I have started watching the drama and I am currently on ep 2 — can someone tell me if Chu Zhao and the male lead marry in the end based on the novel? And how accurately is the drama following the novel?
It took me quite a while to catch up on the previous episodes because I’ve been busy studying for my board exams…
Indeed! I could completely understand the Cao siblings' struggles and their situation is very pitiful, yet at the same time, fate is cruel, but they still choose to take things in their own hand and people like Qing Ye and Xing wu are helping them becoming better people and live an honest/successful/happy life.
Just binged the 21 episodes.... without missing on a single second or minute of every episode.
My verdict is......drumrolls please....... There's a certain charm to this drama — it slowly grows on you. It explores each character through various incidents, which I really appreciate — because one needs to tie loose ends and look forward to the future. None of the incidents are mere plot devices, even if they are, they deepen your understanding of the characters and why are they the way they are. Not a single minute is wasted, it is so well utilised. And I love how they talk in analogies and metaphors — the direction is chef's kiss and so is the cinematography. Ep 8 is GOT!!!! And I enjoyed it through and through. You need to stick for atleast the first 7-8 episodes. And don't judge it way too fast and please don't read the summary — it's shit, okay. Not the most accurate, but somehow still kinda describes the drama. Don't expect anything and just watch it for some peace. You need peace, watch it — please stick for the first 8 episodes. I love the relationship between the leads, and damn all of you who think "oh they are cousins, ew" no, they are soulmates and distant relatives, come fight me if you can. And the female lead's character will gradually grow on you — this woman, I love her, but so I also love the male lead. They are so beautiful for my eyes and my heart!!!!
Why did it escalate from court politics to warfare? And I was so pissed off.....Ye Xian deserved to live in peace…
The leads deserved a better ending and so did, everyone else. This was so beautifully written, only to be wretched by a poorly written, oh god knows what in the metaphors of an ending.
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My verdict is......drumrolls please.......
There's a certain charm to this drama — it slowly grows on you. It explores each character through various incidents, which I really appreciate — because one needs to tie loose ends and look forward to the future. None of the incidents are mere plot devices, even if they are, they deepen your understanding of the characters and why are they the way they are. Not a single minute is wasted, it is so well utilised.
And I love how they talk in analogies and metaphors — the direction is chef's kiss and so is the cinematography. Ep 8 is GOT!!!! And I enjoyed it through and through.
You need to stick for atleast the first 7-8 episodes. And don't judge it way too fast and please don't read the summary — it's shit, okay. Not the most accurate, but somehow still kinda describes the drama. Don't expect anything and just watch it for some peace. You need peace, watch it — please stick for the first 8 episodes.
I love the relationship between the leads, and damn all of you who think "oh they are cousins, ew" no, they are soulmates and distant relatives, come fight me if you can. And the female lead's character will gradually grow on you — this woman, I love her, but so I also love the male lead. They are so beautiful for my eyes and my heart!!!!