baylyn
Glad I stuck with it
I binged this drama in about a week while I was isolating with Covid (I watched at 1.25 speed, which I highly recommend because some parts are kind of slow). Overall, you could tell it's a high budget drama with high production value. The scenery and costumes were beautiful and the shots were really well executed. This is my first time seeing Huang Xuan and Victoria Song in a drama and I have to say - I'm a fan now of both actors. I think they both did a wonderful job. On the other hand, I'm a big fan of Wang Yibo but sadly, his character fell flat for me. I really liked that he dubbed his own voice but there isn't much emotion in his voice nor his facial expressions throughout the majority of the drama. Although I started this drama for him, I'm quite disappointed in his acting in this one.
The one thing that I have to mention though, is how much I despise Liu Ran's character (sorry, I just really need to rant). I have nothing against Song Yi and I really liked her when I first saw her in Joy of Life, but oh boy. Her character is like an empty shell that doubles up as Baili Hongyi's new pet puppy who calls out "Erlang" instead of barks. There is no substance nor growth to her character from beginning to end and I had to fast forward through most of her scenes. Such wasted talent for the actress and wasted potential for what the character could have been. If you are a fan of Joy of Life, it's a real treat that Liu Duan Duan is also in this drama! His character was one of my highlights throughout the entire series.
It's an enjoyable drama nonetheless, and I did like the pacing and originality of the story. I didn't feel invested in the drama until around episode 10 and thought about dropping in many times before that, but I'm glad I stuck with it. I feel like the story really starts to develop after around episode 12 and you get a lot more context about the storyline as clues start clicking in place. Knocked out 1 star because of the waste of camera time that Liu Ran was and knocked out another star for the ending.
The one thing that I have to mention though, is how much I despise Liu Ran's character (sorry, I just really need to rant). I have nothing against Song Yi and I really liked her when I first saw her in Joy of Life, but oh boy. Her character is like an empty shell that doubles up as Baili Hongyi's new pet puppy who calls out "Erlang" instead of barks. There is no substance nor growth to her character from beginning to end and I had to fast forward through most of her scenes. Such wasted talent for the actress and wasted potential for what the character could have been. If you are a fan of Joy of Life, it's a real treat that Liu Duan Duan is also in this drama! His character was one of my highlights throughout the entire series.
It's an enjoyable drama nonetheless, and I did like the pacing and originality of the story. I didn't feel invested in the drama until around episode 10 and thought about dropping in many times before that, but I'm glad I stuck with it. I feel like the story really starts to develop after around episode 12 and you get a lot more context about the storyline as clues start clicking in place. Knocked out 1 star because of the waste of camera time that Liu Ran was and knocked out another star for the ending.
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