The 2024 summer C-dramas has been decent, better than the spring season earlier. Period rebirth palace intrigue C-drama The Princess Royal with Zhao Jin Mai and Zhang Ling He just ended its 40-episode run this weekend and the Douban ratings are also out with a mid 6.7. I think it’s probably a few points too low, this drama was really solid and I’d give it a 7.0 for a really cohesive story and the great twist from the beginning with both leads reborn together and decide to re-do their marriage and alliance but this time with full communication and lots of personal growth. My worries about Zhao Jin Mai being too modern for a period drama was allayed, she was fantastic and Zhang Ling He continues his acting improvement yet again playing a very likeable character. This drama wasn’t as addicting as The Double for me but was so different in tone and story it made for a reassuring watch.