The plot degrades the real empress in the actual history
I kept watching the early part of this show just because I did not check the information well. I thought it was Dugu Ban Ruo, who was the real female protagonist. After I knew that Dugu Jia Luo was the female lead, I skipped a lot and speeded up a lot.
First (when I thought that Dugu Ban Ruo was FL), I really liked the show. Like, wow, this was the first time I saw an independent and active FL; wow, she really got a brain; wow, she was not foolish and childish; wow, this was the woman all girls wanted to be, even trans or gays also wanted be as awesome as her!
Later, I was told by someone what Dugu Jia Luo was the female lead. I was very disappointed. Really? this childish and lack-of-enthusiasm girl would be the powerful queen? The only one answer is IMPOSSIBLE. I think this FL role is for diminishing the ability of the real empress in the history. It degrades the historical powerful woman.
Similarly for the father of 3 girls, he did not seem like a great nobleman or the leader of military at all. His role was very weak, and he talked to his daughters like he got no job to do in real life. He was like a househusband taking care of the relationship between his daughters.
Although I have liked Jeremy Xu before watching this show, I did not care about his character at all. Yuwen Hu character is very boring, just like those toxic and narcissistic male protagonists, where you could easily find in almost all of the Chinese dramas. More than 90% of Chinese dramas got this type of male leads, both in modern and period setting. Even in 2026, there are still plenty of this type of male leads.
I do not blame any actor. The problems are fictional characters and plots.
First (when I thought that Dugu Ban Ruo was FL), I really liked the show. Like, wow, this was the first time I saw an independent and active FL; wow, she really got a brain; wow, she was not foolish and childish; wow, this was the woman all girls wanted to be, even trans or gays also wanted be as awesome as her!
Later, I was told by someone what Dugu Jia Luo was the female lead. I was very disappointed. Really? this childish and lack-of-enthusiasm girl would be the powerful queen? The only one answer is IMPOSSIBLE. I think this FL role is for diminishing the ability of the real empress in the history. It degrades the historical powerful woman.
Similarly for the father of 3 girls, he did not seem like a great nobleman or the leader of military at all. His role was very weak, and he talked to his daughters like he got no job to do in real life. He was like a househusband taking care of the relationship between his daughters.
Although I have liked Jeremy Xu before watching this show, I did not care about his character at all. Yuwen Hu character is very boring, just like those toxic and narcissistic male protagonists, where you could easily find in almost all of the Chinese dramas. More than 90% of Chinese dramas got this type of male leads, both in modern and period setting. Even in 2026, there are still plenty of this type of male leads.
I do not blame any actor. The problems are fictional characters and plots.
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