I don't like how Xie Wei slept with Jiang Xuening before they got married.
In ancient times, and as highlighted earlier in the plot, they spoke of the importance of a lady's reputation (which is linked to her virginity).
While she consented, it was irresponsible of him to urge her to sleep with him. What if she had gotten pregnant? The process of a wedding takes time to go through, and to hurry the wedding would be to damage her reputation. Besides, she hadn't even agreed to marry him at that point. A man who loves his lady would not want to place her at risk of this.
Only 4 episodes in but the plot so far appears very simplistic, and so many cliches have appeared that it's difficult to press on - does it get better?
Wu Xuan Yi's portrayal of Xiao Wu was 甜而不腻 (sweet, but not sickly), which I find is very rare in cdrama FLs whose character is meant to be adorable.
She doesn't just stand around and whine about things going badly, or stand uselessly on the sidelines calling the ML's name repeatedly (ahem, Xuanji) needing other people to calm her down. Instead, she is an able fighter who can hold her own and make a real contribution to the team other than being cute.
Loved the romance in that neither party forced it on the other party; their protective instincts developed with the flow of the story and it felt very natural. They didn't have misunderstandings because they were so close that she could tell what was wrong with him. That's how other couples should work! In other dramas the couple is portrayed as a really close one but one side just gets fooled way too easily by the words of their enemy or by what the other person says to "keep them out of danger". Liked the absence of cliches like the accidental kiss via falling.
so i havent ever watched a chinese drama in my life let alone a 50 episode kdrama and I wanna know is this worth…
It takes a while to get into as they lay the foundations, but DAMN the payoff is legendary. At some point, all the scenes in front will fall into place and make sense
The most mature and touching romance I've ever seen in the 30+ cdramas I've watched to date. Without any touchy scenes, they portrayed the closeness and kinship of souls. They were equally matched and complemented each other, constantly looking out for each other and trying to understand each other more.
They were together because they were willing and (incredibly) able to achieve their common goal of helping the weak and righting wrongs. It wasn't some shallow romance based on looks, gratitude from saving each other's life, or an arranged marriage type of situation. Their relationship grew by intentionally choosing each other over, and over, and over again.
The setup for the first 20-30 episodes did not feel like it was going anywhere, but press on because it is a set up for the incredibly rewarding later 20+ episodes. On a second watch, everything will make sense. I believe it's really worth it.
The annoying thing was that the female lead decided to leave with the childhood friend. From that moment on, until…
She went back because she realised something was wrong - that's why she told the other two to protect Zhao Cuo in secret. Also she didn't flip because even if she did truly agree to be with He Zhen, she did it only to fulfill her promise because He Zhen was so pitiful. However she always loved Zhao Cuo and never He Zhen
In ancient times, and as highlighted earlier in the plot, they spoke of the importance of a lady's reputation (which is linked to her virginity).
While she consented, it was irresponsible of him to urge her to sleep with him. What if she had gotten pregnant? The process of a wedding takes time to go through, and to hurry the wedding would be to damage her reputation. Besides, she hadn't even agreed to marry him at that point. A man who loves his lady would not want to place her at risk of this.
She doesn't just stand around and whine about things going badly, or stand uselessly on the sidelines calling the ML's name repeatedly (ahem, Xuanji) needing other people to calm her down. Instead, she is an able fighter who can hold her own and make a real contribution to the team other than being cute.
Loved the romance in that neither party forced it on the other party; their protective instincts developed with the flow of the story and it felt very natural. They didn't have misunderstandings because they were so close that she could tell what was wrong with him. That's how other couples should work! In other dramas the couple is portrayed as a really close one but one side just gets fooled way too easily by the words of their enemy or by what the other person says to "keep them out of danger". Liked the absence of cliches like the accidental kiss via falling.
They were together because they were willing and (incredibly) able to achieve their common goal of helping the weak and righting wrongs. It wasn't some shallow romance based on looks, gratitude from saving each other's life, or an arranged marriage type of situation. Their relationship grew by intentionally choosing each other over, and over, and over again.
The setup for the first 20-30 episodes did not feel like it was going anywhere, but press on because it is a set up for the incredibly rewarding later 20+ episodes. On a second watch, everything will make sense. I believe it's really worth it.