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Female lead that I ended up falling out of love with...
I initially liked the first 2 ep as it featured a cold and cliche general, funny and outgoing female lead, and lovable side characters (there's side couples EVERYWHERE. At least 4 by the point I dropped the series). I love the romance-centric theme of General's Lady and how the leads fall in love quickly and have great screen time together. BUT. It got a bit boring for me so I decided to read recaps of the rest of the episodes - lol.Satisfying/sweet ending, but I don't think it was worth it to watch the last 10 or so episodes (especially since I was watching it in 2x speed).
PROS
❀ Sweetly/sickingly romantic | Like I said, there are side couples everywhere lol, and the main couple gets together pretty quickly. (The FL confesses in the first couple of episodes and the ML follows after another couple of episodes. Out of 30 episodes, they are officially a couple with reciprocating feelings in the first 10 episodes.) I liked this deeply romantic plot and how their love was emphasized throughout the story. BUT. At what cost?? (More on that in the CONS section)
❀ Pretty set and outfits | The visuals were aesthetically pleasing.
❀ Satisfying face-slapping | As the drama takes place a bit in the FL's family home, there are some cunning concubines/sisters she has to deal with. I loveee reading about family feuds and seeing the FL overcome abusive households, which happens in this drama. BUT I also feel like the abusers were let off a bit too nicely.
CONS
✕ The trade-off between romance and misunderstandings... | Okay, the thing about the romance is that you have obstacles to overcome romantic conflict, right? There's way too many for me in this drama to continue watching. Most of the conflicts arise from miscommunication/misunderstandings, and after reading recaps of the next episodes I saw it continued down the line. No thank you from this watcher.
✕ Wasn't feeling the 2 leads | I already wrote off the ML in the beginning because he literally has no personality, lol, other than being a military general and loving his wife, but I was super disappointed in the FL. The actress herself was hilarious and, imo, did the role well (she wasn't annoying in the beginning despite her antics), but I got tired of those machinations after 10+ episodes. She's not the brightest bulb, but she's also not dumb. She's just... there. In the beginning, she was quick-witted despite not having many skills and straightforward. As the pair fall in love, she starts scheming behind her husband's back (very inconsequential but also annoying things) and basically not contributing to anything. The bulk of the face-slapping with her own family was initiated by the ML (her plan with the new concubine was a small redemption). She just gave off very classic shoujo anime main character energy. The ML's character is hard to work with already, but the actor's stone-cold face didn't help. His lack of emotions was almost comical, and this stayed true to the end (as I ended up skipping to see the last episode). I mean yeah, he smiled sometimes, but I kinda need more than a couple of smiles to make me like the character... lol. He definitely becomes a devoted general husband, don't get me wrong, but his face didn't match his actions.
✕ Misunderstanding level: 7/10 | There weren't big misunderstandings in the grand scheme of the couple's love but it's still present. Even though the misunderstandings were about small things they were cringey and I had to skip through them. Chinese dramas really love to make use of the "innocuous yet grating for the sake of angst" situation, and this one was no different.
OVERALL
In essence, I had high expectations for General's Lady after the comical first couple of episodes, paired with my favorite tropes. (Tropes being: cold ML/heartwarming FL, FL gets married off to 'demonic' general instead of another girl (Beauty and the Beast energy), FL comes from mean family (Cinderella energy), etc.) BUT I should have known better, because along with those tropes came 2010 drama energy, where the girl is 80% of the time in need of getting saved, and the romantic plotline obliterates most of the characters' common sense. Which is fine! But hun, this was aired in 2020 and at this point of my life I'm ready for better romcoms than what we've had for the past 10 years.
(Note: My rewatch value is set to 5.0 always as a default as I'm not the type to rewatch dramas EVER. Thus, I do not take it into account when calculating overall score.)
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Love is in the Air!
Tang Min, portraying Shen Jin, showcased commendable acting skills that initially impressed but later faced some setbacks. Her portrayal of the character, reminiscent of individuals who used to test my patience during my professional years, had moments where her high-pitched and bratty demeanor became a bit overwhelming. To mitigate this, I found myself adjusting the volume and even closing my eyes to alleviate the intensity. Despite these challenges, she undeniably excels in bringing out the bratty persona with an almost disconcerting accuracy.The saving grace of the drama, in my opinion, was Caesar Wu's portrayal of Chu Xiu Ming. His character, initially stern and stubborn, underwent a satisfying transformation as he discovered a love for Shen Jin, a development that I welcomed wholeheartedly. Wu's commanding presence and graceful stature added a unique charm to the series, and his acting prowess left a lasting impression. I am eagerly anticipating more projects featuring this talented actor.
On a positive note, the set design was truly remarkable, complemented by an enjoyable musical score. The martial arts sequences, particularly those featuring Caesar Wu, were executed with excellence. I extend my gratitude to the writers, producers, staff, and the supporting cast for their collective efforts in making this story a captivating experience.
