Martial

I'm excited yet worried about this drama because the scriptwriter was the same person who did Journey of Flower. I don't trust that man's ability to flesh out great novels.

This drama had potential but it just felt campy and utterly full of itself. Like 100 episodes of bad writing, execution and production was a bit ambitious.

Absolutely, I feel like this FL will more and more become the catalyst for the ML heroic deeds. Instead of writing them as equally capable yet stronger together, they will make her rely on him more. Yet another adaptation botched by execs

Halfway through. I'm ready 4 books at the moment so I'm a bit slow with this one but will probs finish it soon. Yeah, she was much more capable in the novel.

You have to read the novel! She's an absolute gem. I am not sure why C-drama producers and writers make their FL's like. It's almost like their afraid to make their heroines actually be heroines -______-

Nope I am not a fan of her reviews as she's quite biased and rarely has any analytic insights into the dramas. However, if she did dislike the drama then her her criticisms are warranted. They changed too much of the lead actresses personality from the novel which is probably the most endearing element of the storyline. She's casual in demeanour but absolutely savage in her plotting. They really toned down her personality just to make her seem more relatable for audience consumption. They did such a disservice to the female lead.

I guess it depends how hard your agency pushes you, projects, pairings. I think they are trying to turn her into the next traffic star. Defs has the potential, just her acting can be a bit wooden.

This drama was doing so well and now its fallen off for me. It's like they threw out all the best elements, characterisations and plot lines and threw it out the window. I'm only staying for Peng Xiaoran at this point.

She wasn't as annoying the novel. I loved her domineering spirit and she for the most part, was smart enough to read her Young Miss. But honestly, its like they took all the best elements of the book and threw it out the window lol

From 2020 onwards, you really see her dramas improve. I just hope she continues to get better scripts.

Liu Hai Kuan would be a great choice. I shipped them as well even with Ashile Sh'er

Facts! She really is highly favoured

It started off strong then the characters gradually became annoying. Take that as you may.

Let's hope Ryan Ding can pull off the Marquis's bearing. Something tells me they are targeting a more youthful audience. I will patiently await for it to air

LOL I know right she gives the worst review ever. Marcus Sims gives a more balanced outlook

A historical drama with Peng Xiaoran is one to watch.

I know right. It's hard to believe that she is 30 years old.

Literally came here to comment this but glad someone did! Honestly, I am determined to make her page the most commented page on this forum.

She is a great actress and such a doll but the scripts her studio gives her are tragic.

Thank goodness I read this because I knew I dropped it for a reason. I watched the first episode and quickly felt I had seen the plot line a thousand times.

The actress is incredibly talented yet is always riddled with shitty scripts so I feel bad for her. But this bloody trope of innocent and adorable female lead taming the cold and stoic hero is so tried and tired. She is nothing more than a moral catalyst for his heroic deeds.

There are c-dramas with incredibly complex and nuanced characters both female and male characters like Nirvana on Fire, The Story of Ming Lan, The Story of Yanxi Palace etc but this is definitely not one of them. The producers and writers know they have a formula that has literally propelled some shows into stardom but they really need to experiment more.