Replace the female with male and everyone will tell you how much male are perverted, trash, nerd, sick on the…
Not really. If we replace the female for male the game wouldn't be about eating fancy dinners, chosing dresses and accessories, touching hands and at most a kiss on the beach🤷🏻♀️
I don't know, I watched only the 1st ep and it was rather sad. Natsumi being thrown into a marriage and their mutual discomfort/awkwardness/strong stress being around each other as a husband and a wife. I'm aware it'll get better and all but for now it was unpleasant to watch for the majority of time. A little comedy didn't help. Thus dropping.
I agree that the more BLs are released, the worse quality they have. To me, the golden era ended with To My Shore;…
On the spot. It's not like I can't enjoy an obsession arch too. But it's actually harder to write and show for it to work out. Yet it looks (too) many (screen)writers and other authors chose it to stir up an emotional response in the audience. Even if they criticise it they'll come back for more dopamine shots.
Too awful. Being on the 4th it's still hard to watch💀
1. Huge differance in appearances: Lu Feng looks like 30 yo man (so as irl), while Xiao Chen could pass as a late teenager... It's cringey.
2. Coerion. Bc of the above it's esp hard to watch. Some of drama makers are thinking it's hot? We're watching jumping from one force courting scene to another with nothing much in between and for some unknown reason Xiao Chen's behaviour switches towards him🤷🏻♀️ Their first night together were rather repulsive and after the morning scene it started to have murderous thought ab Lu Cheng.
3. Lack of logic. The characters' actions don't have to be the most common but at least give us a logical sequence. If the character is toxic - let be it - but don't make him a brainless sack of muscles.
4. A lot of fake tears☠️
I don't know if I grew older and started to notice such traits more and be more annoyed by them or if it's become worse. That "the industry" detected BL as a gold mine and makes one BL-drama after another, showing sequentially romantic entourage / cliche scenes without building the whole story. It's no fun when one is obssessed and treats the other like shit (remember the sexual harassment in the dorm?) while the said other agrees to everything, suffer constantly and is timid.
I came here after watching Love Game and almost couldn't recognise Ding Yu Xi. The power of make-up, truely. It also looks like he was much skinnier in 2021, looked gaunt to me then - sorry. Funny thing that as I'm on the 4th ep I deem his acting skills were better in Moonlight. Yet I'm thinking ab dropping. Manager Miao is just ridiculously repulsive and no one says anything (or barely anything) to him. Favouritism is one real thing but his explanations and ideas? Just stupid. I mean shortening the internship because he thinks it's better; the intern got 30 days trial to seal the deal, didn't make it in 15 days, so let's end the internship... Yu Yao also seems more like his pushover, while being above him.
However the core reason for me is Zhou Chuan writing to Chu Li at the same time as Mr Fox and interacting IRL as himself. Asking online ab their real life encounters, giving advices while she's sharing her thoughts totally unaware he's the same person, thinking she's speaking with her penpal friend for 3 years... It's just creepy to me.
Such a messy ending! Last few episodes were not even worth 2X speed! It went down, the main trope was set aside…
I wonder why it's so hard to give a proper ending😅 They tend to become draggy, highlighting boring parts... I's struggling here on the 30th ep. Better to do smth while watching.
Ok, it seems funny and entertaining, however after watching the trailer/pilot it feels like it covered 97% of the plot?😂 I know ANYone would expect what's going to happen (and be right) but after watching a summary like this at least I'm a bit discouraged to watch the drama...
Just check it for yourself :D I think she normally speaks normally. Or more like she can speak normally but also has this mannerism to sound "cute" and "playful". Which might be/is irritating a bit. 😇
In Love Between Devil and Fairy it fit the character of a very young inexperienced flower spirit and it improved (slowly). Here the main lead annoys me, but I'm only on the 2nd ep.
I'm at ep23 and I'm still confused why Wanning has so much power that even the emperor fears her, can someone…
Back after a rewatch :) So that's how I see it -> spoiler ahead: Zhao Sheng aka Cheng Wang and Wan Ning are siblings from not-favourite consort of the prev emperor. Zhao Sheng was always a military type, wanting to gain power and the throne at the end. He was fighting against Dai County in the North. Yan wasn't strong enough and Wan Ning was sent a hostage to reduce the threat. Those 2 factors averted the risk of the capital being taken.
