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Beautiful couple, Dull storyline
The reason I started this drama was because of the lead pairing of Meng Ziyi and He Yu. (I might update this when it finishes airing )
The story is getting rather repetitive now that we are reaching the halfway point. Every episode so far is practically the same pattern: some trouble arises, the female lead comes and saves the day, the male lead follows her around, then flirts with her to win her heart (sometimes saves her) and she outright rejects his advances because she doesn't want to lead him on. This pattern does make it easier for people to follow along or get into. Unfortunately, this creates a Mary Sue complex for the female lead, which makes the story very boring because she isn't flawed in any way. It makes me lose interest in her character as well, but her ability to recognize incense is rather cool.
I have to add as well that I have yet to really understand why the female lead is appealing to the people (drama, not the viewers ), especially in one of the recent episodes where a foreign prince comes to ask for her hand in marriage because he heard that the main lead's relationship is on the verge of "collapse".
Not to mention that this story tackles transmigration and somehow the main character barely even reacts to being transmigrated into this new unknown body. She doesn't even feel scared or bother to ask any information about the body's owner, she just accepts it. The servants around her don't bother to question her anymore and accept that their lady is different but it does make it interesting that her ex-husband (the fifth prince) is the only one that recognize her due to her habits.
The only storyline that is keeping me interested is Bu Shu Lin and Cui Jin Bai. They honestly have more chemistry than the main couple right now. I have to mention the styling as well because they did a really good job at the male disguise for Bu Shu Lin because for the first time I was so confused if she was a girl or guy, despite her face giving total feminine vibes.
The acting of Meng Ziyi falls short. Since her character is cold and aloof (in the drama, from what I've seen ). It does work in her favour but the only drama I've seen her in was Blossom (2024) and her acting in that didn't exactly move me either. I also want to note that her styling isn't helping her much. I've noticed how she usually has a similar styling throughout her latest dramas, especially her hair and makeup. This makes her look like a beautiful doll in a good and bad way; the good being she looks absolutely stunning every time, the bad being it affects her face in terms of acting/expressions in a way. Still, I hope that in the future she'll be able to star in more dynamic roles because she does have some good acting moments.
He Yu's acting in romantic scenes really shined through. Whenever his romantic scenes came on, I couldn't help but swoon because his gaze was really good ( he can really show a longing lol) and he did really well in those scenes where he had to act playful. Besides that, in serious scenes, I haven't noticed much, to be honest. Sadly, due to the acting, their chemistry just falls rather short so far but I guess it's because we are in the chasing phase right now, and it could change when they get together.
I found it interesting that this was apparently the same production team as Blossom (2024)! No wonder He Yu's dubbed voice was familiar lol. It seems that there are a lot of the same supporting actors as well. The cinematography isn't bad either, especially that scene where the female lead finally finds out the truth about the male lead, that yellow gingko tree and muted colours plus snow were beautiful.
The story is getting rather repetitive now that we are reaching the halfway point. Every episode so far is practically the same pattern: some trouble arises, the female lead comes and saves the day, the male lead follows her around, then flirts with her to win her heart (sometimes saves her) and she outright rejects his advances because she doesn't want to lead him on. This pattern does make it easier for people to follow along or get into. Unfortunately, this creates a Mary Sue complex for the female lead, which makes the story very boring because she isn't flawed in any way. It makes me lose interest in her character as well, but her ability to recognize incense is rather cool.
I have to add as well that I have yet to really understand why the female lead is appealing to the people (drama, not the viewers ), especially in one of the recent episodes where a foreign prince comes to ask for her hand in marriage because he heard that the main lead's relationship is on the verge of "collapse".
Not to mention that this story tackles transmigration and somehow the main character barely even reacts to being transmigrated into this new unknown body. She doesn't even feel scared or bother to ask any information about the body's owner, she just accepts it. The servants around her don't bother to question her anymore and accept that their lady is different but it does make it interesting that her ex-husband (the fifth prince) is the only one that recognize her due to her habits.
The only storyline that is keeping me interested is Bu Shu Lin and Cui Jin Bai. They honestly have more chemistry than the main couple right now. I have to mention the styling as well because they did a really good job at the male disguise for Bu Shu Lin because for the first time I was so confused if she was a girl or guy, despite her face giving total feminine vibes.
The acting of Meng Ziyi falls short. Since her character is cold and aloof (in the drama, from what I've seen ). It does work in her favour but the only drama I've seen her in was Blossom (2024) and her acting in that didn't exactly move me either. I also want to note that her styling isn't helping her much. I've noticed how she usually has a similar styling throughout her latest dramas, especially her hair and makeup. This makes her look like a beautiful doll in a good and bad way; the good being she looks absolutely stunning every time, the bad being it affects her face in terms of acting/expressions in a way. Still, I hope that in the future she'll be able to star in more dynamic roles because she does have some good acting moments.
He Yu's acting in romantic scenes really shined through. Whenever his romantic scenes came on, I couldn't help but swoon because his gaze was really good ( he can really show a longing lol) and he did really well in those scenes where he had to act playful. Besides that, in serious scenes, I haven't noticed much, to be honest. Sadly, due to the acting, their chemistry just falls rather short so far but I guess it's because we are in the chasing phase right now, and it could change when they get together.
I found it interesting that this was apparently the same production team as Blossom (2024)! No wonder He Yu's dubbed voice was familiar lol. It seems that there are a lot of the same supporting actors as well. The cinematography isn't bad either, especially that scene where the female lead finally finds out the truth about the male lead, that yellow gingko tree and muted colours plus snow were beautiful.
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