Heather Branson

I really enjoyed this drama, there's a ton of other reviews and loads of people have already said why it's such an amazing drama so I'll just take this opportunity to say there were a few problematic issues but they really didn't overshadow the good vibe that was the overall tone of the story.
Things I wish were different:

The FL actress lacked kissing experience and it showed, her kisses never got any better. Her first kiss looked like a real first kiss, but by the third or fourth one she should have been responding and moving her lips too or at least puckering them a little ffs.

There were WAY too many mentions of weight, eating too much, being fat ect. NONE of the characters had a spare ounce on their bodies.

The overwhelming attention paid to people's physical beauty. Our FL and ML both had good personalities that would have made them wonderful partners even if they looked average or unattractive, but somehow because they were both the MOST beautiful people in the world apparently, everyone would stop to tell them how good looking they were. That's a little weird.

Several times various characters would belittle someone for not being pretty "enough" though who gets to determine that is random consensus?

There were several problematic mean girl characters who never really faced any consequences for their behavior, they were promptly ignored and forgotten by the leads (as they should be) but they also should have paid the price for their bad behaviors and they never really got called to account for that.

Despite these 4-5 things, EVERYTHING else was amazing about this drama. Relationship free of drama, best friends that stick through thick and thin, intelligent and fun? Check, check, check, and CHECK! Amazing show. Absolutely watch it if you haven't yet.

I really loved her in The Imperial Coroner but I'm not sure how I feel about her being paired with ZL after the disaster of Choice Husband. Guess I'll have to wait until we get a synopsis to see if the show has good potential and uniqueness...there are a lot of VERY recent and upcoming drama's out there with kind of similar ideas right now, aka the immortal ML who is in love with a soul that he follows throughout their 7-10 lifetimes waiting to win the heart of the FL only to see her die prematurely time and time again or tragically be married to an awful mortal man. This hasn't started filming yet I think? So maybe we have a wait of a year or two before it comes out?

I don't pray, but my goodness I'm tempted to just for that reason!! Fingers crossed and good vibes that it never happens!

I found it on youtube under the title My Adorable Husband, I've put it on my watchlist, idk if I'll find time to get to it...but if I do, I promise I'll try to remember to come back and write a review.

I worry a little for Kim Jae Wook, this looks to be another dark role and I know he suffered emotionally when he played Mo Tae Goo on Voice back in 2017. Because he really got into the role and had a hard time pulling himself out of that headspace. I hope he does ok during and after filming of this one, no one can deny he's magnificent in his ability to bring those characters so vividly to life...but his health remains the most important.

ugh! That's unfortunate :(

That makes sense...and I agree about the average looks. But someone is promoting him to make fans pay attention. I can't figure it out, but whatever it's their market and their decision to support and encourage him, but I'm kind of done watching him unless he's paired with someone I really really want to see their work and just have to tolerate that he's their opposite for it.

This trailer looks equal parts ridiculous and interesting AF. I'm intrigued.

So I'm not the only one that really wonders about his continued popularity. Is he a good singer or have some other talent? Because honestly when it comes to looks he's a little above average but that's from grooming, fashion styling, and sheer force of determination to be considered attractive. He's a mediocre actor that only shines when he's paired with someone who forces him to be better. I mean I don't want to be rude or a hater, but he's just ok in my book, and honestly I don't look for him in a show or if I do see it I tend to be like...hmmm, this is maybe/maybe not going to go on my watchlist, have to see who else is in it before committing. I just continue to wonder if it's just me that thinks that or is there some quality about him that I'm missing out on that is the reason for why he's so popular.

Thanks! That seems like a good, fair, and more localized ranking score...rather than a global or only english speaking rank. Each is important for different reasons, but if you're looking to see who is popular and what show is doing good in your local country or market, Douban is the go-to for China and the Asia Regions, I think?

Looks like as soon as he could he stopped acting as this was something his father pushed him into :(
I hope he is able to have a more normal life and do what he wants. Thanks for the memories and the shows.

I wish MDL chose a better picture of Landy Li, she's super adorable but that specific haircut wasn't around long and isn't best for her face shape. Maybe it's just me?

I don't know how the ranks work on that site, because it looks like the majority voted 3 or less stars and it only got 2 stars overall, but somehow the ranking is 4.4 is that 4.4 out of 10?

Amen! you hit all the key points in your comment... F everything about this drama. I still hate it so much that I come back every month or so to make sure it's not suddenly getting a "magically" good ranking caused by blind fans just clicking 10/10 we love you oppa.😂 if you know what I mean.

I loved it!

An amazing show and I'm sorry I didn't give a try earlier. I was vaguely familiar with some scenes in the first few episodes so I must have seen clips when it first aired but for some reason never put it on my watchlist. Now I have to say this is one of my favorites. It really brings all the emotions out and the ML actor (Niu JunFeng)did a fantastic job, this was a dream role for him to highlight his range. Landy Li is just starting out, but I have to say that only 3 of her main role dramas appealed to my viewing tastes but so far I have liked her acting in each and every one of them...this one and The Starry Love are my two favorites, but Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty is pretty up there too!

It probably has a high rating for the time it was produced, there aren't a lot of 2000's dramas that have subtitles available and are complete online, so those that are usually have a strong fanbase already and people who watch it multiple times, those are the types that would come and rate it. If it's not someone's cup of tea and they stumbled on it on youtube or another site, they'd probably drop it after an episode but wouldn't bother to come to MDL and rate it.

awesome! Thanks for including the link!

true!

Youtube has a 2 hour movie version now, I believe the 40 episodes are split into a 2 part and each part is two hours? They uploaded the first part today, look for Tencent to have the second part most likely in a few days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RakZ-auY6Xc English subs are embedded in the video