I think this is the drama where AvenueX once mentioned..... before the whole princess/lowly maid.... climbing…
When I read she was looking Mr Right ML, I confess I half hoped she would reunite with Chang Chen who sizzled with her in Crouching Tiger. But I am so delighted she went with Zhou Yi Wei instead!!! He totally deserves this moment to shine.
Surprisingly good, doesn't waste time on world building it just fills in the gaps along the way. Pace is good and am loving the set and visuals. Both leads are likeable but I am not sure about this harem thing.... its one of my least favourite tropes...
Well maybe you should watch Legend of Fei instead.
Well for all these dramas that kind of span a life time, the lead is going to be the wrong age at some point or another. As long as they don't linger too long on the teen years, I am ok with it. I think this one is fairly enjoyable so far although I agree she definitely doesn't look like a teen. I just don't single her out on that aspect because I have enjoyed many shows where the ML or FL is the "wrong age" at some point.
After a few episodes, I am actually enjoying the storyline. I have to admit this is a very interesting choice…
Zhou Yi Wei is the first convincing fierce general I have seen cast... not one of those too pretty dudes who obviously have never been in a war! Yeah!!!
Well maybe you should watch Legend of Fei instead.
Well pretty much all historical c-dramas seem to start at age 15 or 16 and they are casting increasingly older actors for lead roles - none of the leads were at all convincing as teenagers in Qin 4, The Wolf, LOF, Xiao Chuo, etc. and the endless number of ones with younger actors seem written for the adolescent market which is definitely not me. Doesn't leave many watch options if you rule out dramas just based on that. I also dropped LOF but not bc of ZLY. I just thought it was another And the Winner is Love with too much talking. Yap yap yap.
Its still 上阳赋 on my Youku but China Zone and Viki are both calling it Rebel Princess in English.
I think they are going for a title that emphasises that it is a story about the FL, Wang Xuan. All the other titles suggest a broader meaning. I like Ode to Shangyang personally and Monarch Industry is also decent but I can see how Rebel Princess is more "sexy" to more Westernized audiences.
So nice, you get to enjoy first! sony_t and I will just have to patiently wait ☹️
Heheh and you can ping me also... but I doubt you need much help, it is not like Advisors Alliance or Royal Nirvana etc that has many literary and other allusions and metaphors. Its actually a fairly straightforward story from what I can tell of the first 20 or so episodes of the novel that I read.
So nice, you get to enjoy first! sony_t and I will just have to patiently wait ☹️
Fingers crossed Viki will be at most a week behind. Actually the level of language is not that difficult or heavily classical if you have some basic understanding you should be able to follow well enough.
Wow I just love the visuals... this is such a gorgeous production. And the opening lines at least retain the feel of the narrator's voice in the novel... I am gonna love this.
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I also dropped LOF but not bc of ZLY. I just thought it was another And the Winner is Love with too much talking. Yap yap yap.