this show raised the bar for historical cdrama.. i knew it would go viral ! what's been often a miss in cdramas is the way the story unfolds... the first 5 minutes were amazing on their own for a setting , everything from scenes to script is such a masterpiece . well deserved!
Seriously theres some ppl says the FL cannot "acting properly" then this 25-26 episode that out today…
i felt it was very boxed the way she played CZ, but i realize now that it was part of her character, a-very strong- emotional wall she had built... but when she broke the engagement we could see she really started showing more and FL is shining now ! the gaze, movement, everything... she gave us so much in the last 5 few eps than the whole first 15 eps... lol
What amazes me is how she still makes the same 'flat' glances now with some characters but we know as the audience that its a facade! ( i refer to when she makes as if she doing well especially in today's episode 26) and it shows how brillant she is!
The editing in some of the episodes (especially the earlier ones) did such a disservice to this drama. It made…
100% agree! i didn't know the novel, but the story aside from the editing really sounded nice. i was also very worried about CZ's character it felt really flat but now i see she was keeping a lot in.l// or what we call character growth?
i'm glad i kept watching. ep 21 ( travelling together) and 26 are the best so far.
I know MQY is really sincere with CZ. and heck, he really was madly in love. But, the eps today made me think,…
it was such a tragic scene but it was so great. this episode and ep 21 is where we finally see CZ shine. i'm also pretty sure what we saw is not everything. they are great accomplices of each other since day 1 and CZ knew someone was listening in. What CZ said was really out of character in the end because even if she wouldn't give up on her friends, she wouldn't stay silent on injustice.... Yuzhi's dad said it to his son...
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
What amazes me is how she still makes the same 'flat' glances now with some characters but we know as the audience that its a facade! ( i refer to when she makes as if she doing well especially in today's episode 26) and it shows how brillant she is!
i'm glad i kept watching. ep 21 ( travelling together) and 26 are the best so far.
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