Cloudini
Up in the clouds
To sum it up, The Journey of Flower is not horrendous. It’s not good either. It’s very mediocre to the point where I felt absolutely no attachment to any character or plot. I was quite indifferent to anything that happened to anyone over the course of fifty episodes. If I wasn’t a fan of ZLY and WH, I would’ve skimmed the drama until the end and left it at that, never looking back.
The plot is simple. Everyone is obsessed with someone or something to the point they turn cuckoo. Almost everyone hates HQG, blames her for everything that's gone wrong in their lives, and wants her to die. Multiple powerful men like HQG and want her alive. HQG just wants to be left alone with BZH who wants to protect her just because she is his disciple. I guess…
The flow of the plot is sometimes jumpy. Information is revealed out of nowhere without any hints in the earlier episodes. Disclaimer: I watched the DVD version, whereas the uncut had more episodes. Maybe the missing content could have filled in the blanks, but I don’t care enough to know what it is. I don’t think it’ll help this poor mess in any case.
The first third of the drama is actually bearable and enjoyable. This particular arc depicted a progression of how HQG turned from weak to strong in terms of power. I did like this journey because it’s the usual rise from underdog to top dog. Outside of cultivation, however, HQG regressed to the point of no return, literally.
By episode 20, I questioned why I was still watching and what I was watching. It’s not exactly an epic love story between two people who are tied by fate. If so, they failed to convince me. There was an extreme lack of chemistry between HQG and BZH to even call their relationship remotely romantic. I deduce this is due to how poorly their characters were written. I wasn’t even touched by their teacher/student bond. I watched the lengths they went for each other but felt nothing at all.
A little past the midway point, HQG got even more and more annoying with her obsession over her teacher. She lost her brain cells and made stupid, reckless decisions driven by her persistence to be by BZH’s side. If I did drink and if I played a little game called “Take a shot every time HQG says, ‘Shifu’, then I would’ve quickly died of alcohol poisoning. After finishing the drama, dying before getting to the end does sound quite nice.
The list of pros of JoF is short, riddled with buts. I liked Dong Fang, but, well, you know. I liked the caterpillar (spirit bug), but it turned into a human. I liked the man who liked to be called Jiejie, but he turned a bit meh. I liked the OST, but I wished they added it as background music during scenes more often.
The list of cons is long, longer than I would care to write about. The crux of it all is the unlikeable, one-dimensional characters. They were all annoying in their own right. In some dramas, I could turn a blind eye and pass supporting characters off as endearing. Nope, not in JoF. I could not bring myself to like or root for anyone in this drama. It’s amazing in a horrifying way.
Conclusion: JoF had me looking for a playback speed that exceeded 2. The tearjerker tag doesn’t make sense. Snoozefest fits best.
The plot is simple. Everyone is obsessed with someone or something to the point they turn cuckoo. Almost everyone hates HQG, blames her for everything that's gone wrong in their lives, and wants her to die. Multiple powerful men like HQG and want her alive. HQG just wants to be left alone with BZH who wants to protect her just because she is his disciple. I guess…
The flow of the plot is sometimes jumpy. Information is revealed out of nowhere without any hints in the earlier episodes. Disclaimer: I watched the DVD version, whereas the uncut had more episodes. Maybe the missing content could have filled in the blanks, but I don’t care enough to know what it is. I don’t think it’ll help this poor mess in any case.
The first third of the drama is actually bearable and enjoyable. This particular arc depicted a progression of how HQG turned from weak to strong in terms of power. I did like this journey because it’s the usual rise from underdog to top dog. Outside of cultivation, however, HQG regressed to the point of no return, literally.
By episode 20, I questioned why I was still watching and what I was watching. It’s not exactly an epic love story between two people who are tied by fate. If so, they failed to convince me. There was an extreme lack of chemistry between HQG and BZH to even call their relationship remotely romantic. I deduce this is due to how poorly their characters were written. I wasn’t even touched by their teacher/student bond. I watched the lengths they went for each other but felt nothing at all.
A little past the midway point, HQG got even more and more annoying with her obsession over her teacher. She lost her brain cells and made stupid, reckless decisions driven by her persistence to be by BZH’s side. If I did drink and if I played a little game called “Take a shot every time HQG says, ‘Shifu’, then I would’ve quickly died of alcohol poisoning. After finishing the drama, dying before getting to the end does sound quite nice.
The list of pros of JoF is short, riddled with buts. I liked Dong Fang, but, well, you know. I liked the caterpillar (spirit bug), but it turned into a human. I liked the man who liked to be called Jiejie, but he turned a bit meh. I liked the OST, but I wished they added it as background music during scenes more often.
The list of cons is long, longer than I would care to write about. The crux of it all is the unlikeable, one-dimensional characters. They were all annoying in their own right. In some dramas, I could turn a blind eye and pass supporting characters off as endearing. Nope, not in JoF. I could not bring myself to like or root for anyone in this drama. It’s amazing in a horrifying way.
Conclusion: JoF had me looking for a playback speed that exceeded 2. The tearjerker tag doesn’t make sense. Snoozefest fits best.
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