so did not get this at all - it made no sense. How/why did he live this long? It never gets explained. Why does she think in her idea to court him that the first thing she should is say she is engaged??? WTH logic is that - it was stupid and weird as the set up. Still didn't find her all that likable in this - slightly better than in original, but not by much I get this was just done as a fan service - but it made NO Sense in connection to the original - they would have been better off just doing something else.
Just finished this and have to say - one of my least favorite FL characters out there - she was just awful! I could write. full-on rant, but roylyn's review above pretty much says everything I was thinking - so, no need to repeat it all. But, man, never wanted to main couple to NOT stay together as much as these two - she was just toxic for him. Really, the only thing that kept me going was I was enjoying the ML actor - hadn't seen him in anything before and he was wonderful - looking forward to his comeback
On EP10 and my god this FL is annoying - she hasn’t uttered a truthful word yet to the ML (and she wonders why he doesnt trust her), completely self-absorbed in her own bubble - as if she is the only one with problems (literally has a convo with her maid who expresses that she too is sad and FL is like WHAT!?!? You are sad too - what do you have to be sad about?), causing all sort of problems that she has to be bailed out of - can’t understand why she thinks her emperor dad is going to help, girl he married you off when you were in a coma ffs. Her antics at this point aren’t cute or funny - just makes her look like a brat. Constantly sticking her nose in where it doesn’t blend, no sense of boundaries - she has a GRAND sense of entitlement. And what bothered me the most was her constant threat to hurt herself to try and get people to do what she wanted. Really annoyed with her ‘brother’ - he is getting kind of creepy now with his obsession with her
Update: On Ep 27 and my lord, there is nothing i hate more than stupid FL’s - and this one is pretty dumb and the horrible trope of always listening/trusting the wrong people (mostly because she doesnt trust herself and she isn’t that bright). Add in the martyr complex of everyone else is more important than me (boohoohoo) And, just f*ck off to the maid who did her job poorly, knew everything and didn’t say a word (and then, of course comes clean at the worst possible moment - that’s on the writers) And this emperor is just a pig Update: Ep 31 - the absolute lack of how female reproduction is astounding - claims of sex and pregnancy overnight! I mean, i know it was all fake - but its not even close to believable And, still have to say - her brother is still super-creepy
Auntie is THE best
Update: finished I think I just may be too old to watch these kinds of romance dramas with this kind of FL. The ‘princess’ who has ‘been weak since birth’, who needs to be saved every five minutes; is not that bright (played off as naive and too trusting); super-childish (thank god no baby voice here - so there is that), the martyr character (my life/feelings are not as important as everyone else’s - so let me die - really is a selfish viewpoint because it says i dont care about how much that will hurt those i leave behind, just caring about how they can save everyone) or the idea that love means sel-sacrificing - same difference - its just wrong; ridiculously stubborn; never listens to anyone - just does whatever she wants (somehow this is always portrayed as a good thing - like they are just persistent) - I just cannot understand the attraction beyond being ‘cute’ - cause there just isn’t much there beyond that. I want my FL’s to be strong and fierce and not need to be saved every five seconds Big plus - the ML in that black outfit really is quite a lovely sight. HE is a little confusing - can tell if its real or not, just because the way it’s edited - different outfits that change suddenly at cliff, sudden time jump without warning and a bunch of other strange happenings in last episode +
I watched this in MyAsianTV and that may have ruined a bunch of it as the subtitling was just crap - besides being widely inaccurate - there was also the issue of anytime there was song lyrics the subtitling for the songs overrode the dialogue subtitling. These shorts are hard because the editing gets messy and this one actually had ALOT of story and not enough time to tell it (like, their backstory, would have been nice to see more. As well as more info on their respective palace stories). Then some weird jumps and edits at the end that didnt make sense.
Hot mess, super-low budget/production, has lots of funny moments (thanks to Zhou Lu Si) - season 1 is better than season 2. super-rushed ending (season 2 ending) that will leave you a bit unsatisfied. BUUUUT - episodes are short and quick - so if you need a filler binge while waiting on other stuff - its kind of fun
Hot mess, super-low budget/production, has lots of funny moments (thanks to Zhou Lu Si) - season 1 is better than season 2. super-rushed ending (season 2 ending) that will leave you a bit unsatisfied. BUUUUT - episodes are short and quick - so if you need a filler binge while waiting on other stuff - its kind of fun
On ep 14 and am really struggling to continue - sooooooo boring right now and the FL is kind of ruining it for me - so childish and she is kind of dumb (like airhead, blond dumb) I see by comments it may get better around ep 22 - but that is quite the long wait - may have to drop for a bit and come come back.
