i'm the number one shouhua and du yanxi defender
i decided to rate it a 10 even before i finished it, mostly because of how much fun i had watching it and how some storylines were very special to me. i particularly felt like i was reading a series of romance novels, like bridgerton, where the family is the center of the narrative but we focus on each couple at a time, and when the story of the couple you like is over you're still able to get glimpses of their happy life! it's light hearted, with some family drama and funny moments.Shouhua and Du Yanxi are my absolute favorites, i was obssesed with their unique story, the yearning was so good!
close to them, i really liked Leshan and Yang Xian.
the fourth sister's story was good, but the third sister was my least favorite.
overall, i feel like if you watch it in order to get to know the family and not just one couple you'll have much more fun!
oh, and the costumes and headpieces were sooo beautiful, it's very aesthetically pleasing <333
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it makes me sad because i really wanted to enjoy it, the premise was so good! but i couldn't care about for most of the characters, and those who were nice to watch had little screen time compared to others, and in the end some of them turned out to be irrelevant.
i didn't like the bonus episode as well, made me cringe because it didn't seem like a continuation of the drama, it was out of place
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foi muito legal acompanhar enquanto lançava porque os primeiros episódios acabavam sempre de forma interessante, mas conforme chegou na fase final (a partir do ep. 12) ficou mais lento e repetitivo, o que me fez terminar um pouquinho forçada pois já estava cansada da história. o plot final foi resolvido bem corrido, poderia ter sido melhor desenvolvido.
visualmente achei tudo tão fofo e cozy, e fiquei viciada na OST por algumas semanas, é bem divertida
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basically the male wife trope
the inicial idea was crazy good, and that made the first episodes very easy to watch.i really liked that Pei Wen Xuan and Li Rong are not traditional characters, their personalities were different than we usually see in chinese dramas, they are a unique couple. also i loved their past, it was absolute DRAMA!
however, there's a very disturbing scene on episode 25 between the main couple, that bothered me a lot and i have not seen anyone talk about it, that scene was hideous, it even made me think if i would finish the drama, and it's the reason why i took away so many stars in my review. i believe it would be a trigger for some people, so beware.
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enjoyable, but could be better
in the beginning i was totally hooked, but their relatioship had a rushed and harsh ending, with a lot of points left with no development, maybe 2 more episodes could've solved this issue. for me, the plot had some other weak points as well, that i could not find believable at all (her career promotion was so weird)anyways, at least for the first time in a long time i kinda liked the second couple.
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this drama was almost impossible for me to finish due to how boring it is. the FL carrer is bizarre and she is tedius, with a workaholic persona that made her blind to the other aspects of her life. the ML was unreasenable, he hid from her for several episodes that they were online friends just to have fun manipulating her, and also, he was always comanding her to cook, which wasn't nice to watch. both of them were too naive.
and to top it all, there were the dull and uninteresting supporting characters, i skiped all of their scenes.
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the poster was better than the actual episodes
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i felt bored at some points because the side caracthers were a little annoying but i absolutely LOVED the politics & the messy family drama between the emperor and his sons, it was sooo good! xx
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grumpy x sunshine at it's best
this drama was a great surprise and it's my favorite of 2024!the plot is crazy, but it's a very fun story!
i was very pleased by ding yu xi's acting, and i was really surprised by how good of an actor he is (it was his first work that i watched) and esther is great as usual. their interactions were what made this so special, and the grumpy x sunshine trope was everything!
overall, there were some small issues, but they were not that bad and i managed to watch it in a very short period of time (even when i was studying for my finals lol)! i had a fun time, i liked the characters and they wore STUNNING costumes, for me, that's all i look for in a drama.
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