It's like this with 90% of novel-to-drama adaptations. They use the novels as inspiration to tell an entirely…
I also loved Lu Wen attitude. She didn't remember her married life with CXZ. So, she didn't remember her feelings for him. But she would not let him "flirting" with local women by the river. At this point, it was all about her pride. Lol
It's like this with 90% of novel-to-drama adaptations. They use the novels as inspiration to tell an entirely…
The pirate arc was pretty disappointing—definitely my least favorite section of the novel. I wished we spent more time with Lu Wen. What I really enjoyed, though, were the three phases of Miangtan and how CXZ was completely loved all three, while Zi Yu was threatened by Lu Wen. Later on, MT got paranoid that CXZ would ditch her once he learned she was Lu Wen, but by then, he was way too hooked. Their “fight” was pure drama at its finest. And in the end, he just went off to grab her some greasy street food. lol
It's just another drama adaptation destroying the source material so they can appeal to the lowest common denominator.
But I assume that she eventually knows of his sacrifice, right? I'm curious now how they will fall in love again. This is so much more interesting than the generic crap from the drama.
It's like this with 90% of novel-to-drama adaptations. They use the novels as inspiration to tell an entirely…
They destroyed everything by making up their own inferior story. They turned the FL into this one-dimensional revenge-seeking ice queen. But her character was so much more interesting in the novel. Yeah, that scene was supposed to be controversial. It's interesting storytelling. Later on, instead of owning up and saying sorry, CXZ gaslit MT by pinning the blame on her.
He was too full of himself to admit he was wrong—I couldn’t stand him for that. But that’s just how stubborn he was. Even after MT ditched him because she wasn’t about to be a concubine, he cockily acted like it was just a little break and he’d swoop back to snag her after the war. But they were both love sick.
This is a much better story than the generic revenge crap the drama wrote.
It's like this with 90% of novel-to-drama adaptations. They use the novels as inspiration to tell an entirely…
Same! I was so angry with "Are You The One" I said to myself that I would never watch another adaptation of a novel that I've read and liked. But here we go again. lol
It's just another drama adaptation destroying the source material so they can appeal to the lowest common denominator.
Yep! When you’re low on talent, creativity, and imagination, you just slap together a show from some lame checklist you think audiences will eat up. Oh, and I can’t stand how they messed with Jiang Si’s relationship with her brother. In her past life, they weren’t even close—kinda cold with each other. When she got her second shot, she took it as a chance to be nice to him. That vibe was way cooler than the drama’s goofy, over-the-top brother shtick.
It's just another drama adaptation destroying the source material so they can appeal to the lowest common denominator.
Some folks might think we’re after a straight-up, chapter-by-chapter remake. We get it—cramming 800 chapters into 40 episodes is no easy gig. But what these dramas usually do is take the original stuff and churn out different, way worse stories packed with cheesy clichés and dumb comedy bits that don’t even fit. Honestly, these studios are just seriously short on talent.
The ML is such a goofy and cringe actor. He played this same cringe goofy character in his previous drama. He ruined Cui Xing Zhou's portrayals with his goofy and wooden acting, and now he's ruining this ML too. I can't enjoy this drama when I have to skip over so many of his scenes. I'm dropping this to finish reading the novel.
I'm on ep 7 and and Yu Qi's 'bright eyed and bushy tailed' acting is getting on my nerves. Generally this drama…
His acting is so cringe. He played THIS EXACT same dumb goofy character in his previous drama. It's irritating. I can't believe anyone likes this crap.
The series has completely fucked up the novel. I can't believe what the screenwriter and the director were thinking…
It's like this with 90% of novel-to-drama adaptations. They use the novels as inspiration to tell an entirely different story, one that is 1000% worse than the source material. So, if you read a novel that you liked, DO NOT get excited about its drama adaptation because they will surely mess it up.
He was too full of himself to admit he was wrong—I couldn’t stand him for that. But that’s just how stubborn he was. Even after MT ditched him because she wasn’t about to be a concubine, he cockily acted like it was just a little break and he’d swoop back to snag her after the war. But they were both love sick.
This is a much better story than the generic revenge crap the drama wrote.