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It's a wonderful drama....❤️❤️
Story of this drama is just mind blowing?. i mean no annoying fl or ml for my views...all characters are good in their roles. i watched many coustomes drama's but this is now my favourite.. i laughed alot. but i feel bad for zulian when she died and feel bad for her lover. Qinmeng princess roles is also good, she is villian but her acting and performance is mind blowing but not compare to fl acting. she is too good and intelligent in this drama. For me it's satisfied ending. All got happy endings. i hope i see many drama's like this in future❤️.Note:- Sorry for my bad English.?
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In the theatre style of comedies of old, we have bodily gags, cross dressing, evil cackling villains, and the actors look like they will burst out laughing in every scene. It's a lot of fun for the first 10 episodes, but it drags more and more as all plot points are met with the same delivery.
The gender dynamics kept me from dropping it. The main female lead is bold, a great strategist, and is insightful into the motivations of people. The show makes valid points about the 'woman behind the man' just means that there's tons of talented women adviser and strategists out there that never get their recognition. The male lead recognizes her strengths quickly and finds them intriguing and endearing.
Is it enough? It wasn't for me, I started fastforwarding through scenes or watching out of the corner of my eye. But, to be fair to the show, this is a show that is meant to be watched as you do errands around the house, chat with your family, scroll on your phone. If that's something you need, this could be the show for you.
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Strong female lead
Storyline: story is pretty straight forward, the usual female disguised as male to take up the position of a city’s lord. The usual inter-city feud and cliche loggerheads falling in love. While there was a misunderstanding between the ML and FL on how the FL has led him on, it wasn’t too much of a drag. The misunderstanding was resolved very quickly with more emphasis placed on resolving the cities conflicts. Throughout we can also expect lots of sweet romance and kisses ☺️I enjoyed how throughout the drama, the FL remained smart and strong and didn’t fall into traps, and is able to escape from all the misfortunes on her own/with the help of her friends.
But I can’t accept how they really let zhi lan die like that but I guess there is no other significance for her presence so might as well let her die on a good note.
Overall: Pretty fluffy unserious short drama to watch if you’ve extra time or waiting between airing dramas but rewatch value is pretty low.
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Outrageously Over The Top but the fan service is giving
There's a lot of bathing scenes and General Jin Fu for some reasons really likes to go topless. And by god the kisses are hot.The story itself is actually quite interesting. I was quite invested in the beginning but now kind of looking forward for the charade to be over. It is so satisfying to see the FL being a powerful personality and doesn't hesitate to kill.
The acting is not the best and the script can be cringey. Plotholes so big they are more like plotcaves, but this show is kind of addictive. I'll be watching it till the end.
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It’s refreshing to see Physical comedy in a RomCom genre
My Uncanny Destiny is a surprising and fun RomCom. I have not seen many good physical comedy-drama from China, so it is refreshing to see one.My first time watching Yan Zi Xian and Zhang Yue Nan in leading roles. They both did a decent job in this drama. The supporting cast was fun too. There are quite a few kissing scenes for the main CP and two supporting CPs.
I find it enjoyable, and there are a few laughable moments. I can't wait to see how Liu Xuan Ming feels when he discovers that Ye Zhao Nan is his enemy and is a woman.
I have watched 16 episodes already and can't wait to see how it reveals in the end. The production quality is not bad either.
I am changing my rating from 7.5 to 7,0 because I did not like the last two episodes.
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hilarious, fantastic
favourite c-drama of all time. i’m still trying to fill that void now. spunky fl, brooding ml who is distant but is so in love once it happens. undeniable chemistry. Humour was really good, and didn’t feel cliche and almost killed me from suffocation. i love how it didn’t have episodes going into 40s like lots of c-dramas so it didn’t drag out which is why i’m often wary of c-dramas because i don’t know if i’ll be able to finish. i love the dynamic between the two and i usually don’t like misunderstandings drawn out but the drama did it well so it was really for comedic effect mostly, not just poorwriting meant lengthen series.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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It's ok
This show should really be taken with a grain of salt. It is funny and it doesn't take itself seriously. That's why it is so ridiculous.One thing that I didn't like about it was that it didn't stay consistent with the genre. It's a romantic comedy. Therefore, it should be light and upbeat. General Jin Fu's sister dying was completely unexpected and unnecessary. There should've been another way to find out that the wedding dress was poisoned without breaking out of the genre. Unfortunately, this happens a lot in Asian dramas. They often mix comedy, tragedy, and drama into a muddy mess.
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A tale of two city lords.
