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Xie Zheng could have been so much more 😮‍💨. And all of that just to highlight Chang Yu’s character, who ended up being rushed as well.

I think what annoyed me about this drama is Changyu gets way too much plot armor. LOL Sometimes she acts with her emotions too much when it's not needed, and then she nearly ruined a plan, because she thought she can take control without an official role in the army, etc. Like it just felt ridiculous to watch. LOL

Honestly, those who have watched Fated Hearts know that Pursuit of Jade isn’t better. The Lin’an arc was really good and made it seem like the rest would be even better, but that wasn’t the case in the end.

Xie Zheng didn’t have the same charisma as Feng Sui Ge. He was supposed to be a feared general, and in Fated Hearts, they actually showed us why: his strength, intelligence, and abilities were clearly highlighted. You could truly feel why he made his enemies tremble. In that drama, we saw the most savage side of each character, especially Feng Sui Ge.

In Fated Hearts, we get a lot of depth for both protagonists: the fights, the aura, the chemistry, the suspense, the betrayals, the plot twists everything was there.

In Pursuit of Jade, on the other hand, the imbalance between the characters is too noticeable. Xie Zheng feels more like a secondary character in Changyu’s story, and Changyu’s rise as a general was rushed and inconsistent.

The main strengths of the drama are definitely the cinematography, the first part that develops the romance, and the visuals of the cast. But honestly, in terms of plot, it’s still weaker than dramas like The Double or POB.

So... Yes. She doesn't deserve to be a general. That was kind of the point. She killed the big bad, so obviously she deserves some reward for it, but general is a lot. That role requires responsibility. She became a general, as least in the show, because of he people in power. They want to manipulate her, as someone who is seemingly tied to no faction. You have Xie zheng who is for the Wei, and Li Huai'an who is for the Li. That's why officials in that knighting ceremony or whatever, were hesitant to give her a higher role, cause despite her success on the battle field, she was also a woman. They would never give that role to a woman. Wei Yan convinced the king to give her a role so he could have control over here. And honestly, I think people were made generals too easily back in other shows. Consider how incompetent they are, you think she really can't be?

You will find many similar Dramas like poj 'such as: Wonderland of love, a journey to love, legend of female general. Watch these serises and honestly you will find these even better than poj.

No offence but the female character fo poj's development doesn't make sense to me. Initiall y she is illiterate ;she doesn't even know her parents real identity nor dose she shows any curiosity to know them. It is understandable that at first she was not a clever person but she should have at least portray the characters being clever gradually . It is kinda weird that she was a fool or illiterate at first and then suddenly without any schooling or going through any major occurrence and without anyone's guidance she became a general though the show didn't describe her character as a self learner like those characters who plans for a long time and prepare themselves in a planned way . It would have been acceptable if the story first like after enduring hardship the male and female lead finally can be together or are together but turning her to a general out of Nowhere is kind of weird. The show described her character as not clever but in the end they turned her into a general. You know a general without witt........ is hardly acceptable.
There are many loop holes like this in the story.In short the story is not basically a super good story and the story line is pretty common. In this aspect story line of The Legend of female general is even better than Poj.

After finishing the drama, i had to come out of my 6 months of retirement from MDL just to make this comment.

I want justice for Wei Yan!

After that disappointing finale, i don't care about the 'absolutely no logic' moments like killing of ShiHu and Lord Changxin, which were many. (you telling me a women, though with martial arts, who was at the battlefield for the fkn first time, killed a general who was basically tempered by battles, and was a mountainous figure, in two strikes and was able to come back alive? You kidding me? XieWu, who knew nothing but battles crumbled with a single strike by that man, and she killed him! And i don't even want to get started with Lord Changxin's death🤦🏻‍♀️). I am not against women establishing themselves on the battlefield, but bro, make it make sense. If she was tempered in battles, and she knew the battle tactics, she was taught to be general and taught how to lead armies to the battle, i would gladly accept it. But No!!! She killed 2 people which was unbelievable even with the plot armour, and became a 1st rank official in the end? Fkn first rank!? I was even okay with 4th rank, but i lost it at that purple robe💁🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️.
I don't care about justice to WeiQilin, who, even though FL's father, i couldn't care less as they didn't even show anything that was conclusive or proper introduction to his story.

