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"The ending damages trust in Chinese filmmaking."
As a viewer, investing 30 episodes into a story only to be left stranded on the palace steps is a massive disappointment. We watched the main character fight through endless family intrigues, but when it was finally time for her ultimate triumph and her reign as Empress Regent, the series just cut to black.
This isn’t just a loss for the audience; it’s a loss for Chinese dramas as a whole. When production companies consistently fail to give their series a proper closure and a satisfying ending, it breaks the trust with the viewers. It makes people hesitant to invest their time in future C-dramas because we expect to see the reward at the end, not a lazy cliffhanger.
The original book has a beautiful, complete ending. Leaving it out of the show is a major storytelling failure.
This isn’t just a loss for the audience; it’s a loss for Chinese dramas as a whole. When production companies consistently fail to give their series a proper closure and a satisfying ending, it breaks the trust with the viewers. It makes people hesitant to invest their time in future C-dramas because we expect to see the reward at the end, not a lazy cliffhanger.
The original book has a beautiful, complete ending. Leaving it out of the show is a major storytelling failure.
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