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Strong start with a weak ending
loved this one quite a lot.
i try to watch whatever meng ziyi is in because i love the characters she is kind of typecast in, and this was a hit for me (for the most part).
the first 10-15 episodes were the strongest part, and we go slowly but surely into shallow waters after a certain point, mainly after their marriage, and yet it was ok enough to keep me hooked until the end.
he yu needs to do more characters like this; his physical comedy is great, and he looks insanely good as hua yong; i would audibly swoon whenever he was on screen.
the princes were definitely there, very annoying and boring, with little to almost no life beyond liking xi he-trying to win her hand-being in a terrible relationship with someone else. lai wei ming probably sensed how tired i was of his character, and he became less and less present in the story; i hated to see him go but was glad for not having to deal with chang ying.
the fifth prince got into my nerves, and i wish they hadn't given him that redemption arc. honestly, they shouldn't even let the "my wife died and i think xi he is her reincarnated" plotline go as far as it did.
the second couple was everything; i saw right through the cross-dressing when bu shu lin first appeared, but it was super convincing and well done. the forbidden love between her and cui jin bai was incredible and helped a lot with the romance aspect of the drama since the main couple were stuck pretending they wouldn't get together for quite a while.
after the main couple's marriage, it got boring. they were sickly sweet with each other, and it got to the point where i was wondering when hua yong was going to die so we could get the story moving forward. don't get me wrong, i love romance, but it was way too much.
the ending was ok; the coup was resolved, and the heir was guaranteed, but unless i missed something, they never explained how hua yong was alive? oh well, i was happy for them regardless.
i try to watch whatever meng ziyi is in because i love the characters she is kind of typecast in, and this was a hit for me (for the most part).
the first 10-15 episodes were the strongest part, and we go slowly but surely into shallow waters after a certain point, mainly after their marriage, and yet it was ok enough to keep me hooked until the end.
he yu needs to do more characters like this; his physical comedy is great, and he looks insanely good as hua yong; i would audibly swoon whenever he was on screen.
the princes were definitely there, very annoying and boring, with little to almost no life beyond liking xi he-trying to win her hand-being in a terrible relationship with someone else. lai wei ming probably sensed how tired i was of his character, and he became less and less present in the story; i hated to see him go but was glad for not having to deal with chang ying.
the fifth prince got into my nerves, and i wish they hadn't given him that redemption arc. honestly, they shouldn't even let the "my wife died and i think xi he is her reincarnated" plotline go as far as it did.
the second couple was everything; i saw right through the cross-dressing when bu shu lin first appeared, but it was super convincing and well done. the forbidden love between her and cui jin bai was incredible and helped a lot with the romance aspect of the drama since the main couple were stuck pretending they wouldn't get together for quite a while.
after the main couple's marriage, it got boring. they were sickly sweet with each other, and it got to the point where i was wondering when hua yong was going to die so we could get the story moving forward. don't get me wrong, i love romance, but it was way too much.
the ending was ok; the coup was resolved, and the heir was guaranteed, but unless i missed something, they never explained how hua yong was alive? oh well, i was happy for them regardless.
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