what does this even mean? what's an "extreme-natured" character to you?
Hmm, I think the ML's brother was neither too good nor too bad. The grandmother is also neither good or bad.. She caused trauma for the FL but still loves her and is trying to take care of her while still banishing her family, I'd say that's pretty complex. Also the show is still new, there's a lot of time for the characters to start showing more complex behavior
● idk if the ML actor dubs himself or if another voice actor does, but I LOVE his voice ! ● Yang Zi always makes me care about her characters. I feel protective over the FL, the last scene of her crying had me wanting to fight that old man (even tho I like him too) ● The chemistry between her and Qi Jiu feels soooo organic, their conversations flow so naturally, I'm not used to seeing that in dramas.. damn it's always the non-romance stories that have the best romantic chemistry
I think it's a waste of YX character, and I can't even be sad because I don't care. They killed a character that…
Him dying isn't new though. His heart condition had been established since the show started, and he mentioned Xue Qing Lan signing up to be a widow a long time ago. The doctor saying he only had 3 years was not a surprise at all, my thoughts during that scene were "I thought we all kinda knew this already"
I also don't think the ending was rushed at all, we had 4 episodes of high stakes on a low-stakes show, with 2 prep episodes that led up to them. It was just the right pacing, from a writing perspective. There was no other way this could've been done, unless maybe if they dragged out the action for more episodes, which wouldn't have made any sense with the themes of the show. I think a lot of drama-viewers are used to having a few future scenes where everything is calm and steady, but I personally I don't think it's necessary at all for a good ending. The scene of the leads walking out of the fire was such a perfectly cinematic ending. Not every story needs a time jump.
And how is it a waste of a character? he had amazing development, they gave him such grace towards the end, in a way that I'm sure even people who hated his character still liked him by then, and then he died with a purpose. His death wasn't random or unnecessary unlike some characters in dramas that add a random death for an emotional cheat-code. It made so much sense, he spent his entire life away from the military because of his illness, and then his illness ended up closing up on him anyways, but he managed to die a military death, living the life that he was always deprived of. It was a poetic ending for him, not a waste at all !
(general opinions, no actual spoilers)thoughts after finishing: ● Before I watched the express episodes, I saw…
Spoilers and somewhat spoilers: ● Chen Yan Yun's mother's little monologue when she found out he wasn't dead really got to me ngl
● Bro what's up with all the servants dying, I loved those guys and they went down like dominos 😭my girl Qing Pu's the only one that made it out. It's giving that one scene from Game Of Thrones, "All men must die, but we are not men."
● JinZhao was looking gorgeous throughout all that trauma, she'd be crying her heart out while I'm thinking damn that shade of lipstick really suits her.
● villain Fu and his wife had a really poetic thing going on, I didn't fw him like that but their death scene, and the one before, were beautiful, in both dialogue and visuals.
● I admit I was a little bummed about Ye Xian never getting to be with Xue Qing Lan, but the fact that he never fell for her but still cared about her (like when he went out to talk to her so that she wouldn't be worried) shows a lot of growth on his part. He was way less thoughtful and much more selfish in the beginning of the show, and he only ever showed worry about JinZhao which was selfish in itself bc he wanted her. So I'm really glad about his character development.
● As someone who's a little stubborn when it comes to my ships, somehow I really liked the possibility of what could've been, between both Ye Xian/Xue Qing Lan, and also the personal servants of the leads (bc yes I shipped those too lol) I think it added a lot of depth and heart to the story...
(general opinions, no actual spoilers) thoughts after finishing:
● Before I watched the express episodes, I saw some people say the ending was rushed, but I have to say, I completely disagree. The pacing was really well done, I think if the 6 episodes were dropped in 2 per day, people wouldn't think that.
● I also saw some people just generally criticize the ending before I got to it, so I went in with low expectations, and again, I completely disagree, it was executed so nicely, I didn't find any writing/acting/production flaws with it at all!
