Black Lotus

All of these 10/10 reviews are highly sus. Makes me wonder if people’s standards dropped so dramatically or these people are all related to the scriptwriter lmao.

I wouldn’t watch this if you expect characters to act like normal human beings. This is way too idealized and exaggerated and not in the good way either.

Yeah they should have gotten someone better for the FL. It would have been a lot more bearable.

She’s terrible! There’s no nuance to her acting. She just overreacts and does what she “thinks” a teenager should act like. I’ll forever have PTSD from her screaming “Si Feng” a million times over. Ugh!

Ugh so this isn’t a GL drama? What a disappointment. Guess I’ll take it off my list then.

It's like they all forgot he killed her in the first ep lol. Not sure how you can write a romance around that awkward moment. I prefer her with the prince but I always have SML syndrome in shows like this.

Anyone watching this just to take a break from The Wolf?

I’m up to ep 6 and she seems pretty naive. Doesn’t seem like a female general to me at all. If you were to compare her to someone like Huo Xuan from Untouchable Lovers it’s not even close. I expected someone more shrewd and cunning idk. The plot is interesting at least so I’ll keep watching.

Same!

Ugh no way! I just caught up to ep 12 and he was sweet to her after learning the truth. Don’t tell me it gets worse again!

Only on ep 6 but I'm not really liking how the ML is treating the FL so far. Not a fan of main couples being emotionally abusive or manipulative towards each other just for the drama. It's exhausting and infuriating to watch.

She makes it look so pretty! It’s definitely a talent.

Watched the trailer and the FL gave me Li Qin vibes from The Song of Glory. I’m intrigued. Also isn’t the ML that evil prince from Princess Agents? I’m going to have to retrain my brain now. He has such a sketchy look.

I wonder if Li Qin gets exhausted from crying so much in all her dramas lol

It’s on WeTV in 1080p and full legible English subs!

She’s playing the role of a literal child in the first 3 eps. Not much she can do about it. They should’ve hired child actors.

It's finally out OMG! It dropped out of nowhere and I found it in my YouTube recommendations. I am going to dedicate myself to getting my heart ripped out while I binge this. ???

Omg her voice is so shrill and annoying. It legit makes my ears bleed with how high pitched it is.

I have! It’s one of my favorites of this year. Still haven’t found anything matching it in terms of characters and chemistry yet.

The storyline about silk threads and the merchant business is a snooze fest. There's a lack of any action to mix up the many scenes of talking and failed comedy. There are no stakes or just anything to really root for because the characters aren't in any kind of imminent danger or have a goal that engages us. So far the drama is just a whole lot of nothing and banking on the star power of Bai Lu and her chemistry with the male lead to keep viewers interested even though most people here seem to prefer the SML over him. Looks like a failure in all categories and I can't say I want to watch more until the entire drama is fully aired and maybe things start to pick up in the later episodes.