Eleanor
California, USA
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Great for when you need something to pass time.
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In my opinion, this drama was just okay. The drama was essentially just a small movie divided into 1 minute episodes. I originally watched the anime version of this and it was pretty good which is why I decided to give this web series a shot. The plot was actually interesting to watch but after continuous episodes of our ML plotting against the FL with little development in their relationship until about the very end, it gets to feel like it's just a drag. It follows the anime closely and I don't think we'll see much development in their relationship until S2 (I hope). You could also kind of tell that the drama was low production but the FL's acting made up for that just a tad bit. I didn't like how the ML was constantly trying to sound tough/emotionless and didn't even show a slight bit of care for our FL until the last couple episodes. There was this one scene where our ML literally told our FL that she couldn't be seen soaked in water by anyone else but him then he immediately goes to protecting Nan Qingwan as soon as he found out she fainted. So cringe and annoying. Also wasn't a really big fan of the girl who played Nan Qingwan; kind of cringe on her weak act. I'd highly recommend the anime version if anyone wants to watch a more well-done version.
To sum it up in bullet points:
• Plot was interesting to watch.
• ML was constantly plotting against FL; little development in their relationship
• ML tried to sound tough and emotionless too much.
• Low production drama; FL made up for it a tad bit
• Only slight romance in the last couple episodes.
• Actress for Nan Qingwan; her acting was cringe.
• Highly recommend anime version first.
OST: Almost nonexistent. Didn't really have any full songs but I think it took the anime's theme song and used it somewhere in there. Kind of odd for the drama and not really suitable in my opinion.
Acting: FL did pretty decent. ML could've been better if he didn't sound like he had something in his throat all the time. Nan Qingwan was annoying to watch with her cringe weak act. Oh, the actress who played the scheming concubine to the Prince did pretty decent too honestly.
Ending: It paved the path for S2 so I can't really say much about the ending yet because it's not really over lol.
Rewatch Value: Well this was only an hour long because 52 episodes with 1 minute each. I would probably only rewatch this for fun when I need something to kill for an hour or if I want a short story with an interesting plot but otherwise no real reason to rewatch.
In my opinion, this drama was just okay. The drama was essentially just a small movie divided into 1 minute episodes. I originally watched the anime version of this and it was pretty good which is why I decided to give this web series a shot. The plot was actually interesting to watch but after continuous episodes of our ML plotting against the FL with little development in their relationship until about the very end, it gets to feel like it's just a drag. It follows the anime closely and I don't think we'll see much development in their relationship until S2 (I hope). You could also kind of tell that the drama was low production but the FL's acting made up for that just a tad bit. I didn't like how the ML was constantly trying to sound tough/emotionless and didn't even show a slight bit of care for our FL until the last couple episodes. There was this one scene where our ML literally told our FL that she couldn't be seen soaked in water by anyone else but him then he immediately goes to protecting Nan Qingwan as soon as he found out she fainted. So cringe and annoying. Also wasn't a really big fan of the girl who played Nan Qingwan; kind of cringe on her weak act. I'd highly recommend the anime version if anyone wants to watch a more well-done version.
To sum it up in bullet points:
• Plot was interesting to watch.
• ML was constantly plotting against FL; little development in their relationship
• ML tried to sound tough and emotionless too much.
• Low production drama; FL made up for it a tad bit
• Only slight romance in the last couple episodes.
• Actress for Nan Qingwan; her acting was cringe.
• Highly recommend anime version first.
OST: Almost nonexistent. Didn't really have any full songs but I think it took the anime's theme song and used it somewhere in there. Kind of odd for the drama and not really suitable in my opinion.
Acting: FL did pretty decent. ML could've been better if he didn't sound like he had something in his throat all the time. Nan Qingwan was annoying to watch with her cringe weak act. Oh, the actress who played the scheming concubine to the Prince did pretty decent too honestly.
Ending: It paved the path for S2 so I can't really say much about the ending yet because it's not really over lol.
Rewatch Value: Well this was only an hour long because 52 episodes with 1 minute each. I would probably only rewatch this for fun when I need something to kill for an hour or if I want a short story with an interesting plot but otherwise no real reason to rewatch.
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