I kept watching but the Queen didn't attack

First blow to the story comes from it's wrong synopsis..she is supposed to have superhuman strength... Like where ??? How ??? When ??? Why ??? Okay just because she helps the prince with some stretching does make her strength equivalent to a superhuman (EYES ROLL) .. she was killed like atleast 12 times in this series and yet we are calling her 'queen of attack' ... Instead of 'queen who is attacked' ..
She was a javelin player I was looking forward to some action ..but to my disappointed there was no action on her part ... (Teary eyes)

Overall story was good ... Consistent paced , good plot ...worth watching one time atleast

Leads were good .. chemistry was okay ..

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I'm under Dai Gao Zheng's spell..

Stories, no matter how good they are written can't reach the viewers, if are not acted out properly. There are times when stories go weak but the performance by the actors make them worth a watch ..and one such actor is Dai Gao Zheng .. honestly he is the one that made me watch these short format dramas.. my boy is so talented , so handsome ..I literally can't take my eyes away. I have watched like 7-8 dramas with him as lead role ..and I can't tell which one was the best .. each one of them is as excellent as the other. ON TOP HIS KISSING SCENES, MY GOD !! HE IS THE KING OF ON-SCREEN KISSING/ STEAMY SCENES.
But this was the first time in this drama that I watched him crying ... ( The scene when feifei memory doesn't come back even after pulling out sorrow forget needles) Damn his crying was so intense ..it felt like my heart was broken into a 1000 pieces. It was so good I was experiencing a connection to his character on all dimensions.

Second we talk about the FL ..the actress playing the role is quite talented I have seen her thousands years of love and she was funtastic..though here her role was not as strong as in 1000 years where she played demon princess , but nonetheless this one wasn't bad either. I wish her character were more into action and less trouble.

The plot was a little slow , flat and confusing at points ..flashbacks took most of the screen time and villains were not given a proper closure ( my personal opinion) . A few things were made unnecessarily troublesome, like at various points in the plot ML is leaving behind FL to protect her though she was best protected when she stays with ML otherwise pretty much everyone is her enemy on different levels (you will understand when you will watch it ) . I frankly don't like this sort of writing when you don't have creativity to put proper conspiracy so you write scenes full of idiocy ..MY CONDOLENCES TO THE WRITER, PLEASE HAND IN YOUR RESIGNATION, THIS JOB IS NOT SUITABLE FOR YOU.

Music was veg impressive either

Definitely Worth a watch

Rewatch ??? NOPE

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Continuing after binge watching season 1

This time story was more concrete and grey. As leng li left zuan'ar in the end of previous season,this season started with their patch up (after a leap of two years).. the plot which centred the lead characters in the previous season, gradually shifted towards the other characters. Side stories, mysterious and conspiracies are addressed. I felt the plot was a little fast paced but it was the short drama format so you can't complain.

The best thing i found about this story was the writer literally wrote the plot UNFILTERED, the wrong doing of the vamps and villains are punished with something as severe as Rape and murder.

A little side note: I PERSONALLY DONT LIKE SOME WRITERS' TAKE ON THE PUNISHMENT OF A VAMP WHO PLOTS TO GET THE FEMALE LEAD RAPED, THEY EITHER BE FORGIVEN OR ARE NOT BEING HOLD ACCOUNTABLE ENOUGH ...WHICH SENDS A WRONG MSG TO THE SOCIETY THAT IF A WOMAN IS INVOLVED IN GETTING THE WOMAN RAPED SHE SHOULD BE TREATED SOFTLY JUST BECAUSE SHE IS A 'WOMAN' .... NOW THAT WE COME ACROSS SO MANY HEINOUS RAPE CASES IN OUR REAL SOCIETY, THE WRITERS' MUST TAKE A RESPONSIBLE APPROACH AND GIVE A STRONG MSG AGAINST SUCH CRIMES THROUGH THEIR STORIES NO MATTER IF THE CULPRIT WAS A MALE OR FEMALE.

Cast was same only 1-2 new characters were introduced.
Music was same ,nice ost

Totally worth watching

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Wang yu zi and wen moyan factor did the job for me

I am so damn impressed by wang yu zi's performance in every period drama .. this man is born to be the ML of period dramas PERIOD !
he captures the essences of his character on a different level and blessed with his looks je actually gives that kind and generous emperor like vibes.
As far as wen moyan is concerned,she is a terrific actress I saw her performance in 'your trap' and her role was so sensuous and seductive. Whereas in this one she is portraying a cute and lovely girl ( with revenge feeling on the side ways) .. Though I personally felt her chemistry with weng yu zi was outstanding better than with any other actor.

