My Journey to You

Dark and different

This is probably the first time I had a little difficulty to keep up with a cdrama,though how bad the execution maybe.
Firstly,the total atmosphere and sets of the Gong house is very dark which was not very eye appealing and pleasing for me.Somehow I couldn't accustom myself to the House of the Gong's and especially the back hill.
I didn't get why in the first place the back hill existed and why do they need to live so discreetly.Its whole and sole purpose was only the 3 trials and not much more,which I felt was to drag on the story for a longer time.
The male lead,Gong Ziyi, and his aide Jin Fan were the only characters which were a bit pleasant.Others never made me interested in them.The romantic tracks between the 2 couples never attaracted me throughout the drama.They either lacked intensity or were always filled with suspicions.The track between Shangguan Qian and Gong Shangjue was very boring for me.The main lead couple were a bit better than the second couple.
From the beginning,each and every scene was only written to either arouse suspicions or just put us in suspense,but a solid plot was never presented.Every frame was only to keep on making us guessing but nothing else.
The constant fighting between brothers of Gong family,even though they face threat from Wufeng organisation,did not make any sense to me at all.
The last episodes has too many twists to be revealed and too many questions were answered but everything was a bit confusing.
Though the start of the drama seemed interesting,somehow I could not adapt to the drama,but the costumes were good.
Maybe it's not my cup of tea or maybe I didn't understand,but the plot failed in execution though it has an excellent story.

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Amazing but horrible ending

One of my favorite dramas. It had enough action, martial arts, and scheming to keep me engrossed, and thats pretty rare. I loved almost every character, the only thing was that the male lead was way too trusting and kind of simp the whole time 🤣🤣 but i still loved it. The one star off is for the ending. What a joke. It is one of my favorite dramas with THE WORST ENDING ive ever seen. Worse than just a cliff hanger, they give you no idea what happens in the end. If you watch this drama skip like the last 15 minutes. Because it ruined the show.

Watching it again 6 months later and its just as good as the first time. Honesty this is the only show that i havent had to fast forward parts that were boring or unnecesary. I feel like every scene is necessary in this show,that may be because there are less episodes that the normal 32-40 episode cdrama. The visuals and the martial arts scenes are unmatched and the cinematography is the best ive seen in probably any drama ive watched. The cast is the most beautiful cast ive ever seen. Almost every single character is drop dead gorgeous. And the funny sister character is my favorite from any drama ive ever watched,she makes me giggle all the time but also has her serious side which will break your heart when shes hurting. If youre contemplating watching it just do it! DONT SKIP THIS SHOW ❤️❤️

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Judging behind a screen is cowardice.

So, first off Esther yu . I did not like her for her acting, or so I thought. BUT I cannot form judgmental and petty critics just because she’s filthy rich and cute.
So, that was cowardice led by a tricky sense of superiority as a viewer. She has proved more then enough she deserve a compliment for gaining expertise and improving considerably her talent.
Watching this drama is like getting a hiccup during some episodes and being literally pulled in by other with unexpected twist. All cast was really good together, excellent job at casting, directing, and a special shut out to the gem that is Jolin jin. Uau, she’s magnificent. Honestly, the really insufferable thing of asian dramas lately is this trend of starving the actress and actor to a point that you concentrate more on the protruding bones of their bodies instead of the acting, which leaves such a sad , sad aftertaste. If you don’t have an eating disorder, just by watching them you might developed one. Back to the drama: there are spot not explained well, and the ending it’s caotici at best, even though very well performed. So, my final word: let these people eat so that we can enjoy the drama without getting anxious that one of them drop dead due to starvation.
Good job with the martial art parts, but a bit commercial.

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I Watched My Journey to You for Zhang Linghe, But Stayed for Cheng Lei

I just finished watching My Journey to You in 2025, and honestly, I started this drama mainly because of Zhang Linghe. Before watching, I did a little research about the story and the ending, and I saw a lot of people complaining about the open ending and how Zhang Linghe’s character was pretty annoying compared to the second lead. But the visuals looked so aesthetic that I decided to give it a try anyway.

It took me six months to finish this drama because it’s really slow-paced with lots of dialogue. In the beginning, I often watched it in fast-forward or while multitasking because, to be honest, it made me sleepy.

