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The Longest Promise is anticipated as one of the best dramas of 2023, but look what it has become - an absolute shitty piece of flop. Moreover, this drama starred one of the famous actors in China, Xiao Zhan - and a rising actress, Ren Min.
I must say that the plot is nothing new, considering this is a xianxia drama. The first few episodes might spark some interest especially the past relationship between the main leads as childhood sweetheart. It tells a love story of an exiled prince (Shi Ying), now cultivating to become an immortal in a secluded mountain and the Crimson Clan's headstrong and kindhearted yet childish princess (Zhu Yan). After a series of twist and turn, the FL becomes a disciple of ML. The FL wishes to rekindle their love, but the ML is afraid that it might trigger his curse and endanger his life - so, that's why he never wanted to love her again. We also got a SML, who is a Chi Yu Tribe's left emissary. All I can summarize is that he perhaps hallucinated a bit and saw his past lover resembled the FL (which is the reason why he starts pursuing FL secretly).
The second couple has an enemies-to-lovers plot. I prefer the second couple rather than the first couple. Wang Ziqi and Wang Churan gave off their convincing performances as Qing Gang and Bai Xuelu.
As for the third couple, it's a green-flag couple and I ship them as well. Shi Yu (Ye Gengjia) and Bai Xueying (Lu Yuxiao) are a cute pairing and always have lovey dovey scenes.
There are tons of characters too, but I won't mention it anymore. Just a remainder, there are some toxic characters in the harem and palace - the actors did their best to act as convincing as possible, even I myself hate those characters. LOL!!!
Cinematography and CGI are done marvellously and it was one of the reasons why I deepen myself into this drama. The costumes and hairstyle are colorful and refreshing. I totally love it.
What made me drop this drama is because of the messy and incoherent plot in the last episodes before the ending. Everything is jumbled into a great mess and I don't feel I can continue anymore. This might be the only glaring weakness of the drama alongside the childish antics of the FL. The master-disciple relationship is a typical xianxia trope, but it is done much better than the other dramas.
How is the rewatch value? A big no, in my opinion. Try to look elsewhere. If you're one of the actors/actresses' fan, you will find this as a hidden gem amongst the flop dramas scattering out there.
I must say that the plot is nothing new, considering this is a xianxia drama. The first few episodes might spark some interest especially the past relationship between the main leads as childhood sweetheart. It tells a love story of an exiled prince (Shi Ying), now cultivating to become an immortal in a secluded mountain and the Crimson Clan's headstrong and kindhearted yet childish princess (Zhu Yan). After a series of twist and turn, the FL becomes a disciple of ML. The FL wishes to rekindle their love, but the ML is afraid that it might trigger his curse and endanger his life - so, that's why he never wanted to love her again. We also got a SML, who is a Chi Yu Tribe's left emissary. All I can summarize is that he perhaps hallucinated a bit and saw his past lover resembled the FL (which is the reason why he starts pursuing FL secretly).
The second couple has an enemies-to-lovers plot. I prefer the second couple rather than the first couple. Wang Ziqi and Wang Churan gave off their convincing performances as Qing Gang and Bai Xuelu.
As for the third couple, it's a green-flag couple and I ship them as well. Shi Yu (Ye Gengjia) and Bai Xueying (Lu Yuxiao) are a cute pairing and always have lovey dovey scenes.
There are tons of characters too, but I won't mention it anymore. Just a remainder, there are some toxic characters in the harem and palace - the actors did their best to act as convincing as possible, even I myself hate those characters. LOL!!!
Cinematography and CGI are done marvellously and it was one of the reasons why I deepen myself into this drama. The costumes and hairstyle are colorful and refreshing. I totally love it.
What made me drop this drama is because of the messy and incoherent plot in the last episodes before the ending. Everything is jumbled into a great mess and I don't feel I can continue anymore. This might be the only glaring weakness of the drama alongside the childish antics of the FL. The master-disciple relationship is a typical xianxia trope, but it is done much better than the other dramas.
How is the rewatch value? A big no, in my opinion. Try to look elsewhere. If you're one of the actors/actresses' fan, you will find this as a hidden gem amongst the flop dramas scattering out there.
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