Legend of the Female General

This drama is a classic example of cultural differences between West and East.

This is not strong vs weak, perpetrator vs victim, hero vs villain.

This is about quality of winning, and true strength.

The fact that it promotes female strength makes it especially powerful.

There is a lot of Me Too in there, but as in winning, and not as in victimhood. True emancipation without losing feminine strengths.

Hollywood can learn a lot from this, but I don't think they're capable.

I love this Chinese Drama "The Legend of Female General". The story is so interesting and exciting, the casts are so good and wow, how they execute of their characters. The main female and male lead chemistry complement each other. Love. Hope in the future, they work each other again and more dramas.

Zhou Ye was the perfect choice as the FL He Yan, and after watching series like "Word of Honor" and "Back from the Brink," I can safely say that she is not only a versatile actress but that she always takes her roles seriously. She is one of the few actresses I love to watch because I know her performance will be far more seasoned and balanced, and not to mention much more tolerable than the typical C-drama FL.

However, it was Ryan Cheng's performance as Xiao Jue that surprised me the most. Even though I remember him from the series "My Journey to You," he didn't quite leave an impression on me like he did in this series. He was a perfect fit for the role. Not only is he a superb actor, he's stunning to look at, and his aura was convincingly that of a military general.

To be fair, the entire cast did a stellar job. The plot is well put together (with a good balance of humor and suspense), and to say anything less would literally be nitpicking. While it's true that the pacing seemed to suffer a bit near the end (perhaps they were pressed to condense quite a few plot developments within just a few episodes), it was still quite enjoyable, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone looking to pick up a good, solid C-drama in 2025.

The reason I gave it an 8/10 rather than a 9/10 is solely due to the pacing issues near the end.

As a side note (and I digress), every time I spot Bai Shu in a series, I can't help but wonder how the heck he's managed to feature in so many C-dramas within such a short period of time. Somehow, I can't unsee him as Lord Flying Snake from when I watched "Love and Redemption," which makes it so hard for me to take him seriously as a villain (He Ru Fei). He's also been in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," "The Legendary Life of Queen Lau," "The Blood of Youth," "Dashing Youth," "Love of the Divine Tree," and "A Moment but Forever," just to name a few. I'm starting to think that whatever he features in turns to gold.

I must say its so hard to find this kind of drama nowadays. A man with a huge green forest meets a girl who also a huge green forest. In the world of red flag, here are they as a green flag couple. The acting chef kiss.. I love this story even through a little bit different from a novel but trust me its soo much better in this way.. very satisfying.

The series is so good and the characters are so fine. The male and female lead complement each other beautifully, and the heroine's courage and strength are truly commendable." It's still up going put I want to watch it all , I hope that the ending be happy for them because they deserve it a lot , love this drama too much.