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NOT AGAIN WANG XING YUE!
Wang Xing Yue has picked another synopsis not too far from his role in Scent of Time (as Zhong Xie Wu) a character who's attracted to someone else's wife. He's good in that character, powerful and noble, reserved & upright, but not challenging enough to bring out his best talent. Hope in his future project, he won't again taking in this kind of role. Okey, the story is about the most talented well-educated girl Xue Fang Fei (Wu Jin Yan) who took the identity of second miss Prime Minister Jiang Li in abandonment of 10 years seclusion in women's sect monastery.Xue Fang Fei was the wife of a talented poor scholar Shen Yu Rong, because of his well manner and handsome face - a cruel grand Princess attracted to him and wanted him for herself. His ambitious mother and greedy sister insisted him to get rid of the wife Xue Fang Fei with accusation of infidelity and adultery in exchange of high position in the palace as trusted official ministry. With regret he dragged his wife to the wood and killed her, he believed his wife Xue Fang Fei dead and buried 6 feet under. He didn't know that she survive the killing - dug out her own grave and happened to meet Jiang Li - the abandon Prime Minister daughter and gave her a helping hand. On the way out to help Xue Fang Fei, Jiang Li got caught by the monastery and punished till she died. Before she died though she tell her story about her background and hopes to Xue Fang Fei. With no way out in her own personal life, she decided to take in Jiang Li identity and bring her out of situation; go back to the capital, claim Jiang Li's identity as respectable second miss and fullfil Jiang Li's wish to reality, she also wanted to get her revenge. She met Xiao Heng/Duke Su (Wang Xing Yue) while he's chasing after a criminal, with her intelligent to manipulate situation to get her home. Duke Su suspicious about her, he has seen her as Xue Fang Fei not as her claim as Jiang Li.
Too much dramatization of scenes that are not necessary (wind blowing exaggerate slow motion scenes or when she played music Gu Zheng), jealous hideous women, acting is 7 the most to all of them. I mean I've seen Wang Xing Yue's same acting to similar personalities in his previous dramas (Scent of Time as Zhong Xie Wu, One & Only as Liu Zi Xing, Story of Kunning Palace as Zhang Zhe). Wu Jin Yan is ordinarily gloomy & blank eyes. The story has potential if they cast someone else other than Wang Xie Yue, he's good but he should act in different character & story line. Actually the one that acting good is the jealous step-mother and cruel princess, just too bad their characters are so despicable, I just hate them but that's make them good actors. Face beauty accessory with pearls is like Trypophobia skin disease?? Not pretty as it intended to be.
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Has great characters, but story falls flat.
So far, there are few characters that are well built, but the story drags everything down. For example, the FL character is one of the best I have seen; she is strong and smart, but not so good that she can do everything on her own. I think the main actors give stellar performances. The story would be better if it did not try to include comedy, or if comedy was done better. The comedy scenes do not mesh well with the story; they feel out of place.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Just started this…
I was curious with this series since I saw it on my fyp, and also because of Wang Xingyue, I liked him in scent of time and I’m a big Zhou Ye fan. The story is quite interesting so far although there are scenes wherein I find a little absurd or cringey, I’m only on episode 9 and still continuing to watch it & haven’t dropped it yet means a lot on my end, it means that the story is that intriguing, the actor who played Zhou YeMs brother, the girl who portayed Mu Yaoare from scent of time, the assistant/maidservant of the FL was also the one from scent of time, and The actor who portrayed Zhou Ye’s father in scent of time is also here, as well as the personal butler of the crown prince, & the supposedly concubine of the crown prince from scent of a scent time is here too!!!, so it’s nice to see a familiar faces. Also the princess from the kunning palace is also in this series!My only issue would be, the FL I don’t know there are angles wherein I don’t find her pretty, some angles she looks okay, but it’s really distracting me… most of the female actresses in this series are prettier than the FL tbh, but since the story is interesting I shall try to bear with looking at her face.. no hate this is just my honest opinion…
of course I’ll add a more depth review once I get deeper into the series and once it finishes.
