The final arc Xie Zhang is instrumental to the closure...if they screw this up, I'm throwing chairs.
FR. No way Changyu would be savvy enough to navigate court politics. If they show this, it's like girl can't even read well 🤣 it's going to make the plot extremely unbelievable. they are already trending on thin waters with all her war merits.
Could you give any examples of the " female centric dramas where they dumb down ML roles?" I would love…
The unclouded soul ☠️💀 don't get me started. And the this one 🤣....not a hater of the drama...I still love it, but they definitely toned down Xie Daren.
Adding to the list of things the drama cut about Xie Zhang's character: Xie Zhang also conducts his own reconnaissance missions, occasionally going undercover with his personal guards to gather information. It’s something he does often enough in the novel that the use of a skin mask becomes a natural part of his strategy.
It’s unfortunate that the drama downplays this, because it actually serves as a supplementary plot device. Without it, we end up with some rather contrived cutscenes and coincidental meetings.
why does it feel like I watched the last two episodes like they were sped up by x5 just so that the producers…
Yep. I wrote a recap of the events that were not shown:
Xie Zhang is a master of psychological warfare, and his unpredictability is what makes him a military genius. In the novel, we really see this shine during the Battle of Kang City, where he traps Sui Yuanqing to the brink of madness (yes—even more than he already is). Through this, Sui Yuanqing is forced to confront his own shortcomings.
The Battle of Chongzhou is what truly sets the precedent for Changyu’s identity and her reason for becoming a general. It wasn’t so much General Tao’s words that drove her, but rather her sense of filial piety and her desire to redeem her family name.
The Battle for Lu City shows Changyu fighting a group of martial assassins. Xiaowu loses his arm, and Xie Zhang arrives just in time as reinforcement. However, since he was positioned at the rear of the battle, Changyu is forced to face the Prince of Qingxu on her own.
So in the latest episodes, we lost a lot of action and important details from the novel.
Xie Zhang is a master of psychological warfare, and his unpredictability is what makes him a military genius. In the novel, we really see this shine during the Battle of Kang City, where he traps Sui Yuanqing to the brink of madness (yes—even more than he already is). Through this, Sui Yuanqing is forced to confront his own shortcomings.
The Battle of Chongzhou is what truly sets the precedent for Changyu’s identity and her reason for becoming a general. It wasn’t so much General Tao’s words that drove her, but rather her sense of filial piety and her desire to redeem her family name.
The Battle for Lu City shows Changyu fighting a group of martial assassins. Xiaowu loses his arm, and Xie Zhang arrives just in time as reinforcement. However, since he was positioned at the rear of the battle, Changyu is forced to face the Prince of Chingxu on her own.
Am I the only one dissapointed they squished two battles into one? and we didn't get the psychological warfare Xie Zhang did with Sui Yuanqing at Keng City. 🥹
Okay YQQ and the white hair guy…So confused..how come he fell into water when older and she was a passerby and…
He was already sui Yuanhai, still suffering from burns. she was a maid sent by the nanny to serve him to get an hier. on her first day of work, he fell in the water and she saved him only to find out he was her young master and a lunatic.
The scene where Xie Daren forges Changyu blades out of her butcher knife is so beautiful and symbolic. I love this change from the novel. It forshadows Xie Zheng's influnce over her, and how this influence reforges and refines her character growth. 🥹 Chef's kiss*
I felt the battle was cut too fast. We missed Wu helping out changyu. and the fight between her an Shi general was little to short. Changyu sustained more injuries.
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It’s unfortunate that the drama downplays this, because it actually serves as a supplementary plot device. Without it, we end up with some rather contrived cutscenes and coincidental meetings.
Xie Zhang is a master of psychological warfare, and his unpredictability is what makes him a military genius. In the novel, we really see this shine during the Battle of Kang City, where he traps Sui Yuanqing to the brink of madness (yes—even more than he already is). Through this, Sui Yuanqing is forced to confront his own shortcomings.
The Battle of Chongzhou is what truly sets the precedent for Changyu’s identity and her reason for becoming a general. It wasn’t so much General Tao’s words that drove her, but rather her sense of filial piety and her desire to redeem her family name.
The Battle for Lu City shows Changyu fighting a group of martial assassins. Xiaowu loses his arm, and Xie Zhang arrives just in time as reinforcement. However, since he was positioned at the rear of the battle, Changyu is forced to face the Prince of Qingxu on her own.
Xie Zhang is a master of psychological warfare, and his unpredictability is what makes him a military genius. In the novel, we really see this shine during the Battle of Kang City, where he traps Sui Yuanqing to the brink of madness (yes—even more than he already is). Through this, Sui Yuanqing is forced to confront his own shortcomings.
The Battle of Chongzhou is what truly sets the precedent for Changyu’s identity and her reason for becoming a general. It wasn’t so much General Tao’s words that drove her, but rather her sense of filial piety and her desire to redeem her family name.
The Battle for Lu City shows Changyu fighting a group of martial assassins. Xiaowu loses his arm, and Xie Zhang arrives just in time as reinforcement. However, since he was positioned at the rear of the battle, Changyu is forced to face the Prince of Chingxu on her own.
If only we had more episodes 🥹😭