Can anyone let me know who is this princess Wan Ning? What is her relationship with the emperor? Why is she such…
From my understanding, she's the emperor's twin sister and one of the main antagonists. I haven't finished this drama (and I doubt I will) but it seems like she was sent away to another country as a hostage so she uses that as a reason to do whatever she wants, and the emperor can't fight directly against her because she has "previously suffered".
Got as far as episode 32. I have to say the acting and story isn't bad, however it's just too dragged out with too many filler side quests that really made me lose interest in the original revenge story. The romance between the leads also so far is lukewarm at best (and at 32 they still aren't together).
The cinematography whilst beautiful is overly dramatic. I feel the director just loved too many dramatic angles of the same shot a bit too much. It's a great shot if used once every few episode but this was every single episode the multiple angles and close ups. It took away from the acting quite a lot.
If this was 30 episodes, with less characters and less side plots that were taking too long to complete I would have really liked this drama more. It just dragged on to the point where I didn't care about whether she got her revenge or not.
First half was great, second half was mess with the FL getting more and more useless and stupid as the story progressed. Really don't understand why writers shoot themselves in the foot like this. I basically skipped through the last 3rd of this drama.
This can be skipped to be honest, the second half made me feel like I wasted the better half of the night watching this.
Good at the start and then completely lost it's plot which is a same because the production value was pretty good. If you are here for the romance (like I was) you'll be disappointed. There's little of it and it began to feel like the FL had more scenes with everyone but the ML. Skip this one.
Very toxic at the start and then suddenly changes tone, a messy plot but the acting was really good and the chemistry between the leads. Fun to watch if you don't want to think but can be a little triggering with the toxic male lead at the start.
It is quite boring in my opinion. The second half isn't any better and overall is just bland with some high points.…
I agree with all your points, esp the fish kisses. I actually don't mind resets in plot lines if done correctly! (lovely runner comes to mind)...this just was tooo boring.
First life (after the cat one) was ok, second was such a drag I forced myself to watch it, so by the time it reached the 3rd life I had lost all interest. It's such a waste of a potentially amazing plot. They could have made it sooo much better. I feel bad for the actors and crew cause they were clearly trying but the writing dragged it down to boredom.
Actually enjoyed it though it took me a while to warm up to this drama, the first few episodes where a little boring and didn't catch my interest. Only once the main leads started interacting more did this drama start to really take shape. Thank god for the chemistry between then from the get go.
I really like how Xie Wei was written and like other comments below really don't understand how the same writer wrote Ninge'r. She gets to go back in time and it feels like she does nothing. I feel like this was such a wasted opportunity - she could have easily been written smarter and wittier but she was almost always still an icy damsel in distress. Despite the weak character Bai Lu did portray her really well and she had on screen chemistry with everyone.
Too much of the story was wasted on the second ML, I wish they had dedicated more time building the romance between the leads instead of relying on "you are the only one that saved me before".
The OST was really good and fight scenes fun to watch (if a little OTT). Would recommend this if you like political strategies and late in the drama romance.
Ep 10 and my interest has dwindled. Given that it's reliving a life they could have had so much fun with this plot device (other dramas have) but this is really like watching grass grow. They barely show what went wrong in the past life for us to watch the main leads ensure it doesn't happen here. I think judging from the reviews and the comments below I'm going to give this a miss.
I couldn't have agreed more with what you wrote. I started this while it was airing but put it on hold. Thought…
YES! they completely overlooked the miscarriage, they never had a proper conversation about why she became so cold (because she blamed herself for the miscarriage) and it really just was lets throw everything at it right down to the last 20 mins. I was rolling my eyes and just FFW to finish it in the last half an hour.
A solid 8/10 for me. Good start but too many lulls yet had too much going on made my neck hurt with all the (very foreseeable) twists. Unfortunately the writers threw in every trope and the kitchen sink. I didn't feel any chemistry between the leads but that doesn't mean they were bad together. They were cute and had their moments but there was no tension really. Everyone acted well but there were too many fillers and too many meaningless subplots. This show was saved by a good cast and decent acting. I esp like the way the ML's mom was written.
Overall, this is kinda what the world thinks kdramas are all like, but that isn't a bad thing either. It's a fun watch regardless.
decent acting but this draaaggeed. I don't know how they managed to make a short series feel so draggy. Too much time given to the second lead (even though they were cute the main leads disappeared for most of the middle part). The plot line all but forgotten for most of the drama, only the start of the drama was good. I couldn't be bothered to finish it.
I enjoyed this season but I felt Dr Kim was the one who was missing the most. His scenes were far and few between. I wish there was more of him in this season. Unlike what most have echoed below...I would like season 4 to be with different cast (apart from the staple nurse and Dr Nam). I feel like that's when Dr Kim himself can play a much bigger role as a mentor.
Season 3 was a great ending to the first 2 seasons, I just want a new season with new Doctors for the amazing lines that Dr Kim delivers in mentor mode.
The cinematography whilst beautiful is overly dramatic. I feel the director just loved too many dramatic angles of the same shot a bit too much. It's a great shot if used once every few episode but this was every single episode the multiple angles and close ups. It took away from the acting quite a lot.
If this was 30 episodes, with less characters and less side plots that were taking too long to complete I would have really liked this drama more. It just dragged on to the point where I didn't care about whether she got her revenge or not.
This can be skipped to be honest, the second half made me feel like I wasted the better half of the night watching this.
Ending could have been much much better
Ending status below:
I really like how Xie Wei was written and like other comments below really don't understand how the same writer wrote Ninge'r. She gets to go back in time and it feels like she does nothing. I feel like this was such a wasted opportunity - she could have easily been written smarter and wittier but she was almost always still an icy damsel in distress. Despite the weak character Bai Lu did portray her really well and she had on screen chemistry with everyone.
Too much of the story was wasted on the second ML, I wish they had dedicated more time building the romance between the leads instead of relying on "you are the only one that saved me before".
The OST was really good and fight scenes fun to watch (if a little OTT). Would recommend this if you like political strategies and late in the drama romance.
Overall, this is kinda what the world thinks kdramas are all like, but that isn't a bad thing either. It's a fun watch regardless.
Feels like a waste of money and talent....
Season 3 was a great ending to the first 2 seasons, I just want a new season with new Doctors for the amazing lines that Dr Kim delivers in mentor mode.