!! Content/trigger warning for mention of sexual assault: At the end of episode 17 and beginning of episode 18, there is an attempted sexual assault on one of the female characters, which fails, and the perpetrator is punished in a later episode.I thought this was excellent. I went in not really knowing what to expect and had meant to just watch the first episode to decide whether or not I liked it, as I usually do, and got hooked immediately.
No huge plot holes and no inane story or character slips that didn't make any sense, which is usually the main issue in Chinese dramas. The pacing was good, and the length of the episodes and series length felt appropriate and just about right, and nothing really felt like filler. Some things do happen very quickly, like the two leads falling in love, and there are some things that go against usual historical drama rule convention without much consequence, like there being no objection from people around the male lead for wanting to marry a non-noble, but for the most part these are peripheral enough to the main story and fleshing them out would only have dragged out the story for no reason other than to add unnecessary drama, so I don't really have complaints about that. Normally these omissions would annoy me very much, but in this case they didn't really bother me other than the occasional note of 'Huh, why is this random bucket-scrubbing maid allowed to just walk around the inner city/palace and command so much way-giving? Oh well *shrug*', which I attribute to the fact that it's a low-stakes rom-com that doesn't take itself too seriously with a 30min-per-episode runtime; and the level of (in)formality fits the format. The one thing that did trip me up the most was when, near the end, a character makes a pivotal choice to defend their city against another city's army based on their identity as a Muxi citizen specifically, and this is talked about by the female lead as 'sometimes your cultural/national identity is more important than your life', but shortly afterwards the three cities are then united into one, which is sort-of-but-not-really painted as the FL's goal to some extent as well. That whole 'sometimes people defend their identity before their own life and we call them heroes' speech was a bit 'Huh, propagandy' to me, but perhaps that was the trade-off with the censors or something to keep all the kissing scenes in, who knows.
I thought the comedy in this was great, including the 'What!' reaction sounds and occasional use of music that were English songs to emphasise certain moments. The first time I heard an English song during a Moment I had to check that I wasn't watching it on YouTube and they had replaced the music for copyright reasons, but I was watching it on a random Chinese streaming site, so that seems unlikely. Maybe it still was an insert, but either way, that was my experience of watching the drama and I found it very funny. I found this drama very funny and almost Douyin skit-esque in its humour. There was a lot of toilet humour, including someone falling in love because someone gave them clean toilet paper, and also a lot of fart jokes, which sort of really ties in with the Douyin-esque vibe of 'What!' reaction sounds and musical emphasis moments. The animal roaring sounds were a bit silly at times, and felt like perhaps were used a bit too often with the FL, but overall sort of fell into the general sense of comedy.
The kissing scenes are almost all early on and I have to say, they are very active kissing scenes with locked lips and not just faces pressed together, which I really liked about this drama. They actually like each other! They're actually kissing each other and kissing back! I usually look away during kissing scenes but in the case of this drama I actually really enjoyed them because they seemed genuine - not overdone so they were tearing at each other's clothes, but also not uncomfortably close-up of just the lips that sort of sensationalise it like so many other dramas tend to do. I also really liked the romance between the two leads - it's established early on that they're equals, and the FL very actively stabilises and backs up the ML in his role as city lord. There are no nonsense misunderstandings and the ML is very supportive of the FL throughout, especially once he realises that he really does like her. The one main argument that they have is resolved almost immediately - one might even argue too quickly - but even that is set-up beforehand with a lot of 'what-if ... would you forgive me?' probing and prepping, as well as the ML repeatedly noting that he likes the FL for her.
The romance between Yun Luo and Tan Rang was a little more '???' for me, but again, I wasn't particularly annoyed by it, although I did think Tan Rang was a bit too forgiving (I personally am unsure if I would be so okay with some random tricking me and doing the things Yun Luo does to him with the consequences they result in, even if the last consequence wasn't on purpose). Zhao Jing also had a bit of a weird situation happen for him with Zhi Lan and then Ke Qian Yue, and I do feel bad for him; it was very much not the usual clean-cut pairing up that normally happens, though I did also appreciate the 'random non-lead is a ladykiller' vibe that it gave off. I really didn't expect Zhi Lan's story to go in that direction and didn't quite believe it, and kept expecting that there would be some kind of 'Surprise! We tricked you' moment, but apparently they were serious about it, which I also found unusual given the genre - I kept thinking 'Ah, it's a rom-com, that won't happen', but apparently not. It was a shame, and she and Zhao Jing deserved better.
The second male lead was one of the nicest second male leads I've ever seen, and knows when to step back and when to exit. I never felt like he pushes the FL, although he does make it clear he likes her and tries for his chance. He also develops a friendship with the ML despite their love rivalry and is never bitter or entitled towards anything, including when dealing with Princesses Qi Meng and Hui Rou and their machinations. One of the most good-natured SMLs I've seen in a drama, and was supportive all the way, even solving multiple problems for the leads.
