even though this show is good, it's not great and definitely forgettable. I'm not sure what it is missing, but…
I will say that YY's son's (Emperor) reception to DeRang & YanYan's love & his treatment of his mother & DeRang is REFRESHING and maybe the only memorable part in the past several (44-46?) episodes. everything else... meh. Ep 44 was legit a filler episode & I can't help to think the last 2 episodes will be just as mediocre. I'm left with a final impression summed up in two words: MEH & FORGETTABLE. The magic of drawing watchers in & making them fall in love with the characters & their lives was absolutely missing in this drama.
even though this show is good, it's not great and definitely forgettable. I'm not sure what it is missing, but something is and it's super noticeable. More in the spoiler comment below...
whelp, the inevitable happened we all saw coming a mile away with 2nd sister. See spoiler.
Second sister's moral compass and loyalty had always been questionable at best. She came off as a very selfish and vain character who only really (when it came down to it) cared about what her love interest wanted. Now that by ep41/42 her husband led not only himself but their only son to their demise lusting after the throne... 2nd sister has gone full on Dark Side in plotting her revenge against YanYan. Too bad we all saw this a mile away or it would have been a good plot twist. -_-
Can someone tell me to what extent is Ming Yi a power-hungry and evil character? (Either from the novel or from…
in my personal opinion... he doesn't. He may be extremely selfish and makes decisions he has justified as right/worth it in his mind for the greater good of his country and even for his own selfish desires (yanyan), BUT... to go completely to the dark side and murder, plot, poison, etc., I don't think he will. He hasn't so far & I don't see him as "evil" at all. An asshole who disregards friendships/loyalty... maybe. Villainously evil? Not so much.
ooooh the show is amazing by ep50 and somewhat balanced... but I have a feeling things are about to get even more rough for our girl and I'm already dreading it. :O
ungh. & that my friends is how you put a final nail in a drama coffin. Besides Han Derang & his Mother... do we care at ALL about any of these other characters or how they'll end up at this point??? I had SUCH high hopes after the first few episodes, but that died slowly after each and every episode so far aired. Now seeing 39&40 raw... nope. Before ep38-40 I didn't find MingYi QUITE as despicable as other viewers.... but now? UGH. No ending is going to make me happy at this point, tbh. ●﹏●
I swear. Just watched ep 30 & she really don't give a shiz & question the king's stupid "advise" lol. She literally…
She called him "shameless" and I nearly died. She is FIERCE! lol. She stole my heart back when she decided to stay up & drink a few along with her son to drown out his heartache. LOVE.
IKR. That's also what I highlighted in my previous comment. The moment of their meeting after their temporary…
absolutely this. Her reactions and stone facedness is definitely "off" in some of these scenes where emotions/shock would have been running high. If the director wanted her to portray "I've locked all my emotions up because I have to" then I get it... but it has hurt us as viewers from relating to her, because no one wants to be on #TeamCold-Ass-B*tch ... you know?
& OMG I'm a huuuuge fan The Story of Yanxi Palace. SUCH a fabulous drama that does this trope and tons of other things justice! <3
IKR. That's also what I highlighted in my previous comment. The moment of their meeting after their temporary…
YES. I think the transition was odd. YanYan went from "I'm here but don't expect anything else from me" to a super frigid "in the game now" & not caring how De Rang or anyone else feels... in one big swoop and it leaves a bitter taste in viewers' mouths. You can still see De Rang struggling with the new relationship/friendship parameters... but YanYan is acting like she really is over it and doesn't GAF about past feelings/love anymore. Yikes.
Not gonna lie... the way YanYan was the one to initiate physical/caring contact with MingYi in front of De Rang in EP 27 felt all kinds of ungrateful and heartless. Maybe yanyan & mingyi deserve each other? -_- While I normally actually enjoy this bittersweet romance trope, the FL in these kinds of shows don't usually act like this & I'm finding it more & more distracting/disappointing. They are making yanyan out to be completely heartless & cold rather than strong/growing up because of circumstances. There's a world of difference between the two. That also happens to be the difference between having a FL we LOVE or a FL we LOATHE. tsk tsk.
I’m glad someone else said it. From the beginning, I didn’t understand An’s deadly animosity toward his…
Very much ALL of what you said. His hate was soooo weird and misplaced. There was no way he would have though it would have been done on purpose. & he was (somehow) the one person in the drama who could get ALL the info/secret intel first, so he would have easily known that. I thought his hate may have stemmed from the fact that he felt the Emperor may have covered up the incident to protect his son? But even that should have had him hate his brother & not his nephew. So strange.
Also, his love for the FL was obsessive and odd. He hurt her and used her SO bad throughout the show. His character was a mess! Actually, now that I think about it, a LOT of the characters in this show were quite over-the-top and maybe that's why they were not very relatable?
Don't get me started on the FL's so-called love. (so wishy washy) & the weird final episode where everything that needed to be resolved either 1. didn't get resolved, or #2 just got some ridiculous semi-sticky bandaid slapped on it to stop the hemorrhaging of plot threads. Lightning? Really???
There were some great actors in this show though and had all the pieces there to make good drama, but it just... wasn't. Not even close.
Literally about to comment this...it seems like google subs...i'll try up to episode 2 and if its still bad i'll…
so far they are also bad in ep2&3 as well. :( I can kind of follow along because I've watched soooo many of these, but I'll miss out on a LOT of the plotting, conversations, etc. :/ I already don't know some of what is happening & driving the ML. -_-
I don't even know what I'm watching. Could they not have made this at least SEEM like a continuation of the previous part? The FL reverting back to acting like a 14yo at this point is uber jarring and the plot is... I don't even know what. Ugh. Such an odd "movie".
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& OMG I'm a huuuuge fan The Story of Yanxi Palace. SUCH a fabulous drama that does this trope and tons of other things justice! <3
Also, his love for the FL was obsessive and odd. He hurt her and used her SO bad throughout the show. His character was a mess! Actually, now that I think about it, a LOT of the characters in this show were quite over-the-top and maybe that's why they were not very relatable?
Don't get me started on the FL's so-called love. (so wishy washy) & the weird final episode where everything that needed to be resolved either 1. didn't get resolved, or #2 just got some ridiculous semi-sticky bandaid slapped on it to stop the hemorrhaging of plot threads. Lightning? Really???
There were some great actors in this show though and had all the pieces there to make good drama, but it just... wasn't. Not even close.