I have never watched a Chinese drama except for the very first Meteor Garden (which isn't even Mainland Chinese but Taiwanese if I recall correctly). I just saw a clip of ep 2 of this drama on YouTube and was so amused so I thought I'd give this a shot. Ended up binge-watching it in 2 days and I still rewatch clips occasionally.
Contrary to some of the comments, I actually think the FL undergoes some character development and has her mature moments in the latter episodes during the Capital arc (you'd have to have some serious tunnel vision if you didn't think she matured a little or at least understood that a lot of the bickering and conflict was mostly playful banter). The General's devotion and faithfulness is unmatchable, though.
The first few eps were more comedic, and I enjoyed the Border arc (eps 1-16ish) because the setting felt warmer and the characters were goofier I guess. The Capital arc (ep. 16ish-30) was more serious but was still enjoyable and painted a more mature picture of the drama. Overall, the story progression of this drama was entertaining. The cold-general-becoming-warm trope was brought justice by Caesar Wu, and his chemistry with Tang Min, who was a force to be reckoned with all on her own, was really the best thing about this drama.
Contrary to some of the comments, I actually think the FL undergoes some character development and has her mature moments in the latter episodes during the Capital arc (you'd have to have some serious tunnel vision if you didn't think she matured a little or at least understood that a lot of the bickering and conflict was mostly playful banter). The General's devotion and faithfulness is unmatchable, though.
The first few eps were more comedic, and I enjoyed the Border arc (eps 1-16ish) because the setting felt warmer and the characters were goofier I guess. The Capital arc (ep. 16ish-30) was more serious but was still enjoyable and painted a more mature picture of the drama. Overall, the story progression of this drama was entertaining. The cold-general-becoming-warm trope was brought justice by Caesar Wu, and his chemistry with Tang Min, who was a force to be reckoned with all on her own, was really the best thing about this drama.