It's definitely worth it to watch once. Whether it's worth a rewatch, I'm not sure (at least not for me). The…
glad u like it. I like it too, but it also leaves a bitter taste. It could have been so much better but whatever. That's the risk when it comes to adapting a novel with a huge fanbase.
This is one of the best Cdramas that have come out in recent years. Don't overcomplicate it, and you WILL enjoy the (wildest) ride you've ever got from a period Cdrama. They're cooking this one 100%
Was sort of curious cause I know it's not doing that great in the ratings departments, I see a ton of negative…
It's definitely worth it to watch once. Whether it's worth a rewatch, I'm not sure (at least not for me). The drama is quite good, but it doesn't live up to the hype either. Perhaps because the expectation is too high in the first place; after all, it is a very famous novel by a well-known author.
It was a good watch. I'm just glad that the drama got made and finally released (with all the shit it went through like changing Li Su's actor and reshooting/reediting). If you come without too much expectation, you'll find it quite satisfactory. The drama is inspiring and encouraging everyone to stand up for themselves, esp for women.
- One particularly great line by He Yan is when she said to He Rufei that no matter what her name or identity is, she is still her and her merits are products of her effort and doing. Whether she's He Yan or He Yan (different spelling I know it can be confusing -_-), she could still rise up to become a general.
I don't know if I will rewatch the drama in the future (maybe only the leads' interaction or fight scenes. They're fire though ngl), but I sure as hell will revisit the novel again.
(Ranting time!) BUT if I'm going to get all pet-peeved about it,
1). Yan He's death didn't hit as hard as intended. It's because the drama had not built up the character's connection with the viewers yet. Honestly, the drama-version Yan He was pretty forgettable. Meanwhile, we get to know him more in the novel. Yan He, in the novel, was an arrogant prick (with how he addressed himself and always said he saved the day xD) but also a likable one. Someone who you want to share a drink with as long as you can get past his boastful facade. After all, he earned the right to be arrogant as he was a formidable, long-standing rival to Xiao Jue in terms of battle prowess and fame. Not as famous as our two leads, but still enough to establish that there are also other reliable generals beside General Feihong and Fengyun. He's a very confident, self-centered general and also a very hen-pecked husband (a universally relatable trait). So, when he fell in Huayuan, it made us feel like we lost a friend. It woke us up to reality that the war was real. It erupted the dread and fear within us that anyone can fall, even the important characters.
2). The war with Wutuo was tuned down A LOT. Like A LOT. I don't like how Wutuo seemed to be kicked around easily (like Stormtroopers) when in fact they were proven to be very dangerous. In the novel, the battles with Wutuo (in Jiyang and the last ep) were epic and deadly. In Jiyang, He Yan almost got blown up. They were badly outnumbered. If not for their craft strategies and gutty decisions, they really could perish (P.S. He Yan's master actually played a key role in stopping Wutuo from giving a finishing blow, buying time for He Yan to execute the last strategy deployment). In the final Mingshui battle, we also almost lost Xiao Jue. He got injured so so bad that Cheng Li Su got into depression trying to save him but with little success. It was a long, dragging, and bloody war. It lasted for months (siege battles), not a few days as depicted (pitch battles) in the drama (Yan He died, Xiao Jue injured and not on the front line, Everyone's hope was hanging by a thread). Everyone came out of it a different person.
3). The emperor's ultimatum for Xiao Jue and He Yan: Xiao Jue in the novel would NOT hesitate for a second to pave way for He Yan. I mean, maybe he would spend a night contemplating, but his brother would knock some sense into him. His brother and sis-in-law cared about him so much that they would push for him to go for his heart instead of his duty. Plus, he had already got justice for his father and the fallen soldiers. If he had to relinquish his military power to marry He Yan, he would do it. He just loved her that much. We don't get a more "she falls hard, he falls harder" than him (he's cooked xD). He's very decisive, clear-headed, and emotionally aware. That's why I think he's the best ML among all of Qian Shan Cha Ke (the author)'s novels. The same goes with He Yan. She knows what she wants and would do anything to achieve it. I also appreciate that she won't leave any misunderstanding (which seems NOT to be the case for albeit too many FL in novels). If she senses that Xiao Jue would get jealous, she will immediately dispel it and clearly tell him (e.g., firmly rejects Chu Zhao's advance in his face and XJ).
I agree, besides having the same world setting and some of the characters having the same personalities/characteristics,…
true true. New viewers will probably have a better watching experience with the drama than novel readers who, I assume, will be a bit prejudiced or expect a more honest adaptation (cuz that's the case for me).
