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I have quite a few thoughts on this drama: I LOVED everything about it for the first four episodes, but then it became an inane drawn out cooking contest...

2.7/5 Stars: A satirical Transmigration Period Rom Com (whew) that lost its way, and drank too much of its own Kool Aid to remember what it was trying to be.

Title: A Dream within a Dream (2025) Platform: WeTV, iQIYI, Viki, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.4 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Transmigration/ Comedy Episode Count: 40 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Repeated death and some fake blood and fake looking violence Staring: Li Yi Tong (The Noble) Liu Yu Ning (Prisoner of Beauty) Zhu Xu Dan (Love Game in Eastern Fantasy) Riley Wang (Back From the Brink) Wang You Shuo (Nancheng Banquet) RBTS Rating: 3.3/5 Stars (Geared towards a more

3.6/5 Stars: Not a must watch, but a fun time with a whacky premise that somehow works.

Title: Les Belles (2025) 怎敌她千娇百媚 Platform: Viki, WeTV, Youtube (free) MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Comedy Episode Count: 26 Parental Guidance Rating: PG: Minor Violence Staring: Jelly Lin (Dream of Splendor and The Road to Glory)) Alen Feng (My Journey to You) Charles Lin (Love Between Fairy and Devil) Zhao Qing (Unveil: Jadewind) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (Perfect for fans of Royal Rumors, Les Belles is a low stake romantic comedy riddled with pacing issues, bu

Title: Royal Rumors (2023) 花琉璃轶闻 Platform: WeTV, Youtube (free), Viki MDL Rating: 8.0 Genre: Period Idol Romance/ Comedy Episode Count: 24 Parental Guidance Rating: PG-13: Fake looking violence and, of course, spitting of much blood. Staring: Jeremy Xu (Love of Nirvana) Meng Zi Yi (Blossom) Ryan Zhu (Love of Nirvana) Su Meng Yun (A Dream Within A Dream) RBTS Rating: 3.5/5 Stars (A shorter, low budget and low stake drama that exceeds expectations with its comedy) Synopsis: Ji

3.7/5 Stars: A ninja filled historical parody that leaned too intense for my tastes at moments, and shined in it's comedy, but didn't leave a strong impression.

4.25/5 Stars