Romance of a Twin Flower (2023)

Beautiful and Enjoyable Love Story

I really enjoyed watching it. I was smiling, giggling and all. mainly ML is really cute, his acting is superb, and his love for her is genuine, In many scenes, I felt like pinching his cheeks LOL.. FL is also nice I liked her character. everything was good, but after 19-20 episodes felt like this didn't need to have 38 episodes because the story is not that complicated. it's just that the characters don't know the conspiracies and who did what but as the audience watching it we already know most of the stuff and we just wait for the characters to know the truth.

There are many chances where they could have avoided/stopped their enemy from doing stuff but they just don't do anything at that time giving them the chance to do more nasty things. for example, Wen Wan, ML always knew what she did (in the beginning) stuff like stabbing herself and blaming it on Ji Man or flogging ji man and her other conspiracies. but as expected ML and FL will forgive and forget whatever these people do very easily.

Anyway, overall it was a really good, enjoyable drama but didn't really need 38 episodes. after 19 episodes even if u skip 15-20 minutes in btw episodes you wont really miss anything. just story gets dragged till 38 episodes.

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Too short and not sweet enough

LIKE

Story started great and I kind of like the bickering between "Nie Sang Yu" and Ning Yu Xuan but after a while...

DISLIKE

I'm not sure if the version I watched was cut off here and there but some episode just did not have content and suddenly there was an answer - like when Ji Man tried to expose Wen Wan but got backfired

I was expecting to see more of Nie Sang Yu

No chemistry between Ning Yu Xuan and Ji Man - I could not feel the love, pain and hurt at all

What happened to Tao Si Wei - ended abruptly and I was like what??

MUSIC - personal fav

你是倒映的微星 Ni Shi Dao Ying De Wei Xing - 單依純 Shan Yi Chun
誰念鏡中緣 Shei Nian Jing Zhong Yuan - 葉炫清 Ye Xuan Qing
长相诺 Zhang Xiang Nuo - 刘宇宁 Liu Yu Ning
淡写 Dan Xie - 刘惜君 Liu Xi Jun
且待梦中人 Qie Dai Meng Zhong Ren - 双笙 Shuang Sheng
剪星辰 Jian Xing Chen - 李紫婷 Li Zi Ting

REWATCH VALUE

It doesn't matter if I re-watch or not

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"春闺梦里人" - "Romance of a Twin Flower"

A well written drama and well performed by all the actors and actresses, especially the main characters, but also the others have made this drama a complete success.
The director and the screenwriters should be proud for having be able to create such story, in fact the story is so realistic and beautiful. The dialogues are refined and everything is done with passion, love and dedication. The watchers cannot make any expectations about what will happen.
The composer has written instrumental musics and songs that are the best that i ever heard. It seems that they have done this romatic drama series beginning from the songs.

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Hate love relationship

I'm all for hate to love stories. I enjoy the banters between the main characters. The FL acting feels so...modern, if that makes sense? I feel like much of her gestures and facial expressions are something that I would do too if I was given the same lines and situations. She is an unguarded but self-reliant woman, nothing annoyingly weak. He is caught off guard with his wife's drastic change of character and needs to step up his trick game to face this new personality. Naturally some scenes are silly and many loopholes but so far I really enjoy this show. I have watched 11 episodes non stop and now I have to go to sleep, unfortunately.

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Another one that starts great but then goes downhill

Im really sad to drop this as I've been excited to watch this for the cast and waited for it to be complete so i could binge watch - in the end i didnt even get past ep 10.

I'm especially disappointed with the writing of FL. In the first episodes they showed us her strong personality and quick wits. I loved the episode where she quickly figured out the arsonist. That episode promised me a smart independant woman with quick thinking, also one who would bite back if she was wronged.

Throughout the next few episodes she kinda felt dumbed down (save for when she built her businesses). I especially hoped to see the quick witted woman again in the episode when the Priggish scholars spread rumors about her, instead she came out like a fool after trying to deal with them. So what do you do when others wrong you? Go to hubby dearest of course and that's how it was handled, even though she was perfectly capable of doing so herself. Which brings me to another point.

