The drama has used the osts, and right lines at the right places...Liu Yuning singing the OST lines "if we can build our future together , no storm can chill my heart" during the wedding ceremony was heavenly💖
I normlly don't bother about villians....i am usually interested in the leads winning in dramas...but in this drama I really want Fan Yake, YJX, Mr and Madam Yu to suffer...they have had so many chances to just mind their own business..if they want to be on top all they have to do is use their wits , protect themselves and work for the nation...no they have to stir up unnecessary trouble for others...eagerly awaiting their downfall 🔥
Episode 24...the dialogues of this episode were 🔥 🔥
FTYs mother standing up for her daughter was similar to Commandar Wang taking ZL under his wing 🔥 loved the performance...restrained,graceful, powerful, feminine power ❤️ And ZL writing it with his blood ❤️ finally FTY stating her willingness ...honestly best couple of cdram ever 🔥 And Madam Wu's lines to FY : you have climbed high, you haven't picked the art of the high ladies, but you surely have picked their airs 👏 Have to learn the art of insulting politely from this c-drama 🤣 And showing FTY's brother in new light, his suffering was another brilliant coherent scriptwriting firework 🎆 And such apt OST lines about a bird yearning for clear skies and eventually flying off❤️ This episode delivered from all angles, plot progression, acting, OST, everything and more 😊 😃
Prejudice meaning : a strong unreasonable feeling of not liking or trusting somebody/something, especially when it is based on their race, religion,sex, status... Here he is prejudiced because he is of noble birth...
Mrs.Yu may be a scheming villian..but she is a feminist through and through (not the fake men hating type, genuine women must have their rights and power and respect type)..she had appreciated old lady Fu despite not liking her scheming ways..in the very first episodes she had told YJX old lady Fu works herself to bones trying to keep Fu family together as they don't have any reliable or dependable male and doesn't look down on her...she had tried to side with FTY initially when Zou lady was throwing her tantrum...and now her support of FY even though she knows she is vile herself, and her respect for her personal maid....hate her or not...this lady deserves respect ✨️ very well written and acted... Also more than men playing politics, it looks a lot like women running the empire behind the scenes...be it making connections, getting people appointed, motivating their men to follow the right path...weirdly feministic 🤔🔥😂
What a sore loser this YJX is. Getting drunk in broad daylight after not getting a post that he was only in the…
He is ambitious from before, but he knew because his father is in secretariat there is no way he could rise officially...he had asked his mother same question before that if she had to choose between him and his father who would she support...and she had said that is the reason he has to top the exams as no topper had ever been sidelined no matter their background...and he had agreed to study only if his mother got him married to Yake... Now he realised true character of Yake, his rise to power is being kept in check...so he lost everything he wanted because of his own scheming...
There are quite a few lines and scenes in "The Road to Splendor" that feel like little life lessons—things about people, choices, relationships and simply knowing how to live ✨️
FTY way of helping Ms.Wu and also getting back at Yu, finding an ally in Mrs.Wei and getting Chongsi selected...wow 4 targets with one move 👏 👏 Loved the couple's disagreement, anger, yet silent support of each other throughout... Also not all couple fight all the time..friction happens in those words said sometimes of good intentions but are hurtful nonetheless And initially ZL was all "powerful and arrogant" during lunch, but later when Chongsi gets selected and the advise from Master Zhao he is impressed by FTY but his ego is still hurt...loved DYX's cute anger expression...those few moments of our old Zhao back And Madam Yu getting tea thrown at her and her realisation her husband loves FTY...never been so happy to someone put in their place ❤️ ❤️ i was honestly hoping she'll mind her own business after this, but some people never change...hope to see her really suffer
I don't have so much time to watch dramas so I wanna know if it's really worth watching?
