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Really wanted to love this.
This one started off SO STRONG with cool FX, fun kung fu, and characters like the Fox Sisters (LOVED them!). But somewhere around Ep 5, the story started going all over the place, everyone was sad and crying, and by the 20th ep everyone was dying, coming back to life, dying, repeat - and all of them had to have a lengthy tearful montage. If you dig sad sack shows with male eye candy - you'll like this. MAJOR SPOILER ALERT: I was pretty bummed out by the entire Wu Shiguang/Wu Wangyan romance which I had been really looking forward to the most. They basically went in a time warp and in five minutes had been married for 30 years and suddenly loved each other. Total let down. Also, they are two of my fave cdrama actors and didn't have enough screen time. Instead we had to watch Lu Wuyi and Ji Ling cry for 20 episodes.Was this review helpful to you?
My first K Drama - - Loved it!
Not going to lie - this was a show that I almost gave up on after episode 1 of Part 1. SO glad I gave it another chance because it's going in my top five. The action in Ep 1 was super cool but they throw a LOT of history at you right at the beginning and it took awhile to get to the fun part. Do give it a chance though because it gets better.It ticked all my drama boxes; cute MLs, fantasy/magic, good music, interesting story, fun characters - it made me LOL a lot (mid Part 1 and lots of Part 2) - - I was laugh barking so loud, I scared my cat.
Also - you can totally make a drinking game with this show! (Semi-spoilers ahead)
- Every time there's a montage
- One of the characters cries
-Slow motion walk
- The Prince sighs and looks thoughtfully "Hmm"
- Jung Uk MAKES AN ENTRANCE (Part 2)
I read somewhere that someone suggested to skip Part 2 - - - So glad I gave it a shot because I liked it more than the first part!
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