STORY:
If you wanna know what to expect and how the story progresses, then read this.
Taiyuan arc was probably the longest and least questionable arc. Fuyao and Wuji first meet in Xuanyuan Sect, and surprise the male lead falls in love first! She gets caught up in a love triangle between her, eldest senior brother, and Peiyuan who likes eldest senior brother. Wuji always comes through and saves her when she’s schemed against by Peiyuan. Wuji was very playful in this arc while pretending to be the heir apparent of Taiyuan, it was really cute how he interacted with fuyao. They both end up meeting in the imperial palace later, with plots involving the prime minister. That’s when they both really started showing they liked each other. But the go separate ways in the end.
Tianquan arc was kinda short, basically Fuyao gets caught in another scheme due to Folian who likes Wuji and she finds out his real identity. She also gets into trouble with Wuji’s royal brother (a nasty snake i tell you). I feel like after the whole Folian incident she forgave Wuji a bit too easily considering she thought he liked someone else..
Tiansha arc creeps in as Fuyao leaves Tianquan and ends up becoming the ‘mayor’ of this desert city, another short section of the story. I kinda found that part of the story out of place, but it did show character growth and a lot of romance. It also focuses on the side characters, and how Fuyao’s group of friends end up helping Zhan Beiye who is plotted against by his two royal brothers. This arc was just a bit sadder than other arcs regarding the romance factor.
Xuanji arc is almost as short as Tianquan arc, with one rain scene I found a bit questionable lol. The key to this arc is Fuyao’s real background, though it was pretty predictable as the drama went on. What’s interesting is that Xuanji kingdom is run by females.
The ending arc was really rushed and finally goes into detail about Fuyao’s curses. This is probably the most lacking part of the drama as it was so rushed, and then the finale really made me go what the heck because of one character’s sad end (some of u will know who i’m talking about) and the final ending slammed in.
ACTING:
The acting was great, each character played their part well. Yangmi and Ethan had great chemistry, and honestly I wasn’t sure if I was gonna like Ethan (another one of my mom’s reasons for dropping, bc she thought he wasn’t handsome..sigh) but he grew on me~ I fell in love with his smile, and his portrayal of helplessness in the last arc was so impacting it made me cry. Yangmi and Ethan both did well portraying playful/mischievous characters at the beginning to more serious and powerful figures at the end.
Weiguang did a great job as Zhan Beiye, a dashing general who cares deeply for his people. I almost screamed when he made his first appearance bc he was so handsome riding his horse and in armor hehe.
Lai Yi also did wonderfully as the Heavenly doctor, someone who went through hell and had a lot of hatred as someone who sought revenge. I didn’t give him much attention in Three miles of Peach Blossoms, but this time his role carried a lot more weight in the drama. I look forward to seeing him in more dramas :)
Liu Yijin who played Qizhen the prime minister also did a great job of being a villain. I had also seen him shortly as a evil man in Lost Love in Times, though he didn’t have so much screen time. Anyways, he’s great at acting as a villain lolol.
MUSIC:
To be honest I barely noticed the OSTs except for two songs, one being "A Love is Hard to Wish For” sung by Lala Hsu.It was great for emotional scenes in the drama, and Lala Hsu is a great singer (I love her other songs). The other song is “Window” also an emotional song with beautiful lyrics.
REWATCH & OVERALL:
I only scored lower for rewatch because i’m not the type to rewatch dramas since I don’t even have enough time to watch new ones ;-; Also, if you really wanna go through 66 episodes again then go ahead - skipping is the key lol. Though it was indeed long, that’s also what caused me to feel so attached. I felt like I was traveling with Fuyao and her companions across the 5 kingdoms and facing adventures with them. The main characters also brought out themes highlighting the human heart. After finishing it, i really felt at a loss for what to watch next bc I was still having post-drama side effects.
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Story
The story has several arcs. The first few up till the 40s are really exciting and fast paced, but I found that it started to drag after that. However, the story picks up at the end and is pretty satisfying (for a Cdrama). It's, in essence, a love story, and it's the best love story I've seen. The progression of the main couple's relationship is very clear and natural. They don't just fall in love all of a sudden for a stupid reason, but instead slowly fall for each other through their experiences together. Their flirtatiousness in the beginning and their dedication for each other towards the end is truly the highlight of the story.
Acting/Cast
The two main actors were amazing here! Their chemistry was ummm...explosive. I think the whole cast did an amazing job worked really well together. Though the younger ones could improve, they all did their best and I was pretty satisfied with the acting overall.
