At first I didn't expect much as I just wanted to find something to watch, but the first episode immediately sucked me into the plot. The story of this series is so unique and different from anything Ive ever seen before., and I ended up finishing this in 27 hours...-
What I love the most about this drama is that they didn't add any unnecessary plot lines into the story and didn't drag anything for more than 2-3 episodes. I also love all actors/actresses and they also played their role perfectly.
I was surprised when I realized that this drama was only 24 episodes but after I finished it, I think the length is perfect. The ending was also written very well, I am definitely not disappointed in the ending of the drama.
This is such a cute and fluffy rom-com drama, so if you looking for something light, you should totally watch this. I was practically laughing through the whole series <3
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One of the best storyline execution in a drama. It's actually impressive how they achieved such a feat, because the initial episodes weren't telling of anything spectacular to come. The story telling and directing were really strong in this one, consistent and constantly evolving plot and development. I started this because I just couldn't get into any Kdrama aside from Once Again (which is still ongoing). That drama was also so good, I didn't expect to be so immersed which therefore made it difficult to find something else to watch.This one had the same vibes as one of my favourite C-dramas, The Love by Hypnotic. Different set up but the female lead give off a similar vibe. So I watched it, at first not really caring much about what's happening. The premise, personally, I found a bit ridiculous and hard to take seriously. I thought the story would seem too impossible that even suspending logic wouldn't be enough to accept what this drama is trying to feed us. I decided to just see how it goes though especially as it is only 24 episodes, short compared to the usual 36 or more episode dramas. 2/3 in and I wasn't completely loving it. I even thought about dropping it but seeing all the positive reviews and because there are no other dramas I can think of watching, I just decided to carry on watching. Despite it seeming like it's not going anywhere, there's just something about it that kept me interested about what's going to happen. Even if I didn't particularly like how slow the progression was at times.
That all changed though when I got to the last third of the drama. Somehow and seemingly out of the blue, it picked up its pace and all I kept seeing was development and progress after progress. I was glued to the tv and genuinely immersed and eager to find out how the story will progress. Han Shuo became really endearing to me. He came off a bit more matured compared to his quite childish personality in the previous episodes. I loved watching all the trials they experienced because it made their characters really well rounded. It was also easy to see just how much they love each other, and how deep.
The message the drama send out (the drama is massively based upon the inequality between men and women) was touched upon, enough that the message was clear and the repercussions if things carried on as they were, was also shown so effectively that you can empathise with what the characters were going through or what they potentially could go through. And again, thanks to the great, careful and thoughtful directing and writing, so many of the things that happened and the decisions taken by the characters were understandable, if not agreeable, because the drama had their intentions built, actions by actions, in the previous episodes. The way they presented the gender issues was quite impressive and didn't feel like they were forcing the viewers to take a certain stand. It has done well on showing us the characters' plights enough for us to understand what is right for them.
And ofcourse, Chen Qian Qian and Han Shuo. The actors played their roles sooooooo well. I loved seing Qian Qian's expressions, even the tiniest quirk of her mouth or eyebrow really portrays so much personality. Ryan Ding was most impressive in heartbreaking scenes. Perhaps it's because I've seen his character always happy/in-love/jealous that it was a complete surprise to see him deliver that side to his character. Qian Qian and Han Shuo complement each other well. I love how their love story developed.
The weak part of the story would definitely have to be the two second leads, Chu Chu and Pei Heng. The premise regarding ChuChu's story sounded really interesting and so it was a bit of a shame that we didn't see much of her in the beginning. I would have loved to see her develop from being a kind, dedicated character to the person she's become after she lost everything. I think if that happened, we would be more empathetic of her suffering and possibly be torn about what we expect the story to become. The main leads' story developed nicely despite that, but if these second leads' stories showed us more depth, I think it would have created a greater impact overall and the drama stronger.
However, those were small things I noticed and for a drama that seemed all cutesy, this one definitely outdid itself. It had consistency and strong, solid plot direction that even quite a lot of the more popular dramas lack, despite all the budget, more experienced actors and cinematography.
