the number of episodes is 40+ extra eps, with different durations, some episode is only 46 minutes with opening and ending, but there are also 55 57 59 minutes, if divided into an average of ±50 minutes per eps
for the ost is good, i once hear music of "镜花水月" from dramamaiden holmes" because the singer also sing the ost in this drama
and about the acting, not bad that i think, WJY in this drama her acting not all is feel disgusting (sorry) ，It's OK when she cry silently, but not when she's crying + screaming or ,There are times when her smile is very fake, not natural that just feels very fake and a bit cheesy
and about WXY acting ,its ok and cool but the last eps his giggle is really over for her cool character, especially at that time the conditions were not very suitable for giggling like that. a little stupid smile + stunned is enough.
about princess wanning hmm ,from From the first i thought she is so so so bad ,but after that i feel bad for her , from the start he was just a victim who became a mental victim and became a victim again,
Also, I really don't understand their plans and conversations. They used metaphors, and I knew the meaning of each word, but I couldn't understand the sentence of their conversations, drain my brain,,and he said she do what he want she do ,but what i see is ,she do what she want to do ,he just help her to do that?! and he said its his plan? she never do anything for his plan at first ,she just do what she want and he want it too...
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GO WATCH THIS DRAMA!!!!
I do really really love this ancient drama.I'm not a fan of a ancient drama but the production team, the writer made it soooooo beautifully.
Cast acting is superb..the plot is so wonderfull.
In the first episode, i thought it a little bit cliche when the female lead borrow her life saviour identity..but thats why this drama title is The Double right?!
After that, i love all of the plot.
I love how FL well planned her revenge, and how she very determined with her goal.
I like when she knows that she wouldn't make it alone, she go for a help..and ofc she ask the duke.
The Duke as like all ML, always came when it needed. As a ML, he has a childhood trauma,.but he really annoying yet playfull ML.
A mild yet beautifully romance between FL and The Duke was well written, how they banter, how they flirt, when to holding hand, when to kiss..its well prepared.
And the ending..although in the last episode we only saw a man bring a fox pendant, meet with the FL, a little OE..but i read in china's forum that there's special episode when FL and ML talk with their daughter about their story.
The most annoying thing in this drama is FL's right hand maiden and ML's right and left hand man all died!!
Why you killed them writernim?!!
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Solid Story, strong FL with determined goal and ML who supports her from the side.
The story is very well written, loved the details about every character, villain, support or leads they were all 3dimensional. The story focuses on the Female lead and her revenge mostly therefore there arent any side romances except for snippets of the cousin and a friend. The cast is verrrry very talented truly I felt every emotion everything was very well delivered the villains managed to steal a lot of scenes which shows how well they embodied their roles. I'm just a little disappointed with the osts because besides Chenle ending song the others weren't prominent enough. Anyways I also don't like the ending much but since we got a special ep I will forgive the director.Cet avis était-il utile?
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#HottiesForGoodGovernance
I love bad boys. I especially love bad boys with sharp wit, dressed in black, and adorned with a fan to show that fragile masculinity is a foreign concept to them.What I don't love is when a bad boy turns out to be not a bad boy at all.
Before I go any further, I'm setting PeachBlossomGoddess' review as pre-requisite reading because their review matches exactly my thoughts and feelings on The Double. The point on which I will extrapolate is why I think the drama ultimately undermines itself.
For me, The Double fails to follow through on what is a very powerful swing during the first half of the series. And this is for two reasons. The first, as PeachBlossomGoddess describes, is weak plot lines echoing those of other dramas of this genre.
The second reason, I argue, is the second half kills a boner. No, seriously, bear with me here. This drama is horny AF. In the first half, you have a FL and a ML equal in terms of looks and wit dancing around each other as they glide from suspicion to mutual trust to deep thirsting for one another.
The appeal of the ML derives partly from mystique. He has a sharp mind and, as explicitly stated, he is projecting himself in a similar direction to the FL. Although he doesn't ultimately give up his dom position, there's enough switching between the two to keep the power dynamic infused with sexual tension. At the initial stages of the drama, we don't know the ML's background nor his intentions. The fact he appears to be a bit of a lone wolf lends him an even sexier air; the idea that he isn't at someone else's beck and call.
Or is he?
