Lynn

This is well said, you should have written a review.

The best parts of this drama are the side couples.

Episodes 24-31. Okay I can understand the misunderstanding and the couples temporarily breaking up requires a little torture, but why torture the audience? It is dragging on and on.

This might be a little ridiculous. Did I miss something? When did Yi Yand the love rival start liking the FL and what was the reason? It is like he came out of nowhere: no rhyme or reason.

I am guessing that the FL probably has red hair in the novel, but I do not think it should be a condition for the drama. That hair color does not enhance her beauty; it just washes out her face. It does not compliment Bai Lu at all it is annoying to watch. IMO

I am on episode 29, and the two best characters in this drama by far are the (Lordship and Fourth Madam). He is as wise as they come and she is as cool as a cucumber. Best couple Bei Yi and Yuan Yue. IMO

You are so right!

I agree, I am having a hard time with this drama because the ML and FL are the most out-of-place characters in the show. Their casing was not good and none of their acting is believable.

Thanks because I am on episode 19 and at some point, this started telling two different stories or not enough of one. First, she asked to be demoted and exiled but then the Lord saw her in a field Lord and said you were innocent and I could not save you implying she was banned. Second, the 2nd evil wife who was also sent to the cold palace is waiting for ML to come and see her. What for, she killed two of his sons and poisoned his wife why would he come to see her in exile? This is really confusing and bad editing.

I am on episode 19 and at some point, this started telling two different stories or not enough of one. First, she asked to be demoted and exiled but then the Lord saw her in a field Lord and said you were innocent and I could not save you implying she was banned. Second, the 2nd evil wife who was also sent to the cold palace is waiting for ML to come and see her. What for, she killed two of his sons and poisoned his wife why would he come to see her in exile? This is really confusing and bad editing.

I am having a difficult time wrapping my head around this drama. I am on episode 11 and the ML and FL are the most uninteresting characters in this drama.

Thank you for stating the obvious I thought I was not looking at this clearly for a moment. I am on episode 11 and still having a hard time wrapping my head around this drama. These are two of the most uninteresting leads ever.

I don't think there was one happy moment in this entire drama.

I don't think there was one happy moment in this entire drama.

If you look me up on MDL you will see that I am no slacker when it comes to Asian dramas. So I think I know a thing or two IMO. The ML has a lot of chemistry, but he alone.

If you read your own comment what you are describing is the ML and his natural chemistry. Yes, he oozes chemistry, he alone. IMO

I am on episode 30: Love Ding Yu X. So I think I get it now, why I am not seeing any chemistry between the leads. There is a certain immaturity in the FL so when I looked her up I found there is a huge age gap of 10 years between them. Not that age matters but if you have ever seen Yang Mei Mei, who is 19 yrs., but she looks 15 yrs. and she can pull off the coy woman role like nobody's business. the FL in this case, her youth and immaturity strongly come across in this drama. I think that with some agencies popular actors are sometimes forced to act with newcomers to give them a leg up in the industry. What a shame they could have cast better.

I am on episode 22. This drama is moving so slowly and not in a good way. Without Ding Yu X, I would lose total interest. I do not feel or see any chemistry between the leads, though the fight scenes are decent. I like FL but not with this ML I don't think she has a strong enough personality, or look to match Ryan.

From beginning to end, I could not understand why this drama had such high ratings. Objectively speaking it was not that good. So, I guess people must really love the leads. For me, it was CGI gone bad. This was a big production with poor graphics and special effects. and storytelling. I guess, the story was too big to adequately fit into this drama. I like the leads to but not enough to be biased.

I so agree with you when I first started Chinese dramas I was devastated at the endings because they were so ambiguous and often not happy. Now I am used to the letdown but still very disappointed. I assume that because there are so many dramas and it is a favorite Asian pastime they must find something shocking to appease the audience. The real kicker is the Korean dramas and the 10-second endings.