The main thing this drama has going for it is that it's short, quick, and easily digestible. I don't have any expectations for these shorts and I expect them to be a bit choppy, given they are basically trying to fit a regular drama into 10min chunks - this was no exception. However, this one gets particularly chaotic in the last 10 episodes - just nonsensical really. Have not seen any of these actors in anything else - not particularly impressed with any of them. Not a bad filler if you are looking for something to watch real quick.
Started off good then slowly, through 58 episodes turns into a hot mess. FL starts off as this kick-ass, smart, fighter and slowly devolves into a nothing-burger. She becomes the over-thinking, woe-is-me, I have to take on everyone's pain, self-sacrificing/coupled with also making her be this over-saintly figure and not-so bright FL by the end - just hate it when they do this. Main couple was just ok with me - not bad, but not that great either. Chemistry was just ok and a weird decision to not have any real kissing scenes between them made it odd. I also found that there were just too many times that they decide to not tell the other one something (for various reasons) - which just speaks to lack of trust. This very weird concept of keeping things from one another as to not make them sad or to be worried - like the is the absolute worst thing you could - instead, it just takes away the other persons agency. Liked the plot twist with the ML and 2ML - then annoyed they kill off the 2ML at the very end - what was the whole point of that. Same deal with the FL's sister - why even go there, reunite them to just kill them off in the end. I thought the 2ML (General FU) - really was the best character - in terms of depth and nuance Main villain lady was a good cray-cray villain - didnt like that they just let her kill herself instead of FL ending her. I know, I know, cant have the saintly FL do such a dastardly thing - but it is what would have made the most sense and the most satisfactory ending. Eunuch baddy was the perfect level of creepy Another crap ending - really - FL goes into seclusion for 5 yrs! just abandons her kid and her niece?? Had a bit of flashback of TMOPB with that scenario. This drama did make me understand why they insisted on shortening drama's - when you have to fill 58 episodes - it just becomes nonsensical and draggy.
You really don't understand the story, the shaman said to Eunbo that she needs to stay away to King because something…
last comment - as I have discovered how to end this once for all and that is just that I am going to block you. Go enjoy your dramas and maybe when you catch up to my 512 shows viewing level I might have a little more patience for someone trying to tell me 'I just dont understand'
You really don't understand the story, the shaman said to Eunbo that she needs to stay away to King because something…
I would have stopped along time ago. I believe I was the first to ask you to stop - but you keep on insisting on replying. This isn't about anyone keeping their word (doesn't even apply here as no one made a promise to do such a thing) I keep asking you to stop and you keep replying. A reminder that this is MY comment thread - not yours. A second reminder that I asked you stop 3 comments ago and have been asking ever since - you' re the one who keeps coming back - not me. Not sure why this isn't sinking in - it's very simple - STOP relying to MY comment. And as long as this is happening under my comment - I will keep responding. So, you now have a choice - keep going or stop - its on you, not me.
You really don't understand the story, the shaman said to Eunbo that she needs to stay away to King because something…
Just stop already! It was my comment to start with - you stop coming here, you don't get to demand i leave my own thread. The only thing i am complaining about at this point is you. How is it that only your view (and those who agree with you) about the drama are correct and everyone else is wrong. That is not how opinions work. And the only possible reason you can have at this point for continuing on is your need to have the last word.
You really don't understand the story, the shaman said to Eunbo that she needs to stay away to King because something…
Exactly. You dont me at all and made a ton of wrong assumptions based on an opinion i had about a drama that you clearly loved and took my comment /opinion personally. Even this reply is filled with wrong assumptions and bias, is very condescending and rude. I hope you will stop now and just go back to posting about how you like this drama. You dont need to make a comment on every post you disagree with - you can just move along.
You really don't understand the story, the shaman said to Eunbo that she needs to stay away to King because something…
I absolutely understood the story and you are absolutely being rude and insulting - that is the truth. I get you liked the drama - its clear from all your comments and posts that you have a bias towards this drama - i was just expressing my thoughts - which i get to do. And yes, i tend to pay more attention the FL characters - because, i am often dismayed at how poorly women characters are written in asian dramas. Even with all that, there was absolutely no need for you to come into my comments and be so rude. We clearly have different opinions about the drama - just leave it at that and move on already.
tried to start this and only on episode 2 and I already cant stand the FL - that ridiculous FL character that is the young girl who leaves home to 'find herself' - but is really stupid, obsessed with food and money, running around stealing all the time, constantly getting herself in trouble - and from reading the comments - doesn't sound like she gets any better. And, yes, whoever did the sound effects for her - the constant lip-smacking and loud chewing is VERY distracting. Was kind of looking forward to Ao Rui Peng, but dont think I can endure the annoyance for 24 episodes. Gonna put on hold and go watch something else. May use this as something to fill some time while waiting on something else.
