Just finished this show and it is so good 🥹🥹. First of all, I love the outfits ❤️the colours are very…
Also just a what if situation. Considering that Yan Huai, Prince Rui, and Prince Xin managed to live long together and even their wives are friends with each other, what if Yan Han just meet with Yan Huai like a family reunion. Like he just wants Yan Huai to know he has a twin brother. Would Yan Huai let Yan Han comes to the palace? Cause it seems like Yan Huai is a kind brother to Prince Rui and Prince Xin considering that Prince Rui actually go to the border to ease the emperor and Princess Xin even help emperor bandaged his wounds. The casual conversation Princess Xin had with emperor while treating him was giving the formal 'big bro and lil sis' vibes.
Just finished this show and it is so good 🥹🥹. First of all, I love the outfits ❤️the colours are very vibrant. Srcond, the leads. I think they have really good chemistry. Honestly, I'm shocked at Ao Ruipeng. I've seen him in the blood of youth, but that character leans more towards fun and silly. So to see him as YanChi who is this serious, disciplined man is just wow 😮. Though his visual is soft and his build is not as masculine and big, I truly believe him as the marshal.
Also, I really love the cousins' relationships. Yongning, YanChi, YanLi, YanSui, YanZe. I know that in this kind of dramas, all the royal male are rivals to the thrones. But I can't help but wonder, they grew up together so surely there must be some cousins they were close to. And I think this drama shows that dynamic really well. Even the crown prince was kinda nice to them though not as close. Yan Zhen(Yan Che's full sister) and Yan Qi are the only ones that were not kind to them.
Since the drama ended, I just wanted to post my favourite things about this drama (there's some spoilers but not too detailed so I'll not use the spoiler tag):
1. The battle scenes. Their battle scenes looks so good. It looks real as in, it doesn't feel out of place at all. Everything looks grounded.
2. I like how they shows grief in this drama. He Yan's grief makes me feel seen in some sense. He Yan is a very strong character. To be able to strive everyday after that is 👏🏻👏🏻😯.
3. Xiao Jue's character. 😍😍 How he supports her and help her like with telling the emperor about her gender to protect her in the long run. And oh how 😭 he still worries for He Yan even after the imperial edict. He even beg to the emperor for her. I actually cried at that part 😢. Especially when they show Xiao Jue and He Yan, side by side.
4. When He Yan said to Chu Zhao about how she's just a pretty reason for him to do evil things and his ambition knows no limits...😳 I'm reminded of 'Goodbye My Princess' how the male lead keeps on using the female lead as a reason to do evil things till the end. The last 2 episodes is not my favourite but I really like how cdrama managed to make such a complicated character.
Actually 🤣 the emperor's thinking is correct though. Both of them are powerful general. They might not be a threat for now. But their descendants actually might bear the brunt. I don't like what happened to them on ep 35 but that perspective itself is not wrong. What Chu Zhao said will be used by others in a few years and at that time, one of them will really need to let go of their military achievements. But yeah, this is He Yan and Xiao Jue story so let's just enjoy their story only... Let their descendants handle it on their own 😂
Thank you for sharing that ❤ it was so heartfelt and you are an inspiration by sharing your story
You're welcome. ❤It's just that after I go through the grief by myself, I realise how a lot of the character in dramas that I watched actually goes through the same thing. And for this drama I relate more with He Yan, so that's why I share those stories
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I see and appreciate you.
You're welcome. 🥹I just feel sad for He Yan's character. It's only like a few months since the battle in Jiyang. her grief is relatively new at this point.
I haven’t watched Episode 26 yet, but I’ve seen plenty of frustration directed at He Yan. Her story resonates so deeply with me that I feel compelled to share my own.
I’ve always struggled with very low self-esteem, feeling as though no one accepted me or truly saw me because I believed I was worthless. The only person who ever made me feel understood and valued was my dad. Not my siblings, not my friends, not even my mum, I always kept everyone at arm’s length.
Then, in January 2024, my world shattered. My father passed away from a heart attack. In that moment, I thought, “If he’s gone, who will accept me?” My mum tried to care for me just as he did, but grief weighs heavily. Even when I look fine on the outside, I’m plagued by the fear that my mum might suddenly die too. I sometimes catch myself thinking that maybe it would be less painful if I followed just shortly after her so she wouldn’t suffer the pain of losing me too. That's the kind of crushing loneliness that comes from losing the person who accepted you without question.