I liked the ending and absolutely loved the turn of events in the historical side. I do like how it ended, but personally, I wished to see more scenes of them as Han Shuo and Qian Qian or even a bit more insight into their present lives. Like maybe showed more of QQ's grief over the thought that she's truly lost Han Shuo. Something along those lines. Like another commenter said, it would have been great acting to see. They can definitely deliver.
I can see myself rewatching this again, mostly the last third of the story. Those episodes have the best scenes in them.
Loved this drama.
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An enjoyable fun-filled drama made perfect by it's mischievous contemporary contents~!!
First and foremost. I highly recommend this drama to anyone. I'm sure it would entertain any audience in General. A drama that won't disappoint. Anyways, Let me list down some qualities I like and may dislike in this drama.×× Dislike...
→ Something I hate about this drama is how forgiving the 3rd Princess is but I also understand that it's all for the good and it actually entertains me most of the time. So instead of dislike, I may say it is something i don't favor thaf much?
→ I hated how short this drama is. I mean, why do dramas with sucj great plots always tends to be so short while the other crappy one's are receiving more than 50+ with abundant budget. It really is a waste that we didn't get to see some Modern day development and adventure from the Main Leads. I'm still feeling disheartened about it. This drama deserved MORE!
×× Likes...
→ I love how the Main Lead incorporates her Modern World knowledge and making it extra hilarious through out the drama. That was such a mood that brough so much laughter and giggles to me. I really love her.
→ I love Chen Qianqian (3rd Princess) clothes during her first appearance. Like i understood that her clothing is kinda bold for and all that but damn she looks extremely cool with them. I'm no pervert, it's jist that every time i watch the ending credit her hair style and clothing always left in awe.
→ I like the way this story delivered direct messages about how the world treated women so they have no choice but to fight for their rights and stand with pride to bring it back.
→ I also love how comedic the XuanHu's City Owner is. He appeared to be a little rigid at first but turned out to be a loving and funny husband.
Story - 10, It may not have the best plot ever but it was perfect for me in a sense that it depicted justice to gender rights and how things are viewed in our world right now. More than a drama, I think it is a representation of how we can do some changes bit by bit to make our world fairer. EXCEPTIONAL!
Acting/Cast - 10, Oh God! I love the acting here. Starting from the Main Leads to the tiniest people involved did well. I also love how there's a Boys love situation going on with the Main Leads servant. They made it more enjoyable. I cannot! Hahaha~!
Music - 10, Music in this drama is really good. The first time I heard of it I was like "Ohh I like this soothing type of music" It is perfect and compliments the drama scenes a lot.
Rewatch Value - 10, Highly recommendable and I will surely watch it If given a chance. I love it so much~! Surely one of my top 5 chinese dramas to date.
Overall - 10, I'm actually lacking of adjective to use to describe this drama. It simply satisifies my expectation and even went beyond and over all those borders I created. PHENOMENAL!
If you find my review helpful please let me know
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I could weep… with relief that this is finally over
(Spoiler warning. Again. If you’re going to be put out to know how this drama ends, skip this review)This was painful to finish. Given that Qian Qian created this world, I expected her to navigate it more cleverly. On the contrary—she’s a complete ditz. Watching her make a fool of herself nonstop and without fail was bad enough, but her total lack of consideration for how her actions affected those around her was what really got under my skin. Sure, let’s actively contribute to a conflict between two cities that, best case scenario, ends in countless dead and half the total population branded as property.
Why? Because once the story comes to its predetermined end, Qian Qian will return to our world.
How do we know that? We don’t. She just assumed that would work. Just like how she assumed every character she killed off in her script was still destined to die, despite her own continued survival proving that theory false.
If you hear a distant thumping sound, it’s totally NOT me banging my head against a brick wall.
Chu Chu is given a villain arc. I assume I’m supposed to hate her. If anything, I’m impressed she made it as long as she did without wanting to kill Qian Qian.
