Lady Musashi

Until creators start seeing it as a serious problem, things will remain the same. And we have to take into account cultural differences. Even without political control, Chinese value harmony above all, rocking the boat just isn't in their nature. I am just frustrated that female characters are almost always subpar if they are not the leads and even then chances are better for a good role if the actress is successful (like Zhao Lusi or Dilraba). Ah, well, we can always enjoy the view and talent that is Zhu Yilong. :)

I have to agree with your assessment, though my enjoyment really plummeted in the second half of the season. Zhu Yilong cannot carry the drama on his own, others must show some charisma too. It's hard when the only major trait of the only other actor with significant screen time is being cute. That's not personality, that's Hello Kitty. But, I agree Xiao Bai was at least tolerable, other women were wasted and so was our time. Imagine what a writer who knows writing women could do with a single working mother with sick child or a disabled woman. Alas, it was not meant to be. I also think the show suffered from cutting 72 episodes to 66 to two seasons, the narration is broken, pacing too. Also, I heard (maybe even here) that the major part of Piaopiao/Pang Zi story was censored and so changed which is why dubbing doesn't match their lips. Still, I'll watch season 2. I want my Iron Triangle back.

Am I the only one suspicious of Bai Haotian? She's so conveniently helpful, but then not really. Cute as a button and pushy, devil in disguise?

I wasn't quick enough, but luckily @Awie gave you the answer. :)

If I have one major complaint about this drama (which I love dearly anyway), it's uneven pacing and I think it might be to a larger degree a consequence of dividing the story in 'two seasons'. The 'draggy' parts of the story might not be that in a context of 66 episodes, but within 32 I often feel 'why are they spending so much time on this?'. Ah, well, it can't be helped.

On the other hand, we have such pearls like Pang Zi saying his dream was to become female pilot and Wu Xie answering something like 'It's good to have ambitions', so never mind the pacing.

In 2021. P'New confirmed it on Twitter.

@Kochase I agree with Bai Youning's potential. The relationship with her father and with her colleagues should have been mined more. And only during the wedding we saw that she has other friends besides Lu Yao and Chusheng. Also, you are not wrong about historical inaccuracy. I don't know what it is in a huge number of Asian dramas, they just can't get the female characters right, especially when they want them to seem strong and independent.

I wholeheartedly agree on two cute mail leads. A spoon of sugar makes medicine go down as they say. ^^

There were several women in the drama and all were better written than BYN (except the sister, she was equally two-dimensional). But all of them (sister too) were more likable than BYN, including the murderers. Whataboutism is a poor argument in defending a character, almost as poor as involving my gender. As a woman, but most importantly AS A PERSON, I am not obliged to like any character including female characters. The only thing her character stood in the way of was not bromance (as bromance existed on screen and in the script anyway) but better drama.

I dislike Bai Youning's character because she is poorly written, like a mannequin with tacked-on characteristics . I noticed that this is a trend in many Asian dramas, not just Chinese, where independent and strong equates with loud and rude. Supposedly strong, independent character who despises her father's background has no problems relying on the said background when she needs it. She is hypocritical, brash, spoiled and violent. I was going to give her benefit of the doubt, but then she faked her own abduction and made several cases more complicated they they should have been. The writers attempted to give her some depth in the last several episodes, but too little too late. The romance developed in the last few episodes was the last straw. I wish bromance/friendship was where the writers stopped. I still liked the drama, but it could have been exceptional with better character development of BYN or without her.

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgxJzf-4YlwzpXvl7Gd4AaABCQ May. Still no exact date.

That is what I meant - Darren Chen instead of Hu Yitian. I mixed stars of The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty and My Roommate is a Detective. Darren Chen IS the cutest in a dress, Hu Yitian IS the cutest when sulking. :D

Hu Yitian in a dress is prettier than most of the women. Also cuter.

EDIT: I just realized I wrote Hu Yitian instead of Darren Chen. That happens when you watch two dramas with cute, clever himbos who love food and their sugar daddies.

I was told that most of bromance comes after episode 30, that it's subtle, but also that ending is good (whatever that means).

Done, sorry, I forget not all the people watch immediately.

On episode 26 and I really, really dislike Bai Youning. They should have left the drama with just bromance (Lu Yao/QCS) and siblings (Lu Yao/Yunlong) dynamics. The forced romance that started in this episode (completely inconsistent to everything previously shown) only makes me dislike her more. I just added no chemistry with Lu Yao to her being selfish, spoiled and violent. Drama needed no romance, the cases and character interactions were sufficient. Ah, well... I'll watch to the end anyway, but I liked almost every other female character more than her.

EDIT: Geez, people can't even have an opinion without someone trying to explain it to them and how they are wrong. Like that will change something.

How cute was Jun Wan when Ik Jun's sister said "yes"?

Official links Love Mechanics Ep.2 (En of Love Ep. 6)

1/4 https://tv.line.me/embed/13423865
2/4 https://tv.line.me/embed/13423965
3/4 https://tv.line.me/embed/13424016
4/4 https://tv.line.me/embed/13424083

MODC scarred me for life and I know no one is going to die here but, after seeing spoilers, I'll decide next week if I am even going to watch the last four episodes. I deserve nice things especially in quarantine.

That was so, so effing cute. Finally, Tine pulls his head out of his... you know. XD

And we are getting other couples too. Mil and Green were cute too.

We'll see, I'm really not in the mood to be in quarantine and in tears. But, thank you just the same. I'll surely get to it some day, I hear a lot of good things.