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Primeiro amor
Este foi o meu 1º drama chinês e responsável pelo meu amor por estas produções.História leve, sem triângulo amoroso, são os dois contra tramas de poder, tem bastante cenas românticas, um toque de humor, uma OST muito bonita, inclusive o tema de abertura é interpretado pelos protagonistas, uma canção daquelas que tocam o dia inteiro na cabeça e mostra a meiguice desta produção.
Há quem não goste da protagonista, mas ela é uma mulher que age, mesmo sendo um pouco boba e ingênua, ela é uma boa filha, amiga, esposa e mãe. O general pode ser um pouco arrogante e parece que quer se interpor com o primo, mas se vê que é pelo bem dele, e quando percebe pela esposa de que está errado dá o braço a torcer.
Eu gosto muito desta história é o fato de não ter um vilão tradicional, um personagem da qual sentimos raiva, que apronta a história toda e vive se safando e às vezes nem tem um final justo, então "A dama do general" é ótima sob esse aspecto.
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Silly cute drama with a plot you can't take seriously
100% the reason I started watching General's Lady is because of all the cute clips on Youtube.Watching this is sort of like reading a manga - the main couple are really cute together and there's a lot of kissing scenes and in the beginning it's fun to watch them play around with each other but it's also a bit cliched and there's instalove.
The ML and FL have a lot of chemistry and she plays a lot of pranks on him in the beginning which make for an entertaining show. She is super petty but they're a cute couple and compliment each other. Also this show is shouting-in-a-field level of dramatic. If you like a lot of drama in your romance shows, you'll like this show.
It's a light, silly drama but I feel like they tried to make it something it's not by having the underlying plot of the show be this whole mystery of how his family members died and stuff about politics/scheming that wasn't realistic. The king seemed so incompetent and the mystery plot wasn't really consistent in the first half of the show so it was a bit hard to follow/remember what had happened. The bad guys in this show are also really one dimensional and incompetent. Example: sending a random pregnant lady to the FL to convince her that the ML knocked her up.
If my Chinese was better and I didn't have to look at the subtitles and could just have it playing in the background while I was doing something else, it might have been easier to get through. But because I had to stay relatively concentrated on the drama, I couldn't help but notice the weak plot. Halfway through it started getting kind of hard to watch and I took a break for a few weeks. A lot of the plot is also made up of misunderstandings that lead to unnecessary drama that then gets resolved, so it was hard to watch more than a few episodes at a time.
I feel like this show would have been better if they actually shortened it to 24 episodes and they made the plot tighter instead. The end where it turns out it was a screenplay felt kind of unnecessary, like it was a sort of ploy to explain away all the inconsistencies by saying oh it was just a drama. I wish they had explained how he managed to rescue her, because I actually want to know!
One other thing that I didn't love - the FL was constantly jealous/suspicious of every single new female character that was introduced, like they were all there to steal her husband. It just seemed immature and I feel like she didn't have enough trust in her husband, even after they had been through a lot. She's super hot headed and jumps to conclusions / makes assumptions and I wish that there was more character development as the show progressed instead of her staying the same. Even towards the end, she doesn't trust him and thinks he's going to rebel when as a viewer I knew that would not happen.
I liked the theme song but I feel like they only have one song and played it constantly.
It would be nice if they had other songs too.
Unrelated to the review at all, but finding out that the two leads are both a year younger than me made me feel very old hahaha.
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Love the combo of the show
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A lot of sweet moments and beautiful declarations
I just finish rewatching this with a smile on my face.I know it's not perfect, specially because of the FL, that can be annoying for making silly fights or fool choices. Moreover, the capital politics is not the greatest moment, the best part of the drama is the first.
Even so, you have a lot of good things.
One of the best things is Caesar Wu, he is just perfect for the serious general.
I also adore the romance and the couple overall, you have a lot of sweet moments and some beautiful declarations. The couple dynamic it's interesting to watch, all the misunderstandings are solved, they have good chemistry and kisses, and I like the way that he defends her in so many situations.
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Somehow different than what I expected but a good 90/100!
I never write a review and this would be my first one. I'm just gonna write the overall of what I think, so it probably would be short.I had a very high expectation for this drama, especially after seeing the reviews and scene recaps on Instagram.
It didn't really disappoint me, but it was different from what I expected.
If you like to read Chinese novels, you won't be unfamiliar with this kind of story. There's one that I really liked, called Mistaken Marriage Match: A Generation of Military Counselor. Somehow I expected the story to be something like that, with how the synopsis said FL solves many of the army's problem. Even though it didn't comes out as how I expect it to be, it's somehow still a great one.
There are many unexpected things that seemed like 'out of nowhere' like how the FL opens a business or how she comes back to the army camp, and at first, it makes me wonder how could it be like this? But it didn't bug me that long. I feel satisfied with how the mysteries unrevealed, even though the scale wasn't as big as I expect, like the Moon Embracing the Sun's revelation in the scene in front of the palace's main hall. That's one great scene I could never forget.
The main lead chemistry is good, no, actually all the cast are very good. Even the secondary couples or the parents all stick to how they are from the beginning to the end, and personally, I like how Prince Rui and his wife interact with each other. The eldest sibling couple is also a surprise, and I like how there's no annoying white lotus in the story. It's one of the rare things you'll find in this drama. One that I also really, really like is the character of the King. That's one rare King you'll find.
