They were boring, no chemistry between the leads, sometimes even bad acting... Wuxia is already a crazy genre, you have to elevate it somehow. I really like Who Rules the World so far, hopefully they will not drop the ball later on. :)
Will he always call him Wen? like they are close friends now .Why doesn't he call him Ke Xing ?
Zishu calls him many things (and some things are spoilery), but mainly Lao Wen (literally 'old Wen', it's affectionate address among friends). I am not sure Kexing is appropriate in historical setting, but I would like to hear from actual Chinese person to confirm/deny.
I started this out of curiosity, I haven't seen Xiao Zhan in such a long time on screen, so I thought I'd give…
But, I got attached to the characters (all of them) and now 20+ episodes in, I am crying and sobbing like a baby. I started when the sergeant died and cried all the way to the end of 21st episode. Maybe I'll make a break for a couple of days.
I started this out of curiosity, I haven't seen Xiao Zhan in such a long time on screen, so I thought I'd give it 4-5 episodes, satisfy my curiosity and move on.
Sometimes I can be really slow. It took me 10+ episodes to realize that the show is happening in the 80s. Only when her father investigated her and said that Nanzheng was born in 1966 and she just turned 19 in the drama I realized. The all outdated equipment should have clued me in. Which highly technological army still uses manual switchboard? No cell phones? I told you, soooo slow. :D
I liked the show well enough, especially Huang Xuan's acting, but I hate that they killed Siyue because of two delusional men (her brother and the waste of air that is Liu Feng). I have not made up my mind yet, but I might downgrade the rating just for that.
Wang Yibo fulfilled his role well, but I am afraid he will soon get type cast (as these cold, cerebral types). Liu Ran annoyed me enormously in the first half of the drama (I was afraid I would dream of her yelling 'erlang'), that was not actress's fault, but bad character writing. She became better in the second half when the writers decided to give her something to actually do.
I enjoyed cinematography, production and costume design (there is a specific Siyue's costume I WANT), the music was sometimes obtrusive - you don't need music to tell me how sad the scene is, sometimes is better to let scene speak for itself.
Overall, one of the better drama's I watched this year with solid story, which somewhat lost the steam in the last part of the drama. It felt as if they got lost in the number of conspiracies they created and episodes somewhat dragged. In the end, the mystery of the 'big bad' wasn't mystery at all - there was only one option left. But, I liked how they caught him. The conversation in the restaurant was clear for those who watched the drama from the beginning, I just waited for the finale to see how all played out.
Solid 8 out of 10, unless... see the first paragraph. ;)
Yeah too many touchy feely scenes for me as well. I don't look like to see too much of that in this kind of show.
For me it's not the romance. It's for example Hongyi analyzing the maps for the entire episode and production using almost exactly same shot of Yibo's worried face while we see incomprehensible maps. Or in earlier episodes GBJ running through the same looking woods for 20 minutes looking for the Clan. There is a reason why cop shows do not show police paper work or long drives/walks to the next suspect or witness. It's boring.
There are other, narrative elements that started bothering me. If it turns out that all three of them have 'evil' sibling, I am going to scream.
While the show keeps breakneck pace, I feel the story started losing steam in the past few episodes. I find myself fast forwarding certain scenes which I didn't do in the first part of the show. Hopefully, they can end it strongly.
I just started so I can't tell really. It's different, it's not centering on one character seeking revenge, but the entire family. I am enjoying it, but I don't think anything can dethrone original Nirvana in Fire. :)
After re-watching the last act of NIF, I decided that I needed more of that world and finally started NIF2. After only one episode, I can already see that it will rip my heart out at some point. Maybe not exactly like NIF (I was warned not to expect that), but tears will be shed. Tissues prepared, let's go!
I didn't see any previous versions and I am unfamiliar with the novel. So, this is all new to me. After 6 episodes, I quite like it.
There are some draggy parts in Dali Prince's part. He's an airhead who gets distracted by every shiny thing and forgets his goal for a while. He gets beat up and dragged a lot and still somehow comes out on top. He acquires skills like in a video game. His plot armor is made of vibranium, lol.
I just want for the three leads to meet. They are quite different, I think that will make for a great dynamic. It's also basis for a good conflict.
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Wang Yibo fulfilled his role well, but I am afraid he will soon get type cast (as these cold, cerebral types). Liu Ran annoyed me enormously in the first half of the drama (I was afraid I would dream of her yelling 'erlang'), that was not actress's fault, but bad character writing. She became better in the second half when the writers decided to give her something to actually do.
I enjoyed cinematography, production and costume design (there is a specific Siyue's costume I WANT), the music was sometimes obtrusive - you don't need music to tell me how sad the scene is, sometimes is better to let scene speak for itself.
Overall, one of the better drama's I watched this year with solid story, which somewhat lost the steam in the last part of the drama. It felt as if they got lost in the number of conspiracies they created and episodes somewhat dragged. In the end, the mystery of the 'big bad' wasn't mystery at all - there was only one option left. But, I liked how they caught him. The conversation in the restaurant was clear for those who watched the drama from the beginning, I just waited for the finale to see how all played out.
Solid 8 out of 10, unless... see the first paragraph. ;)
There are other, narrative elements that started bothering me. If it turns out that all three of them have 'evil' sibling, I am going to scream.
Anyone can be a WenZhou fan in any way they like and in any way that brings them joy. There is no required stipulations. Just enjoy them!
There's time. the drama just started.
There are some draggy parts in Dali Prince's part. He's an airhead who gets distracted by every shiny thing and forgets his goal for a while. He gets beat up and dragged a lot and still somehow comes out on top. He acquires skills like in a video game. His plot armor is made of vibranium, lol.
I just want for the three leads to meet. They are quite different, I think that will make for a great dynamic. It's also basis for a good conflict.