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Sorry but she is carrying this. I mean, I like Xu Kai, he looks fine but for me he can't lead a drama at all. Idk, all of the roles I liked him in were where his female co-stars had some charisma. To me, he is like Rowoon, pretty face, stable acting but not so memorable.

When you stop watching a drama to binge the episodes later only to find out it's not airing in the time frame you put it on hold :D
Also, all your ongoing dramas have opted for the exact schedule so you have basically nothing to watch. yey.

Their scenes are instant pass, I'm not watching that bs even at 2x.

She is so chill and I feel that in my bones. Her relatability level is at max.

ikr, the moment she saw that snake I knew where it was going.

I need another drama like this one, it is so cliche and I love it. We are only 5 episodes in and a lot of plot points are done and gone already, no need for long montages.

This is so old school and I'm all for it. I need another one like this to keep me satisfied. Any recommendations?

Oh really, if they took out the romance I might give it a go then. Thanks.

This Thriving Land sounds like a solid drama, will be tuning into that. I'm loving Legend of The Female General, it is well done and makes you care for its characters.
I've started to The Immortal Ascension, looked promising but I've learned that it was a harem novel so that is a hard pass for me, harem content makes me sick to my stomach even if it's not the main focus.
Sword Rose is good, Dilraba is rocking that role but a bit too heavy for me right now, will keep it on hold.
I might give The Wanted Detective a go but so far many of the period detective/case by case stories have let me down. Maybe I just don't like the genre.

It's not about just buying it for the trend but it's like buying a product because you find the sale assistant likeable. Also there a certain trust factor that a big name celeb might have.

I loved the part where He Yan told off Chu Zhao. I really hate when there is only one special woman who is different than every other woman so all the men are in love this one special snowflake. Like come on. I'm glad that b**lsh*t trope was addressed and trampled on in this drama.

I'm not sure if she is a great actress so that we all hate her or simply 'oh look at me I'm so innocent' type of face features that throws me off.

Wow, so I assume your definition of kindness includes turning your left cheek when your right cheek has been hit. Enduring and forgetting what has been done to you isn't kindness but rather being stupid.
I really don't know why people think the courage to retaliate makes you not kind. Her kindness is towards who actually deserves it and that is the way it should be. Unless you are some divine being who came to earth, I can’t see how one can be open hearted enough to forgive those who killed and stole your life’s work.
Anyways, you do you.

I wouldn't say she looks more masculine than most of the male cast but she does have her moments where she looks really handsome.

Are we even watching the same drama? She was poisoned, wounded and driven to a corner yet managed to comeback from all of that. Which is already pretty dramatic and unrealistic. She is a fighter, a general but not an unbeatable monster. I find her pretty inspiring as a character.

Actually, my usual gripe with these military focused dramas is usually exactly this. There were some male characters that could barely lift their own arms yet are so called war gods. I would just laugh through all the drama.
Anyways, I'd say the main characters are kind of looking the part, aside from being too pale. They're promoted as skillful generals and not some unbeatable monsters. The fighting scenes are done so well and relies on the characters strong points instead of pure power. Of course there are many instances where s/he is a bit OP but that is the salt and spice of a drama afterall.

This is so good. Just what I needed but ugh, the endless waiting for a new episode is so hard.
There are just some dramas that make you smile the instant the characters start to interact and this is one of them. It is pure chemistry and magic of a good production.

I really liked this one and binged it in 3 days. But, I think we could've seen more of the squad and their stories. I wanted to see Ye Yun and Yu Qiao move on with other people too. Also, Du Shang and Cai Fang Yuan were so on back burner that I could barely remember them at some point.

Like some people mentioned this was so unrealistic, I get that they were childhood friends but we don't see where their strong connection comes from or why it can last at all.
Especially I still don't get why Yingtao liked Qiaoxi that much in the first place, and vice versa. I loved her bravery and resilience but what did she even see in Qiaoxi I don't think I'll ever get in my life time.
Anyways, this drama definitely lacked that 1% of something special that makes a youth drama heartwrenching yet so beautiful that it stays with you but still a solid one to enjoy to uplift your mood.

I think Tomoya and Reina were more realistic and non caricaturistic like the k-version. Reina’s obsession was more subtle yet so deeply rooted. Su Min looked and behaved batsh*t crazy all the time. Reina was that classic green tea b*tch frenemy that snapped at the end.

I think Reina and Misa's closure was done so much better than the Korean version. I liked how everything was much tighter plot wise and it was more on the slice of life instead of melodramatic romance/revenge story.
But, even though I loved the acting overall, Reina and Wataru had more chemistry than Reina and Misa. Actually Reina had chemistry with everyone XD