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The drama - 60 episodes - is a rollercoaster, its a tragic love story, but is a new twist on the classic white snake legend. I think they did a good job overall. Lots of wuxia/xianxia terms which can get confusing as there is so much focus on their destinies.
STORY: The pacing for 60 episodes was good, there was always something happening in an episode but there was a lot of wuxia/xianxia dialogue that didn't add much to the plot at the time (mostly concerns, reasoning, characters arguing why x shouldn't do this but they end up doing it anyway). The story managed to drift far enough from the source material to make it different, but still close enough to stay true to the love story. There were many sweet scenes of the couple, allowing the relationship to develop well, and so much sacrifice between the couples, it was crazy. I thought there was too much focus on the side couple and the Taotie drama would not end, with the higher ups not really doing anything and sticking to destiny all the time.
CHARACTERS: *minor spoilers*
Bai Yaoyao - BYY developed a lot throughout the drama, maturing a lot but I was annoyed that her powers barely developed. She became "very" human, her love for XX wasn't annoying and she was willing to sacrifice so much for him.
ZiXuan/XuXuan - I think they showed his progression into loving her so well, especially when he was XX. Annoyed though that he didn't trust BYY enough for certain things and kept being her knight in shining armour, but that's love I guess.
Xiaobai - my least favourite character. no development whatsoever, basically caused all the drama to happen...
Fahai - I liked him in the beginning, but when FH happened, I really started to dislike him as he was a let down in the story. However, I think he was written well in that you could see his internal struggle between love and knowing what his destiny/path well.
ACTING: Yangzi managed to encapsulate both the cuteness and seriousness of BYY through her voice, which I loved. Allen Ren was good in that he could show subtle emotions on his face, as his character is. Under utilised Carina Lau and Angie Chiu!
ENDING: ****spoilers***** As expected, but slightly confusing. I would say it wasn't a sad or happy ending.
STORY: The pacing for 60 episodes was good, there was always something happening in an episode but there was a lot of wuxia/xianxia dialogue that didn't add much to the plot at the time (mostly concerns, reasoning, characters arguing why x shouldn't do this but they end up doing it anyway). The story managed to drift far enough from the source material to make it different, but still close enough to stay true to the love story. There were many sweet scenes of the couple, allowing the relationship to develop well, and so much sacrifice between the couples, it was crazy. I thought there was too much focus on the side couple and the Taotie drama would not end, with the higher ups not really doing anything and sticking to destiny all the time.
CHARACTERS: *minor spoilers*
Bai Yaoyao - BYY developed a lot throughout the drama, maturing a lot but I was annoyed that her powers barely developed. She became "very" human, her love for XX wasn't annoying and she was willing to sacrifice so much for him.
ZiXuan/XuXuan - I think they showed his progression into loving her so well, especially when he was XX. Annoyed though that he didn't trust BYY enough for certain things and kept being her knight in shining armour, but that's love I guess.
Xiaobai - my least favourite character. no development whatsoever, basically caused all the drama to happen...
Fahai - I liked him in the beginning, but when FH happened, I really started to dislike him as he was a let down in the story. However, I think he was written well in that you could see his internal struggle between love and knowing what his destiny/path well.
ACTING: Yangzi managed to encapsulate both the cuteness and seriousness of BYY through her voice, which I loved. Allen Ren was good in that he could show subtle emotions on his face, as his character is. Under utilised Carina Lau and Angie Chiu!
ENDING: ****spoilers***** As expected, but slightly confusing. I would say it wasn't a sad or happy ending.
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