UPDATE:
currently on episode 16, despite me being bothered with the FL, the story and plot is strong, it’s so intriguing, that it makes you want to watch longer, and would want to know what will happen next. there are tons of antagonists on this series, but a handful of protagonists, I love the fact that the character of the FL is smart and fearless, not the helpless annoying kind.
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Wang Xing Yue shows a lot of his talent in this show
This is a good show. It’s not too intense, yet not boring at all. I don’t like the fake Jiang Li’s dad’s acting. Story line is good. But I think they could’ve used different actors for certain roles. It would’ve made the show even better. Definitely would rewatch. But I find myself rewatching the same shows. Which is inextricable destiny, journey to love, princess agent’s and love like the galaxy. All those shows used for the most part, perfect actors for the roles. But def worth the watch.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Another Predictable Revenge Plot
After watching the trailer, I expected some intense palace intrigue. The drama started out so well, but after watching 10 episodes, all we've seen is the stepmom and stepsisters scheming against the female lead. There's a lot of unnecessary filler, with too much talking and comedy that makes the plot feel unserious.I've dropped many dramas like "Love Like the Galaxy" because I don't enjoy plots where all the female characters gang up on one person, making the female lead a perpetual victim. The supporting characters in this drama aren't compelling enough for me to care about them. The stepmom's hatred for the female lead simply because she's the daughter of the first wife is such a cliché; we've seen this plot in so many dramas.
The main reason I've stuck with this drama is because of Wang Xing Yue. His strong presence, acting, and voice are impressive, and I will definitely check out his future works. I don't mind a slow-burn romance, but we're not getting enough screen time for the male lead, and there's a lot of pointless dialogue between the main leads. To be honest, Wu Jin Yan is not the right choice for the female lead role.
For now, I'm dropping this drama, though I might pick it up again in the future just to watch the male lead.
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A true bore
At the expense of turning myself into a bore too, I repeat: it was very, very boring. I have no idea what took me up to the 22nd episode. I guess, hope. Hope that somehow things will come around. They did not. And the review must be 300 words to get through. So, what am I to do if nothing of substance can be said of nothing of substance? I am amazed at the current score on MDL: 8,9?! Why, oh, why? Are there 300 words now?Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
The Double
This is the first time watching WXY's historical drama, it turned out to be fun + good too. It was really sad when the scene where Jiang Li died. and I'm increasingly liking historical dramas more and more than modern drama, the rate keeps going up, because that's how good it is, right? I hope Xue Li can avenge Jiang Li, I'm really annoyed with her stepmother. This is my first time reviewing a drama, hope you like it, sorry if I offended you or said something wrong.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️???Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Overrated but not bad
It could have been amazing, however it’s a little bit like a jigsaw puzzle box that’s been opened; the picture on the outside is interesting, but when you open the box, you find there are pieces missing or some of the pieces don’t belong.WHAT I LIKED
I adore stories with strong, smart female leads which is why I started watching C-dramas. This story attempts to have that.
The cinematography and set design are gorgeous! Apparently, this show had 3 directors and it’s clear that some were more interested getting the right looking shot that they were in ensuring that the story and characters made sense on screen.
WHAT RUINED IT FOR ME
I think it’s important to establish chemistry and harmony so that the audience is swept up into the plot. IMO, that did not happen here. Reading a book is not the same as watching a movie. A movie requires that the visuals on the screen and the harmony between the cast and script are visually palpable. That didn’t happen here.
First, the casting decisions were terrible. I’m not saying that the acting was bad. Individually, I think each cast member did a terrific job. However, the cast never had any chemistry.
For one thing, it was difficult to understand how old these people were supposed to be. You have Wu Jin Yan who is a beautiful 30+ plus old woman in RL, but she looks like a 28 to 30-year-old. Then you have the rest of the non-parental figures in the show cast as 21-year-olds. If the story had been about 21-year-olds being led by a charismatic 30-year-old then I think that it could have worked. Instead, they put 5+ lbs of make on Wu Jin Yan and used trick lighting to try to make her look 21. The result is extremely uneven. She looks that age in about 80% of the scenes but, often within the same scene or episode, she clearly looks WAY older than the people that are supposed to be her peers. Instead of focusing on the plot, I spent as much time tying to figure out what was going on with their ages and whether that was intentional.