So far, there are quite considerable changes from the novel. Different start and different built-up to the main leads' relationship (e.g., Wu Zhen was merely fascinated by Mei Zhuyu while he was already enamored of her at the beginning chapters in the novel; their early interaction also had almost completely no involvement with the supernaturals even up until their engagement was confirmed [except when FL would transform into her cat form and always hang around the ML both at his home and office or watch him from afar to "get to know" him, which is SO CUTE whenever he pats her]).
I'm NOT saying it is bad. In fact, I still like the drama, and I'm glad it's done quite well. I'm just a bit confused after having read the novel. For fellow novel readers, let's just treat this as a rewrite/different version of the story.
Yes Kannadin got it right. I had read the novel, but it was like a year ago, so I forgot some intricate detail…
They also omitted some more characters. So far, they didn't include Chiwu (who is one of the two bodyguards of Xiao Jue), a lady doctor (I forgot her name) in the army camp who willingly followed Xiao Jue to try to win over his heart. Last time I read, the drama kinda assimilate her background into Song Taotao's but didn't affect Taotao's character that much), the bro who welcomed He Yan when she arrived at the camp (he supposed to have an older brother who was a hunter; the brothers' story was quite pitiful as well)...
Honestly, I don't mind them changing things. As long as it doesn't affect the main storyline that much. But if they don't include He Yan's eventual cooking of He Rufei in a duel, I'mma throw hands!
This drama lived upto its popularity until now....This is the first cross over drama I've seen where the FL doesn't…
YES! Even in the novel, we got the sense that both FL and ML were merely comrades and school mates. Only after her rebirth and their life-and-death battles would romance start to bud between them. Although, there was some suppressed feelings in their "previous life". For He Yan, she knew she had no chance to be with him. For Xiao Jue, he was confused with the feeling of being with another man as he didn't know He Yan was a girl.
question for those who read the novel- how different is the show from the novel??? also I want to know when and…
Yes Kannadin got it right. I had read the novel, but it was like a year ago, so I forgot some intricate detail already.
But a big change is the "reason" or cause that led to He Yan joining the army camp. In the novel, He Yan woke up in a commoner girl's body. She had a father (who worked as a gatekeeper. It was also noted in her Bio written by her Master in the drama) and a brother. The arc with her 'reincarnated' family has an important link to why Chu Zhao became intrigued by He Yan later on in the drama (not just her disguised fate telling). She won quite a fortune in a casino, so the casino owner sent people to steal back the silver. But He Yan beat all those goons easily (Chu Zhao witnessed that scene in secret and became fascinated by her). Later, her brother was caught up in an accusation by the magistrate's son or some powerful people (that part I didn't remember clearly). Long story short, she killed that bad guy and ran away after leaving the money with her family. She ended up enlisting in the army, partly to escape the murder charge and partly to seek revenge with He Rufei. In the drama, that family story was made up by her Master. Also, her meeting with her Master was supposed to be later on, like mid-novel or something.
Plus, the horse going wild part which we saw when He Yan just arrived at the camp was supposed to happen to her father and her brother (when Xiao Jue visited the magistrate or something). He Yan managed to calm the horse down (the same way by riding) skillfully. And then won a race against that bad guy mentioned above (which started the bad blood) [if I'm wrong, please correct me on that one]. Xiao Jue took notice of that and gifted the horse to her brother.
I think the change is big because later on, after He Yan was given a title and got engaged with Xiao Jue, our formidable general had to win over the father and the brother (also bribing xD). And both the father and the brother noticed the differences in personality between the old He Yan and the new He Yan, but they didn't say anything since the new He Yan was much much better than the old one (**bitchy, spoiled, wanting to marry up, only care about beauty, belittling her own brother**) (yes, the girls shared the same name, pronunciation wise but written differently.) That was also a clue for Xiao Jue to suspect He Yan's background.
Although they changed some (character-building but not super important [e.g., marriage after getting blinded, transmigrate into another girl from a commoner family, going to the army after killing a corrupted official to save her second family's brother, having to rebuild her body back to fitness/peak condition) storylines in the novel, I remain optimistic about this drama. As a fan of the original novel, I actually look forward to what this drama will entail. But what's for sure is that He Yan and Xiao Jue will COOK!
- One particularly great line by He Yan is when she said to He Rufei that no matter what her name or identity is, she is still her and her merits are products of her effort and doing. Whether she's He Yan or He Yan (different spelling I know it can be confusing -_-), she could still rise up to become a general.
I don't know if I will rewatch the drama in the future (maybe only the leads' interaction or fight scenes. They're fire though ngl), but I sure as hell will revisit the novel again.
