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This is so worth watching. I really enjoyed the cast and the chemistry they had together. It was pretty good.I was very disappointed in the ending after investing so much love into these characters. That may just be the American in me though.
I would loved to have had a happy ending for the main couple.
I think the costumes were brilliant. The Prince Ah Y... outfit was a bit cheesy. I would have liked to see some better detail to that one and style. He was such a beautiful character heart and looks.
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Wonderful drama
This drama is one of the best compared to new drama wuxia dramas. Janice wu , she is the main character. She is a brave and beautiful woman. ML is a chocolate boy lookwise but yeah his character is really good even though FL outshined ML in this drama.Their journey of love is really good. The costumes are really top-notch and you will fall in love with FL. It's filled with magic and powers but worth it and it's a beautiful drama but yeah there are emotional, funny, action and romantic scenes too.
I watched it years before so I don't remember exact scenes to explain but it is worth it.
I can assure you won't be disappointed.
Just atleast watch it for the leads, you will surely fall in love with one of them and storyline is great too.
Those who watched new dramas , you might find some scenes same plot but remember this is an old drama so it is the OG not new dramas. Even though it is old it's quality visually is really good. Just watch it.
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Just my opinion
All casts are strongly nice in acting.I really loved theme song.
I also preferred costumes, especially Kunlun costumes.
I enjoyed this story. For each character, all are complete and needless to say. But one issue is that Ye Yuan An's love is not obvious. This is just my opinoin. I think story is good and interesting, but ending is not enough clear. I didn't understand what the writer really want to mention or describe. I hope ending to be more clear and detail for the final scene. And also hope to have another season.
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Overall Amazing
Great plot and plot twists. The theme song fits very well and is very good. The acting is amazing with amazing graphics. I liked most the part with Ye Yuan’an turning into a blue bat/vampire. The actors and actresses did an amazing job as mostly everyone is hating on Ming Hui. This drama made me emotional and almost cry in every episode, which had not happened in any other drama. I am very impressed with how well made this was. Even if many don’t agree, this drama is worth rewatching. I really have to praise this drama as it also brought out many emotions. The only thing that confused me was the time traveling, but that might just be me. I really get confused when time traveling was involved. This drama brought a lot of plot twists which we the watchers didn’t expect, but made the story even more interesting. I also found myself crying because of Mu Le and Ye Yuan’an and I, like many of the watchers just hate it when she kept trying to push Mu Le away. My heart hurt at the end of the drama, but at least somebody gave me an explanation. Although I really wished that Mu Le didn’t have to die or that history wasn’t a never ending loop, the whole plot was interesting and kept me wanting more. P.S. the costumes are amazing, everyone looked gorgeous.Was this review helpful to you?
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Overall ok but ending not so good
Overall the drama was ok but just unsatisfied with the ending . In the start i liked the drama but while watching it, it just seemed like it's just going in a mess. Yua'an in the start seemed pretty humble, but after a few episodes she literally changed a lot which let the drama to a mess.... The first few episodes were interesting but it just got kinda wierd later.. .. And also the ending, it was very unsatisfying coz the male lead literally dies in the last when it was meant to get better... I won't say that watching this wasted my time but they could just make the ending better...Was this review helpful to you?
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Man I wish I posted my review for this right after I watched it. I highly recommend this drama. It make you keep wanting more and more as you watch. The plots have some issues but I’ll explain more. The acting was amazing.
STORY:
YuanAn is a strong tomboy female who like to be independent. She is smart, young beautiful young lady.
In the first half of the story YuanAn have a crush on LanZhi. I was on that the team for YuanAn/LanZhi right away. Then MuLe came in the picture, but in the beginning they really made as if he was the second lead male actor, who will never be able to be with the lead female. YuanAn/LanZhi were like partners in crime and MuLe was their sidekick. YuanAn/LanZhi solve crime together and had many cute moments. MuLe on the other hand was a brokenhearted servant, as YuanAn only really saw MuLe as a servant and a friend.
When LanZhi got married to the annoying MingHui, YuanAn married MuLe as like a revenge in a way. The writer make it seem like it was a cute romantic thing, but it was only cute for MuLe, and YuanAn did it to make LanZhi jealous. Which is really mess up, but in these kind of dramas/shows the social view will always be mess up and messy.