Overall
The cinematography and the OST work really well together, the production looks really high budget, and the costumes are amazing. This show had some of the most artistic fighting choreo (I think it's the same as princess agents). It's pretty visually pleasing sometimes! I highly recommend this show especially if you're pretty new to dramas. If anything, just watch for the OTP!
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If you like historical dramas, then You must watch this series.
This is my 2nd fav. Series . This is the only series in which I cried more than 3 times ,this is the best series I have ever seen. I must say this is the best series , amazing. story , plots ,scheme, every this have it's meaning..which connects every thing together. But at last it's bet mix or not cleared. It should had been more clear .All the characters played very well , but some characters which died should not be killed, there should be turned in any other mean but, btw, every turning point is very touching..
In ep 39 or 40 I literally cried like hell . In this ep. There was really touching sense, and that dialogue I loved it..(the people who I .....) I don't spoil . Or and I liked that poem written by wuji..
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Is It A Good One Or Skipable!?
I wasn't sure at first whether to start this drama or not.Additionally, the rating was too high, but I still wanted to test it.
I finished it in two weeks.
But in just 5 days, I finished the first 30 episodes. because it was so fascinating.
But after that, I think the show lost its way and started to get tedious and annoying.
Around episode 60, the storyline started to pick up steam once more as we got closer to the finale.
And everything ended well (Somewhat Satisfying).
Acting: Yang Mi and Ethan Juan, the leads, did a fantastic job!
My particular favourite medical sage cast members were Zong Yue (Yi Lai), Zhan Beiye (Gao Weiguang), and Xaio Qi (Sunday Jiang).
But, unexpectedly, at the end, I felt love for just an evil character:-
Feng Jing Fan, also known as Folian (Rain Wang),
Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed this drama! & The Experience Exceeded My Expectations
Though I'm not sure why, I don't think this one is worth revisiting...
But if you have not watched it yet, you should definitely do so.
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Sorry no Spoilers but guess the ending's a .....
Well, this was one of the first dramas I've seen that is a Chinese historical genre related and for a fact I had never even thought that I would be so interested in the plot and the storyline so much. It had various elements highlighted such as how a woman though in a period where women were overlooked by men in terms of strength, talent, efforts and intelligence takes upon herself to find her birth secrets and the truth for her abandonment as she was an infant and grows into a powerful woman who is independent and depends on herself to pass through all hardships.The drama is a fantastical romantic historical dramas portraying equal importance on both men and women roles. Both the lead characters were acted out well as well as the cast has done justice to the piece. Don't worry about the ending 'cause most of the dramas I watch are the happy ones. To speak the truth this drama was quite lengthy and at a point felt like it was a waste of time and that the writer was just making ways to make it lengthy but it was quite enjoyable though.
I do recommend this drama very much, both the leads are my favorite especially (Yang Mi) and it is a piece that one can binge watch along with their friends...
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When a drama has the female lead's name in the title, you expect great things from her.
My biggest issue with Legend Of Fu Yao, is the main character herself, Fu Yao, who lacks .....I don't know how to describe it, ambition? Agency maybe? I mean, she's the main character, the drama is named after her and yet she probably does the least out of all the characters. She has no goals, no ambition, no anything. She just reacts to what's happening around her and does nothing for herself. She's always helping this character or that, or is trying to get out of some situation. In the beginning there's this half-hearted attempts to find out about her identity but even that gets waylaid pretty much the same day she sets out to find out some clues.Other problems:
Plot holes - This drama is packed with plot holes.
Characters - Too many characters with their own problems and backstories and etc. I wouldn't have minded that so much, if it didn't highlight how the main character in contrast, didn't have her own goals and ambitions.
Ending - This is my second c-drama and all I can say is, what's with c-dramas and endings? It's like their achilles heel. Let's hope this trend doesn't continue.
I probably could have forgiven the problems if I enjoyed Legend Of Fu Yao but the truth is I didn't. The main character was problematic and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't empathise with her or even like her that much. The maid lead on the other hand, was much more interesting, he was sly and manipulative and I enjoyed his character.
Despite not liking this very much, I have to say that I did watch all of it and barely did any skipping, so I guess I found it alright while I was watching it. It's just that at the end I was left dissatisfied and feeling that I wasted my time.
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Yeah I've drop this...