In the meantime Zhao Ye was born, their half-brother. He had peaceful nature and showed more care for subjects, like his father. Therefore was chosen as his successor. Which engraged Zhao Sheng and probably some officials too. A kid on the throne? When they have an adult brave warrior to choose? After unsuccessful attempt of murdering Zhao Ye, Zhao Sheng went back to the border with Dai to lead the resistance, gain regular people's respect, as well as "his"soldiers and gather resources to attack the capital one day. And one of the two most important and powerful officials - Li Zhong Nan - is on his side, smuggling salt for wealth for him, mining gold in secret and gathering weapons/armors (actually stealing them in the palace). He's also managing Capital Security Office.
So Zhao Ye might be wise ruler for his people but his reign is endangered. There's an army growing in the North while his forces aren't that great. And he knows it, but lacks the proofs of Zhao Sheng's treason (or his lackeys). If he treated Wan Ning poorly, his opponents would say he's harming a royal and his sister. So this can become justification for attacking the capital and take over the government.
I haven't seen "fear" in the emperor's acts though. He might understand why she's so crazy and cut her some slack for it and be wary of being suspected of mistreating her. It's like a race: either the emperor finds proofs and catches the traitors or the traitors grow strong enough and find an opening to attack.
It's so good that I didn't even notice😁 Rewatching right now. Tho yeah and it's actually a case for many historical…
I get it. However as I couldn't believe an 18 yo could be this scheming either😅 And successfully too. So I just overlook the "real" (from the story) protagonist's age.
Said in the earlier episodes she helped the emperor earn his spot by being like a captive princess or something…
I meant in the future ;) A political bride is for political reasons. Your opponent soon-to-be-in-law has to think you're giving him someone valuable, otherwise he won't agree to the wedding. It's not about any real power. Also the royals always were privileged. As a highlight to their status, they're given much more freedom and less penalised. And sure we have remember a drama needs a villain so all of this might be blown ;)
As for if "the emperor fears her", I admit I don't recall this part. I'll take notice of it while rewatching.
Said in the earlier episodes she helped the emperor earn his spot by being like a captive princess or something…
And *might* be used in the future too. So for political reasons it's better to "give away" a powerfull one, than the insignificant one - from the taker's perspective.
I am trying to watch this because the reviews are so good but how did people get over the actress age? It's taking…
It's so good that I didn't even notice😁 Rewatching right now. Tho yeah and it's actually a case for many historical cdramas. Just finished another one where the main lead in the story was 15-16, no major time skip and the actress was older, obviously. The character too behaved much more like a woman 20-smth. Still it was an enjoyable show. So it's better to get used to it and overlook it.
At first I was probably not in the mood for this kind of drama with all those orchestrated theatrical scenes of confrontations where both sides plotted for them beforehand. Therefore I took a break after 8 ep. Recently I came back to it and was hooked immediately! Although there're plotholes, they didn't destroy it for me. At the very end it's become tiring with all the push and pull deceivings between the main couple. Also, how come there's a pool in a prison??? I'm not too safisfied with the punishment of Shi Yang. He's such A RAT💀All praise to the actor for doing a fantastic job. All of the casts were convincing. Cinematography beautiful. Costumes detailed. My heart broken for Xi Wen, (at first) the most demonic cdrama mother💔
Thus dropping.
Being on the 4th it's still hard to watch💀
1. Huge differance in appearances: Lu Feng looks like 30 yo man (so as irl), while Xiao Chen could pass as a late teenager... It's cringey.
2. Coerion. Bc of the above it's esp hard to watch. Some of drama makers are thinking it's hot? We're watching jumping from one force courting scene to another with nothing much in between and for some unknown reason Xiao Chen's behaviour switches towards him🤷🏻♀️ Their first night together were rather repulsive and after the morning scene it started to have murderous thought ab Lu Cheng.
