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This review may contain spoilers
First Arc Was the Strongest & Then……..Yeah and Then
Regardless of my health, I got a lot of encouragement from all of you or many of you to put my comment as a review so here it is. It’s completely different than any review I have ever written because this is just a comment so I hope it’s still is up to some sort of standards of my original reviews for you guys.
Well, I finally finished it. I couldn’t even really watch that otherworldly alternative universe because it didn’t make sense. They brought everyone back, but why didn’t they bring back the parents of the leads because wouldn’t that make sense if QM is the actual emperor or is he just the CP and his dad is the emperor? Or did they? And we never even found out whose dream or alternate universe was played out because nothing was written on the screen other than if the events 17 years ago never happened (if this was only to show that just because it didn’t happen 17 years ago, doesn’t mean it couldn’t happen 17 years later then it still was unnecessary to be shown other generations would’ve suffered something). In any case I give it after a careful thought an 8/10 because though it started off super strong, I think with great character development in that little village. The military arc was a complete mess and they turned someone who had no military experience, couldn’t read, couldn’t write, had no tact for military anything into goddess of war overnight and she was able to kill all the important generals while the man who's the Marquis, it’s his niche; it really was watered down and his fight scenes came to be about five minutes each.
I have spoken at great length in the comments about this before, so I don’t feel like reinventing the wheel and basically repeating what I had written. I think those people that agreed with me will agree with me here as well and if they feel like commenting, please do, we can continue having conversation in regards to it. The other thing that people mentioned was the fact that his power was on the battlefield was more talked about than actually shown, which was also unfair. I understand that ZLH he was excited for this role because it was the first time he had ever played a general and got to fight a little bit or rather it was filmed like a lot, but was cut. I was very dissatisfied with the FL in that second arc; she could’ve stayed at that Stone quarry and used her brute force, and she would’ve eventually run into her husband, but the fact that she essentially treated him like crap, like he was less than was unnecessary. She made a lot of errors that cost lives and walked away without consequences and that was just unrealistic writing to me.
In the last arc, it seemed that people just forgot what the show was really about and that was understanding the truth of what happened 17 years ago and getting that vindication and vengeance. The fight between uncle and nephew I think was all right. I can’t say it was great. The real standout character here was DK. I’m very very proud of him for the role that he pulled off as the absolute complex lunatic. However, I feel very bad for him because now he can’t even go to pee at an airport without fans sticking phones in his face, and the guy is so shy in real life completely opposite of the character y’all saw that the overnight success is driving him a little batty.
In any case this show could’ve been so much stronger. I feel had it been written stronger and from the novel readers perspective, I think that had they written the leads as a unit and really developed the FL into at least a foot soldier forget all those titles that were heaped upon her because of people that sang her praises in court and her brute strength. The other thing that I really didn’t like was the fact that she used physical abuse a lot; she slapped him, hit him, and punched him when they were having arguments and that’s just not how it rolls. I don’t care what gender because she was like a light version of Amber Heard. It made me wonder in some cases whether she loved him at all because that’s not how you show love. I understood because of her rough upbringing, she was not going to be this googly eyed whatever but there are different ways of showing love and sadly I think it missed the mark. So that’s my take on the show. As you guys know I have taken a hiatus from writing reviews because of my health so this is the most that I can do and say. I really truly wish and I am disappointed that ZLH did not get a chance to showcase his fighting or his characters fighting rather giving that he’s the general of all generals and instead they gave her all of these scenes and all military law and code and everything was forgotten just so she could shine and it was just ridiculous. He had more fighting skill and showcasing it in the first arc when he was injured to the point of death, then he had in his niche arc and I think that the problem there is completely because of poor writing and directing. I know a lot of people loved it. I’m happy for that, but for me personally as a writer, as an editor of scripts, I feel that it was very incorrectly written.
You can make people equally powerful, a great unit like shows like Fated Hearts (I’m not comparing it to anything and I don’t compare shows but that series just shows an equal unit between ML and FL she’s got the prowess with the bow and arrow and he’s got the prowess with the sword and the two of them were invincible, a real power couple from start to finish there was never anything lacking nor taking away from a character to add to another character.) without making one basically Robo Barbie, and the other one her poodle. It was reverse sexism. It was unfortunate. But because of the stellar acting of the actors, all of the leads, support, everyone is why I’m giving this an eight.