I just want justice to be served to WeiYan. I am not asking for no punishments, but to only punish for what he did not for what others did. He lost his lover, he lost his little sister who thought it was her brother's selfishness that led to her husband's fall. A lonely man enduring everything for 18 long years. I cried for him. With his death, he was finally able to free himself and to go join his lover, sister and a best friend of a brother-in-law. But to the world? He bore more than he should. He carried three families' grievances with him for 18 years, three loyal families- Wei, Xie and Qi, who were played like toys by the ruler they were loyal to. But in the end, he stayed silent balming himself and his words.

Ahh! Came here just to vent my grievance🤧. And for all the above reasons giving it a liquid 8.5.

Another grossly overrated one that couldn't stick the landing.

I finally finished it.

Good series. Long series. 48 episodes. I highly recommend it if you're a history buff like me.

This is a historical piece so there is A LOT of dialogue and exposition. It is not only entertaining, but historical so I learned about the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms during the 10th century.

I recommend only watching two episodes per day. It is overwhelming with facts and dialogue.

I used https://www.cpophome.com/swords-into-plowshares-bai-yu-zhou-yutong/ episode recaps to help with understanding the episodes, and the names.

For those that like Game of Thrones, this series could be for you. Dynasties rise and dynasties fall and it usually is at the expense of the noble women (e.g. Lady Chu), and the common people.

this is a beautiful review, it feels like I need to thank you for expressing so much love for this 🥰

Y did they mess up ending after running all show succefuly
2nd ep was too messy & rushed that i was unable to keep pace & understans things ..like they tried to solve everything in 1 ep
& whats the prob with qingqing ckt ... If she was supposed to be empress later then y did she showed tentrums to qiming/suyanqing whole show
She keep rejecting him & later did same what he wanted
Iam nog defending he got what he deserved ..bu he treated her with loyality qingqing behaviour was very incosistent

Visually- an extremely soothing,pleasure to watch. Its cinematography is top notch, one of the bests in recent times.

Story wise - I really wish they could explore the political storyline better.. The whole Lin'an arc was so enjoyable, even slow bits were'nt boring at all. But they lost me when the story shifted towards politics and so many things were happening at once without any proper explanations... It was like I'm watching a different drama. So many unrealistic events,plotholes,slow pace that can't be overlooked.

the production team and writer were really brave to produce this, this will not be everyone's cup of tea and for sure some tried to watch but get overwhelmed with how the characters were introduced especially for international viewers then drop it ('cause that's a lot of characters for the first few eps). only those who were committed to watch this type of genre will stick around. and it's worth it. it's so good! to that person who posted this on Facebook, thank you. This is a gem

I don’t really understand why she’s so angry with him in that scene. It’s around episode 17, when they’re talking about their future by the jetty. At first, they’re saying things like “I hope you find a good partner,” which already feels a bit emotional and tense, so it makes sense that it turns into an argument.

But then he opens up and explains his situation, that someone is trying to kill him, and that it’s basically a matter of either they die or he does. He’s not rejecting her, he’s being honest about the danger he’s in. When he asks her to give him a year, it actually sounds like he does want to be with her, but knows he can’t right now because he needs to deal with this first.

That’s why her reaction confuses me. To me, it feels like he’s expressing his feelings and asking her to wait, not pushing her away. I would’ve expected her to feel reassured or even hopeful, rather than angry. So I don’t quite get what she’s really upset about in that moment.

I gave in and I'm rewatching, ep1-17 its honestly 10/10 for me.
Makes me sad for what could've been with the second half.

Her character has shortcomings. Scriptwriters/directors could have put more effort to make her more coherent. She just took decisions on her own and in war with the responsibility of other's lives it comes across as arrogance and silliness. All the same is an excellent character for TXW and a great series.