Han Shuo is supposed to be the hero. He’s actually kinda rape-y and doesn’t seem to learn ANYTHING from his experiences as “the inferior sex.” There’s very little takeaway on that subject until the last 3 episodes, which is when the drama finally develops any real substance. Suddenly Qian Qian becomes a pacifistic strategist, Han Shuo becomes a feminist, and Chu Chu becomes a convincing tyrant, complete with the evil-pointy-eyebrows. Yay for last-minute plot development (and random Mulan cameos??? I mean… ig).
Qian Qian and Han Shuo’s forced chemistry is so cringey, I was cackling when QQ fake-died and HS legit-died.
I wish I had counted how many times I thought to myself, “Kill me now. It would be less painful.”
Run while you can.
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I- *sigh*
Listen. This drama was really bad. Besides the obvious *cough* attempted rape *cough* I just absolutely couldn’t get into this drama at all. It was a blast early on because it was so nonsensical and endearing. Until the nonsensical parts pretty much overpowered the entire drama and the entire story ended up a giant, twisted heap of nonsense. I couldn’t begin to tell you when the leads fell in love, I couldn’t tell you what anyone’s motivations were, and I genuinely can’t tell you what the entire point of the story was. I know people are saying that this is the entire point since the FL is a bad scriptwriter, but how is that in any way, shape, or form an excuse for the real scriptwriters to write such a messy and lazy plot? I’m so baffled by how bad this was that I can’t even tell you what exactly I didn’t like about the drama because the WHOLE thing was bad. I just.. I genuinely don’t know what to say besides RUN. The only reason this is even 5 stars is because I’m a sucker for a cheesy ending and the one in the drama made me really happy. Otherwise this would be dead at the bottom of my watchlist in terms of ratings.Cet avis était-il utile?
I am burning in rage and disappointment.
Because of the high reviews, I decided to watch this. I was also looking forward to it since it seems like it'd be refreshing and all - I was wrong. To watch this, you need to throw away your logics and your last remaining brain cells.Almost every episode is full of misunderstanding, dog-blood, bullshit, plot-holes, and cliche-trope (trip, fell, and kiss SERIOUSLY WHO DOES THAT NOWADAYS). The story is so so so ridiculous, I have to commend the team for actually putting this into a web series. MC is full of bullshit, side character and main character comedies seemed force, It is so illogical that I feel like only Pei Heng has the actual brain cells in this whole story. ML suddenly fell for MC with no rhymes or reason. He is horrible then suddenly sweet to MC there is no in-between. MC is horrible for making every situation worse for the supposed heroine. I completely understand Chen Chu2's rage.
MC was scared of getting killed, why didn't he just divorced or separated from ML since they're not 'married' anyway. It's possible as ML is just a hostage and that women are superior in her city. MC lets people point fingers at her when she's a fucking princess. She became a commoner, was hated by every people in the city then instantly became a saint-like a figure then ultimately a fucking city owner!?!??!
I have to say, MC's protagonist halo and plot armor are so fucking strong that it turned this full of potential web series into a bullshit one.
On the other part, I love ZLS and DYX. They completely fit the character lol. And the first few episodes were actually pretty sweet and humourous. Then it completely went downhill.
Also apparently, there's a season 2. Will it be for modern them or the ancient them? (unoff) title seems like it'll be for the ancient them but how will they go back there? If it is modern, will they meet chu2, yuan2, Pei heng, and other characters from the novel then bullshit ensues?
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No boring Episode Smart Funny Leads and Great Supporting Casts
From the start, this drama is so captivating. I love the couple,and how they have misunderstandings that don't drag for the entire drama. The leads are funny and romantic, and it's even charming when they bicker.Their right hand men are also hilarious. Even the antagonists are not so despicable. I love the twists of the story in every episode. Lusi's costumes enhanced her cuteness in the drama. Plus, she's not a dumb female lead here (yehey!). There isn't a boring episode in this drama.
The only downside of this series, is that the ending scene was too short that you don't have enough time to bask it in. Could have done with just another episode of their cuteness.
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It's nice. It just lacks depth.
It was indeed funny, cute, light and sweet. Also, it actually highlighted stereotypes and prejudice in a comedic and light manner.The comedy feature is surely my favorite. The supporting characters definitely owned it! I love how this drama put light on them-- they matter and are part of the story. You would love watching them and not just the leads.