I've never seen either the female or male leads in anything before and was completely new to them, but I really liked them both, as I did most of the actors in this drama. The female lead especially is not your average FL-dressed-in-men's-clothes, but actually felt believable as somebody who grew up disguised as a boy. Even dressed in women's clothes she doesn't lose any of her ferocity, and she is always believable in each moment in her capacity of the City Lord of Muxi. When she is dressed as the 'male' Ye Zhao Nan her manner and demeanor genuinely swaggers, and even her voice seems to be deeper. Count me impressed. The ML on the other hand does a great cold and serious City Lord - and then you see him warm up and smile. Towards the end it was ridiculous, I was pausing the screen and yelling because he is So Pretty when he smiles. Who is this guy??? And why haven't I seen him in other things before??? He's also really good at the comedy and very quick with it too, especially with his facial expressions.
The other actors are also nothing to sniff at. From Zhao Jing to Lao Guan, the supporting cast also uniformly did a great job. The only one I found something to pick at about was Princess Qi Meng/Hui Rou, who seemed a little over-acted, especially with the sudden laughing, although I understand that it was meant to convey that she was unhinged.
The opening theme was light and cute, even catchy, and the ending theme was sweet. While the music didn't really stand out to me during the show, upon listening properly to the OST (I tend to skip the opening and endings of dramas when bingeing...), it is actually very nice. Okay, actually now I'm listening to the full version of the ending theme and the rest of the OST, honestly they could have made this drama a serious romance (which is not to say that the romance is a joke in this show but like. A Serious Romance with much less comedy) just based on the strengths of the ballads alone. I think I'm going to keep this OST to just pull out and listen to every now and then, actually.
I rate this very rewatchable, because I already want to rewatch it right now immediately. I binged this in less than two days, and the episode and series length adds to how easy it is to rewatch.
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Let your brain at the door...if you want to laught
STORY : Le prince d'une région rencontre la FL (déguisée en homme), dirigeant la région ennemie. Ils tombent amoureux et doivent se battre contre les adversaires, les rivaux amoureux, etc.TOUS les clichés sont là : accidental kisses, femme déguisée en homme, ML habillé en danseuse, et j'en passe beaucoup d'autres !!
Les acteurs (jeunes et peu connus) font ce qu'ils peuvent pour faire vivre cette histoire abracadabrante...
MAIS Série au ton très Comédie (too much), même "brainless" mais assezdrôle. Par contre, excellents OST.
Je ne regarderai sûrement pas ce drama à nouveau et j'avoue que j'ai du mal à comprendre les très bons commentaires...
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Romcom femminista
Romcom pseudostorica in 24 episodi da circa 30 minuti, che racconta le vicende dei regnanti di due città in lotta da generazioni. Il governante di Muxi ha avuto solo una figlia, Ye Zhao Nan, e l’ha spacciata per maschio, riuscendo a farle ereditare il trono alla sua morte. Ma le trame del generale per ottenere il potere la spingono letteralmente fra le braccia di Liu Xuan Ming, il signore della nemica città di Xuanyue. La caduta da un dirupo le fa perdere la memoria e un trio di improbabili spie la battezza Sanmei spacciandosi per la sua famiglia, con l’intento di farsi aiutare da lei a uccidere Liu Xuan Ming. Va da sé che, essendo i due i protagonisti della storia, invece di uccidersi a vicenda si innamoreranno.Già da questa brevissima sinossi si comprende che la storia è composta in buona parte da cliché del genere: città nemiche, ragazze travestite da maschio, dirupi, perdite di memoria… Poco di nuovo sotto il sole. Il drama tuttavia si lascia guardare senza opporre troppa resistenza, perché, a patto di essere di bocca buona, è denso di situazioni divertenti, con toni spesso farseschi. Non mancano effetti sonori come miagolii, latrati e ruggiti. Bisogna però, lo ribadisco, essere di bocca buona: la comicità verte a volte su argomenti corporali, peti e in un caso escrementi volano da tutte le parti. C’è perfino un arco narrativo che dura per più di un episodio in cui assistiamo a humor sugli olezzi che provengono da una bara, e nientemeno ci mangiano sopra. Insomma, siete avvisati. Eppure, nonostante questi minus disgustosi, ma tutto sommato non troppo frequenti, la comicità e le situazioni oltre il limite dell’assurdo contribuisco al successo dell’operazione.
