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Son's fiance to father's concubine #5

So, I started watching this drama, and for the first few episodes, it had potential—contract marriage, slow-burn romance, soft ML chasing FL. I was intrigued. But then, out of nowhere, the script took a nosedive off a cliff, and instead of soaring, it belly-flopped straight into chaos.

The Good:

1. The Cast: FL was okay—not drop-dead gorgeous, but acted decently. ML (Cavan) actually looked like a marshal and acted fine too. But seriously, dude, fire your script selector. You deserve better.


2. That’s it. That’s the list.



The Bad:

1. Up to episode 5-6, things were fine, but then the writer’s creativity had an asthma attack and tragically passed away. RIP.


2. Concubine #5: Look, I felt bad for her in the beginning. But then she turned into some sort of discount villain mastermind. In under 24 hours, she took over the entire family, and within a month, she had drugged the daughter-in-law, poisoned the son, killed another concubine, and paralyzed the grand marshal. And yet… no one reported her? Not even the army? A woman who showed up last month is now commanding troops while the actual general is missing? The army just went, “Oh well, she seems trustworthy.” Really? The military worldwide is collectively rolling in their graves.

3. Background music sucks ..may be one of worst I ever come across

Now the biggest question?? If you should watch it or not ...
I am leaving it to your own judgement as for me i regret wasting my time on this I even dropped it before third last episode ( predictable much)

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FIVE DAUGHTERS AND ONE DREAM ❤️

This drama isn’t about groundbreaking twists or mind-blowing suspense—it’s simply a warm, relatable slice-of-life story about a mother and her five daughters adjusting to urban life. The daily struggles, the bonding, and the resilience of an ‘all-daughters’ family take center stage, making it a nostalgic watch for anyone who understands the mother-daughter dynamic.

The plot follows a countryside mother and her daughters as they navigate city life, tackle challenges together, and eventually find success with their tea house business. Over time, romance blossoms, and each daughter finds her own version of ‘Mr. Perfect.’ The show delivers lighthearted moments, beautiful chemistry between the couples, and a feel-good vibe that keeps you hooked. It may not make it to my all-time favorites list, but it’s definitely a drama worth experiencing at least once!

What I Loved:

The chemistry between the couples was fantastic! My personal favorites? The third and fifth couples. Their interactions were so fun and heartwarming.

The cast did a great job, especially Ni Hong Jie as the mother—she stole the show! Also, I was definitely here for Wang Xing Yue (third son-in-law).

The OST and background score were decent, setting the right mood.


What Could’ve Been Better:

1. The actresses playing Fifth Lady & Chulan could use some acting lessons—some scenes had too much overacting and cringe moments.


2. The third couple had so much potential! Their romance wrapped up way too soon—they could’ve been the show’s highlight.

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Fine but not the type of story which needs two serving seasons

I personally always appreciate the story which are weave around women financial independence and emotional freedom, well This was one of those finest stories throwing light on the challenges women faced when they made their debut in the business industry back in the time. The gender bias and societal pressure associated with it.

Beautifully written concept and artists did a tremendous job playing their respective characters. I am not a very big fan of yang zi as her work previous works haven't impressed me much .. i find her always treading in her comfort zone of playing subtle, graceful and straight-flat characters, not taking any challenging roles .. while she is playing a similar role in this drama also but I seriously couldn't have think of any one else playing mudan ..this character is created for yang zi ... Moving forward lo Xian was amazing ... His playful character definitely forced life into this drama, .. in fact the entire cast was good. No comments on the Chemistry of leads as you need some amount of romantic scenes to do that but This season just showed them as friends.

There were few things that were a little odd about this drama ..
1) after episode 8 ( to around ep 25) there is not much progress in plot or any development in character. It will not be an exaggeration if I say there wasn't any story in between these episodes.. but just repeated pattern of character creating chaos and characters handling it.

2) i understand this show is named flourished peony ..but It felt quite weird as to see how flowers have become the centre of karma in the entire world ... There is inheritance of flowers... Flowers are being treated as symbol jealousy ...people are being executed if flowers wither and ranked up if flowers are doing fine .. everyone from royals to nobles to common person is seeking her peonies as if it is the end of this world.(Gimme a break)

3)horrible ost ..

4) there were a little but visible cinematic mistakes .. she is getting her left hand operated but wears bandages in right ... In many scenes continuation he is holding the stuff in her wrong hand as if there was nobody to tell her about this. (Anyways that's not such a. Big issue)

5) no need for season 2 : they could have just skip over the repeated nonsense and finished the show in 40 episodes in single season instead of wasting viewers' time and planning an another season.

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Lived better than my expectations

Story revolves around a fallen god 'sinner' who possesses an innocent mortal's body and a goddess who comes to mortal world seeking holy fruit ( misplaced from heaven) as innocent mortal's bride. (Not SPOILING MUCH FOR YOU)
during the span both mortal and the fallen god in his body fall for goddess and bittersweet romance begins.
The take aways from this drama:
1) loved watching contrasting behaviour of the ML as the sinner and the mortal... HONESTLY THIS IS SUCH A GOOD RPG IDEA FOR PLAYING IT WITH YOUR PARTNER 🤭🤭)
2) beautiful and talented cast ..FL is one my fav i love watching her in pre independence era shows.. she is awesome.
3)The couple has a good chemistry.... Loved watching ML being serious while protecting her and flirting dirty and stealing kisses when they are alone.
4) perfect balance of genres
5) good and consistent pace of plot
6) unpredictable twists
7) even vamp's character found a purpose in the end.

