Is it me or does the summary not mention anything about the male lead Mo Xiao/ Bai Yan? Seems like it's about the female lead and Shen Shao You instead, but he's listed as supporting.
I didnt' find it as bad as some of the comments suggest, but of course that's a personal opinion. When it comes to a drama like this, if it can make me laugh, I'm already satisfied. This is by no means a complex story with interesting twists and turns, so if you expect that, don't watch it.
Watched 2 episodes so far and it's very exciting and action packed. Love it. This was on my list since it was announced, but for some reason I had forgotten all about it. I'm glad i started watching it now. Better late than never.
I decided to watch this one despite the many negative comments. It's only 30 episodes, so it didn't take that long to finish. There were obviously things about this drama that I liked and things that I didn't.
Let's start off with the positive and begin with the things I liked:
- I actually liked the female lead in this one. I'm not sure whether it's Zhao Lusi who seems to be able to bring life to any character or the character itself. I did appreciate that she wasn't a boring and weak damsel in distress type. Sang Qi was very independent and yes that sometimes led to her being reckless and impulsive, but it wasn't over the top.
- I liked the male lead. Yan Sun Zhi was very confident and straightforward and knew what he wanted, but at the same time he always seemed to respect Sang Qi as an equal and respected her decisions.
- I loved Yan Yan. I think a lot of people who watched this drama will agree. Yan Yan was a character that lit up the screen and stole the scene. Silly and adorable, kindhearted and loyal. He was the perfect best friend.
- Another character I absolutely loved was Sang Wei. He was such a loving father. And his interactions with his daughter were absolutely endearing to watch.
- I really liked the relationship between the main couple. I was a bit on the fence in the beginning, because he was basically her teacher, but right from the start the focus was never on their teacher/student relationship as both never treated each other as such. There didn't really seem to be an imbalance of power. I also liked how quickly turned into the Xiao Bai that her brother described right after the got together. It was cute to see. Another thing I appreciated about their relationship was they trusted each other unconditionally, so there were no infuriating misunderstandings.
- The majority of this drama is fluffy and cute and I really liked that they tackled getting females the right to study at the Imperial College.
- I liked the acting in this. It was convincing. Every actor did their part justice.
Now let's move on to things I didn't like:
- To be honest, I would have preferred if the drama was just about Sang Qi's journey of being the first female student and making all those changes, which the background death and mayhem. The investigation into the smuggling and poisoning was what made the drama a bit chaotic in the last 7 or so episodes.
- I really hated Zhuo Wen Yuan. I didn't really care that he was doing some shady business. I also didn't really mind that he got a lot of power very quickly. What I hated was his personality and the way he treated Sang Qi, his so called childhood friend and the girl he has been in love with forever. Obviously the feelings he had for her were never love to begin with. I understand that he was traumatised, because of what happened to his father and he wanted to rise to power to show everyone who looked down on him that he was a capable person, but the more episodes I watched, the more it became clear that he's clearly a sociopath. He only ever cared about himself, his feelings and his pain. He never cared about what Sang Qi was feeling and thinking. He didn't hesitate to hurt her. Never asked for her opinion. Went from "I'm going to have you whether you want it or not" to "if I can't have you, no one can". That's clearly insane. He actually poisoned the woman he "loved" and burned her corpse. I'm not really sure what the writers were thinking. If they hoped that the viewers would relate to him or feel sorry for him, it didn't work. He's despicable and creepy. The funny thing is, I would have liked his character if he had stayed the way he was before they revealed his connection to the Xizhao. He seemed laidback and fun to be around. Someone who wouldn't push his feelings onto Sang Qi if they were not reciprocated. Instead he turned into a disgusting characters that I wanted to stab every time he appeared on screen and I wanted to slap him whenever he called her "A Qi" shamelessly even after poisoning her. Such a creep.
- I didn't like Su Jie Yu either. Yes, she wasn't as bad as Wen Yuan in terms of despicable things, but in the guise of elegance, grace, intelligence, kindness and honesty, she was a backstabbing and selfish person. Just because she had met and fell in love with Yan Zhi first she seemed to think that she as the only one who had the right to his love. Even though she was rejected firmly so many times, she still went behind Yan Zhi's back to make his parents force him to marry her and eventually even got the Emperor to bestow a marriage. She even lied to Sang Qi that Yun Zhi only cared for her as a little sister and she shouldn't confess. I never understood characters like Jie Yu and Wen Yuan. What's the point of making a person who clearly has no feelings for you, marry you. Do they really think that after all the despicable things they did, that person will magically fall in love with them after marriage?
- Song Jia Yin was annoying, arrogant and spoiled, but she didn't deserve the ending she got. Wen Yuan didn't deserve her love.
All in all, I think this drama would have benefited from a more focused plot instead of adding too many unnecessary storylines and characters. I still did enjoy this. It was entertaining and funny. The best way to enjoy this drama is to not expect it to be something it's not. It's not a drama with a complicated plot, a lot of intrigue and drama. It's just a fun, light and entertaining drama with (for the most part) lovely characters.
It was opposite for me.2ML was an out and out creep who had zero respect for the FL. He turned her into a retarded…
I'm not saying that the SML is not bad, creepy or disgusting. He is all that. But I also don't think that you should compare the SML and the SFL to see who comitted worse things. They're both bad and selfish people. Wrong is wrong. As for successful men falling for dumb girls, I don't think that's a Cdrama thing. Happens in real life too. Although I must admit I don't find the FL dumb in this drama. She's naive, but she's not stupid.
