ChineseDramaFan

I watched it on Duboku but it has no English subs. I think YouTube also has it under some personal accounts with English subs except I don't know if it works in your country. Try this: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6xVgUZ4UP2O_KIAwmbD67f8f8CjiEOiW

LOL! I was wondering about that (the costume) too. It's so awkward when she was fiddling with the gadgets and her head ornaments dangling all over the place.

Absolutely, but after a hiatus :)

Romance? I hope not. Quite sick of romance dramas these days; they're all the same - airheaded FL falls into the arms of the hero and bingo. I hope their relationship is platonic, simply professional, for once. I like both the FL and the ML, strong, objective, intelligent :)

She and ML can switch to and fro their taste buds and feelings by dripping their tears into each other's eyes. It's really funny when they find out the trick :)

No, it doesn't go down. All is good. Don't worry :)

Normally when a couple gets married, that's the end of the story. But for this drama, it goes all the way to after marriage life, etc. Still want more? 4 babies? XD

Wow! Seeing the compilation, I realize Lu Shiyi is really too much XD (in turning and twisting Xiaoju's head, and pulling her ponytail). But the couple is simply so cute!

Agree! This deserves a better rating. Probably the poor rating because it hasn't got some big names :( The leads here are relatively unknown.

Is it not enough? :D

I can't even get through the first episode :( Maybe over the weekend when I have more patience, I'll try to sit through it again.

Why have I missed this absolutely adorable drama earlier? This drama is pretty good, lovable characters, not too bad acting, reasonable plot. This well exceeds many other dramas airing recently.

Yes, I know. Many people have told me Yanxi Palace is good. Just me, holding back watching pigtail dramas. Not very fond of dramas from that era. It's just my issue. Nothing to do with the drama. Thanks for your recommendation :)

How is this series so far? Worth watching?

Thanks!

Watched :D

Watched :D

Hahaha! I love how you put it - so succinctly!

Yep, Chinese dramas have the tendency to make female look like a dumb beauty. I hate that because it's so degrading. Even in the rare event when they make her a hero in the beginning, the ending always goes back to a passive wife for the strong ML. I wish they have a drama that shows a badass FL throughout XD.

Despite all the flaws in editing in The Legend of Fu Yao, I love that drama, but too bad, at the end, the badass FL becomes just like another pussy cat, purring meekly to her man X|

A Girl Like Me has a badass FL and she stays rather strong throughout. Let me know if you come across any other good badass FL throughout. Of course, badassness has to come with intelligence XD

Yep! Just don't use your brain while watching this. That's why the low rating, especially on Douban at only 4.1. I'm enjoying it though because I don't want to go crazy and waste my brain cells trying to figure out why has the script writer/author written such a thing etc. Too much happening in the world that has made us all dumb XD

I believe some of reasons perhaps include, viewers feel:

- Xu Kai Cheng's acting is lacking and he is not suitable for historical dramas
- Zhao Lusi has been playing the same type of cute, silly, brainless characters over and over
- the lack of attention to details by the production team (viewers can spot production team members in the scenes, etc).

Other reasons may also include some fans of a YouTuber being influenced by her low rating of the drama. Whatever reasons they may be, I'm rather enjoying this light-hearted series, and I feel Zhao Lusi's acting good, natural and spontaneous here. Having said that, I don't quite like many of the tropes and cliches. But what can viewers do? All Chinese dramas are tropey and cliche anyway.