22 eps in and it's a real dumpster fire of a drama. These two female leads are two of my favourite actresses but this story line is straight up bad.
Ai Wei goes to divorce her husband and the husband convinces her to throw Jiang Zi under the bus with abuse allegations, since the physical abuse by Ai Wei's husband was leaked to the media. The two FL's fall out... and honestly can't even be bothered to write all the lame things that happen after that. I think this doesn't even live up to the quality of a vertical/micro drama, which is crazy. No depth of emotion, no real lessons being learned, just a waste of film reel. Ugh. Dropped.
P.S Yang Shou probably the best character yet such a background/side character that he doesn't redeem the drama at all.
Wan Qian is an amazing actress but for me she doesn't save this drama. Can't speak for whether you will like it, but I didn't personally enjoy the first 18 eps. Bit too heavy with the melodramatic aspects of a broken marriage imo. I think someone would have to LOVE some of the actors to push through a lot of it (or skip parts). I was thinking whyy did they bother to make this drama of such mediocre quality when these actresses could have been actually staring in other quality productions. Ah well
If it were a Thai drama of course that would have been possible but this is a Chinese drama from two very famous actors so it's going to conform to all the societal norms.
i've watched up to ep 18 and hard no to your question. The story focuses on Jiang Zi's journey as a blogger. She develops a romantic relationship with Luo Xin (ML) and there are scenes of their romantic journey.
Ai Wei's problematic relationship with her husband is a big focus of the story but it's more about her inner world not being ideal compared to her polished public image. Wu Han seems to be the love interest that will bloom after ep 18 for Ai Wei.
Jiang Zi helps Ai Wei but in a strictly plutonic and non-romantic way; so no GL sorry.
Who Rules the World definitely - smart ML, at times fun and great drama (last 10 eps dragged and i skipped most) but for me up there with SSS and JOL. See it's on your PTW list, and personally would say it has a pretty good vibe and COULD appeal to your likes.
I was planning to watch it but thanks for your honest review!
I think everyone should judge dramas for themselves. what appeals to xingye might not appeal to you, and visa versa, you might love legend of fei (like I did). we as humans have 20+ years of personal experiences and what touches your heart is going to be completely unique to you, so I'd recommend giving legend of fei a go - so what if you "waste" 40 min on an episode. you'll understand if its a drama for you or not from how you like the characters! :)
While S2 is fun to watch, it's not equal to S1. S1 felt like a short drama that had complexity and layers like…
i gotta resound with your sentiment and found Season 1 actually far superior in so many ways. It's really surprising to me how many people have liked S2 more.
I just watched him on 'Hello Saturday' (kinda like a gameshow) and his voice is a lot higher intonated when speaks. It's still the same voice (as he doesn't have a dubber attributed to him for this role) but I think he has intentionally spoken in a lower range for the role and I'd also suspect the production studio have enhanced the bass aspect of his voice for the drama.
I never understand why people say the FL was weaker than the ML. So she was evenly matched with Wu Yuan and Huang…
i appreciate your detailed answer and your points about JTL are valid. the story was a bit of a hot mess.
yeah power couple with ML stronger is typically more of a money-maker keeping gender roles power unbalanced, even it is by an inch, i can see what you mean. <3
I never understand why people say the FL was weaker than the ML. So she was evenly matched with Wu Yuan and Huang…
haha the ML was sick and nearly died 2 times so i dont know about that! (boat drowning and being beaten to a pulp by his father's guards before taking poison). FL mended him back to health both times. Also he messed up the sacred moon learning and she had to save him from dying because his qi reversed it's flow. She saved his life 3 times in the story and i think he saved her life 3 times too (1st ep, when he gave her the sacred moon flower and when he traded years of his life for her).
oh I never knew that about JTL. I thought she was an unbeatable assassin and always thought she was more lethal and he was more strategic. i watched the whole series and thought she was the stronger one.
Every time I see people complaining about Mary Sue female characters, I'm immediately thinking about ML here -…
I never understand why people say the FL was weaker than the ML. So she was evenly matched with Wu Yuan and Huang Chao (Wu Yuan competition on the water and the sword battle with Huang Chao when they met). Feng Xi had to team up with her to take Wu Yuan down. There is absolutely no proof that she was posed as inferior to the ML in any scene. They both learnt the sacred moon skill and only when they combined it with both their powers was it unbeatable. The message was always about them being unbeatable "together".
In ep 6 She took on so many villains at one point and Feng Xi only came in the last minute after she was fully exhausted, so that's hardly saying he is stronger. If you take in to account he loves her to end of the earth and was giving his all to protect her, it's more of his absoluteness in the situation rather than him being able to defeat them when she couldn't.
In the football game they played together they were evenly matched, so I'd love to hear what in the story demonstrated she was weaker.
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Ai Wei goes to divorce her husband and the husband convinces her to throw Jiang Zi under the bus with abuse allegations, since the physical abuse by Ai Wei's husband was leaked to the media. The two FL's fall out... and honestly can't even be bothered to write all the lame things that happen after that. I think this doesn't even live up to the quality of a vertical/micro drama, which is crazy. No depth of emotion, no real lessons being learned, just a waste of film reel. Ugh. Dropped.
P.S Yang Shou probably the best character yet such a background/side character that he doesn't redeem the drama at all.
Ai Wei's problematic relationship with her husband is a big focus of the story but it's more about her inner world not being ideal compared to her polished public image. Wu Han seems to be the love interest that will bloom after ep 18 for Ai Wei.
Jiang Zi helps Ai Wei but in a strictly plutonic and non-romantic way; so no GL sorry.
Li Chun Gang was really the GOAT for his character growth. It was a beautiful scene when he overcame his trauma from his past. <3
yeah power couple with ML stronger is typically more of a money-maker keeping gender roles power unbalanced, even it is by an inch, i can see what you mean. <3
oh I never knew that about JTL. I thought she was an unbeatable assassin and always thought she was more lethal and he was more strategic. i watched the whole series and thought she was the stronger one.
Journey to Love - was he or she stronger? I don't remember haha
In ep 6 She took on so many villains at one point and Feng Xi only came in the last minute after she was fully exhausted, so that's hardly saying he is stronger. If you take in to account he loves her to end of the earth and was giving his all to protect her, it's more of his absoluteness in the situation rather than him being able to defeat them when she couldn't.
In the football game they played together they were evenly matched, so I'd love to hear what in the story demonstrated she was weaker.