i feel like it's the story of the ML as told through her perspective kinda. i kinda see the vision. I am arguably…
That's seriously advanced level of mental gymnastics to explain why making potentially a mostly ML-centric drama from the mostly fL-centric novel is a good idea. Lol :).
Jiang Yueru, the ancestor of the Jiang family and a powerful immortal, saved Jiang Ping'an sixty years ago and helped him establish the Jiang family. Jiang Ping'an left his property as her dowry. Sixty years later, Jiang Yingshan and his brother, descendants of the Jiang family, colluded with the warlord to seize the family property. When Jiang Ping'an fell seriously ill, she returned to the mortal world and entered the Jiang mansion to expose the conspiracy, display her divine power to intimidate everyone, and sweep across the human realm.
I fully agree with the 1st paragraph.And I can only laugh through tears regarding the 2nd, as it pretty much happens…
Fortunately, smart FLs still somehow exist if there are no MLs around, but the latter restricts it to mostly webnowels and/or Vertical Dramas.
In Big productions, it's rare; probably "Blossom" is the most shining example. Also, the FL in "Are you the One" was highly all-around capable, but first she was buried in an amnesia trope, and later she felt more like a side character.
And Empresses in the Palace was great - for me, the smartest character was by far the Concubine Cao, before she got dumbed down and poisoned by the Emperor and the Empress.
This show can’t seem to decide what it wants to be. The constant shifts from a morally heavy moment straight…
I fully agree with the 1st paragraph.
And I can only laugh through tears regarding the 2nd, as it pretty much happens in all dramas featuring supposedly smart/badass/strong female leads if they are supposed to have a love interest. It's like a f 'n clockwork.
"The Double" along with "Romance of the Female Soldier" remains the most overrated show in recent years among the ones I was somehow able to finish.
Top female thief who got imprisoned, sounds almost as appealing as the supposedly badass female assassin/killer/general who needs to be rescued by the ML in the 1st episode...
same here. just like FL in love in the clouds... too much telling, not enough showing
Well, it's the Female Lead reality - they are powerful, until the drama starts and/or ML is around. Then, even if they do not become useless, they are clearly playing the 2nd fiddle to the ML.
Even in supposedly FL-centric dramas (not necessary talkin about "Are you the One?" here).
That's the problem with cdramas They choose plot focused female centric novels and then them into basic romance…
Yeah, it's exactly why I am unsure if I would like to see my favourite novels transferred to the screen. I can already see female leads there getting dumbed down and the romance expanded, so the ML can save her over and over and over again. Or the villains suddenly running circles around her to create more tension.
Someone who is a big "Malicious Empress" fan told me recently that ML is quite insignificant there during the first half (or maybe even 2/3) of the story, and for quite some time, it's pretty much only about the female lead and her revenge. I wonder how it will be presented in the drama, especially with an ML's star power.
Nah, the ending is decent - they arrived at their exile destination, without losing anyone, which never happens, and also fatter and richer than they were when leaving. And ready for the next part.
Well, romance is super limited, and revenge is also limited, because the fl is so damm smart and forward-thinking, that it's almost impossible to calculate successfully against her :). Unless the Royals do it, and she still makes things difficult for them. But, if you are not Royal and you are not careful, you get your leg broken, and you get raped by your own stewards. Yes, I'm serious. She is very ruthless and not a fan of letting villains go and allowing them to do more damage, as it usually happens.
1st part is about her attempts to protect her family and change the future, and when she couldn't do the latter, she makes sure to create the safest possible landing for her and her in-laws. 2nd part is about the exile, which quickly turns into a business picnic thanks to her planning, scheming and money-making ideas.
She doesn't know Martial Arts, but she has excellent people around her to execute her ideas - in the 1st part, it's mostly her father, in 2nd part, it's her husband and his brothers. Later, she builds a bigger group of followers. The way everyone follows her and doesn't question her because she is a woman, it's one of the most unique ways about both novel and drama.
Yes, it's the one with Zhi Chunhe, and yes, the novel has a happy ending, there are also zero misunderstandings between leads and zero love triangles (okay, there is one attempt, which ends very badly for the woman trying to snatch ML)
Both parts completed until now are listed on MDL - YT links were purged, but the Bilibili's ones still work (I recently added them in the comments section). I think Dailymotion also still has it.
And definitely no mainstream drama, no way I would miss it :).
长生老祖驾到，整顿不肖子孙
Jiang Yueru, the ancestor of the Jiang family and a powerful immortal, saved Jiang Ping'an sixty years ago and helped him establish the Jiang family. Jiang Ping'an left his property as her dowry. Sixty years later, Jiang Yingshan and his brother, descendants of the Jiang family, colluded with the warlord to seize the family property. When Jiang Ping'an fell seriously ill, she returned to the mortal world and entered the Jiang mansion to expose the conspiracy, display her divine power to intimidate everyone, and sweep across the human realm.
But, maybe anti-Japanese dramas got stopped from getting mass-produced.
In Big productions, it's rare; probably "Blossom" is the most shining example. Also, the FL in "Are you the One" was highly all-around capable, but first she was buried in an amnesia trope, and later she felt more like a side character.
And Empresses in the Palace was great - for me, the smartest character was by far the Concubine Cao, before she got dumbed down and poisoned by the Emperor and the Empress.
It's for girls fascinated by the ML's cheekbones.
And I can only laugh through tears regarding the 2nd, as it pretty much happens in all dramas featuring supposedly smart/badass/strong female leads if they are supposed to have a love interest. It's like a f 'n clockwork.
"The Double" along with "Romance of the Female Soldier" remains the most overrated show in recent years among the ones I was somehow able to finish.
But, on the other side, I like it 9.1 here more compared to 8.6 for "Legend of the Female General".
As always, a lot depends on what you are looking for and expecting from the dramas you plan to watch.
Impressive.
Unfortunately, Douban rating is stuck at 3.0 :(
Then, even if they do not become useless, they are clearly playing the 2nd fiddle to the ML.
Even in supposedly FL-centric dramas (not necessary talkin about "Are you the One?" here).
I can already see female leads there getting dumbed down and the romance expanded, so the ML can save her over and over and over again. Or the villains suddenly running circles around her to create more tension.
Someone who is a big "Malicious Empress" fan told me recently that ML is quite insignificant there during the first half (or maybe even 2/3) of the story, and for quite some time, it's pretty much only about the female lead and her revenge.
I wonder how it will be presented in the drama, especially with an ML's star power.
"Still trying to find a name" - her name is 吕妍 aka Lu Yan.
Nothing on the Part 3, though.
I prefer non-ML dramas, but it's difficult to find them, so I have to compromise ;).
Unless the Royals do it, and she still makes things difficult for them.
But, if you are not Royal and you are not careful, you get your leg broken, and you get raped by your own stewards. Yes, I'm serious. She is very ruthless and not a fan of letting villains go and allowing them to do more damage, as it usually happens.
1st part is about her attempts to protect her family and change the future, and when she couldn't do the latter, she makes sure to create the safest possible landing for her and her in-laws.
2nd part is about the exile, which quickly turns into a business picnic thanks to her planning, scheming and money-making ideas.
She doesn't know Martial Arts, but she has excellent people around her to execute her ideas - in the 1st part, it's mostly her father, in 2nd part, it's her husband and his brothers. Later, she builds a bigger group of followers.
The way everyone follows her and doesn't question her because she is a woman, it's one of the most unique ways about both novel and drama.
Both parts completed until now are listed on MDL - YT links were purged, but the Bilibili's ones still work (I recently added them in the comments section).
I think Dailymotion also still has it.
And definitely no mainstream drama, no way I would miss it :).