(general opinions, no actual spoilers)thoughts after finishing: ● Before I watched the express episodes, I saw…
Spoilers and somewhat spoilers: ● Chen Yan Yun's mother's little monologue when she found out he wasn't dead really got to me ngl
● Bro what's up with all the servants dying, I loved those guys and they went down like dominos 😭my girl Qing Pu's the only one that made it out. It's giving that one scene from Game Of Thrones, "All men must die, but we are not men."
● JinZhao was looking gorgeous throughout all that trauma, she'd be crying her heart out while I'm thinking damn that shade of lipstick really suits her.
● villain Fu and his wife had a really poetic thing going on, I didn't fw him like that but their death scene, and the one before, were beautiful, in both dialogue and visuals.
● I admit I was a little bummed about Ye Xian never getting to be with Xue Qing Lan, but the fact that he never fell for her but still cared about her (like when he went out to talk to her so that she wouldn't be worried) shows a lot of growth on his part. He was way less thoughtful and much more selfish in the beginning of the show, and he only ever showed worry about JinZhao which was selfish in itself bc he wanted her. So I'm really glad about his character development.
● As someone who's a little stubborn when it comes to my ships, somehow I really liked the possibility of what could've been, between both Ye Xian/Xue Qing Lan, and also the personal servants of the leads (bc yes I shipped those too lol) I think it added a lot of depth and heart to the story...
(general opinions, no actual spoilers) thoughts after finishing:
● Before I watched the express episodes, I saw some people say the ending was rushed, but I have to say, I completely disagree. The pacing was really well done, I think if the 6 episodes were dropped in 2 per day, people wouldn't think that.
● I also saw some people just generally criticize the ending before I got to it, so I went in with low expectations, and again, I completely disagree, it was executed so nicely, I didn't find any writing/acting/production flaws with it at all!
● Ye Xian's character really grew on me. I never shipped him with Gu JinZhao from beginning to end, but him individually definitely had a nice antihero thing going on for him that closed nicely.
planning on trying this when it's done airing, can anyone give me their first impression, good or bad? ik not…
It's really interesting so far. I'm surprised at how much it has me caring about ink lmao
I even thought I'd hate the cinematography bc of the cold lighting but it's surprisingly really nice, there were some gorgeous shots with such intentional symmetry, you can tell the director put effort into the visuals as well
How was first 10 episodes.i didn't start please tell me is fl is strong, and independent
she's intelligent and hard-working. Idk if independent is a defining word for her because she's not afraid to ask for help and depend on others when she needs to. I think it makes her more interesting..
I don't know, I feel really heartbroken about Ye Xian and Winwin's acting was so intense I actually cried for…
as someone who's very much anti JinZhao/Ye Xian as a ship, I absolutely loved the scene where they were talking separated by a wall, and the actor did great
why does this drama looks strangely familiar 🤔 it's like I've watched it somewhere but I don't quite remember…
I personally think it's most similar to Love Like The Galaxy.. the FL's are basically the same person, and their dynamic with the ML's is extremely alike
The FL's relationship with her family was the most interesting part about this to me. Her brother is soooooooo lovable he's my absolute favorite <3 the cutie patootie of a king is precious too
● Chen Yan Yun's mother's little monologue when she found out he wasn't dead really got to me ngl
● Bro what's up with all the servants dying, I loved those guys and they went down like dominos 😭my girl Qing Pu's the only one that made it out. It's giving that one scene from Game Of Thrones, "All men must die, but we are not men."
● JinZhao was looking gorgeous throughout all that trauma, she'd be crying her heart out while I'm thinking damn that shade of lipstick really suits her.
● villain Fu and his wife had a really poetic thing going on, I didn't fw him like that but their death scene, and the one before, were beautiful, in both dialogue and visuals.
● I admit I was a little bummed about Ye Xian never getting to be with Xue Qing Lan, but the fact that he never fell for her but still cared about her (like when he went out to talk to her so that she wouldn't be worried) shows a lot of growth on his part. He was way less thoughtful and much more selfish in the beginning of the show, and he only ever showed worry about JinZhao which was selfish in itself bc he wanted her. So I'm really glad about his character development.
● As someone who's a little stubborn when it comes to my ships, somehow I really liked the possibility of what could've been, between both Ye Xian/Xue Qing Lan, and also the personal servants of the leads (bc yes I shipped those too lol) I think it added a lot of depth and heart to the story...
thoughts after finishing:
● Before I watched the express episodes, I saw some people say the ending was rushed, but I have to say, I completely disagree. The pacing was really well done, I think if the 6 episodes were dropped in 2 per day, people wouldn't think that.
● I also saw some people just generally criticize the ending before I got to it, so I went in with low expectations, and again, I completely disagree, it was executed so nicely, I didn't find any writing/acting/production flaws with it at all!
● Ye Xian's character really grew on me. I never shipped him with Gu JinZhao from beginning to end, but him individually definitely had a nice antihero thing going on for him that closed nicely.
Spoilers and somewhat spoilers:
I even thought I'd hate the cinematography bc of the cold lighting but it's surprisingly really nice, there were some gorgeous shots with such intentional symmetry, you can tell the director put effort into the visuals as well
the only thing I can image being different is there being more misogyny, which we're better off without