Some people wonder about women passing as men soldiers in the past. Google women passing as male soldiers in the past. You might be surprised.
Deborah Sampson served 17 months in the Continental Army.
Hannah Snell Served with the British Army and later deserted to join the Royal Marines. Fell out with her Sgt and received 500 lashes. Escaped discovery by the way her arms were tied and her small breasts. In India with the Royal Marines, in battle, was wounded 11 times, once in the groin and five times in her leg. After battle she was sent to a hospital where she was seen by two physicians. Avoided detection by removing the bullet by herself or was aided by a local woman. Her crewmates noticed that she didn't shave and nicknamed her Miss Molly Gray.' So she began flirting with local women.
Google women who passed as men soldiers in the past. Deborah Sampson served 17 months in the Continental Army;https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/deborah-sampson
Hannah Snell Served with the British Army and later deserted to join the Royal Marines. Fell out with her Sgt and received 500 lashes. Escaped discovery by the way her arms were tied and her small breasts. In India with the Royal Marines, in battle, was wounded 11 times, once in the groin and five times in her leg. After battle she was sent to a hospital where she was seen by two physicians. Avoided detection by removing the bullet by herself or was aided by a local woman. Her crewmates noticed that she didn't shave and nicknamed her Miss Molly Gray.' So she began flirting with local women.
Any drama recommendations so i have something to watch while i wait for episodes? (i have too much free time rn)
Serialbinger; Rather than overload you with lots of recommendations, Just one that I'm re-watching for the 4th or 5th time. Someone I respected said that My Treasure (2021) was good and it was. Modern day 'due diligence' world. The female is smart and plucky. The male is dark, competent and the mentor you wish you had. Her Mother is frustrating and endearing and a free spirit. Watching them scrimp to survive where each rmb is important is endearing. Thank you and take care.
I dont know maybe its just me but the original writer being female shows pretty hard.There is a lot of female…
Mephisto; You are entitled to your opinions and I respect that. After skimming through this thread, and I don't really care for argumentative threads, I think that female viewership is very important and many dramas take that into consideration. One article from 2021 said that last year female viewership was up to 62%. Up from 57% from 2018. I think that tastes, even along gender lines is subjective and themes, from realistic to wish fulfillment all have their place. imho I think that this drama fills the wish fulfillment and its high score on MDL reflects that, at least with the overseas viewership. \Thank you and take care.
May I ask what character in a similar drama fit your bill better?
I like Julia Xiang and think here her character was written to be that way as I've seen her directed and acting differently in other dramas. Dramas that I really liked her. Love in Time (2022) My intro to her and I think her best. Sunshine By My Side (2023) Support character Pan Rou. 3rd couple. Didn't recognize her at first as she looked and acted rather differently. Confident and intelligent modern woman. The Road to Ordinary (2023) The GF not meant to be. Angst. Ripe Town (2023) Kinda a pretty addition in what is really a sausage fest. Intelligent but too many other characters in the story for her to stand out. Just my thinking about Julia Xiang.
i feel u. it's objectively not that great so i'm also surprised by the rating. i like the actors and they're cute…
I like QVV but am also enjoying this. The romance is strong in this one and it draws people in. The two dramas are different even if the story and theme on the surface looks similar. Sorry if it isn't what you had hoped for. I see this as a romance and female empowerment in a martial situation. And to me, it is hitting the marks. Tastes are subjective. For me, ex-military and die hard military nut. the bar for a good war story can be pretty high. But there is room for something like Captain Newman M.D., Mediterraneo (Italian 1991) and The Best of Enemies (Italian 1961) Directed by Guy Hamilton and stars David Niven and Alberto Sordi None of the above are about female generals, but you might enjoy these movies. Things Italian The Stolen Children (Italian: Il ladro di bambini) 1993. A young policeman is left with transporting a young girl and her younger brother, to an orphanage. The mother had been renting out the 11 year old girl as a prostitute. The officer, emotionally not much older than the cynical girl decides to allow the boy's wish to see the beach. Worth watching. Thank you. Take care.
I’m so disappointed. I’ve read the novel multiple times waiting for the drama but it’s real bad. I dropped…
Don't stop. It builds up and is better. About being weak, perhaps she was still recovering her strength in the early episodes. Ep. 12 she fights three times with the third being very physical and good. About the ML discovering that she was a woman in ep. 4. That white cloth that she ripped from her clothing was the cloth that bound her breasts. So he felt her full chest. In the service, (USAF, 76-82) there were a few men who could have passed as women and with Asians there would be more. Also, when you work together, if they do their job, you don't look to kick them out. I was a room mate with a pothead, but as long as he did his job, I would let sleeping dogs lie. The drama should have had some of the men closest to her and who were very observant instinctively and unobtrusively running interference for He Yan, protecting a valuable asset. It is true with her previous experience in the Army, there shouldn't have been that kind of surprise. I would say that it all in the name if drama. About scars, ep. 9. 34:44. Hope that your enjoying experience gets better. Sometimes it is hard to let go of the book when viewing a drama. But the two mediums often call for different narrative styles. Thank you and take care.
Wow, this comment section is all over the place! I'd just like to point out that dramas adapted from novels rarely…
Have you googled female generals in ancient China? Or youngest generals in ancient China? I agree with the basic premise of what you are saying, but there are exceptions that can align with this drama. I don't pay attention to the comments about the FL. At this point I am thinking that she is doing an excellent job. And what makes a leader is not only one characteristic. Thank you.
