Romance de uma Flor Gémea (2023)

Really excellent

An eye-catching plot thanks to the FL's strong personality & the hate-love with the ML.

Following a drowning accident, the FL loses her memory. She was saved by her supposed husband's bodyguard. Th Ml who is the Emperor's favorite high-ranking nobleman. However, the ML's wife was a violent harpy, hated by all. Over the course of various adventures and setbacks, the ML gradually realizes (spoiler) that the FL is not actua his wife.

=> Great great actors (even the support actors). Ding Yu Xi and Peng Xiao Ran show here the extent of their talent, they are truly remarkable!!
=> intense OTPs
=> production without downtime, the cinematography is magnificent and the framing well done.
=> the story is complex (suspense, puzzles) but written with intelligence

However, not everything is perfect:
- some characters are boring: Wen Wan the obsessive and sneaky love rival, Sang Ren the silly and talkative boat servant,
- expected and respected structural codes with a hyper emotional penultimate episode, which suggests a sad ending, but fortunately, there is the final twist which allows a happy ending :)

I will probably watch this series again, of which I enjoyed every moment, for its magnificent images and the 2 lead's talent.

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EXCELLENT !

Plot accrocheur par la personnalité de la FL (strong) & le hate-love avec le ML.

A la suite d'une noyade la FL perd la mémoire. Elle a été sauvée par le bodyguard de son supposé mari, le ML, noble haut-placé favori de l'empereur. Cependant, la femme du ML était une harpie violente, détestée de tous. Au fil des aventures et déboires divers, le ML s'aperçoit peu à peu que la FL n'est pas sa femme.

=> Great great actors (mm les support actors). Ding Yu Xi et Peng Xiao Ran montrent ici l'ampleur de leur talent, ils sont vraiment remarquables !!
=> intenses OTP
=> réalisation sans temps mort, les images sont magnifiques et le cadrage bien travaillé
=> histoire complexe (suspens, énigmes) mais écrite avec intelligence

Cependant, tout n'est pas parfait :
- quelques personnages sont ennuyeux : Wen Wan la rivale amoureuse obsessionnelle et sournoise, Sang Ren la servante du bateau idiote et bavarde,
- codes de structure attendus et respectés avec un avant-dernier épisode hyper émotionnel, qui laisse supposer une sad ending, mais heureusement, il y a le twist final qui permet une happy end :)

Je regarderai sans doute à nouveau cette série, dont j'ai apprécié chaque instant, pour ses magnifiques images et le talent des 2 leads.

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Watch this shortly after I watch Love of Replica, and due to my personal problem I even watch it together for some first few episode. Found the story quite similar, where the the same face girl take another girl place & later we find out that they are turn out to be twin. But with more episode we go through, turn out the 2 drama not really similar story.

This drama tells a story about a girl name Nie Sang Yu (SY) that fall from the cliff & lost her memory, she is a wife of the marquis Ning, Ning Yu Xuan (YX). As the summary told us, SY is a woman with a reputation for treachery, scheming, and evil, but this new awake woman has completely different character from the description woman, she is cheerful & kind hearted woman. But because of the amnesia, everyone keep believe she is the same girl. And later on we find out that she is completely different woman, named Ji Man (JM) that turn out to be SY twin.

What I love about this drama:
+ The chemistry between Ding Yu Xi & Peng Xiao Ran. Although Ding Yu Xi wardrobe, hair style & character kinda remind me of his other character in The Romance of Tiger and Rose, especially the hair style.
+ The funny story of Gui Bai (GB) & Shui Niang Zi. Although also a little frustrated by stubbornness of GB, but yeah it's still kinda understandable.
+ The noble character of Yuan Lang. He is one man that never avoid his fault & finally that this very character that finally bring peace to JM & YX.

What I don't too like about this drama:
- The classic stupidity of the opponent, in here I mean Ling Jian Xing.
- The usual greedy of another family of the emperor, Prince Tan. Nothing much, just kinda boring with this plot.
- The too easy situation of ML. YX as usual ML, get all the trust from emperor & everything seem easy for him.

Overall this drama has nothing new or old to offer, but still quite good to watch.

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Typical C-drama about a twin sister and her frog prince

I endured the show until the last episode so that I can write a review objectively. I don't like ML both appearance and personality wise.

The opening scene started with ML chasing his wife and forced her to jump off the cliff. Later, he had his bodyguard fetched her from the lake. The woman he brought back was the wife's twin sister. She lost her memories after drowning..

ML was a high-ranking officer known for his beauty and righteousness. I cannot force myself to believe he was the most handsome man in the land. I mean the actor doesn't live up to the title.

His wife, the older twin sister, was devoted to him and her love turned into jealousy, obsession, and hatred. She was impulsive and vicious (an excuse to kill her off the screen without pitying her). ML purposely shamed her in front of the crowds by letting her married a rooster. I couldn't find myself to even like him even one bit.

ML married a mistress with the most stupid reason. He held a ceremony and attended it unlike when it was his wife's wedding ceremony. This made me hate the ML even more.

After the twin sister woke up, he forced her to sign a confession letter for attempting murder of his mistress. He hadn't finished investigating the incident but already decided that his wife was the culprit. After his bodyguard came back with the evidences, he learnt that his mistress stabbed herself. He didn't even try to clear his wife's name and just brushed it off as a trivial thing. What a prick.

Fl supposed to be the total opposite of her twin sister. She was kind, generous, intelligent, and cheerful. The plot was inconsistent making her an idiot rather than a smart woman. The most annoying about FL and ML were self-pity. They acted like they were wrong and felt bad for the late twin sister but they didn't even hold a proper burial for her nor go to her grave and ask for forgiveness (ML). FL didn't care about ML was her brother in law. She just desired him like the rest of the women in the land.

