Oxycanthae
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A series that will stay with me forever
This is my first time writing a review, so bear with me :)
GENERAL TLDR
+ Great cast
+ Wonderful music
+ Well written characters and background stories
+ Amazing Chemnistry between the main cast
+ A story that keeps you hooked
+ Great ending, it is tragic, but not rushed. I feel like, story wise, its a great ending.
+ Nearly everything that happens addds something to the story
- cliche misunderstandings
- relatively weak villains (The reasons why they do things are kind of meh)
- Tragic
- For some things, the reasons the characters have for doing certain things are kind of random. Especially in the first half its a lot of pingpong between love and hate and I feel like it was sometimes more than nessecary.
STORY
The story of The Wolf had me in its grip the whole time, but especially from episode 36 and onwards. In the beginning I had a difficult time getting into the story since it seemed about about a spoiled girl who wants to take her wolf friend to the human world. When she betrayed wolf boy, I was just constantly watching, waiting for the now cruel prince of Bo to realise what really happened. And this is one of the reasons I rate the story a 9. Even though some things were cliche or done with a dumb reason, The Wolf kept me hooked and I kept watching without skipping because (I'll get here later) the chemnistry between the main OTP and overall cast kept me hooked. When Bo Wang en Zhaixing finally make up, it became a painfull watch for me, because it was just a matter of time for their romance to make a 180 and have a part of the truth come to light, from which a whole chain of misunderstandings starts to roll. But still, it kept me intrigued and then, after episode 36, truth finally comes to light and the story unfolds in a very tragic, heartwrenching but beautiful way where I laughed and cried about choices our characters made. Where I saw the beautiful sacrificies they made for eachother and even though I thought 'just stop lying' I understood their reasoning. The ending is so tragical, yet it was satisfying.
CAST
I initially, like many, started watching this drama for Xiao Zhan, and waited patiently till our character Ji Chong (played by Xiao Zhan) made his appearance, but I was already in love with Darren Wang and Li Qin their chemnistry and acting. I love how each character fit their role well. Some said they wanted to see XZ play the role of Bo wang, but honestly I think he would not have been able to portray Bo Wang as well as Darren Wang did. DW his sly smile, his resolute eyes but also his innocence were so well done. The pain in his eyes when he turns his back on Zhaixing is so well done! I am also a great fan of Li Qin now. I love how she portrayed the character growth of Ma Zhaixing, from innocent and spoiled to a strong and resolute woman. Even though I don't always liked the way Ma Zhaixing her character was written, I feel like Li Qin portrayed the emotions and inner strength so well. XZ as Ji Chong was great too, Ji Chong is one of the few 2nd leads I don't hate. Maybe it is because I like XZ, but maybe because Ji Chong was written in a way that wasnt annoying or competetive and XZ portrayed those struggles, love and selflessnes really well.
I also love all the 'side characters' we met. Bao Na, Hai Die, Wen Yan, Mo Xiao en Ma Jing. They all showed such a wide array of emotions and choices. The actors that played them have done an increadibly well done job. Even though they were not written as main characters, they all made me feel like I know them and made me understand why they made certain choices. I also love Yao Ji, so ruthless yet she aswell carries reasons for why she does certain things.
MUSIC
The music is so wel done. I like how the music isn't like most Wuxia/Xianxia kind of drama's with a more traditional feel. The Wolf has a more pop? (Forgive me, I am not good with music terms haha) or modern kind of feel and I love how we heard several versions of the main OST songs. A rithmic one, a slow one, or a soft melody hidden in another song. Each version carrying another emotion that fit perfectly with the scene.
OVERALL
I would highly recommend The wolf to anyone who wants to go on an emotional ride of many different stories and beliefs. It might not immediately get you hooked but after a while you'll grow on the characters and go with them on a journey of betrayal, companionship and love.
GENERAL TLDR
+ Great cast
+ Wonderful music
+ Well written characters and background stories
+ Amazing Chemnistry between the main cast
+ A story that keeps you hooked
+ Great ending, it is tragic, but not rushed. I feel like, story wise, its a great ending.
+ Nearly everything that happens addds something to the story
- cliche misunderstandings
- relatively weak villains (The reasons why they do things are kind of meh)
- Tragic
- For some things, the reasons the characters have for doing certain things are kind of random. Especially in the first half its a lot of pingpong between love and hate and I feel like it was sometimes more than nessecary.
STORY
The story of The Wolf had me in its grip the whole time, but especially from episode 36 and onwards. In the beginning I had a difficult time getting into the story since it seemed about about a spoiled girl who wants to take her wolf friend to the human world. When she betrayed wolf boy, I was just constantly watching, waiting for the now cruel prince of Bo to realise what really happened. And this is one of the reasons I rate the story a 9. Even though some things were cliche or done with a dumb reason, The Wolf kept me hooked and I kept watching without skipping because (I'll get here later) the chemnistry between the main OTP and overall cast kept me hooked. When Bo Wang en Zhaixing finally make up, it became a painfull watch for me, because it was just a matter of time for their romance to make a 180 and have a part of the truth come to light, from which a whole chain of misunderstandings starts to roll. But still, it kept me intrigued and then, after episode 36, truth finally comes to light and the story unfolds in a very tragic, heartwrenching but beautiful way where I laughed and cried about choices our characters made. Where I saw the beautiful sacrificies they made for eachother and even though I thought 'just stop lying' I understood their reasoning. The ending is so tragical, yet it was satisfying.
CAST
I initially, like many, started watching this drama for Xiao Zhan, and waited patiently till our character Ji Chong (played by Xiao Zhan) made his appearance, but I was already in love with Darren Wang and Li Qin their chemnistry and acting. I love how each character fit their role well. Some said they wanted to see XZ play the role of Bo wang, but honestly I think he would not have been able to portray Bo Wang as well as Darren Wang did. DW his sly smile, his resolute eyes but also his innocence were so well done. The pain in his eyes when he turns his back on Zhaixing is so well done! I am also a great fan of Li Qin now. I love how she portrayed the character growth of Ma Zhaixing, from innocent and spoiled to a strong and resolute woman. Even though I don't always liked the way Ma Zhaixing her character was written, I feel like Li Qin portrayed the emotions and inner strength so well. XZ as Ji Chong was great too, Ji Chong is one of the few 2nd leads I don't hate. Maybe it is because I like XZ, but maybe because Ji Chong was written in a way that wasnt annoying or competetive and XZ portrayed those struggles, love and selflessnes really well.
I also love all the 'side characters' we met. Bao Na, Hai Die, Wen Yan, Mo Xiao en Ma Jing. They all showed such a wide array of emotions and choices. The actors that played them have done an increadibly well done job. Even though they were not written as main characters, they all made me feel like I know them and made me understand why they made certain choices. I also love Yao Ji, so ruthless yet she aswell carries reasons for why she does certain things.
MUSIC
The music is so wel done. I like how the music isn't like most Wuxia/Xianxia kind of drama's with a more traditional feel. The Wolf has a more pop? (Forgive me, I am not good with music terms haha) or modern kind of feel and I love how we heard several versions of the main OST songs. A rithmic one, a slow one, or a soft melody hidden in another song. Each version carrying another emotion that fit perfectly with the scene.
OVERALL
I would highly recommend The wolf to anyone who wants to go on an emotional ride of many different stories and beliefs. It might not immediately get you hooked but after a while you'll grow on the characters and go with them on a journey of betrayal, companionship and love.
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