The story and casting are good especially role by wangxingyue
Scent of Time" follows the story of Hua Qian, an ambitious young woman, who becomes infatuated with Zhong Yelan, the heir to a renowned Chinese incense empire. Determined to claim his affection for her own, she craftily schemes to steal his heart away from another woman. However, her plans take an unexpected turn, resulting in her family's downfall. Trapped in the consequences of her actions, she finds herself slipping into a mysterious coma.Miraculously, Hua Qian awakens to find herself back on her wedding day, presented with a unique opportunity to rectify her past mistakes. Can she navigate the complexities of love, ambition, and redemption, rewriting her own fate? Join her enthralling journey as she embarks on a quest to right the wrongs that led her to observe the sands of time.
The talented Zhou Ye takes on the role of Hua Qian, showcasing her versatility and captivating performances and wang xingye as zhong ziwu
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great storytelling, worth your time
The subtle hints strategically woven into the narrative of "Scent of Time" during its first half foretold an ending that was neither abrupt nor haphazardly planned. The storytelling and sequencing of events showcased a commendable mastery, allowing viewers to appreciate the well-thought-out conclusion. Personally invested in the main lead (ML) from the very beginning, the 29th episode beautifully portrayed an unselfish love that comprehends when to hold on and when to let go, delivering the closure the story merited.Intriguingly, the reality portrayed in the drama proved even more astonishing than the dream scenario. The female protagonist experiences love, albeit not in the specific terms she envisioned. Yet, this reality is depicted with a certain beauty, highlighting the complexities of genuine affection. The last episode's flashback, chronicling the ML's journey of falling for her and his unselfish attempts to express love and loyalty, provided a poignant touch that stood in stark contrast to the dream sequence.
While the wish for more airtime dedicated to showcasing physical affection between the characters lingers, the overall viewing experience remains stellar. "Scent of Time" managed to sidestep clichés, offering a refreshing take on love and relationships. The drama's ability to balance intricate storytelling, character development, and unexpected twists contributed to its distinction in a genre often criticized for predictability. In essence, it emerges as a compelling watch that transcends the conventional drama tropes.
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one of the best c-series for me
Where do I begin?… I was able to finish this in a day technically, started it mid day and ended it today around past 1 pm.In my opinion, this has got to be my most favorite c-series, from lost you forever, this has became my number 1 c-drama.
I was so immersed in this, FL I love her from back to the brink but not in everyone loves me, she’s was excellent here. She had so much chemistry with all the cast tbh.
a whirl wind of emotions indeed, This series made me laugh, cry, mad, happy, touched etc. countelsss times. I have nothing but praises but of crouse there’s room for improvement, I hoped they added more episodes I kept wanting to know more about certain situations, but over all this is such a beautiful series… it’s not shallow, but it’s truly remarkable and enjoyable, you’ll get a lot of hope, realizations, and lessons.
I love it so muchhhhu!!!!
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It's full of unexpected plot twists and the last one though... gosh I don't know what to feel about the last plot twist. I definitely don't hate it. It's a happy and reasonable ending but it's also somehow so sad. It's very unhinged but not in a bad way. It's overwhelming but in a good way. The night I finish it, I couldn't sleep. I just love it too much.
I know many don't like the last 3 ep, but if wasn't for it, this series wouldn't be this special and stay in my heart like this .
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I NEED EXTRA EPS AND SS2 SO BADLY!!!
I am very happy I found this drama. The story and plot was good especially the start and ending of the drama. I love our main actor and actress so much they did an amazing job playing the character. Others love the guard tgt with HQ, but I was team ZXW since the beginning and somehow the way they look at each other is just omg they have so much chemistry together. I just wish there is more eps or ss 2 to this drama because somehow ZXW doesn't have much screentime and I wish to see HQ and ZXW interaction after HQ woke up. AND they mentioned how ZXW has a mistress waiting for him to return for 2 years because he was busying taking care of HQ. I can tell how much ZXW loves HQ BEFORE & AFTER EVERYTHING without her knowing his feeling likeeeeeeee I need more of them.Pardon me, I am never the type of leave review but I just sign up to do it because I love SoT so much! IF anyone know where we can sign a partition for more eps or ss2 please let me know I would like to contribute!
