The chemistry between the main two actors are just perfect and then the comedy especially thanks to the supporting cast (the two aide's of the main characters mainly) is epic! Their acting seems so natural that it gets you hooked.
The drama has me laughing and tearing, and tugging at my heartstrings.
The OST was not so great which is probably why I can't even remember them, but the story and chemistry and comedy covers for it.
A must watch for those who like dramas in this genre.
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Seriously, all of the 9-10 ratings aren't lying - this drama IS what a lot of us who have felt 2020 has been kind of a dud in drama scripts so far have been waiting for! Well worth the time, give it 2-3 episodes, but pretty sure you'll be hooked by the first! Side note as I haven't seen anyone mention it: I really love the side scenes FL has in the tea shop with the 3 writers..SO funny how they're "helping" her work through her script but with their own ideas and commentary on the plot. Meta and funny at the same time. :-)
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No idea why this drama is rated so highly. On the surface TROTAR waves a feminist banner but the plot is stiflingly unoriginal and female characters can't step away from their dated stereotypical roles. Sisters fighting over a man, evil jealous sister, and rash and unintelligent female lead, just to name a FEW. There's potential in the plot and setting in a matriarchal society *if* this drama was actually written in a way that respected the intelligence of its viewers but alas, TROTAR fails in this regard.Characters are traditional and one-dimensional. Male lead is an antihero that has potential but the female lead was written and acted so badly that the drama is just un-saveable. Zhao Lu Si (Xiao Qian)'s character could have just swapped places with the same role she played in Oh! My Emperor and you would not have noticed a difference.
On top of all that, I had a particular distaste for the near sexual assault scene in episode 19(?). It could have been written sensually as a CONSENSUAL test for either female or male leads but instead the writers decided to go the good ol' way of a potential rape. Yay, feminism.
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Historical rom com with deep backstory!
The romance of Tiger and rose incorporated a theme of sex stratification with a rom com flavour. It was quite interesting to see how the cities differed in which sex was seen as dominant and it was slightly thought provoking, with main girls city showing the opposite of the real world where men are the lower class. I thought every character was pretty well developed which was nice to see. I adored main girl, she was so funny and cute and I liked main guy as well. The main guy, han shuo was a likeable character for the most part, however, in the later half of the show they kinda made him :/ I wish they allowed for his villain arc to be more just being mean. The romance was well developed the switch from hate to love was natural and did not come too quickly. The romance was also not just fluff was at times very intense cause it was driven by the plot which I liked. THE ENDING YALL THE LAST EP HAD ME FEELING A COASTER OF EMOTIONS. I heard there’s a s2 coming out and I’m SO excited for it!! I hope it’s based in modern day. Overall, this was a pretty good watch overall , however, the last 5 eps were a bit of a let down and they made the male lead out to be extremely toxic at the start of his villain arc which I wish they left out cause it basically ruined the taste of the drama in the last 5 eps. Hopefully s2 makes up for that madness ?. The rewatch value is low simply because I think this is a type of drama u cant rewatch twice since how the latter half went on and would be more suitable to watch a s2 nextWas this review helpful to you?
Beware of withdrawals you will have after watching!
THIS DRAMA IS A LEGEND. ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE WATCHED! PLS DO NOT THINK TWICE.Zhao Lu Si and DIng Yu Xi's chemistry is 11/10 (how i wish they can collaborate in another drama again). The drama is super cute, touching and sweet and it will make you crave for more and have withdrawals!
I cannot emphasize further how much the plot is really one of a kind, not your typical historical drama for sure! Definitely my favourite and highly recommended drama all time!
FINAL VERDICT: i am addicted and it's too short
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Refreshing to watch between long dramas
After watching some ridiculously long and redundant dramas this was very refreshing.It’s 24 episodes and it didn’t feel like it dragged. I mean don’t expect CGI and amazing fighting skills. It mainly focuses on the actors skills and story. It was def very funny and silly. Almost stupid funny but in a good way. The male lead I didn’t like at first but he warmed up to me. The female lead zhaolusi is great at the role. But I think this type of role really fits her cute personality.
I recommend watching this not only because it’s good but it’s different. After watching 50-70
Episodes of a drama you need a refresher.
What I liked the most is that there’s no misunderstandings the last forever because everyone is an idiot.. most things get resolved within the episode. Highly recommend
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Best Chinese drama I've watched so far
I've mainly watched isekai romance Chinese dramas and this is by far the best I've encountered, the watch lived up the hype for me.Really funny but also very clever plot and twists. The plot follows some typical pattern to an extend but also makes fun of some common drama tropes.
The whole concept of the matriarchal vs patriarchal cities was an unexpected setting and never fell into oversimplifications or feminist caricatures: simply a clever way to say that inequality is wrong, no matter who gets the shorter straw.
The first half is mainly comedy, the second half takes a more "serious" turn but still doesn't fall into tragic melodrama like most historical C-dramas do. My only qualm with this drama is the turn at episode 18-19, which if necessary could have been handled in a more progressive or more logical way.
