They wasted so much time on that terrible Wang Qian/Helan arc and skipped over all the potentially best parts…
All their plots were so predictable and cliche I felt like it was just an excuse for Wang Xuan to parade around in yet another killer outfit - as in if anyone trips on it, it can kill them. The plotting and twists and turns in the first half was actually quite good, I really enjoyed it.
They wasted so much time on that terrible Wang Qian/Helan arc and skipped over all the potentially best parts…
Yeah and in the beginning even though the setups were occasionally tropey (falling from the roof, etc), when it comes to important matters the characters don't respond in tropey ways. Idk what happened in the second half but enter Wang Qian, Helan, Jin-er and Wan Ru exit Wang Lin, Emperor Ma does not help either.
I just finished this drama and for what?!??! For what did I finish this drama for lol?!?!?! The FL has no character…
They wasted so much time on that terrible Wang Qian/Helan arc and skipped over all the potentially best parts towards the end. I want to throw rocks at the screenwriter.
Brilliant as always, this is your longest review yet, I think. Totally feel your frustrations, I wished it could've…
Thanks for reading my long grumble. I was so incensed I wrote it right after I finished instead of calling it a night. I think it is still shorter than my Royal Nirvana and maybe even TROP. Both also made me very grumpy.
I definitely understand what you are saying. There are the scenes this drama turned to be Disney cartoon while…
Disney princesses are much nicer and approachable. She sticks her nose in the air so often its a miracle she did not slip and break her neck on one of her ridiculous trains.
The only person she was rebelling against was her dad.
I didn't have a problem with her 15 year old portrayal - she didn't look it but if you watch till the end, its just a blip. But I think that a big part of her allure is that as a Wang clan heiress, she is destined to be both the wife and mother of kings. That never quite came across so the viewer is constantly of the impression that it is her flawless and incomparable beauty that makes her the object of obsession. I actually am still only close to the end, I haven't had the time to finish watching but even before final episodes dropped I realised this is not salvageable plot wise.
Don't you think she looked regal with the trailing dress, EVEN when it is in the midst of the vast plains? In…
Tbh I really hate the trailing dresses and won't miss them at all. Her shoulders are too broad for that kind of cut and it makes her look like batman in printed curtain material.
In the synopsis, wouldn't it be Qin Shi Huang and not Qin Shi Wang?
Yes, you are right, it should be Huang 皇/emperor not Wang 王/king. That said before he unified China and called himself Huang/emperor; ie King of Kings, he was just known as Qin Wang or King of Qin. The Chinese title 墓王之王 basically means Tomb of the King of Kings. Maybe that's why the translator used Wang in the synopsis. But I think Huang is probably more accurate.
Yes, they are about his predecessors so you don't have to watch them in order. Season 4 is about Ying Zheng or…
The Qin capital is never under any real threat in this drama - outside of one (exaggerated) coup attempt by Lao Ai. They did have some battle losses but nothing that threatens the capital. I assume you are asking about the beginning of Qin's decline? This drama ends at unification, at the zenith of Qin Shi Huangdi's power.
Yes, they are about his predecessors so you don't have to watch them in order. Season 4 is about Ying Zheng or…
I am currently watching S2 Qin Alliance on Netflix. It is not as high budget a production but the actor that is playing Ying Si is phenomenal. It is one that you can also consider.
Of course the plot is ridiculous, ML knows he is in a script. He even says so. I wouldn't be surprised if at some…
Indeed.... if we are keeping score mahjong was invented circa 1800.... this is a bit of a spoof, if you evaluate it from a more serious POV then lots and lots and lots of stuff just makes no sense...
In similar vein to this drama and soooort of your article, I remembered https://kisskh.at/30365-perfect-youth…
Oh then I must definitely keep going; Fujianese I definitely can understand. My drama buddy is from Xiamen, I am gonna wait till she gets back from China to watch those episodes with her then. I should also get less busy at night - at the moment its pretty crazy I keep having to rewind bc I keep getting distracted....
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I will check out Storm Eye first then once I finish Rebel (MIA) Princess.
Sigh! I dunno if its a good or bad thing but I am so swamped this year my watching time plummeted. I will rely on you to tell me which to watch...