Zhui Xu (2021)

The perfect blend for the unseasoned historical drama watcher

As a person that has problems with getting into and even then finishing historical dramas this was the first one I made it until the end. Although I did drop it after the first arc, but it kept popping in to my mind every now and then, and I rewatched the first part and finished it all about 2 months later.

This Drama has a lot of strong points. The story is well written for its theme with a great mix of comedy, seriousness, gore, action, court drama, and overall general pacing of the story is great. Although like a lot of people mentioned, and I agree that after the 1st arc it feels very different looking back at it, it still turns out great with the whole story in mind, and how they are even able to weave in the funny parts and making them into things making you feel sad due to reminiscence.

To back up this great story that just makes you feel all sorts of emotions they also cast a great cast where the actors/characters were distinct and not just "pretty boys" (no hate but in some historical dramas I can barely differentiate the characters unless they say their names in every scene, I'm Asian myself btw) The actors were able to show the characters emotions very well even with all the different types of pacings and different kinds of scenes in the story.

I might give this drama a rewatch in the future and I definitely believe there is value in it especially the 1st arc. Although the music wasn't anything outstanding to me it still does the job and is nothing that turns out to be a plus or minus for the drama.

In the end I will give this drama an 8/10 as I like it although not really loving it, to me it just missed a happier end for the 2nd female lead (But with this in mind I'm hoping for a season 2) So I will be recommending this drama to anyone that wants to give historical dramas a try.

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Engaging! Intriguing!

I went with vibes for this drama - what I meant was that the vibes exuded by this drama were positive and the reviews were good too.

I highly recommend this drama!

Watch because:
- the show is fast-moving
- there are plenty of ‘solving problems’ parts which I find very engaging as it keeps me wondering how Ning Yi will solve the different problems that keep popping up
- Ning Yi isn’t tall and handsome like other male leads out there but he suits his role very well and is likable as the male lead (he is a complex character though)
- the female lead is very pretty and the other female actresses are good lookers too
- the plot is engaging on the whole
- the other four matrilocal husbands are cute in their own ways too and watchable

What I don’t like:
- Su Tan Er’s male cousin and uncle are Dumb and Dumber - so annoying
- putting women down as incapable and overlooking women’s skills and abilities (just because they are women is unreasonable and sexist) (good that women thrive and overcome the odds in the drama and are the ones who call the shots by marrying the men instead of men marrying them)
- some parts were a little confusing (to me)
- some characters were extremely annoying

But, the good overrides the bad by leaps and bounds. WATCH! It’s a fun ride!

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Only good as filler

Without having watched JOL, these casts were new to me, however there are some good support casts in this series.

This series started out as an illogical slapstick comedy with some new ideas and concepts, but its hard to digest if you are trying to make sense of things. But thru out the 36 episodes, there are still some interesting comedy moments but just no LOL moments for me.

Mid to late episodes of this drama is when it gets bad, with the bandit arc, the death of my favorite bearded male servant, the divorce of ML and FL so that ML can marry the bandit chieftain. It just gets draggy and not funny anymore, so it becomes a grind just to get to the ending.

So for a series that relies on the story /plot to be successful, this series for me, did not had that. In a way it reminds me of one of those harem anime, where every female seems attracted to the ML, but since ML lacks in the looks department, this becomes hard to convince or sell to viewers. Since it does not have a relatable /good looking /great acting ML or many scenes with the FL, the romance and chemistry factor for this drama is also pretty low. In fact during the same airing period, I much prefer the rom com in "The Wolf Princess". The OST is also pretty poor with nothing memorable.

This drama is still fine as a filler, if there's nothing else on your list.

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GIVE IT A WATCH

One thing I have learned since I started using this site is that a drama with too many hyping and rating is bad and the good ones are the ones with low rating. Most people aren't watching this drama because the male lead is not up to their standard of pretty boy, they rather watch a drama because of how popular and pretty the actor is than actually watch an actor with good acting. This was my first time of seeing this actor, I haven't watch any of his drama before, I just saw the synopsis and decided to give it a go and I'm glad I did, it's an enjoyable drama with fun and the main theme which is DRAMA itself. The lack of romance wasn't a problem because it was never about romance but about a business man who uses his cleverness for good, someone that can't fight physically but make up for it with his brains. It was refreshing and good, comical and serious as well. I don't regret watching it and was happy to have stumbled upon it. I do hope we leave out stigma and actually enjoy something for the good and better performance that it is.

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Compilation My Heroic Husband to Joy of Life

Most of actors were from drama Joy of Life. Gao Qi Lin and Song Yi were brother and sister while Gao Shu Guan was their dad. Kind of creepy when you know these were sibling in Joy of Life while in this drama they are husband and wife...now that Joy of Life is in the process of filming season 2-3...they'll be back again to original roles as sibling. That's just twist things in between roles (come on....make it right!). This is like a group syndicate of Zhang RuoYun and party, they hired same casts for different dramas, like they've contract from the same agency to act with the same people (and similar base line of story).

