1. Yes they should have casted someone else as the brother2. ML doesnβt know her since childhood. They spent…
Yups in the novel she was short and scrawny and everyone was watiing for her to collapse, so in that sense ZY is portraying the character quite closely.
For the rest, well cdrama always demands a lot of suspension of disbelief lah.
What makes this adaptation enjoyable is the chemistry and the fun in their interactions. Also I think I like this version of the heroine better than in the novel, where I felt she actually took a long time to shed the burden of a dutiful daughter sacrificing herself without question for the clan - that really irritated me as otherwise she was a pretty strong strategic character. I like her sassiness here which is brought out brilliantly by ZY.
"I just want to fondle your sword."πOMG what am I watching???π§π
Plus have you noticed how she always ends up clinging to his waist in a very suggestive manner π. A much more novel position than the usual trip, fall and catch.
can yall recommend me some cdramas with female cross dressing as male like this? i love this trope
Ni Ni in Rise of Phoenixes. There was also something called The Heiress where the FL crossdressing was really good in the first half of the drama........unfortunately as so often happens, the plot imploded towards the end.
Of all the wuxia cdramas currently on, I have to say this one has the most captivating chemistry. Zhou Ye once again attacks her role with that joie de vivre that we saw in Back From the Brink. Cheng Lei is a wonderful foil. I wonder how many more water/bath scenes these two are going to give us π .
A bit deja vu to see Jo Jae Yoon as the villain Cho Bang Suk - but also quite satisfying to see him get beaten up since I always felt he never got the punishment he deserved in AOS
For the rest, well cdrama always demands a lot of suspension of disbelief lah.
What makes this adaptation enjoyable is the chemistry and the fun in their interactions. Also I think I like this version of the heroine better than in the novel, where I felt she actually took a long time to shed the burden of a dutiful daughter sacrificing herself without question for the clan - that really irritated me as otherwise she was a pretty strong strategic character. I like her sassiness here which is brought out brilliantly by ZY.