Dumps of the drama.
1) ending is rushed the last three episodes are shot in a way that kind of disappointed me. Plus the closure to the story is not properly given.
2) even though it is not the problem with drama itself but the subtitles suck . I watch a lot of chinese drama so i can figure out what is going on but as for beginners this is going to create problems.

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Simple and cute but not my taste

The drama was sweet, simple, and cute, but it wasn’t my type of plot. I ended up watching it only because I was stuck in a no-internet zone and it was pre-downloaded; otherwise, I would have dropped it around episode 5 or 6. The leads were talented and had amazing chemistry. The FL, in particular, was outstanding—she has a charm that makes her co-actors fall for her in every role. The story began with spark and passion, but it gradually turned flat and felt more pre-teen oriented. The villain had on-and-off appearances, but his main arc was too short to make an impact. While my friends might find this drama awesome, it didn’t appeal to me much. It’s a personal preference, but I wanted more depth and consistency.

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A massive fail on comedy

This drama was a miss for me. Right from the beginning it seemed like storywriter is making a desperate attempt to force comedy into this plot .. you know the type of comedy which is annoying instead of being hilarious.
Plot revolves around a girl who reborn to take revenge on her husband who killed her in her previous life and at the same time a gamer from real world enters this fiction world and takes possession of this 'husband's' body (I mean talk about the limit of absurdity). Followed by a bunch of nonsensical events taking place like dealing with the crafty side chic .. lotus tattoo crisis. I can't tell if it was meant to be a comedy show or a parody of this genre altogether but personally i think the concoction was a massive fail. I am sure even kindergarten kids have better standards for what you call comedy.

I think It would have been better without the lame punches.
Actors were trying to compensate things with their acting skills but let's be honest when the script sucks even tom cruise can't save it.

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Enjoyable mini series

I love watching random long format drama videos where they compile all the episode in one long video .. this drama was one of them .. at that time I didn't know it's exact name as youtube channels sometimes act so shameless as to not even mention the name of credits in caption ..anyways so the story is about a girl who is living with her foster family .. in the beginning the real daughter of this family gets a proposal to be married into a rich family .. to their son who is in comatose stage.. of course she denied but the betrothal gifts and bride price was too much to say NO ... So the greedy family comes you with the classic foster family idea of sending their non biological daughter on her place .. as this non biological daughter i.e. FL enter the ML's residence as bride she figures out the ML is the one who saved her life years back ... So to return what she owe him ...she decides to cure him .. soon discovers a lot more than expected ..

I discovered cavan in this drama itself and there were a few shirtless scene ..and oh god I can't forget his ABS since then

The plot is smooth romantic and filled with slice of life .. FL is very cute and her acting is also impressive ...

Overall it was a good drama

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u recklessly made me fall in love with u, how can u be so heartless to leave me in such cruel way.

Now when I was almost sure I will not feel anything about this 'author transmission into novel' plot anymore, here I am caught up again with my over flowing sentiments. Normally I don't cry in such drama but BLAME IT ON THE ML's AMAZINGLY ACTED SAD SCENES oh boy !! I cried ..I cried a lot ... Everytime he shed a tear with that helplessly adorable face ( specially the last episode) i can't stop mine. Would have I felt the same if it were for any other actor ... ABSOLUTELY NOT ..
Moving on to the plot which was slow in my opinion..I mean it lacked a lot of substance ... Cause a lot of time was wasted in unnecessary mini plots .. FL and ML are both talented and good looking actors but my vote is obviously for the ML

Ending of the story felt little dragged or derailed ... But i guess the story writers wanted to end it into something different from regular ending where author in real world compromises with the lookalike of ML ..
Overall I find this drama very interesting.. I might as well watch it again some day ...

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Short drama that lived higher than my expectations

First of all I am a huge fan of revenge plots ... When a woman is getting revenge on man it becomes thriller or grey ..and in contrast when a man delivering his shot to deliver his revenge on a woman ..it becomes a passionate love story ...this drama serves you the latter ...
Story starts with the ML coming to FL's town to take his revenge against her for what she did to his family and got his father killed 5 years ago. Despite his efforts he can't get over his feelings for her ..and all these years he seemed to stuck into the same loop " did she even loved me for real even for a moment? ". As the story unfolds we see the reason behind FL's actions (not giving any spoilers) .. the entire plot is based on freedom struggle era in china. Everything from cars,trains , telephone to costumes gave the retro (pre retro vibe).

The FL is quite beautiful and I loved her acting as well ... In the same way ML was equally talented and good looking ..both making a perfect duo ... Their chemistry had a good spark to it .. (though at times I felt the FL is reluctant to give a proper smooch scene) other than that everything seems fine.