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Wallace Huo and Zhao Liying may not be great singers, but the song they sang for The Journey of Flower is very beautiful.
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Kim Soo Hyun sand two beautiful songs for The Moon Embracing the Sun
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Liu Yuning and Zhao Lusi both sang a sing for The Long Ballad and I find both very endearing
It was opposite for me.2ML was an out and out creep who had zero respect for the FL. He turned her into a retarded…
So it's not crossing a boundary when she came to the FL to have a so called "honest" talk and outright lied to her that the ML only cared for her as a little sister knowing full well that he was in love with the FL. On top of that she told her nit to confess to him because that was going to make his unhappy. In my opinion both 2FL and 2ML were disgusting in their own way. Also, just because she was in love with the ML lead longer doesn't mean he has to like her and just because she's his match in other people's eyes also doesn't mean he has to like her. In the end it's his decision and she has to respect that. Anyway, I'm only currently on episode 19, so maybe her behaviour will change, but even then I don't think I'll change my opinion of her. Acting all graceful and elegant, but doing dishonest things is not exactly a character I can like.
Let's start off with the positive and begin with the things I liked:
- I actually liked the female lead in this one. I'm not sure whether it's Zhao Lusi who seems to be able to bring life to any character or the character itself. I did appreciate that she wasn't a boring and weak damsel in distress type. Sang Qi was very independent and yes that sometimes led to her being reckless and impulsive, but it wasn't over the top.
- I liked the male lead. Yan Sun Zhi was very confident and straightforward and knew what he wanted, but at the same time he always seemed to respect Sang Qi as an equal and respected her decisions.
- I loved Yan Yan. I think a lot of people who watched this drama will agree. Yan Yan was a character that lit up the screen and stole the scene. Silly and adorable, kindhearted and loyal. He was the perfect best friend.
- Another character I absolutely loved was Sang Wei. He was such a loving father. And his interactions with his daughter were absolutely endearing to watch.
- I really liked the relationship between the main couple. I was a bit on the fence in the beginning, because he was basically her teacher, but right from the start the focus was never on their teacher/student relationship as both never treated each other as such. There didn't really seem to be an imbalance of power. I also liked how quickly turned into the Xiao Bai that her brother described right after the got together. It was cute to see. Another thing I appreciated about their relationship was they trusted each other unconditionally, so there were no infuriating misunderstandings.
- The majority of this drama is fluffy and cute and I really liked that they tackled getting females the right to study at the Imperial College.
- I liked the acting in this. It was convincing. Every actor did their part justice.
Now let's move on to things I didn't like:
- To be honest, I would have preferred if the drama was just about Sang Qi's journey of being the first female student and making all those changes, which the background death and mayhem. The investigation into the smuggling and poisoning was what made the drama a bit chaotic in the last 7 or so episodes.
- I really hated Zhuo Wen Yuan. I didn't really care that he was doing some shady business. I also didn't really mind that he got a lot of power very quickly. What I hated was his personality and the way he treated Sang Qi, his so called childhood friend and the girl he has been in love with forever. Obviously the feelings he had for her were never love to begin with. I understand that he was traumatised, because of what happened to his father and he wanted to rise to power to show everyone who looked down on him that he was a capable person, but the more episodes I watched, the more it became clear that he's clearly a sociopath. He only ever cared about himself, his feelings and his pain. He never cared about what Sang Qi was feeling and thinking. He didn't hesitate to hurt her. Never asked for her opinion. Went from "I'm going to have you whether you want it or not" to "if I can't have you, no one can". That's clearly insane. He actually poisoned the woman he "loved" and burned her corpse. I'm not really sure what the writers were thinking. If they hoped that the viewers would relate to him or feel sorry for him, it didn't work. He's despicable and creepy. The funny thing is, I would have liked his character if he had stayed the way he was before they revealed his connection to the Xizhao. He seemed laidback and fun to be around. Someone who wouldn't push his feelings onto Sang Qi if they were not reciprocated. Instead he turned into a disgusting characters that I wanted to stab every time he appeared on screen and I wanted to slap him whenever he called her "A Qi" shamelessly even after poisoning her. Such a creep.
- I didn't like Su Jie Yu either. Yes, she wasn't as bad as Wen Yuan in terms of despicable things, but in the guise of elegance, grace, intelligence, kindness and honesty, she was a backstabbing and selfish person. Just because she had met and fell in love with Yan Zhi first she seemed to think that she as the only one who had the right to his love. Even though she was rejected firmly so many times, she still went behind Yan Zhi's back to make his parents force him to marry her and eventually even got the Emperor to bestow a marriage. She even lied to Sang Qi that Yun Zhi only cared for her as a little sister and she shouldn't confess. I never understood characters like Jie Yu and Wen Yuan. What's the point of making a person who clearly has no feelings for you, marry you. Do they really think that after all the despicable things they did, that person will magically fall in love with them after marriage?
- Song Jia Yin was annoying, arrogant and spoiled, but she didn't deserve the ending she got. Wen Yuan didn't deserve her love.
All in all, I think this drama would have benefited from a more focused plot instead of adding too many unnecessary storylines and characters. I still did enjoy this. It was entertaining and funny. The best way to enjoy this drama is to not expect it to be something it's not. It's not a drama with a complicated plot, a lot of intrigue and drama. It's just a fun, light and entertaining drama with (for the most part) lovely characters.