● Ye Xian's character really grew on me. I never shipped him with Gu JinZhao from beginning to end, but him individually definitely had a nice antihero thing going on for him that closed nicely.
planning on trying this when it's done airing, can anyone give me their first impression, good or bad? ik not…
It's really interesting so far. I'm surprised at how much it has me caring about ink lmao
I even thought I'd hate the cinematography bc of the cold lighting but it's surprisingly really nice, there were some gorgeous shots with such intentional symmetry, you can tell the director put effort into the visuals as well
How was first 10 episodes.i didn't start please tell me is fl is strong, and independent
she's intelligent and hard-working. Idk if independent is a defining word for her because she's not afraid to ask for help and depend on others when she needs to. I think it makes her more interesting..
● idk if the ML actor dubs himself or if another voice actor does, but I LOVE his voice !
● Yang Zi always makes me care about her characters. I feel protective over the FL, the last scene of her crying had me wanting to fight that old man (even tho I like him too)
● The chemistry between her and Qi Jiu feels soooo organic, their conversations flow so naturally, I'm not used to seeing that in dramas.. damn it's always the non-romance stories that have the best romantic chemistry
I also don't think the ending was rushed at all, we had 4 episodes of high stakes on a low-stakes show, with 2 prep episodes that led up to them. It was just the right pacing, from a writing perspective. There was no other way this could've been done, unless maybe if they dragged out the action for more episodes, which wouldn't have made any sense with the themes of the show. I think a lot of drama-viewers are used to having a few future scenes where everything is calm and steady, but I personally I don't think it's necessary at all for a good ending. The scene of the leads walking out of the fire was such a perfectly cinematic ending. Not every story needs a time jump.
And how is it a waste of a character? he had amazing development, they gave him such grace towards the end, in a way that I'm sure even people who hated his character still liked him by then, and then he died with a purpose. His death wasn't random or unnecessary unlike some characters in dramas that add a random death for an emotional cheat-code. It made so much sense, he spent his entire life away from the military because of his illness, and then his illness ended up closing up on him anyways, but he managed to die a military death, living the life that he was always deprived of. It was a poetic ending for him, not a waste at all !
● Chen Yan Yun's mother's little monologue when she found out he wasn't dead really got to me ngl
● Bro what's up with all the servants dying, I loved those guys and they went down like dominos 😭my girl Qing Pu's the only one that made it out. It's giving that one scene from Game Of Thrones, "All men must die, but we are not men."
● JinZhao was looking gorgeous throughout all that trauma, she'd be crying her heart out while I'm thinking damn that shade of lipstick really suits her.
● villain Fu and his wife had a really poetic thing going on, I didn't fw him like that but their death scene, and the one before, were beautiful, in both dialogue and visuals.
● I admit I was a little bummed about Ye Xian never getting to be with Xue Qing Lan, but the fact that he never fell for her but still cared about her (like when he went out to talk to her so that she wouldn't be worried) shows a lot of growth on his part. He was way less thoughtful and much more selfish in the beginning of the show, and he only ever showed worry about JinZhao which was selfish in itself bc he wanted her. So I'm really glad about his character development.
● As someone who's a little stubborn when it comes to my ships, somehow I really liked the possibility of what could've been, between both Ye Xian/Xue Qing Lan, and also the personal servants of the leads (bc yes I shipped those too lol) I think it added a lot of depth and heart to the story...
thoughts after finishing:
● Before I watched the express episodes, I saw some people say the ending was rushed, but I have to say, I completely disagree. The pacing was really well done, I think if the 6 episodes were dropped in 2 per day, people wouldn't think that.
● I also saw some people just generally criticize the ending before I got to it, so I went in with low expectations, and again, I completely disagree, it was executed so nicely, I didn't find any writing/acting/production flaws with it at all!
● Ye Xian's character really grew on me. I never shipped him with Gu JinZhao from beginning to end, but him individually definitely had a nice antihero thing going on for him that closed nicely.
Spoilers and somewhat spoilers:
I even thought I'd hate the cinematography bc of the cold lighting but it's surprisingly really nice, there were some gorgeous shots with such intentional symmetry, you can tell the director put effort into the visuals as well