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The actress for Cha Soo Hyun was fantastic in portraying her present and younger self as well as her development over the years. Easy to understand why she would like someone like Lee Jae Han - thoroughly rough around the edges, but earnest and sincerely upright. He's probably one of most favorite characters ever.

Wow it doesn't sound dubbed at all ! Even though Huang Xiao Ming is the big name here, anyone else excited about Liu Hao Ren? he's a very fine actor for his age .

We're in minority here but you're not alone! I really liked Jing Ke and it was the only relationship I could root for. The way Ying Zheng got with GSL I can never root for the couple. The actor also isn't as terrible as others make him out to be

Hope Dramafever picks up on this? Im excited to watch this now hearing this is the real sleeper hit of 2017. Not too long either AND the male lead is totally hot + talented

Yes I feel the same! Feels wrong to root for a guy who didn't hesitate to poison his childhood friend who saved him also and stole/blackmailed his girl . I feel bad for Jing Ke from start to end

I also see many complain about the (lack of) chemistry . Seems pretty split. Chemistry is subjective I guess but ya gotta wonder if some of us are watching a complete different drama than others lol

So darn good at playing those melancholic types like Yuan Zhan

It's a decent plot but I can't quite get over the lack of real chemistry between the OTP from beginning to end. The drama could've been that much better and the main draw - the romance - failed to captivate me.

The main leads have better chemistry with the second leads than one another imo

Abandoned the drama as well. Went from liking and even excited about the leads prior to starting this to not giving a shit anymore about the story and its characters. So much potential with story but became poorly written and tropes end up falling flat and unoriginal as if taking easy way out. Sorry not sorry .

Joe Xu and Shi Shi have better chemistry too

Thought I was the only one who liked Liu Chang in King's Woman tooo

I find him really hot in King's Woman as Jing Ke too while everyone is gaga over the handsome Zhang Bin Bin. Bur yes this guy is actually really hot in real life !

@Jordan Love Lost In Times is one of those shows that has an interesting plot and romantic storyline to work with, but the execution and mediocre acting makes it fall flat. Mainly it fails to build any momentum to capture the audience. As mentioned, the lack of any OTP chemistry makes watching that drama quite the chore rather than enjoyable

Didn't drop Love Lost yet because I am holding out for it to get better eventually or some exciting developments later on because I do like the plot and the director, but too bad the OTP is as unmemorable as it gets

@Shae I have Love Lost on hold at ep20. Normally I could bear through slower parts just for the OTP but the LIIT OTP has zero chemistry and nobody leaves an impression (minus maybe Yuan Zhan). "You know it's over when you don't care what happens to any of the characters" couldnt be any more true for me. I have a hard time being convinced by their love, let alone one so great it transcends dimensions, fates, etc

It's good and bad at the same time. Pros: cinematography, costumes, OTP chemistry, story. The bad: the telling of the story, holy flashbacks, Dilraba, inconsistent writing and characters, poor editing. I think the drama sounds a lot better on paper and had HUGE potential - but one that I'm still waiting to see

It's not really a happy ending romantically since it follows history but she lives on to become one of the most influential women in Qing Dynasty and lived to a ripe old age enjoying good reputation and influence

The writing is one thing but I also have a hard time taking Dilraba seriously - imo she isn't fully able to captivate the struggles or depth of her characters emotions . I thought she had a lot of potential but this drama exposes that she's not quite ready to be a leading lady with a role as heavy as this one (despite the inconsistent writing of her character). Her chemistry with Zhang Vin is undeniable tho, her best moments acting wise are when they're together. But I will say the emotional prison scenes with Han Shen were done well

I think the actor for Jing Ke gets a lot better with more eps, it is definitely the writing - to make him seem as useless as possible but still triggered or relevant enough to be used as plot device for later events. With the way he's written lately it's probably to make him less likeable because he's not the OTP. But since he's still significant enough as her first love

Gong Sun Li as an inconsistent female lead is probably one of the more frustrating aspects of the show. I get that it's not easy being her but it's almost like the writers can't decide if she's a strong or weak character rather than one or the other but has her moments. So far only Ying Zheng and Han Shen are consistent