There's a few with character development. I'd say the male lead had the best one.
The plot isn't so common so that's good. It's also like a story with many chapters but not to the extent of being too complicated.
Now on a side note...
I understand that Xiao Qian's work was scrutinized for who knows how bad it was, and I'm just watching what she wrote. Still, it kinda felt draggy. This may be comedic, light, and fantasy, but I hope they added depth to it. It's a 24-episode drama. If the events don't age well, then it would really feel flat. It had so much potential, but it falls every time like it's not being taken seriously. If this is about showing a bad story writing (Xiao Qian's screen writing in this case), then I think 24 episodes are too much for that.
Anyway, I like it. I just can't help to think it's unfortunate it didn't develop well when it had so much potential.
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It isn't lame either; you know those kiss scenes which are just mild pecks (EYE ROLLS**), no, SQUEALS**, you feel their chemistry bubbling here ^_^
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An hilarious romcom..
The Romance of Tiger and Rose is amazing. The unique storyline on time traveling but a screen writer falling into the world by her own script. The world that the writer fell is a world where females are the head of the household and men are treat less. It is intriguing to see and imagime a World different from ours. I love the development of the characters and of course the love story of QianQian and Han Shuo. Their realtionship is so beautitul and full of pure love for one another.I am going to give away a small spoiler but there is a line that your ears will never get tired of hearing. Han Shuo says to QianQian, "I can't live without u." It's just so beauittul. It's not a spolier really but there are lot more of these heart clutching lines Han Shuo sayss to her in the show.
This show is full of really funny scenes that makes me clutch my rib because of laughĩng too hard. They get better in each episode. I just love it. It's the kind of laughter that leaves u smiling plus a good mood for the whole day. This show is definitelx going to go on my shelf of favourite dramas. You won't regret watching it.
Thank u for the inspirator behind the show, the writers, director, actresses, actors, and the staff for their hard work. And hoping that u watch this amazing comedy romance drama.
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Ryan Ding and Zhao Lu Si had exceptional chemistry and their acting was phenomenal! AND their voice actors were very well selected, which was a HUGE plus for me (many times, voice actors can be very distracting and awkward, taking away from the overall drama for me).
The balance of romance, comedy, and political intrigue was so well executed that I just wanted to watch more and more until I finished the story. I found myself rewinding many episodes just to watch a scene all over again because it was either HILARIOUS or pulled at my heartstrings. My heart really ached at times, especially when it came to QianQian and Han Shuo realizing their feelings for each other through misunderstandings and heartbreak. The tension built up between them and then the betrayals/tragedy of their romance had me eating the story up while crying! XP
The ending (last 4 episodes) wasn't as good as the rest of the drama - the story somewhat slowed down... BUT I really loved how Chen Xiao Qian and her story evolved. She started in her story with all the knowledge to get along just fine in her fictional world, but as she forced her own survival as Chen QianQian, she changed the story so much so that by the end, she couldn't predict or ensure any ending based on her plans because things had changed too much for her to control. I really enjoyed watching this realistic development. And while things got a little boring and not as intense in episodes 22/23, I think it really gave Xiao Qian a greater sense of where her imperfections lie in her world-building of her story, so when she woke up, she knew how to further perfect her story.
The ending was life. I was so happy that things turned out that way because I don't think I would have been able to handle a true tragedy. AND the ending isn't too much for this genre, so it was a very happy, fitting ending. Some people are dissatisfied with their shortness of the ending, and while I wouldn't have complained to get a bit more of their happily-ever-ever, what was given was enough to satisfy me, so I'm happy. :D
I would recommend this to anyone. Really. If you like comedy and romance and don't mind historicals, this is a must watch. And even if you're not a huge fan of historicals, really, this drama is still fantastic. I can't rave enough about it! The Romance of Tiger and Rose is very much a character driven story: watching Han Shuo and QianQian fall in love, going from enemies-lovers and how their romance changes everything was such a wonderful experience that I can't help but want others to experience too! I will be watching again for sure!
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