XiaoYingChen
New York
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Review counts for S1 + S2.
This show is cheap, and not something you watch for depth or education or worth, it's something you watch when you're bored and out of options. The sets and costumes aren't the highest quality. I still don't remember everyone's names because they introduced all the characters one after another, nonstop, and barely used their names again. Most of the characters are also one dimensional, with the exception of Lord Chen and Yanran. They actually felt like real people with real interests, quirks, and turmoil. Really wish the drama was about them, and not about Emperor and FeiFei.
I felt absolutely no real chemistry between Emperor and FeiFei, and FeiFei is the worst female protag I've watched. She's selfish, greedy, and powerful when the plot needs her to be. She even uses someone's emotional trauma to trick them into agreeing with her wishes. I felt sick just watching that scene. I also couldn't contain my disbelief at seeing her as an intern doctor and not wear pants while on shift. "Modern girl traveling through time and acts as uncouth as possible to be completely unladylike which charms main love interest" is the cringiest trope in asian dramas.
I get that this show is mostly romcom, but the serious story falls flat the farther you watch, to the point where none of the conflicts actually matter in the end. Main villain has vague pursuit of power, and several "important" plot points are never explained and swept under the rug. The zodiac powers had potential to be interesting, but the lack of usage except in one comedic moment wasted them. ex. Lord Chen only has one vision, ever. Emperor uses his power ONCE to freeze some guards who thought he was an intruder. Speed guy doesn't use his super speed to run away from the villains. None of them use their powers in battles.
Speaking of battles, the editors sure had fun using every public domain sound effect they could find, including ones from old fighting games. I couldn't take any of the battles seriously as a result because there were cheap sword clanging noises and whoosh noises every single second, out of sync too.
Watch this if you want to laugh and cringe, don't expect anything serious.
This show is cheap, and not something you watch for depth or education or worth, it's something you watch when you're bored and out of options. The sets and costumes aren't the highest quality. I still don't remember everyone's names because they introduced all the characters one after another, nonstop, and barely used their names again. Most of the characters are also one dimensional, with the exception of Lord Chen and Yanran. They actually felt like real people with real interests, quirks, and turmoil. Really wish the drama was about them, and not about Emperor and FeiFei.
I felt absolutely no real chemistry between Emperor and FeiFei, and FeiFei is the worst female protag I've watched. She's selfish, greedy, and powerful when the plot needs her to be. She even uses someone's emotional trauma to trick them into agreeing with her wishes. I felt sick just watching that scene. I also couldn't contain my disbelief at seeing her as an intern doctor and not wear pants while on shift. "Modern girl traveling through time and acts as uncouth as possible to be completely unladylike which charms main love interest" is the cringiest trope in asian dramas.
I get that this show is mostly romcom, but the serious story falls flat the farther you watch, to the point where none of the conflicts actually matter in the end. Main villain has vague pursuit of power, and several "important" plot points are never explained and swept under the rug. The zodiac powers had potential to be interesting, but the lack of usage except in one comedic moment wasted them. ex. Lord Chen only has one vision, ever. Emperor uses his power ONCE to freeze some guards who thought he was an intruder. Speed guy doesn't use his super speed to run away from the villains. None of them use their powers in battles.
Speaking of battles, the editors sure had fun using every public domain sound effect they could find, including ones from old fighting games. I couldn't take any of the battles seriously as a result because there were cheap sword clanging noises and whoosh noises every single second, out of sync too.
Watch this if you want to laugh and cringe, don't expect anything serious.
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