The side characters (cast) was equally talented and good-looking especially the female characters ( Xu'ar, li' sister, chinqui,chen'mother)

The story itself was quite interesting and the way its plot is executive made it even more addicting. The pace was consistent and there were no boring and unnecessary scenes. Though this season doesn't unfolds a lot about the conspiracies and is more centred on leng ki and xuan'er's character.

There were comparatively less fight scenes and the choreography of these fight scenes was not impressive but it's okay, as that wasn't even the demand of this story.

Opening sound track was good, very soothing and quite apt for the theme.


Over all this was a great drama that I can recommend with holding back .. you can define give it a try (it also has season 2)

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If not for the sad ending I would have given it a perfect 10

First of all the Dylan wang factor made me watch the show, I didn't follow any recommendations whatsoever. The other cast was also excellent but Dylan is my fav ... As far as story is concerned, I am not impressed but not disappointed either . Few stances felt like bit of a drag ..like she had to live four lifetimes before she can stay with him .. honestly speaking it was boring . Though It was a love story but the romance was lacking ... Their chemistry was indeed awesome still I couldn't find many happy couple moments between them ...it was sad and heart breaking ... secondly the repeation of fireflies,fallen patels, butterfly and fireworks scenes was too much ..I mean like come on! man! give us some variation she is living four different lives and you are showing everything pretty much the same.
Parallel leads story was much more in focus for first 20-25 episodes.
the character of female lead is quite weak and has given very less importance ,like it was all about her yin soul other than that her role in the show was not much influential. In fact the parallel female lead stole the show for me. She is bubbly and sassy I loved her. Still I must say both actresses were beautiful and very much loveable.

After that comes the fight scenes and VFX ..those were great .. Chinese dramas are best known for the VFX/fight scenes anyway.

Music was lovely ... It was soothing and very apt for the them of the show.

Parallel leads and side actors were equally talented .. each and everyone of them (from parallel lead's side kick to cat demon ) delivered the best.

Last comes the ending ... See! I don't mind sad ending but for this one I wanted a happy ending ...no !! Seriously !! Let me explain ... I don't feel sad when characters who happened to be living as lovers shared some moments get seperated... But in their case it was prolonged wait ... Suffering , regrets and feelings of missing each other ..for freaking 200 years he was waiting ... She also was subjected to four lifetimes just to be with him ....IF THESE TWO DON'T DESERVE A HAPPY ENDING, I DONT THINK ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD DOES.

It was sad blame it on the writer who screwed the ending just because he/she wanted to showcase his/her experimental mindset ..( GO TO HELL ! writer)

So everything was perfect ... But story itself written by an average writer who I don't know might be thinking of himself as Shakespeare.



Drama is totally worth a watch and rewatch as well

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I will be brutally honest here..

i kind like the main leads character but the plot wasn't good enough to do them any justice ... series went well till ep 12 ML FL met ..they helped each other to achieve personal goals ..fall in love .. got married. story was heart warming and rom-com. but after this the plot turned into bitch slap crap .. kitchen politics and domestic drama phase ... like a total 180 degrees opposite to how it started .... i am pretty sure a lot of viewers must have given up on this series here ...

i sticked around though ... and from ep 25/26 onwards i find the story improved a little .. i mean it was watchable at this point .. then it went okay till ep 37 but as we reached closer to the ending ...writer messed up again ... i mean seriously messed up ... the ending for ML FL was satisfactory ...but for villains , NO ... you will feel a different level of frustration watching the villains who deserve severe punishments were not hold accountable enough even after committing crimes repeatedly.

this was not the type of series you would recommend others but if you happen to come across it and likely to watch it i suggest you read episodes guide side by side so that you can skip the unnecessary parts ..other wise you will be exhausted

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Multiple- watch value stuff

This drama is not my fav let's take it from here but I have watched it more times than any of my fav dramas. If my my fav drama is my boyfriend than this one has to be my bestie I might not give it a ten star rating yet I can not get enough of it .. and moreover it was one of the very first korean shows I watched so there is a feeling of nostalgia attached to it ...

Now let's discuss the story a divorce woman becoming a doctor and the behaviour of her ex husband and in laws around her was very realistic .. there was this old spark thing .. jealousy that the ex wife is getting attention from other man ...
But the main thing that I felt was quite heart warming is he still fell for his ex wife though he had an option to marry a girl so young and more beautiful .. This is the type of love that our society has forgotten long ago ... Very heart touching

I loved the character of senior lady surgeon as well she was one of my favs ...the entire show, the story the cast evrything was so well put together ..I don't know what else can you ask for ..the trauma cases were interesting as well ...