wasn't bad, draggy in spots, didn't like the ending - while happy, just unsatisfactory. Cant believe she was just never gonna tell him they had a kid if he didn't come looking for her. And someone seriously needs to just shoot the priestess lady - the whole bunch of them - causing so much damage. Lots of typical palace intrigue, the usual corrupt officials trying to retain/steel/keep power. Did appreciate a king character that wasn't weak and powerless - he actually knew how to use his position and stood up to his scheming mother. Kind of tired of the spoiled, rich girl who likes the prince/king and then goes cray-cray because he doesn't like her back added to the stupid trope of he was once nice to her when they were kids, so thinks she is in-love with him and he likes her - but when he doesn't (cause she doesn't bother to actually ask) - she loses her mind. I actually liked concubine Kim - she was just unabashedly ambitious - could have cared less about the king - she was great. FL started out smart and tough and then by the end she was the usual damsel in distress (and seriously, the whole knife sequence - how does one forget they are carrying a knife - it was just stupid!)
Finished it, but did not enjoy it all that much. The over-the-top, slap-stick stuff when on way too long - worked in some parts, but they overplayed it. The pieces I did like were when people popped up from the bottom of the screen, the antics between brothers was fun, enjoyed how FL and her dad always greeted each other. But the whole wheelchair thing was stupid. Interactions between ML and 2ML had more spice than the leads As I often comment about FL's here - once again, having an actress who is 10yrs older than the character she is portraying just doesn't not work. It's the visual of having someone who is clearly not the age of the character, try to behave like they are younger - just makes them seem stupid. In this case, the actress was 28 when she played this role - the character is no more than 18, yet, behaves like she is 15 - I know they are going for naive and innocent - but she clearly looks like she should know better - so she just seems like an air-head and kind of dumb most of the time. Seriously - not the brightest bulb on the tree, this FL. While this is only 24 episode long - it was all over the place - just not knitted together well. And, please, for the love of all that is sacred - please teach these FL's and directors how kissing should be done - the ridiculous face-plant, dead-fish, just our lips touching without any movement. Kissing is a joint effort. All three kisses in this drama are all surprise-attack kisses. Added to that the horrible - let's just stand here while the camera pans around us. One of them having their eyes open because they have been surprised by the kiss. We got robbed here, cause we know Caesar Wu can kiss (not so sure I have seen this FL do it well anywhere before) It also didnt help the they didnt have any real chemistry - mostly because she acts so childish throughout this and there isn't a whole lot of a sense of intimacy with them. It just fell flat.
I just finished this - but, man it was a bit of a chore. Mostly due to bad editing, a horrible script and one of the most irritating FL's in a cdrama. There are some cute parts - think my favorite was the Emperor and his brother at the end. Once they are together, together - they are cute, have good chemistry (when she isn't showing a tantrum about something) and good kissing scenes. So, SO could have done without the stupid maid/servant - seriously stupid woman - and the whole romance with her and Susu was just pointless, from a story perspective - was not needed at all. And, my god - who name a girl 'Meaty' - now this was probably a translation error - but, oof! And once again, cdrama writers managed to write one of the worst FL characters in this story. Besides the inconsistencies in her character - main one being she grew up in the Prince's mansion, but somehow lived on the streets?? Was not a favored in her house, but man did she act like a spoiled princess. She started to lose me me early on with all her mechanization right after she arrives - she agreed to this marriage, but then acts like she is trying to escape all the time and pulling all sorts of wild schemes for no real reason. Getting caught, then getting mad, acting like she is the victim and then yelling. I dont think she had a rational, calm conversation with the General in the whole first half of this drama. She really lost me when she goes on the scheme to help the Princess, doesn't tell him and then just treats him like sh*t - when the Princess asks her if ML will be ok and she is like, yeah, he is fine - he knows I am like this and will forgive me - I wasn't like - nah girl! that is not ok. But it really defined who she was - she really did feel like she could do whatever she wanted and everyone would just forgive her, so she felt it was ok to be a brat. What I didnt get, was why she has this attitude - she was not favored, she constantly brings up being a 'commoner' and growing up on the streets - made no sense that she would have this attitude. The girl was a walking disaster most of the time - everything she touched or schemed about turned into a mess and someone having to bail her out (primarily the ML). She didnt give a lot of thought to other people and the impact of her choices - just wanted to do what she wanted to when she wanted to do it and when she didn't get her way she either got drunk, threw a tantrum or both. She often when went off half-cocked due to hearing bits of a convo or maid heard bits of a convo and instead of finding out the whole story - then makes some really bad decisions. To be fair - the ML did always forgive and just enable her bad behavior - even called it 'cute' t times. She got a little more tolerable in the second half after they got to the capitol - but not entirely. Got bratty again towards the end. They mostly played this off as hormonal because she was pregnant. (and don't event get me started on what a ridiculous farce of writing it was about pregnant women - I just wanted to to scream). ML was not bad - a bit stiff in places and a bit too simpy towards his wife at times. Felt like he apologized way more than he should - especially when she NEVER apologized for her bad behavior. Fight scenes with him were good. Had some good tender moments with his wife.
