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The Worst Ending Ever!
What started out with fun and laughter gradually drew me in as this series became more serious as it went along, but it was still light hearted and gave me a warm feeling watching it.Somewhere along the way it lost its lightness as it became darker and the machinations of the murderous, evil queen reared its ugly head.
…I never did learn just why she hated her younger son so, nor why it took the king so long to see her for the person she really was after she had caused so much heartache and damage..
…..The one type of character I cannot abide is the “noble idiot” which I’m very much afraid our ML became.
I was not only saddened but disgusted with the writer for the ending - he tells his men to drive his love away without him while his second in command wheels him away in his wheelchair.
…..The ending was so abrupt, it was as if the writer said oh heck, I’ve run out of paper, I’ll just have to finish it quick. Not satisfying not happy just a huge let down and terribly, terribly sad.
….He shouldn’t have let his mother cut his Achilles’ tendons, he should have gone straight to the king.
I will never rewatch this drama .
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Don’t Bother - Watch Something Else
I love Peach BlossomGodessess’s description of our ML as “ There is broad consensus that Yu Menglong's Jing Ci deserves an award for best characterisation ever of a plank.”There are far better Chinese historical dramas to watch. Give this one a miss. Although I did watch all thirty-six episodes, I cannot believe I wasted so much time doing so. All in all, it really was a big disappointment all around. I may, repeat, may, have had better enjoyment had there been different actors and actresses, the male lead did nothing for me, the female lead was just average but she at least did have a better acting face. The male lead had no charisma, no charm and no good looks. Definitely not the type to have me swooning!
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Very Slow
If you’re expecting anything faster than a snail’s pace, then this series is not for you. What started out interesting and full of hope has become bogged down like a tractor mired in mud!Forty episodes! If the producers cut out all the slow and oft times unnecessary bits and got this story moving at a decent pace, it would be so much better and I’d be so much happier watching it!
Don’t get me wrong, it is not that I dislike the series, it is just that it moves so slowly and our leads don’t share a kiss until the 30th episode out of 40 and it wasn’t really a proper kiss either!
It is 2 minutes before the end of episode 30 and our ML has finally, finally kissed the FL - too bad it was like a 10 second fatherly peck on the cheek!
What is wrong with the Chinese that their so called “romance” series are so slow? This series would have been better had it had thirty episode.
The Chinese historical series are excellent and I love them so why can’t the Chinese series set in today’s world be as good?
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Jealousy and Romance
So far, I have watched nine episodes of this ten episode drama and have enjoyed it very much so far. The plot is good, scenes flow smoothly and easily, and having a very pretty lad for our ML does tend to go down well. I understand why a big, strong strapping young fellow with arms like boulders would not go down well - all these young men are “soft” and “fragile “ - personally I prefer the former - but idols are put on a pedestal and are expected to stay there smiling!I did not like the little orange haired …..lad, I found him to be wimpy, sulky and needy, but also selfish. He “likes” Dan in a romantic way, however Dan likes him as a friend, nothing more.
Along comes Asuka, with whom Dan has a connection.
He (Naruse) is jealous of the friendship, feelings between Dan and Asuka . When a photo of Dan and Asuka holding hands goes online, all hell erupts! The confusion is was it Naruse or someone else who shared the photo and then posted about it?
Asuka has left and is no longer their housemother, the band have lost their happy feel and Dan is miserable. He has found Asuka but not approached her. Sad, very sad. I so wanted these two to be together.
Episode ten brings the sunshine back. We move along another three years, Asuka is doing something, she becomes aware of someone near her, looks around and sees …Dan! Yes! He came back for her! Oh the sun is shining, my eyes glisten as I just know we are going to get our happy ending!
First comes the hand gold star ⭐️ then the hug!
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How To Kill Your Enemy in 50 Different Ways!
Well now! What can I say? The series looked good when looking at the posters, brilliant colours, lovely costumes although I do wonder if upper class females did indeed wear such a mountain of clothing and headache inducing hairstyles!If you can believe that one person is able to avoid death after all the attempts on her life then you’re either living in fantasy land or watching a CDrama!
That said, it’s starting to become a bit predictive - it seems like it’s another episode of resting bitchface (Li Changle’s mum) trying yet another way of getting rid of Li Weiyoung or the old bat’s daughter scheming and making nasty comments and slapping around her sister or cousin due to her insane jealousy, her mind poisoned by her mother. Even so, she is still at heart a cold, mean spirited person who cares for herself only. Even her so called love for Tua Ba Jun is all about her.
It is high time she started getting a taste of her own medicine. Instead of being forced to sit through 54 episodes of yet another dastardly plot of “Let’s Kill Li Weiyoung”, the writer would have been better off with less attempts hereby giving us 25 episodes to watch. Even 30 is acceptable, but 54? I am starting to use the fast forward button now.
