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Thanks! Sorry there were quite a few typos in the review, but I'm glad you found it helpful. :)

I'm only ep 2, but what am I watching LOL? It's like a superhero show mixed with ancient China. That sounds crazy, but it's actually entertaining so far.

Yeah, I agree the character was not developed well and his arc in the end was forced.

Who is a bad emperor? My comment was referring to the actor for Guan Canghai, the female lead's father.

Ep 1 editing is a bit confusing I agree

Ep 1 was crazy 😆

Yep, so many people died, it's staggering.

LOL, maybe. They really wanted to get a point across (life sucked in early/mid 20th century China), but it ended up being too forced for me.

LOL. Honestly, after all she goes through, it would be a meaningful ending for her to be seen with all her great-grandchildren (or something of the like). But whatever.

I agree that there are some very blatant writing problems with the show. It works best when it is focusing on the characters and their struggle (so the first half was really on point), but then it doesn't really combine the more political stuff later on very well. I feel like we are somewhat forced to feel a certain way for some characters, when in fact I don't care much for them because there hasn't been any actual time spend on developing the character (example: Fei Wendian).

The drama is set in 1920s-1930s China, which is a time of great upheaval (war, political change, etc). Although the story is set mostly in a small farming village, it too is touched by what's going on in the world at the time. It would be odd if there weren't some deaths/tragic endings for some characters.

His character wasn’t developed well in my opinion. It wasn’t shown on screen, so his sudden reappearance/appearances are jarring to me.

Unfortunately in the last 10 episodes, the storyline has become more hackneyed, the characters more sanctimonious - just doesn’t feel like the first half of the show.

Yes it’s the same actor. 🙂

She acts flirtatious but she has a goal - to avenge her family and to find out the truth. In the novel, she was severely injured and could no longer fight by the time we meet her in the beginning of the novel. Definitely a smart character. She comes from a general’s family and was able to fight before.

For the drama, I think a lot of the details have been changed (except her family being exterminated/killed, I think that’s in there based on the director’s interview last month).

I hope so!

I’m watching from the US

This is a great family/slice of life/more realistic drama, on ep 11. What a great cast!

Yes, make it happen!

Deng Wei back to work. Hopefully everyone stays healthy and hydrated.
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