Qing Shi Huang Fei

I watch a lot of this types of shows. So I take great pride in my opinion because I know crap when ai see it. I will admit it started a little slow for me at first to get into the characters but now I can't stop watching it. I can't wait until the next episode. Listen, it isn't as good as The Princess Weiyoung or as The Rose of the Phoenixes. But it's a good story and has lots and lots of drama, betrayal, jealousy, pettiness, deep emotional depression, suffering, some comedy, historical Chinese culture, love, and more. The naysayers on here must not watch much of these types of shows if they are being that cruel and mean with their reviews. If you enjoy Chinese culture and these types of shows, I encourage you to watch it for yourself and you be your own judge on your experience.

Probably the worst drama ever. The plot made no sense whatsoever and dragged on to nonsensical heights. The dialogue was terrible, and honestly the scriptwriters ought to be out of a job for putting out this rubbish. I can't believe somebody put money into this and the show even got approved to be made in the first place.

What was more shocking was that I bothered to persevere until it ended, instead of discontinuing when I knew it was going to be a train wreck. I just kept hoping it would get better but it kept finding new ways to crash and burn. It got to the point where I carried on with the show just to see how ridiculous it could get.

This series tried to aspire to the likes of "The Rise of Phoenixes" and failed miserably. This was mainly due to the terrible actors. The gay attendant was so over the top it was embarrassing.

The scene where the princess flew in on an organdie scarf was like something out of Peter Pan - so bad it was good..

The plot was pedestrian - and pretty soon you were wondering who cares what happens to any of them.

They spent a lot of money on sets and costumes that would have been better spent on better writers and actors.

I enjoyed it at the beginning, but then it started to take itself too seriously. Do writers really think we enjoy watching all these people cry? I got tired of all the female jealousy and infighting. As someone said, stupid people making stupid mistakes over and over again. Very few redeeming characters. So much supposed sadness and heartache. Superficial characters with infatuations, lust for power and jealous hearts. No real growth, no real character development. Characters who cannot see through obvious manipulations and have no self-awareness. Or, maybe that's the writing. They all seem so immature, and some just act like petulant children. Maybe pampered and protected people end up being this way, but we are not really given the opportunity to care about any of these characters.

This review is not about the acting but the writers.

What a disappointment this was. I can't believe I watched the whole thing, my mistake. Now I'm reading every review I can before I watch anything else.

I found myself hoping against hope as I watched each episode that it would get better but instead, it got worse. I kid you not.

There is not one part of the series that I would want to watch again. Nothing! I don't understand what the director/producers were thinking using such a lousy plot. I don't want to say anything more in case you want to watch it.

The whole series was about how bad people can be so conniving and sleazy liars but also portrayed the good ones as liars, manipulative, naive, and stupid. The people in power were back stabbers, weak and just downright disgusting yet feared and respected.

All in all, I wish I hadn't watch it.