I understand the bravery and sacrifice of soldiers who die protecting others in war. But it’s different when someone you’re closest to dies. The sorrow is heavier; the loss is more personal.
He Yan’s situation in Legend of the Female General echoes this grief so powerfully. She loses her master, the one person who knew her identity and gender and her seven closest friends, based on the flashbacks during the war. She’s likely still grieving her master, and when you add any childhood trauma, losing her friends and then possibly Xiao Jue, could become her emotional breaking point.
I know what it’s like. If my dad had a second chance after being declared dead, I would have clung to him so tightly because losing someone you're close to isn’t the same as losing someone you merely know.
Yes. I feel the same. Although we dont like him but i kind of get why hes fixated on her. In his bleak life and…
Also there's a flashback of his mother when He Yan said a woman needs to protect herself and not depend on men, I think He Yan reminded him of what his mom could be if not for the society
I have not read the novel. However, i feel this guy wants to be a good person but he does not know how it works.…
CZ sticks with his master because he needs power. He needs to rise in rank, and that's the shortest way he found. But his final goal is good. That's my opinion of him so far
A lot of Chu Zhao hate here. :DWhile I'm not particularly fan of love triangle, Drama enjoyer shouldn't be surprised…
I agree 😂 . Xiao Jue only started to really treats her different when SML said to He Yan he knows she is a woman and will keep her secret. Before that, he just treats her a little different (noticeable but not that much) compared to other soldiers.
I’m so happy I decided to watch this without reading this comment section. The novel is one of my all time favsss…
same... to have my own opinion first is very important. I read the novel but couldn't get past a few chapters in 😂 (I like the character but I guess at the time I'm also quite tired with life in general) but I still know the general outline of the novel and so I have quite a high expectations for this drama especially because I also love both main leads (especially Cheng Lei who is really really really good at conveying the aura of a general and a leader😍)
Just want to express my views here, I'm only at ep 18 so far. For context, I did read the first few chapters of the but didn't finished it. I do know the general outline of the novel though. There'll be a tiny bit of spoiler, not that much so I won't use the spoiler tag.
Firstly, I think the drama is quite a low quality ( I mean the lighting of the scenes and not the storyline). But also maybe because I compare the scenes with Prisoner of Beauty.
Second, I really really like our Zhou Ye😍. She perfectly shows different persona with different people. When she's just being herself, when she's being a general and when she's killing people. You can see how different she is. My favourite would be during the boat scene where she confess to Xiao Jue , she's never truly herself with people. She is never He Yan, which makes me so sad 💔😭 our girl did not shed a single tear AT ALL while saying it. Also, I did not doubt for one bit how she falls for Xiao Jue 😂. Everything is believable, she already knows Xiao Jue as a person from before and she also admit his face is very attractive (even calling him a pretty boy in her monologue at one point)
Third, I just feels like Xiao Jue falls quite fast. I know he did admire her perseverance especially after knowing she's a woman, but still it just feels a little fast. Or maybe the romance is kinda like falling bit by bit 🤔 I did see how he can falls for her after a while, but in the drama the moment he catches feelings for her is just, well, too early to my liking. (But, I guess his childhood is not exactly like He Yan where it was filled with vigilance, it's more normal. It's just that he's in the military. )
Lastly, I can't wait to watch the rest of the episodes 😁
Considering that Yan Huai, Prince Rui, and Prince Xin managed to live long together and even their wives are friends with each other, what if Yan Han just meet with Yan Huai like a family reunion. Like he just wants Yan Huai to know he has a twin brother. Would Yan Huai let Yan Han comes to the palace? Cause it seems like Yan Huai is a kind brother to Prince Rui and Prince Xin considering that Prince Rui actually go to the border to ease the emperor and Princess Xin even help emperor bandaged his wounds. The casual conversation Princess Xin had with emperor while treating him was giving the formal 'big bro and lil sis' vibes.
