my second cdrama!
to say i'm obsessed is an understatement. i have been sleeping on cdramas for far too long, i absolutely tore through this.
i found liu yuning to be so charming, and song zu'er gave such an amazing performance! i'm always apprehensive about enemies to lovers as a trope, because if it's not done well it can truly ruin the whole thing, but POB delivered!!! the chemistry was amazing, even when they were still enemies. it was done so well that i didn't even mind the slow burn. i was just thoroughly engrossed in their story and the tension between them.
and manman was such a well-written female lead. she was able to hold her own, intelligent and cunning but still genuine and deeply compassionate. wei shao was her perfect counterpart, politically minded but tenderhearted, careful and calculating but secretly (and not so secretly pretty quickly, lol) smitten with her from the beginning. watching wei shao struggle against his nature and past trauma to finally let himself trust her (and let his mind catch up to his heart) was incredibly gratifying.
my only real critique is that i felt like the ending was a bit rushed. everything is wrapped up, technically, but it felt like there were several conflicts and plot points that needed a few more episodes to really do them justice.
overall, a 9.5/10 for me!
i found liu yuning to be so charming, and song zu'er gave such an amazing performance! i'm always apprehensive about enemies to lovers as a trope, because if it's not done well it can truly ruin the whole thing, but POB delivered!!! the chemistry was amazing, even when they were still enemies. it was done so well that i didn't even mind the slow burn. i was just thoroughly engrossed in their story and the tension between them.
and manman was such a well-written female lead. she was able to hold her own, intelligent and cunning but still genuine and deeply compassionate. wei shao was her perfect counterpart, politically minded but tenderhearted, careful and calculating but secretly (and not so secretly pretty quickly, lol) smitten with her from the beginning. watching wei shao struggle against his nature and past trauma to finally let himself trust her (and let his mind catch up to his heart) was incredibly gratifying.
my only real critique is that i felt like the ending was a bit rushed. everything is wrapped up, technically, but it felt like there were several conflicts and plot points that needed a few more episodes to really do them justice.
overall, a 9.5/10 for me!
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