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I heard good things about this drama after the first 5-10 episodes aired. Would those that are caught up say the quality of story and characters has stayed the same? I want to start watching, but I've been burned too many times this summer to judge anything based only on the first 5-10 episodes.

Ok, so the newest clip released of Wu Jinyan and Wei Zheming is oozing chemistry! This is what I want from a WJY pairing!

The First Jasmine falling to an 8.2 while there are genuinely terrible dramas with much higher ratings on this site is very indicative of the state of cdramas. Is it perfect? No. But it was a refreshing change from the overdone plots and recycled characterization in nearly every idol drama made today.

Well, it looks like I won't bother finishing this drama. Which is sad, because I like both leads. They just did not have the chemistry to keep me engaged in this badly written and directed mess. Now that I'm seeing the reaction to the end, I really can't be bothered.

I don't think the directing or editing are helping them, either. The director's obsession with those face on shots, and some truly baffling edits, have taken me out of the moment every time.

The chemistry is lacking, unfortunately. They had potential, but it's not working. I feel like CZY is trying, but WJY is just not feeling it. And it's not that her character calls for a more restrained approach to romance with the Emperor. There's just no passion behind her delivery. There's flashes from time to time. But romantic moments fall flat. What's worse is that she had amazing chemistry with her MLs in her last two dramas. So I can't help but compare. I wonder if she was simply tired after coming back to set so soon after the baby.

Nearly every drama does this now. I'm so tired. This story didn't need it at all. It does nothing to further the main plot. I feel like every costume drama is either zombies or rebirth and I'm over it.

Yes. He stated before it started airing that he was too busy, and apologised to his fans after promising to do his own dubbing every time.

I'm so tired of the 'zombie' plot device being all the rage in dramaland lately. This story didn't need it. This is probably another cdrama that goes off the rails in the last third of the story. I'm going to keep watching for now, but I'm not expecting a great ending.

I'm gonna be honest. It started off with good potential, but I think editing and directing choices have made it suffer a bit. I'm still enjoying it, but with only 11 episodes left after today's, I was expecting more at this point.

The Double was shot with a SE, and YZ did have them change it and film the extras. I have know idea how this one will end.

I think they copy Mango just a day late, but I could be wrong.

No, it was filmed last year.

Is there a reason MDL allows ratings on unaired episodes? Because it's really noticeable on a lot of dramas that trolls voted one way or another.

I caved and switched to Viki from Mango. The subtitles really were getting worse as the show went on. I was trying to watch tonight and finally had enough. To make it worse, I mostly watch on my desktop, and the subtitles were minuscule! I felt like I was missing most of the visuals trying to read them. It was an instant improvement when I switched to Viki.

Mango apparently does one ep over the weekends.

I'm never going to like AI replacing actual artists' work, but at least it showed they cared enough to make it fit the drama. Unlike another very recent and much reviled intro.

CZY is dubbed. He didn't have time to do his own dubbing with his schedule.

I gave a chance to some well recommended dramas that had high 8 - 9 ratings on here, and I had to drop them. Some made me want to pull my hair out with how bad the acting and scripts were. Now, I'm a 'to each their own' girlie, but sometimes people are just wrong haha

I'm not sure I'm the best person to ask, but cdramas have a ranking system for productions. S+ dramas have the highest level of investments, meaning they have the money to spend on quality control. This production did not have S+ level backing.