Da notare la scarsa presenza di fanservice per gli uomini, mentre assistiamo invece a molti “momenti torso nudo” maschili, anche a sproposito. E se il povero Yan Zi Xian, protagonista maschile, riesce spesso ad interpretare con successo una sua personalissima versione di uno spaventapasseri, Parker Mao, interprete del generale ribelle, esprime una fisicità decisamente più consistente e molto più attraente agli occhi. Peccato che spesso lo abbiano unto troppo, distruggendo parte del risultato.
Ora, dobbiamo dirlo chiaro: la logica in questo drama è pressoché inesistente, bisogna prendere le cose come sono, senza cercarvi chissà quale verosimiglianza. E’ una serie messa lì per farci ridere. In apparenza. Perché invece, e senza neppure camuffarlo troppo, viene portato avanti un discorso femminista forte: la protagonista dimostra a ogni piè sospinto di essere perfettamente in grado di fare quello che farebbe un uomo. E’ forte nel corpo, nello spirito e nell’intelletto, senza sentire bisogno di dimostrare la propria forza aggredendo qualcuno. Si difende, quando serve, senza malignità ma con decisione, e lo fa in proprio, senza tema di sporcarsi le mani. E in quanto a strategia, non ha rivali. Nel contempo, ci ammanniscono anche più di un discorsetto sui gloriosi benefici del comunismo (ovviamente senza nominarlo). Ma tant’è. Quante volte abbiamo sentito la tiritera del grande sogno americano e dell’immensa bontà degli USA che difendono la libertà del mondo? Non rispondetemi, era una domanda retorica.
Gli attori sono stati molto bravi. Specialmente la protagonista, Zhang Yue Nan, ha saputo interpretare il suo ruolo con una mimica facciale decisamente accattivante e un portamento potente. Un vero mastino, trasudante autorità e determinazione: nessuno potrebbe non riconoscerla come padrona del suo destino, ma anche nelle parti più dolci o dolorose ha saputo centrare l’obiettivo. Yan Zi Xian, protagonista maschile, si è difeso molto bene, ma senza essere all’altezza della sua compagna, non per demerito suo, ma perché il ruolo femminile era decisamente più interessante. Parker Mao, il generale ribelle, ha reso il suo personaggio con grande fisicità. Peccato gli abbiano imposto delle terribili risate, come spesso accade in questo tipo di drama. Stesso destino prescritto a Fan Wei, che interpreta magistralmente due gemelle psicopatiche, fin quando si affida ad una mimica facciale decisamente inquietante, ma che distrugge l’ottimo effetto appena è costretta a prodursi in risate raccapriccianti… e non per l’orrore. Il cast in generale ha recitato molto bene, tenuto conto che si tratta di una commedia, e del tipo di commedia che è: se alcune parti sono esageratamente calcate, possiamo tranquillamente ritenere che sia una scelta registica, e non ci sta neppure male.
Nonostante non si tratti di un drama ad alto budget, costumi e ambientazioni sono più che dignitosi e, per quanto non numerosi, sono comunque sufficienti a dare una buona impressione. Il commento musicale fa il suo dovere, pur senza brillare. Insomma, in generale si tratta di una produzione gradevole, adatta a qualche ora di svago senza troppe pretese. A volte è meglio uno spettacolo dichiaratamente sciocco rispetto a uno che si prende troppo sul serio e non centra l’obiettivo.
Da segnalare che, dopo i titoli di coda, ci lasciano intendere che potrebbe esserci un sequel. Il condizionale è d’obbligo, considerato quante serie necessiterebbero di una continuazione, senza mai ottenerla. Ad ogni modo, la storia è finita, e bene, anche così com’è. Ignorate gli ultimi secondi, e andrà bene così.
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It's ok
Honestly I do like it even though it's a bit silly and something's are REALLY silly. However I don't feel any of the males or females are attractive in this show. It could be how they are dressed or how their hair is done. Idk what exactly it is but it doesn't make me swoon for anyone. If anything the assassin is the only one that is semi attractive and the princess he's with. Honestly I wish they had bigger parts because their love would have been interesting to watch. I can't say if I will watch the whole thing yet. I'll wait until I'm halfway through it and decide.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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Has potential but fatally flawed
Plenty of funny moments and the FL is a rare example of a brash and intelligent woman. That said, I was frustrated by the way we only got an episode of her being in power and passing as a man before she's back in female clothes and sent to her rival's hard labour camp. Why did they feel the need to default back to the old powerful man-servant girl dynamic? I wanted to see more of her swaggering around in a hilarious charade of acting like a man and barking orders at everyone.I ended up dropping this series, struggling to reconcile what we got with what was promised...
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