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Story:
The writing of this drama was quite inconsistent. The first half of the show was really good. Everything that happened was intense. I loved how the female lead was smart and stood her ground against the king. Every interaction between them was fantastic. You'll look forward to their next scene. But things went downhill during the second half of the show. The plot becomes repetitive, and you'll get tired because of the naivety of the female lead. You'll also get tired because of the endless flashbacks. They would even show the same things that occurred in the same episode. The worst part of this drama is towards the end. The story takes a complete 180-degree turn in the span of just 3 episodes. The characters suddenly acted differently, contrary to what they did or thought in the previous episodes, as if the middle and latter parts of the story didn't happen. A lot of what happened didn't make sense. The writers wanted to stick to history no matter what, and it ruined the whole show. And this drama is also about fate; the characters are all controlled by situations rather than being in control of them. The leads don't use their brains in this drama, and they don't learn anything from their mistakes.
Cast and Characters:
- Zhang Binbin as Ying Zheng: He did well as Ying Zheng, but there were times when his acting didn't feel natural. He had great chemistry with Dilraba.
- Dilraba Dilmurat as Gongsun Li: Her acting here was average at best, and she was atrocious towards the end. She struggled to cry all throughout the drama.
- Liu Chang as Jing Ke: His acting was poor, and his pouty lips annoyed me. The actor badly needed an acting workshop. He had no chemistry with Dilraba, and you wouldn't believe that their characters loved each other.
- Tae Lee as Han Shen: He is a decent actor.
- Zhang Xuan as Ge Lan: No offense to the actress, but I didn't like her at all. Her acting was really bad, although I really liked the character of Ge Lan.
Music:
They are all good. But, it will get repetitive at some point due to the endless flashbacks.
Overall:
This one is worth a watch at least once, despite the disappointment towards the end. Watch it for its aesthetics, the good cinematography, and the amazing chemistry between Zhang Binbin and Dilraba.
The writing of this drama was quite inconsistent. The first half of the show was really good. Everything that happened was intense. I loved how the female lead was smart and stood her ground against the king. Every interaction between them was fantastic. You'll look forward to their next scene. But things went downhill during the second half of the show. The plot becomes repetitive, and you'll get tired because of the naivety of the female lead. You'll also get tired because of the endless flashbacks. They would even show the same things that occurred in the same episode. The worst part of this drama is towards the end. The story takes a complete 180-degree turn in the span of just 3 episodes. The characters suddenly acted differently, contrary to what they did or thought in the previous episodes, as if the middle and latter parts of the story didn't happen. A lot of what happened didn't make sense. The writers wanted to stick to history no matter what, and it ruined the whole show. And this drama is also about fate; the characters are all controlled by situations rather than being in control of them. The leads don't use their brains in this drama, and they don't learn anything from their mistakes.
Cast and Characters:
- Zhang Binbin as Ying Zheng: He did well as Ying Zheng, but there were times when his acting didn't feel natural. He had great chemistry with Dilraba.
- Dilraba Dilmurat as Gongsun Li: Her acting here was average at best, and she was atrocious towards the end. She struggled to cry all throughout the drama.
- Liu Chang as Jing Ke: His acting was poor, and his pouty lips annoyed me. The actor badly needed an acting workshop. He had no chemistry with Dilraba, and you wouldn't believe that their characters loved each other.
- Tae Lee as Han Shen: He is a decent actor.
- Zhang Xuan as Ge Lan: No offense to the actress, but I didn't like her at all. Her acting was really bad, although I really liked the character of Ge Lan.
Music:
They are all good. But, it will get repetitive at some point due to the endless flashbacks.
Overall:
This one is worth a watch at least once, despite the disappointment towards the end. Watch it for its aesthetics, the good cinematography, and the amazing chemistry between Zhang Binbin and Dilraba.
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