It was a disappointment to find out that the ML, all this time, has been in cahoots with the emperor. I feel like you'd be disappointed too if you were crushing on a silver-tongued, hot and brooding colleague at work only to find out they're actually the boss' right-hand man. idk about you, but that gives me the ick.
Sorry but maintaining the status quo isn't sexy. I'm not saying everyone has to be a rebel or underdog in order to be attractive. However, if you're going for the Bad Boy Hottie approach, supporting the vanilla and (assumedly?) benevolent monarch kinda takes the edge off.
Honestly, this isn't an issue unique to The Double. It's probably safe to say that, to get government approval at all, the good governance narrative must endure in these historical C-dramas. As I've mentioned in other reviews, it's a common trope to have the FL and ML protect the emperor's power (or help the 'rightful' emperor ascend), even though at no point do we see proof that the emperor actually does anything beneficial for his people.
Which is why, by the end of the series, there's not much substance to the political plot. Oh goodie, #HottiesForGoodGovernance win again. I'm shocked. How grand, the ML and FL have mellowed and now have domestic bliss. Sly smiles and black coats be damned.
And y'know what? If it wasn't for Shen Yurong losing his cool right at the end, he could've been a great Bad Boy Hottie. Uxoricide aside, I'd personally love for a morally ambivalent (and conveniently good looking) scholar to come brood in my corner. Let's hang out, shall we? I know a great graveyard.
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Exquisitely enjoyable slow-burn romance
The slow-burn romance was exquisitely enjoyable. I love how the ML quickly became impressed by the FL and trusted all her plans while being ready to lend a helping hand if necessary. They took their time openly expressing their feelings for each other, but WE ALL KNEW (including the side characters who saw them together), and when they eventually got there, it felt so rewarding. I lived for those 5-10 mins of main couple scenes in each episode and have rewatched them multiple times.Wang Xing Yue was so good as the Male Lead who was economical with his words but conveyed a lot with his gaze and expression. I had seen him in "Amidst a Snowstorm of Love" but had no idea he could be that good!
The overall storyline was good in the sense that it was complex enough to be interesting, but simple enough to follow (I hate overly complex plots in historical dramas, especially when there are too many characters involved and unclear timelines). However, a bit too much screentime was given to the baddies. I get it that they were trying to make sure they were not one-dimensional, but maybe they could have cut down on some of the baddies' plotting to give more scenes to the main leads. I think they really underestimated the draw of the main couple to viewers.
I am not a fan of the last 10-15 mins of the final episode - it felt unecessary and rushed to add on a new final villain when all the previous episodes had been building up to one set of villains.
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a plot driven drama with some crumbs of romance
Dispite what you've might guess from the title of this review, I LOVED this drama.I'm usually a sucker for romance and, if a drama doesn't give me what I expect it to give on this regard, I don't really like it... as for this one, I'm glad to say it was a plesant surprise.
I must confesse I did fastforward in some moments, since I'm anxious and I couldn't take it, however, this drama was great.
I loved the premise of the story, the acting was superb and the photography as well as the figurines were on point.
Honestly, aside from this drama feeding you basically crumbs of a romance, there's nothing else to criticize about it - and even in this I don't dsre criticize because the chemistry between the leads was so damn real and intoxicating.
I waited 34 episodes for their first kiss, was mad as hell with the camera for slipping away in the edition and not properly showing it, but it was more about frustation than anything else lol
Ou first (and only) proper kiss, is on the last episode, still, I wasn't mad with it, because it was so damn satisfying.
I must confess the ending made me a little mad. It was completely perfect till around halfway through it, than things started to go south, still, the extra episode, which has only 5min, kind of made up for a little bit of it, so it's fine.
Eitherway, this series surely deserves more recognition and love, because the actors are AMAZING and the plot is new and full of plot-twists you don't quite expect and are sure to keep you hooked.
10 out of 10, must watch.
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A bit far fetched
Can not see how jiang xuanbao ever got to be a left or right chancellor, he is too gullible and stupid, believes anything almost anyone says especially his wife. Since there are so many incidents in his family occurring and he doesn’t question anything. Obviously really doesn’t care about his daughter(s) just his reputation and how he looks to others. The grandmother is too passive and must not feel she has any real power either. Pretty much the same with the emperor, doesn’t may sense how she betrayed her brother to help the present emperor ascend to the throne, so she can have a lot of power in the palaceLastly the ex-husband is probably more unscrupulous than Princess Wanning once he learnt to deal with her, had the nerve to be jealous of his former wife, after the other things he did, he just as crazy as the princess they deserved each other
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pacing felt uneven at times
"The Double" presents an intriguing concept that explores themes of identity and duality, but it doesn't fully deliver on its potential. The premise is fascinating, centering around a protagonist who encounters his exact double, leading to a series of existential questions and conflicts.