Furthermore, I think the decision to pretend that the Directors could manipulate things so that WJY could pass for 21 also destroyed the chemistry. Instead of a harmonized crew, we got great individuals playing good roles. What we needed was people that seemed to care about each other on screen as much as they did in the novel.
Second, the plot line was not great. Wu Jin Yan can be a great actress. She was fantastic in Yangxi Palace! IMO, she’s one of the best at making you believe that the FL is clever. However, in this it seemed like she was sleepwalking through the plot. The examples of her charater’s cleverness are not delivered with the same zing as Yangxi palace. I blame a lot of that on the plots. They’re clever, but predictable. Please tell me if you didn’t know what was happening with the flags at the quasi-nunnery 5 minutes before it was revealed.
Part of it was the setup. The main character went from normal and somewhat gullible when she was first introduced to being clever as a fox overnight, literally. At least, show us how she mentally worked out that she could be clever person instead being just a pawn.
The instrumental music used to propel the scenes is meh. It’s kind of like the show. It’s not bad, but it’s not something to get excited about either.
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Predictable plot. Similar twists is repeatedly used. In the middle of assassin attack or dangers main casts can waste precious seconds to look at each other with love and talk stupid. Happens too many times spoiler. Like you're in the middle of a good dream and you're abruptly interrupted for a few seconds and then force to continue the dream which by this while isn't so good anymore.Main actress is way too old for the role like a decade too old. Her puffy eyes betray her age. She is poor in comical moments. She isnt pretty. Casting numerous prettier and younger looking supporting and guest role actresses doesn't help her. Like making her age more obvious. Main actor role all too familiar and repeatedly used in too many period drama. High fighting skill, make little mistake, can predict all enemy's move like always and has bad childhood. Phui!!!
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THE BEST
O MAIOR DRAMA DO ANO!história, fotografia, ost impecáveis!
O casal? Um dos melhores casais que eu já assisti, me lembrou muito do james e da claire de outlander, a química entre os dois, aqui temos uma protagonista decidida, fiel aos seus sentimentos, inteligente, temos um protagonista estrategista, inteligente, intenso e temos um casal que confia um no outro, que ama com atos de serviços, que se cuidam de longe.
Cada episódio impecável, são 40 eps que parecem 10 de tanto que vc fica envolvido.
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Not The good chinese drama i have been looking for since 2024 started..
I must say the 40 episode length drama format was, is and will never be my type (okay never say never but damn i always force myself to finish the drama) ....So many things didn't make sense, we had really little of the romance (i wasn't there for the political plot or whatever since i knew from avenueX's review that to enjoy this drama you had to overlook that part and that is exactly what i did), and the messy ending..... I should listen more to avenueX in the future lol .After watching all 40 episodes, i kind of regret watching this show, although i enjoyed the first 20 episodes, i think it could have been better, we the audience deserved better .
That said, i think this drama is overrated for me 7,5/10, 8/10 will be too much since i saw better dramas get a lower score here, so yes definitely 7,5/10!
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The Last 15 minutes
Wonderful drama! Well thought out plot. Kept me interested throughout. Only one small flaw was the last 15 min of this series. I’m one for all dramas to end happily but how could I be left feeling neither sad or happy. Make me feel on way or another. I don’t like having mixed feelings at the end. It was like someone wanted to have a battle scene at the end with tragic deaths to me it served no purpose or significance but to leave the audience in confusion. Why rush this in the ending that decision was stupid. A better ending would be her pregnant and him returning home with a victory. Not him on a battle field losing his closest comrades in a lose lose situation where no one explains how he got out of it. He is just seen riding back to her at their tree: the end. No sweet reunion nothing. The Cinematography was beautifully done. I took off half a star for the last 15min of this series but man it still makes my blood boil.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
