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Could have been better
I started this drama with pretty regular expectations and to my surprise I was actually quite enjoying it despite its cons until episode 27. From that point onward it became a complete mess.
First the pros:
> I liked the little friend group the main characters had going on. They could put social norms aside to protect each other unconditionally.
> The masters of Li Fei are great. They really do their best to let her live as a normal girl and stand up for her where necessary.
> A lot of side characters were pretty enjoyable to watch such as Deng Xi Guang and Ge Lin. Honestly, I think I enjoyed the side characters more in this show than the main leads.
> I mostly enjoyed the Chufeng Academy arc where the main cast were still students and spent time on learning, discovering, and bonding with each other.
Then the cons...
> Lei Xiu Yuan and Li Fei. While I dont dislike either of them, I found that Li Fei's character was overshadowing Xiu Yuan's character. There were moments where the ML had almost no dialogue going on while the FL took most of the screentime.
> Related to Xiu Yuan's story, I was surprised that they didnt get into his experiences in the past with the Gaolu clan at all. We know practically nothing of how he spent his life there besides being Ye Ye's double.
> Towards the end the story becomes very inconsistent and weird. I didnt like how Li Fei ditched Lei Xiu Yuan so easy considering he stood up for her MULTIPLE times. I hated Luo Sha as character but she was kinda right when she asked her what she did for Xiu Yuan.
> Watching Ji Tong Zhou become insufferable was hard to watch, but even harder was seeing his treatment towards Miao Qing and her still liking him EVEN WHEN SHE MISCARRIED BECAUSE HE PUSHED HER WTF. That made no sense to me, was Miao Qing really there just to be the scapegoat of Tong Zhou's insanity?
> A more minor con is the overall production quality. Battle scenes looked goofy most rather than cool most of the time and there is no memorable music track, unfortunately.
Overall, I still had a pretty good time watching most of the drama despite its flaws. I don't think its a must watch but it could be an option in case you wanna watch something that isn't complicated after a tiring work day.
First the pros:
> I liked the little friend group the main characters had going on. They could put social norms aside to protect each other unconditionally.
> The masters of Li Fei are great. They really do their best to let her live as a normal girl and stand up for her where necessary.
> A lot of side characters were pretty enjoyable to watch such as Deng Xi Guang and Ge Lin. Honestly, I think I enjoyed the side characters more in this show than the main leads.
> I mostly enjoyed the Chufeng Academy arc where the main cast were still students and spent time on learning, discovering, and bonding with each other.
Then the cons...
> Lei Xiu Yuan and Li Fei. While I dont dislike either of them, I found that Li Fei's character was overshadowing Xiu Yuan's character. There were moments where the ML had almost no dialogue going on while the FL took most of the screentime.
> Related to Xiu Yuan's story, I was surprised that they didnt get into his experiences in the past with the Gaolu clan at all. We know practically nothing of how he spent his life there besides being Ye Ye's double.
> Towards the end the story becomes very inconsistent and weird. I didnt like how Li Fei ditched Lei Xiu Yuan so easy considering he stood up for her MULTIPLE times. I hated Luo Sha as character but she was kinda right when she asked her what she did for Xiu Yuan.
> Watching Ji Tong Zhou become insufferable was hard to watch, but even harder was seeing his treatment towards Miao Qing and her still liking him EVEN WHEN SHE MISCARRIED BECAUSE HE PUSHED HER WTF. That made no sense to me, was Miao Qing really there just to be the scapegoat of Tong Zhou's insanity?
> A more minor con is the overall production quality. Battle scenes looked goofy most rather than cool most of the time and there is no memorable music track, unfortunately.
Overall, I still had a pretty good time watching most of the drama despite its flaws. I don't think its a must watch but it could be an option in case you wanna watch something that isn't complicated after a tiring work day.
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