Update: decided to stick with it - just cause I cant seem to drop stuff that I started. On ep 35 now and so far, seems like most of the drama in this drama is caused by the FL doing stupid shit and the ML keeps having to come save her dumb ass. She spends most of time running around with the sad doe eyes and acting like a dumb blonde - not really getting why all these guys keep falling in-love with her
Gonna save you all a bunch of time and just move along. The ONLY saving grace of this drama is the super-steamy kissing scenes (of which there are numerous) - beyond that, its just a hot mess I am tired of the childish FL’s that they try to play off as ‘spunky’, but just comes across as angsty teenager with attitude (ffs writers, she is a 27 yr old woman - write her as such) and the super-toxic corporate family. HATED that they did the redemption arc at the end and absolutely NO consequences to anyone’s horrible actions
Just finished this up and my head hurts from how utterly stupid it was - the writers must really think the viewers are complete idiots to have written such a bad script. It had such great potential - but just failed everywhere. I had a lot of second hand embarrassment for the actors that they had to act this awful script. 1st half was worse than the second - but not by much. While i get they were going for comedy - it wasn’t funny, just stupid. Second half was more the corporate intrigue/murder mystery and it was just so full of HUGE plot holes and things that just didn’t make sense at all. Leads were ok - but am soooo sick of the stick-thin/anorexic fl’s - when I can see collar bones, shoulder bones, hip bones and knobby knees - it’s just not attractive. She looks so unhealthy. Doesn’t help with Asian obsession of white/white skin - just add to the sickly look. Also don’t understand the weird “nude’ tights that just look weird She wasn’t actually all that good at her job - her only skill was the weird “i can make only rich guys, fall in love with me with a look” - I mean seriously, why only rich guys??? Otherwise, she constantly screwed things up with her trying to play ‘savior’ Did appreciate once they did finally get together -the did have a good relationship with good communication and no real third party interference Loved the scooby-doo teams (for the most part) - could have so done without the crazy idol girl and all her violence. But the award for best scene stealer goes to SLL - he turns out to just be fabulous
Do college students in china dress like female lead? Those socks on an adult!!!!!!
those socks just killed me! it reminded of a small child in their ‘Sunday best’ - they could have completed the look if they had put patent leather mary janes on her 😂
Just finished this up and would say its ok - not great, but not bad either. One of JT’s better roles recently I hope after his ‘retirement’ if he decides to come back, he ends up with a good management company that will stop pairing him with actresses that are 15 years younger than him. This one worked a bit better than most - but it’s still disturbing. It would be so refreshing to see him in a drama with a more mature FL
"stay together and have good communication and partnership" - just no real sizzle to them.If only many real-life…
exactly - we just had different experiences and both are valid - its what makes watching these and reading comments so fun - to see how everyone experiences them differneetly
Jut finished this up and would say its pretty good - if you like this genre - not great, but good. Unfortunately, I came to this right after Legend of Shen Li and the difference is quite noticeable. Shen Li is up there with Peach Blossom in its quality, depth, story and seasoned actors - this is not. But definitely worth a watch. Male leads really do carry the show and will never forgive the writers for A'Jaing's ending - so not necessary. Lead actress is not one of my favorites, but loved the main ML actor - he was fabulous No real chemistry between leads - great sense of commraderie - but thats about it. Did appreciate no 3rd party interference once they do finally get together; no chary/psycho princess or childhood sweetheart (thank you writers for that); no horrible parent (mostly -his dad is great, but not that awful, psycho parent); and once together - stay together and have good communication and partnership - just no real sizzle to them.
