Kannadin

From what I understand there's basically a jealousy misunderstanding in the novel that has nothing to do with the past RuFei's identity that is not in the drama. Instead they changed it to make it a misunderstanding about Ru Fei's identity.

In the novel, Xiao Jue knows everything before he learns that He Yan is He Rufei of the past, so they don't separate because of it... but here obviously they changed that. I personally find this stupid given He Yan has already proven repeatedly where her loyalty lies... but I'm not gonna hold it against the drama.

I'm not a fan of that change. It also means that there's other changes down the lines... We'll see how they do it.

Never thought I'd see a day on this platform when C dramas are more watched than K dramas... What exactly is happening to Kdramaland?

This is currently the most watched K drama on MDL and the ratings are the worst... out of all the currently watched shows.
I know ratings of currently airing shows don't mean necessarily a lot... but still, going that low is quite an achievement on this platform.

Seriously 2025 has been a series of Kdrama disappointments so far, and I no longer know which K drama to pick.

I was planning on watching that one... But now I wonder if I should bother...
To those of you who have watched up to the latest aired episode, is it REALLY that bad?

Yes but that's exactly it. Regarding these, I prefer the novel version. I don't dislike the show because of it but I wish they stuck with the novel on that particular part.

That's not the same misunderstanding we're talking about. In the drama, they've decided that Xiao Jue discovers He Yan's identity and still doesn't know the full truth of what happened hence the fact that he goes back to having doubts about her betraying her father... Which i not in the novel since he already knows the full truth before confronting He Yan about her identity. In fact the last piece of the puzzle is He Yan being ex He Rufei... whereas here, they've changed the order 1st piece of the puzzle is He Rufei being a woman... which leads to this misunderstanding since he still hasn't made a full inquiry about what happened when his father died.

Lol I cannot count the time people got into stupid arguments with me because I didn't like their favorite shows and even though I explained why, they would wage some "internet feud" with me over A DRAMA seriously... Telling me how IF I didn't like their shows, in meant I didn't understand this and that.

Sometimes you can see the intention behind the narratives, yet can't into the story. What works for others, just doesn't work for you, and that's fine. I hate when people try to force others to bow to their opinions, as if THEY are right and OTHERS are wrong... be it one direction or another.

Also, diversity of opinions is always welcome... Since you've decided to watch it to the end, I think the best way to show others that maybe the show is not for them, would be to write a complete review once you've finished it.

I personally often check negative reviews to see if what triggered the viewer would be something that would trigger myself as well. I've noticed quite a lot of dramas I ended up watching because people were raving about it didn't work for me and often the points that bothered me were already expressed, prior to me watching, in other reviews :D

Anyway good luck to you then ^^That's 15 more episodesto go! Happily for you they're short... Sadly for me, they're TOO short 😭😭😭

When he knows the truth about He Rufei, he already knows the truth and they immediately patch things up, he already has done his research and there's no room for misunderstanding... I read that scene.

Nah it wasn't I checked.

I can't believe they introduced that misunderstanding sh** that wasn't even in the novel 😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬
Makes me mad.
Hopefully they won't drag it for long.

Preview for episode 23

Lol Ok... I guess it's more the way you've phrased it:
I think I would have written " If you take it as an Epic story, which is how it was marketed and labelled, it doesn't fit the bill and hence is a bad show".

To be fair you can't really tag that one neither a comedy nor an epic in my opinion. As you wrote, it's not as Epic as they advertised it, but on the other side it's not 100% a comedy either. It's more in the middle and the focus is definitely more on the romantic aspect.

For the rest, it's more a matter of taste so I won't argue with you. I am personally living for the chemistry between the main pair and I think everyone is terrific in their roles.

Some fighting scenes are a bit over the top and... Yeah... the Wolves were horrendous... Well actually the whole forest leading to the wolves as well... The whole scene basically. You can tell these scenes weren't filmed in a real forest but in a studio... When she falls in a hole it's a real forest, but when they fought the wolves, everything was cardboard papers I've seen in low budget wuxias.
Made my eyes bleed as well to be honest, but that's the only time it happened so I'm able to look the other way.

Hopefully that won't happen again ^^

Hmm...

"Please stop defending this show, its mediocore at best. Just another of those that got hyped and it was marketed well, personally I would never watch it if I knew that its mostly romantic comedy."

I mean I get your point, I just disagree that it is a bad show because you didn't get what you expected. I understand you don't like it because you were in for something epic and it is not, still doesn't make it a bad show in my opinion.

Though of course, regarding that, it's more a matter of personal taste so that's cool.

This being said... Based on your account... you seem to have purchased early access of the episodes so you still enjoyed it enough to pay extra.🙄

I don't agree with you... but it's true it's missing the "comedy" tag. It's not a goofy show but it's definitely pretty light-hearted so I can understand the disappointment if it is what you were looking for... especially since the original trailer was pretty dramatic and serious.

Wow! Respect!
I completely gave up. I'm watching on Viki which is 4 episodes behind but I always end up checking snippets and previews of episodes... of people who have early access. So yeah... I watched the preview for episode 21 and shorts of episode 19... when the last episode I could fully watched was episode 14. I'm desperate.

Err... Please stick to English when you don't know the terms.
Shoujo Ai is the Female equivalent of Shounen Ai...
Which is ROMANTIC relationships between Girls.

That term has been used notably in manga to distinguish them from the female equivalent of Yaoi i.e LOVE story between characters but with no depiction of sex.

GL just like BL are just English translations of 少女愛　- Shoujo Ai（愛＝Ai=Love), and 少年愛 - Shounen Ai respectively but for some reasons the English translations include both love stories with sex and those without, unlike in Japanese.

For the rest, I agree. It's friendship. Don't start plastering your fantasies on everything. This is clearly a friendship story. Nothing more.

Geeeezuuuuuuuuuuus.
Only on episode 5 and all that plotting is giving me a headache. My God, I swear going to war seems much more easier.

Hmm...

I think you could read this comment I wrote before you make your decision:

https://kisskh.at/687393-the-prisoner-of-beauty#comment-22946462

Based on your comment... My take would be to drop this... But you'll see. Ultimately, you should do according to how you feel. I personally hate to drop shows so I watched it until the end given the high ratings.... but I'd probably have dropped it if it wasn't for that.

Depends on which platform you're using. Just Click on "Episode Guide", airing dates for WeTv releases is written below the miniatures.

Thanks and...

Sadly nooooooooooo. I traded having one obsession for 2 instead 😭😭😭

But since I'm working from home, I've decided to give myself a "break" tomorrow (or rather today 😫) so I'm gonna binge like a madwoman :D Hopefully this will help me get back some self-control ^^

Wanted to start that one for months but kept pushing it back... Finally decided to make the jump because I'm currently obsessed by "The Legend of the Female General" and I needed something to wait... Especially since I have to wait for Viki and they're 4 episodes behind ( the wait is pure torture so I endup spoiling myself).

Well, the first two episodes were IN.SA.NE.
I'm SAT. Wasn't expecting the mood to be that heavy but it's a nice contrast with LOFG which is much more light-hearted ^^

She was but it doesn't change anything. He'll be able to put two and two together. Yes, there was a delay but there's an explanation for it, he just never had the chance to hear it since the next time he met Rufei the switch had already happened.

Whether they follow the novel or not, it wouldn't make any sense to put some misunderstandings in there. She's already proven were her fidelity lies by being hurt repeatedly for the garrison.