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And that's a wrap
Maybe my expectations were too high, but The Pursuit of Jade did almost nothing for me.
I saw all the excitement surrounding it and assumed there must be something especially compelling here. After watching it, I am still wondering what everyone else saw.
The drama moves through territory that xianxia has already explored many times before. Instead of pulling me into its world, it constantly reminded me of earlier shows from the same genre. Very few scenes made me curious about what would happen next, and I never reached that point where I felt genuinely attached to the story.
Even the romantic and emotional moments failed to leave much of an impression on me. They were there, but I was watching them rather than feeling them.
Nothing about the drama is offensively bad. It is simply uninspiring. That was actually more disappointing to me, because with this level of attention I expected a series with a stronger personality and much more emotional pull.
By the end, my reaction was basically: “That’s it?”
For viewers who can never get enough of xianxia, this might still be an enjoyable watch. Personally, I would struggle to name anything about it that I will remember a few months from now.
I saw all the excitement surrounding it and assumed there must be something especially compelling here. After watching it, I am still wondering what everyone else saw.
The drama moves through territory that xianxia has already explored many times before. Instead of pulling me into its world, it constantly reminded me of earlier shows from the same genre. Very few scenes made me curious about what would happen next, and I never reached that point where I felt genuinely attached to the story.
Even the romantic and emotional moments failed to leave much of an impression on me. They were there, but I was watching them rather than feeling them.
Nothing about the drama is offensively bad. It is simply uninspiring. That was actually more disappointing to me, because with this level of attention I expected a series with a stronger personality and much more emotional pull.
By the end, my reaction was basically: “That’s it?”
For viewers who can never get enough of xianxia, this might still be an enjoyable watch. Personally, I would struggle to name anything about it that I will remember a few months from now.
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