Playing with Emotional Damage
Ye Ping An is a traveling physician who boasts her ability to cure sickness of the heart. Entering the capital and opening a clinic, she faced accusations of using black magic, but also earned quite a few success stories as she cured patients. Using hypnosis to delve into the hearts of her patients, she built quite a reputation for herself. Until a murder happened involving one of her high profile patients, a court official at that, which she became a suspect of. Yuan Shaocheng, a low ranking official from the slum Mang Gutter, was eager to earn some merits to climb higher up the ladder, was set to solve the case and pin the blame on Ye Ping An. Is it really a straightforward case as he suspected of, or is it an elaborate conspiracy set off by hidden hands behind the scene? Is Ye Ping An really a victim of circumstances, or is she the one who moves the chess pieces around in order to uncover the sinister dark operation of kidnapping, sexual abuse and framing of a court official done by the upper echelon?
Really love Liu Shishi’s role as Ye Ping An this time, i think i might even love her more than the badass Ren Xin of A Journey to Love. Ye Ping An isnt well-versed in martial art like RenXin, but she is extremely adept at playing mind games. She gets things done with Plan B, C and D in place in case of Plan A fails. She is very confident of herself, and handles people calmly and confidently, a countenance that could agitate even the most evil ones out there. Although she isnt physical combat capable, she certainly doesnt need saving by ML when she’s stuck in a tight spot, very unlike other physically weak FLs. Ye Ping An is more capable in handling the bad guys than most quickwitted FLs I’ve seen and she definitely doesnt shy away from hardship, even it means getting herself tortured in the dungeon, if that is what it takes for her to achieve her goal. Real badass there.
Am extremely impressed with Xuan Lu, who plays FL’s sworn sister Lu Danzin, this time. She is one of the most seen supporting actress in most of the dramas i watched, i mean i think i saw her everywhere, and this time she really showed how diverse of roles she can play. Other than the meek and physically weak characters i always saw her as, she can also play as brash and rough fishmonger too! Her accent and style when she played this undercover role in Kill My Sins has astounded me and she’s really into it, and when her character transformed into confused and angst, she really did well too. Hat’s off.
I’ve only seen Shawn Dou in Princess Agent, which he excelled there, and here he did extremely well as the lowborn official who strives to elevate the fates of people of his hometown, even at the risk of him tumbling down the rabbit hole of evil. This character is quite shady in the beginning, but later found his right path as his fate got entangled with FL. Both driven by interest, but moved on to become confidants later on.
I really like how the story incorporate subtle affection between the lead roles, though it might not have been romance, but they know they can be each other’s advantage but not rely on it too much. Both have their own skeletons in the closet, both carry deep feeling of regret and drive for vengeance, and both can help themselves out of any trouble without expectation of getting saved by the other half. Their dynamics is indeed very special and memorable.
I also love the sisterhood between Lu Danxin, Cai Lian, Ni Chang and Ye Ping An. Although they could not avoid having bumps in their relationship, deep in their hearts they know they have each other’s back, even when they are at their worst.
I know this story must have been set during Empress Wu Zetian’s reign, i mean, the prominent royal families Li and Wu are a definite giveaway, but somehow the dynasty was Da Feng? I know historically Wu Zetian’s reign had been Zhou Dynasty so I am not quite sure if this is supposed to relate to the historical Wu Zetian or not. But it was definitely a wild and fun ride to be in. The intricacies of conspiracy isnt as big as those in the drama Louyang (hey i noticed their constumes and hand salutes are similar too!) but still involved the game of thrones. Although Luoyang is more action packedthan this one, Kill My Sins captivated me with its amazing mind games. Liu Shishi and Shawn Dou deserves all the praise for their excellent performances. The rest of the cast did an amazing job too! Gosh I love everyone. There are hardly any weak female characters, even if they cannot physically fight. Even the most gentle, the ever so elegant Ni Chang, another of FL’s sworn sister she acquired in the capital, was strong and capable. The screenwriter was amazing to come up with this brilliant story.
The soundtrack is more to instrumental, which somehow fits the mystery setting of this drama.
Really love Liu Shishi’s role as Ye Ping An this time, i think i might even love her more than the badass Ren Xin of A Journey to Love. Ye Ping An isnt well-versed in martial art like RenXin, but she is extremely adept at playing mind games. She gets things done with Plan B, C and D in place in case of Plan A fails. She is very confident of herself, and handles people calmly and confidently, a countenance that could agitate even the most evil ones out there. Although she isnt physical combat capable, she certainly doesnt need saving by ML when she’s stuck in a tight spot, very unlike other physically weak FLs. Ye Ping An is more capable in handling the bad guys than most quickwitted FLs I’ve seen and she definitely doesnt shy away from hardship, even it means getting herself tortured in the dungeon, if that is what it takes for her to achieve her goal. Real badass there.
Am extremely impressed with Xuan Lu, who plays FL’s sworn sister Lu Danzin, this time. She is one of the most seen supporting actress in most of the dramas i watched, i mean i think i saw her everywhere, and this time she really showed how diverse of roles she can play. Other than the meek and physically weak characters i always saw her as, she can also play as brash and rough fishmonger too! Her accent and style when she played this undercover role in Kill My Sins has astounded me and she’s really into it, and when her character transformed into confused and angst, she really did well too. Hat’s off.
I’ve only seen Shawn Dou in Princess Agent, which he excelled there, and here he did extremely well as the lowborn official who strives to elevate the fates of people of his hometown, even at the risk of him tumbling down the rabbit hole of evil. This character is quite shady in the beginning, but later found his right path as his fate got entangled with FL. Both driven by interest, but moved on to become confidants later on.
I really like how the story incorporate subtle affection between the lead roles, though it might not have been romance, but they know they can be each other’s advantage but not rely on it too much. Both have their own skeletons in the closet, both carry deep feeling of regret and drive for vengeance, and both can help themselves out of any trouble without expectation of getting saved by the other half. Their dynamics is indeed very special and memorable.
I also love the sisterhood between Lu Danxin, Cai Lian, Ni Chang and Ye Ping An. Although they could not avoid having bumps in their relationship, deep in their hearts they know they have each other’s back, even when they are at their worst.
I know this story must have been set during Empress Wu Zetian’s reign, i mean, the prominent royal families Li and Wu are a definite giveaway, but somehow the dynasty was Da Feng? I know historically Wu Zetian’s reign had been Zhou Dynasty so I am not quite sure if this is supposed to relate to the historical Wu Zetian or not. But it was definitely a wild and fun ride to be in. The intricacies of conspiracy isnt as big as those in the drama Louyang (hey i noticed their constumes and hand salutes are similar too!) but still involved the game of thrones. Although Luoyang is more action packedthan this one, Kill My Sins captivated me with its amazing mind games. Liu Shishi and Shawn Dou deserves all the praise for their excellent performances. The rest of the cast did an amazing job too! Gosh I love everyone. There are hardly any weak female characters, even if they cannot physically fight. Even the most gentle, the ever so elegant Ni Chang, another of FL’s sworn sister she acquired in the capital, was strong and capable. The screenwriter was amazing to come up with this brilliant story.
The soundtrack is more to instrumental, which somehow fits the mystery setting of this drama.
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