Also, I really love the cousins' relationships. Yongning, YanChi, YanLi, YanSui, YanZe. I know that in this kind of dramas, all the royal male are rivals to the thrones. But I can't help but wonder, they grew up together so surely there must be some cousins they were close to. And I think this drama shows that dynamic really well. Even the crown prince was kinda nice to them though not as close. Yan Zhen(Yan Che's full sister) and Yan Qi are the only ones that were not kind to them.
1. The battle scenes. Their battle scenes looks so good. It looks real as in, it doesn't feel out of place at all. Everything looks grounded.
2. I like how they shows grief in this drama. He Yan's grief makes me feel seen in some sense. He Yan is a very strong character. To be able to strive everyday after that is 👏🏻👏🏻😯.
3. Xiao Jue's character. 😍😍 How he supports her and help her like with telling the emperor about her gender to protect her in the long run. And oh how 😭 he still worries for He Yan even after the imperial edict. He even beg to the emperor for her. I actually cried at that part 😢. Especially when they show Xiao Jue and He Yan, side by side.
4. When He Yan said to Chu Zhao about how she's just a pretty reason for him to do evil things and his ambition knows no limits...😳 I'm reminded of 'Goodbye My Princess' how the male lead keeps on using the female lead as a reason to do evil things till the end.
The last 2 episodes is not my favourite but I really like how cdrama managed to make such a complicated character.
I don't like what happened to them on ep 35 but that perspective itself is not wrong. What Chu Zhao said will be used by others in a few years and at that time, one of them will really need to let go of their military achievements.
But yeah, this is He Yan and Xiao Jue story so let's just enjoy their story only... Let their descendants handle it on their own 😂
I’ve always struggled with very low self-esteem, feeling as though no one accepted me or truly saw me because I believed I was worthless. The only person who ever made me feel understood and valued was my dad. Not my siblings, not my friends, not even my mum, I always kept everyone at arm’s length.
Then, in January 2024, my world shattered. My father passed away from a heart attack. In that moment, I thought, “If he’s gone, who will accept me?” My mum tried to care for me just as he did, but grief weighs heavily. Even when I look fine on the outside, I’m plagued by the fear that my mum might suddenly die too. I sometimes catch myself thinking that maybe it would be less painful if I followed just shortly after her so she wouldn’t suffer the pain of losing me too. That's the kind of crushing loneliness that comes from losing the person who accepted you without question.
I understand the bravery and sacrifice of soldiers who die protecting others in war. But it’s different when someone you’re closest to dies. The sorrow is heavier; the loss is more personal.
He Yan’s situation in Legend of the Female General echoes this grief so powerfully. She loses her master, the one person who knew her identity and gender and her seven closest friends, based on the flashbacks during the war. She’s likely still grieving her master, and when you add any childhood trauma, losing her friends and then possibly Xiao Jue, could become her emotional breaking point.
I know what it’s like. If my dad had a second chance after being declared dead, I would have clung to him so tightly because losing someone you're close to isn’t the same as losing someone you merely know.
Firstly, I think the drama is quite a low quality ( I mean the lighting of the scenes and not the storyline). But also maybe because I compare the scenes with Prisoner of Beauty.
Second, I really really like our Zhou Ye😍. She perfectly shows different persona with different people. When she's just being herself, when she's being a general and when she's killing people. You can see how different she is. My favourite would be during the boat scene where she confess to Xiao Jue , she's never truly herself with people. She is never He Yan, which makes me so sad 💔😭 our girl did not shed a single tear AT ALL while saying it. Also, I did not doubt for one bit how she falls for Xiao Jue 😂. Everything is believable, she already knows Xiao Jue as a person from before and she also admit his face is very attractive (even calling him a pretty boy in her monologue at one point)
Third, I just feels like Xiao Jue falls quite fast. I know he did admire her perseverance especially after knowing she's a woman, but still it just feels a little fast. Or maybe the romance is kinda like falling bit by bit 🤔 I did see how he can falls for her after a while, but in the drama the moment he catches feelings for her is just, well, too early to my liking.
(But, I guess his childhood is not exactly like He Yan where it was filled with vigilance, it's more normal. It's just that he's in the military. )
Lastly, I can't wait to watch the rest of the episodes 😁