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very convincing and unique plot
story is basically based on two priniciple1) you and only you (no one else) can change your fate. nothing or no one in the world can take the role in your instead for the fate that is been decided for you.
2) once you are ready to let go of everything and hold no desire than only you can become actually free.
other than psychological angle i find this drama also had that deeper than thou love story ..the dynamic chemistry between the leads (so called side characters acc to fate book) which gradually ended into both of them giving up on their lives to protect the other... OMG !!! what to say i am little old school and i always long for such romance in my life ...
the only negative thing i felt was cheapness in fortune writer'character that he suddenly erase the fate and rewrite it again ... but anyway in the end that all made good sense
is it worth watching ..totally
is it worth rewatching .. of course ..may be after sometime when you suddenly want to know how fate works in your life ...
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Didn't live up to my expectations
I had high hopes for this show but it was not like I expected ... Plot was too slow paced ..boring and monotonous.though the leads are very talented yet the chemistry was missing.
BORING ... I gave 2.5 stars for my boy Xu kai ..else this drama doesn't describe even a zero star rating ... Story is bogus and pathetic .. unrealistic plot where a family is listening to crap of every bypasser .. sorry .. CAN'T RELATE... Spare yourself the trouble and don't watch it at all ....
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Weak roles but compensated by stunning performance by actors (forced tragic end)
The story is little and slow paced .. ridiculed by the back story that hardly makes any sense cause no matter how much you love someone but you won't put sword to your own child's neck to avenge their death ...Secondly the cast was amazing .. specially both leads ..the looks the acting the chemistry everything was really really good ...
Though the FL lead character is quite anti-lead in a nutshell but as far as her acting performance is concerned I am totally impressed.
The ending was a little forced I suppose cause honestly for genre in the beginning of the show nobody would have expected this type of ending but anyway I don't mind sad ending but this one looks forced tragic ..
Overall watchable but don't watch it if you are into happy endings...
Re-watch value : double zero ... As what's the point of watching something so sad again and again ..
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FL overacting spoilt a drama of great potential
Though the story has its own flaws but in my opinion the flaws can be ignored if the performing artists are convincing enough ...I have seen the ML in back from the brink and honestly his performance as a support role was way better than this one as the main role ..though he tried to maintain the composure of a fox demon and conveyed his emotions of rage quite well but the romantic scene were a little off ...
As for FL, she was disaster .. very non spontaneous though her character is comic and it demands spontaneity yet she tried to cover her horrible performance with over acting which made it even worse ... For example whenever she acted the drunk her performance clearly wanna apart ...
Chemistry between the leads is totally off .. even this kissing scene didn't resonate the emotions ..for some reason I felt they were not comfortable together...
Story was bit slow ... Dynamics of twists were missing ..comedy punches were weak,performed by even weaker artist.
Re-watch value zero
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IMMORAL AND DISGUSTING
congratulations to the chinese writer at last they wrote something so nauseating that has broken all records ... Where to start with ... Let's talk about the LOVE STORY ... The ML is sleeping away with his cheap concubine who harasses the FL ,who is further physically abused by someone as lowly as a palace guard ... She is forced to jump off the cliff and compromise between life and death ..she is left all injured even her face can't be saved ..yet the shameless ML says he is doing all this out of love to save her ..bosdi k (MOFO) if this is love then people don't need enemies .. she is forced to jump off the cliff and commit suicide cause he wants to save her ....Just catch the bloody writer and shoot him/her on the spot ... This type of stories are not good for a societies moral ...and by all means I wish the writer is forces to jump a multi story building for their lover's attempt to keep them save ... Let him/ her have the taste of their own medicine ...
Seriously I am beyond myself with rage on what in the f-king world I just watch ... Pathetic hopeless ...this is against the entire human race ... The day people will start making their lover jump the cliff the entire human race will come to an end ...
I strongly recommend don't watch it ...
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Don't judge the series just by initial few episodes..
The plot is rather frustrating & slow paced at the beginning as we see ML dies without doing much and FL hopelessly bullied by even the servants of the household.I thought of dropping it around episode 8 glad I didn't.As anyone would expect the return of ML to life and taking it further with the revenge ...but to my surprise first half was totally about FL avenging her husband's death,all alone.
HONESTLY THIS WAS NEW AND THE BEST THING ABOUT THE STORY.
in the first half, she SINGLEHANDEDLY won against the villian. her planning,execution,devotion and focus to the target was commendable,like she was willing to even give away her body to serve her revenge WHAT A BEAUTIFULLY DARK FL ?
The story had some very sensitive plots break like rape and assault to the point of miscarriage but I believe not every story can serve the purpose of fairytale.some series are better off without vanilla romance
Huge appreciation to Vincent who played this disgusting to the core psychopath rapist villian.
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If only the story was a little better ....
Actors were good characters were lost ...Story started good with 'avenge the father death' plot so I was expecting the FL to have be smart,strong and independent person .. she even took a strong decision of changing her appearance ..but as the story flows I can't help but question how someone so stupid as her can become a doctor. Her character was slow ,boring and irritating like she believes every crap she is been told by absolutely anyone and even after committing grave mistake like stabbing a person she walks around shamelessly ... No regret whatsoever .. futher stabbed him second time for the same confusion without being bother to clarify the theory ... Though stupid characters add dimension to a story but seriously this stupid ..???
Adding to the glory of FL ML was equally annoying ..he is living in a delulu that he can save the world by his silence. He has this intention off giving away every useless crap but any important information ..
But as dramas are purely fictitious we cant think of relating them to logic . I mean it takes away the fun ..
