This is one of the dramas that I always return to every time I feel bored and have nothing fun to watch.Some say…
We are gang haha. This is must annual watch for me. Everything is just in place, the politics are super well, other characters are engaging, FL's relationship with the princess, mother, sister, and helper.
Dont start with the chemistry BL and ZL, their aura as actors is kinda compatible, and the character makes their chemistry sizzling even more. FL is dominant but chose not to be in her second life. While ML is also dominant, he kinda lost when it comes to her, even w/o her doing anything, I meant that's how obsessed he is with her, while her, someone who always knows the power she always had over men, but not with XW in her first or second life (not untill the end). This depicts the novel picture of her, how she made men fall for her due to her beauty, charm and brain, even w/o her doing anything(thats why she can be empress).
FL and ML have such layered, well-developed characters. Yes, he's crazy, but that's what great dramas always do, make the viewers figure it out. Even the side characters have such dynamic personalities that they really make them the mains.
Unskippable scenes for me, engaging, purposeful characters and such an amazing mix of politics and romance. Kinda hope ZLH & BL act together but it seems not anymore
After watching POJ, I came to appreciate how phenomena are Bai Lu and ZLH chemistry in here, they are sizzling. ZLH kinda match her the most out of her co-stars tbh. BL, like always, she will bring the best of her co stars
Damn, the spoilers in these comments??? Are you guys new to Dramalist or what? Have some decency to not spoil the important MAIN plot esp knowing this genre.
Omg Lingbo is just annoying and rude! She threw words without getting any consequences, even though the FL just ignored her. Maybe she focused on bigger mission, but that girl needs a slap.
And Wang Peng needs to act more in this genre, Girl fits like a glove and her character is so interesting and profound to the whole plot. She can even be main charcater
Omg, with zero expectations of the leads, plots. I never thought I freaking loved the plots as a whole; it's driven, other characters are interesting & fl, not so much indulged in the feeling of the ML (reminds me of BL in KP). The first 6 eps are badly executed in directing & scriptwriting, but I'm glad I've stayed.
And the ending song is so good, kinda reflects the title ie the generation of the clans.
Ep 18 and love the FL steadfast in her boundaries lol, didn't immerse herself in her emotions as she has a bigger purpose. And also the fact that FL knows how they can't be together, even as viewers, we can see how much difference there is in their backgrounds & the impossibility
Ep 8-9 started to have better flow in plot execution, which for me is quite late. In the early eps of the drama, even up to ep 7, the plot and scriptwriting are poorly executed, with all characters thrown in just to fill the plot. It's not because of the number of characters, but because of the way the director wrote, directed, and edited the scenes. Its like the director is confused how to put the story together & what he/she really wants to really deliver.
But the drama has a good storyline which is becoming more interesting (now ep 13). I'm super invested in all the stories that don't involve the ML, so that means this has a good premise for plots.
From the trailer, surprisingly the ML actor kinda fits this costume drama more. Watched him in 12 letters and he was a good actor but has this youth vibes (most of his dramas) but this one, he kinda exceeds that.
the best airing kdrama for a while. This kept me on edge and im excited for the new eps every week! No filler plots, even sides charcater serves something in their screentime. Overall, a super good law drama for a while
At ep 20. SML has soo much dynamic as a charcater good or bad. Maybe the actor is actually senior good actor (man is above all these actors in this drama) & his charcater serves soo much purpose to the plot and ML developement.
Plus, his charcater has chemistry with FL, (put aside him being bad). FL is starightforward, smart & kinda match with SML, like it or not. They kinda compatibe as friend or even lover tbh. Im not shipping them cause 2nd lead sydrome but more on how they have compatibility if they really in a love plot.
ML is hard to love (x like), very closed, introvert, rarely show emotions. Usually we found this in female lead characters & old korean melodrama.So the FL being not overthinking, straigtforward, mature makes easier for her to love him.The breaking point for FL when ML not willing to give all of himself, living soo much in the past so what ver she trully loves.
She also very professional with SML, her actions is understandble and yeah, their personality actually matches as lovers lol. Hate it or love, 2ML add dynamic in the drama and not just a typical CDRAMA filler. Weirdly enough, I love the underlying way of who is the real 'you' on both ML and SML.
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Dont start with the chemistry BL and ZL, their aura as actors is kinda compatible, and the character makes their chemistry sizzling even more. FL is dominant but chose not to be in her second life. While ML is also dominant, he kinda lost when it comes to her, even w/o her doing anything, I meant that's how obsessed he is with her, while her, someone who always knows the power she always had over men, but not with XW in her first or second life (not untill the end). This depicts the novel picture of her, how she made men fall for her due to her beauty, charm and brain, even w/o her doing anything(thats why she can be empress).
FL and ML have such layered, well-developed characters. Yes, he's crazy, but that's what great dramas always do, make the viewers figure it out. Even the side characters have such dynamic personalities that they really make them the mains.
Unskippable scenes for me, engaging, purposeful characters and such an amazing mix of politics and romance. Kinda hope ZLH & BL act together but it seems not anymore
And the ending song is so good, kinda reflects the title ie the generation of the clans.
But the drama has a good storyline which is becoming more interesting (now ep 13). I'm super invested in all the stories that don't involve the ML, so that means this has a good premise for plots.
Plus, his charcater has chemistry with FL, (put aside him being bad). FL is starightforward, smart & kinda match with SML, like it or not. They kinda compatibe as friend or even lover tbh. Im not shipping them cause 2nd lead sydrome but more on how they have compatibility if they really in a love plot.
She also very professional with SML, her actions is understandble and yeah, their personality actually matches as lovers lol. Hate it or love, 2ML add dynamic in the drama and not just a typical CDRAMA filler. Weirdly enough, I love the underlying way of who is the real 'you' on both ML and SML.