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Do you think you can travel back in time to change everything?
At first read the synopsis written when the Girl went into the novel and become villain. I was reluctant to watch it.Luckily I click and watch it because of the Wang Xin Yue, I watch him first time at "One and Only" (almost of his series I watch.) I do like him. I was shock "Lin Yun Rui" was in this series. Hahaha
Anyway, the plot is totally amaze me. At first, I thought the Female Lead (Hua Qian) was really travel back in time and try to change her fate so she did not do same mistakes. But after rewatch, it is totally different.
She was actually in coma state and those were actually her wishes and her dreams.
NO, NO, NO.
She did not travel back in time, she did not change her past fate, what happen is already happen.
The second change that she has is to change her current fate. (*Nice ....)
And the best is, She thought the 2 cousins (Zhong Xi Wu and Zhong Ye Lan) were in love with Mu Yao.
But actually Zhong Xi Wu was already love her secretly since beginning and he save her many time.
He dare not to confess his feeling because he know that HQ in love with ZYL.
She will wake up from her coma and let go everything about ZYL then he (ZXW) dare to confess to HQ.
I would like to see how the plot goes till end..
Love it love it love it.. what a twist...
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Scent of Time or Scent of Dream.. the title itself is still a confusion in my mind.
Frankly, this plot had so many moments that turned me into a full sentimental mess. Anyone can find at least one similarity with the FL’s life that they’ve faced in their own reality: being misunderstood even when your intentions are good, watching people who aren’t that great receive all the limelight, or being last on someone’s priority list after you’ve literally dried yourself trying to fill their glass till it overflows.But honestly, I wasn’t looking for this level of melodrama when I picked this series. A reborn/second-chance-in-life trope is supposed to offer lot more than just crying, suffering, and emotional exhaustion. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say the writer’s bias towards certain characters in both dream and reality killed a lot of joy for me. Maids playing politics in the house creating chaos walked away with warnings, other butlers doing more shady things and face nothing yet only the FL’s father (who is supposedly rich and powerful) is convicted for one-time corruption, while walk free after his son's murder charges without facing any punishment and he couldn't even do anything about it . Some characters are openly involved in kidnapping and assassination, yet never caught, never punished. Justice took a long vacation in this drama.
So the plot goes like this: the FL travels back in time to correct her mistakes, and to some extent she does live up to that expectation. With all odds against her and being surrounded by betrayers and horrible people, she practically survives a humanity pandemic.
The ML remained utterly useless till the end. Pathetic in her dreams and reality. Even after she wakes up from the coma, people manage to hurt her right in front of his eyes. Honestly, I might also choose eternal slumber over him. A coma seems more peaceful and emotionally safer. But fine, for what it’s worth, he didn’t give up on her in real life, so applause for basic loyalty. The bar is low, but at least he didn’t trip over it.
I specifically hated Mu Yao and Ye Lan. I don’t know why, but even with all their tragedy, I couldn’t feel bad for them. No sympathy. No tears. Nothing. In fact, I would have loved it if the writer introduced an impotence issue in Ye Lan, making Mu Yan leave him. Perfect ending for this annoying couple.
Zhou Ye absolutely aces the bubble role and She was good here, but definitely not her best character choice. Someone like Sun Zhen Ni might have suited this role better. WXY was good as the ML, even with such limited screen time. The rest of the cast is filled with familiar, frequently seen faces.
bGM is good... styling is simple and worth one time watching.
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Compelling Drama with Exceptional Acting
The story in this drama is super interesting—I watched a bunch of episodes and got totally into the plot. However, when it was getting towards the end, I took a break because I had to wait a long time between each episode. Recently, I decided to get back into it after seeing some cool scenes on TikTok that reignited my interest. I've got to say, the acting is not just good, it's seriously impressive. Zhou Ye, even though she's young, is an awesome actress, and her performance is top-notch. It's like, she really brings the characters to life. So, if you're looking for something worth your time, this drama is totally worth checking out!Was this review helpful to you?
