General's Lady (2020)

It was okay for the most part, however, this was an average script that was elevated by the many cute couples but ultimately let down by plot cliches. Best and most hilarious scene was in the last episode when the Emperor and his brother both tried to give up the throne.

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Caesar Wu does it again

The show is called The General’s Lady. It starts with a young lady, the daughter of a Duke, being betrothed to a general who has been assigned to the border for ten years. This general is known to everyone as a savage on the battlefield. He had three previous wives who all died. This young lady did not want to marry this kind of husband. However, the order came from the Emperor himself and could not be disobeyed. And so, she manipulated the situation so that her other sister was sent to the border to marry this general.

Caesar Wu plays the general. Tang Min plays his wife.

Please read my full review here: https://thislifehappened.me/generals-lady/

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An interesting drama that is overwhelming with colors and varieties. P.S. Watch out for KISSES!!

I ended this drama with the words "好可爱/ Hao Kei Ai"~!! Their Little Soldier look so cute and fluffy.

This drama may not be the most strategic, complex and well funded but it do live up to peoples satisfaction with its best.

Honestly, up until the last couple of episodes I'm still feeling annoyed at some cliche twist but it all went well and those things are the 'common elements' of a drama so I just accepted it. Anyways, despite all those scenarios I still wouldn't take credits off of this production for such silly reasons.

I'm lost for actual words and phrases so let me just enumerate the things I like and dislike about this drama.

✖ Dislikes...
- It's more of the disappointment I have with some plot that supposedly the MAIN HINT for the dramas development but ended up being unexplained and useless; and I'm talking about the Phoenix Flower. I mean, Why? Why?
- I'm really irritated during those times Chu Xiuming is being unreasonable and immature same goes with Shen Jin's lack of retaliation and self-worth during those moments she's trying to show his feelings to CXM. Like, Why Miss? You're better than that.
- I HATE the 2nd & 4th Shen Sisters. Those 2 bitches seriously got nothing to do but to go around being toxic and envious.

✖ Likes
- I love how common yet original the story is. They obviously followed the norms but they made it sweeter and more playful.
- The kissing scenes. Like there is so much of them that I always felt like floating over cotton candy's. Hahaha
- Story development of this drama is something I commend. The pace of how things worked out just felt so right and I never felt it was purposely slowed down or rushed.
- Character development and such felt so nice as well and I love how they cover and showed us their share of happy endings.
- The Final Episode.. I hope it was longer... It really hit me when all of the important character went to the General's Manor to witness SJ unexpected Delivery of her child; that scene felt so conventional and warmth my heart so much.

Story - 10, I would admit that it's not the BEST but it surely deserved this perfect rating as this drama satisfies me with it's own colors and varieties. I just can't think of a reason why this production deserve a lesser point or two when i absolutely enjoyed it.

Acting/Cast - 10, Well executed and they really played the colors of their characters pretty well. Aside from the Main Leads the Supporting Character couples made this drama extra special. They're indeed a sight to see.

Music - 10, Honestly? I only heard 1 song the entire drama duration LOL. Maybe i'm just so engrossed with the drama itself that I didn't notice all of the sounds used for each scenes. Hahaha~! It only means that they never bothered me and instead made me more comfortable watching those moments as well.

Rewatch Value - 9, Up till this point i'm still contemplating whether to give it a perfect 10 or not but i still ended up giving it a 9, not because I'm dissatisfied or something but more of 'contented'. This is the type of drama that feels right just by watching it once but will surely recommend it to other people.

Overall - 10, Definitely a Perfect 10. It's a one of kind drama that will make you feel different emotions just by watching it. It offers a wide variety of feelings that is very comfortable and relatively easy to watch.

Please let me know IF you find my review helpful. Thanks!!

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A must watch if you love a well done non-draggy period rom-com!

