First up, I started General’s Lady and continued watching it because of the cast and the OST! I watched it (quite forcefully) because I could not bear to skip this drama. I watched it to see exactly how good it is as I have seen many positive reviews of it everywhere.

(+) I enjoyed the couple pairing - Caesar Wu and Tang Min. They did very well!!! Caesar Wu definitely did his best and did look and feel like a military general. Tang Min played her role very well. They definitely should film together again, especially in a modern drama. They sang the OST ”为一人” together and I loved it! The lyrics and title itself was well chosen.

(-) However, the plot is a mess. I had no clue what they were doing half of the time and skipped most of the unnecessary parts. It is not well developed and the amount of misunderstandings and fights they have is too much. Chu Xiu Ming is always the one defending and helping Shen Jin whenever she’s in trouble. Shen Jin needs to do something to show that she loves the general as much as he does too! It should not always just be the general...
After awhile, the plot gets really boring and a little repetitive.

(+) To be honest, I think the most interesting or rather best part is the beginning. I liked episodes 1-8 because it showed us that we only appreciate and cherish people when they are gone. I liked the scene where Chu Xiu Ming was panicking when he realised that Shen Jin is missing and hurriedly went to look for her and eventually broke down crying. It was probably one of the most touching moments and I remembered that episode’s scene very clearly. I even rewatched it thrice...😭 (even though I feel it is a little bit overly-scripted and unnatural) It took 8 episodes to make the general confess to her! When Shen Jin wanted to divorce Chu Xiu Ming and was gone from him, he could not help but feel sad and regretful. That was when he realised Shen Jin was the only person who cheered him up and made him feel happy.

With that said, I would only recommend this to people who enjoy sweet romantic historical dramas. This drama has good production. A pity the script is not well written...I wonder how it is going to be like for Season 2 (if there is really going to be one). It is pretty overrated on MDL...