Liz
USA
You either love or hate it
I don't usually write reviews but it seems like a lot of people either loved or hated it, not much seen in between. I hope this review will be helpful to someone wondering if they should start it or not.
Story: The storyline itself is good. I thought it was quite solid. I just didn't like the execution of it that much. I could tell the actual story was interesting and it hooked me in quickly. I wish they had spent more time on Xie Yun's backstory instead of giving Li Yan and Yang Jin as much screentime as they did. Pei's backstory as well was rushed. There were a lot of unnecessary side characters imo. Aside from this, it was an interesting watch. I just skipped over a lot of extra stuff that gave nothing to the plot. I'm guessing the directors wanted it to be more comedic at times? But that kinda failed.. This drama should have only been 36 eps max.
Acting/Cast: I watched this for Yibo and this is his best role yet. I love all of his facial expressions. He's proven that he is such a versatile actor. Not only could he pull off the cold role in Untamed, but he also nailed this role too. He carried the drama for me! Liying is well-loved by many. I do like her costumes and makeup in this drama though. She looked very cute and young. I actually held this drama off for quite a while because I'm not really a fan of Liying but she was decent in this drama. Chuchu and Li Sheng were okay too. Nothing phenomenal to me.
Music: The OSTs are pretty good. I really like Yibo First Rays and Liu Yiuning's No Extravagance.
Rewatch: Don't think I would rewatch this. I skipped a lot. If I did, I would only watch clips/MVs made by others on youtube.
Overall: I get why it disappointed some, but I still think it's worth a one-time watch. Especially you are a Yibo fan, I highly recommend this drama. This drama also gave me TVB 80s series vibes so if you're into that, I recommend checking it out and giving this a chance.
I saw a lot of people complaining about how the scenery/props look fake. I honestly didn't notice... I have seen and watched worse than this. I don't think you should drop an entire drama due to just that.
Story: The storyline itself is good. I thought it was quite solid. I just didn't like the execution of it that much. I could tell the actual story was interesting and it hooked me in quickly. I wish they had spent more time on Xie Yun's backstory instead of giving Li Yan and Yang Jin as much screentime as they did. Pei's backstory as well was rushed. There were a lot of unnecessary side characters imo. Aside from this, it was an interesting watch. I just skipped over a lot of extra stuff that gave nothing to the plot. I'm guessing the directors wanted it to be more comedic at times? But that kinda failed.. This drama should have only been 36 eps max.
Acting/Cast: I watched this for Yibo and this is his best role yet. I love all of his facial expressions. He's proven that he is such a versatile actor. Not only could he pull off the cold role in Untamed, but he also nailed this role too. He carried the drama for me! Liying is well-loved by many. I do like her costumes and makeup in this drama though. She looked very cute and young. I actually held this drama off for quite a while because I'm not really a fan of Liying but she was decent in this drama. Chuchu and Li Sheng were okay too. Nothing phenomenal to me.
Music: The OSTs are pretty good. I really like Yibo First Rays and Liu Yiuning's No Extravagance.
Rewatch: Don't think I would rewatch this. I skipped a lot. If I did, I would only watch clips/MVs made by others on youtube.
Overall: I get why it disappointed some, but I still think it's worth a one-time watch. Especially you are a Yibo fan, I highly recommend this drama. This drama also gave me TVB 80s series vibes so if you're into that, I recommend checking it out and giving this a chance.
I saw a lot of people complaining about how the scenery/props look fake. I honestly didn't notice... I have seen and watched worse than this. I don't think you should drop an entire drama due to just that.
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