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Down understand the attraction of the two men who love Mu Yao, she is unattractive tome, I guess beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but she doesn’t even have a nice disposition either. Even getting beyond her being upset about her family’s situation she still is very ordinary to me expect she can fight and play an instrument. She was going after someone else’s boyfriend in the first place, despite the fact that she knew him and comforted him in the temple. Whoop doo. Didn’t like her, or Zhong Yelan, either I don’t he was confident about what wanted, and was too concerned with images. It’s to bad he got he wanted in the end , because he humiliated Hua Qian , and he could have just divorced , without humiliating her, she did need to be punish for what she did, but humiliated. The prince and Hua Rong Xiang were the only ones who deserved her. I enjoyed that this drama had a little different twist on the jealousy angle. Love Zhou Ye. Was this review helpful to you?
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It wasn’t what you expected and I’m sad for the romance
I really enjoyed watching this series and the first time I’m writing a review! I waited every day to see every episodes that comes!I wanted her to make a corrections of the mistakes she did in the her past life so I believe for her reincarnation!
As her wishes, I wanted to keep her family alive too but unfortunately it’s all a dream 🛌 and she’s been in a coma for over 2 years which made me disappointed 😢 from what the writer did ! She didn’t want to wake up from her happy dreams but when she finally accepted that the only one alive that really love her was Song Wie , she wakes up ! It’s not really romantic for me but I was hoping for a happy ending! I hope 🤞 so 😊 if his mother will finally accept her 🤞
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I loved the story
I found the story unique and interesting, it reflected something deep and honestly it was emotional for meIt is one of the drama that I believe was worth more attention
If anyone into deep stories i highly suggest this drama but be emotionally prepared.
The female lead was impressive i didn’t think she can do such a role but she nailed it
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A new outlook on villainess(es)
I was on a search for time traveling story plot right after watching A Time Called You with Ahn Hyo-seop and Jeon Yeo-been with a great twist compared to regular time-traveling dramas these days.I watched two of Zhou Ye’s previous works and loved her sparkling eyes, her acting needs some improvements however. So
I ventured on another one with her acting as a main lead hoping this will be something that would make a mark. And it did. More than expected. The feeling of overachieved is so much better than a disappointment. FR!
I didn’t think I’d have liked it as much as I do, probably 2 eps and left. Well, I finished 11 eps in one night. Needless to say, though I could hardly stay awake the next day, I couldn’t wait for the night to come so I could continue with her time-traveling adventures.
The story isn’t new yet how the director’s and script writers’ new takes on villainess(es) was beautifully done. The viewers get to see the reason behind the villainess(es)’s action. They are not a bunch of bad eggs. Sometimes, circumstances and their over-achieved character aka passion for love drive them to a rather darker road especially, when there are no one who would wait for them in the other end. The villainess(es) can change once they realize the ugly truth thus, knowing they are loved, care for like every other person.
On the other hand, the so-call kind and smart protagonist such as Mu Yao, Zhong Ye Lan could be so annoyed and heartless when the camera rolls are on them. The situation makes us viewers feel sympathy towards them however; their stubbornness and silliness (with a weak nature) are part of many reason we feel frustrated towards their decisions and actions. How could you be so one dimensional and still be loved by many (male partners?!)
This storyline gives me hope in a smarter, calculated yet kind and strong characters. For those that not naturally evil, they simply are strong-willed and know what they want, and go get it. As human, we all make mistake. They can change the path if they are given a new start. Though not everyone is lucky enough to have that. The same goes with Hua Qian, she thought she was given a second chance to revert her action and be a better person, to fix almost everything.
*******Spoiler: however, it was only a dream. She still needed to wake up and deal with the consequences. She was lucky to have someone who cared and stood by her the entire time. Some were perhaps not that fortunate.
I wish there was a couple more ep to really define a happy ending and how she recovered from her mental breakdown, start over. But, I understand how the writers wanted to leave it at that for us to linger, to imagine and to wish her a new start with her man, who had loved her since the beginning of time.
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