I'm glad it was a happy ending
I wish I could write long and heartfelt reviews like my better minded drama watchers, but I don't really have much to say about this drama, except that I strongly recommend to watch it if slice of life is your kinda drama.I think ML has a thing for FL but knows it won't float with her, so he's choosing to pretend it isn't there, what do you think?
Looking forward to FL's next drama, if it comes anytime soon, and of course, CEW
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Am I the only one? Where's the sunshine?
What went wrong here, Scriptwriter?We started off at a seriously slow pace suggesting meticulous character development, although it wasn't the most interesting drama airing presently, I settled in to see what it had to offer. Annnd then the ex and boyfriend fought the MLs slanderers, next it was three years later (we figure this out from the dialogue), and boom! The end was slapped in our faces, leaving us with that 'wait, what the hell just happened and where is the rest of the story' feeling.
I feel like the director didn't enforce a particular standard and just told the leads to 'go with it naturally', and for a slice of life drama, the emotional scenes are surprisingly flat. I felt no chemistry between the leads but somehow I was okay with it. The two younger leads had better chem and repped their parts well. The scriptwriter could have given the MLs parents less domestic meltdown scenes in favour of actual plot pivotal events. Shelving this drama in the #TheDramaItCouldHaveBeen category. Wasted potential.
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Just the way I like my dramas
This drama is exactly how I like my dramas, it leaves breadcrumbs for one to follow, instead of dumping the entire plot in the first 10 episodes, leaving us reeling and then using the next twenty hours for filler scenes and shenanigans that leave one stroking beards and wondering if they're still watching the same drama (hence why I'm watching more vertical dramas these days 😂)It's clear the budget was well distributed out in the drama, from shooting equipment, to costume, location and actors. Everyone understands their assignment.
This story is solid, but it's not the usual girlboss-feminist message, it's about the journey of these characters, each of them just trying to survive the best way they can.
Be it a happy or sad ending (we're at episode 20 rn), there'll be no final winner in this story.
This drama will definitely make it to my top three this year. It's a good show.
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Xueji stole my heart in this show.
Very unique drama, the females in here ruled, which I didn't even know I needed in my drama watching life since all we get is damsels in distress most of the time.It's an easy drama to watch, many hilarious and also heart tugging scenes in here,
I fell out of touch with this drama at some point, there was a jump that disconnected me but Empress Xueji kept me watching it and I'm glad I did, it was genuinely refreshing to see a human empress not focused on making life for the harem populace miserable. I have high hopes for this actress.
Good show. I recommend.
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A drama that checks all its troupes boxes right down to the very last one.
Cute FL — check
Eccentric Handsome ML — check
Forceful cohabitation — check
Naive ML — check
FL has an disorder only ML can cure, he realises it, he doesn't like it but puts up with it and as a result, falls first and hard— check
He doesn't like it but will endure for her — check
Loads of 'cute' filler scene — check
FL goes all out for ML because naive FL keeps tripping— check
For god sakes everything is too cute in here — check.
LOL!!
This script was written according to a formula and it's so obvious. It's not a bad drama to watch, provided you're not looking for anything serious.
Very predictable plot so far, it's not the kind of drama one can binge watch, it's the kind one remembers they're still watching when they're not watching anything and continue from where they left off. I'll watch it slowly.
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I've never seen the TL united in watching a drama like this since 2025 began
I was gaslighted into watching this drama. Everyone and their mamas on the TL were watching this, I was gaslighted into seeing spoilers by force, gaslighted into buying XP and gaslighted into reading threads explaining every frame of "important scenes". And I suffered joyfully.So it's a 10.
❤️🔥 10 to the crew, who put in their best and delivered as they should (minus the female director allegedly taking the credit:
🚩 Read threads about her on X).
❤️🔥 10 to the fangirls and boys on the TL who wouldn't have done a better job at promoting it like they did even if they were paid.
❤️🔥 10 to Situ Ling who was cancelled in 8 different languages on the TL, the mark of a great actor is when the lines blur between their person and the character they're playing, that's when you know you've hit it.
❤️🔥 10 to the Douyin and Weibo guards who uploaded on the socials seconds after clips dropped, translated the promotional events and kept us up to date with offline and online schedules and gaming events.