So after the episode where she was WRONGLY flogged, she tries to divorce ML. In my opinion, she should've tried harder. She had so many chances to run from him, especially when he was down and injured. Even if it wasn't him who ordered her to be flogged, she THINKS it was him and she's so very valid for feeling angry and humiliated. She shouldn't have gotten over it and forgiven him so easily. She basically got flogged for NO REASON at all and they just sweeped it under a rug. I dont know if it's mentioned later on in the drama again but that should've been a bottom line, he should've had a harder time earning her love (even if it wasnt his doing she THINKS so and thats the main point).

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The Usual Messy Simplicity

Nothing you haven't seen a hundred times before. Twin girls split up at birth, the bad one dies, the good one loses her memory and takes on the bad one's identity. Both sisters are the children of the man who killed the ML's father.

Really, the usual melodrama tropes of mistaken identity. Super drawn out, and super boring. I don't like the actor that plays the ML, but I did think he was good in this. The actor that plays the ML scowls when he's angry, he scowls when he's sad, he scowls when he's happy. I need more than that. I don't even think he's good looking for a ML. He just seems juvenile at all times and I want more than that from a ML. The script, not the acting was the biggest flaw of this drama. My goodness this is a boring melodrama! Completely predictable and incredibly boring.

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It's surprising that the rate isn't higher

To be honest I started this drama because of the main leads. Indeed I love Ding Yuxi and Peng Xiao Ran so I was curious to see how they would be together and I wasn't disappointed at all !!

The story :
I agree that the plot is a bit far-fetched but once you accepted it you just enjoy it. It may be simple but it's enjoyeable because it's coherent and logical. So if you expect heavy plot and intrigue you will be disappointed.
The story left me with questions and those questions rope the me in because I wanted answers. At first I thought there were plot holes but those same plot holes explained slowly throughout the drama in a way that ties up everything neatly by the story’s end so it was very satisfying. I discovered that the drama is full of foreshadowing. In fact, despite being a light romantic comedy, it has some of the best foreshadowing that I have seen in years. This works with the characters as well, the setup of some characters early in the drama leads to a big twists in the last third of the drama. The details are also fun, some like calla lilies being poisonous or horse dung containing antibacterial fungi are weird bits of trivia that are used in a hilarious way, I was literally rolling on the floor lmao
The drama keeps the essence of the story and characters. We see the main leads growing together as a loving couple while keeping their essence. Ji Man keeps her tenacious spirit and Ning Yuxuan transforms into a lovesick husband but retains his sense of conflict between honour and love. The sisterhood storyline is really great, I loved the bond between Ji Man, Miss Shui, Lian Xue and the maids of the FL.

Acting/Cast :
The leads Peng Xiao Ran and Ding Yuxi are great as I expected. Peng Xiao Ran is stunning and Ding Yuxi is very handsome as usual. They can both act very well, there are no scenes where one actor ruins the scene because of bad acting. The characters they portray, Ji Man and Ning Yuxuan respectively , both have a clear sense of growth by the end. Their chemistry is also amazing, this couple have moments that can be rewatched several times as they are very sweet. I also think that Ding Yuxi has again improved his acting since the last time I saw him in The Romance of Tiger and Rose, his micro-expressions are better than ever.
Another highlight is that all of the main characters undergo growth wich is really enjoyeable : Ji Man and Ning Yuxuan go from enemies to lovers, but in a way that really feels natural, like a young couple going into a serious and mature relationship where they support and love each other. Gui Bai finally overcomes his hesitations to fall in love, Miss Shui finally leaves her past behind and Qian Xue develops the confidence to become a businesswoman. Even Muxu and Sang Shen transform a little bit.

Music :
I have nothing special to say, the OST was really good. For once the opening is not a song, it's only music and I enjoyed it a lot, I couldn't skip it !! Overall it was good, Either I was vibing while watching the drama or I was crying during emotional scenes.

To conclude I think I will rewatch it someday because the details make you want to rewatch, the funny moments make you want to rewatch and most of the sweet scenes of our main leads makes you want to rewatch it again and again. I think I would recommended it to fans of the main leads like me, people who are looking for a lighthearted story without too much plot and people who love very sweet romances. All of this makes me rate this drama 10/10

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Simpática serie histórica

Esta es una serie que he visto estas Navidades gracias a Amazon Prime.