Overall, this is a pretty good drama. I really liked how they dealt with mental health (for the most part - will get to that in a minute) I think the most captivating story line is the of the Jung Jea Hyuk - his mental illness, the role that toxic parents play in their children's lives and the lasting impact and ultimately how he comes to deal with it - it was well done. You start out hating him - but as you learn his story, you just west to give him a hug and are so happy he gets the help and recovers. While I like the FL - she was also one of the most frustrating characters - she was probably the one who could have used seeing a therapist the most and never does. She is that overthinking, eat/drink my emotions, pretends everything is ok until her world falls apart, cant be honest about her feelings and the only resolve they give to her emotional mess is that 'love' heals her - just, no, no, no. I am also soooo over the - I am afraid to tell my mom/dad I am dating - I mean I get it on the one hand - this is culture where the parents are waaayyy too involved in their children's lives (especially as adults) and their are not boundaries - which is why their children dont want to tell them things. On the other hand - she is a grown ass woman in her thirties (although just rife with emotional issues) I liked the ML - had only ever seen him in Black and a more recent sci-fit drama - he is good and I hope he does more rom-coms in the future - you could feel his angst and pain when his mom dies. The older couple romance was just devine - love both these actors - always a joy to watch. One of my other least favorite characters was the cousin/friend - was the total enabler because he just wanted everyone to not be upset. Always called when he shouldn't and was just generally not helpful. That all being said - was worth the watch.
The chapter with Ms Jin was there to show their happily ever after while adding a little second romance. I loved…
i mean, it wasn’t horrible - I have definitely seen worse - but noticeable and distracting enough - I just had that constant urge to want to fix it - lol!! And, yes, rest of styling was great - i especially liked it when she wore her hair down (most cottage scenes) - she just looked so stunning
How/why did he live this long? It never gets explained.
Why does she think in her idea to court him that the first thing she should is say she is engaged??? WTH logic is that - it was stupid and weird as the set up.
Still didn't find her all that likable in this - slightly better than in original, but not by much
I get this was just done as a fan service - but it made NO Sense in connection to the original - they would have been better off just doing something else.
Really, the only thing that kept me going was I was enjoying the ML actor - hadn't seen him in anything before and he was wonderful - looking forward to his comeback
Really annoyed with her ‘brother’ - he is getting kind of creepy now with his obsession with her
Update: On Ep 27 and my lord, there is nothing i hate more than stupid FL’s - and this one is pretty dumb and the horrible trope of always listening/trusting the wrong people (mostly because she doesnt trust herself and she isn’t that bright). Add in the martyr complex of everyone else is more important than me (boohoohoo)
And, just f*ck off to the maid who did her job poorly, knew everything and didn’t say a word (and then, of course comes clean at the worst possible moment - that’s on the writers)
And this emperor is just a pig
Update: Ep 31 - the absolute lack of how female reproduction is astounding - claims of sex and pregnancy overnight! I mean, i know it was all fake - but its not even close to believable
And, still have to say - her brother is still super-creepy
Auntie is THE best
Update: finished
I think I just may be too old to watch these kinds of romance dramas with this kind of FL. The ‘princess’ who has ‘been weak since birth’, who needs to be saved every five minutes; is not that bright (played off as naive and too trusting); super-childish (thank god no baby voice here - so there is that), the martyr character (my life/feelings are not as important as everyone else’s - so let me die - really is a selfish viewpoint because it says i dont care about how much that will hurt those i leave behind, just caring about how they can save everyone) or the idea that love means sel-sacrificing - same difference - its just wrong; ridiculously stubborn; never listens to anyone - just does whatever she wants (somehow this is always portrayed as a good thing - like they are just persistent) - I just cannot understand the attraction beyond being ‘cute’ - cause there just isn’t much there beyond that. I want my FL’s to be strong and fierce and not need to be saved every five seconds
Big plus - the ML in that black outfit really is quite a lovely sight.
HE is a little confusing - can tell if its real or not, just because the way it’s edited - different outfits that change suddenly at cliff, sudden time jump without warning and a bunch of other strange happenings in last episode +
These shorts are hard because the editing gets messy and this one actually had ALOT of story and not enough time to tell it (like, their backstory, would have been nice to see more. As well as more info on their respective palace stories). Then some weird jumps and edits at the end that didnt make sense.