I rarely enjoy Chinese Drama since it's usually draggy and too melodramatic with not so good humour. This one is an exception! The story is not entirely in line with the original novel it is based on, but I think it's better written with some artistic licence taken by the scriptwriters for adaptation into the series.
It would be weird to watch if the girl is 14 years old marrying a much older man (which is typical of a girl's age of marriage in Chinese history) according to the original story but that eliminates the Chinese title's relevance (General's little wife). The storyline and characters are well written with good acting, a very rom-com story-line and, as usual, a slightly annoying female lead. I love the OST and background music. Also, an exception to most Chinese historical drama is that there are lots of very realistic romantic flirting, kissing and intimate scenes between the couple as new husband and wife early on.
Tang Ming and Ceasar Wu have fantastic chemistry between them. Both main leads did a good job acting and bringing out their characters. Ceasar Wu had improved his acting skills much since Chang An Youth. Overall, it's well done and not overacted like a lot of Chinese rom-com. It's a plus that they're both eye candy. The main lead female character is very witty and bratty, sometimes annoying. Still, it is justified by her spoiled upper-class upbringing with a mix of harmless delinquency due to being bullied by her sisters. Caesar Wu's portrayal of the General is very realistic and cool, but I'm afraid I disagree with the story description that the General is icy. He's not icy at all but a quiet, deliberate, caring and lonely hard-working man. His sense of humour is there but muted until he met his match. The romance between the two main leads is funny but not realistic (but this is a rom-com). The humour is well written, and I laughed out loud so hard it made my family wonder what I was doing? The fight scenes are well-coordinated, though there are few of them. The clothing is, as usual for the Chinese period drama, elegant. This series is definitely a must-watch as a period rom-com if you enjoy Chinese Drama of this type. It is also a good watch if you don't like the draggy Chinese Drama; this one doesn't feel draggy. The dialogues are well written and funny, so pay attention to it. The main characters' lines are often witty. For someone who often loses patience with Chinese drama, I really enjoyed this one and finished it.

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Protective general with witty wife: perfect mix!

was gonna not watch this drama because of how terrible it sounded in the comments lol but i’m so glad i went through with it. such a cute, smooth sailing drama! i am so such a sucker for ‘hard faced on the battlefield but soft in their wife’s arms’ military generals. fantastic chemistry between TM and Caesar. Caesar has truly grown since Meteor Garden (and he looks so freaking good in costume). will anticipate both their future projects (incl. s2 of this drama hehe). the FL was not as bad as i thought she’d be, i’m glad she had such a personality and stood her ground on things. it’s rare to have a charismatic FL who isn’t swallowed up by the society women lived in in that time. the story as a whole was entertaining and i enjoyed how quickly misunderstandings were solved!

knocked off 2 points because of the ending. i can see why they did that (to set it up for season 2) but also. not a fan. i’ll put the details in a spoiler.

overall, defo worth a watch!! don’t get put off by the comments. you’re in for a treat full of fluffy romance and kisses <3

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Cute and Sweet

I thought this drama will going to have a lots of heartbreaking scenes and majot plotting with the characters but nope! This drama is really great specially if you are looking for something that you wanted to get hook up with without damaging much of your emotions.

I love how they interact with each other and every moves they are doing. I always smile whenever they are so clingy with each other.

This drama is not perfect but I swear, this drama will going to hook you up once you started watching it. You'll love how the FL and ML chase, love and care for each other.

This is something your definitelt want to watch specially this drama is light and very entertaining.

Don't mind the negative reviews as not all people that watched this will going to like it. This drama is not that much a of complicated one. 10/10 I recommend you to watch this.

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Strong Female Lead & Icy Male Lead

This drama really gave me an essence of what the Eternal love was, when it came to plot and production. If you love the eternal love then you're going to love this drama.

Plot: I love the fact that the main leads wasn't originally supposed to be together. Also, how it was love at first sight but the main female lead how to work hard to get the main male lead to be true to his feelings. Furthermore, for 30+ episodes it wasn't boring nor dragged out. Their wasn't much misunderstanding from both of the leads. I even liked the costumes from both of the characters as well. The romance was perfect as it made me want to be in a relationship myself. Its very clear as day that Caesar Wu is an experience kisser.

