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technically,
decade means 10 years. generation is less specific. but it was the nightscape lights i found unique.

I've seen Wrong Carriage Right Groom, it was cute. Not that interested in the plot of New Life Begins. Haven't seen the modern dramas you mentioned since I'm not really a fan of modern dramas but I might watch Never-Ending Summer when it airs.

Happy watching!

Thanks for the spoiler-less explanation! I preferred A Decade of Nightscape Lights cause it sounded more unique but Generation to Generation does roll off the tongue better and is not unrelated to the story anyways

I honestly didn't think I expected much (just looking for a fantasy cdrama to pass the time) but 13 episodes in, I don't know if I want to continue…

Pros:
- Effects
- Some cinematography
- Casting
- The cute end credits (lol)

Cons:
- Mostly the script/plot direction:
--The comedy is really jarring a lot of times
--The pacing/continuity feels off, there's been flashbacks every 20 minutes every episode, so this is not something binge-able unless you want to watch a rinse-repeat sob story feat. diff. characters every few episodes

I didn't understand why it was taking me a while to get into this until I saw a comment on iQIYI saying "there's too many filler arcs" and I was like, 'That's it!'

In other words, it feels like an episodic type of shounen anime which I've outgrown.

Does this have a love triangle / harem or annoyingly persistent side charas chasing after either lead? Tags say none but I gotta be safe

I've been meaning to add another xianxia to my watchlist since I've put Love & Destiny on hold cause I was approaching the mortal arc which not only spanned like 10-20 episodes but also had a love triangle which I don't have the patience for 🫠

A pity. Thanks for saving me time.

A little too predictable for me to find it mind-blowing, but a solid, no-nonsense story nonetheless.

I don’t usually want to watch dramas that will make my blood pressure rise (whether due to the setbacks or injustice experienced by the characters at the hands of the villains or just their general stupidity causing their own grief). Still, this is only 14 episodes and watching a drama with this subject matter will never feel pointless.

by the way this should not have been titled Under the Microscope cause like… was the microscope in the room with us? nope

This was okay. Binged it at ×1.25-2 speed to finish quickly.

This kinda failed to resonate with me both at an emotional level and creative level. I did like the scenes where business was the focus, and I also liked how they utilised waterways here. But on an emotional level, I think they could've explored San Niang's grief a bit more (they were able to do that with Pan'er as FL and Yinzhang). I also think the Empress could've had more involvement 'cause her image was supposedly an important factor in the palace politics. Yet she just felt like an enigma.

If you want female empowerment which does not degrade/villainise/ridicule men, this might not be it lol. Cause men's flaws are in full display here (yes, even the ML has his noble idiocy/cowardice moments), whether as evil/ scheming, unfaithful, immature, or just plain uncool, to the point that you'd wonder if there was a satirical undertone where the only conclusion is that maybe the world's best men are either those who grew up surrounded by women (Chen Lian) or the teahouse fanboys composed of old scholarly men. 😆

This was a good watch!!! I liked the acting of the cast, particularly the leads and the villains. Good pacing, too, and not too drawn out nor did the angsty parts overstay their welcome as comedy was still there from start to end.

I don't usually like transmigration/isekai/modern dramas but I wanted to watch this for the music aspect, which wasn't actually the highlight lol. Still a good watch!

p.s. shout out to fight club for finding its way here XD

I'm trying my best to be patient 🥹

wishing nothing but the best for her, marriage-wise and career-wise!

justice for tang min ):<
also just discovered xu yiyang (as ztao's wife) and saw that she's in this too!!
will this see the light of

Came here cause of Bao Shangen from Youthful Glory. I really hope this'll be as good as it seems so far! (genres seem totally up my alley and I get the trailer hype).

I just hope there's no lousy love triangle 👊

This kept popping up on my WeTV page and I just caved in, watched it mostly on ×2 speed.

the poster was what eventually made me watch this polarising drama 😆 it seems simple like most costume cdrama posters but the colour blending between the dark blue sky, the red wedding outfits, and the yellow lantern is pretty distinct

ah, that lantern in the middle is more meaningful than you'd expect, too 😁

I'm trying to watch more mystery-romance costume dramas since that's my go-to, so this was a must-watch for me. After finishing it, I think it was good, but not as good as the praise suggests. I found the characters to be cookie-cutter, probably 'cause there was little room for characterisation, with people becoming best friends and lovers left and right, like the opposite of a slowburn 😅 The mystery-solving was also repetitive till the change of pace upon the final arc. But at least the story was properly thought of.

Will I watch Season 2 if they ever make one? Maybe, maybe not.

Youku app subs were bad, but the third link (Youtube/SMG) had good subs.

Happy first anniversary to this drama!! 🥰

Just finished this! I've been wanting to watch a historical/costume drama in a school setting and finally found one! 🥹 But, it's not just a school drama, it also has romance and revenge, plus a moral theme, too.

Out of all the idol cdrama released from 2019-2025 that I’ve seen, the ML and FL pairing in this one has been the cutest and most wholesome (especially the scene of their first kiss). Steadfast and loyal. Unwavering. Second couple were really cute, too, though their development felt a bit “0 to 100” for me.

The action scenes were also surprisingly and consistently good here, and there were a lot of them.

Sadly the subs available to me (third link above: MQ Media on YouTube) weren't the best so a lot of the poems spoken here were lost in translation—a huge loss since I really wanted to appreciate the poetry aspects—but the story was charming in itself that I continued and finished it happily enough (warning: the final arc, like eps 36-39 had poor writing in general).

P.S. Even if this wasn't the most original in terms of plot/characters, the emperor will leave an impression! 😁

holy shii i spoke too soon like wHYYY do cdramas like to crash out after the first half and tone down the humour for the sake of "plot" which relies on tropes anyways 😭🥴

I usually comment on MDL only after I've either finished or dropped a series but this got me mad cackling so far! I love the editing, too, like the little add ons they add (blushes, emojis, caricatures in between scenes).