Later on MuLe remember who he was and stole the beads. When he went back to his kingdom, he forgot everything in the other kingdom. YuanAn was ordered to go get the beads back. YuanAn and MuLe slowly fell for each other as YuanAn became MuLe’s servant. ( oh how the table have turned ) Team YuanAn/MuLe
Many people died in the end but that’s how most dramas in this genre end with, so I was use to the bittersweet ending.
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The show have some cheap love scenes but all shows have that and it’s cute.
YuanAn’s character was best in the beginning, but in the middle of the show, she was like an immature kid who threw fits when they didn’t get what they wanted. Later on her character recover and came back as a strong character but some way wiser.
LanZhi/MingHui’s relationship didn’t really make sense as they worked out their problems when the show wasn’t focus on having them in the eps.
ACTING/CASTING:
The acting in this show was amazing.
like Zheng YeCheng as MuLe was the best, as he play an amazing naive servant to a smart prince.
MUSIC:
I have the whole playlist in my phone and listen to it a lot
REWATCH VALUE:
I will watch it again
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Why why when their chemistry started why they had sad ending . I started liking the drama after episode 30 ,before that it was little boring . Just to found beads they connect so many small small stories they extended story too much and made it bored ,no exciting elements . Secondly I really don't understand the main female lead character ,in drama it had been shown that she so much attached to Mu le ,she always thought about him ,worried about him ,cried for him even when Zhao Lan Zhi hold her hand as soon as she seen Mu le watching them she released her hand and even replied Zhao Lan Zhi's question that she cared him or Mu le then how came Zhao Lan Zhi's her first love ,in drama never shown such scene between them that they were in love. I want season 2 badly. Was this review helpful to you?
Keeps you interested but derails
The story seems original and breaks some expected molds. The FL remains wishywashy back and forth about who she actually loves for far too long so I wasn’t sure who to even root for during a large chunk of the drama. It’s definitely interesting and keeps you wanting more. However, the last 15 or so episodes seem like they belong to a different drama. I had a hard time keeping timelines straight and FL again was so stubborn and refused to admit her feelings for far too long. Minimal relationship development. Second leads romance progressed more than mains’. Great martial arts and stunts. Good use of themes in soundtrack. Enjoyed monk’s character.Was this review helpful to you?
Quite an Odyssey worth watching
I won’t waste time sharing the plot since it is already stated in the info about this series.love every aspect of this series. Wardrobe, whole production, the OST, actors, Director, story and visual effects.
Story pretty much is divided into two parts: lead male & lead female as slave & master and the second half, they got switched around. The story leading to it is not boring so don’t fret.
What I was disappointed about was the lead female crying scene-not convincing at all and I’m not being mean.
The twist of the story got a bit messed up that by episode 46 I started fast forwarding a lot. Story leading to the ending was frustratingly out there that it got overwhelming that made it feel it doesn’t fit the story anymore.
Ending could have been better I think.
Overall, it is truly worth watching if you are into light fantasy themed story.
PS: Janice Wu (Lead Female here) and Zhang Yu Jian (The second lead male) were married in 2020 and divorced in 2022.
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You will have to watch it till the end as most of the real saucy drama is in the end.
Coming from someone who has ADHD and can barely finish a 16 episode drama, i watched it till the end. It was very simple at first like a normal rom-com and/ot action but in the later half that is after episode 37 did it get good (unlike popular opinion).I loved all the characters and casting but what i hated the most was ming hui, she is a character that did not pay for her wrong doings, even if she did it under imperial orders, she should have paid for it.
I loved Janice Wu as i do in every other drama of hers and i love the chemistry, i understand that what the writers wanted to tell the watchers was that yuan'an loved Mu Le as whatever he was but many people did not take it as that because she realised her love for him after he essentially became a prince.
It's plot was pretty confusing and messy but i still watched it whole, i just wanted to say one thing, watch it totally and you will either love it or hate it, no in the middle.
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What an epic tale
I first saw trailers of this series on another platform and I was intrigued by the storyline but I thought that this was an old series from around the early 2000’s. I was very surprised that it was only released in 2018 because it had that timeless quality about it almost like a fairy tale. Well all things considered it was a tale that had been told many times in the past but this time it had a bit of a twist. It was actually very good and once you start watching it it’s very hard to put down. The FL and ML were brilliant and the other members of the cast did their utmost to weave a spell that was as intriguing as it was entertaining. All in all it was great and I’d highly recommend it. Let’s hope they do a season 2.Was this review helpful to you?
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