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Editing can apparently make or break a show.
❤️ Romance ❤️
It was outright painful at times to see the way Li Fei treated Xiu Yuan, who was utterly in love with her. I think his feelings developed believably, and Li Fei really was just temperamental and free-spirited, oftentimes scheming and lying to go after her given objective of the moment.
The love triangle was okay in their youth. I actually found the trio sweet as friends. But once Tongzhou began his villain arc, it quickly went sour. The love triangle with Ye Ye, Changyue, and Gelin was pretty much painful to watch from the beginning. I'll give this show a 3 for romance.
📖 Plot 📖
I think the plot would have been saved by better editing. It was very hard to follow after a point. We had all the pieces by the end (I think?) but they were never breadcrumbed to us enough earlier on. So everything felt like a splatter of different paint colors someone put on canvas before turning to us in some kind of "a-ha!" moment where the story is meant to be revealed as a masterpiece but I remain skeptical. 2/5
🌏 World-Building 🌏
Pretty standard xianxia lore. Nothing exceptionally unique. It mostly did fine here. 3.5/5
🎭 Acting 🎭
I didn't have any issue with the acting. The editing made the plot unclear and some of the character development consequently felt unearned or just far too drastic. But the execution showed the actors gave it all they had. 5/5
✨ Visuals ✨
A lot of people have said this. And if I compare with Veil of Shadows (which seems unfair, but oh well) I do have to agree this drama felt dated. 2/5
🎵 Music 🎵
I had no issue with the soundtrack. It was pretty. It didn't stand out to me that much though, unlike other xia xia shows. 3.5/5
😂 Comedy 😂
3/5 Not good, not bad. The laughs were ok. Mostly early Li Fei was ridiculous, but amusing.
📺 Bingeability 📺
The show started strong for me. I was eating it up. But thanks to the bad editing, I struggled after ep 22, and only finished thanks to watching at 2x speed. 1/5
⚔️ Conflict/Tension ⚔️
Started strong, especially with Lei Xiu Yuan's hidden motive for getting close to Li Fei early on. All the academy and sect rivalry was pretty basic though, and the love triangle became a crutch for the plot. 2/5
It was outright painful at times to see the way Li Fei treated Xiu Yuan, who was utterly in love with her. I think his feelings developed believably, and Li Fei really was just temperamental and free-spirited, oftentimes scheming and lying to go after her given objective of the moment.
The love triangle was okay in their youth. I actually found the trio sweet as friends. But once Tongzhou began his villain arc, it quickly went sour. The love triangle with Ye Ye, Changyue, and Gelin was pretty much painful to watch from the beginning. I'll give this show a 3 for romance.
📖 Plot 📖
I think the plot would have been saved by better editing. It was very hard to follow after a point. We had all the pieces by the end (I think?) but they were never breadcrumbed to us enough earlier on. So everything felt like a splatter of different paint colors someone put on canvas before turning to us in some kind of "a-ha!" moment where the story is meant to be revealed as a masterpiece but I remain skeptical. 2/5
🌏 World-Building 🌏
Pretty standard xianxia lore. Nothing exceptionally unique. It mostly did fine here. 3.5/5
🎭 Acting 🎭
I didn't have any issue with the acting. The editing made the plot unclear and some of the character development consequently felt unearned or just far too drastic. But the execution showed the actors gave it all they had. 5/5
✨ Visuals ✨
A lot of people have said this. And if I compare with Veil of Shadows (which seems unfair, but oh well) I do have to agree this drama felt dated. 2/5
🎵 Music 🎵
I had no issue with the soundtrack. It was pretty. It didn't stand out to me that much though, unlike other xia xia shows. 3.5/5
😂 Comedy 😂
3/5 Not good, not bad. The laughs were ok. Mostly early Li Fei was ridiculous, but amusing.
📺 Bingeability 📺
The show started strong for me. I was eating it up. But thanks to the bad editing, I struggled after ep 22, and only finished thanks to watching at 2x speed. 1/5
⚔️ Conflict/Tension ⚔️
Started strong, especially with Lei Xiu Yuan's hidden motive for getting close to Li Fei early on. All the academy and sect rivalry was pretty basic though, and the love triangle became a crutch for the plot. 2/5
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