PS ... I liked Dr romantic(only season 1) as well it has little similarities to this one

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Felt like sand in my coffee

Though story had a lot of potential with all the revenge rebirth plot and conspiracy theory served to satisfy the viewers, but thanks to the pathetic acting skills it turned into a strange discomfort to watch. I know people have different opinion of a what a "good act" should be like but here I just want to share me own opinion. (And I will support in the end )
1) I can't feel enough rage ..the hellish fury from FL ... Oh come on !! You were burnt to death please be a little angry about it. There were hardly any instance that I can feel she died and she is upset about it. If you can find consider yourself lucky ...

2) The chemistry is quite awkward..taken for instance the parts where FL tends the ML's wounds ... Your lover is almost dead please be more supportive of him ..don't treat him like an untouchable.

3) repeated sniffing is not crying ...of you can't cry properly shut the FU and use tear drops ... Each and everytime he got wounded .. she sniffed the hell out of her nose ...my gosh so irritating.

4) ML wasn't good either he can't kiss. . you don't believe me watch again... And you will know.

I watched "rise from the ashes" practically on the same day I watched this show ... Though both series had almost same plot but the actors in Rise from the ashes acted a hundred times better than these fools ... I recommend you watch it ...you will see what type of rage and fury you missed here. That's a proper revenge rebirth plot

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Very ordinary plot but still enjoyable

The story was enjoyable though full of cliche GAO did fantabulous job as ML ..but who can question his work ...I think he picks his role very carefully that suit his personality (like he pics modern setting roles instead of costume) he was charming ..his act was good ... FL also did an okay job on her part but I felt like her acting during emotional scenes kinda sucks ...she looks very conscious of her makeup and face orientation and doesn't put a real feel to her crying scenes ( reference : ep 09 , min 7 to 9) like who cries with such flat face ?????.. Other than that the drama was good ... It was short so no time wasted on crap .. you can definitely watch it while having your dinner tonight . .

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Very close to a perfect

Plot was interesting..the story moves with consistent paces and there were comparatively very less low energy movements... The script writing was in my opinion the very core of this show ..there were punches every now and then that kept the comedy and light heartedness intact.. which got a nice justify ce through actor talent ,spontaneity and chemistry on screen ... Zhou Lusi and Ryan ding were amazing together..

Ending was little confusing or can say weird yet happy ... I guess this was one of those ending where the writer leaves loops open for the viewers to their own understanding about the entire thing ...

On the whole it was delightful.. loved watching it ...might be watching it again in future

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Watch 1-2 skip to 16 and watch ..if there was an award for most awful lead this FL can easily win

First 16 episodes practically nothing happened he find the woman who took holy bead five year ago kidnap her and keep her in his kingdom .. obtaining beads need true love so all for the first 16 episodes he is trying to convince her to marry him ..while she is trying every silliest trick to run away ..
After Ep 16 plot starts to take it's shape ..
The drama is written poorly on FL's part ... Her character is annoying, absurd, selfish, irrational over dramatic Scrooge... Her action will make to hate her to the point of disdain ...may be the reason why villian of this show in not very active till ep 25 ...FL was filling up for the villian ...

Still I will not this drama to any of my frnds because seriously there are a lot better options out there why waste time on something like this ... Yet if are interested you can skip parts of episode at your own convienence from 3 episode to 16

Male lead chen zhe yuan was the highlight he acting was outstanding given he was wearing mask for most of time still he acted brilliantly through his eyes ... Female actor lead wasn't bad either ..only her character was written ridiculously..
I found the parallel lead actress fram cat bloodline better than the FL herself

Ok ok experience

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ML looks like he walked straight out of a manhwa ...

This show is definitely not for those who don't understand the graphs in human psychology so if you are a very upright person better don't watch it





FL joins the ML office as his PA stays around for three years and they have a what we call an intense secret sexual affair.. ML is taking everything casually until the fiance comes back and FL leaves him ..

The plot is basically a concoction of various grey emotions that surface with the passing episodes ..first he is abusive ...then he becomes tyrant ... Further possessive ... And in the last he realizes everything he do is because he is in love with FL ... Though some people might find him having assualt tendencies..but as the story unfurls his past we come to know his emotional compass is a bit traumatized because of certain situation and FL is not as good as she pretends ...

The actress playing FL is good I have seen her in warm in cold night and see is loveable ..
Story has a good pace ... I didn't felt bored ..it progresses at consistent pace ..

If you have a mature thought process to assimilate emotional ups and downs you can definitely give it a try ..

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Serious characters.. common plot and kung fu VFX

Quite to the point and flat base plot .. lead character have their own childhood issue and responsibilities that they have to go through.. helping each other to the best way possible.
FL is boss lady character while ML is like a kung Fu intern graduated from shadow sect. The master - guard relation was the highlight of this show


There were no bitch slap scenes ..and kitchen politics was minimum which I personally like...over all a good watch ..some people might find the story a little low pace and boring it's all up to preferences.. I enjoyed watching.

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