This is really good. I don't know why they just dropped everything when they could have done the usual drip release, 1 or 2 episode daily schedule to attract more viewers.
Squad goals down the drain plus shit romantic chemistry between the leads made this in my mind a deliberately written shitty version of Sungkyunkwan Scandal. If they at least had half the charisma of the actors and plot development of Sungkyunkwan Scandal this would at least have been a worthwhile watch.
Too much time wasted on that Chen Duo girl and her sob story. I skipped all of episode 6. Unfortunately she doesn't have Feng Baobao charisma and sympathetic character to make me empathize with her through another backstory.
The actress playing the Grand Princess is really pretty. I hope this is not one of those dramas where they have a much prettier actress become some sort of ploy that prevents homely looking FL and handsome ML from being together as plot device. I have seen those dramas many times.
The FL is not only gullible and an idiot to let herself be used in the machinations of the villain but she also has the bratty and insolent face to go with it.
In the pantheon of useless K-drama kings this one is not only useless and inept he has an incredibly servile attitude that just irritates the hell out of me.
I want to bash that pathetic groveling ant n the end. I've said this many times already but the puppet king trope in K-drama is a plague.
I rewatched this again because funnily enough it has the same English title as my December obsession 九重紫 and because I seem to have forgotten everything about this one save for the major plots. After watching 5 episodes, it is no wonder I've erased this in my memory because JJY parody of Yang Cai Wei is even more irritating and annoying watching the second time around. How could the writers highlight her lack of nuance, maturity and grit by completely changing Yang Cai Wei character and turning her into an emotional teeny bobber who wants to play act as a coroner.
I highly doubt the real Yang Cai Wei would be so careless, stupid and dim to jump to conclusions on what happen on the wedding night. Instead we are treated with typical bratty behavior, pouty lips and overly thick makeup from our FAKE and ditzy Yang Cai Wei who spends several episodes trying to pin the ML as the culprit.
Also something that I just realized watching after a few episodes is that Punlee and Muenfah are brothers. I was thinking the whole time calling each other bro/brother were just close friends calling each other that.
Episode 22 was intense, all the villains finally showed their true colors. Evil stepmom and uncle were huge annoyance before but now they've completely embrace their evil roles.
ZYC best role is still the Sleepless Princess. I think he does well in cold and angsty roles. This playful ML is not his forte plus the story is a doozer. The FL isn't helping either, she isn't someone you'd waste time watching if the story and plot isn't as strong and interesting. Look at Legend of Anle, a far more lousy high budget drama but Reba is a beauty so it still got good ratings and discussions from netizens.
Great for the director to finally get the praise he deserves after Blossom. I really think it was Familiar Stranger that finally sealed the deal for him and he got to direct Blossom because that low budget short drama had better cinematography and directing than 95% of full length C-dramas.
It's a competition for me between Edward Guo and him for the most aesthetic and cinematographic director. I'm actually leaning towards him because his style is a lot more accessible and relatable to viewers.
I am loving the accents and personal touch the director is giving this drama. The way he creates atmosphere and beautiful moments is one of the best I've seen. I especially like the scenes with the butterflies and the scene in episode 9 with the bamboo leaves brought by a gentle breeze.
I want to bash that pathetic groveling ant n the end. I've said this many times already but the puppet king trope in K-drama is a plague.
I highly doubt the real Yang Cai Wei would be so careless, stupid and dim to jump to conclusions on what happen on the wedding night. Instead we are treated with typical bratty behavior, pouty lips and overly thick makeup from our FAKE and ditzy Yang Cai Wei who spends several episodes trying to pin the ML as the culprit.
It's a competition for me between Edward Guo and him for the most aesthetic and cinematographic director. I'm actually leaning towards him because his style is a lot more accessible and relatable to viewers.