The characters, story, and choices they make are as real as it can get...if you don't mind a story where the characters are not one sided, make mistakes, are imperfect...then I would highly recommend it as this has a very coherent plot and character writing
The scenes in this drama make the characters feel so much more real. ZL says, “Do you want a moment of glory or a lifetime of clear conscience?” and then the very next day ends up giving in to temptation. When he comes home, he is clearly struggling with his choices, while FTY, completely unaware of what happened, is happily celebrating the possibility of their return to the capital. Madam Yu, though villainous and scheming, still stands by her DIL when she realizes her son has feelings for another woman. FTY and ZL have been together and gone through hardships for more than 5 years, yet FTY still wants reassurance, and ZL, being thick-headed doesn't understand what she needs in that moment. 😅
There are so many little scenes like this throughout the drama that make the characters feel human. The villain isn't just evil, the heroes aren't always moralistic, and the relationships aren't written in black and white...the characters are allowed to be flawed, imperfect, vulnerable....the drama showcased the multifacted nature of being human and human relationships... The scriptwriter, director and the actors have done a great job
Zhao ling set the standards way too high right from the beginning… he was extremely considered kind and compassionate…
They have been couple for 5+years already and they have a sense of comfort and understanding with each other...this is a classic couple talking past each other , where FTY wants reassurance and ZL is baffled by her jealousy...honestly this scene made the drama more real for me than showing an ideal relationship..... Couple face this even today...the lady/the guy will be like can't you say love me and we are together..and the other partner is baffled because their actions are always indicating their partnership
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And ZL writing it with his blood ❤️ finally FTY stating her willingness ...honestly best couple of cdram ever 🔥
And Madam Wu's lines to FY : you have climbed high, you haven't picked the art of the high ladies, but you surely have picked their airs 👏
Have to learn the art of insulting politely from this c-drama 🤣
And showing FTY's brother in new light, his suffering was another brilliant coherent scriptwriting firework 🎆
And such apt OST lines about a bird yearning for clear skies and eventually flying off❤️
This episode delivered from all angles, plot progression, acting, OST, everything and more 😊 😃
Here he is prejudiced because he is of noble birth...
honestly seeing the villians suffer in this drama is very satisfying 😂
Also more than men playing politics, it looks a lot like women running the empire behind the scenes...be it making connections, getting people appointed, motivating their men to follow the right path...weirdly feministic 🤔🔥😂
Now he realised true character of Yake, his rise to power is being kept in check...so he lost everything he wanted because of his own scheming...
I’m collecting the ones that made me stop and think, “That’s actually worth remembering.”🫡 in this link
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Do share your fav ones ❤️
Loved the couple's disagreement, anger, yet silent support of each other throughout...
Also not all couple fight all the time..friction happens in those words said sometimes of good intentions but are hurtful nonetheless
And initially ZL was all "powerful and arrogant" during lunch, but later when Chongsi gets selected and the advise from Master Zhao he is impressed by FTY but his ego is still hurt...loved DYX's cute anger expression...those few moments of our old Zhao back
And Madam Yu getting tea thrown at her and her realisation her husband loves FTY...never been so happy to someone put in their place ❤️ ❤️ i was honestly hoping she'll mind her own business after this, but some people never change...hope to see her really suffer
ZL says, “Do you want a moment of glory or a lifetime of clear conscience?” and then the very next day ends up giving in to temptation. When he comes home, he is clearly struggling with his choices, while FTY, completely unaware of what happened, is happily celebrating the possibility of their return to the capital.
Madam Yu, though villainous and scheming, still stands by her DIL when she realizes her son has feelings for another woman.
FTY and ZL have been together and gone through hardships for more than 5 years, yet FTY still wants reassurance, and ZL, being thick-headed doesn't understand what she needs in that moment. 😅
There are so many little scenes like this throughout the drama that make the characters feel human. The villain isn't just evil, the heroes aren't always moralistic, and the relationships aren't written in black and white...the characters are allowed to be flawed, imperfect, vulnerable....the drama showcased the multifacted nature of being human and human relationships...
The scriptwriter, director and the actors have done a great job
Couple face this even today...the lady/the guy will be like can't you say love me and we are together..and the other partner is baffled because their actions are always indicating their partnership