You guys, how many times have we all seen the short cut of that kiss scene in the trailers, and it had so much…
100% agree for Zhao's character! i understand the walls she is trying to keep and all the pressure she is resisting... she is really a 'righteous' path as it looks so easy for her to resist all of mq's advances! we barely see any emotion from her and I find it a little wierd. but the hands moment was so beautiful & meaningful... so... so far, according to Zhao's character i think she will only start showing her emotions once the engagement is really off.
okay yes definitely romance, i thought it had a nice comedy balance but probably just me... ( so many people that 'know each other' like the grandma and the coffeeshop owner... many couple matching, almost fake couple proposal... lots of romcom tropes but i understand its not the main genre for this show )
Around 60% of the way in the novel iirc, but the pacing seems different in the drama. We're half way in terms…
anyways, season 2 in c-drama are often botchy, with fewer episodes and the story stretches too much. I don't know the original webnovel here, i still wish it was more than 32!
Haha… he’s not so much a playboy but rather someone who uses seduction to bring people (here — female consorts)…
exactly! seeing the flashbacks we understand how far the prince would go in his schemes! but it makes me wonder, if in the original story, the prince is the good guy, does he become 'good' after meeting wanyin? even xie- who did not skim through the story- thought the prince was the hero... i love this nuance because it shows that 1-maybe no one understood the original story 2- or that not everything is as it seems and the writer can really mess up a character -aka the prince.
Still enjoying it because of the leads and second leads, but getting confused not only because the story is a…
100% i can relate, i realize i missed a few-important-details with dialogue...
but, as a story where main leads are stuck in a new identity, its an added challenge. the ruse of 'playing the game' +we see both sides is a real challenge for the actors. I think they pull it off nicely so far! for dan specifically, he is the more mysterious character and only as the show advances do we understand the duality in him is way more complex than shown compared to wanyin!
i had the same feeling for the comedy/tragedy mix, it is a tight balance... in this case it's justified in the beginning as the main leads don't even believe it's real... so the drama isn't taken seriously. They confront this and eventually it gets less comical.
As a fan of tragedies(not sure if this is one yet) , i love seeing lighthearted moments because they are priceless. tragedies often have symbolism of irony, sarcasm, humour compared to melodrama
1. Is the Crown Prince Zhang San's(Male Lead) son?2. I'm assuming Luo Zi Zhuo is playing both young Zhang San…
so glad i read this thread because i was also confused ! when wanyin saw the SOS she clearly talked with the crown prince! then dan... since the actor was the same its basically a different timeline... what threw me completely off is that in the pilot the emperor said he transmigrated 2 hours ago...
Haha… he’s not so much a playboy but rather someone who uses seduction to bring people (here — female consorts)…
i thought it was really uncommon/bold/unusual for a prince to seduce the concubines of the emperor so casually? i don't think i've seen a similar set up in a historical cdrama and esp if he's a built in character
8.5 and deserving more! I am not familiar with the original story, i don't know how much more serious and heavy it will get, but its one of the best transmigration i've seen! ( and i've seen so many i thought i saw it all!! ) i wouldn't say there are plotholes, but in some moments the plot is weak but the characters and twists are nice and fresh!
I reached episode 4 and it gets better. LPY is a very cool character but she has a mischievous side. I think she…
yeah she says it herself at some point and her investigation style is bold but for some reason BL and WXY 's performances don't come off as nuanced, but rather rigid
I know that Wang Churan is very beautiful both in real life and in dramas, but in this drama she looks many times…
the makeup & costume in this drama are so fun and *extra* , her styling specifically reminds me of the fairies/demons cdrama styles but its just 'historical' !! also rc his costume us like a followup of a previous show we havent seen him enough as royalty!!
its really difficult to connect to this world! is it me or the first episode started so fast with the main character. i find this show very unpersonal... also bai lu's character is so stiff?! main cast have barely any facial expressions?!
This is a GREAT actress, she is excellent. Hiro actor was also excellent and stole the show, esp since ML actor…
I cannot disagree with you!! 100% right! but i have to admit, the first episodes and the crazy twists in the beginning I really loved! I thought we finally got a gem of a romcom! it even made me think of the iconic top 10 list on MDL.. like "its okay not to be okay" for the mental health... or "crash landing on you" for the scenery... or even goblin for canada T_T but it quickly went sideways.
but they played it too safe! when you say its "not a real thing"... it makes total sense. it felt completely disconnected and plotless by the end. exactly like you describe.
1.) it's not romcom, it's melodrama. So you can adjust you expectation. 2.) the stories are deep, layered, some…
ohh melodrama ouhhh !! but they still had me laugh a few times, as comparison flower of evil is probably the most melodramatic show i've seen yet in kdramas and this looks lighter ..
i agree 100%%% the layers and imagery in this show is so nice already! the train coming is a recurrent theme, them standing face to face with the scenery is also a recurring visual theme and i read that the sisters writers wanted the background to be more meaningful as if it had a character of its own! the big twist in the first episode is probably one of my favourite twists i've ever seen!
but the hands moment was so beautiful & meaningful...
so... so far, according to Zhao's character i think she will only start showing her emotions once the engagement is really off.
i really hope it's not a twisted truth with him being the cause of the explosionðŸ˜
even xie- who did not skim through the story- thought the prince was the hero... i love this nuance because it shows that 1-maybe no one understood the original story 2- or that not everything is as it seems and the writer can really mess up a character -aka the prince.
but, as a story where main leads are stuck in a new identity, its an added challenge. the ruse of 'playing the game' +we see both sides is a real challenge for the actors. I think they pull it off nicely so far! for dan specifically, he is the more mysterious character and only as the show advances do we understand the duality in him is way more complex than shown compared to wanyin!
i had the same feeling for the comedy/tragedy mix, it is a tight balance... in this case it's justified in the beginning as the main leads don't even believe it's real... so the drama isn't taken seriously. They confront this and eventually it gets less comical.
As a fan of tragedies(not sure if this is one yet) , i love seeing lighthearted moments because they are priceless. tragedies often have symbolism of irony, sarcasm, humour compared to melodrama
but i have to admit, the first episodes and the crazy twists in the beginning I really loved! I thought we finally got a gem of a romcom! it even made me think of the iconic top 10 list on MDL.. like "its okay not to be okay" for the mental health... or "crash landing on you" for the scenery... or even goblin for canada T_T but it quickly went sideways.
but they played it too safe! when you say its "not a real thing"... it makes total sense. it felt completely disconnected and plotless by the end. exactly like you describe.
i agree 100%%% the layers and imagery in this show is so nice already! the train coming is a recurrent theme, them standing face to face with the scenery is also a recurring visual theme and i read that the sisters writers wanted the background to be more meaningful as if it had a character of its own!
the big twist in the first episode is probably one of my favourite twists i've ever seen!