Weak FL character in constant need of rescue
Song Weilong has rekindled his career so I watched this show with interest to see how he's progressing. Unfortunately, the story is not well written, making the show a poor vehicle for his talent.
The story is quite weak in the beginning, with the FL character showing only a brief flash of independent, forward thinking but (literally) falling back on needing to be rescued repeatedly. I knew things would be bad when the FL prayed for her ideal husband as someone who is tall & good looking. Really, that's all she wanted in life. The arranged, strategic marriage of a noblewoman to a prince was presented in a much better show: The Prisoner of Beauty. In Youthful Glory the principle couple was so bland that the 2nd and 3rd couples had far more interesting story arcs.
The first 2/3 of the drama featured constant flashbacks to previous scenes, obvious time wasters, filling in for a very empty 1st couple arc. The story finally picked up in the final third with the usual political intrigue and the FL showing her one instance of independent thinking before reverting to rushing wide-eyed into dangerous situations & needing rescue once more. Very irritating to watch.
There's a 15 min special final episode which was another waste of time, focusing on the FL's first pregnancy. What was the point of this?
The story is quite weak in the beginning, with the FL character showing only a brief flash of independent, forward thinking but (literally) falling back on needing to be rescued repeatedly. I knew things would be bad when the FL prayed for her ideal husband as someone who is tall & good looking. Really, that's all she wanted in life. The arranged, strategic marriage of a noblewoman to a prince was presented in a much better show: The Prisoner of Beauty. In Youthful Glory the principle couple was so bland that the 2nd and 3rd couples had far more interesting story arcs.
The first 2/3 of the drama featured constant flashbacks to previous scenes, obvious time wasters, filling in for a very empty 1st couple arc. The story finally picked up in the final third with the usual political intrigue and the FL showing her one instance of independent thinking before reverting to rushing wide-eyed into dangerous situations & needing rescue once more. Very irritating to watch.
There's a 15 min special final episode which was another waste of time, focusing on the FL's first pregnancy. What was the point of this?
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