so, anyway, celebrating the #cdramacup2025 grand final ballot stuffing shenanigans by making my husband watch LZH with me.

One last push guys! - there are still only a few votes in it! 🔥

Your festive fictional generals need your vote! 😊 ✨

#CdramaCup2025 #cdrama

Let's go #LegendOfTheFemaleGeneral viewers or soon-to-be-viewers!
Let's make this miracle come true!
Look our power couple 🔥❤️
They were so sweet and so hot and so strong!
#ChengLei #ZhouYe
#CdramaCup2025

There’s only one vote in it Legendary Female General fans! - we can do this! ☺️

Vote for your cool generals today!!! 😎 🥳

Your team of besties salute you 🫡

#CdramaCup2025 #cdrama

My heart won the fight with my brain and clicked faster...
So i voted for #cdrama #LegendOfTheFemaleGeneral 🥰
#CdramaCup2025

To highlight the joy (besides some despair) I had with the challenge, here's a fun clip about one of my most hated SML in 2025

To cut a long story short - while #Zanghai is the superior production (in terms of it’s cinematography, it’s structured storytelling, Xiao Zhan’s acting, & some iconic scenes), I just loved the characters more in #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral 🥰

#CdramaCup2025 #cdrama

a crop from a poster image for #cdrama 《Legend of the Female General》featuring Cheng Lei in black armour, holding a sword, looking battle worn and fierce, and in front of him Zhou Ye in white fur, holding a sword, looking battle worn and even fiercer.

a crop from a poster image for #cdrama 《Legend of Zanghai》featuring Zhang Jingyi (left) reclining in a blue robe with a drink in her hand, Xiao Zhan (largest, at the front) in profile wearing a red minister's robe and a black head covering with wings, Zhou Qi in elaborate green robes, holding a partially unsheathes sword, and Huang Jue in red ducal robes, glowering.

GRAND FINAL TODAY

a legendary clash to finish out our inaugural #CdramaCup

...drum roll please...

Legend of the Female General v. Legend of Zang Hai

(vote link in post below)

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a crop from a poster image for #cdrama 《Justice in the Dark》featuring Zhang Xincheng in drapey black, with glasses and just-short-of chin length hair, and Fu Xinbo in a black leather jacket over a crumpled blue shirt, surrounded by creepy red and white bits and pieces.

a crop from a poster image for #cdrama 《Legend of Zanghai》featuring Zhang Jingyi (left) reclining in a blue robe with a drink in her hand, Xiao Zhan (largest, at the front) in profile wearing a red minister's robe and a black head covering with wings, Zhou Qi in elaborate green robes, holding a partially unsheathes sword, and Huang Jue in red ducal robes, glowering.

SF2

Justice in the Dark v. Legend of Zang Hai

(vote link in post below)

#CdramaCup2025

I loved #LoveintheClouds, so it’s definitely no shade on Lu Yuxiao’s & Hou Minghao’s drama that I loved slightly more the story between Zhou Ye’s He Yan & Cheng Lei’s Xiao Jue in #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral

#CdramaCup2025 #cdrama

Both these dramas got exact same rating in my mdl list & it's really hard, but my impulse made me click on #cdrama #LegendOfTheFemaleGeneral
#CdramaCup2025
And I'll use this opportunity to share another amazing edit by my beloved creator ❤️ @felicityqueen.bsky.social
This time one about #ZhouYe

a crop from a poster image for #cdrama 《The Legend of the Female General》featuring Cheng Lei in black armour, holding a sword, looking battle worn and fierce, and in front of him Zhou Ye in white fur, holding a sword, looking battle worn and even fiercer.

a crop from a poster image for #cdrama 《Love in the Clouds》featuring Lu Yuxiao (left) in an embrace with Hou Minghao.

SF1

Legend of the Female General v. Love in the Clouds

(vote link in post below)

#CdramaCup2025

Before the finals begin, a little retrospective of our #CdramaCup2025.

37 submissions were received, nominating 48 different dramas.
1402 votes have been cast over the 28 matches so far, with two rounds netting over 100 votes.

#CdramaCup2025
I loved first half of #cdrama #WhenDestinyBringsTheDemon & their chemistry a lot. But I didn't care for side characters story.
Story of #LegendOfZanghai was consistently & tight written, journey of ML was touching & relatable. Charismatic side characters i cared for! Sweet chemistry❤️

a crop from a poster image for #cdrama 《Legend of Zanghai》featuring Zhang Jingyi (left) reclining in a blue robe with a drink in her hand, Xiao Zhan (largest, at the front) in profile wearing a red minister's robe and a black head covering with wings, Zhou Qi in elaborate green robes, holding a partially unsheathes sword, and Huang Jue in red ducal robes, glowering.

a crop from a poster image for #cdrama 《When Destiny Brings the Demon》featuring Wang Yinglu (left) in aqua robes, and Arthur Chen Feiyu in red robes with their foreheads pressed together.

