Sizzling chemistry of enemies turned lovers, beautiful leads
Strong exciting start where we are plunged into the thick of the action, and the chemistry between the leads was electrifying. They really were two crazy heroes at the beginning, claws out at each other kind of vibe which slowly mellowed out to a beautiful pairing of love and understanding between them. It is especially satisfying to watch both of them as they were equally matched either in combat or intelligence, which was a nice contrast to other shows were the couples are also compatible, but not necessary both battle hardened.
However like what other reviewers mentioned, the interactions between Feng Xi Yang and Xia Jing Shi were so...bland. But then again he really was supposed to portray an utter lack of interest in her. At least the chemistry between Feng Xi Yang and Xia Jing Yan was crazily toxic but made for an engaging watch.
Plot wise was decent, the show keeps you engaged by trying to find out why the FL got injured and her relationship with Xia Jing Shi, then you get hooked by the chemistry between the FL and ML...and then the Feng Xi Yang arc comes in and the story tapers off a little and I had to skip some scenes which felt too draggy. Just fast forward those, with the added typical historical cdrama tropes just to highlight the bond between the leads...TLDR the show had a strong start which fizzled towards the middle to end of the series.
Set and costumes were pleasant on the eyes but nothing too spectacular, though some costumes worn by the leads were particularly stunning. I usually love the OSTs by Sa Ding Ding but the OST here was not as memorable. Nonetheless it was still fun to see her acting in the drama too! Her bantering scenes are always so entertaining.
However like what other reviewers mentioned, the interactions between Feng Xi Yang and Xia Jing Shi were so...bland. But then again he really was supposed to portray an utter lack of interest in her. At least the chemistry between Feng Xi Yang and Xia Jing Yan was crazily toxic but made for an engaging watch.
Plot wise was decent, the show keeps you engaged by trying to find out why the FL got injured and her relationship with Xia Jing Shi, then you get hooked by the chemistry between the FL and ML...and then the Feng Xi Yang arc comes in and the story tapers off a little and I had to skip some scenes which felt too draggy. Just fast forward those, with the added typical historical cdrama tropes just to highlight the bond between the leads...TLDR the show had a strong start which fizzled towards the middle to end of the series.
Set and costumes were pleasant on the eyes but nothing too spectacular, though some costumes worn by the leads were particularly stunning. I usually love the OSTs by Sa Ding Ding but the OST here was not as memorable. Nonetheless it was still fun to see her acting in the drama too! Her bantering scenes are always so entertaining.
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