Bellesister
Jakarta, Indonesia
This review may contain spoilers
I had close to zero expectation when I started watching this drama. I stumbled upon this on Disney+ and was curious because there is not many Chinese drama on this platform. But I ended up liking this drama, especially the cooking scenes. I can almost smell what Ling Xiao Xiao is cooking and it made my mouth water and I ended up either opening the snack cabinet or order Chinese food takeaway. It’s just that good!
The story is nothing special (The cooking scenes are). It’s partly a romance story between Ling Xiao Xiao and the crown prince, but it’s more about Xiao Xiao’s ambition to be the greatest female chef, a profession that was dominated by male at that time, particularly those working for the royal family. But this is not your normal palace story… it has very minimal conflict and doesn’t follow the usual norms observe by the royal family. For example, in this drama, being plump is beautiful as mentioned by the princess. The main concubine is not your typical concubine, who are pretty, thin and pleasing to the eye. The crown prince can go to the kitchen and speak directly to the kitchen staff, something that is not normal royal family norm. I feel like they are more like a super rich family in our modern era instead of a royal family.
He Rui Xian, the actree who plays Ling Xiao Xiao, played one of my favorite character in Go Ahead. She’s also one of the reasons that I watch this show. I thought she did well too in this drama. I like strong female characters. I thought that she has the right chemistry with the crown prince. I also like the bunch of female staff that ended up feeling like Xiao Xiao’s best friends. I thought they make this drama “Disney”- like.
Overall, I like this drama and would definitely recommend if you’re looking to watch something light, with minimal conflict, a little bit or romance, and many scenes that make you laughed so hard (Concubine Li is so funny) and your mouth waters with the many delicious cooking. Oh, and the opening theme song is so catchy. I like most of the songs in this drama
The story is nothing special (The cooking scenes are). It’s partly a romance story between Ling Xiao Xiao and the crown prince, but it’s more about Xiao Xiao’s ambition to be the greatest female chef, a profession that was dominated by male at that time, particularly those working for the royal family. But this is not your normal palace story… it has very minimal conflict and doesn’t follow the usual norms observe by the royal family. For example, in this drama, being plump is beautiful as mentioned by the princess. The main concubine is not your typical concubine, who are pretty, thin and pleasing to the eye. The crown prince can go to the kitchen and speak directly to the kitchen staff, something that is not normal royal family norm. I feel like they are more like a super rich family in our modern era instead of a royal family.
He Rui Xian, the actree who plays Ling Xiao Xiao, played one of my favorite character in Go Ahead. She’s also one of the reasons that I watch this show. I thought she did well too in this drama. I like strong female characters. I thought that she has the right chemistry with the crown prince. I also like the bunch of female staff that ended up feeling like Xiao Xiao’s best friends. I thought they make this drama “Disney”- like.
Overall, I like this drama and would definitely recommend if you’re looking to watch something light, with minimal conflict, a little bit or romance, and many scenes that make you laughed so hard (Concubine Li is so funny) and your mouth waters with the many delicious cooking. Oh, and the opening theme song is so catchy. I like most of the songs in this drama
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