It's really good lol

Honestly, I don't see why people are saying its really overrated when its a solid 9 for me. And that's actually a pretty high rating from me, since I never give films or TV Shows a 10/10. Heck, I don't even give a 10/10 for Marvel movies or shows even though I'm a big fan.

Plot: The beginning was very cliche, and because of that cliche beginning, I almost dropped it after like 2 episodes. Anyway, it gets better-trust me- throughout the story. Even though the "meeting Ashile Sun all the time" was painfully cliche, I still liked it. I also, really liked Chang Ge, and she is one of my favorite characters of all the films and shows i've watched.
I love badass main female characters and we (obviously) love a character that can win a battle with her wits lmao

The pacing was perfect. It didn't drag or rush. It was fast and just right. It didn't rush and the story developed very well.
I'm also gonna say it out loud: I don't really like romance chinese dramas. I don't like mostly romance and stuff, but I'm not gonna lie, this one was really really well done. I love this cdrama!

Cast/Acting: I used to think Reba was just okay and good for this role, not perfect though. But after watching 30 episodes, I really like her and I feel like she is perfect as Chang Ge. Same ethnicity and look as the comic, but most of all same vibes.

I'm not gonna lie, for the first about 10(?) episodes, I didn't really like Wu Lei as A'Sun, but anyway I really like him now. It was solely his acting that made me change my mind. His chemistry with Reba is also really awesome.

My unpopular opinion about Lusi is that I liked her acting. I really liked her character arc and I really liked her as Leyan.

And the best cast character goes too Yu Ning!

He was best for the cold hearted Hao Du. He is literally so well casted. And it's so ironic because he's completely different from cold and emotionless in real life hahaha

Honorary Mention for Best Cast Character: Da Qian/Mu Jin

Music/OST: It was awesome. I don't usually listen or care about the music, because frankly it's just music to me. I've never actually cared that much. When I started this drama I didn't care for the music, until I heard it. It was so good. I'm serious, because I never pay attention to the OSTs in cdramas. This one really caught my attention. Literally every. single. soundtrack. is worth it. All the OSTs are soo good and soo wonderful. Definitely 1000/10 stars!

Rewatch Value: Okay, honestly I don't like rewatching movies or shows, unless it's Marvel, and even if it is Marvel, I barely rewatch it lol. So it's not uncommon for me to always put rewatch value on zero or one star. In fact, it would be really rare if I put 3 or up stars for rewatch rate haha, hence why i gave it only 1 star for rewatch value here.

Overall: It was really good, and I completely recommend it to you. I just finished the whole drama and of all the chinese dramas I've ever watched, this is one of my favorites! I love it so much and I've grown a little too attached to it lol. You should definitely try it!

Edit 5/13: Ok so I know I said i hate rewatching shows or movies, but honestly this is so good, I rewatched so many episodes already. I swear I literally tried not to rewatch it, but I'm currently rewatching it and setting the rewatch value up to 8 stars. It's completely irresitable because this series is so good!

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Underrated little gem

Sooo I just finished Bloody Romance and I liked it! It's definitely up there as one of the most underrated cdramas. This drama is about women assassins along with a love interest of the FL. It is also about an FL that has developed from weak to badass.

Acting/Cast: 9.5/10 The acting was really good, everyone delivered their lines naturally. Even the evil laughs sounded natural lol. One little complaint I have, though, is the ML's character. His character doesn't have much to it. He's pretty reserved and doesn't say much. However, the MCs still have really good chemistry! Honestly, all of them have really good chemistry.

I especially loved Li Yi Tong's acting(She's the FL). It was great and I could feel every emotion she portrayed. She totally won me over

Plot/Story: 8.5/10 It was pretty good. Compared to popular dramas like Ashes of Love or Joy of Life, the plot isn't really deep and doesn't have much angst. However, that's is one of the reasons why I liked it. It doesn't drag--at all (unlike Joy of Life and Ashes of Love). Pretty fast-paced and simple compared to them. Also, it only has 36 episodes, so it's pretty short.

The plot itself its pretty good and there are little plot holes here and there, but its not bad. I really enjoyed it.

Of course, one of the main reasons I started this drama was because it's about assassins. I would recommend this to people(like me)who like mysteries, spies, assassins, murder, and stuff like that.

There is a bit of gore and implications that sound disgusting to some people, so if that's something you absolutely cannot stand, probably don't watch it. E.g. Pulling out fingernails as torture, flaying(cutting of skin) as torture. They don't show those, obviously, but they do imply and talk about it. If you can't stomach it, then I don't recommend you to watch it. They do show blood though.

The gore stuff is about the same as Sparrow cdrama. (If you haven't watched it yet, go watch it! It's about spies lol)

The ending: I will say, I kinda spoiled it for myself and knew the ending before watching it, but nonetheless I feel like it was still pretty satisfying. I know, some people didn't like the ending, but I thought it was pretty satisfying and I liked the implication.

As for the development of the characters:

***very minor spoilers but I'm still gonna spoiler tag it anyway***

I know a lot of people also dropped this or didn't like it because of the FL. That's because the synopsis was misleading and people thought she was gonna turn into a cold, evil, badass girl. She isn't cold or mean, but strong and badass by the end. I fell in love with her calmness and composedness when facing enemies and I love that for her!! It's her inside and outside that are really strong.

OST/Soundtrack: 100/10 OH MY GOSH THE SOUNDTRACK IS SO GOOD AND IT EVOKES YOUR EMOTIONS SO MUCH THROUGHOUT THE DRAMA!! I especially love 一生等你 (Waiting for You) sung by Tia Ray. The male version of the song, sung by the ML, is also really good.

Production and Others: I love the costumes. All of them are so cool and especially the ones that the 2nd ML wore. It really fits with the bamboos and green in the background. Looks really good on him too! Production, the sets are incredible and the sceneries are beautiful. CGI actually isn't all that bad, in fact, it's pretty good compared to some cdramas in 2021 lol

Rewatch Value: I normal don't like to rewatch dramas, and this is not an exception.

Overall: I would give 9.5 and I do recommend it to you. I'm a bit hesitant though since it has gore and some gross stuff. Personally, I thought it was fine but other than that, it's pretty good! Great acting, great production, awesome OST, and great story! I loved it.

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very slow paced and pretty boring

I honestly didn't really like this drama because it was very very slow paced. Things were pretty boring. I love detective and spy cdramas, but i found this overrated lol

I watched this a long time ago, and i honestly don't remember how many episodes ive seen or if i even dropped it, but i didn't really enjoy it. If you like super slow burning detective dramas maybe this is for you.

In this cdrama's defense though, I watched this a long time ago, so i bascially forgot what it was about. Anyway, this cdrama was just okay for me.

Cast was A-List actors and actresses in China, so i expected this to be good. It didn't really reach my expectations. I really tried to watch every episode with enthusiasm but it was kinda boring. Then again, I watched this a long time ago. Maybe I'll rewatch it to see if its good or not.

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Two Words:

Phenomenal Acting.

I'm here to talk about the acting. It is by far the best I've ever seen. Everything flows together and they talk like normal human beings. It is really natural. In other dramas I've watched, actors either say stuff on the script with emotion or like a statue. However, this drama literally feels like a real interaction. They are sensible and act exactly what a normal person like you or me would act like. Great acting and dialogue.

As for the plot, it's kinda like a slice of life and it really isn't heavy at all. It's a fun watch for relaxing or if you just wanna watch something short and simple. Pretty interesting and I love the chemistry between the cast. All their interactions are very natural.

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