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A drama that actually does live ut to its name
This drama is one of few dramas that actually lives up to its name going up against the current breaking old historical drama narratives and showing us power relations in a really good way. ANd actually lives utp to being a female centered plot not confining t o male ideals.
Our female lead is beyond smart, she is even called wise she may go agains the current but she does it in a very calculated way leaving almost nothing to fate. Where othe female leads will swoon at the first bat of an wye of a privlaged guy who shows them their love this girl not only questions his methods but also makes him work for her trust and find out for himself without taking on the "Oh I can save him" she basically shuts down his saviour complex with one smart line (or a few).
She also shows that life was damn hard for women, and no one could make it out alone no matter how smart they are you need to combine witts with community, opportunity and never, ever, ever underestamate those who do your laundry.. the working class, the servants.
While this is a romance in theory and we do have a male lead who seems to learn from his mistakes, considering the times the was pretty decent even if his methods where kind of off... but the romance takes a lot of time, and while it is very obvious when the male lead falls for the female lead the female lead is harder to read and honestly could not care less about the romance which is kind of adorable but will have us romance lovers waiting... and waiting... and waiting some more giving us the feel of having to row up agains the current I guess...
The whole giving the romance time as well as adding dots of reality checks for the time give all the main characters plenty of time for character growth instead of just making them fall in love.
Over all it does have some annoying elements, and while I do prise the feminist plot in here there is something that still feels off even if it is a lot better than other attempts to make a female centered historical. I am not really a fan of Chinese opera (it hurt my ears) and there are some characters that I would have wanted t see more of as well as could wish for a bit more romance...
Our female lead is beyond smart, she is even called wise she may go agains the current but she does it in a very calculated way leaving almost nothing to fate. Where othe female leads will swoon at the first bat of an wye of a privlaged guy who shows them their love this girl not only questions his methods but also makes him work for her trust and find out for himself without taking on the "Oh I can save him" she basically shuts down his saviour complex with one smart line (or a few).
She also shows that life was damn hard for women, and no one could make it out alone no matter how smart they are you need to combine witts with community, opportunity and never, ever, ever underestamate those who do your laundry.. the working class, the servants.
While this is a romance in theory and we do have a male lead who seems to learn from his mistakes, considering the times the was pretty decent even if his methods where kind of off... but the romance takes a lot of time, and while it is very obvious when the male lead falls for the female lead the female lead is harder to read and honestly could not care less about the romance which is kind of adorable but will have us romance lovers waiting... and waiting... and waiting some more giving us the feel of having to row up agains the current I guess...
The whole giving the romance time as well as adding dots of reality checks for the time give all the main characters plenty of time for character growth instead of just making them fall in love.
Over all it does have some annoying elements, and while I do prise the feminist plot in here there is something that still feels off even if it is a lot better than other attempts to make a female centered historical. I am not really a fan of Chinese opera (it hurt my ears) and there are some characters that I would have wanted t see more of as well as could wish for a bit more romance...
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