I love this cdrama-mdrama the characters show atypical love story and what it means to presevere in times of turmoil and no way out. All of the good characters they introduce all have their charm, wit and endearing quality about them. The only "evil" characters the one that last an impression on me was Empress Dowager of Zhao emperor and the Han concort showed they were more than just lovers but helped the emperor. The only sad part about this drama and ALL historical dramas is you shouldn't get yourself attached to any of the good characters like the supporting characters who helped the leads escape by sacrificing their own lives cause it just doesn't feel right. I'm 50 episodes in and they got rid of majority of the villains in the show except for one and this one is like a fester that just wont be gone! It's the Empress Dowagers daughter and her own jealousy mixed with her cold upbringing makes her an "evil" character that I find hard to feel sorry for. She just continues to mess up Hao Lan and Yiren and BuWeis life!! Her jealousy completely envelopes her and unlike the other evil characters she never leaves! The writers keep writing her in!! But overall the show in my opinion has wit, tenderness, humor and complexity. It's my favorite right now I've binged watched and I just want to find out the ending hoping the writers don't kill off my faves cause that would be heart wrenching!!
