How would you compare this to legend of the female general? Haven't started yet so interested to know - or maybe…
I really liked Legend of the Female General! It was a historical romance where the plot seemed to be secondary. The leads had excellent chemistry and though the story dragged in a few parts, the fight scenes were fun to watch. I gave it a 8.5, with some episodes 9.5 and some 7.5, but overall I liked it.
This one is also a romance, but the fantasy plot is incredibly interesting and keeps the tension high throughout. The intrigue, plotting, and pacing is overall better (so far) than LOTFG.
The female general in Shadow Love doesn't have to pretend to be incompetent or goofy, so Li Shuang is a bad ass right away, which is a lot different than LOFG where He Yan had to pretend to be less capable than she was (plus He Yan was still recovering from her injuries).
The romantic chemistry in this one is also extremely strong, I'd say it's equal so far to LOFG. The romantic chemistry in LOFG was why I kept watching it; I did feel like the direction and story were somewhat weak at times in LOFG, which wasn't the fault of the actors.
The story and setting here are more engaging and the direction is masterful (so far).
But what I like about this one so much (and what truly sets it apart) is that the character of Jin An is ADORABLE when he's not the "monster" and Chen Lei is great at comedy, which I wasn't expecting. I liked Chen Lei as Xiao Jue (the stoic general) but I love his character here more and can't wait to see what he does next.
I don't find his acting better or worse, it's just that Jin An is a more interesting character with varied behavior and emotions, but the character in LFG he was just stoic and sad all the time. I thought he did a good job with LFG, but I'm enjoying him more here. He has a great range.
Okay but WHY IS THIS SO INCREDIBLY GOOOOOD???!! Things I love so far: 1. Li Shuang is a stone-cold badass, especially when she fights. 2. Jin An is so cute, like a big puppy, but then super fierce when he transforms. 3. The story is SO GOOD 4. The side/supporting characters are all interesting. 5. I haven't fast forwarded a single scene.
Honestly I think both Zhou Ye and Cheng Lei are chemistry monsters. They’ve had chemistry with their counterpart…
Hard agree. I first saw Cheng Lei in A Familiar Stranger and then went frantically searching for all his other shows. I'm SO GLAD we're in our Cheng Lei as ML era. We are so lucky that we have the gift of his bombastic side-eye to look forward to moving forward.
And Zhou Ye is so expressive, she can communicate so much without saying anything. I loved her in Love Me, Love My Voice and have watched everything she's in. She's SO GREAT.
I'm up to episode 4 and I'm not seeing chemistry between the lead characters. When did you all start feeling it? For the record, I like them both just fine (the actors and the characters), but the chemistry isn't there yet... Also, the story is repetitive and boring so far. When does it pick up?
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This one is also a romance, but the fantasy plot is incredibly interesting and keeps the tension high throughout. The intrigue, plotting, and pacing is overall better (so far) than LOTFG.
The female general in Shadow Love doesn't have to pretend to be incompetent or goofy, so Li Shuang is a bad ass right away, which is a lot different than LOFG where He Yan had to pretend to be less capable than she was (plus He Yan was still recovering from her injuries).
The romantic chemistry in this one is also extremely strong, I'd say it's equal so far to LOFG. The romantic chemistry in LOFG was why I kept watching it; I did feel like the direction and story were somewhat weak at times in LOFG, which wasn't the fault of the actors.
The story and setting here are more engaging and the direction is masterful (so far).
But what I like about this one so much (and what truly sets it apart) is that the character of Jin An is ADORABLE when he's not the "monster" and Chen Lei is great at comedy, which I wasn't expecting. I liked Chen Lei as Xiao Jue (the stoic general) but I love his character here more and can't wait to see what he does next.
I hope this helps!!
Things I love so far:
1. Li Shuang is a stone-cold badass, especially when she fights.
2. Jin An is so cute, like a big puppy, but then super fierce when he transforms.
3. The story is SO GOOD
4. The side/supporting characters are all interesting.
5. I haven't fast forwarded a single scene.
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I first saw Cheng Lei in A Familiar Stranger and then went frantically searching for all his other shows. I'm SO GLAD we're in our Cheng Lei as ML era. We are so lucky that we have the gift of his bombastic side-eye to look forward to moving forward.
And Zhou Ye is so expressive, she can communicate so much without saying anything. I loved her in Love Me, Love My Voice and have watched everything she's in. She's SO GREAT.