All Bark and No Bite
For all the hype this show had it just isn't really hitting that hard. I don't really care much about the intro being made with AI and all that stuff but it's the editing and characters of the drama that is somewhat of a letdown.
I wanted to see an ML who is grey, clever and ready to go scorched earth after all the pain he went through but all I see is a zero self respect love struck idiot who is still naive and weak when it comes to planning and plotting plus keeps getting played again and again. One tear from FL and in a second he loses his manhood and anger only to give in to her words, it's quite pathetic to watch. One of the most pathetic male lead characters I have ever seen. I really hoped they will make a man out of ML by the end but he was the same old pussy.
The show really did ruin FL's character too, they wanted to show her all tragic and some one who is mission focused but only ended up showing her as a selfish and extremely toxic woman. Frankly by the end you will be guessing did she even love ml or only wanted a zero self respect doormat of a man who keeps licking her shoes no matter how many times she ruins his life or worse she treats him.
This is one of the dramas where I cared more for the side characters than the main leads. I loved Li Boze , Qingyu, Zi Hong characters and really rooted for them. Frankly even the antagonists were more interesting to watch than the leads.
The story is decent and too some extent keeps you engaged but it's the character arcs that are a mess overall. The acting is decent by everyone nothing too great but not too bad. The cinematography is average and VFX is simply bad for a big budget drama it was promoted as.
I wanted to see an ML who is grey, clever and ready to go scorched earth after all the pain he went through but all I see is a zero self respect love struck idiot who is still naive and weak when it comes to planning and plotting plus keeps getting played again and again. One tear from FL and in a second he loses his manhood and anger only to give in to her words, it's quite pathetic to watch. One of the most pathetic male lead characters I have ever seen. I really hoped they will make a man out of ML by the end but he was the same old pussy.
The show really did ruin FL's character too, they wanted to show her all tragic and some one who is mission focused but only ended up showing her as a selfish and extremely toxic woman. Frankly by the end you will be guessing did she even love ml or only wanted a zero self respect doormat of a man who keeps licking her shoes no matter how many times she ruins his life or worse she treats him.
This is one of the dramas where I cared more for the side characters than the main leads. I loved Li Boze , Qingyu, Zi Hong characters and really rooted for them. Frankly even the antagonists were more interesting to watch than the leads.
The story is decent and too some extent keeps you engaged but it's the character arcs that are a mess overall. The acting is decent by everyone nothing too great but not too bad. The cinematography is average and VFX is simply bad for a big budget drama it was promoted as.
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