Chu Zhao is the sml. He can get quite annoying later on
Sad that they are making him that way because that wasn’t the case in the novel, he never went out of his way to intervene. Guess they wanted to amp up the love triangle
when He Yan asked Xiao Jue about the moon at the monastery, did she know his identity?
No she had no idea. Only after meeting him again in her “second life” after awakening in a new body and joining the army and getting to know XJ, that she found out it was him who saved her at the temple
XJ actually have 2 personal guards and 1 shadow guards. all are top tier loyalty and their relationships are master/servant.Feinu…
They definitely tweaked Feinu’s character here. He is pretty reserved and chic in the book, and much more careful. Given his personality in the drama, I feel like they merged Feinu and XJ’s other guard named Chiwu together
👏 👏 👏 yes he touched her bare skin, he needs to take typical C-drama style responsibility, means marriage…
Haha it’s really hard because the original is so good and well loved for a reason. This is typically the case for any original story, you can never beat it. I have my gripes about the drama but I try to remind myself to appreciate them as standalone stories. Like many, I’ve waited for this drama for a long time and heard about some of the major changes beforehand so I knew there was no point in comparing. I think the most important thing is that they maintain the pacing and main events until the end and don’t do anything drastic to butcher the ending like some dramas do.
I envisioned ZY and CL as the leads while reading the novel so I already loved them together before this drama aired. So to see them doing a good job portraying their roles and having good chemistry make it a great watch.
Hope you enjoy the novel as much as many of us did! I def have to reread it after
With the number of times XJ has helped apply medicine for HY, he has to marry her at this point hahaha.
They really sped up the romantic development in the adaptation, which as a novel reader, I can still enjoy (although I do laugh inside thinking about how the novel version of XJ would respond to that especially early on, being a man of propriety).
I dunno how my other fellow novel readers feel but it is cool to see all the main scenes play out on screen. I can see how they have combined some roles and made scenes short and compact. Definitely straight to the point, which is probably helpful to keep viewers engaged. I do wish they allowed more than 40 eps for stories like these to have more time to tell the details and flesh things out more, and to have smoother transitions in scenes. But I think with the limitations we have, this is (so far) good enough
Saw the leads promoting the drama in a variety show (which I believe they filmed before the drama aired): https://youtu.be/VMQJgSndvIU?si=cxXobVoE3jnTHJ0_It…
Yeah I figured that trailer where they fight together would be the final one considering HY dons a nice armor (fitting of a general, so this should be after the emperor bestows her a title)
Saw the leads promoting the drama in a variety show (which I believe they filmed before the drama aired): https://youtu.be/VMQJgSndvIU?si=cxXobVoE3jnTHJ0_It…
I initially thought this but I think ZY said “大结局” which is the end in Chinese. But then again, it could be one of the several scenes in the last episode. Anyway we shall find out!
It seems like they basically spoiled the ending scene (shown within the first 10min and it showcases HY and XJ riding their horses under a moonlight, on their way somewhere far? And share a kiss). I don’t recall such a scene in the novel, wondering if this is the part that happens before they go off to fight again. Because in the novel, HY, XJ and Yan He (their classmate from school who is also a general) each go to a different city to fight against the enemies. Basically the final battle. I guess we will see! But surprised they already spoiled the ending lol
Does anyone know if they merged Fei Nu with Chi Wu (another one of XJ’s men in the novel) in this series? In the novel, Fei Nu was a man of few words and pretty chic but the one in the drama seems to be a little dorkier (not a bad thing).
Shoutout to the leads for portraying their characters well. Wanted to show some love. I think they have done well so far and are consistent with the script and novel descriptions.
In my humble opinion, ZY has shown good range with the ability to change her expressions from warm to cold in scenes. She must have trained a lot for the action scenes, I was pretty impressed. CL has been very cool and chic but I am sure we will see his good ability to showcase microexpressions soon.
The villains and morally grey characters are quite good too. They did a good job casting each character.
As someone who loves the novel, this so far has been done very well.
I agree overall it so far has been done well in terms of making the story more compact (since it’s based on many chapters). I still wish they didn’t remove one of my favourite characters Lin Shuang He, and also create conflict between the main leads regarding XJ’s father. Other than that, I am still able to enjoy it as a standalone.
I really like ZY’s portrayal of HY too! Her ability to switch between her expressions in scenes was quite nice
Can someone explain why she had to be raised under her brother's name? And why did the brother come back suddenly…
The brother was sick. Actually in the novel, he was her cousin (seems like they changed this). They were unsure if he would even survive so sent him away to recuperate while HY took his place to ensure they still have an “heir” to maintain their He family’s status. Later on HRF ended up getting better and surviving so they wanted the two to switch places.
Xiao Jue cares about the people, men and women. He said he didn’t want to deal with it at that moment (He Yan…
Yes, their views of women and the role of women are actually different. XJ had a broader view as a man of that era vs CZ. One of the main reasons why HY could not be with someone like CZ.
I think they may touch on this more in the scene between HY and CZ when they talk about women (saw in the trailer), which aligns with the novel
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I envisioned ZY and CL as the leads while reading the novel so I already loved them together before this drama aired. So to see them doing a good job portraying their roles and having good chemistry make it a great watch.
Hope you enjoy the novel as much as many of us did! I def have to reread it after
They really sped up the romantic development in the adaptation, which as a novel reader, I can still enjoy (although I do laugh inside thinking about how the novel version of XJ would respond to that especially early on, being a man of propriety).
I dunno how my other fellow novel readers feel but it is cool to see all the main scenes play out on screen. I can see how they have combined some roles and made scenes short and compact. Definitely straight to the point, which is probably helpful to keep viewers engaged. I do wish they allowed more than 40 eps for stories like these to have more time to tell the details and flesh things out more, and to have smoother transitions in scenes. But I think with the limitations we have, this is (so far) good enough
It seems like they basically spoiled the ending scene (shown within the first 10min and it showcases HY and XJ riding their horses under a moonlight, on their way somewhere far? And share a kiss). I don’t recall such a scene in the novel, wondering if this is the part that happens before they go off to fight again. Because in the novel, HY, XJ and Yan He (their classmate from school who is also a general) each go to a different city to fight against the enemies. Basically the final battle. I guess we will see! But surprised they already spoiled the ending lol
In my humble opinion, ZY has shown good range with the ability to change her expressions from warm to cold in scenes. She must have trained a lot for the action scenes, I was pretty impressed. CL has been very cool and chic but I am sure we will see his good ability to showcase microexpressions soon.
The villains and morally grey characters are quite good too. They did a good job casting each character.
Hope it continues to do well!
I really like ZY’s portrayal of HY too! Her ability to switch between her expressions in scenes was quite nice
I think they may touch on this more in the scene between HY and CZ when they talk about women (saw in the trailer), which aligns with the novel