I only saw her in Twisted Fate of Love and she was so amazing, she totally stole the show from the lead actress. Great acting skills and so beautiful to look at too.
Question : Who is Dong yue before she died? if she went back to 10y ago then there should be another dong yue…
Yes, she meets her younger self from 8 years ago in episodes 15-16. Her name was Wen Xin, the daughter of Censor Wen Ye. He dies shortly after and she is raised by the third prince.
Season 1 8.5/10, Season 2 7.5/10, quality of English subs 2/10. Unless you understand Mandarin I wouldn't bother watching because the subs are so terrible you won't understand anything.
One thing I didn't really understand about the plot is:- Caesar Wu goes to the banquet wearing the mask. When…
Ok I get your point. Maybe after she finished putting her brother's face on ML, the brother also told her how to make the scars the same. I mean they were all staying together at the same place. I think we can fill in some of the blanks with logic :)
One thing I didn't really understand about the plot is:- Caesar Wu goes to the banquet wearing the mask. When…
Did you miss the part where she solved a case involving a thief that no one else could catch because he was a master of disguise? She caught him and made him teach her the skill. That was the only reason that the writer came up with that case. Kind of a cheap plot device lol.
Any love triangle? If present, is it draggy n annoying?
It already says in the synopsis that the prince also likes FL, so it's not spoiling anything to say that there's a bit of a love triangle. But it's not annoying or draggy at all because he's mature and honorable about it. He knows when to give up, respects her decision, and stays good friends with the two of them.
I just finished watching and it was okay, but not great.
Being a huge fan of the crime/mystery genre, a part of me was hoping that it would be a detective drama along the lines of Maiden Holmes or The Imperial Coroner. In that sense, it was a disappointment, as our leads spend negligible screen time investigating. The only "cases" that matter are the ones directly related to the major conspiracy that the plot revolves around, and said conspiracy isn't particularly complicated or impressive at that. In this sense, the storyline is rather similar to The Love Lasts Two Minds, with a little bit of Under The Power thrown in, but the story here isn't nearly as sophisticated as those two dramas, and thus comes off as less engaging to watch.
I can't help but feel like they oversold us on the FL's abilities. Sure, she's smart, and also unbearably cute, but not quite the genius that the synopsis had me believe. After all, a character can only be as smart as the writer(s). As is the case with all too many dramas these days, it's also clear that the writers intentionally gave her various handicaps that serve no purpose other than to put her in situations where she's helpless and needs to be saved by the ML.
The acting was fine, although I didn't feel much chemistry between the leads. The lead actor just failed to convince me with his poker face that he's in love with FL. The side couples had more chemistry to me. Zhang Huiwen did fine, being one of the most talented actresses of her generation, but she's often stuck in subpar roles in less than ideal projects (a fate shared by my other favorite actress, the criminally underrated Sun Xuening). The Flaming Heart was definitely a flop, though I've heard good things about her role in Marvelous Woman, which finished airing recently.
All in all, everything about this drama is fine, just unexceptional. Worth a watch, but probably not worth rewatching, and definitely won't be winning any awards.
Is this actually that good, or is the rating inflated by hardcore Yibo fans? Don't get me wrong, I like him just fine as an actor, I just don't have any irrational attachment to any actor that makes me rate all their dramas a perfect 10 even if they're bad.
Is this actually that good, or is the rating inflated by hardcore Yibo fans? Don't get me wrong, I like him just fine as an actor, I just don't have any irrational attachment to any actor that makes me rate all their dramas a perfect 10 even if they're bad.
Shuangye is so adorable with her obsession with corpses and taxidermy :D
Am I the only one who suspects that Zhisu's dad is a bad guy? In the second-last episode, he tells her to keep everything about the treasure secret, and in the next (last) episode, the master villain reveals that the treasure ended up in their hands. Or maybe he IS the hooded mastermind, and she is his and Si Niang's child! But I guess we'll never know because there is no season 3.
I think I actually watched both seasons without realizing it. It says that season 1 is 24 episodes, and season 2 is also 24 episodes. Well I watched 48 episodes thinking that was all season 1, and kept searching for season 2 lol.
I have been skipping some episodes but from what I see the FL's bio dad is also the emperor or prince? would that…
The emperor and her mother were lovers but for the sake of power he made her marry a general. They didn't explicitly say so, but it would seem that her biological dad is the general and not the emperor. She and Qingli are twins, but she was born first and the ML's mother's maid (the crazy "aunt") kidnapped her while Qingli was being born.
Being a huge fan of the crime/mystery genre, a part of me was hoping that it would be a detective drama along the lines of Maiden Holmes or The Imperial Coroner. In that sense, it was a disappointment, as our leads spend negligible screen time investigating. The only "cases" that matter are the ones directly related to the major conspiracy that the plot revolves around, and said conspiracy isn't particularly complicated or impressive at that. In this sense, the storyline is rather similar to The Love Lasts Two Minds, with a little bit of Under The Power thrown in, but the story here isn't nearly as sophisticated as those two dramas, and thus comes off as less engaging to watch.
I can't help but feel like they oversold us on the FL's abilities. Sure, she's smart, and also unbearably cute, but not quite the genius that the synopsis had me believe. After all, a character can only be as smart as the writer(s). As is the case with all too many dramas these days, it's also clear that the writers intentionally gave her various handicaps that serve no purpose other than to put her in situations where she's helpless and needs to be saved by the ML.
The acting was fine, although I didn't feel much chemistry between the leads. The lead actor just failed to convince me with his poker face that he's in love with FL. The side couples had more chemistry to me. Zhang Huiwen did fine, being one of the most talented actresses of her generation, but she's often stuck in subpar roles in less than ideal projects (a fate shared by my other favorite actress, the criminally underrated Sun Xuening). The Flaming Heart was definitely a flop, though I've heard good things about her role in Marvelous Woman, which finished airing recently.
All in all, everything about this drama is fine, just unexceptional. Worth a watch, but probably not worth rewatching, and definitely won't be winning any awards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENm18poWmqo
Am I the only one who suspects that Zhisu's dad is a bad guy? In the second-last episode, he tells her to keep everything about the treasure secret, and in the next (last) episode, the master villain reveals that the treasure ended up in their hands. Or maybe he IS the hooded mastermind, and she is his and Si Niang's child! But I guess we'll never know because there is no season 3.