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A Journey to Love Became a Detour to Death
This drama was the complete package: strong, attractive leads who were morally gray; intriguing supporting cast; sweet romance; and a complementary musical score. It deftly wove comedy, action, and suspense and gave great development to its characters. The wheels did wobble toward the latter episodes and fell off completely in the final one, but it's still worth the watch.
The Good:
• The leads were great together. It didn't hurt that they were visually stunning. Their on-screen flirting was delightful.
• The character of the light-hearted playboy was played admirably by Fang Yi Lun. He imbued the part with such charm and became a very memorable Yu Shi San.
• I loved the scene where our couple was having a romantic moment with the leaves flying around them, and a large one stuck on the ML's face. It was silly but original.
• The friendships were warm and entertaining.
• My favorite line came from the FL when she commented that the Wu people talked too much. While they were debating about what to do with a traitor, she considerately dispatched him for them.
• The unloved princess had character growth from naive to competent and commanding. Kudos to the actress for being able to depict a scared girl pretending to be a boy. She made a believable boy.
• The OST enhanced the scenes.
The Bad:
• The drama was a tearjerker. This may be in the good column for those who like to cry, but I wasn't counting on such a high body count. I really need to watch something without dead bodies! The title, tags, and synopsis did not prepare me for six episodes of grief. A Journey to Love is more like a Journey to the Cemetery. Consider yourself warned.
• I tire of seeing truly detestable people "redeemed" quickly. Idiotic megalomaniacs don't become wise and thoughtful overnight. Someone who has schemed for power all his life doesn't just shrug his shoulders and decide he doesn't need it after all.
• Once again, a drama started sharp and strong and ended up vague and nonsensical. I suppose it's open ended. I can believe in roses, rainbows, and happy thoughts, or I can accept Chu Yue took strong drugs and was hallucinating, which is, frankly, the rational choice.
The Good:
• The leads were great together. It didn't hurt that they were visually stunning. Their on-screen flirting was delightful.
• The character of the light-hearted playboy was played admirably by Fang Yi Lun. He imbued the part with such charm and became a very memorable Yu Shi San.
• I loved the scene where our couple was having a romantic moment with the leaves flying around them, and a large one stuck on the ML's face. It was silly but original.
• The friendships were warm and entertaining.
• My favorite line came from the FL when she commented that the Wu people talked too much. While they were debating about what to do with a traitor, she considerately dispatched him for them.
• The unloved princess had character growth from naive to competent and commanding. Kudos to the actress for being able to depict a scared girl pretending to be a boy. She made a believable boy.
• The OST enhanced the scenes.
The Bad:
• The drama was a tearjerker. This may be in the good column for those who like to cry, but I wasn't counting on such a high body count. I really need to watch something without dead bodies! The title, tags, and synopsis did not prepare me for six episodes of grief. A Journey to Love is more like a Journey to the Cemetery. Consider yourself warned.
• I tire of seeing truly detestable people "redeemed" quickly. Idiotic megalomaniacs don't become wise and thoughtful overnight. Someone who has schemed for power all his life doesn't just shrug his shoulders and decide he doesn't need it after all.
• Once again, a drama started sharp and strong and ended up vague and nonsensical. I suppose it's open ended. I can believe in roses, rainbows, and happy thoughts, or I can accept Chu Yue took strong drugs and was hallucinating, which is, frankly, the rational choice.
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