Don't get me started with how the fluffiness in this story gets me, I couldn't say enough about it. As the other reviews have stated, it's great with real kisses and not the kind of dead fish kiss. The thing that probably bothers me a bit is how the ML never really trust FL until the very end. That's probably the only thing that doesn't develop in him. But overall, this drama made me smile until the very end and I'm very, very glad with how it ended. That's the one thing I would always want to see in other drama as well, but I could rarely find them.
I never really put special attention in Chinese drama OST, but I think I kinda like the beginning song. And I don't know if all Chinese dramas were dubbed or not, but at least this one doesn't have any problem with my ear.
Well, I'm very happy that I watched this drama! It's one that I knew it would be a good one, so I've been keeping it for a long time in case I am very stressed and need a good watch. And turns out it is! Go on watch this one, everyone!
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Na minha opinião a palavra que define esse Drama é satisfação
Desde de o primeiro episódio eu fiquei com um sorriso a cara de satisfação pq não decepciona, os personagens não são perfeitos mas é isso que muitas vezes avança a trama do drama, o casal principal só traz satisfação.Trilha sonora sensacional é colocada nos momentos certos.
Fiquei sem saber quem era o vilão principal até o arco final, isso foi muito bom.
achava que era um depois achei que era outro e não acertei quem era kkkk
quem quer um drama que coloca um sorriso no teu rosto desde o início acredito que seja esse.
o início você verá a aproximação do casal principal e como eles vão superando os " medos"
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Caesar Wu in a historical drama? This I got to see.STORY:
Shen Jin (Tang Min) is a noble lady who unfortunately is a child of one of the Duke's many wives which was always bullied by her sisters. Her older sister is kind to her though so I don't get why the other sisters look down on her when the older sister basically is the first child of the family but yep, they had to have drama in the family. So she happens to meet the male lead since her sister tricked her to marry the demon general Chu Xiu Ming (Caesar Wu) thinking that this general looks like an old brute. Their first meeting is actually comical to be honest and I like the fact that she has her servant with her as her friend all the time. Xiu Ming did not trust her at first because he was thinking that she was a spy from people who want him out of power especially when he was close to the king. It was a journey of them liking each other and I liked the fact that there was no complicated situation between them because that would be too dragging and cliche. They're relationship is good and their skinship plus kisses are so natural I thought they were husband and wife in real life. What I'm weirded out though is the ending. So everything that happened is just a figment of the female lead's imagination? What the heck was that? Although it would be an opener for a possible season 2 if they rewrote it as they were reincarnated instead.
ACTING/CAST:
Tang Min and Caesar Wu had so much chemistry there were times I had to close my eyes because I was suddenly feeling second hand embarrassment syndrome. Whoever casted them as leads deserves a raise.
MUSIC:
Yes! I love that main theme that the leads also sang. I could still recall and listen to it in my head even though there is no music playing around me. That's how memorable the main OST was.
REWATCH VALUE:
Definitely. The story was interesting and I wouldn't mind to just play it in the background.
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Must see
One of the best dramas I’ve seen ( and I’ve see a lot)This and one other drama are the only ones I will come back to watch regularly. Storyline and acting are great, theme song is sung by the main actors and it’s beautiful. All 30 episodes are available to watch on YouTube .
I loved the arc the main couple had and their chemistry was incredible. I also liked how they didn’t spend a long time getting together as most dramas do because it can get a bit tedious when dramas do that.
The bit that I loved most was the storylines outside the main couples relationship, the things they went through together and how they were part of an action adventure storyline. They also have lots of skinship and cute couple moments .
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I love the cast of this drama! I feel like they're all family and really care for each other. It was so nice to see the main couple stick with each other and grow with each other. Also, there was a lot more skinship than I thought there would be but it was very welcomed.
My favorite part of General's Lady has to be the end. I'd watch it again just for the ending. It was not expected at all but I loved it!
Even though I did enjoy this drama, I decided to take some stars off because I skipped through a lot. It didn't necessarily drag, there were just some parts I didn't need to watch to understand and appreciate the show.
Overall it was a great show with a fun story and a great cast. Worth a watch!
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Actual, healthy depiction of a couple, sex life!
Stop the presses. Did you hear, married ppl who love each other, actually like being intimate with each other!!This is the 1st C drama that I’ve seen (hoping to see more of them of course) that depicts a young, attractive couple, where the man doesn’t have to ‘force’ himself onto an unwilling wife!
Yes, the show isn’t about way more than that, but it was so refreshing to see actual kissing, and reciprocating. The woman actually instigates intimacy as well! No dead fish mouths either!
It’s the usual cliched story: icy ML and bubbly FL navigate married life. It’s an interesting take on this genre as the couple actually communicates (most of the time) and solve issues together (for the most part- this is a C drama. Someone is gonna do shit saying they’re ‘protecting’ the other party, as expected)
FL is capable and resourceful. ML acknowledges FL’s capabilities and both of them learn to trust the other. Side stories are actually pretty great as well.
Definitely recommend for a light watch
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