Just finished this and kind of mixed bag for me. Storyline was ok - usually not a fan of sports-themed drams - but they kept it pretty low-key, so I could pretty much just skim through that. I mostly dont like them because the boys get way too competitive and a bit obnoxious - but they did ok here not overdoing it. Enjoyed the ML character, not so much the FL character. Esther has played this character so many times already - so nothing new here and it felt like she over-played the 'cutesy' a lot of the time here. And this is not to bash on her - she is lovely - just wish they would have her do more mature roles like My Journey To You - instead of these childish, bubble-head girls. Looking forward to Speed and Love to see if this is a more mature character. Enjoyed the story arc with the sister The arc about her comic book career was not too bad the story arc with her bestie and Lou Yan felt a bit unfinished/not fully flushed out Worth a watch as its short
anyone know a good place to watch this with English subtitles - NOT Hulu. I tried Kissasian and My Asian TV - but the subtitling is skipping over portions of dialogue - conversation in the car at end of EP 1 and her saying text she sent after he is thrown in the closet. Didnt want to go any further if this is going to be an ongoing issue. I was just gonna sign up for Wavve - but I am in the US - I dont see an English version of this website.
meh - could have been better. Did enjoy the parts with the writer and her editor Styling for ML was horrendous Younger sister was awful - the baby voice that was just grating and dressing her like 6 yr old exotic dancer was just gross (seriously - the lacy thigh-high stockings with the short skirts - just awful) FL is very stiff Really only watching this because of ML
I was gonna watch this and then the comments on IQIYI on ep 1 ruined the ending. Which I am kind of grateful for - saved me bunch of time and energy. I am not a big fan of SE/OE dramas. And I especially dont like the idea that I have to read the novel in order to appreciate the drama - I don't read Chinese novels - I just want to watch dramas - they are two completely different things to me . And if a drama has to have me go read the novel in order to understand it - means it was written poorly. Also sounds like the novel and drama have to different endings - hate it when they do this - either stick with original or do something different.
Not bad - definitely worth the watch. But, man, did I want to slap the FL character silly through most of this. Her nervousness and being scared was fine at the beginning - but after you have been through so many loops - get with it already! She never cals down, she was so slow to the uptake all time, constantly made rash decision that caused (generally, the ML) lots of headaches and it mostly got dragged out because she had REALLY bad judgments about people. I get that they were trying too portray her as scared - but, man, she just looked guilty as f*ck most of the time and then couldn't understand why people keep questioning her - maybe stop doing stupid shit and then being a really bad liar about it. She ultimately lost me when the ML kills someone (because she made a rash decision) and he is freaked out about and she doesn't even apologize to him or seem to really get why he is freaked out. Then it was her completely not recognizing that something is wrong with him - so hyper-focused on her own goals she cant even see that he is having real physical/health issues. She mostly comes through in the end - but I wasn't. big fan by then. Now -things not her fault -totally just a script problem - the need to stick her in the middle of everything - especially the investigation at the end - there is NO WAY they would let a civilian go help interview potential witnesses - the main excuse being that she just 'wanted to know' - which was pretty much her motivation for everything. Which, in of itself, drove me nuts - and that she would be better at getting info from the witness than the cop. Loved Capt Zhang and it would have added an interesting layer if he had joined into the loop at some point.
I don't have any expectations for these shorts and I expect them to be a bit choppy, given they are basically trying to fit a regular drama into 10min chunks - this was no exception. However, this one gets particularly chaotic in the last 10 episodes - just nonsensical really.
Have not seen any of these actors in anything else - not particularly impressed with any of them.
Not a bad filler if you are looking for something to watch real quick.
FL starts off as this kick-ass, smart, fighter and slowly devolves into a nothing-burger. She becomes the over-thinking, woe-is-me, I have to take on everyone's pain, self-sacrificing/coupled with also making her be this over-saintly figure and not-so bright FL by the end - just hate it when they do this.
