MadelineMaureen

tops they filmed 6 months but more likely 3 months. So theoretically they could have filmed his scenes within 3 weeks if they filmed for location over episode. some shows shoot per episode others will block shoot & film all known scenes in each location at one time.

reread my original comment & then read the added edit underneath. you somehow doubled down on the "nice guy" mindset underlining my point.
I can understand misunderstanding a comment because cultural differences & English may not be everyone's first language & grammatical/spelling errors may occur. I'm dyslexic, and misread/write things all the time. But "nice guy" mentality is people believing they are owed something for their "niceness". & that is the individual's perception of nice, it might not always actually be a genuine kind gesture. https://youtu.be/8JkZ55np3z8?si=Z2Vo766FhkAFH2T8 here is a video explaining "nice guys" trope in media. again the character of the 2ML is NOT a "nice guy"

I need all the women complaining about the FL not taking the 2ML, to hear me.

Just because someone is nice or kind to you does NOT mean that you need to love them romantically. You do not own that person anything. The "nice guy" mentality in the comment section is honestly concerning.


edit: please for the love of all that is holy, Google search "nice guy" just like that with the quotation marks included before commenting. almost every single response I have had to this comment completely missed my point. As I'm not calling ANY of the characters a "nice guy" im saying the commenters calling the FL stupid for not accepting 2ML just because he likes her & is nice to her are giving "nice guy" behavior.

also I didnt even mention the ML. this has NOTHING to do with the ML. Just because someone's actions are preceived as kind, nice or even loving toward another person, that person is not beholden to them for their nice/kind treatment. FL doesn't own anyone her feelings or her acceptance of THEIR feelings.

Siding with the man that killed your own father and made you a slave is actually wild.

Once you have a few dozen period Cdramas under your belt you'll see similarities when it comes to certain stories/plot devices. This one is getting the job done & I'm enjoying it.

Mr. Lu was more concerned about him having a younger sister....that man is 100% connected to Lu Chang's mother...most likely Lu Chang's father or uncle or some other connection that would make him question another sibling's existence.

From your watchlist I can tell that you've just starting dipping into the Cdrama side of things.
So....the reason this show's ratings aren't very high is because the tropes are common and the production quality overall isn't very good when comparing it to other productions with similar storylines/plots.
It's like the CW's Reign s being compared to seasons 1-3 of Game of Throne . This show is Reign in this equation.

I feel like her core personality is fully intact even without her memories. But those past experiences really influence a person and she is under false impressions about her situation so....yeah...messy. And because 2ML isn't really in the full "know" of the situation he is living in a very naive world when it comes to FL. Add on to the fact he takes her drawing and adds bamboo leaves to his clothing....confusing her even more....I can't remotely ship them because they have very little communication. He hasn't even fully thought about their class differences and what that would mean for her if he attempted to marry her. He is related to the royal family and is the eldest and only son(as far as i can tell) of his family) in reality she would NEVER be in the running for a 1st(legitimate) wife of a noble.

At least with the ML and with her memory loss all he is seeing is how truly sincere she was with things he thought of as pretense with him in the past.

I'm putting a lot of blame on the editors too. As there are shots that need to pause a bit longer before cutting to a different angle.

In episode 13 or 14, I think, there were two scenes that stuck out to me where the editing missed...the second couple, when the Princess Consort is dressing the Prince the camera shots didn't flow properly or really capture that HE is catching feelings while SHE is just doing a job. (There was one in particular that they cut off her hand before she finished a movement during a panning shot....I was like...wth was that? Half of have hand was still out of frame before they cut to a different angle.)

Then later in the same episode ML pulls the FL out of a tub and the edit again was choppy and had no flow or weight. The shots should have held a bit longer. Time, like the score, or lighting of film/television, doesn't need to exist in reality when it comes to romance. Time is what the character FEELS not what is actually logical. Like up the frame rate a bit or something so that a look has a moment of linger....

The actors are doing their best, but when the camera doesn't get the right shots or the editors chose the wrong angles there's really nothing that can be done.

But yes I 100% agree about the viewers not going beyond surface level. That's why it's so important that the camera shows(not tells in dialog) some of the story. (PS...in case you've never come across my comments before I'm a film(cinematography specifically) nerd)

The show did a really poor job establishing the leads NON sibling relationship enough before they are made to act as siblings. Less than 2 episodes with no new flashbacks to their interactions to they childhood/teens together.

The editing never stays with ML long enough to really get a good understanding of his feelings for her prior to him returning from studying for 2 years.

I normally wouldn't think much of it, but from the comments I can tell that production failed in gaining the viewers interest in the leads relationship.

I haven't watched the show, but could it be a direct translation of the name? like Jade, Crystal etc...maybe the name means Amber(like the stone)

I will always find it weird when a trained actor, who can speak period accurate dialog, gets dubbed by another actor. It's one thing if the actor on screen has issues with pronunciation or accent...but I'm pretty sure they dubbed EVERYONE...😯👀

I have yet to see He Qiu in a drama where she isn't apart of some sort of love triangle or square.

It's low stakes enough(not overly tragic, looking at you Love in Pavilion) that I feel "safe" watching it. It's not taking too much brain power, and at the moment there isn't much currently airing that I'm actively watching. It has lots of baby arcs that sow into the overall mystery arc. Honestly....if I didn't like the actors(leads and some of the supporting) I wouldn't watch it.

The editing right now is the biggest issue, followed by script/directing. There is a bit of a disconnect and lack of...something...with regards to the connections between characters that are meant to care about/love each other. It's giving teen period drama....So think of every recent one of Zhang Wan Yi drama's plots/tropes blended together for a younger audience...aka Lost You Forever, Are You the One, The Rise of Ning & Si Jin put in a blender and watered down heavily.

So if you aren't watching anything else and you like at least one of the main or secondary leads it might be worth your time. I don't think I'll remember this one in a month though....unless they pull something out of nowhere, it's very "meh" 🤷🏻‍♀️

Whomever is editing this show needs to take a few more classes on romance in film language and how to properly time cuts between shots. I sort of noticed before but watching episode 13 it became glaringly obvious that the editing has an issue. Nothing is ever given time to breathe. It's so frustrating.

why do I have a feeling that FL isn't going to make it to the end of this show?

nothing is wrong with them, but when 90% of the airing prime time shows had depressing endings the people spoke up & were like, you can change it up a bit.
Also the live airing shows were notorious for changing the ending.

I always check the photo section of a show page(i don't think the app has this feature so use your browser) & find when the uploaded the first images & that is normally close to the start of the productions filming.

I really hope that one day someone continues their story. I would love it if it were the same actors and team behind this production, but I just wish would could have stayed with them a bit longer. Maybe if it ever continues it will be her in his world. And now with her new life skills her character would be even better.

Bittersweet ending, but still a solid 9 overall production. Highly recommend. Every guest star brought their A game. Postproduction did the damn thing with all the special FX and the practical stunt work. I'm glad even though it was a bit late that the team got to promote it as well. So grateful their aired this one and that her name has been pretty much cleared as she is a great actress.

I think they must share a producer or something. They don't really list the executive producers on here so I can't be 100%, as I can't read Chinese, but normally when casting overlaps to this degree it's because of a connection bts. So either with a casting director, producer, or production studio.