Lo primero que tengo que decir que me gustan las series históricas pero en general las series chinas de este tipo me resultan un peculiares porque la protagonista suele ser bastante irritante. Por no llamarla idiota. Por suerte en esta serie no es así.

La historia es fácil. Muy fácil. Dos hermanas gemelas son separadas nada más nacer. Una queda a cargo de un general importante y la otra es adoptada por uno de los hombres de su padre, un antiguo jefe de la banda del Té, ahora comerciante. Después de dieciocho años siguen sin saber la una de la otra, pero por circunstancias del destino, la joven que quedó al cuidado del comerciante es confundida con su hermana, que se tiró por un barranco para huir de la ira de su marido.
Primero decir que entre el marido y la esposa no hay una buena relación. Ella es malvada, golpea a los criados y tiene aterrorizado a todo el mundo. Lleva casada unos cuatro años -se casó así con catorce, si las cuentas salen- con un importante hombre -cinco años mayor que ella- que es uno de los fieles oficiales del rey, quien a su vez tiene una odio personal contra la antigua banda del Té porque mataron a su padre. En el primer episodio la hermana mala salta por un acantilado, y la buena ocupa su lugar. Pero esta no ese acuerda de nada, así que cuando se despierta en la masión y le dicen que es la señora de la casa, asume la personalidad de su hermana. Nadie sospecha nada aunque ahora la joven protagonista ahora es una mujer muy virtuosa y amable, pero lo achacan al golpe que se dio en la cabeza. Seguro que si lo llegan a saber antes tiran a la esposa por el barranco antes.
Por el medio hay una sirvienta muy fiel. Una segunda esposa que el protagonista masculino adquirió por obligación moral pero que no tiene ningún sentimiento hacia ella, aunque esta mujer está locamente enamorada de él, y como es una arpía manipuladora hará todo lo que puede para acabar con la protagonista, ahora convertida en santa. Y hombre que busca venganza. Otro que busca el poder.

Y ahí está la trama. La protagonista principal no es muy irritante. Los primeros capítulos busca congraciarse con su marido pero después de un par de sucesos, decide que mejor sola, que quiere el divorcio. Lo que me irrita de ella, es esa locura que tiene por el dinero, y todo lo que está relacionado con la crema de la cara, y bla, bla, bla... ya sé que es una serie de ficción pero no sé, todo lo que se relaciona con la crema, la tienda, las hierbas y demás me parece demasiado superficial. Demasiado femenino, si se quiere decir. Lo importante es que todas las mujeres se vean hermosas y para eso la crema que les deja la piel perfecta.

En general no hay nada muy profundo aquí, y si hay algo interesante está en los primeros episodios, porque cuando la pasas de los veinte -por ser generosa- episodios y aún están con la crema y la tienda y todo lo demás, ya estás cansada de esta trama. Y el caso es que no hay nada más que masticar, la parte de intriga política, en muchos episodios no está porque se centra en la tienda, la crema y el protagonistas haciéndose carantoñas y siendo extremedamente repelentes en sus afectos. Y cuando estos dos ya aburren se centra en las parejas secundarias, una de las cuales tiene su trama en un par de episodios mientras que la otra se alarga un poco más. Destaca la historia de la bailaria y el guardaespaldas en sus primeros momentos, luego como no pasa nada, le ocurre lo mismo que con la pareja principal, se hace tediosa y repetitiva.

En cuanto a los actores, me han gustado todos. La protagonista femenina no ha estado mal pero a veces se hace difícil pensar que interpreta a una mujer de dieciocho años. Su voz de ratita no resulta irritante. En cambio él tienen la edad más o menos de su personaje y se le ve más en su papel. Juntos no lo hacen mal. Lo único criticable es que él al principio era un hombre seco, y duro con carácter y luego se volvió blanducho total. Entiendo el cambio, la evolución que tiene como hombre que no conoce el amor a la un hombre que abraza sus sentimientos pero aún sí una cosa es ser ahora consciente del amor de una mujer y otra convertirse un hombre que parece que tiene diez años y se ha echado su primera novia.
Me gustó el papel del segundo protagonista. Y con respecto a la mala, malísima, es una actriz que me pareció excesivamente delgada. Muy delgada.

