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Joy of Life chinese drama review
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Joy of Life
7 people found this review helpful
by Cambear
Feb 7, 2020
46 of 46 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 7.0
I enjoyed this one, but there are a bunch of did contradictions.

There isn’t a lot of joy so I’m not sure why it’s titled that way in English.

The idea that this is a modern man’s story adds a fresh perspective which is refreshing. Points to the music also being modern.

The first 2/3 are interesting and great, Then he goes on a mission and then a dozen new characters get dumped in without any real character development. The last 16 episodes then feel like any other palace intrigue drama with lots and lots of talk and then more and more talk. I wish they found a better way to keep this as fresh as the first part.

Also one plot twist was so freaking obvious that I felt the character was stupid for not seeing it.

Anyway, obviously there’s is a lot more story left since this ends on a cliffhanger.

Despite my drawbacks, I will be tuning in for the next season.
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