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Maybe some dramas will get better gradually, and some dramas may start high but then slow down, so this article only represents the author's opinion on the first few episodes and is for reference only. If there is any subsequent slap in the face, we will inform you at any time.
"Green Lotus Every Year"
First broadcast time: October 23, 2023
Broadcast platform: Tencent Video
Proving once again, nothing good usually comes of having a backlog of dramas.
The original name of this drama is "The Legend of Concubine Xi". We are not allowed to change the palace fight to a house fight in the future. Just change it. It doesn't matter if it is reasonable, but now this script is really annoying.
Everyone is invited to watch the interaction between the male and female protagonists first↓↓
Um……
To be honest, I haven't seen this kind of old-fashioned Bidong plot in many years, and it still happened with a middle-aged actor. Seeing this moment, the author's cerebellum almost shrank.
Chaos is no longer enough to describe this drama. In the six or seven episodes I have watched so far, Wan Wan Leiqing’s substitute literature, Xiaoma literature, Bai Yueguang literature, etc. are all stewed in chaos.
To put it simply, the heroine looks like the prince’s late concubine. The seemingly idle third son (played by Peter Ho)'s concubine Yao (played by Huang Shengyi) finds Luo Qinglian (played by He Hongshan) who shares a face with the late concubine, and prepares to help her husband gain a future. Then the plot takes off:
Luo Qinglian was sent to the talent show. No leaves drifted into the basin where she washed her face. She invited other sisters to use her water, so the other sisters' faces were ruined;
So many ministers in the DPRK insisted that Luo Qinglian did it without even trying to find out the whole story;
Doesn’t the prince like Wanwan Leiqing? But when others said that he also agreed, he wanted Luo Qinglian to be executed;
My fiancé suddenly parachuted in to save someone and was caught. Is being a guard at the prince's palace just for show?
The old maid actually killed her on the spot in order to protect her... Every minute the author's head is filled with question marks.
What was even more speechless was that suddenly the prince gave Luo Qinglian to the third young master as his concubine.
There are more weird things in other more specific plots, so I won’t go into details yet. In short, the plot is like a wild horse running freely. Now the boss is on the line, and the palace fighting methods are on the line. The heroine is poisoned again. It’s so fast, but you don’t know what you are watching... I suggest you learn the popular three-minute Short video series are fast-paced and require story logic.
"The Farthest Distance"
First broadcast time: October 26, 2023
Broadcast platform: Tencent Video
After feeling sorry for Zhang Yunlong who was almost broken in the hot search, let’s see what the show is like.
After reading the current update, the conclusion is that it is not very good. When comparing the current puppet dramas horizontally, this drama has no highlights. The main plot is that designer Su Ying (played by Zhong Chuxi) once helped a young couple who were about to part ways design a glass house. The girl died a few years later, leaving Qin Yunsheng (played by Zhang Yunlong) alone. In order to help him repair the glass house, Su Ying and Qin Yunsheng met again and secretly fell in love.
There are all kinds of BGM and beautiful seaside scenery, and a large-scale MV scene will basically come after a while, but the emotion is inexplicable, and it starts to be ambiguous and affectionate, and it feels like a forced CP. In order to reflect the process of "feeling in love" between the two, some unnecessary things were deliberately done. For example, in order to rush the work of the male protagonist, the heroine worked around the clock, and the male protagonist used the radio to "confess" to her and asked her to pay attention to her body and not be too tired. It's quite funny. Both of them are in arrears on their mobile phones, right? Is it because WeChat voice doesn't work well?
Zhang Yunlong, Zhong Chuxi
Some netizens also said that the male and female protagonists of a current puppet show always look at each other because of their exes. In fact, if the filming is done properly, this can actually be a highlight. For example, in the early stage, the two of them were not ambiguous at all, and they only interacted for the sake of their ex, which actually made the relationship more layered. But now the ambiguity is too fast, and everything is weird.
But to say it's ugly doesn't mean it's ugly. The men are handsome and the women are beautiful. There aren't too many flaws, and there's nothing too weird about the plot. It's okay to just watch it for looks.
"Ding Baozhen"
First broadcast time: October 26, 2023
Broadcasting platform: CCTV-8
Ding Baozhen was an upright official in the late Qing Dynasty and devoted his life to serving the country and loving the people. Teacher Ma Shaohua's acting skills are perfect for this type of role. The actors in the play are all talented, and the atmosphere of the play is relatively calm. But how should I put it, it’s a bit too stable.
After watching the first 6 episodes, the plot was a little thin. The display of Ding Baozhen's outstanding qualities such as integrity and incorruptibility is based on the lines in the play, not the plot.
"Ding Baozhen" poster
The thickness of a character should be reflected in relationships and interactions, rather than relying on a superficial personality. However, the protagonist and decent characters still lack effective detailed support, let alone the villains in the play. The current villain in the play is the eunuch Ande Hai, who is the stereotyped bad guy in the audience's mind. He has an exaggerated expression and behaves erratically. He often makes wild remarks and rapes women from the countryside. Do you believe that such a seemingly evil person can become Cixi's confidant eunuch?
It is said that there will be many historical dramas debuting next year, many with character themes, such as "Zhang Juzheng" and "Wang Yangming". I hope they will live up to the audience's expectations.
Recently completed/soon to be completed dramas, welcome to join↓↓
1. "Tian Geng Ji" (Ancient Costume)
Starring: Zeng Shunxi, Tian Xiwei
Broadcast platform: iQiyi
The show will wrap up on October 29, and the finale bonus has been opened, with a Douban score of 7.0.
2. "Clubs and Hearts" (Spy War)
Starring: Guan Xiaotong, Han Dongjun
Broadcast platform: Tencent Video
Ending on October 29th. No points scored.
3. "Under the Busty City"
Starring: Bai Yufan, Ning Li
Broadcast platform: Tencent Video
Finished. Douban rating is 8.5.
→ "Under the Flooded City": "As you go, you go up." Others will go up
4. "Ask the Heart"
Starring: Zhao Youting, Mao Xiaotong
Broadcasting platform: CCTV-8, Tencent Video
Finished. Douban score is 8.2.