Honestly, I don’t even remember the OST’s that much. I also think that that Li tutor should’ve been killed not just exiled if that abdicated emperor was murdered and so were the other conspirators, he should not have gotten away with just confiscation of property and exile because he had a great grandson that begged for his mercy. This man was just as culpable as WY. People see WY as also a victim and at the beginning, he was but his later choices, killing a lot of people so he’s got to face the consequences; and even he had hallucinations of seeing the nephew whom he harmed right before his own death.
I’m glad the leads got a happy ending (the falcon also got a girlfriend lol) and apparently parents of two kids what I don’t understand is why the ML upon returning to the village had to dress in those patched up clothing when that’s not who he was; I hope Mr. and Mrs. Zhao were told that FL‘s husband was the Marquis unless they already knew and now also the Prince Regent. And I guess what I mistook for everyone being alive at the beginning was really just her illusion the real alternate universe is a post credit scene so I got that a little confused. I do wish we could’ve seen the third couple with their marriage. Also wish they had properly exited out the characters that were still alive even with that bizarre as hell post credit scene, which I honestly think we did not need. I think it was almost a slap in the face that the leads last official scene was riding off to a new war with her saying I’m not going back home I wouldn’t have become general so and so if it wasn’t for all the battles I’ve been in and I’m thinking to myself you’ve been in all of three battles most of which were not that successful other than the killing of major generals. The rest was word-of-mouth of your triumph. Now the man next to you is a different story; but sadly we never saw that it was just told in stories or conversations like he was already dead. Weird and unfair as hell. And lastly, the cinematography was beautiful.
Would I recommend it? Honestly, the high score is for wonderful acting, beautiful cinematography, costumes, some sets. But this show had a lot wrong with attributed to screenwriter and director making even fiction unrealistic in the last two arcs and the potential for amazing was great. So give the show a go, but don't set your expectations high just because of the high ratings and now over 300 reviews most of which saw zero negatives and/or are certain actor fans. Though I watched for ZLH, as you all know, I watch with an open mind. Had it not been for the things I mentioned, my rating would have been a whole half a point if not a point lower.
Well, I finally finished it. I couldn’t even really watch that otherworldly alternative universe because it didn’t make sense. They brought everyone back, but why didn’t they bring back the parents of the leads because wouldn’t that make sense if QM is the actual emperor or is he just the CP and his dad is the emperor? Or did they? And we never even found out whose dream or alternate universe was played out because nothing was written on the screen other than if the events 17 years ago never happened (if this was only to show that just because it didn’t happen 17 years ago, doesn’t mean it couldn’t happen 17 years later then it still was unnecessary to be shown other generations would’ve suffered something). In any case I give it after a careful thought an 8/10 because though it started off super strong, I think with great character development in that little village. The military arc was a complete mess and they turned someone who had no military experience, couldn’t read, couldn’t write, had no tact for military anything into goddess of war overnight and she was able to kill all the important generals while the man who's the Marquis, it’s his niche; it really was watered down and his fight scenes came to be about five minutes each.
I have spoken at great length in the comments about this before, so I don’t feel like reinventing the wheel and basically repeating what I had written. I think those people that agreed with me will agree with me here as well and if they feel like commenting, please do, we can continue having conversation in regards to it. The other thing that people mentioned was the fact that his power was on the battlefield was more talked about than actually shown, which was also unfair. I understand that ZLH he was excited for this role because it was the first time he had ever played a general and got to fight a little bit or rather it was filmed like a lot, but was cut. I was very dissatisfied with the FL in that second arc; she could’ve stayed at that Stone quarry and used her brute force, and she would’ve eventually run into her husband, but the fact that she essentially treated him like crap, like he was less than was unnecessary. She made a lot of errors that cost lives and walked away without consequences and that was just unrealistic writing to me.
