even though it's a korean drama, I hope that they stick to the european style ball-gowns and not change it to the traditional hanbok style that they did with The First Night With the Duke(TFNWTD), like the story is good, but as the source is set in that period, why can't they also dress like that too?
seriously after watching episode 20 I'm like Li Mao has already proven that he is not fit to be the ruler, plus he has no legitimate claim to the throne since he is a bastard child of his mother's affair with Grand Tutor Xie, and GT Xie wants his own son on the throne so they can have absolute power, I hope they're able to find a cure for the Emperor so he can live a bit longer, and maybe get married and have at least an heir, since XWY doesn't want that throne, Jiayu also does not want to be Empress but there is no one left of the Li bloodline that can inherit the throne, and yeah the dynasty can change names, but it must not be ruled by the ones with Xie blood running through their veins
also with Jiayu letting Lejun go to marry the Eagle King, how much can you even trust that she would be a spy and not turn on you the moment she gets there, I had high hopes for these two siblings but they let Jiayu down, let Wuyi down and let everyone else down
as a standalone it was decent, but it did end up a bit lacking, I've read the first 100 or so chapter of the novel and was quite disappointed how they changed the whole plot for the drama, i really wanted to see her cousins in the drama especially her oldest cousin since they had such a great sibling relationship, which i guess in a way Feibai covered some of it in the drama but only barely.
there's really no prior relationship between MJL and YL in the novel, in fact the novel does start with him breaking off his engagement to her and getting engaged to YY instead but honestly that's cause he was already sneaking around with YY for a year before things officially got called off, YL had no interest in MJL and didn't care about marrying him at all, but was quite happy with MXY even though they'd never met. There's a lot more adventure in the novel, with YL even disguising herself as young master and travelling to Changbei to find her cousin who went missing as well as find a cure for MXY poisoning (since in the novel he was not only crippled but poisoned which caused him severe pain every winter), i think the actor choice was good but I'd love to see YL as more like the novel YL with insane combat skills, and leading the Mo Family Army as the Crown Princess
as for the drama itself, I think BL did a really good job portraying YL's illness and her switching between lucid and hallucinating was quite impressive, but I think I was expecting a bit more
final thoughts, good casting but scriptwriting let it down majorly
fashion and makeup 10/10 CGI 10/10 Story 9/10 cast 100/10 - they each played their roles (multiple roles as well) so brilliantly I just loved how multi-faceted each character was! romance was great, sisterhood was great and bromance was great too, loved this series a lot! definitely recommend watching
I still see a lot of hate towards the ML here and on other platforms. I guess empathy works differently for people.…
very well said, I stopped reading comments because if how mean people were being for no reason. yes I called MXY an idiot myself but dude was in a lot of pain then and thought her feelings to him were only out of guilt and debt, makes sense for him to lash out tbh as he's also been pretty emotionally upset over the last 8 years too
not cheating cause a concubine is someone who married in but at a lower status then a wife. your married but at the same time your kids aren't legitimate because they're not from the main wife, or secondary wife which she might have been
it seems that MXY is finally finding out about her hallucinations and how YL fully believes that QS is still with her. we know that her senior has also noticed this but he's kinda going with it. tbh I kinda want feibai and mxy to meet properly (not just disguised as a doctor) so they can exchange notes and try to help Ye Li
she said master zhu saved her. but there is no evidence of them interacting. does that mean master zhu is another…
yeah and it seems that only Li Zhao and Wei Zhuang have left Lishan Mountain but quite a few years before Ye Li so they probably dont know everything. I mean even the ED was surprised to hear that Ye Li's mum had died so even if the royal guards are protecting the mountain pass it seems that they haven't ventured up at all for years. Also the monkeys are creepy af, at first I thought they were her hallucinations but since she's got bite marks and scars on her arms and the fact Qingshuang's bit mark is still fresh but hers have faded means that it's been years since QS passed yet Ye Li hasn't believed it.... I feel that deep down she knows the truth but has convinced herself otherwise
sidenote: loving the Maomao pfp. I'd actually love to see them adapt it into a cdrama lol
she said master zhu saved her. but there is no evidence of them interacting. does that mean master zhu is another…
honestly it seems it was Yeli who saved herself since it showed the place Zhu was bitten was the same as where Ye Li was bitten and when she talks about Qingshuan or Zhu with Li Zhao he always has a concerned look like he knows they're not there anymore but since she believes so insistently he doesn't say anything as it seems it would be a lot more detrimental to her well-being, regardless I feel there is no one left on Lishan Mountian and Ye Li may be the last survivor
They haven't explained yet why he ditched FL's mother yet. Was it simply because of her grandpa being the head…
well the whole Lishan mountain plot is a drama only thing and not in the novel at all, so idk if the reason will be similar in the drama then in the novel. but it is very interesting plot wise for the drama so looking forward to how they execute it
I also read the whole novel but the changes doesn't annoy me. Rather it excites me because of how layered each…
i get what you mean, when I heard they were adapting it i was really excited, but they've changed pretty much the whole storyline from the novel, so i just decided to consider it like an AU of sorts, and enjoy the drama as it is, the casting for Ye Li and Mo Xu Yao is perfect which is a plus
also with Jiayu letting Lejun go to marry the Eagle King, how much can you even trust that she would be a spy and not turn on you the moment she gets there, I had high hopes for these two siblings but they let Jiayu down, let Wuyi down and let everyone else down
there's really no prior relationship between MJL and YL in the novel, in fact the novel does start with him breaking off his engagement to her and getting engaged to YY instead but honestly that's cause he was already sneaking around with YY for a year before things officially got called off, YL had no interest in MJL and didn't care about marrying him at all, but was quite happy with MXY even though they'd never met. There's a lot more adventure in the novel, with YL even disguising herself as young master and travelling to Changbei to find her cousin who went missing as well as find a cure for MXY poisoning (since in the novel he was not only crippled but poisoned which caused him severe pain every winter), i think the actor choice was good but I'd love to see YL as more like the novel YL with insane combat skills, and leading the Mo Family Army as the Crown Princess
as for the drama itself, I think BL did a really good job portraying YL's illness and her switching between lucid and hallucinating was quite impressive, but I think I was expecting a bit more
final thoughts, good casting but scriptwriting let it down majorly
CGI 10/10
Story 9/10
cast 100/10 - they each played their roles (multiple roles as well) so brilliantly I just loved how multi-faceted each character was!
romance was great, sisterhood was great and bromance was great too, loved this series a lot!
definitely recommend watching
sidenote: loving the Maomao pfp. I'd actually love to see them adapt it into a cdrama lol