it’s not really romance-centered, so this may not be for you. there’s some flirting, cute jealousy from the ML, tenderness between the two leads…but the story is mostly palace politics.
If you don't have anything positive to say then don't do it at all.
Nope. Actors have to be subject to criticism from both media critics and audiences, otherwise they'll never improve their craft. There's always more to learn. It doesn't stop. It's the same thing with books ... if an author can't handle criticism, then they shouldn't publish. Reviews are never for the author, it's always for future readers, but authors can definitely learn what their writing is lacking in. And they MUST improve, otherwise they can say goodbye to readers wasting their money on books that aren't good. ---------------------------As for Yukee Chen, her roles are two extremes - one role is the childish type, and the other role is the one-expression serious type (google "flushed face emoji," and try telling me that's not her constant expression throughout Mirror Twin Cities) ---- I'd love to be proven wrong, because I don't *want* to dislike her as an actor. As for the childish type, her characters in "Princess Weiyoung" and "Ashes of Love" are basically the same person with a different name -- please explain how I'm wrong.
Unfortunately, communication doesn't mean a thing if there's no comprehension. You're putting words in my mouth that I never said, just so you can think you're helping me by using a color analogy ("I like pink," "I dislike pink"). But I NEVER said people can't dislike a character - - - what I explicitly said was, an annoying character doesn't equal being badly written. It has NOTHING to do with liking or disliking that character - you can like/dislike her all you want, as I said, it's subjective. My initial comment wasn't even about < like/dislike > .. it was about them equating one thing with a whole different thing and stating it as if it were fact instead of an opinion. So I don't care if they like/dislike her, okay? *sigh* Let's just end it here, 'cause we're really just repeating ourselves.
Sorry, it didn't. Using colors was a horrible analogy. There's a difference between "This character annoys me" and "I want this character killed off for being a certain way - in this case, stupid." As if it's a crime or even her fault for being young and naive. ------------ Would it be a "no right or wrong" opinion to you if I wanted a character killed off for being another certain way, such as darker-skinned? No, of course not, because that'd be colorism and racist. ------------- And as I said, annoying traits doesn't make her badly written -- it just means she has traits you find annoying, that's it. ------------ Also, my point of saying "So quit badmouthing Na Sheng" is, I was kinda going for, "If you're gonna badmouth Na Sheng for merely lacking a brain, then badmouth everyone else in the drama because she's not the only one who lacks brains." For real, it's SO weird how all this hatred is on one single character who's only fault is acting her age and being ignorant.
I said "quit badmouthing Na Sheng" BECAUSE she's not the only not-very-bright character, yet she's getting so much hate for it even though everyone around her is the same. That sentence is connected to the sentence prior to it. -----------For example, why didn't the much-older and experienced characters realize that her red outfit stood out and she needed to change? It wasn't just Na Sheng who weren't thinking clearly. I was frustrated when watching these scenes like the rest of the audience, but it feels like I'm the only viewer who sees that the other characters didn't do anything about it, yet viewers were hating only on Na Sheng.
All I said was that an annoying character does not mean they're badly written. Those are different things. For some people, the amnesia trope is annoying, but that doesn't mean all stories with that trope is badly written, right? They can hate the trope all they want, but it's another thing to say it's bad writing. My comment refers to those people who said that she's badly written for simply being a certain way. Anyway, I also said that whether or not a character is annoying, it's subjective. There's a difference between "I think she's annoying" and "She is annoying", and I explicitly said "she's not annoying *to me*." My initial post, therefore, does allow others to express frustration.
It's so odd that you think other people can say "Na Sheng is annoying, can she die already, she's so ignorant and stupid," yet I can't say "It's wrong to think a character should die for simply being a certain way." I've seen so many comments like that on many dramas. I wrote a post on my Feed a few weeks ago, and someone replied saying that they saw a comment on a drama where the person wished that a character got r*ped.
I saw in the comments below, saying she should be killed off or written out, "worst character in the drama" as if it's fact. They don't think it's an opinion. -------It's okay to not like a character, but to want a character killed off? Na Sheng is kind and so innocent. How is it an "opinion" to want her killed off for being ignorant? Literally everyone in the drama is ignorant on many things, not just her, and they're the ones who are supposed to have so much experience and knowledge than her. ------- Why is it okay for other people to have an "opinion" that a character should die for being ignorant, but it's not okay for me to be against such a mindset?
How exactly did it go in the novel? Because in the flashbacks of what happened 100 years ago (the beginning of the drama), the writers treated Bai Ying and Su Mo's "attracted to each other" stage like it was an "in love" stage, when in fact they barely knew other for a few days. They're separated for 100 years, and after seeing each other again, they act like they had an epic love story 100 years ago. *facepalms* They weren't even together much at all during the few days they knew each other.
For the people saying it, an "annoying" character does NOT equal to a badly written character. Who on earth isn't annoying to other people? Anyway, it's subjective. Na Sheng isn't annoying to me - she's young, inexperienced, naive, and innocent. Everyone else around her is 100+ years old, and yet they're still not very smart. So, quit badmouthing Na Sheng.
ZHENG YE CHENG ❤️😁❤️ I'm here for him . . . . . I'm hesitant on Yukee Chen, 'cause her roles in "Princess Weiyoung" and "Ashes of Love" were basically the same character but with a different name. Her role here seems different, but going off on the trailer, there's not really any nuance in her facial expressions.
The ending was confusing, and didn't clarify what exactly happened. It's like the ending of "An Oriental Odyssey" in that way (another drama with Zheng Yecheng in the male lead role) -- it's not a sad ending, but it's not explained either. I watched this drama only for Zhao Lusi and Zheng Yecheng, and they do have great chemistry (I'd love to see them in another drama), but I wouldn't recommend this one, unless you're willing to watch the actors despite a mediocre script.
Ep.21 ... I like Jiu Yun, but I have to give him a big side-eye glare. He repeatedly told Yan Yan not to get revenge and just live her life (she wants revenge because her family and entire country - thousands of families - were killed, and many survivors became human dishes for the demons to eat), but he himself wanted revenge for his master's death. And he knew since the beginning that Yan Yan was targeting the wrong person (it was the demon king who bewitched the Emperor of Tian Yuan and replaced many officials with lookalike puppets), but he didn't tell her. So much drama could've been avoided if Jiu Yun had told her.
So, the main actress is Zhao Lusi, but the main character is Jiang Yi Yi's character Princess Yan Yan. It's because Yan Yan takes on a new identity using her maid's appearance.
Zhao Lusi's role here is so different from the usual. At first, you will find her character very frustrating to watch - - because she's so timid and weak. Yueyan had a very sheltered life, and rarely ever left the palace. And her father taught Changge martial arts, not Yueyan. But she goes through so much hardship starting early in the drama, and without ever losing her pure heart; you will love Yueyan by the 20s-ish episodes. Her character growth is great. She can stand up for herself, even to Hao Du - and later on, speaks up for herself to her father's scholars/advisors while her father looks on proudly.
I hate to admit it but I had 2nd male lead syndrome this entire series lol!
You really preferred Lanzhi over Mu Le/Prince Ying? :O Personally, I didn't see any reason to be attracted to Lanzhi. But there's everything to love about Mu Le/Ying
I liked it, but it was draggy. Usually I don't mind draggy dramas, because I love the characters so much that I wanna spend more time with them - but in this drama, I just wanted them to get their HEA. Well, they have an alternate ending in Episode 31. I prefer that over Episode 30, but I don't know why they have it. Ep30 wasn't really a HEA, and people love HEAs.
Personally, I didn't see any reason to be attracted to Lanzhi. But there's everything to love about Mu Le/Ying