Chinese Empress

Up to ep 4, while waiting for ep 5.
I love the pace, the setting, the atmosphere. Everything is melancholic and heavy at the perfect point, and yes, it's poignant. Jiang Jiaqi is so serious but too good and charismatic he's perfect. He's our 大叔 (dàshū) : "我的大叔" (Wǒ de dàshū). Zhao Youting was the right choice in age, charisma and acting range.
I like You'An resolution, aloofness but good heart. She is not someone act lightly but she has morale, when she can due to the situation. I can't dislike no character at this point and I'm happy with everything. They are conveying the right message at the right time with the right pace.
Perfect cast and it's still growing in chemistry despite the lack of love story, no one needs it.
honorable mention to my boy Zhang Xincheng in his bad boy era and I still love him.

watch it, it's far better

the voices are unique on their own, but i prefer Mark Chao. He is more human than Lee in his portrayal, more true in his way of behaving.

that's what the drama is meant to be from the start. Overwhelming, grief and sorrow, but still resilence at its peak

4 episodes very well received. Some complaints about the script but mostly very well received

the problem is that this plot is NOT made about laughter, but based on resilience. I agree that the beauty of the plot is in this meaning, but how can you convey it if you low the weight of the difficulty?
I watched all the 4 episodes of this remake and I perfectly see this message even in the slightest details. The message is resilience, never giving it up. The balance you say i have never seen it in the original, not once. When you laugh hard you lose the feeling of trying to not to drawn, which is the drama's main aim. My Mister had a wonderful premise but very bad execution, that's why I said anticlimatic. I can't feel the despair and sorrow if you laugh, I can' feel the meaning of those being thrown in despair and wanting desperately to live.
The drama should teach a basic " never give up, no matter how lo low you fall you can always rise again", and sorry, My mister never left this message and it's not only me saying this.
This remake remembers the message, not the actors which are only tools to convey a message. This remake remembers to teach the audience to live, it's a hymn to life that in those grieful moments it's very important to remember.

it's way better

this remake is way better in every possible way. This plot is made to be heavy, depressing, harsh, and the original forcibly limited it with some anticlimatic comedy scenes... i coudln't feel the heaviness at al and I didn't like it. 4 episode they cut those kind of scenes and even those feeling less heavy are melancholic. This should not have any kind of lighthearted elements, that's what the original failed

I didn't like the original, never find it emotional because it was too anticlimatic in some scenes

watch this remake, it's far better

Where can I watch it?

I like IU but her characters was unbearable. Zhang Zhifeng is making her aloof but understandable for a 20yo. I prefer her way more than IU.
China always keeps main points, that's the main point in doing remakes.

First episode I like it. I'm glad they kept the melancholic vibes without doing exaggerated in the few light scenes, few seconds only and I'm glad because they are not anticlimatic like the original. The keep with the flow more naturally. Zhao Youting is simply majestic and I like Zhang Zhifeng's aloofness. They cut those anticlimatic scenes I didn't like in the original while giving more importance to the right topics the drama values more.
China never disappoints.

Did NOT like the original AT ALL, i didn't like the anticlimatic more quiet moment in a deep topic. From the trailers this remake should cut those moments, luckily. The seriousness, depression and heaviness of the topics should be overwhelming

Another side of history that should be more known and explored. I like all the seasoned cast, glad to see Ning Chang again in a drama. I like the pace of the drama and the tension growing slowly

I was thinking the same

Well have you ever though putting youself in their shoes? in a rich 22yo girl which trusts other but when he falls in love she is disheartened because the boy is not clear with her? have you ever felt the sorrow of what you feel if you lose your job and live considering the person you love as guilty? Empathy is not a common thing I suppose

i find exactly the opposite and irrealist your idea. People can rely more with this kind of love in real life. Only because you have never experienced it, this does mean it's not realistic.

it's better this way

yes, probably they will free them in some weeks. I'm going to finish it