I am really enjoying this drama. The leads have great chemistry and her attitude, smartness, activeness, mainly…
Qingchuan's Veil of Vengeance (2025) Christy Guo Former General Mo Qingchuan was captured and framed as a traitor. Comes back to exact revenge on those that wronged her. Dominion and Devotion (2025) The fifth prince was chosen to be the new puppet Emperor by the scheming Directorate Supervising Eunuch. That he was a she would not be the only surprise. Both mini dramas with the same same female director. Revenge of Reborn Princess (2024) The female is smart. The male would do anything to protect his love. A jade pendant gives them a chance to reset time. Princess, Make Way (2023) A guard for the Dowager Empress is given the task get close to a minister. She can change her appearance but she must refresh herself periodically. She finds out that the minister is the only person that she did not defeat in a duel. There are more.
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Google women passing as male soldiers in the past. You might be surprised.
Deborah Sampson served 17 months in the Continental Army.
Hannah Snell
Served with the British Army and later deserted to join the Royal Marines.
Fell out with her Sgt and received 500 lashes. Escaped discovery by the way her arms were tied and her small breasts.
In India with the Royal Marines, in battle, was wounded 11 times, once in the groin and five times in her leg. After battle she was sent to a hospital where she was seen by two physicians. Avoided detection by removing the bullet by herself or was aided by a local woman. Her crewmates noticed that she didn't shave and nicknamed her Miss Molly Gray.' So she began flirting with local women.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Snell
Great respect for any woman who chose to serve in the past.
Served with the British Army and later deserted to join the Royal Marines.
Fell out with her Sgt and received 500 lashes. Escaped discovery by the way her arms were tied and her small breasts.
In India with the Royal Marines, in battle, was wounded 11 times, once in the groin and five times in her leg. After battle she was sent to a hospital where she was seen by two physicians. Avoided detection by removing the bullet by herself or was aided by a local woman. Her crewmates noticed that she didn't shave and nicknamed her Miss Molly Gray.' So she began flirting with local women.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Snell
Great respect for any woman who chose to serve in the past.
Deborah Sampson served 17 months in the Continental Army;
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/deborah-sampson
Rather than overload you with lots of recommendations,
Just one that I'm re-watching for the 4th or 5th time.
Someone I respected said that My Treasure (2021) was good and it was. Modern day 'due diligence' world. The female is smart and plucky. The male is dark, competent and the mentor you wish you had. Her Mother is frustrating and endearing and a free spirit. Watching them scrimp to survive where each rmb is important is endearing.
Thank you and take care.
You are entitled to your opinions and I respect that. After skimming through this thread, and I don't really care for argumentative threads, I think that female viewership is very important and many dramas take that into consideration. One article from 2021 said that last year female viewership was up to 62%. Up from 57% from 2018.
I think that tastes, even along gender lines is subjective and themes, from realistic to wish fulfillment all have their place. imho I think that this drama fills the wish fulfillment and its high score on MDL reflects that, at least with the overseas viewership.
\Thank you and take care.
Love in Time (2022) My intro to her and I think her best.
Sunshine By My Side (2023) Support character Pan Rou. 3rd couple. Didn't recognize her at first as she looked and acted rather differently. Confident and intelligent modern woman.
The Road to Ordinary (2023) The GF not meant to be. Angst.
Ripe Town (2023) Kinda a pretty addition in what is really a sausage fest. Intelligent but too many other characters in the story for her to stand out.
Just my thinking about Julia Xiang.
I see this as a romance and female empowerment in a martial situation. And to me, it is hitting the marks.
Tastes are subjective. For me, ex-military and die hard military nut. the bar for a good war story can be pretty high. But there is room for something like Captain Newman M.D., Mediterraneo (Italian 1991) and The Best of Enemies (Italian 1961) Directed by Guy Hamilton and stars David Niven and Alberto Sordi
None of the above are about female generals, but you might enjoy these movies.
Things Italian
The Stolen Children (Italian: Il ladro di bambini) 1993.
A young policeman is left with transporting a young girl and her younger brother, to an orphanage. The mother had been renting out the 11 year old girl as a prostitute. The officer, emotionally not much older than the cynical girl decides to allow the boy's wish to see the beach. Worth watching.
Thank you. Take care.
About being weak, perhaps she was still recovering her strength in the early episodes. Ep. 12 she fights three times with the third being very physical and good.
About the ML discovering that she was a woman in ep. 4. That white cloth that she ripped from her clothing was the cloth that bound her breasts. So he felt her full chest.
In the service, (USAF, 76-82) there were a few men who could have passed as women and with Asians there would be more. Also, when you work together, if they do their job, you don't look to kick them out. I was a room mate with a pothead, but as long as he did his job, I would let sleeping dogs lie. The drama should have had some of the men closest to her and who were very observant instinctively and unobtrusively running interference for He Yan, protecting a valuable asset.
It is true with her previous experience in the Army, there shouldn't have been that kind of surprise. I would say that it all in the name if drama.
About scars, ep. 9. 34:44. Hope that your enjoying experience gets better.
Sometimes it is hard to let go of the book when viewing a drama. But the two mediums often call for different narrative styles. Thank you and take care.
I agree with the basic premise of what you are saying, but there are exceptions that can align with this drama.
I don't pay attention to the comments about the FL. At this point I am thinking that she is doing an excellent job. And what makes a leader is not only one characteristic. Thank you.
Dominion and Devotion (2025) The fifth prince was chosen to be the new puppet Emperor by the scheming Directorate Supervising Eunuch. That he was a she would not be the only surprise.
Both mini dramas with the same same female director.
Revenge of Reborn Princess (2024) The female is smart. The male would do anything to protect his love. A jade pendant gives them a chance to reset time.
Princess, Make Way (2023) A guard for the Dowager Empress is given the task get close to a minister. She can change her appearance but she must refresh herself periodically. She finds out that the minister is the only person that she did not defeat in a duel.
There are more.