(Ranting time!) BUT if I'm going to get all pet-peeved about it,
1). Yan He's death didn't hit as hard as intended. It's because the drama had not built up the character's connection with the viewers yet. Honestly, the drama-version Yan He was pretty forgettable. Meanwhile, we get to know him more in the novel. Yan He, in the novel, was an arrogant prick (with how he addressed himself and always said he saved the day xD) but also a likable one. Someone who you want to share a drink with as long as you can get past his boastful facade. After all, he earned the right to be arrogant as he was a formidable, long-standing rival to Xiao Jue in terms of battle prowess and fame. Not as famous as our two leads, but still enough to establish that there are also other reliable generals beside General Feihong and Fengyun. He's a very confident, self-centered general and also a very hen-pecked husband (a universally relatable trait). So, when he fell in Huayuan, it made us feel like we lost a friend. It woke us up to reality that the war was real. It erupted the dread and fear within us that anyone can fall, even the important characters.
2). The war with Wutuo was tuned down A LOT. Like A LOT. I don't like how Wutuo seemed to be kicked around easily (like Stormtroopers) when in fact they were proven to be very dangerous. In the novel, the battles with Wutuo (in Jiyang and the last ep) were epic and deadly. In Jiyang, He Yan almost got blown up. They were badly outnumbered. If not for their craft strategies and gutty decisions, they really could perish (P.S. He Yan's master actually played a key role in stopping Wutuo from giving a finishing blow, buying time for He Yan to execute the last strategy deployment). In the final Mingshui battle, we also almost lost Xiao Jue. He got injured so so bad that Cheng Li Su got into depression trying to save him but with little success. It was a long, dragging, and bloody war. It lasted for months (siege battles), not a few days as depicted (pitch battles) in the drama (Yan He died, Xiao Jue injured and not on the front line, Everyone's hope was hanging by a thread). Everyone came out of it a different person.
3). The emperor's ultimatum for Xiao Jue and He Yan: Xiao Jue in the novel would NOT hesitate for a second to pave way for He Yan. I mean, maybe he would spend a night contemplating, but his brother would knock some sense into him. His brother and sis-in-law cared about him so much that they would push for him to go for his heart instead of his duty. Plus, he had already got justice for his father and the fallen soldiers. If he had to relinquish his military power to marry He Yan, he would do it. He just loved her that much. We don't get a more "she falls hard, he falls harder" than him (he's cooked xD). He's very decisive, clear-headed, and emotionally aware. That's why I think he's the best ML among all of Qian Shan Cha Ke (the author)'s novels.
The same goes with He Yan. She knows what she wants and would do anything to achieve it. I also appreciate that she won't leave any misunderstanding (which seems NOT to be the case for albeit too many FL in novels). If she senses that Xiao Jue would get jealous, she will immediately dispel it and clearly tell him (e.g., firmly rejects Chu Zhao's advance in his face and XJ).
I'm NOT saying it is bad. In fact, I still like the drama, and I'm glad it's done quite well. I'm just a bit confused after having read the novel. For fellow novel readers, let's just treat this as a rewrite/different version of the story.
Honestly, I don't mind them changing things. As long as it doesn't affect the main storyline that much. But if they don't include He Yan's eventual cooking of He Rufei in a duel, I'mma throw hands!
But a big change is the "reason" or cause that led to He Yan joining the army camp. In the novel, He Yan woke up in a commoner girl's body. She had a father (who worked as a gatekeeper. It was also noted in her Bio written by her Master in the drama) and a brother. The arc with her 'reincarnated' family has an important link to why Chu Zhao became intrigued by He Yan later on in the drama (not just her disguised fate telling). She won quite a fortune in a casino, so the casino owner sent people to steal back the silver. But He Yan beat all those goons easily (Chu Zhao witnessed that scene in secret and became fascinated by her). Later, her brother was caught up in an accusation by the magistrate's son or some powerful people (that part I didn't remember clearly). Long story short, she killed that bad guy and ran away after leaving the money with her family. She ended up enlisting in the army, partly to escape the murder charge and partly to seek revenge with He Rufei.
In the drama, that family story was made up by her Master. Also, her meeting with her Master was supposed to be later on, like mid-novel or something.
Plus, the horse going wild part which we saw when He Yan just arrived at the camp was supposed to happen to her father and her brother (when Xiao Jue visited the magistrate or something). He Yan managed to calm the horse down (the same way by riding) skillfully. And then won a race against that bad guy mentioned above (which started the bad blood) [if I'm wrong, please correct me on that one]. Xiao Jue took notice of that and gifted the horse to her brother.
I think the change is big because later on, after He Yan was given a title and got engaged with Xiao Jue, our formidable general had to win over the father and the brother (also bribing xD). And both the father and the brother noticed the differences in personality between the old He Yan and the new He Yan, but they didn't say anything since the new He Yan was much much better than the old one (**bitchy, spoiled, wanting to marry up, only care about beauty, belittling her own brother**) (yes, the girls shared the same name, pronunciation wise but written differently.) That was also a clue for Xiao Jue to suspect He Yan's background.
For anymore changes, it remains to be seen.