R3M4
Legend of Zang Hai v. When Destiny Brings the Demon

a charming and cunning ML with an ass kicking FL and a contemplation of the price of vengeance OR an isekai-ed office drone FL with a cold, powerful ML who finds she's the only one he can trust.

(vote link in post below)

#CdramaCup2025

#cdramacup2025
😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫
#cdrama #ShadowLove had One vote less than #LoveIntheClouds

I mean I loved both but😭😭😭

I need someone voting for #cdrama #ShadowLove
PLEEEEAAAAASSSEEEE!
#cdramacup2025

Its a tie!
As gift i have a little extra clip for you.
It's the prequel to my last one...
FL is imprisoned by ML in a courtyard and tries to get his attention by playing the worst Qin of all time!

I encourage voting for Shadow Love because hugs.

There's also plotty plot and enjoyable characters and humour and tears and Cheng Lei's magical disappearing shirt, but most importantly there are so many wonderful hugs to warm the heart!

#cdramacup2025

#cdramacup2025
I love both #cdrama but my heart decided for #ShadowLove & their unique love story ❤️

I cried, I swooned, i laughed & was full of admiration for their acting!

Here's an example of their comedy talent. He's lost memories about their love and imprisoned her. She tries to awake them.

a crop from a poster image for #cdrama 《Shadow Love》featuring Song Yi in black armour and a flowing red cape, and Cheng Lei in blue and black robes standing behind her, reaching out to put a hair pin in her hair.

a crop from a poster image for #cdrama 《Love in the Clouds》featuring Lu Yuxiao (left) in an embrace with Hou Minghao.

R3M3

Shadow Love v. Love in the Clouds

a general and her accidental blood slave who happens to be an enemy prince v. deception and attraction between sworn enemies in a quirky fantasy world.

(vote link in post below)

#CdramaCup2025

To its credit, JitD clearly has a loyal fan-base among voters 🫡

But if an *outstanding drama* is judged in terms of its breadth of ambition, narrative appeal, vividly drawn characters, cinematography, costume detail & set design - then #FlourishedPeony is all that ✨

#CdramaCup2025 #cdrama

I voted for #cdrama #FlourishedPeony.
And as I shared already the beautiful cinematography and Tang styling & setting in last posts, I share my favourite OST song with.
The music video shows some of the lovely scenes of growing love ❤️
#如霜 ( #LikeFrost) by #XiaoJingTeng
#CdramaCup2025

R3M2

Justice in the Dark v. Flourished Peony

The only contemporary styled drama to make it this far v. Tang Dynasty exquisiteness.

(vote link in post below)

#CdramaCup2025

Before voting time is up i have to share another reason to vote for #cdrama #LegendOfTheFemaleGeneral

That's the famous bath tub scenes with #ChengLei and #ZhouYe 😍
As little Christmas gift i have this amazing making off/BTS clip for you all 🎄🌟🤍
#cdramacup2025

December 27 will be the end of me 😫😫😫
How to choose???
#cdramacup2025

Christmas is a season of goodwill 🥳, so even though my vote is for #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral - & I didn’t personally vibe with #ADreamWithinADream - I recognise many people love both

So felicitations to whichever drama wins 🎄☺️

#CdramaCup2025 #cdrama

Day 24: Favourite costumes of 2025

#LegendOfTheFemaleGeneral

#EYDC2025 #cdrama

(Vote for Legend of the Female General in the #CdramaCup2025.)

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‘Calm your nerves’ as a pun on ‘cash deposit’ since both have almost the same pronunciation #ADreamWithinADream #CdramaCup2025 #cdrama

A tweet describing a reference to Chow Yun Fat's film The God of Gambling in the Cdrama A Dream Within a Dream

A tweet describing a reference to Chow Yun Fat's film The God of Gambling in the Cdrama A Dream Within a Dream

Continuing my lobbying for #ADreamWithinADream, a reference to Chow Yun Fat's film The God of Gambling #CdramaCup2025 #cdrama

🧵 For your consideration as you vote in the #CdramaCup2025, someone tweeted a long thread diving into the Easter Eggs in #ADreamWithinADream. It's made me fall in love even more with the clever writing. It's my top #cdrama of 2025 and possibly one of my fave dramas ever. x.com/tiff_ilosoph...

You may or may not see me flip the hell out if A Dream Within a Dream doesn't pass this round IAJS #CdramaCup2025 #cdrama