Rose Blossom

There’s always power struggles in any cdrama anyways .. power struggles are part of life.
basically you need a strong heart to watch GMP. it is worth it. .. imo. But you need an open and forgiving heart.
and seeing as you love VoS I think you’d appreciate GMP. It’s long episodes yes. I personally wish VoS was longer than 29 episodes though.
Some stories are worth it!!! have you seen Ruyis Royal Love in the Palace? That’s like 80-something episodes. And that one also one of my top favs. Actually the first cdrama I ever watched.
I WISH VoS was way more than 29!! VoS deserves to be 50 episodes at least. VoS is gonna go down in legend history. GMP is also legendary. And VoS is a new masterpiece. I swear! Mark my words.

But she is a better actress than Dilraba, who is way overrated in my opinion. and people still love Dilraba even though her acting is extremely limited.

So this theory that people dislike ChuRan because of limited acting skills doesn’t make sense.

I also really liked it in the first half before she got her memory back.

Really adore this drama. I would def watch it again. Gave it 9.5 because I think some parts could have been executed better imho. but overall it’s a very interesting, cute , funny, lovely action packed story.
I def want to address something kinda important I noticed about others who’ve commented on this drama. It genuinely bothers me;

RE: Men Haters ~~ aka Girlboss Overcorrection
Sadly a lot of audience viewers (I’m presuming girls & young women deprived of real world knowledge/experience) seem to misunderstand the prince ML, seemingly intentionally.

If a male lead lies to a female lead to protect her, he is "trash and deserves to die." But if the female lead physically stabs him, manipulates him, or treats him like garbage, she is praised for having "slay queen energy." It is hypocritical 100%.
It’s crazy how these beautiful stories attract toxic wannabe “feminists” who, ironically, contradict themselves by holding double standards and being hugely biased in favor of women regardless of her wrongs, and constantly hate on men and bash men in general when he does anything wrong in the slightest. It’s not cool.
Even when a woman has done wrong to the man to these toxic type of “feminists” it’s still comes down only to the woman being smart and strong and having her power regardless of the man’s wellbeing. For these “feminists” it’s totally okay to mistreat & even injure men while constantly nagging on about how women are constantly abused ..
It’s highly toxic & disturbing. They really need to relearn what feminism really is.

While the FL in this drama is a smart and strong woman - a woman absolutely does not need to be “strong”, or “smart” to be a valued woman or person who is deserving of empathy/sympathy and respect. It’s OKAY to forgive a man (or anyone) for their wrongs/mistakes. That does not make you a doormat, it does not make you stupid or weak.

And btw if someone does happen to be a little stupid or a little weak there is nothing wrong with that either. I’ll never understand why a woman needs to be strong or smart to be cared for and respected especially by other women.

Good point !

Why giving away spoilers about another drama ?

I also liked episode 1 and the first few episodes too were not bad. But for me the story never really picked up until the last few episodes. The entire middle of the drama was a mostly drag. There were parts that were interesting but overall I find the drama quite boring.

Currently watching and at episode 22. I really want to like this drama a lot more than I do. I see people raving about it and hyping it up but I don’t see what they see.
I find myself spacing out as I’m watching. Although it’s layered it’s not that much of a complicated story… and sorry to say I think a lot of things are predictable, cliche, the side plots and pacing are a bit boring.
I wish there was more interaction between the leads who are supposed to be having a romance and it’s quite lackluster. It feels like their story is the subplot. I would have liked to see a lot more scenes between them in general. I think most of the drama is with other characters and their stories.
I consider dropping the drama but might skip scenes instead of dropping it.
And btw I’m watching this on Rakuten Viki free version and I SWEAR this drama has sooo many more ads than other dramas and not just more ads but longer and more obnoxious.
Update: I finished the drama by skipping forward dozens of times. Action picks up in the last few episodes. I rate this drama 5/10.

For the mystery part you need to review eastern (Chinese) philosophy and numerology. Especially “I Ching.”

That’s awesome. I loved her. Many complained about her cuz of her voice but I totally loved her in every way.

Interesting. I love this drama soo much. I’ve watched it literally 4 or 5 times. Lost count. And I still have plenty of questions. I think it might be my new top #1 drama favorite. For me in competition with Goodbye My Princess. If you have not watched Goodbye My Princess yet you should totally watch it.
But , where do you find this info about dragons being demons?

Good question. I’ve watched it through at least 4 times and learned a lot. Like A LOT. and I didn’t consider this question. But in the English translation Wu Yi describes herself as a “monster” ( not a demon ) and it worked on her too. Not sure if that’s a translation issue or what but it might be. So I wonder about that.
I been having a chat w ai about the drama cuz I didn’t understand a lot and there’s a lot of Chinese / eastern philosophy, lore, and numerology that goes into the details so it’s been really helpful. Maybe a junior dragon is considered demon-like ? If I find any good answer I’ll came back and say.

You should attach spoiler if you’re gonna give away endings.

Great actor. I just finished watching Veil of Shadows (like 5 times LOL) , and I literally just started watching Blossom (yes I’m late to the show) , and I was like, ‘wait a sec is that Xiao Wei from VoS?’ And sure enough it is. He looks very different though with the different makeup so I really didn’t notice until after a few of his scenes. What a coincidence that I caught him in two dramas I decided to watch back to back. He is a great actor and wicked handsome to boot. I look forward to seeing him in future roles. :)

I’m surprised he isn’t in more dramas. ?
I love Bai Ze in VoS! Bai Ze one of my top favorite characters ever ❤️ 😎

Douban is not end all be all. The drama is ultra popular and a huge hit regardless of certain critical reviews which mostly come from shallow/lazy-brained people who cannot put the story together on their own and need a drama to give them all the answers and/or from emotionally inept who struggle to connect to depth. VoS is for mature audiences who have experienced dark night of the soul, who are comfortable with their emotions, and are simultaneously intellectually advanced. VoS is not for the shallow, the judgmental, or lazy thinkers. You’re giving too much away about yourself… even Ji Ling Puppet is not that much of a dummy.

EPIC! I did almost stop watching during the first few episodes but so glad I kept watching. Something about it kept me intrigued although it was a little slow initially, then things took a turn and WOW I couldn’t stop watching. This is definitely a top fav. I typically don’t like or watch fantasy drama at all, and this was AWESOME.
And I’d love to do a rewatch not just because I love it but the story is rather mind bending so it’s one of those type of drama where you have to watch it a couple times to truly pick up all the little details and symbolisms which are the best type of drama. Definitely a complex storyline, with absolutely fantastic fight scenes. Everyone who participated on this drama did a great job. They really deserve some awards for this genuine work of art.

Are you sure? I noticed many episodes but they were a mix of both first and second series.

For me I don’t care. If it is good acting and a good story and everything is good in effects then the ending doesn’t make a difference for me cuz I mostly enjoy good acting and a good story. A “happy” ending is a bonu山；also it’s based on relative perspective.. And it’s honestly MOST painful and annoying when people reveal the ending of a drama without a spoiler warning. LIKE “good ending” , or “happy ending” , or “sad ending”, or “bad ending”… seriously like stfu!! It honestly SUCKS when others give away an ending in ANY type of way. The only reason why I mentioned any part of the of the ending is cuz so many people already did. But tbh please PLEASE stfu about endings.

Right. She’s almost too pretty if that could be a thing