. What a fumble.

Sure, but somehow I still hate her immensely.

Well played, drama. I was certain that the Grand Tutor would be at the top of my most hated list (he might still get there in the end), and Le Jun would be the tragic character that I took pity on the most. But Le Jun ended up being the character that I hate the most so far.