TheMoonEmpress

Hehe we have almost the same trajectory of drama watching right now. I stopped watching PoB at ep 21 and I am just not motivated to go back to it again. For the rest also I'm having a similar experience to you

I really hope it's not Mo Li either but I did some research and there aren't any other dramas that are rumoured to begin shooting in these couple of days. So don't know but it's looking bleak. I really hope she's not the SFL. I did some research into the novel of Mo Li, there aren't many SFL like roles in Mo Li, whatever they are are negative roles. I think we won't know anything for sure till tomorrow.

If it is indeed Mo Li, then she'll be acting opposite Niu Jun Feng . And I don't know how to feel about that either. He's relatively unknown to me.

Maybe tomorrow.

I literally ran here to comment this. I really hope it's not Mo Li 😭 but it's looking very likely that it might be. CL and BL have joined the crew yesterday and today and they're starting filming maybe from tomorrow. I hope it's not Mo Li 😭

I checked out his new drama. And I can't help but feel kinda sad. He has so much potential, I hope he gets better scripts and projects in the future. His styling in this new drama is chef's kiss, but I can't help but feel that he's just sooo good that he's kinda out of place in this story, with these actors and in this low budget production.

I read your blog (almost entirely 🫣) after reading this review. I noticed you don't always need romance in your dramas and put more stock on character growth. Hence, I would highly recommend the drama Faithful , starring Janice Wu and HYX. It has little to no romance and mostly focuses on forming a rag tag group to avenge a wrong doing. You will see HYX in a completely different role in it and her acting really shines in that drama. It has its flaws (almost all cdramas do) but maybe you'll find it worth watching.

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TW: SA , attempted suicide

Costumes and styling of the ML and SML are okay ....the FL? I don't know, I'm not a fan of her costumes, hairstyles or makeup 😅 the aegyosal is so big it has its own coordinates.

Yes it will be difficult for sure. Hope she is able to get good offers and takes good decision. If it's a hidden gem like Word of Honour, then it's possible. The script and direction is of utmost importance, hence, we'll have to wait and see. It is unfortunate that we see the same faces again and again because of the traffic game. But even big companies like New Classics Media casted Tian Xi Wei when she was relatively unknown and New Life Begins did become sort of a hit. So I'm still hopeful.

I think Hu Yi Xuan is a good fit for the FL. She can play innocent parts as well as the serious, scheming parts very well.

Because in Mandarin proverb for both he and she sound the same and are not gendered. The English subs have translated it into he and she for our benefit.

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Very nicely presented. 👌🏽

It kind of give rom com vibes from ep 10 onwards

Actually, I didn't find the pacing of this drama to be good from episode 10 itself. I guess I only really liked the first 5 episodes they'd put out, now that I think about it. The constant 'will he, won't he' of the ML made the plot meandering and looping on itself, to the point that I couldn't really sympathise with his struggle related to falling for the enemy's daughter. I don't mind emotionally depressed ML who have never been exposed to love and, hence, are obtuse and oblivious to overtures made by the FL. But it's repetitive and overdone in this drama I think. I mean how many times did we see the plot of him moving to the study to avoid facing his feelings.
I completely agree that there's something pre manufactured about the plot of this drama. It's almost like they're just systematically going through a checklist that they have to follow (aphrodisiac scene ✅, drunk FL ✅, jealous ML ✅, Cliff rescue scene✅, misunderstandings related to gifts and wishes ✅) It's formulaic, to say the least. When I saw the trailer, I thought it would be subversive like MJTY ( I don't particularly like that drama but at least it's something different than what we usually see) or the dream of splendor. But it turned out to be a generic love story which really suffers in execution. I have realised I'm not a fan of this director. Some scenes can be shot so much better for more emotional impact. (Like when they confess their admiration for each other or even during the rescue scene) Oh well, it is what it is.

This is getting too boring to continue for me so I'm going to put it on hold till all the episodes are out. I think these kinds of drama, wherein the pacing drags considerably in the middle, actually benefit from bingeing rather than chasing.

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OMG actually seeing all this for real makes me emotional. I still can't believe they were able to create a more than passable drama despite all these hardships.

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Her interviews are so Frank and straightforward. She is actually so calm irl lol

It's worth checking out, the beginning is cute and fun and the chemistry between the leads is amazing!

Liang is supposed to be the imperial power. But the state lords have more or equal power as them