battleaxe

I watched until ep 14, the torture stops around ep 9 when the guy suddenly decides he deeply loves her again but that's it. the meaningless confusion just went on and on. it's so bad I actually feel bad for the poor writer, they must have been so confused too lmao

when 'man written by a woman' strays too far, women in male dominated fields>>>>>
the FL desperately wanted to rule over her family why? they hated her but she still cared about them deeply. none of her reasons for the things she did and wanted were very compelling which in turn made the ml (who I thought looked like chengyi) following submissively behind her look like a fool. I liked it a bit but didn't finish it. you'll like it if you like watching stuff where the woman says come here and the man immediately obeys

I looked for the angst in this drama for so long (bc y'know repub era) that by the time I realized it was just a simplish romcom, nearly 18 eps had passed. smitten ml, serious fl, 'gay' bestie, goofy possibly bi 2ml, adorable kid and crazy 2fl all rolled together to form an easy story. I got bored at some point but would recommend. also see the way they added their mandatory propaganda at the very end like a sprinkle of salt? that's the way it should be done, very rousing.

I watched 5 eps and its just torture, torture and more circumstances to create more torture. no attempts to move the story fwd, start making characters realize things or resolve the obvs misunderstandings just oohh let's have him keep torturing her while he carries out his secret genius plan, and also show her meaningless kindness so the audience doesn't completely write him off. how's any of that interesting? I do really like the drama's moody lighting though and the low-key sets, story aside its really soothing to look at.

sadistic what? forced marriage to his stepsister? in this economy?!

story aside, which I just started skipping through after a while, the ml has a very nice intensity that rubs off on everyone around him, it's a shame he doesn't seem to have more opportunities

it has some problems already mentioned by others below but nothing overtly annoying. it was a good enough watch, I would recommend. I like how the ml's rumored ruthlessness slowly rubbed off on the fl it was good character development. she would make a great protagonist empress.the actress is really likeable too. their romance was also nice and long without any interruptions but it wasn't boring like you'd expect.

the filter is almost donghua quality, they turned the settings all the way up. it is so light and bright! I was just thinking to myself you can play the drama on your phone and use it as a torchlight😂

her father is always pushing her out to go and meet people then moaning that a grown daughter can't be kept home 🤣😂. I adore them so much, their relationship is one of the highlights of the drama. they not only love each other, they also genuinely like each other

'fearless' fl endures extreme abuse for ✨ emotional/capitalist reasons ✨ . like girl would your mama really want you doing all that for a company? be fr now. even 5% of what that dude did to her could have killed her but she boss bitch'd through it all which made that whole plot shallow and the graphic scenes merely gratuitous. the ml was mostly a green flag though. his girl was in an extremely sexually charged relationship and he never even blinked. and that brings misogyny down by -3.5 points. anyway I don't really have any strong feelings about it overall. watch if you need something to pass the time.

wait I don't think i've ever seen these two together which is weird bc they've got to be some of the most popular in that circuit, anyway can't wait! mini dramas have really really been knocking it out the park lately with their main cps

i think that yuchen as her man and yuchen as the father of her children are two different things. she did all those things you mentioned for her man who she was willing to be with, but she didn't think him fit enough, economically, behaviorally or otherwise to be her children's father. she expressed disgust or alarm or anger at the thought of him finding out and even after seeing how good he was with them her prejudice didn't budge, not once and she just kept making excuses. but yeah the writing is dumb fundamentally so heh

I like the look of it and i'm really interested in the culture, but she interacts with their world in such a disappointing way, and the story is too lackluster for me. i'll circle back maybe

these two have such a very special chemistry, and they can act. I wish better, full length scripts with bigger budgets upon them. but I was not really a fan of this. it was really clear that she looked down on his status the entire drama, its why she never told him about the kids, and her love never conquered her bias in the end. anyway, it was nice to look at, and again the leads? bueno