En cuanto a elementos técnicos, es una producción que se nota que tiene dinero -se han gastado un dineral en velas- pero en general los personajes visten siempre igual y los escenarios son casi siempre los mismos. No te das cuenta de ello hasta que has visto unos cuantos episodios.
La calidad es buena, no se les ve las pelucas -si es que llevan- y todos los personajes tienen una piel perfecta. A la protagonista a veces le han puesto el filtro tan alto que parece que se difumina con la pared.

En general no es una mala serie, es fácil de ver y de disfrutar pero al igual que otras series su mayor problema es que son treinta y ocho episodios con una historia que quedaría muy corta incluso para una miniserie. Se alarga todo en exceso, sobre todo a partir del episodio diez. La verdad es que si no estás muy aburrida la puedes ver sin problema, pero si la quieres ver de golpe, no pierdas en tiempo es mejor mirar los primeros capítulos y luego saltar a los dos últimos. No se pierde nada., te lo dijo yo que los he visto a cámara rápida. Salvo, claro, si te gustan esas series en las que los protagonsitas se miran con ojos relucientes y se meten los unos con los otros de forma divertida, y hacen cosas románticas para sus amados.

¿Recomendada? Yo no me arrepiento de verla, ha sido una correcta elección para mis vacaciones de Navidad en la que buscaba algo liviano que ver, pero no la volvería a ver. Ni buscaría ciertas escenas en la red de redes porque me han gustado mucho. Vista, y nada más.

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Seconda metà infinita e esasperante

Sono approdata a questo titolo con mille aspettative, perché adoro Ding Yu Xi. Mi piace come attore e, naturalmente, anche come aspetto. Certo, non tutte le parti sono nelle sue corde, ma la commedia romantica con qualche risvolto drammatico non molto pesante gli si addice molto. Anche Peng Xiao Ran, che interpretava la FL, ha lavorato molto bene.

Inizialmente il drama mi aveva preso moltissimo: era molto gradevole, con la giusta dose di mistero, suspense, fraintendimenti, ingiustizie. Quando la coppia principale ha cominciato a intendersi, le cose sono migliorate ulteriormente: i loro scambi di battute mi hanno intrattenuta parecchio. Sul fronte dei personaggi di spalla, se il “fratello Yuan” di Yi Da Qian lasciava parecchio a desiderare, per fortuna la guardia del corpo Gu Bai, magistralmente interpretata da He Chang Xi, ha interagito con tutti con la sua peculiare forma di umorismo. Le sue occhiate parlanti non le dimenticherò facilmente!

Quella che invece vorrei dimenticare in fretta è la delusione che è via via montata a partire dalla seconda metà della serie in avanti, per diventare irritazione ed esasperazione man mano che ci si avvicinava alla conclusione. Gli episodi dal trentesimo circa in avanti li ho affrontati con stoicismo, col solo intento di arrivare alla fine ma, a metà del trentaquattresimo, ho dovuto gettare la spugna a pochi metri dal traguardo, per così dire.

38 episodi sono veramente troppi per questo titolo. L’hanno tirata troppo per le lunghe, inventandosi ostacoli apparentemente insormontabili per la coppia principale e un lunghissimo e inutile torneo per diventare fornitori di corte, stiracchiando oltre ogni limite l’equivoco dell’identità della FL, un segreto di pulcinella praticamente gridato ai quattro venti, ma che viene tradito dalla persona più improbabile per la motivazione più stupida. Proprio questo tradimento assurdo mi ha convinta ad abbandonare la visione sulla dirittura d’arrivo. Ho perso qualsivoglia motivazione per continuare, mi basta sapere che alla fine tutti i santi finiranno in gloria e i cattivi saranno puniti, e lo so perché fa parte del genere.

Se, mentre stai finendo un titolo, invece di guardarlo vai a cercarne altri da vedere, c’è qualcosa, molto, che non va. Sono veramente sconfortata: aspettavo questo drama da mesi e vederlo affondare così mi ha davvero delusa. Immagino che molti non saranno d’accordo, ma il mondo è bello perché vario. In questo caso, però, è avariato. Peccato.

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