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Maiden Holmes chinese drama review
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Maiden Holmes
3 people found this review helpful
by JulesL
Nov 2, 2020
32 of 32 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 9.5
This drama was predictable but totally delivered on romance, light comedy, and a good plot. The cases were intriguing enough to keep my interest and provided a layer of suspense to keep the show going at a good pace. They also highlighted the great chemistry between the main leads as they worked together to solve the cases. I liked that the show had the ML discover very early that the FL was posing as a man, which was realistic given how intelligent and observant he was supposed to be.

I liked Sabrina Chen after watching her in My Unicorn Girl. However, she was even lovelier in this show. She has the perfect features to play a flower boy but easily transforms into a charming and beautiful maiden. I enjoyed watching her portray Su Qi, a female lead that was independent, rational, and has a high IQ and EQ. Even the dubbing used for her voice was suitable, quite unlike the usual high immature voices that C-dramas tend to use for female characters. Being a newly debuted actor, Zhang Ling He did well, with an ability to display a wide range of emotions. He was perfect as Pei Zhao/Prince Qi, who is now one of my favorite male leads. How can one resist a handsome ML who was absolutely committed and devoted to the FL, plus had the skills and power/influence to protect her? Pei Zhao complemented Su Qi so perfectly when it comes to physical appearance, intellect, and maturity. This OTP had many swoon-worthy love scenes with lots of well-done kisses. I love that Su Ci often initiated the kisses, and Pei Zhou always followed with deeper steamier ones! Also, the amount of attention paid to little details during their hugging and kissing scenes made me smile; like the way their gazes held, or the way the Su Ci tightened her grip around Pei Zhao as their kiss deepened. They were so cute together, even holding hands as they went about solving cases.

The secondary couple was also adorable together, and they were likable characters that added value to the plot. It was a good-looking cast overall (notable mentions: Zhang Jia Ding, Zhu Min Xin, and Li Jin Rong).

I like the song that played every time there was a meaningful moment between the OTP, but I did not find the OST memorable in general.

Rewatch value is high because I am a sucker for a good romance drama with great kissing.

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