Anyway, I love Gao Qi Lin, he's adorable. Cheerful smile and delivered his dialog fluently. He's awesome as a little brother, in this drama though he's a husband married into wife's family, who knew that he's so super intelligent that help establish wife's business (and later into politic) with modern strategic ideas. The main idea of story line was like another type of Joy of Life background, a modern man in which time traveled back to many dynasties ago, who used their knowledge and wisdom to the advantage in ancient times. Joy of Life is my favorite drama but I am not so fond watch same old same story line...then...I dropped it. The more I watched it the more stupid the story become...there's no mystery there...at the beginning it's funny and fun but not at all when the episode progress...

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Excellent and interesting story, weak villains (but great faceslapping fun)

Yes I watched Joy of Life, and so I decided to watch this since they share one producer and much of the cast.

Overall, the story is excellent and mind games are very good, very much on par with Joy of Life. The only big weakness is that the villains in this story are quite two dimensional, and it's really just a giant faceslapping event when it comes to their defeat. Sometimes, their defeats are also quite anticlimactic.

I actually quite liked the bandit arc personally speaking. Also great humour throughout the series.

There's no scifi element which is good, as it's what I didn't really like about Joy of Life lol.

All plot points are resolved by the end, except for one that intends to introduce a second season. I'm looking forward to it.

If you enjoy transmigration stories with mind games, absolutely check it out.

Lire davantage

Wow, just wow!!! A Drama that is my cup of tea

I love watching these type of drama where the ML comes and save the FL everytime. It's almost like an episodic FL pinch resolution per episode. ML comes and save her and it's pretty cliche in a way but at the same time unique to keep you interest. Mind you, I only watch the first 10 episode and fell in love with this series and hope for it to drag out longer and longer. Hope you guys find it enjoying as I am. One thing for sure it has a little similar like Joy of Life. Give the first 2 episode a shot and see if you enjoy the concept of this.

Update, I still enjoyed the second half of the series even though it kinda steer out of the episodic husband save the day routine but kept the interest of wanting to know what happen next. Hope for season 2.

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Nie będziesz się nudzić!

Hmmm może ocena 8 nie jest najwyższa, ale bardzo polecam tą dramę! nie dałam 10 ponieważ historia nie zachwyciłam mnie na tyle, bym chciała wrócić ponowie do tego tytułu, ale DRAMA jest przemyślana i ciekawa. Akcja dzieje się tam cały czas, nie ma czasu na nudę. Dużo intryg, ciekawych zasadzkę i wg całokształt historii trzyma się kupy. Jest dużo śmiechu, kilka też poważniejszych scen i akcji. W dramie nie ma za dużo typowych zapychaczy historii, nie przeciągają one dramy tylko dają lekkie wytchnienie od "cięższych" tematów hahahah Sama główna postać męska jest interesująca, lube motyw podróży w czasie! Najlepsze, że ta postać i tak jest postacią wymyślaną z opowiadania :P Czyli fikcyjna postać zmienia się w kolejną fikcyjna hahahha Nie do końca rozumiem całej idei "mąż przy żonie" ciekawa jestem, czy serio w Chinach tak dawniej było, że jak facet nie miał kasy i wżenił się w bogatą rodzinę, to był pomiatany przez nawet swoją żonę...no nie powiem ciekawe :P chociaż jakoś wątpię by tak było, skoro na całym świecie kobieta była zawsze tylko od rodzenia dzieci - smutne, ale prawdziwe. Pomysł mi się bardzo podobał, sam fakt że główna przewodziła rodzinie, a i ta było widać sprzeciwy jej wuja, tak samo jak traktowali kobiety inni mężczyźni. Najlepsze jest, że główny z taką łatwością poznawał tylu wpływowych ludzi, nawet normalnie rozmawiał z oboma cesarzami! Najlepsze, że wg posłuchali kogoś z pospólstwa, skoro nie należał do szlacheckiej rodziny, był zwykłym kupcem to nie wierzę, że normalnie cesarz posłuchał by kogoś takiego a tym bardziej pojechał z nim do sąsiadującego państwa żeby przeprowadzić negocjację hahaha no ale mimo wszystko pomysł na całą dramę mega ciekawy, dużo śmiechu miałam oglądając komiczne zachowanie głównych. Naprawdę polecam !!!!

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Light hearted entertainment

The backdrop setting of this drama reminds me of Luoyang but the mood is entirely different. It is more light hearted with a slant towards a comedy and yet not quite one as there are not enough humour to make it so.

As a whole, the story is interesting as it features a man teleported in time to an ancient time where he pits his wit in a family he is married into as a matrilocal son-in-law. Eventually he is drawn into politics as a group of bandits raids and captures the commercial and strategic centre of the country while he is visiting with his wife and friends. He is pulled in to uncover the real schemer and help save the city and bring peace to the country.

The cast acted well, but overall the production is quite average by today's standards in Chinese dramas. In a number of spot, the video was clumsily and obviously trimmed.

I would be interested to find out what happen to the male lead in modern times as he is shown to have been hit on the head as he confronts his business partner who has sabotaged him.

Although I won't rate it among the top league, it is worth watching if you have time to spare and are looking for something not too heavy.

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