The film has its moments of brilliance, particularly in its cinematography and some thought-provoking scenes that really make you ponder the nature of self. However, the pacing felt uneven at times, with certain segments dragging on while others rushed through key developments.
Character development was a mixed bag; while the lead had depth and complexity, some supporting characters felt one-dimensional and underutilized. The dialogue, while occasionally sharp, sometimes veered into the territory of being overly pretentious, which could be off-putting.
Overall, "The Double" is a visually striking film with an interesting premise, but it struggles to maintain a consistent narrative and character engagement throughout. I’d give it a 6/10—worth a watch for its unique ideas, but it leaves you wanting a bit more.
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NOT AGAIN WANG XING YUE!
Wang Xing Yue has picked another synopsis not too far from his role in Scent of Time (as Zhong Xie Wu) a character who's attracted to someone else's wife. He's good in that character, powerful and noble, reserved & upright, but not challenging enough to bring out his best talent. Hope in his future project, he won't again taking in this kind of role. Okey, the story is about the most talented well-educated girl Xue Fang Fei (Wu Jin Yan) who took the identity of second miss Prime Minister Jiang Li in abandonment of 10 years seclusion in women's sect monastery.Xue Fang Fei was the wife of a talented poor scholar Shen Yu Rong, because of his well manner and handsome face - a cruel grand Princess attracted to him and wanted him for herself. His ambitious mother and greedy sister insisted him to get rid of the wife Xue Fang Fei with accusation of infidelity and adultery in exchange of high position in the palace as trusted official ministry. With regret he dragged his wife to the wood and killed her, he believed his wife Xue Fang Fei dead and buried 6 feet under. He didn't know that she survive the killing - dug out her own grave and happened to meet Jiang Li - the abandon Prime Minister daughter and gave her a helping hand. On the way out to help Xue Fang Fei, Jiang Li got caught by the monastery and punished till she died. Before she died though she tell her story about her background and hopes to Xue Fang Fei. With no way out in her own personal life, she decided to take in Jiang Li identity and bring her out of situation; go back to the capital, claim Jiang Li's identity as respectable second miss and fullfil Jiang Li's wish to reality, she also wanted to get her revenge. She met Xiao Heng/Duke Su (Wang Xing Yue) while he's chasing after a criminal, with her intelligent to manipulate situation to get her home. Duke Su suspicious about her, he has seen her as Xue Fang Fei not as her claim as Jiang Li.
Too much dramatization of scenes that are not necessary (wind blowing exaggerate slow motion scenes or when she played music Gu Zheng), jealous hideous women, acting is 7 the most to all of them. I mean I've seen Wang Xing Yue's same acting to similar personalities in his previous dramas (Scent of Time as Zhong Xie Wu, One & Only as Liu Zi Xing, Story of Kunning Palace as Zhang Zhe). Wu Jin Yan is ordinarily gloomy & blank eyes. The story has potential if they cast someone else other than Wang Xie Yue, he's good but he should act in different character & story line. Actually the one that acting good is the jealous step-mother and cruel princess, just too bad their characters are so despicable, I just hate them but that's make them good actors. Face beauty accessory with pearls is like Trypophobia skin disease?? Not pretty as it intended to be.
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A true bore
At the expense of turning myself into a bore too, I repeat: it was very, very boring. I have no idea what took me up to the 22nd episode. I guess, hope. Hope that somehow things will come around. They did not. And the review must be 300 words to get through. So, what am I to do if nothing of substance can be said of nothing of substance? I am amazed at the current score on MDL: 8,9?! Why, oh, why? Are there 300 words now?Cet avis était-il utile?
Has great characters, but story falls flat.
So far, there are few characters that are well built, but the story drags everything down. For example, the FL character is one of the best I have seen; she is strong and smart, but not so good that she can do everything on her own. I think the main actors give stellar performances. The story would be better if it did not try to include comedy, or if comedy was done better. The comedy scenes do not mesh well with the story; they feel out of place.Cet avis était-il utile?
