bingewatchingdisorder

Just watched the first ep and I quite enjoyed it! If you watched and liked Be With You (2023), I think you'll enjoy this show too. More detailed thoughts under the Recommendations tab. The "???" is supposed to be "群像戏" fyi

Revisiting this bc I wanted a noncommittal light-hearted watch. I forgot how funny the start was. I love Song Wu so much; the actress' portrayal is comedic, original, and so lovable despite the character being the archetypal spoilt gege-loving brat. I'm sad I don't see more of this actress around

Thank you! I will try hunting these down.

Yeah don't get me wrong I can still enjoy this the same way I would with trashy romcoms or reality TV, just wouldn't rate this highly is all. Can I get your recommendations for other Japanese historical dramas (Ooku or otherwise - although the older ones I can't seem to find yet)?

One of my first historical Japanese dramas. The costumes and sets are so pretty to look at, but the characters are kinda flat and boring. The plot seems to have been written by a middle schooler...

Watching this for Ding Yu Xi but I'm enjoying the main cast so far. The quartet + Chen Shi have distinctive personality/quirks and help keep the dialogues and interactions fast-paced and fresh.

A small detail but I can't help thinking the general's helmet looks too obviously like a (cheap) costume 😅

The Tang dynasty setting is probably why there's a female officer (Wu Zetian and her influence etc, but still wouldn't take this to be super historically accurate), but they do tend to be due to a powerful family background which hasn't been explained so far (I'm at ep 6). I'm more miffed that all that female official's been doing is just throwing her authority around @ the quartet, without actually doing much herself....

This show had a lot of potential and a good cast that right by their roles, but the writing/plot development is a let-down.
Lost motivation to finish the last 6 episodes. Can anyone give spoilers on how it ends and who ends up with whom please? I stopped after the new emperor got throned and married the PM's daughter.

I can't be the only one majorly distracted and disturbed by the skin-smoothing filter they have on right? I know all dramas use it nowadays but this one blurs their faces so much it almost looks like the resolution got tuned down... Only on ep 1 but between the odd visuals and every comment's disappointment with the show, guess I'm not even gonna add this to my dropped list lol

Quite certain the billing was done that way to draw in the actor's fans. More a advertorial decision than an editorial one

That PPL was successful then ：）

The visuals of this show (set, costumes, colors) are gorgeous and the cast is full of really great actors, but the mystery/thriller aspect for this is a bit lacklustre. Things happen too easily for the leads. Reminds me of so many American crime series where investigators talk to a few people, poke around a bit, give each other and the camera A Serious Look, and then the mystery is solved - but set in Tang Dynasty China. Definitely check this out if that's your thing bc while not the most riveting, this has been an enjoyable watch so far!

They definitely spent a lot on building the sets. So far ep 1 has been a pretty lighthearted watch. Pleasant, but nothing really compelling.

The Westernized husband would be a clever trick to absolve Yeo Hwa of her marriage. Also， between this show and One the Woman, Lee Ha Nee sure has a knack for playing aggrieved daughter-in-laws. Her comic acting is great

How can the characterisations be both so exaggerated but so flat at the same time? Ji Hyuk is unrealistically saintly, Min Hwan unbelievably beastly. Ji Won is so all over the place that I find it hard to root for her, and she hasn't really been doing anything noteworthy despite being the main protaganist. The fiance just popped out of nowhere (but wow, hello BoA, was not expecting to see you here) is also just comically cliche.

Of all the main characters, only Soo Min feels properly fleshed out - as a narcissist and a sociopath, unfortunately, but at least she's behaving in ways reasonable for such a personality, and is actually doing things that help push the story along.

2 main leads are returning! :) but the role of Zhuge Qing is going to be played by a new actor

I thoroughly enjoyed this. It's slightly open ended but not a cliffhanger

An idol drama that doesn't just end at the proposal? The main leads learnt from their younger selves and made better relationship choices this time? B ra v o. I need more idol dramas like this.
The AI vs human conflict resolution is a bit sappy, but yeah ok this show isn't a sci-fi anyway

The flowers for Wang Qiang were from a hair implant clinic bahahaha

And I see that his next show is with CXX as well? The plot looks like one I watched before but will give that a shot when it comes out

I'm not invested in TSS and WT's relationship but I think Wang Sen's acting is on point and he is perfectly casted for the role.
Not once did I doubt him as the simple, straightforward, but solidly dependable guy; the kind who works hard and stays at a single company for 20 years, he rises through the ranks steadily but won't quite ever be top management because he's honest to a fault (Lin Xi and Xiao definitely are far more shrewd). His tan + physique makes his soldier background believable, and he just has this guileless look that enhances how he's from a humble background.