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2 reason why I watched this drama:

1. I'm a fan of the original novel the Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir
2. I liked the main leads from their previous projects. *Peng Xioa Ran from Goodbye, Princess and Jun Jiu Ling
*Ding Yu Xi from The Romance of Tiger and Rose and Intense Love

However, I got disappointed. The plot in the drama was entirely different from the novel. I know it can't really be exactly the same as the original novel has a transmigration plotline BUT this was 99.9% different, only the characters' names are the same.

If you've read the novel, don't watch. If you have not read the novel, then you could probably watch to pass time. Though still, don't expect too much. I barely hang on because of the main leads. Their acting was not bad but the plot and the script dragged them down.

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Meh ending

The acting and the chemistry between the 2 main leads was 10/10. They did such a good job, if you are going to watch this then it should be because of that.

The plot was also good, slightly convoluted and confusing but I kind of expected that as this is a Chinese historical drama.

The side couples: trash. They were boring and uninteresting. Added nothing to the story and was a waste of time , although I did love the girl squad, they were really cute.

Now the ending was so meh! Like firstly their reunion was SO anti climatic I wanted it to be more eventful especially considering he's been looking for her for a year. Secondly, when they are granted their marriage by the emperor I just found it so cringy and literally skipped right through it.

Overall, it was a good drama and I would recommend it but there's definitely better Chinese historical dramas out there.

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Good/Evil twin; Amnesia; First Love; and many more tropes await you....enjoy

This was quite engaging through the first three episodes but then it lost me once the FL's character started acting like an idiot. In addition, the dialogue and plot lacked depth. The writers really dropped the ball on this because even with all the tropes being crammed into the series, it still had so much potential if only the characters didn't keep making illogical decisions. I've finished 20 episodes which I believe is the best I can do. Tapping out.




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Love this period rom-com

It was ok on the first watch but appreciated it more on rewatching. It's a simple main storyline, with a non-toxic leading relationship, great romance and comedy, great acting and chemistry, that pulls you into their love story and rooting for them. It doesn't have any CGI FX scenes to dazzle the viewers and may seem boring if you're looking for that. This drama falls all on the actors to carry the scenes - shows the director and actor's skills. The only annoying thing is the music/songs, played way too loud, sometimes even over the actor's thinking or voices - I had to mute to continue watching - the music ruined all those special moments.

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Came for Han Shou, stayed for Ning Yuxuan!

Since there are already great and detailed Reviews by better Reviewers than me, I will try and keep it short and focus on some of the strengths that enabled me to watch this to the End.

As my Title suggests, I discovered the male Lead in Romance of Tiger and Rose and found him so convincing that I decided to check his other Dramas as well. I have watched a couple but dropped them halfway through, only this one I watched to the End and Boy was I rewarded for it.

To spoil it right away, the acting ability of Ding Yu Xi blew me away but more on that later.

The Story is alright. It has some glaring flaws and plot holes that really push the boundaries but it does get countered by the positive Elements. It does have its moments though.

The female lead was at first annoying (especially her voice) but strangely enough, she grew on me and I even liked her at the end. This can be a personal issue though, since I got so used to the insane chemistry between Yu Xi and Lusi in Tiger and Rose, she had quite a high hill to climb.

The supporting roles are overall great. Guo Bai is simply on another level. He does such a good job portraying the "Shadow Guard", tossing in the occasional "comic relief" moments and provide a side Romance that rivals the mains. His romantic partner is also not to be underestimated. She is beautiful (yes more beautiful than female lead imo) and her overall calm but lovely attitude complements Guo Bai perfectly. Overall the cast left nothing to be desired.

Now lets dive in to the main Event, the Boss, the phenomenal, outstanding, brilliant Ding Yu Xi. What an Actor.

In the End, when he seemingly loses his love interest, Yu Xi delivers such a stunningly real scene of utter despair and pain over the loss of his beloved that I basically got Flashbacks watching it. Since I went through something similar (not quite that dramatic but still painful) it was hard for me to watch and even jerked out a tear but boy was I amazed at his delivery. Ding Yu Xi is a talented Actor and he surely can act comedy just as well as tragedy. Looking forward to see more from him. Needless to say, he was one of the main reasons to watch this Drama.

I know this ended up more a "love letter" to Yu Xi than a real Review but I think this talented Actor deserves it.

Conclusion: I enjoyed this Drama Series despite its flaws and would watch it again if time permits.

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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.

Leia Mais

Cute and funny

This is a cute series. Contains great acting but storyline could be a little better.

Pros: Great acting. Strong, playful and resourceful FL. You can really connect with her and I appreciate how she’s playful, but when needed, she’s strong and resourceful. This is what good acting on FL can do to not annoy you with those childish pouting and whining. ML was great, I’ve seen him one other series and think he’s a good actor. Chemistry between them was good and the can bring out the emotion that makes you laugh and cry for them. I also enjoy the development of their relationship from hating each other to a mutual love and appreciation for one another. I actually dropped Love You Seven Times and picked up this series and I’m glad I did.

Cons: I think the storyline could have been better at some part. Other thing I didn’t like is too much makeup on several scenes where the men looks like they are wearing lipstick.

Music: Thought it was good and enjoyable.

Overall: This is a nice funny series which I’m surprised got low rating. If you are tried of the overacting of pouting to make a FL character look cute, then try this series because FL is playful and funny, but also strong and resourceful.

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