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Context: Finished watching ... fan of Lusi ... couldn't handle Ancient Love Poetry (sorry no hate to anyone but I don't like Xianxia. The only one I could watch was Eternal Love with YangMi)
1) Chemistry was 9.0 - WAY & ZL are both youthful - very convincing - and shows love for each other with longing looks (I just wish that they give more time to develop the interactions - I find the scenes disconnected sometimes - they were kissing and then the next scenes - what happened? again it's about couple interaction- director problem)
2) Acting from all cast- 9.0
3) Screen play / plot holes (5) - convoluted (again I didn't watch ALP so I have some confusion) - sometimes abrupt transitions
4) Director (5) - the way it was film and presented - no wow factor - LLTG was way better in artistic presentation
5) Costumes decent (9)- the peacock has the best costumes
6) Ending (9)- it's fine (could be better) with me ... don't have to drag on and show everything. I mean how obvious do you need it to be? It's very clear to me ... the sword is back what else do you need as a confirmation?

Overall: I could make it to the end not because of ZL but it was entertaining after ep 10 where he suddenly realized that she's the one ?? just like a step function. As I said, the director is not very artistic ...
I gave it a 9.0 because it's the 2nd Xianxia that I made it to the end -

I think it's watchable compared to other dramas ... but if you don't enjoy, just drop it.

Good for you ! Go rewatch it for yourself. It's wasting time to advertise here.

Good! You go watch it then ! Thank you for the recommendation.

From the title, I thought it would be about singing .... not family violence and abusive relationships ... the abusive dad story breaks the mood. The story is not focused. To many stories and not enough about the Diva. I don't like to watch abusive stories so this is not my type of drama.

I find it very difficult to connect with the characters and their love story as adults because they don't spend enough together as a couple.

I can't connect with her as a singer either because the singing story is not continuous and distracted by other stories about family.

I don't like the abusive story, which becomes the main theme of the story, instead of her story. The title is Castaway Diva so I wish there is more development in her singing and love story between the main leads ...

Totally agree ... I didn't sign up for this drama because of all these side characters that have nothing to do with the FL's singing career. I had to fast forward these scenes that are repetitive .. and stressful to watch.

Thank you for letting me know ... I don't follow Netflix shows so am not aware. I guess it also makes sense to attract more audience with subplots. It's a catch-all kind of drama. I am little burned out from watching K drama. Only come back to watch this show because of the FL ... she's a phenomenal actress!

I agree ... but these murders and secondary plots just ruin the story ... I don't know why Korean dramas have to inject these overly dramatic secondary stories when the main story about her is already so interesting. It just looks like a netflix story with sensational plots about violence. I feel it distracts and takes away the time for the development of her story.

Her story with the boar is so fun to watch ... so I hope they will expand more about her life.
Well we will have more action next week ... hopefully, her singing career will get started then.

I wish this drama is more about her journey to achieve her dream rather than about a psychotic dad and finding Ki-Ho ... disappointed in the plot.

Very true! Sometimes people just have looks that make them look sincere ... Wallace C is one.

Thank you for a polite response from a true fan of XK! Your views of course are better than mine as I don't watch all his drama.

Again, this is just a personal opinion. Not everyone watching this show because of XK. So please don't attack people or cast your personal opinions on their post without asking for clarifications. I respect all opinions that are expressed well and not personal attacks. Thanks @Draco and @Minoucha ... for being kind and not attacking other view points.

People are allowed to have mixed opinions...

And sorry instead of responding to personal attacks, I simply just block you. I don't need to deal with this on a fun platform like this ...

I think the story is not as flowing and smooth ... but this could change later on. Like their bantering doesn't match the intensity and seriousness of the beginning scene.

At the risk of making some fans angry, I also find XK unnatural in some roles. It's like he's pretending to act. If you watch the first few scenes of EP1 and also after he did makeup on Pei Yuan, he doesn't look natural in the role. He uses his eyebrows (frowning to look fierce) a lot more than his eyes.
He does have moments where his eyes are expressive and natural ... but not always.
I tend to watch actor's eyes a lot ...
Unlike him, JT is very natural even in those cringing scenes when the script is not smooth ... she's almost always believable in the role because of her natural expressions. Everything seems smooth and consistent that you don't feel disconnected from the drama.

He's really handsome and charming though.

I like him in Yanxi Palace ... however, I haven't watched any of his other dramas (except Royal Feast because it's Yanxi Palace ... ) because I don't like his acting. I am watching this drama because of the actress. She acts really well. And I will watch him next year in As Beautiful As You ... also because of the FL.

He's not a natural actor ... Some expressions don't look real.
I only like him in Yanxi Palace ... It could be in that role, he's acting like himself.

In the story, she's supposed to be 15 and he 20!

"On September 19, the official Weibo account of Yu Zheng's new work "Mo Yu Yun Jian" announced that it was officially completed, and then officially announced the cast of the play.

It is reported that the play is a play tailor-made by Yu Zheng for Wu Jinyan. The male protagonist is also his artist Wang Xingyue. In addition to Huanyu's internal actors, Yu Zheng also single-handedly contributed to the lineup of this play, looking for Many acquaintances in the industry have joined the cast. If Wu Jinyan cannot make a comeback with this drama, Yu Zheng will probably not invest so much energy in her in the future."
https://www.163.com/dy/article/IF0UUJR70517GBR7.html

Yep, it's a slow moving drama ... She has 3 admirers

Finally, first kiss chapter 216