#HIKIKOMORI

I decided to drop it. I can't feel the romance and whenever she opens her mouth to talk that voices ! It is hurting

Thank you for letting me know. I will ff that scene. I mean an outburst with Chu Chu voice ? ? unbearable

And I agree romance is NOT needed here. Not at all

I personnally believe Zu Xiao Tong is not doing it for me. The non-stop pouting, the voice of a full-mouthed 5-year old boy, the forced-innocence demeanor. Cdramaland pds can't write virgin young female leads withouth making them borderline retarded even when they are gifted at some crafts as it is the case here.

I am on episode 8 and so far drama stortline, pace and suspens is good. My only issue is the female lead's mannerism. I wished this drama stood out by making the female lead more mature and ladylike. Innocence does not only equal being a child, pouting constantly. The voice dubbing Zu Xiao Tong paired with that pouting/abaew expression (the way she opens her eyes big) make it extremely HARD for me to watch her or listen to what she says. I wished the director pushed her to change her demeanor. Thus I am so not invested in the romance giving me a Fan Xian-Wan'er vibe. Sorry. But I love all of the interractions between Prince An, Jing Yi and the other girl. I love the suspens as well. Talking of prince An, Wang Zi Qi is the hottest male revelation of the year for me after Zhou Yi Wei.

I watched Shaolin as well but it made me maaad how all the baddies got away with everything because "Amithaba" and they never got served justice. In the meanwhile one can see that Ming's fall was kinda deserved.

Thank you ?

I love it and Jackson Yee did a dangit job

I personally believe Pan Qi Wen ended up having feelings for the female lead played by Yuan Shan Shan but because he was married and all she had to let him go

Been on a Zhou Yi Wei dramas spree lately and guy has been in some interesting projects. New face is one of them and it is too bad it has been overlooked by all of us. Zhou Yi Wei is an absolute treat and I liked his chemistry with everyone. UNDERRATED !

This girl here is all of us
https://skullsandwineglasses.tumblr.com/post/642893514371399680/you-know-what-gets-me-zhou-yi-wei-and-his

But am I bad for actually shipping two married actors in real life (Zhang ZiYi and Zhou Yi Wei) ? I mean both make it impossible not to !!

Here is a mv of our fav OTP ? (I am not the author)
MV] The Rebel Princess - Promise: https://youtu.be/SdP3if6mH4c

I recommend people to go on this lady blog on tumblr. Her reviews of TRP are just great !
https://dangermousie.tumblr.com/post/642565215848972288/oh-good-god-if-potato-had-any-brains-whatsoever

I challenge anyone to find a tropey drama like this one here. Dangermousie blog on tumblr detailed reviews on The Rebel Princess explain perfectly why this drama is a good quality one. Here is one of them on ep.45 on a scene btw Awu and XQ :

"They talk and all the truth is out but you know what really gets me? That she actually ASKS??? She doesn’t jump to conclusions or stew or anything - she wants to know the truth and so does the sane thing and ASKS!!! This is a miracle in a cdrama. And he really tells her the exact truth, in part because he probably always would have if she asked, but also because he’s just so emotionally exhausted and has no defenses left"

They have in novel

Fictional

Here is another reason no other cdrama couple this year will touch XiaoQi and Awu and some people are just blinded by their prejudice vs ZZY (girl had been roasting people at "born to be an actor" Variety show)
https://dangermousie.tumblr.com/post/642486189877854208/i-am-literally-dead-dead-and-buried-i-literally

Gotta love how misunderstanding are dealt with quickly. Your typical "tropey" drama can't relate

Shaoli Wendao is subbed on Youtube. Check on it to see another side of Zhou Yi Wei

Zhou to the rescue ?