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IKR! Those beautiful long flowing outfits that get tangled here and there. I must admit she has the most beautiful wardrobe here. I guess the production team just want to show off their talents in couture in this drama :)

Yeah, like you, I hate this trope too: a man or woman force someone else to reciprocate their love, if not, they are entitled to do anything they want, including to bring harm, to the persons who don't love them back. When I first started watching C-drama, I was like, WTF! Over the years, then I understand this is the trope that's been used in almost all mainland Chinese dramas. I do wish they change this one day because it's really getting so annoying.

I agree with @estrgrace7. Don't read the negative comments here because they may not be portraying the real picture to you. Watch it for yourself.

Yes and yes :D

OMG! Had you not pointed out, I wouldn't have recognized him. I love his acting in both dramas.

He has a cute and loyal role. Very nice character he's playing.

I don't think the 2 main leads' acting is worse than the acting of those idols, such as, you know who ..... :)

That's the fun watching dramas together, right? Some people like certain dramas, some don't. We discuss why we like them and why we don't. That's why we enjoy coming on to MDL, no?

I do find many Chinese dramas have their lines repeated constantly. So if you watch a lot of Chinese dramas, you can even guess what they are going to say next. Do you really think when people say they understand Chinese just to sound cool? Hmmm....

It did happen, not without opposition, I guess :)

Ah... I see. Thanks for the explanation. I should think of it like Star Wars way :D

... and why does Tang San speak in a contemporary tone? Is this by design?

Episode 2 - I thought people clasp their hands and bow to each other in greetings rather than shaking hands in historical dramas.

I like the Empress. She's also a pitiful character. I really like it that she works with the ML and FL to overcome their hurdles.

Don't worry. This drama feels like a rom-com throughout, light, funny and comedic, with a very obvious plot. The antagonists are not very intelligent, making the whole drama fun to watch.

Yes, indeed women are being used as pawns in many historical stories. But ironically, despite being pawns, women also garner enormous power behind the scene, eg. Empress Wang, A'Wu, Empress Xie Wan Ru etc.

She will marry the Crown Prince when the Emperor dies, and becomes the famous Wu Empress, Wu Zetian, who is also a de facto emperor. Cheers to women power!

Yes and no. At this point (Ep 18), they are not together yet.

IKR! It looks so real with the head twisted like that. If it's real, I hope it survives. Poor horses :D

I'm up to Episode 18, not a single second skipped, so I can say these: This series is getting intense and serious; it's so good. Great wuxia, great palace politics, great ML (smart and the best fighter around), great FL (intelligent and courageous), great Wu concubine (intelligent and kind), great antagonists (intelligent, devious, unscrupulous, really really and blatantly bad and annoying). Yes, must watch. Don't be misled by the low ratings on Duboku and Douban, and by the negative reviews here on MDL.