Story could have been better as it moves slow and few things (like what her father's imperial army was like ) remained a bit loose and confusing
Worth watching ?? Yes ... For one time why not ???
Worth Repeat watching ... Aahhhh !!! Nope ?
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short ..crisp and inclusive
first of all daisy li is so beautiful ... lets take a moment to appreciate her beauty ..and of course her actingnow the story which as we know revolving around a woman who will willing to avenge the death of her family by a opium trafficing mafia ... as such there is nothing unique in the plot but i like all stories that have strong smart and independent FL ... the chemistry between leads was bomb even when they were playing reluctant of each other's identities. on the whole it;s ok ok
worth rewatching ???
ahh i dont think so but okay for one time watching
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Deliberately shown all the love in a crisp story
Lovely drama ... Core centric ..no unnecessary crap ... Bitchy fights/kitchen politics..just two lovers who are trying to survive against their fate and have a happily ever after.Both OST and CST are impressive.
Richard li is amazing as ever he is one of the most finest actors out there ... This is my first show watching Zhao Jia min (FL) and I must say she is really talented and very beautiful at the same time .. both have splendid chemistry.
This one is a must watch ..
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Cute romantic comic entertaining
Story is about past classmates who meet again under different situation so like most chinese shows this story is also backed by a plot in the past.OST and closing soundtracks were one of the best?
Entire cast is impressive ... Leads have good chemistry ... The ML character is quite calm and collected whereas the FL lead (one of the twin sisters) is bubbly funny sassy talkative ..NENE did amazing job playing tye double role ... I personally feel there are very less chinese actresses who can play comic roles ... Most of the times their comic act turn into sort of over acting but not with this actress ... She totally convinced me with ...I was laughing loud ...and i even watched various scenes on repeat cause she was genuinely funny ??? ... ML character in contrast to hers added beautifully to their chemistry like you know "calm male bubbly female couple" duo are always the best ...
The story has different shades of white and black like comic ..crush ..romantic ... Friendships.. then to the contrast it has events of assualt...rape ... Abduction .. suicide ... Attempt to murder .. I mean to say a full package ...
I think it worth watching
Re-watch value ...that depends on the individual
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Typical melodrama fantasy
Leads were the best thing about this show ... They are talent packed and glamourous what else can you ask for ... Plot (adapted from a hit novel) was very interesting in the beginning as she swallows the bead and he calls her to stay at her place ... But say after 8-9 episode it turns quite monotonous and boring ... The ending was okay but could have been much betterOverall the series is worth a single watch ..
Re-watch : I don't think I will watch it again
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Chen Fang Tong and Dai Gao Zhang 's another captivating HIT
Chen Fang tong and dai Gao Zhang have extremely excellent chemistry ... They have worked together in numerous mini series and all of them were good ... And I think chen fang has put on some weight during the series and she looking stunning in her curves ... Dai Gao is of course forever handsome ... The plot revolves around a blind heiress who is surrounded by back stabbers ..her fiance is a big time fraud who is cheating with her friend behind her back and wants to take over her father's company by transferring her chunk of shares ... Meanwhile ML has some old time score to be settled with FL father and his group ...so he is approaching her with a sole motive of winning her trust into obtaining the evidence to support his father's case ... What I liked about the show is the gradual pace of the affection that slowly blossoms and builds into a beautiful love story ..how irrespective of all the grudges he still lives up to his principles and help her through the most panic situation .... Like the safety alarm pendant he gives her ... Seriously that was a beautiful gesture like once it beeps no matter what he will come this her rescue ..For us in the real life people won't come to our rescue even when they claim to love us ..right ??? Love in real life is such a hard bet you are most likely to lose ... And there we see these dramas where he came to rescue his enemy's daughter....SO UNREAL
Stories and drama are more or less the same but still some hit differently ..this drama was a delight ...
One hundred percent worth watching ...
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Absolutely not development in story
The story is stuck in the first half of season one ...there is absolutely no development further ... Chemistry between main leads is totally off ..guess they signed a no kiss agreement ...( For a couple in love living in a no Netflix era i can't believe they don't even share a couple of sweet kiss ... )Plot is swiping into a more confusion created ng zone as nothing of sort is revealed ...
fL's acting is annoying she keeps making annoying noises ... Like her sound box just don't rests... Weird Sounds just keep leaking out her mouth ... Even though it's not her turn to say the dialogue .... Honestly her habit is so irritating..she spoiled the entire show just because of making those nonsensical voices ...
ML ''s sister character is pathetic and boring .. her suicide committing scene was so unnecessary... She is one of the very view characters who we wish to leave the show ...
Worth watching : No
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Delightful start crappy end
Time travel - body swap theme ... The beginning was very well written I had high hopes for this one. But suddenly writer LOST IT ... The plot started to become so confusing hell knows why and how ... There so many open ends which were never given a proper closure ... Chemistry between main leads was quite off ... I liked the FL her acting is quite spontaneous ..Was this review helpful to you?
Sweet romance between gamers
The show is watchable... Though a little cringe at times but more or less watchable ... I wish the character of FL were played by someone else ...cheng Xiao is very cute but her acting sucks ... Her expressions are quite FLAT ... You don't believe me watch it again ... She has literally two expressions ... Normal eye face and wide open eye face ... 2 /10 points for her acting. Xu Kai was fine... I like his works but he is not one of my favs ..reason ? He doesn't take challenging roles ... God knows why?? he is better suited for crime thriller playing cops and undercover agents yet he plays these lousy characters. Pfft!!! What a waste.Either way a good show to watch ...nice time pass
Worth rewatching: NOPE
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