Congratz to this drama to become the first drama that I've drop this year. Haha.... How much I hope I can endure this drama due to Yang Mi. But the overall story make me less and less interested with the whole picture. Even the flirting between our lead can't make me hang on to this drama, more over because all of the dubbing also make me less and less interested with this drama.Long time heard about this drama really make me interested to watch this. But for me this drama talk about too many kingdom that I need to put my attention, too many political issue that I don't give a damn care. If only they finished one kingdom at a time maybe I can endure more. But for me, one kingdom haven't finished they already move to another kingdom. That's just too much. More over about the 5 color stone and it's connection to Fu Yao still also so long to talk about.
And that's it. Enough too many things happen in the drama just push my button & I just can't take it anymore
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I wanted to like this drama soooo bad but serious, it was a train wreak. I'm not going to continue wasting my time on this this show. STORY:
The plots is mostly predictable. When it’s not predictable, it goes downhill.
I skipped so many parts of this show. it was unbearable to watch!
The beginning when Jing Chen and Yang Mi have something going on, I thought it was setting up for something good, but nope.
When Fu Yao was in disguise, they should have let the actresses who played the disguise take over until Fu Yao didn't need it anymore. The viewers just saw Fu Yao's face and not the disguise's face, it look the magic away from the show.
The chemistry between Fu Yao and Wu Ji is so plain af. Fu Yao don’t show any sign of falling in love with Wu Ji, but always have flashbacks to the “cute” times. Wu Ji have some signs of liking Fu Yao but he always end up using it Fu Yao. I can see Fu Yao and Wu Ji being friends, but definitely not a couple.
Lanzhu was cute and all, chasing after Bei Ye.
I thought Fu Yao could end up with Jing Chen or Bei Ye, not Wu Ji.
If they really wanted Fu Yao and Wu Ji to be together, they need a better plot line for the love story.
I don’t care if Love is not the main focus point of this drama, but if they gonna have a love story, ATLEAST MAKE IT GOOD!!!
ACTING/CAST:
This drama have so many good and famous actors/actresses and yet have a horrible storylineThis drama have so many good actors/actresses and yet have a horrible storyline!
A few cast the from "Eternal Love", while is one of the best drama. They have an actresses who had a small part in "Princess Wei Young".
The actress Yang Mi, was amazing in “Eternal Love” but this show is a no. Her body language & how the character acts is almost the same as “Eternal Love” but she’s trying so hard make it look different.
The actor Ethan, is decent in other dramas but this one is just a no. His expressions r over done, in his other dramas it fits the characters but it doesn’t fit Wu Ji.
Ethan's face expressions is just so bad, even in his other dramas.
MUSIC:
I like most of the music, and might add some of the songs in my playlist. I have some of the songs in my playlist already, no known that it was in this drama.
REWATCH VALUE:
Considering that I'm gonna stop watching this show at ep 30, I'm not going to rewatch this.
if someone can change my mind about the direction of the show, I may reconsider, but for now, I'm not finishing this show nor rewatching the parts I have watched.
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The overall story is mysterious and the curiousity for the viewers just keeps growing every episode. WHO IS THE MAIN LEAD?!! WHERE HE FROM? WHY IS HE SO HOT LMAO? and Fu Yao is just as amazing!! She’s everything you want from a strong female character. She’s strong but has room for growth, she’s loyal, honest to a fault and she doesn’t take crap from anyone. THE REST OF THE CAST IS ALSO AMAZING! If there is a second lead, he is just the second lead! It ain’t gonna give you second lead syndrome which we all hate! And I’m still waiting for it to appear but it isn’t as STRONG AS THE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THE LEADS!! I love the story between all the characters, the friendship, the betrayals (growth) and REVENGE!!! LETS GET IT!
Also the story doesn’t drag on for too long and keeps you satisfied every episode. HOPE YALL GIVE THIS A CHANCE! And I love yang mi, she’s one of my fave actress next to zhao zanilia! For fans of eternal love (three lives) and princess agents, this will fulfill ya hearts dream of a strong female character with them happy vibes and its being played by YANG MI!
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more time and more dull
this drama started good.. event though the plot was nothing new, the characters were not dull(at first). but after fl discovers ml's indentity, everything goes downhill.. i came here after watching alchemy of souls,. In every episode, i would enticipate a cool from any of the leads... but u feel like the writers purposefully want to dissapoint you. one the worst wasted potential of cool moment is when dead ml comes back.. those who watched will know how stupid and dull it was... wasted potentialWas this review helpful to you?