And another thing, I believe Li Changle should have been taken down and received her just desserts long before the end! I like the baddies to receive what they should - the punishment should fit the crime.
Unfortunately Chinese dramas fall way short of this. Which annoyeth me greatly!
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Have Seen Better
Not so much a review as an opinion.I am watching episode 20.
Firstly, I do not like the FL He Wei Fang / Mu Dan, I did in the beginning, but she has become a greedy, money hungry person who cares little for other people’s feelings unless they are her best friends.
Understandably she had a very bad experience with her first husband and his parents, but she has become an unlikeable person and I really don’t understand what our hero sees in her.
Sure, it may have been her money hungry brain in the beginning, but as her ambition grew, so did her character change and not for the best. She is very good at trampling over our hero (ML) Jiang Changyang.
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Ho Hum Less Mess Please!
I was all set to be entertained and immersed in yet another fine drama ….. but there the good ends. Such a twisted and utterly unlikable FL, I found myself disliking her intensely and as the story grew so did my dislike. She didn’t appeal to me at all, I liked neither the character nor the actress.The ML I thought needed to grow up and thought him a bit wimpy against the FL. After five minutes into episode five, I’ve had it - that’s it! I’ve better things to watch than this ridiculous excuse for a show.
This is the worst series I’ve seen .
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Colourful Costumes
Rewatching for the second time, now I know why I didn’t get past five episodes! Well four and a half actually!The first three episodes were good - interesting, captivating and then it went Psst fizzle stop,
By episode five I had to find reasons to keep watching, the storyline was weak without much pizzaz and the acting - well I’ve seen better in school plays.
The ML was wooden, no emotion he looked like he was bored out of his skull which is what I was!
My advice? Choose something else.
…I have watched many CDramas and enjoyed them all, but not this one.
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Intriguing Great Acting
I will watch anything with Ren Lialun but finding out he dies horribly and in pain has put me off this series - I cannot sit through forty-nine episodes only to see him die.This is the shortest review I have ever written - there really isn’t anything else to say. However, as there must be a minimum of 300 characters, I will need to add more.
From the beginning, I did not like Miyamoto Cangye who was overshadowed by, and seemed jealous of Ye Chong.
The story line was good, although it was confusing in the beginning of episode one. If this was based on a true story, then the ML dying I could understand, but a fictional one? No.
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Adventure, Angst and Romance!
As I have only watched three episodes and there are still fifty-nine to go it is going to be a long journey, but with dashing fellows wielding their trusty swords and leaping high off the ground to attack their enemy, it doesn’t get much better than this! Pure drama, escapism, and entertainment. Love the costumes. I wouldn’t like to have to make all that battle gear ~ imagine the state of your fingers!Historical dramas are my passion and this is another good series. The usual story men wanting power fight each other etc.
Obviously writing more than one review for a show/series/movie isn’t possible - I know because I tried it. This site only allows me to add to my original review. So…..with that in mind…..
And so, I am now watching episode 12 and I heartily dislike Ping Ting and am disgusted with this traitorous woman who has betrayed Chu Bei Jie aka Prince Zhen Bei so many times, yet he never betrayed her once. In my current mind’s eye, Ping Ting is a murderous b**** who cannot decide where her loyalties lie. It seems she will stay true and loyal to everyone else, just not her husband. Even if he did force her to marry him, he never betrayed her and would give up his life for her.
…..I am just so over her.
And then there’s the one in the palace who, with her father, plan on killing the king. She too is another murderous b****. Men killing each other in battle is fine ~ women poisoning people is not. So insidious.
46 Episodes in…
And my estimation of Ping Ting has sunk even lower. What a selfish, thoughtless, cold-hearted b**** she really is. She knows her husband is prostrate with grief and suffering badly and she lets him go on thinking it. No matter how she words it to herself, she is not pretending to be dead because it is best for him, she’s doing it because it is best for her and she no longer has to take responsibility for her actions. The fact she has his son and keeps it secret is the worst betrayal - a child growing up in the time this show is set, is disastrous for a fatherless child, but she don’t care. And her friend’s husband - well I understand he doesn’t want to go against his wife, but I do think he should have tried harder to convince his wife to convince ping ting to let her husband know she is still alive.
At the moment I’m so over this show, I really want that damned woman to surf a bit, well let’s be honest, I want her to suffer lots! I want Chu Bei Jie to find his son … and not lose his son either but have him by his side.
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Confusion Among The Assassins or Assassinating Assassins Cause Confusion!
I’m only up to episode 3 and there is a long way to go….but..it is…Interesting so far, however, the FL is a bit slow. The Evil Witch is vile, the Prince is hen-pecked - what more could go wrong? Oh, who is the kind-hearted angelic “blind” man who plays the zither so beautifully? He’s a doll.
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