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baekhyunniee

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A Familiar Stranger chinese drama review
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A Familiar Stranger
2 people found this review helpful
by baekhyunniee
Oct 2, 2022
18 of 18 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 9.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

Only 18 eps, at 16 minutes per episode! Very fast-paced and good romance!

As an 18-episode drama, this has incredibly fast pacing, and this is not meant in a bad way. The writer does not waste time at all, moving from one main plot point to another. The scenes move very smoothly with good transitions between scenes. The soundtrack is really nice and the editing team did a great job adding them to certain scenes.

The storyline is more so focused on Shi Qi hiding her true identity rather than the political plotting to get the Crown Prince title. Romance-wise, there are plenty of cute/heart fluttering moments between Shi Qi and Xiao Han Sheng. I highly recommend trying if you're into the forced marriage and secret identity trope. Plus the I-met-you-before-but-you-don't-recognize-me trope? (if that is even one, lol). The mystery element of this drama would be finding out why Shi Qi got her face swapped. When the reason is revealed, I was a bit surprised, which is good cause plot twist! I do have to say I lowered my rating a bit because of the finale. I'm not sure how rational it was for such an ending.
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