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BTW, episode 17 was the best part for me so far 😉. If you are looking for something similar. I recommend The Blossoming Love. A gem for me,

Have you tried The Blossoming Love? It was a gem for me. It came out at the beginning of this year against a lot of over promoted bigger dramas so was not seen by many.

Sorry about misreading the comment 😂

I'm not having issue with him being, basically a pain in the backside. He's not all that smart either, which is supposed to be part of the charm, but clearly not working on you.

Deadpan,, cold and unable to put away that hard exterior against the soft, caring, mushy FL is what I think a large part of the drama will be made of. Perhaps you don't like that type of set-up.

I've just come off Les Belles, and 2/3 of the drama is built on this type of comedy with both in denial at different times. They're not going for the gallant, earnest, swash-buckling type by the looks of it.

I'm not far off from where you are. I like how she's quite ditzy but learning. She's not a doormat to me. She's obviously in love but in denial. Her laying out the carpet for him is the comedy part and not really to be taken seriously. No doubt, she will change soon. He's playing the stoney faced CEO at the moment. But of course it will change.

Personally, I wouldn't let bad costumes, hair make-up cloud my judgment with dramas, they may be a distraction, but not the be-all-end-all. I know that some drama watchers need high angst and stimulation (over-the-top reactions, out of character amplified scenes and lots of flirting) to feel connected, but that does not mean dramas that use the dialogue as central part of the drama junk. Personally, I find the pacing and the structured build up very meaningful. It's not trying to be anything other than what a xianxia is supposed to do.

The problem is this drama will be deemed boring to a growing crowd of watchers that are fed on high action, short dialogue and over-the-top reactions within main leads and side characters. There has also been a big attempt to inject excessive comedy in recent Xianxias laced with irony to almost mock its predecessors.

The action here and the clues and details are within the dialogue itself. The comparison and life choices and even philosophy between ML and SML, and how FL learns from her experience with the ML. I don't think this type of deep thinking appeals to a portion that watch for CP, "chemistry" and deem anything out of the main leads' story as no meaning. That state of mind comes from past dramas that were over 50 episodes, so I can understand that, but so far, I see everything is there for a reason.

Really? I enjoyed it, and learnt a lot about things I never knew I needed to know, needless to say, it's a good thing concerning fire and fire safety. The only let down is some of the background stories that was a bit contrived. But I liked it as a whole. It's a less polished version of Chasing The Undercurrent.

Have you manage to watch The Blossoming Love yet? If you are looking for a Xinxia that bends your mind and looking for fast paced, this one will not have you bored. It was missed over the new year due to immense competition. One of the best I have seen for a while. Highly recommend.

Have you watched The Blossoming Love yet? Many missed that one due to the immense competition over the new year. For me, it's one of the best Xinxias around.

OK...I will take your word for it. I don't watch any K-dramas so cannot comment. Photos are sometimes not good indicators of what the actress/actors look like.

I actually think she looks more like actress singer Xie Keyin.

Thanks for all that info. A lot for me to digest, but I guess, in the end, the grading is mainly linked to performance as in viewership in the end. The more invested, the likelihood it's graded higher as in expectation. Then Yunhe grades are linked to actual viewership, hence Les Belles' rating rising, and then dropping.

Have you watched The Heart yet? There is a second season. A bit similar to this type of drama.

Your last sentence seems strange to me. I did not see any "leading on" with the prince. If being civil and polite is classed as leading on, I don't know what to say. If anything, the prince has been actively pursuing her, and in the confines of Tang Dynasty, a woman's right is pretty low, and what is so shameful of women that need to use every trick in the book to survive?

Other dramas often insert unrealistic and out of character for the times for women. Modern day watchers need to put their 21st century head away and really understand how they can insert female empowerment in costume dramas.

She looks like the next generation Tan Song Yun.

Actually Mary Sue type characters have been done to death and so passe today. Besides, it's a comedy and having a self righteous leading lady just would not feel right. I think some drama watchers are demanding very unrealistic "good" characters to the point that any small flaw is the end of the world. This seems unhealthy.

Depends on the metal. I thought about that too. If it's pure or sterling silver, the melting point is lower so could melt I guess. Finger-print jewellery uses Metal Clay which is an invention from Japan where it's like dough so you can mould stuff so very good for Finger Printing. This metal turns to full metal (silver for example) when fired at a controlled temperature. In a fire it's not controlled and could likely go over the melting point.

Lol, some kept asking for an English title, and we got this now! Please, who ever put this through, return it back to Xiao Yao. 🤣

What do you mean by name? The drama's official WB account has no English name. The only place that has it is DramaWiki, which MDL says it's not accepted.

Do you know if there is a difference between Yunhe and Kuyun? I heard that Yunhe is the most accurate in terms of viewing figures and 'excludes' all other sources such as hot searches & discussions across the board whilst Kuyun does actually include them, which can be misleading when you want to look at just viewing figures.

Also, who is setting out the grading on dramas? I'm confused, usually before a drama even airs, we're usually told by production what grading the drama will be, but I'm also hearing that grading is done through how many viewers the drama gathers over its airing period. Which one is right? Sorry, so many conflicting information and wanted to see if you have an answer...