Damn, I was hoping Hanyan would be able to choke the conniving stepmother to death. But that was an intense scene,…
The bts reveal how she had to really practice it. Not easy. And how she checked with Wang Yan (actress playing the concubine character) to make sure she was hurt.
I haven't started yet, but would you say it has a similar aesthetic to *The Double*? I love a sharp, strategic…
I’d say planning and strategy. Lots of two face. Lots of caution and calculations. Lots of cruelty and evilness of the human heart. Lots of suffering and very realistic portrayal of suffering. No glamming of torture here like in the Double.
People who can't accept that others may have loved before you and will love after you are lame. They definitely…
👏 nice thing about c-dramas is that there’s something for everyone. Plenty of vanilla cookie cutter fantasy perfect idealistic noble ML and FL dramas out there to watch.
Don't know how much you've seen but the two choices, the mature ambitious Magistrate Han Muzhi and the rich blustery…
Well put. I love how this drama is unique in portraying more realistic struggles and considerations with relationships. Sometimes it’s not always love at first sight.
i know he gets better, but i really do not like Qi Meng Lin's overzealous chivalry. he can be so intrusive.
Yea.. he’s a sheltered, naive, little puppy but has a fierce sense of justice and will bite anyone who hurts those he loves even if he’s not all that bright. Haha..
I remember hearing about this Korean woman who was trained to be a spy and used all her assets to gain Intel for decades. But she went through intensive training and learned to compartmentalize everything. No one knew until she revealed it. Social paths are also good at this too. So maybe our girl’s determination is helping her though it’s a stretch.
I was shocked by Hanyan decision. Her being cunning in a helplessness situation. I must admit, Yunxi almost lost…
Yeah. Or the fact that he’s married to her sister. C’mon, ancient times, happens all the time. Jewish cultures, if a woman is widowed her brother in law needs to take her as his wife . Patriarchal society leaves little options for widows.
I was thinking considering how she was almost raped, how can she so easily or calming be near a man intimately? Maybe she’s compartmentalized it? I gotta put my drama brain on and not question too much.
because the unfortunate reality is that people are often perceived as less attractive when they have even one…
Two points - 1. This is still a drama and they have to get ppl to watch it. Let’s be honest, will Chinese masses watch a drama with an unattractive looking person? I mean they do skin smoothing, serious makeup to cover any trace of facial hair on the men, etc.
2. I’ve known plenty of ppl in irl who are beautiful but have such low self esteem that they think they’re ugly and not worthy to be loved. At my lowest point, I thought I was ugly b/c of all the judgement of ppl around me when I was growing up. With enough constant negative statements, you can internalize and believe it.
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But, they’re just playing each other.
1. This is still a drama and they have to get ppl to watch it. Let’s be honest, will Chinese masses watch a drama with an unattractive looking person? I mean they do skin smoothing, serious makeup to cover any trace of facial hair on the men, etc.
2. I’ve known plenty of ppl in irl who are beautiful but have such low self esteem that they think they’re ugly and not worthy to be loved. At my lowest point, I thought I was ugly b/c of all the judgement of ppl around me when I was growing up. With enough constant negative statements, you can internalize and believe it.