3. Lack of logic. The characters' actions don't have to be the most common but at least give us a logical sequence. If the character is toxic - let be it - but don't make him a brainless sack of muscles.
4. A lot of fake tears☠️
I don't know if I grew older and started to notice such traits more and be more annoyed by them or if it's become worse. That "the industry" detected BL as a gold mine and makes one BL-drama after another, showing sequentially romantic entourage / cliche scenes without building the whole story. It's no fun when one is obssessed and treats the other like shit (remember the sexual harassment in the dorm?) while the said other agrees to everything, suffer constantly and is timid.
Not only toxic, but lacks of any logic!
Funny thing that as I'm on the 4th ep I deem his acting skills were better in Moonlight. Yet I'm thinking ab dropping. Manager Miao is just ridiculously repulsive and no one says anything (or barely anything) to him. Favouritism is one real thing but his explanations and ideas? Just stupid. I mean shortening the internship because he thinks it's better; the intern got 30 days trial to seal the deal, didn't make it in 15 days, so let's end the internship... Yu Yao also seems more like his pushover, while being above him.
However the core reason for me is Zhou Chuan writing to Chu Li at the same time as Mr Fox and interacting IRL as himself. Asking online ab their real life encounters, giving advices while she's sharing her thoughts totally unaware he's the same person, thinking she's speaking with her penpal friend for 3 years...
It's just creepy to me.
Just check it for yourself :D I think she normally speaks normally.
Or more like she can speak normally but also has this mannerism to sound "cute" and "playful". Which might be/is irritating a bit. 😇
In Love Between Devil and Fairy it fit the character of a very young inexperienced flower spirit and it improved (slowly).
Here the main lead annoys me, but I'm only on the 2nd ep.
Zhao Sheng aka Cheng Wang and Wan Ning are siblings from not-favourite consort of the prev emperor. Zhao Sheng was always a military type, wanting to gain power and the throne at the end. He was fighting against Dai County in the North. Yan wasn't strong enough and Wan Ning was sent a hostage to reduce the threat. Those 2 factors averted the risk of the capital being taken.
In the meantime Zhao Ye was born, their half-brother. He had peaceful nature and showed more care for subjects, like his father. Therefore was chosen as his successor. Which engraged Zhao Sheng and probably some officials too. A kid on the throne? When they have an adult brave warrior to choose?
After unsuccessful attempt of murdering Zhao Ye, Zhao Sheng went back to the border with Dai to lead the resistance, gain regular people's respect, as well as "his"soldiers and gather resources to attack the capital one day. And one of the two most important and powerful officials - Li Zhong Nan - is on his side, smuggling salt for wealth for him, mining gold in secret and gathering weapons/armors (actually stealing them in the palace). He's also managing Capital Security Office.
So Zhao Ye might be wise ruler for his people but his reign is endangered. There's an army growing in the North while his forces aren't that great. And he knows it, but lacks the proofs of Zhao Sheng's treason (or his lackeys). If he treated Wan Ning poorly, his opponents would say he's harming a royal and his sister. So this can become justification for attacking the capital and take over the government.
I haven't seen "fear" in the emperor's acts though. He might understand why she's so crazy and cut her some slack for it and be wary of being suspected of mistreating her. It's like a race: either the emperor finds proofs and catches the traitors or the traitors grow strong enough and find an opening to attack.
Sorry that's hella long😅
Also the royals always were privileged. As a highlight to their status, they're given much more freedom and less penalised.
And sure we have remember a drama needs a villain so all of this might be blown ;)
As for if "the emperor fears her", I admit I don't recall this part. I'll take notice of it while rewatching.
Recently I came back to it and was hooked immediately!
Although there're plotholes, they didn't destroy it for me. At the very end it's become tiring with all the push and pull deceivings between the main couple. Also, how come there's a pool in a prison??? I'm not too safisfied with the punishment of Shi Yang. He's such A RAT💀All praise to the actor for doing a fantastic job.
All of the casts were convincing. Cinematography beautiful. Costumes detailed.
My heart broken for Xi Wen, (at first) the most demonic cdrama mother💔