In terms of acting, Rosy Zhao is amazing, I had only seen her in Cinderella Chef where her role couldn't be further than in TROTAR and I am so impressed by her Chen Xiao Qian. I'm a bit more reserved about Ryan Ding's performance as I found Han Shuo's character was sometimes out of tune when expressing emotions.
I was obsessed with the OST, another good point for a drama that was otherwise already marvelous.
I never rewatch dramas but I think this one would be worthy of an exception.
Now I'm sad because 1. the drama is over and 2. I'm scared I'll never find a drama that good x)
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Relaxing and humorous drama
This is the first drama I start to know Zhao Lusi and also Ding Yuxi. I thought this drama gonna be so boring because of the story about a writer who enter her story. But it turn out really amazing! There's a lot of humor and slow burning romance here. I like Ding Yuxi stare, it just so melted me haha! I can feel all the characters emotional. A jealous because your mother showing more love to your siblings, the feeling to be like others, enemy to friend, and a lot of things. Something I don't like in this drama hmmm because maybe it though so many drama (Yeah, I know this is a drama so there's must be a drama) for ML and FL to be together, and also the FL it's just so annoying sometime bcs she's not get the ML feeling for her. But overall I think this is a great drama!Was this review helpful to you?
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Selfless Hero and Passionate Heroine
A nice drama. Highlighted issue like there is no use having patriarchy or matriarchy foundation country if both hv the same problem to degrade either gender and think they always in the right while in fact they are very wrong. I'm not very fond of the Queen in the women are more superior sex country of Huanyuan City coz she had her favourite child and that became the villain origin story for the other daughter.The Male Lead, the actor Mr. Han or Han Shuo from Xuanhu City where the patriarchy was strong. He was very ruthless when he first came to Huanyan City to marry the FL. But after he fell in love with FL, he became her fierce protector and the way he rebuked other woman's confession to him lmao. I seriously admired Han Shuo. He loves the FL so much that he would do anything for her, die for her (literally) and he was willing to let her go. Kind of feel bad for him coz he thought FL really love him when she went through great length to save him in the early episodes when the truth was in her head, she cannot let the hero in her story dies. BUT there was a red flag where he became very very upset with FL's betrayal(eek she thought she did it for his own good).
The Female Lead, Xiaoqian or Chen Qianqian from Huanyan City. She was a scriptwriter who thought her love story was perfect until ML criticised that she didn't know what love is so her story didn't make any sense and asked her to go back and redo it. Something happened and she became Chen Qianqian who was a bit silly I guess but very passionate to other people. She had her moments when she was courageous and very forgiving, I admire her for that. I became a bit frustrated with her in the middle of the drama bcs she was not in the right mindset. She was focusing on matchmaking ML and her sister (she was married to ML mind you) while ML at the same time fell head over heels for her. I'm seriously kind of like, "serve her right for doing that, now bear the consequences" coz after that only she fell in love with ML. Very mad at her at that time.
I definitely enjoy each of the ML and FL assistants(?), Zi Rui and Bai Ji characters. I definitely was rooting for the First Princess's love story with Su Mu. Thankfully the 2nd ML very umm loyal to FL.
The osts were not that memorable to me and love the production. I also love the costumes and hair ornaments/accessories.
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Funny, mostly lighthearted
The story and actions of the characters were mostly comedic and ridiculous. I kept watching in x2 speed because it was funny and cute.Later, it was annoyingly dragged out with the same conflicts over and over. It was mostly lighthearted with a bit of drama, especially towards the end and a bit of an emotional ending.
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Zhao Lu Si's Comedic Timing & Presence Made This So Much Fun To Watch
Both Zhao Lu Si & Ding Yu Xi's character looked so young. I never thought that these two would make good couple, but it was fun watching them. The chemistry while not explosive was subtle and heartwarming.Ding Yu Xi's Han Shuo was such a green flag in the relationship (most of the relationship). In the beginning he wanted to kill the the third princess. And he was back to being his murderous self for a while because he thought the third princess betrayed him. But apart from that silly tidbit, he was kinda adorable.
They rushed the ending thought. They could have explored so much in the ending. What's more, the ending shed light on a major plot hole. When FL was transported into her story, she was quite aware that she wasn't part of it. However, ML was also transported into the story but he wasn't actually aware but went about the story as a character that FL could manipulate. When they both returned to the real word, claiming it was a dream, the ML didn't appear all that bothered but when the Fl caught on to him pretending he just gave in? That was too short of a time frame for all of this to be pulled of smoothly.
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All time favorite Chinese romcom
This is probably one of the best romantic comedies I've ever watched. I've watched a lot of cdramas in the last two years, and this is the only one I would consider an outstanding romantic comedy. The plot and the characters were amazing. While the trope of the show wasn't unique, this one was executed extremely well. The pacing of the whole show was great and actors did an amazing job portraying their characters. The comedic timing and writing in this show was so well done, it's set the bar high for all other cdramas. The chemistry between the leads was so good, and something I rarely get from cdramas. I only wish there was a little more to the ending, like even a special episode or something, but I also understand less is more sometimes. This is the only cdrama I've rewatched from start to finish several times.Was this review helpful to you?
