I don't understand the writer's obsession with cuicui and his grandpa, they had too much screen time, what was the point of showing them in real world when they didn't even show the ML, I would have liked to see mu Yao and fuyi in real life instead, I don't want to say this about a child but it's probably the first time I felt irritated because of a child actor.
I read the novel, and I must say that the screenwriter could have interpreted it much better. I’m a bit disappointed…
The problem was, there was almost no romance, and for me romance is not just kissing, I have seen many dramas without kissing scenes with better chemistry, and it was not the fault of actors, they are amazing especially in emotional scenes, it was just bad writing, Romance was not the main focus and I wasn't interested in the world in danger thing because it was not the real world, that bamboo demon was also given unnecessary screen time, it was cute but then they overdid it.
So I am not a fan nor a hater, but I have to say it doesn't deserve the high ratings it got, these type of dramas should be full of romance, there was no chemistry and it's surprising because it's their second drama together and I absolutely love 'moonlight', I will not watch any ongoing cdrama for some time now, it was even worse than some short drama's I watched with similar theme, they atleast didn't waste my time.
So I am not a fan nor a hater, but I have to say it doesn't deserve the high ratings it got, these type of dramas…
Here is a recommendation for the ones who want to watch similar dramas, it's way better than this with a happy ending, keep in mind that it's a short drama, don't expect depth in storyline. https://mydramalist.com/768195-guo-zhao
At this point I have no interest in watching this anymore, but only a few episodes are left so I will finish it in 2x I guess, story is all over the place, there is not enough Romance, no kissing scenes, not enough fighting scenes, that bamboo demon was cute in the beginning but I don't care about him anymore, drama is about to end and they are showing background story of ML and SML now, what's the point, they are fictional character in a game, and they don't even mention it anymore, I would have preferred if it was a real world and that travelling into the novel thing was not there, then I would have cared about their past and the world ending thing.
Another drama this year which started off good but went down hill. Well, maybe not downhill but it's certainly not interesting as it was in starting episodes, I know it's not about demon hunting but still I wanted some interesting cases, there is not enough Romance, I don't see any chemistry between them, I don't see any difference between interaction of MM with MS or with LFY, they look like siblings, I also don't see the point of her forgetting her past, only 6-7 episodes are left, and there are so many loose ends, they should have focus on romance more instead of this world ending thing, they are all fictional characters in a book at the end of the day, I am just hoping for a satisfying ending.
https://mydramalist.com/768195-guo-zhao