Characters:

Chu Xiu Ming: I love his character because I'm a sucker for male leads being stern and introverted. I love the first time we're introduced to him in ep.1 because I shocked like the female lead because of how handsome he was. When he finally opened up to the female lead, I was so happy to the point I couldn't believe his character development. So, of course I had re-watched it over and over again. Furthermore, I liked the way he confessed his feelings to the female lead. Not to mention, that I love how he and female lead be playing games on each other. As far as Caesar Wu is concerned, this is my first time watching his works and he is really good. I can't wait to see him in other projects especially modern day dramas.

Shen Jin: Not going to lie, she reminds me of Xiaotan from eternal love due to her outspoken yet bubbly personality. She is also witty which makes her a good match for Xui Ming. Despite them falling in love at first sight, I'm glad to worked hard to win him over. Also, how she is a self-less character and always put her mother and family before her own.

Cutie Pie: I find her to be bubbly along with her lady, Shen Jin. I like how she is always concerned for Shen Jin when their are in a serious situation. Furthermore, she is seen sometimes giving Jin advice which sometimes work or just flat out doesn't. However, sometimes I do find her annoying at times when she whines.

In conclusion: I love this drama as it was funny, pretty to look at and entertaining. I really hope that their is another season but in modern day time. Of course, I want it to be more like the second season of eternal love but not like Ice fantasy. Which was HOT trash. I really want Caesar to be in a modern day drama.

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Just watch it!!!

I signed up just to review this series!!!

This is my first time watching any Asian dramas. But I completely LOVED IT!!!

Compared with American dramas this has more to be discovered, twists and turns, and love that was born from pain and foolishness that progressively grew to everlasting happiness! Or does it? Lol

American dramas focus on heated romantic scenes and schemes based on what they want for themselves but in this drama everything was done to save the family name, avenge ones past thru strategy and endurance... other than the villains of course who were out for themselves.

What I liked:
ML: was fierce and strong. Independent yet reliable, intelligent and very skilled at what he did. He seemed virtually indestructible. Until... well I’ll let you find out. *Go watch it* LOL
FL: was also strong yet vulnerable. Childish at times but also very witty, which became valuable in the end. She took a lot of pride in her family and didn’t back down especially when it came to... *if you watch you’ll soon know* LOL
Actors/actresses: alike settled quite nicely in their roles! Acting I felt was very real for each character. They all had their very own personalities, were able to portray their feelings, and made their characters their own (in my opinion anyway). :)
Many many questions: Lol I found myself asking those questions along with them in thought.
Questions were answered. (Except my own I came up with my head) 🤣
Culture: I am not Asian at all and not familiar with the Chinese culture but I discerned respect, tradition and family ties to be very evident in this series. Every family assumed their roles passed on from generation to generation.
Plot twists: many, many of them! You’ll never get bored. (Unless I am just easily entertained) lol
Delicately placed emotional scenes: made me feel like I was falling in love all over again too! Lol I had to keep going to find out just how it would end!!! *No I won’t tell you* lol
Easy to follow along: although this was in Chinese, a foreign language to me, it was easy to follow. Just a few back pedals in each episode, a pause button here and there. But as I watched I was able to discern more and more without the need to go back and pause to read.

What I didn’t like:
There were one or two things that didn’t get answered for me involving some of the villains in the storyline.
There were also incomplete (I felt) scenes. None of them were of great importance tho.
The music: although I’ve come to hummm the tune in the main song, they played it so much I thought that was the only song and accepted it. Until... just several episodes from the conclusion they started to play different songs lol I was like what? 😂😂😂

Final thoughts:
I definitely would watch it again! Maybe not every single episode lol there were just one or two episodes I thought were wasted a little on lengthened scenes.
But overall I recommend that you watch it for yourself. I think most will fall in love with the lead characters and the storyline line *especially towards the end*.
So go watch it!!!

Thank you for this show!!!

