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They look a bit like older sister - younger brother. If they have a sibling-like friendship in the drama, I would watch it, but it's most likely going to be romance.

I agree with you. The script writers should plan out the stories better. Cutting down more than 10 episodes sounds like there will be too much content lost.

I've heard these kinds of dramas aren't considered "real" historical dramas.

They are web dramas released only on the internet, usually with short episode counts or video lengths. Many web dramas are known for having cheap production quality and shallow plots. (There are exceptions, of course!) Not sure if this is a good comparison but I think it's similar to small-budget indie movies versus professionally made Hollywood movies that are released world-wide.

It's not that the industry decided to target young teens. It's that there are simply more web dramas nowadays. In the future, just avoid web dramas with low-quality posters if you want to watch good productions, lol.

I don't read the comic but I can see why some fans aren't happy with the casting choices. Objectively speaking, the male actor has a more youthful and "boyish" vibe than the comic character.
However, this drama hasn't even been released yet. Perhaps the performance of the actors will convince the sceptics they're the right choice for the roles they play!

I think the misunderstanding (FL thinks the other guy is her true love and ML is her brother) makes the story and the interactions between FL and ML more entertaining to watch. Without it, the storyline would be completely different and maybe not as popular among the fans. But to each their own!

Also, I understand disliking stupid characters and being annoyed by them but not everyone on earth is smart, so I personally don't mind having clueless FLs sometimes.

Thank you very much for the summary! I'm looking forward to watching how this story is adapted for TV.

Um, why do you think they don't appreciate the actor? Just wondering. Or is this only a random guess from you?

Thanks! If you explain it like that, it make sense.

From world A (the one with the hair down). He asked the two policemen which station they were from and was still pretty calm. Then one of the man shot his gun, making the passengers panic, and suddenly he also panicked and ran away.

This didn't make sense to me because he knows he didn't kill the drug dealer, so doesn't running away make him even more suspect to the police?

I have a question about the story; trying to word this without giving away a spoiler:

At the end of Episode 03 when he was on the train, why did he suddenly run away when two men wanted to apprehend him? I re-watched the scene and still don't understand what he was thinking.

Not a perfect drama but I really like how the script treats the female side characters and how they interact with the female lead. There's sisterhood and friendships instead of the same old petty love rivals who only exist to make the female lead's life hard and pine after the male lead. There's one love rival but I can live with that. Moreover, they actually have their own aspirations and their lives don't revolve around a man.

If anyone knows more historical/fantasy dramas with such female characters, feel free to recommend them to me!

You can use kisskh's search function to filter out Chinese dramas with romance genre.

Can anyone give me spoilers about the novel, please? I managed to find out what happened at the end but how does the plot go there?

The novel sounds good, but I don't think the drama will adapt the heavier and darker stuff.

I agree with your comment.

Everything about this show is great but the large age gap in the extra scene is too weird.

I don't think they were in a relationship yet, but it seemed LZW already liked HYX since he looked so happy when she brought the cake, which means he must have started to like her when she was a teenager. I'm closer to LZW's age and falling for a teenager is just unthinkable.

I understand LZW looks young for his age and his personality is a bit childish, but it still feels wrong.

50 episodes? I've heard new dramas are supposed to have a limit of 40 episodes now or does that only apply to certain dramas?

I only want to watch it 'cause the male lead looks good in historical clothes.

You must be good with languages! I watch Chinese and Korean dramas and only picked up small phrases and some words of both. Definitely not enough to follow the story unsubbed.

Also I'm curious about what you said that "pale-faced guys look more and more European". Which actors are you referring to? I guess, I just don't see it. I can only think of one minor actor in Ashes of Love who looks decidedly European-ish. The rest of them all look Chinese to me with various skintones and such.

Wow, you watched these TV shows before some of us were born.

Can I ask if you're a native Chinese speaker or did you learn it and watch it subs?

Is it worth it to watch this drama for the Demon King? Does he have many scenes, considering he's listed as a support role?

Yeah, it's true American actors also get plastic surgery. People around the world do it just to fit some restrictive ideas of beauty.

I'd also like to see more diverse, more average depictions in Chinese media. Of course, I'm okay with double-eyelid, fair-skinned Chinese if they have those traits naturally, but it looks strange if it's obviously plastic.

Btw, they usually have straight or flat noses, not a Roman nose 'cause Roman means hooked, lol.