And a final 10 to me, throughout the constant spoiling and gaslighting and canceling on the TL, I still found joy in watching this. Gang watching a show sure is fun 😭
See y'all in the next one, preferably in 2026 peesh, I can't do this again anytime soon, so 2026 it is, deal? 🤝
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From the writer of Lost Love In Times and Legend of Lu Zhen: The best Historical cdrama of 2023
Stop looking through the reviews and just pick this drama up already!Reached a point in time where I look up scriptwriter and director/producer before I jumped into a drama these days but as soon as I saw the writers previous work, I had to check it out.
Plus the female lead and Yunning are on my radar, from episode one, we can tell the premise is a unique one and the journey will be one we might stick around for (based on the trailer).
I've spied familiar drama faces here and there in the pilot and properly looking forward to a good show.
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What the hell is going on?
The person who made the trailer of this drama needs a raise, because that trailer said one thing and this drama is doing another.The shenanigans of the Second Couple is beyond me but I can't even forward their scenes, I'm waiting to see how else they'll outdo themselves from the last time.
The attempts at suspence and mystery doesn't tempt at all, I have so many reasons to drop this drama but I can't and I don't even know why.
Verdict: I came here for the story and stayed for the beautiful cinematography and the muscled men, don't judge me.
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If only the secondary characters had been allowed more room to bloom.
I almost dropped it at episode 32.I really tried to like this drama but by episode 10+, I realised I was slowly starting to look forward to the secondary characters story and would have stayed if they have been given say...five minutes tops every episode from 10 upwards. And then when episode 32 happened, I just couldn't fake it anymore 😭.
I couldn't pretend even for the dramatics of Dingfei and I really wanted to see more of the Jie-hui and Lu-Yin couple. Oh the story it could have been!
I was highly expectant of cast and story even after the basicality it decided to adhere to right after the sixth episode. That commonly plot vice of going back in time and wondering why the new timeline is not sticking to the script after hijacking it, then scrambling around trying to make it work and causing disastrous results. It ain't that drama for me, but you could enjoy it. Try it.
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Go watch it already!
I've researched this drama a lot, the good times are so good and the sexy scenes have me looking to restash my holy water supply, now this is how you write a script so us consumers don't have to wear out our FF button.I strongly recommend.
So, this 300 word limit saga of reviews has me, a not so eloquent reviewer having to come up with this short paragraph here just to meet the standard, how's your day going? Hope you're okay.
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Entertaining
This show slowly picks up at first, but it sets the tone right from the first episode, it promised chaos and grief and it delivered on the chaos, the grief I do not agree with 😭.The acting was on point
The CG was obviously on a budget 😅
The bromance was epic
Shangguan Qin was a breath of fresh air amongst all the masculinity
Annnd I wouldn't have minded a wedding scene between SQ and Alibaba, but that's like a done deal at this point, innit? Good show!
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我们开始看剧就是为了看像这样的剧!
如果《庆余年》是第二好的剧，那第一的位置就没人能坐了，但这部剧可以排到第四 👍机智幽默？到位
故事剧情？到位
电影摄影？到位
节奏把控？到位
角色发展也得到了高度的关注。像这样不以爱情为主线的剧集少之又少，但正因如此，才创造出了这等珍宝。剧组通力合作，打造了如此美妙的故事, 干得漂亮!
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A hidden gem: Now this is how you write a slice-of-life script!
I have to admit that it could be a hit or miss depending on who is watching, but for me, this drama served as a pleasant and delightful surprise, from the pacing, to character development (zero cheesy acting, even the little kid held his own), the OST and ending.From the abandoned woman who discovered new lows and new highs, to the kid who lost a father and found another, to the woman who realised what she was blindly holding unto for years was not what she actually wanted or deserved, everything fits my preference and I wish we had more dramas like this!
I'm not really into contemporary C-dramas but this one actually surprised me. Anyone knows anymore dramas like this? Please help with recommendations, thank you!
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Pretty decent drama.
I understand this drama is a second part of another, which I didn't watch, but this one is a pretty decent standalone, You would miss watching the first as a backdrop to this storyline.There's a mix of humour, angst, a good story and non cheesy acting from the leads.
Production quality is even better than some of those big budgeted dramas out there.
If you're looking for goofy light hearted drama centred around a serious core plot, this is it. Enjoy.
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Sweet and fluffy; I fanboyed over this one so hard!
And I was surprised too, it's a regular drama with all the tropes we know and have probably seen too many instances of, but there's something about this one that endears.I don't know what it is exactly, but I haven't fanboyed about a mini drama this hard since Extremely Perilous Love.
Give it a try.
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