I firstly have watched 4 of dramas in Amazon Prime Video in England that were starred by Li Yi Tong (Royal Nirvana, Bloody Romance, Begonia Rouge and Fate or Just Want to See You). Since then, I have been following her move and trying to find her other dramas in Viki, iQiyi and YouTube. She is adorably beautiful and talented actress but yet very humble as a person. Watch her in Royal Nirvana with Luo Jin, She is just brilliant for someone who never went to acting school. And Xu Kai from The Story of Yangxi Palace is clearly unforgettable too. Thus, I indeed have been looking forward to watch the Court Lady.
Court lady is a perfect combination of a classic historical drama with amazing and vivid details setting of inspired the Tang Dynasty; with a good balance of comedy vibe and impressive natural acting from the lead cast (Xu Kai and Li Yi Tong are adorable together!) as expected; and surprisingly the main supporting cast as well (e.g. Tan Jianci; and another adorably cute couple, Kris Fan and Wu Jiayi) which are the plus plus of this drama. They are a picture perfect of young people life with their love and life trials. The comedy is hilariously fun and the love is cleverly romantic but not cheesy and not over the top. It does make me smile a lots and makes make happy watching it :-). However, I also was super excited to watch the built-up conflicts which I believe that would be happening sooner or later as the story progressing in historical drama to test the in depth acting of each of the characters. Well, Li Yi Tong and Xu Kai are the guarantee of great acting and never disappointed me. Thus, I suspected that it's going to be a fantastic journey to watch despite of whatever the ending would be. It's historical drama, so of course there would always be painful scenes which I couldn't wait to watch. Then, my wishes came through. Since the ending theme was started to change from ep 28, the painful scenes have started pilling up. That's actually got much more interesting to watch and I was hooked to the sweet ending.
My final verdict, Court Lady surely is one of the best historical/political drama to date. The unpredictable plots with clever comedy twist and amazing cast and acting have made this drama refreshingly exciting, lighter but yet epic historical drama. Many complaining about the surprising plots and deaths. Well, how many good characters in a master piece tv drama like Game of Throne were killed unexpectedly?! Court lady is beautifully made and performed drama with brilliant storyline and characters development. I just hope they make more than 55 eps to make the plots flowing in perfect pace (which I've heard it's not possible now based on new rule in china, hence, it's made shorter). But, the crew and cast have done amazing job already! Court Lady is definitely a must-watch one now! The production, story, cinematography, music, casts and acting are worth your time! It is one of the most exciting drama to watch by far; not as heavy as other historical dramas but it's still epic. It's beautiful, it's refreshing and it's different in a good way. It's highly recommended! I love it!