BUUUUT - episodes are short and quick - so if you need a filler binge while waiting on other stuff - its kind of fun
BUUUUT - episodes are short and quick - so if you need a filler binge while waiting on other stuff - its kind of fun
Update: decided to stick with it - just cause I cant seem to drop stuff that I started. On ep 35 now and so far, seems like most of the drama in this drama is caused by the FL doing stupid shit and the ML keeps having to come save her dumb ass. She spends most of time running around with the sad doe eyes and acting like a dumb blonde - not really getting why all these guys keep falling in-love with her
The ONLY saving grace of this drama is the super-steamy kissing scenes (of which there are numerous) - beyond that, its just a hot mess
I am tired of the childish FL’s that they try to play off as ‘spunky’, but just comes across as angsty teenager with attitude (ffs writers, she is a 27 yr old woman - write her as such) and the super-toxic corporate family.
HATED that they did the redemption arc at the end and absolutely NO consequences to anyone’s horrible actions
I had a lot of second hand embarrassment for the actors that they had to act this awful script.
1st half was worse than the second - but not by much. While i get they were going for comedy - it wasn’t funny, just stupid. Second half was more the corporate intrigue/murder mystery and it was just so full of HUGE plot holes and things that just didn’t make sense at all.
Leads were ok - but am soooo sick of the stick-thin/anorexic fl’s - when I can see collar bones, shoulder bones, hip bones and knobby knees - it’s just not attractive. She looks so unhealthy. Doesn’t help with Asian obsession of white/white skin - just add to the sickly look.
Also don’t understand the weird “nude’ tights that just look weird
She wasn’t actually all that good at her job - her only skill was the weird “i can make only rich guys, fall in love with me with a look” - I mean seriously, why only rich guys??? Otherwise, she constantly screwed things up with her trying to play ‘savior’
Did appreciate once they did finally get together -the did have a good relationship with good communication and no real third party interference
Loved the scooby-doo teams (for the most part) - could have so done without the crazy idol girl and all her violence.
But the award for best scene stealer goes to SLL - he turns out to just be fabulous
One of JT’s better roles recently
I hope after his ‘retirement’ if he decides to come back, he ends up with a good management company that will stop pairing him with actresses that are 15 years younger than him. This one worked a bit better than most - but it’s still disturbing. It would be so refreshing to see him in a drama with a more mature FL
Unfortunately, I came to this right after Legend of Shen Li and the difference is quite noticeable. Shen Li is up there with Peach Blossom in its quality, depth, story and seasoned actors - this is not. But definitely worth a watch.
Male leads really do carry the show and will never forgive the writers for A'Jaing's ending - so not necessary.
Lead actress is not one of my favorites, but loved the main ML actor - he was fabulous
No real chemistry between leads - great sense of commraderie - but thats about it.
Did appreciate no 3rd party interference once they do finally get together; no chary/psycho princess or childhood sweetheart (thank you writers for that); no horrible parent (mostly -his dad is great, but not that awful, psycho parent); and once together - stay together and have good communication and partnership - just no real sizzle to them.
I think the most captivating story line is the of the Jung Jea Hyuk - his mental illness, the role that toxic parents play in their children's lives and the lasting impact and ultimately how he comes to deal with it - it was well done. You start out hating him - but as you learn his story, you just west to give him a hug and are so happy he gets the help and recovers.
While I like the FL - she was also one of the most frustrating characters - she was probably the one who could have used seeing a therapist the most and never does. She is that overthinking, eat/drink my emotions, pretends everything is ok until her world falls apart, cant be honest about her feelings and the only resolve they give to her emotional mess is that 'love' heals her - just, no, no, no.
I am also soooo over the - I am afraid to tell my mom/dad I am dating - I mean I get it on the one hand - this is culture where the parents are waaayyy too involved in their children's lives (especially as adults) and their are not boundaries - which is why their children dont want to tell them things. On the other hand - she is a grown ass woman in her thirties (although just rife with emotional issues)
I liked the ML - had only ever seen him in Black and a more recent sci-fit drama - he is good and I hope he does more rom-coms in the future - you could feel his angst and pain when his mom dies.
The older couple romance was just devine - love both these actors - always a joy to watch.
One of my other least favorite characters was the cousin/friend - was the total enabler because he just wanted everyone to not be upset. Always called when he shouldn't and was just generally not helpful.
That all being said - was worth the watch.