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Absolutely stunning and ingenious storyline!!!
I saw that a few people had really condemned this series and thats really ok, certain dramas appeal differently to people and i respect that. This is my take on the drama 'glory'First of all, the casting was perfect both visually and on the acting basis. I had seen a lot of people having questions and frequent comments dismissing Gulinazha and although i am not her die hard fan i had still seen some of her works ( the classics of mountains and seas, snow eagle lord, fangs of fortune) making me worthy of commenting on this one : she is really a very great actress capable of executing various roles ( furyher evidenced by glory itself) and id still like to highlight she is not just a pretty face and no acting, she is a pretty face with adequate talent and i cant imagine anyone else as Rong Shanbao ( there might be but i am really satisfied with how she portrayed her role)
Neo Hou : I started this drama solely because i had seen the dramas of both actors but mostly because this was DA YAO's drama. I absolutely and sincerely love how he acts and he is one of my favourite actors especially fangs of fortune, love in the clouds, back from the brink and more to come. His acting in glory was also impeccable but i had seen some people comment that he doesnt suit the official roles and i cant disagree, his acting was indeeed perfect but i suppose that the authority that is brought with the official power really doesn't suit him , it felt like he was straining it into his acting.
The rest of the cast also portrayed their roles perfectly as they really made me feel emotions.
The storyline was seriously great something that is not seen these days like i really havent seen this kind of tea related, women leadinb family kinda drama ( different from romance of tiger and rose where it was a kingdom that was being led by women, here its a family in a kingdom with normal customs portraying the differing rules and customs being maintained against a backdrop of normality).
The Fl and Ml were on par on cunningness and wit all through the beginning although towards the end burdened by familial ties the ml lost to the fl on that aspect. I do agree that the ending 6 or 5 episodes werent really that necessary but it did not diminish the allure of the drama ( although it did diminish the ml's wittiness) .
But i really have to say the story was well executed, i really loved rong shanbao's character, she was the embodiment of a person with values and there were several instances where i really wanted to applaud her. The problems in Rong family stems from the interactions of the rong sisters and especially their grandmother and it was worthwhile to see all of them turning over a new leaf ( although how rong yun'e turned out remains unclear ), Yunxi went from scheming against shanbao to scheming with her or helping her, Yunyin became a bit understanding and Yunshu too ( i can't say she completely let go of her hatred but the changes in her were the most notable).
Each episode were interlaced with mystery, intrigue , comedy and sweetness. Although towards the end each case could be easily decoded by us viewers but id like to disagree that the entire mysteries in the drama could be easily solved by us ( i never expected the ml to fake his own attack, never expected that the little sister wasnt dead, never thought that bai yingsheng was working with shanbao, yan bailou to be wei yao and so on) . There were lots of episodes that had me resltless waiting for the next. The ml was also perfect in portraying his longing for the fl , the way he showed his anger and his very 'not so obvious ' fake hurt acting infront of fl, he also was perfect in showcasing his exceptional thinking. What i loved the most about both leads is that they were steadfast in their beliefs and duties never foresaking either. The fls execution of her noble persona also has to be noted.
For future viewers who are contemplating wether to watch yu ming cha gu, with all due respect, GO FOR IT!!!
Give it a chance before you let it down. It really was a mystery piece and i gurantee you wouldnt get bored. The romance between the leads was also very wonderful, and kind of had that dangerous yet magnetic feeling. They are not the kind of ' ill hold you when you go down ' couple its more like ' i know you can support yourself , i know you can solve it , that you will' couple ( i dont mean like they dont help each other its more like giving space for the other to solve it and not letting them take on the weak role because thats like undermining the porential of the other person).
I do agree there were a lot of miscommunications from the fls part as she did hide a lot of things from the ml but most of it were understandable if you just think. I think i forgot to mention about the osts, it was absolutely litttt and well matched with the series.
Final verdict: stop dilly dallying and go watch GLORY!!!!!
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