Main couple was just ok with me - not bad, but not that great either. Chemistry was just ok and a weird decision to not have any real kissing scenes between them made it odd. I also found that there were just too many times that they decide to not tell the other one something (for various reasons) - which just speaks to lack of trust. This very weird concept of keeping things from one another as to not make them sad or to be worried - like the is the absolute worst thing you could - instead, it just takes away the other persons agency.
Liked the plot twist with the ML and 2ML - then annoyed they kill off the 2ML at the very end - what was the whole point of that. Same deal with the FL's sister - why even go there, reunite them to just kill them off in the end.
I thought the 2ML (General FU) - really was the best character - in terms of depth and nuance
Main villain lady was a good cray-cray villain - didnt like that they just let her kill herself instead of FL ending her. I know, I know, cant have the saintly FL do such a dastardly thing - but it is what would have made the most sense and the most satisfactory ending.
Eunuch baddy was the perfect level of creepy
Another crap ending - really - FL goes into seclusion for 5 yrs! just abandons her kid and her niece?? Had a bit of flashback of TMOPB with that scenario.
This drama did make me understand why they insisted on shortening drama's - when you have to fill 58 episodes - it just becomes nonsensical and draggy.
I believe I was the first to ask you to stop - but you keep on insisting on replying. This isn't about anyone keeping their word (doesn't even apply here as no one made a promise to do such a thing)
I keep asking you to stop and you keep replying.
A reminder that this is MY comment thread - not yours.
A second reminder that I asked you stop 3 comments ago and have been asking ever since - you' re the one who keeps coming back - not me.
Not sure why this isn't sinking in - it's very simple - STOP relying to MY comment. And as long as this is happening under my comment - I will keep responding. So, you now have a choice - keep going or stop - its on you, not me.
The only thing i am complaining about at this point is you. How is it that only your view (and those who agree with you) about the drama are correct and everyone else is wrong. That is not how opinions work.
And the only possible reason you can have at this point for continuing on is your need to have the last word.
Even with all that, there was absolutely no need for you to come into my comments and be so rude. We clearly have different opinions about the drama - just leave it at that and move on already.
And someone seriously needs to just shoot the priestess lady - the whole bunch of them - causing so much damage.
Lots of typical palace intrigue, the usual corrupt officials trying to retain/steel/keep power. Did appreciate a king character that wasn't weak and powerless - he actually knew how to use his position and stood up to his scheming mother.
Kind of tired of the spoiled, rich girl who likes the prince/king and then goes cray-cray because he doesn't like her back added to the stupid trope of he was once nice to her when they were kids, so thinks she is in-love with him and he likes her - but when he doesn't (cause she doesn't bother to actually ask) - she loses her mind.
I actually liked concubine Kim - she was just unabashedly ambitious - could have cared less about the king - she was great.
FL started out smart and tough and then by the end she was the usual damsel in distress (and seriously, the whole knife sequence - how does one forget they are carrying a knife - it was just stupid!)
The over-the-top, slap-stick stuff when on way too long - worked in some parts, but they overplayed it. The pieces I did like were when people popped up from the bottom of the screen, the antics between brothers was fun, enjoyed how FL and her dad always greeted each other. But the whole wheelchair thing was stupid.
Interactions between ML and 2ML had more spice than the leads
As I often comment about FL's here - once again, having an actress who is 10yrs older than the character she is portraying just doesn't not work. It's the visual of having someone who is clearly not the age of the character, try to behave like they are younger - just makes them seem stupid. In this case, the actress was 28 when she played this role - the character is no more than 18, yet, behaves like she is 15 - I know they are going for naive and innocent - but she clearly looks like she should know better - so she just seems like an air-head and kind of dumb most of the time. Seriously - not the brightest bulb on the tree, this FL.
While this is only 24 episode long - it was all over the place - just not knitted together well.
And, please, for the love of all that is sacred - please teach these FL's and directors how kissing should be done - the ridiculous face-plant, dead-fish, just our lips touching without any movement. Kissing is a joint effort. All three kisses in this drama are all surprise-attack kisses. Added to that the horrible - let's just stand here while the camera pans around us. One of them having their eyes open because they have been surprised by the kiss. We got robbed here, cause we know Caesar Wu can kiss (not so sure I have seen this FL do it well anywhere before)
It also didnt help the they didnt have any real chemistry - mostly because she acts so childish throughout this and there isn't a whole lot of a sense of intimacy with them. It just fell flat.
There are some cute parts - think my favorite was the Emperor and his brother at the end.
Once they are together, together - they are cute, have good chemistry (when she isn't showing a tantrum about something) and good kissing scenes.
