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8.4/10 Stars: A surprisingly chill case study on gender equality packaged in a light hearted romantic comedy in which a foodie forced into marriage must square up against the patriarchy with the help of her girl squad, her farming know how, and her sickly husband. It's like the Barbie (2023) movie, but set in a Feudal Society.

5.9/10 Stars: My Heroic Husband is a story within a story, following a contemporary book character whose author transplants him into a historical webnovel with all his previous memories intact and gives him the role of Ning Yi, a useless matrilocal husband. Determined to make the most of his new situation, Ning Yi joins forces with his new wife, Su Tan Er, and they slowly fall in love as they franchise the family business... and fight off bandits to save the nation.

This was frustratingly bad. The trailers and promotional material wove a web of exaggeration that portrayed the drama as an authentic, grounded Period Romance that was trying to do more than the age old tropes. But it was just Gollum leading me to Shelob...

A grounded Qing dynasty rags to riches tale.

3.3/5 Stars: A lighthearted mini that goes the My Heroic Husband Route without the angst and with better twists.

6.8/10 Stars: A slower paced food focused drama where a whole modern day family is yeeted to the Tang Dynasty, and the female lead falls in love... with her ancestor.

8/10 Stars: A Ming Dynasty Bachelorette where the winner not only gets a rose, but a big ol' tea farm in a romance starring a feirce FL and a loyal ML, whose love story took the backseat to an engrossing fight for the family throne.

8/10 Stars: A Dream of Splendor is loosely based on the 13th century Yuan dynasty play, Zhao Pan'er Fenguye Jiu Feng Chen, by Guan Hanqing. The play explores the prevailing Caste System of the Song Dynasty through three independent women trying carve out a life for themselves under its yoke...

9.1/10 Stars: The sequel to Flourished Peony is just as beautiful, but not as fragrant.

9.25/10 Stars: A glossy idol romance with a capable FL, family/business focus, and a lot of heart.

9.4/10 Stars: An absolutely lush Tang Dynasty Drama with a sloooww burn romance and a woman determined to make it in business. There is no situation Mudan can't girlboss her way out of...