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Great story, but not quite a home run

I was really looking forward to the series, and I am so glad that I watched it. However, they were some slight disappointments throughout the entire series.

First off, let me say that the acting was absolutely superb. I love the male and female leads, and their interaction was spot on for the storyline. Their interactions were witty and engaging, but one key factor was not included in this series. The male and female leads marry early on in the series, and of course it is contemptuous at first. Clearly, they fall in love and devote themselves to each other. However, if you were looking for passion between the couple, you are not gonna find it in the series. Despite the fact that they marry early on, fall in love fairly quickly, there is not one kissing scene throughout the entire show. It is sad, because the storyline is absolutely fantastic and it would have rivaled Pursuit of Jade without hesitation.

Perhaps this was a director‘s choice because the female lead, to my understanding, is extremely young during this filming. She was only 18 years old, and perhaps that type of passion would have been difficult for her in this series. Both female and male lead roles were extremely complex characters, and they played them flawlessly. It was just sad that they were missing that spark and passion between the couple.

Supporting characters were well fought out, and the actors portrayed their roles quite well. There were many times when I would find myself frustrated and just wanted one of the characters to get slapped in the face, but it all comes around and everybody gets there just dues. I will say the villains I’ll get there come up and, and all the heroes get their rewards. But it is quite a roller coaster along the way! So be prepared to be frustrated, but realize that everybody gets what they deserve in the end.

The storyline was well written, although there were some areas of confusion regarding the hierarchy of authority and power. If you can gloss over some of the confusion, it doesn’t disrupt the flow of the actual plot of the story.

I thought the soundtrack was excellent, and each song and background instrumental was well placed. It added well to the suspense and drama of the series, and I highly recommend getting the soundtrack.

Overall, a great show, but not one that I would probably rewatch. Not even particular scenes, because unfortunately, the lack of passion between the male and female lead was disappointing. Even during scenes when they build up the tension and you think something is going to happen, then it just doesn’t. It never came around to fulfill that void in the series. There were certain times when the male lead was protecting the female lead, and it fell a little short of being romantic and endearing. This had a strong potential to rival pursuit of Jade, but unfortunately fell just a little short. I recommend you watching the series because it is a really good storyline, but set the bar low if you are looking for a romantic, passionate leading couple. There really is no couple in the entire series That fulfills this gap.

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