I thought I was the only one who kept thinking this!! I was waiting the entire drama to see whether she was immune or what but it literally never happened, WHY put it in there????
Heartbroken as well about the ending. THEY COULD HAVE HAD IT ALL! It's a cop out and a bad one at that. I'm tired
Still thinking about this as well. This show could have been a masterpiece through and through and yet they chose to give it the worst ending possible. I can only assume TVN did it because Mr. Queen was too powerful
This the best review that reflects my heartbreak. I've already responded to some ofthe other reviewers that are…
Thank you for taking the time to comment ❤️The writers did us so dirty, I've never been so disappointed in a kdrama ending. I try and imagine Bong Hwan A meets Cheoljong's reincarnation in the modern world or something, that's how I'm coping :')))
I do agree with some of the flaws in the drama that you pointed out, like how the Minister of Defense is suddenly…
Woahhhh. Thank you for taking the time and writing a detailed response to my review!! You truly analysed it and gave a proper reply, that makes me really happy!
Ahhhh. Yes, I watched the show on Viki for most of it, and then on KissAsian towards the end of the show (right after the episodes were released). I definitely think the subtitling could have been done better, since there's a few things you picked up on that I missed.
Thank you for filling me in on why Qian Qian is so desperate to follow her original story. I suppose I can kinda understand where she was coming from. And I do understand that as a stubborn writer, naturally she will want to ensure that the story will go the way she wrote it.
But.. I think for me, that was still the problem. It was her tunnel vision that just bugged the hell out of me. And the fact that she is in the story herself now (possibly permanently!! she doesn’t know!) I’d be thinking “forget the script, this is my life now and I gotta make it work”. I am aware this is a drama though. I guess I’m just a practical thinker.
Wow...see I didn't know about the modern language at all. Once again, definitely something I wished the subs conveyed. But I'm really glad that it did actually happen and she displayed some modern behaviour.
Touché. I do agree that her modern knowledge in regards to feminism was good. She did bring something to the table in that respect. Although it couldn't have hurt to do a bit more. I know you said it wasn't needed, but to me it feels so plain without it. For e.g. I'm watching Queen Cheorin atm and I loooove how when the MC was transported to the past, he/she exhibited HEAPS of modern behaviour. The love interest wrote a whole DICTIONARY of words the MC used that nobody was familiar with. And not just the language, but the way the MC acts, the things they can do, etc. It just gave the story life and provided heaps of laughs. Therefore, I still think Qian Qian could have done a bit more than just showcase feminist ideals. Definitely better than nothing, but when I see so many other shows that go all out, this one certainly seemed pale in comparison you know?
Also, you mentioned that one of the story's main themes is gender discrimination, but like I mentioned in my review, I think they only touched on that issue at the very end. But even though they finally got around to it, they just didn't do enough to pull it off. And they got so close!! I so wish we could have seen more of Han Shuo's mum (she became my favourite character tbh). I think she, Qian Qian and Han Shuo were the key to getting the message to truly hit home but Qian Qian woke up from her ‘dream’ before we got to see real changes made in both cities. We started to get somewhere with the women in Xuanhu wanting respect and divorcing their husbands, but did we see any changes made in Huanyuan? It would have been nice to have a flash forward to the future where both cities have adjusted their laws to do their best in making gender equality possible.
Next, the (fake) almost rape scene. Yeah... I mean I am aware he didn't mean it when he said "you ruined my mood" because he needed an excuse to stop, but even so it just rubbed me off the wrong way. Like was pretending he was going to rape her really the ONLY way to test if she had her kung fu???? No. Even if he wanted to inflict some of the hurt on her, that was going too far. It's been a year since I've watched the show but did he ever apologise or even explain why he did it??
But anyway, thank you again for your reply!! I truly didn't know about Qian Qian using modern terms when speaking, nor did I fully grasp why she wanted to cling to the OG story so much. I know more about this drama now than I did originally so thank you for taking the time :)
Hey! I love your review! I love the little comments you made (I remember livewatching the darkness that was the…
Ahhh so glad you enjoyed my review!! It sounds like we share a lot of the same views and a similar experience~ (´,,•ω•,,)♡ (the piggyback was my favourite too hehe) Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! ♥︎
I'm new to cdramas, probably this is gonna be my second after Fifteen years of migratory birds, so can you guys…
If you have high expectations after only watching kdramas, honestly I think you will be let down. It's not the worst cdrama out there, but there are so many flaws that it's hard to give it high praise. (that being said, everyone is different and some will enjoy it more than others)
Ahhhh. Yes, I watched the show on Viki for most of it, and then on KissAsian towards the end of the show (right after the episodes were released). I definitely think the subtitling could have been done better, since there's a few things you picked up on that I missed.
Thank you for filling me in on why Qian Qian is so desperate to follow her original story. I suppose I can kinda understand where she was coming from. And I do understand that as a stubborn writer, naturally she will want to ensure that the story will go the way she wrote it.
But.. I think for me, that was still the problem. It was her tunnel vision that just bugged the hell out of me. And the fact that she is in the story herself now (possibly permanently!! she doesn’t know!) I’d be thinking “forget the script, this is my life now and I gotta make it work”. I am aware this is a drama though. I guess I’m just a practical thinker.
Wow...see I didn't know about the modern language at all. Once again, definitely something I wished the subs conveyed. But I'm really glad that it did actually happen and she displayed some modern behaviour.
Touché. I do agree that her modern knowledge in regards to feminism was good. She did bring something to the table in that respect. Although it couldn't have hurt to do a bit more. I know you said it wasn't needed, but to me it feels so plain without it. For e.g. I'm watching Queen Cheorin atm and I loooove how when the MC was transported to the past, he/she exhibited HEAPS of modern behaviour. The love interest wrote a whole DICTIONARY of words the MC used that nobody was familiar with. And not just the language, but the way the MC acts, the things they can do, etc. It just gave the story life and provided heaps of laughs. Therefore, I still think Qian Qian could have done a bit more than just showcase feminist ideals. Definitely better than nothing, but when I see so many other shows that go all out, this one certainly seemed pale in comparison you know?
Also, you mentioned that one of the story's main themes is gender discrimination, but like I mentioned in my review, I think they only touched on that issue at the very end. But even though they finally got around to it, they just didn't do enough to pull it off. And they got so close!! I so wish we could have seen more of Han Shuo's mum (she became my favourite character tbh). I think she, Qian Qian and Han Shuo were the key to getting the message to truly hit home but Qian Qian woke up from her ‘dream’ before we got to see real changes made in both cities. We started to get somewhere with the women in Xuanhu wanting respect and divorcing their husbands, but did we see any changes made in Huanyuan? It would have been nice to have a flash forward to the future where both cities have adjusted their laws to do their best in making gender equality possible.
Next, the (fake) almost rape scene. Yeah... I mean I am aware he didn't mean it when he said "you ruined my mood" because he needed an excuse to stop, but even so it just rubbed me off the wrong way. Like was pretending he was going to rape her really the ONLY way to test if she had her kung fu???? No. Even if he wanted to inflict some of the hurt on her, that was going too far. It's been a year since I've watched the show but did he ever apologise or even explain why he did it??
But anyway, thank you again for your reply!! I truly didn't know about Qian Qian using modern terms when speaking, nor did I fully grasp why she wanted to cling to the OG story so much. I know more about this drama now than I did originally so thank you for taking the time :)
(I was speechless, what a show)