For first few episodes you will see a passionate kissing scene in every episode.. later cools off to a no kiss climax, what a waste for a story that had so much heat in the pilot episode

But even with it's flaws this drama was still very enjoyable.

Recommended ❤️

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"DOCTORS: prescription for DISAPPOINTMENT"

This show sets high expectations with its title, hinting at a medical-heavy plot, but the reality is far from that. Despite its dramatic title, medicine barely makes up 15% of the storyline. For anyone hoping for genuine medical insight, this show may feel like a letdown, especially compared to others like Dr. Romantic, which focuses a solid 80% on medical content and offers far more authentic hospital drama.

The love story in Doctors feels forced, and the chemistry between the leads lacks depth—particularly on the male lead's side. While I admire Park Shin Hye, even her charm couldn't salvage the awkward dynamic between the couple. There’s a certain stiffness in their romantic moments that feels off, and it's disappointing because both actors are incredibly talented.

Lee Sung Kyung is versatile, but her character in Doctors is frustratingly flat and indecisive, leaving her little to work with. It’s far from her best role, and her potential seems wasted. Yoon Kyun Sang, too, is underwhelming, playing a character that merely fills the gaps in the story without adding much to the overall plot.

Sadly, Doctors fails to impress across the board. Neither the story nor the cast stand out, and the music is forgettable. This is the kind of show you start, intending to finish, but ultimately abandon halfway through, never to return. 😔

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Chaotic? Oh, absolutely ?‍??

I can’t understand how people rate this a perfect 10. The writing is sloppy, and the thrill feels forced—classic signs of limited creativity.

1. The ML: Horrible. He finds a resurrection orb and uses it without a second thought—thank God it had limited uses or he’d be reviving everyone. He ignores a dying witness to chase his ex… and fails at that too. Annoying? 100%.


2. The Legal Plot: A mess. The villain’s either too smart, or the police are brain-dead. Seriously, how did no one see the fishy prosecutor? Don’t even get me started on the mother-daughter duo who kept causing national chaos.


3. Too Many Characters: They tried to add depth but only ended up creating plot holes. It was too much for such a light story.


4. Forced Thrill: No clever conspiracy here—just leads being too dumb to figure out the obvious.



On the bright side, the lead chemistry was fire and, finally, we got an explanation on the ML’s resurrection (most shows skip this). The story got better with the second villain, but much was left unexplained.

Background songs were good though !!!

Watch till episode 4 to see if you can handle it—personally, I skimmed the episode guide to skip the fluff.

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Twin sister swipe plot

One sister ran away and the other sister was forced to get married and live her life ...okay fine ..but how come you expect the orginal bride to come back after months and take her place as a wife ... Insane as it sounds but the writer actually wrote this down. Boy !! This is not right even from a fictional perspective.
Anyway! So FL was a fighter ( general) , has good knowledge of medicine , she is witty and there is practically nothing she can't do. But I don't know why this happens as soon as FLs fall for ML they become stupid and so reliable on the ML.
The conspiracies in the story were very Flat they didn't add any excitement to the plot.
Lastly the core problem " omens of the twins" which apparently started as former king's twin brother wanted to kill him, resolved with the crown Princess given birth to twin babies and crown prince can't kill his own child.... THANKYOU FOR THE MERCY

Seriously I would have prefered a different ending.

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I'm under Dai Gao Zheng's spell..

Stories, no matter how good they are written can't reach the viewers, if are not acted out properly. There are times when stories go weak but the performance by the actors make them worth a watch ..and one such actor is Dai Gao Zheng .. honestly he is the one that made me watch these short format dramas.. my boy is so talented , so handsome ..I literally can't take my eyes away. I have watched like 7-8 dramas with him as lead role ..and I can't tell which one was the best .. each one of them is as excellent as the other. ON TOP HIS KISSING SCENES, MY GOD !! HE IS THE KING OF ON-SCREEN KISSING/ STEAMY SCENES.
But this was the first time in this drama that I watched him crying ... ( The scene when feifei memory doesn't come back even after pulling out sorrow forget needles) Damn his crying was so intense ..it felt like my heart was broken into a 1000 pieces. It was so good I was experiencing a connection to his character on all dimensions.

Second we talk about the FL ..the actress playing the role is quite talented I have seen her thousands years of love and she was funtastic..though here her role was not as strong as in 1000 years where she played demon princess , but nonetheless this one wasn't bad either. I wish her character were more into action and less trouble.

The plot was a little slow , flat and confusing at points ..flashbacks took most of the screen time and villains were not given a proper closure ( my personal opinion) . A few things were made unnecessarily troublesome, like at various points in the plot ML is leaving behind FL to protect her though she was best protected when she stays with ML otherwise pretty much everyone is her enemy on different levels (you will understand when you will watch it ) . I frankly don't like this sort of writing when you don't have creativity to put proper conspiracy so you write scenes full of idiocy ..MY CONDOLENCES TO THE WRITER, PLEASE HAND IN YOUR RESIGNATION, THIS JOB IS NOT SUITABLE FOR YOU.

Music was veg impressive either

Definitely Worth a watch

Rewatch ??? NOPE

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