So, SO could have done without the stupid maid/servant - seriously stupid woman - and the whole romance with her and Susu was just pointless, from a story perspective - was not needed at all. And, my god - who name a girl 'Meaty' - now this was probably a translation error - but, oof!
And once again, cdrama writers managed to write one of the worst FL characters in this story. Besides the inconsistencies in her character - main one being she grew up in the Prince's mansion, but somehow lived on the streets?? Was not a favored in her house, but man did she act like a spoiled princess. She started to lose me me early on with all her mechanization right after she arrives - she agreed to this marriage, but then acts like she is trying to escape all the time and pulling all sorts of wild schemes for no real reason. Getting caught, then getting mad, acting like she is the victim and then yelling. I dont think she had a rational, calm conversation with the General in the whole first half of this drama.
She really lost me when she goes on the scheme to help the Princess, doesn't tell him and then just treats him like sh*t - when the Princess asks her if ML will be ok and she is like, yeah, he is fine - he knows I am like this and will forgive me - I wasn't like - nah girl! that is not ok. But it really defined who she was - she really did feel like she could do whatever she wanted and everyone would just forgive her, so she felt it was ok to be a brat. What I didnt get, was why she has this attitude - she was not favored, she constantly brings up being a 'commoner' and growing up on the streets - made no sense that she would have this attitude.
The girl was a walking disaster most of the time - everything she touched or schemed about turned into a mess and someone having to bail her out (primarily the ML). She didnt give a lot of thought to other people and the impact of her choices - just wanted to do what she wanted to when she wanted to do it and when she didn't get her way she either got drunk, threw a tantrum or both.
She often when went off half-cocked due to hearing bits of a convo or maid heard bits of a convo and instead of finding out the whole story - then makes some really bad decisions.
To be fair - the ML did always forgive and just enable her bad behavior - even called it 'cute' t times.
She got a little more tolerable in the second half after they got to the capitol - but not entirely. Got bratty again towards the end. They mostly played this off as hormonal because she was pregnant. (and don't event get me started on what a ridiculous farce of writing it was about pregnant women - I just wanted to to scream).
ML was not bad - a bit stiff in places and a bit too simpy towards his wife at times. Felt like he apologized way more than he should - especially when she NEVER apologized for her bad behavior. Fight scenes with him were good. Had some good tender moments with his wife.
Storyline was ok - usually not a fan of sports-themed drams - but they kept it pretty low-key, so I could pretty much just skim through that. I mostly dont like them because the boys get way too competitive and a bit obnoxious - but they did ok here not overdoing it.
Enjoyed the ML character, not so much the FL character.
Esther has played this character so many times already - so nothing new here and it felt like she over-played the 'cutesy' a lot of the time here. And this is not to bash on her - she is lovely - just wish they would have her do more mature roles like My Journey To You - instead of these childish, bubble-head girls. Looking forward to Speed and Love to see if this is a more mature character.
Enjoyed the story arc with the sister
The arc about her comic book career was not too bad
the story arc with her bestie and Lou Yan felt a bit unfinished/not fully flushed out
Worth a watch as its short
Did enjoy the parts with the writer and her editor
Styling for ML was horrendous
Younger sister was awful - the baby voice that was just grating and dressing her like 6 yr old exotic dancer was just gross (seriously - the lacy thigh-high stockings with the short skirts - just awful)
FL is very stiff
Really only watching this because of ML
But, man, did I want to slap the FL character silly through most of this. Her nervousness and being scared was fine at the beginning - but after you have been through so many loops - get with it already! She never cals down, she was so slow to the uptake all time, constantly made rash decision that caused (generally, the ML) lots of headaches and it mostly got dragged out because she had REALLY bad judgments about people. I get that they were trying too portray her as scared - but, man, she just looked guilty as f*ck most of the time and then couldn't understand why people keep questioning her - maybe stop doing stupid shit and then being a really bad liar about it.
She ultimately lost me when the ML kills someone (because she made a rash decision) and he is freaked out about and she doesn't even apologize to him or seem to really get why he is freaked out. Then it was her completely not recognizing that something is wrong with him - so hyper-focused on her own goals she cant even see that he is having real physical/health issues. She mostly comes through in the end - but I wasn't. big fan by then.
Now -things not her fault -totally just a script problem - the need to stick her in the middle of everything - especially the investigation at the end - there is NO WAY they would let a civilian go help interview potential witnesses - the main excuse being that she just 'wanted to know' - which was pretty much her motivation for everything. Which, in of itself, drove me nuts - and that she would be better at getting info from the witness than the cop.
Loved Capt Zhang and it would have added an interesting layer if he had joined into the loop at some point.