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Good romance between bratty princess and mature general

I finally finished watching this drama after trying to drop it several times . Let me start by saying that it was mostly cute and funny and not too heavy.
Story: The rash and bratty daughter of royalty is married off to a powerful border general, who has a secret mission going on, but they fall in love and he does everything to solve the troubles his wife keeps creating, all while working his own hidden agenda. The plot was fast moving. So the story is not stagnant. There's a lot of things going on, one after the other. Sometimes it does get a little boring, like the part where the FL started her own business. And the FL is super annoying. There were some plotholes in the working of the villains. There were loads of sweet and funny moments. But throughout the story the FL has zero character development. Still the story was good, if the draggy parts are skipped, then it was a good one to watch. They had a happy ending, a funny one at that, and ig a total of 6 couples came out by the end of the drama.
Characters and acting- The acting of all the characters was very well done. The fl did a good job portraying the stupid princess, the ML did a good job in his part. The leads had such a beautiful chemistry, their romance and love felt so real and natural and they had tons of kisses. As much as i love their love story, I can't deny that the FL was super annoying. Throughout the story she was a super unreasonable, irrational, rash and wilful. The ML was like ultra patient and considerate of her and i even think that he deserved better. He wasn't always very forthright, he liked to keep things to himself but nonetheless he loved her so much. The FL had very few moments of maturity but she was very honest about everything. Towards the end the emperor turned into a comic character. The other couples like that of rourou and susu, bao zitou and xiaocong were pretty fun. Well xiuyuan and ruonan had a lot of growth as a couple but I'm just disappointed that she became the empress, like wtf? Anyway i hated the FL's two sisters so much that i literally jumped every time they were slapped lmao.

Overall: I might just rewatch it someday if I'm bored, but for the first time definitely worth a try. It is entertaining and fun tow watch.

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Romantic drama

Girl forcefully got marriage proposal with a general on the other side general not happy with this proposal too and give many chances to a girl to leave him but as a promise to her mother and for her sake ,she stick with the general and slowly slowly they fall into love with each other and they married but life is not simple as it seen there are many conspiracy waiting for general so not too fall on those conspiracy he worked hard plus he looking for murder who caused an accident sixteen years back because of this he loss his uncle and aunt .
And the end he solved all the mystery and they leave happily ever after .
Some plot of the drama confused me.
1. He think of flash back where his mother and father killed then what is the relationship of him with the emperor , was emperor his father's brother.
2. How both of them came out of the sand , how they get rescued.
Ending scene is good where the drama shown their son , that is cute.
A good romantic story.

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I'm confused. *SPOILERS AHEAD*

I began watching this drama as the premise was promising and the earlier episodes seemed to have a good flow but towards the end I was quite disappointed by the lack of proper storytelling. Some episodes/scenes seemed to be pure fillers and while I enjoyed seeing multiple pairings at the end, the ending just seemed too unrealistic.

What I liked:
1. The casting (especially for the FL)
If the actress for Shen Jin were to be played by anyone else, I think I wouldn't have been able to complete the drama. She manages to pull off the character very well that her rash decisions still make her character humane and not purely annoying.
2. The wholesomeness of the MCs
Albeit not very realistic, I found the bonds between all the characters (especially during ancient times) to be quite pure. I especially like the way the king was written in the end where he wouldn't like to sacrifice his children to be birds in a golden cage.
3. The fluff between the couples
Honestly, seeing the relationship grow between the character pairings especially ML & FL where their personalities become influenced for the better by each other is just delightful. I especially liked the fact where they made the ML cried, I have watched too many dramas where the ML is just totally unemotional. Men cry too. Also like the fact that the 母妃 of the FL is the head of the family, it gives for some rather comical scenes where the FL's father just shies away from politicking and pushes his wife to speak instead.

What made me confused:
1. There were absolutely no repercussions against FL's sisters and they seemed to have a total personality flip in the last episode where they suddenly became "good/civil" characters. Maybe they cut out that part as it was not important but the total personality flip just seemed too absurd to the point where they seem like different people.
2. The background of Ruonan
Her background is just confusing, although that might be a fault on my part where I just skipped through some parts as they just seemed too draggy. I don't get how they she just appeared out of nowhere on a cliff where the ML's brother also appeared? It wasn't too well explained (although, that could also be my fault of being not willing to watch at 1.0 speed).

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