In the last arc, it seemed that people just forgot what the show was really about and that was understanding the truth of what happened 17 years ago and getting that vindication and vengeance. The fight between uncle and nephew I think was all right. I can’t say it was great. The real standout character here was DK. I’m very very proud of him for the role that he pulled off as the absolute complex lunatic. However, I feel very bad for him because now he can’t even go to pee at an airport without fans sticking phones in his face, and the guy is so shy in real life completely opposite of the character y’all saw that the overnight success is driving him a little batty.
In any case this show could’ve been so much stronger. I feel had it been written stronger and from the novel readers perspective, I think that had they written the leads as a unit and really developed the FL into at least a foot soldier forget all those titles that were heaped upon her because of people that sang her praises in court and her brute strength. The other thing that I really didn’t like was the fact that she used physical abuse a lot; she slapped him, hit him, and punched him when they were having arguments and that’s just not how it rolls. I don’t care what gender because she was like a light version of Amber Heard. It made me wonder in some cases whether she loved him at all because that’s not how you show love. I understood because of her rough upbringing, she was not going to be this googly eyed whatever but there are different ways of showing love and sadly I think it missed the mark. So that’s my take on the show. As you guys know I have taken a hiatus from writing reviews because of my health so this is the most that I can do and say. I really truly wish and I am disappointed that ZLH did not get a chance to showcase his fighting or his characters fighting rather giving that he’s the general of all generals and instead they gave her all of these scenes and all military law and code and everything was forgotten just so she could shine and it was just ridiculous. He had more fighting skill and showcasing it in the first arc when he was injured to the point of death, then he had in his niche arc and I think that the problem there is completely because of poor writing and directing. I know a lot of people loved it. I’m happy for that, but for me personally as a writer, as an editor of scripts, I feel that it was very incorrectly written.
You can make people equally powerful, a great unit like shows like Fated Hearts (I’m not comparing it to anything and I don’t compare shows but that series just shows an equal unit between ML and FL she’s got the prowess with the bow and arrow and he’s got the prowess with the sword and the two of them were invincible, a real power couple from start to finish there was never anything lacking nor taking away from a character to add to another character.) without making one basically Robo Barbie, and the other one her poodle. It was reverse sexism. It was unfortunate. But because of the stellar acting of the actors, all of the leads, support, everyone is why I’m giving this an eight.
Honestly, I don’t even remember the OST’s that much. I also think that that Li tutor should’ve been killed not just exiled if that abdicated emperor was murdered and so were the other conspirators, he should not have gotten away with just confiscation of property and exile because he had a great grandson that begged for his mercy. This man was just as culpable as WY. People see WY as also a victim and at the beginning, he was but his later choices, killing a lot of people so he’s got to face the consequences; and even he had hallucinations of seeing the nephew whom he harmed right before his own death.
I’m glad the leads got a happy ending (the falcon also got a girlfriend lol) and apparently parents of two kids what I don’t understand is why the ML upon returning to the village had to dress in those patched up clothing when that’s not who he was; I hope Mr. and Mrs. Zhao were told that FL‘s husband was the Marquis unless they already knew and now also the Prince Regent. And I guess what I mistook for everyone being alive at the beginning was really just her illusion the real alternate universe is a post credit scene so I got that a little confused. I do wish we could’ve seen the third couple with their marriage. Also wish they had properly exited out the characters that were still alive even with that bizarre as hell post credit scene, which I honestly think we did not need. I think it was almost a slap in the face that the leads last official scene was riding off to a new war with her saying I’m not going back home I wouldn’t have become general so and so if it wasn’t for all the battles I’ve been in and I’m thinking to myself you’ve been in all of three battles most of which were not that successful other than the killing of major generals. The rest was word-of-mouth of your triumph. Now the man next to you is a different story; but sadly we never saw that it was just told in stories or conversations like he was already dead. Weird and unfair as hell. And lastly, the cinematography was beautiful.
Would I recommend it? Honestly, the high score is for wonderful acting, beautiful cinematography, costumes, some sets. But this show had a lot wrong with attributed to screenwriter and director making even fiction unrealistic in the last two arcs and the potential for amazing was great. So give the show a go, but don't set your expectations high just because of the high ratings and now over 300 reviews most of which saw zero negatives and/or are certain actor fans. Though I watched for ZLH, as you all know, I watch with an open mind. Had it not been for the things I mentioned, my rating would have been a whole half a point if not a point lower.
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