Sirenas

The first three episodes were great as they set up the personalities of the main cast. But unfortunately and yet again as with many of these Chinese series, the female lead drifted off character and became irritating.

She is depicted as the sweet and kindhearted victim in her middle-class household. She consistently praises about maintaining etiquette. She marries into a powerful and wealthy family that everyone is afraid to offend, yet she has no problems telling her parent-in-laws that she literally "hates" their son the very next day. It then veers off further into the abyss when despite priding herself as being a proper lady, she barges into the brothel with a gang of workers wielding a large sword in public demanding her husband return home so he can "study books" and pass the imperial exam out of nowhere. Then proceeds to air her "poor me" story to a crowd full of strangers while continually shaming her husband (who has been kind and genuine to her since they've married). Whaaaaat?

These series are so often ruined with these types of female lead characters. I wonder if it's a modern cultural thing where the writers simply have no idea what a capable woman is realistically like? Please go back to creating actual content with substance instead of just visual entertainment with good-looking leads that have average acting abilities. Seasoned and good supporting actors can only carry the main leads so far. My higher scores for dropped series are usually for the supporting cast.