A familiar formula done to an exceptional standard . . . watch for the genius first 1/3 at least
Really here to just voice I'd love a Bao Er and Fan Chang Ning spin-off!
The first 1/3 of this drama is pure genius. Our great and fearsome general is renamed Yan Zheng and must hide out as a refugee in an out of the way village with a pig butcher only to fall in love. Not only does this ridiculous premise work it works extremely well. The gender role reversal leaves a lot of laughs as well as Yan Zheng acting secretly protective lends itself to a lot of romance. There's multiple moments in the first 1/3 I'd like to rewatch.
As with most c-dramas, it marches forward for the next 2/3s using tried and true plots of fighting corruption and returning righteousness for the normal people through military force and ruthlesness. Things get a bit repetitive, but it's quite fast paced and beautifully shot and I didn't really mind. I was able to watch through to the end.
If you like the idea of revenge, of your bullies quaking in their boots in front of you, with a really strong romance through the first 1/2 - this is a great watch.
Really here to just voice I'd love a Bao Er and Fan Chang Ning spin-off!
The first 1/3 of this drama is pure genius. Our great and fearsome general is renamed Yan Zheng and must hide out as a refugee in an out of the way village with a pig butcher only to fall in love. Not only does this ridiculous premise work it works extremely well. The gender role reversal leaves a lot of laughs as well as Yan Zheng acting secretly protective lends itself to a lot of romance. There's multiple moments in the first 1/3 I'd like to rewatch.
As with most c-dramas, it marches forward for the next 2/3s using tried and true plots of fighting corruption and returning righteousness for the normal people through military force and ruthlesness. Things get a bit repetitive, but it's quite fast paced and beautifully shot and I didn't really mind. I was able to watch through to the end.
If you like the idea of revenge, of your bullies quaking in their boots in front of you, with a really strong romance through the first 1/2 - this is a great watch.
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