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A Familiar Stranger first because Ryan Cheng is a general like here. The FL is not a warrior, but has grit.
Butterflied Lover next because Deng Kai is the second lead male. Some like his story better. I like the first couple. There are enemies, but the real one is circumstance.
The Killer is Also Romantic is like Mr. & Mrs Smith.
Provoke is a Republican era story of revenge.

Stranger things are true. WWII RAF recon pilot Adrian Warburton, One of the greatest in the air, yet struggled learning to take off and land. Almost cut short his career. His fame and success came in the twin engine light bomber the Maryland. He and his observer shot down at least five enemy aircraft. His greatest exploits came flying out of Malta during the siege.
Described as 'Six-medal Warburton', all of Warby's gallantry awards were earned while operating from Malta. He remains the most highly decorated RAF photo-reconnaissance pilot of all time.
A great pilot who struggled to learn how to take off and land.

Basically the Mother killed her son by providing those letters. She could not let herself live after that.
Chu Zhao's story in the drama became the tension between the two lovers, I guess for added angst. So we are shown how low he can stoop. To crassly tell her Father, who is on death row, partly because of him, that he never loved his daughter.
Having his maid sacrifice her life for him in a moment of truest unrequited love.
Having He Yan tell Chu Zhao to his face that he is responsible for Yan He's death. (I think that it is no coincidence with the similarities of the two names)
I guess the above should have cumulatively had more impact than showing him being convicted and exiled. (to save costs?)
The arrow in the arm. Seriously enough to kill him but not enough to drop him before he arrived in camp.

The director of Blossom also did A Familiar Stranger, The Killer is Also Romantic, Provoke and Butterflied Lovers. He knows how to tell a story.

Agree. But I think that if one can articulate well why the drama isn't working for them, then it can provide food for thought.

Karma for Chu Zhao....
is knowing the love of his life is happy with another man and that they are leading successful lives in the borderlands where he is also exiled.

Maybe it is the algorithm but there are loads of vids featuring moments from the Legend of the Female General. Much much more than other recent dramas.

In the novel does Xiao Jue have more than one wife or a concubine?

This may be instructive in that military and politicians operate in different worlds and behavior.
The Cadet Honor Code at West Point states: "A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do"
In the military,codes of honor is much more important because you must trust those to report truthfully and to act without deceit.
Yet the military has to act as the blade and shield of the court. It cannot be otherwise.
The most prominent Chinese general brought down by his own success was Han Xin, who was instrumental in the founding of the Han dynasty but was later executed for treason due to the emperor's fear of his military power. Another significant figure is Yue Fei from the Song dynasty, who became a national hero for fighting the Jurchens but was ultimately executed for political reasons, likely stemming from his immense military prestige and the threat he posed to the ruling elite.

Generals who are successful on the battlefield face scrutiny over loyalty.
There are many examples where the nation's leaders trust political reliability over military acumen. Those countries have had coups as an object lesson. The Republic of South Viet Nam is a good one.

To me the thing about camp 3 is that if I lose interest in a drama, I drop it and it is in the past. Yet the loads of poor reviews and back handed comments here show that they are actively bringing out their knives as if to vent their frustration and hurt. I guess to them it is as if the people making this drama had stepped on their beloved cat.
I like this drama and the cast.
If I wanted realism, I have lots of military themed books.

I think that Chu Zhao's fixation on He Yan meant that he placed winning He Yan over the security of his nation. Yan He's needless death made it clear to us, to He Yan and to Chu Zhao. It meant that he could no be trusted with any position of power and influence.
He Yan and Yan He. A thinly disguised point that Chu Zhao risked killing his love?

First time trying to read a web novel (just a few of the final chapters) and it wasn't easy. Admiration for those that do and did.

Unfortunately, he had to die so that the cost of Chu Zhao's machinations could be rubbed into his face by He Yan. And to provide the sadness. That butterfly....

Yes.

ROFG = Legend of the Female General?

Dominion and Devotion Hard ML Intelligent FL. That is on your watch list.
Totally different Call It Love. Budget time to savor this well written kdrama full of broken people moving forward bit by bit.

This and CD are like comparing apples and oranges. That was about her journey so that it would emphasize her abilities.And the courship had more prominence there. This is about the ML so that Xueman couldn't be shown to be smarter than the lead and or even smarter than Zhuge in the long run. And the broships got better service than either romance or the sistership. In Kill Me Love Me, Mei Lin revolved around Murong Jinghe. Her determination was great, very great, but I never felt that she was his equal in intellect or as a leader.
I see Julia Xiang's Xueman here as a co-worker, a team leader. Sometimes as the romantic partner.
You don't have to answer this. Is Xueman a positive image for a woman?
I ask this to understand why I can google, "Why do viewers not like Julia Xiang and get an answer."
Thank you and take care.

Don't know what episode you are on, but by episode 3 she is not seeking revenge on the ML. This drama doesn't have the two leads being lovey dovey. They are pretty much professional in conduct while on the case. No flirting no PDA. But the concern, the love and the trust is there. In the glances. the unspoken intent of actions. It is really an ensemble where every gets or is given moments to shine. And both could be leading the investigation by themselves. There are no dummies, just some a bit quicker that the others.
I like Julia Xiang so pretty much like her character.

Ep. 9 is a good intro. The Camellia Demon story was touching.

I don't think that they explained it. He Yan was perhaps known in the Academy days as a sister of He Rufian. Even once they met as Generals that point was not touched on.