Everything changed around episode 18. There’s this scene where Gong Sangjue, played by Cheng Lei, is looking for Yuanzhi, who’s being hidden in a cabinet. Yuanzhi was paralyzed for a moment, so he bit his tongue to make himself bleed because Sangjue can smell blood. When Sangjue realized the smell wow, that scene was just so intense and cool.

That moment completely hooked me. I actually restarted the drama, but this time I focused only on Sangjue’s story and skipped everything else.

The drama itself is beautifully shot, full of poetic dialogue, and the story is actually good. But the pacing is slow and the heavy conversations can be a bit tiring. The main character, Ziyu, wasn’t really my favorite—he was way too obsessed with Yun Weishan and didn’t seem to care about his family at all. Meanwhile, Sangjue? He was amazing. Logical, mature, strict yet caring, and deeply protective of his younger brother. He follows the rules but knows when to fight for what’s right. And the way he was with Shangguan Qian? Total tsundere vibes, and I loved their chemistry even though I knew their story wouldn’t end happily.

By the end, the plot twists really showed how great this drama is, and honestly, it made me want to watch more of Cheng Lei’s works.

Overall, My Journey to You is worth watching if you appreciate aesthetics, complex dialogue, and layered characters. Just be ready for a slow burn. If I ever rewatch, it’ll be for Sangjue and Yuanzhi’s scenes only.

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Gong Shangjue is the real ML

Very biased review coming - nothing much about the drama, just me gushing over Cheng Lei!

I really love Zhang Linghe but Ryan Cheng overshadows him by miles in this one.. His ruthless 'villain' character was so multifaceted and believable - unlike most wooden unfeeling similar characters. I also get why MLs are usually the mean/mysterious ones.

I always find it weird like why would these mean/unfeeling people be the main characters and the nice and truly good people always end up being the 2ML. In real life, no one wants to fall in love with those kind of people. Seeing the swap in this drama made me realise that obviously not in real life but if in a drama, I guess I too prefer the mysterious handsome man~~

That being said, I don't think he's better looking than ZLH but man, his acting in here is just too good to overlook and it makes him soo attractive! And his character is not like the usual ruthless characters where they don't smile at all, look constipated and wooden all the time. I just couldn't help falling in love with Gong Shangjue <3

To be honest, the whole cast really did a very good job.. Don't know why I waited this long to watch this! (I know why - I had A LOT of reservations about Esther Yu - cannot deal with her usual baby voice, but everyone was right, she's really good in this). I would say I really watched the whole thing because of the cast and the camerawork - every episode is so beautiful, if they made it less black I'd probably be happier. The story itself is not without flaws, the flow of the story and the role of the spies could be made better so I'd only give a 7/10 for the story. The drama was saved by the beautiful cast and their acting skills.

Also going to pretend the last 5 minutes didn't happen.. What's with cdramas and their endings these days

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Great Potential but Sorry.

This drama had all the makings of a stellar drama. Good actors, great production, and a great idea for a drama. Sadly, the 2nd male lead overtook the male lead and he could give you such a nasty look, that it would stop you dead in your tracks. Normally, I love both actors but if you’re going to be a male lead then you should be written as one. I felt the FL wasn’t one. She got thrown to the curb while all the men in the family dealt with their own issues with each other.
Loved the sister. She added a bit of comic relief. Poor Jin Fan. But you love who you love. He had no choice from the start.
Did not appreciate the ending at all. If a person invests so much time in a drama trying to read fast subtitles and having to rewind them just to really read each word, it should be better than this.
Would not watch again. once was enough.

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A top tier mystery, martial arts, historical drama that will hold you in tight from start to finish.

I really enjoyed this drama! The dark tension, the suspense, the careful unfolding of the story lines and the development of some very complex characters all held my attention from start to finish and it definitely impressed me with it's top tier level of quality! The writing (plot, characters, setting, dialogue ... ), the performances, the OST and the cinematography were most often exquisite and there were many moments where a character's loyalty and love for another ... genuinely moved me. I hope that there will be a follow up series but, even if there isn't, this was time well spent. My feelings for each of the characters kept shifting and, for me that made this drama quite captivating. It was a memorable story with provocative leads and intricate relationships. And, I have to say, I'm actually quite sorry that I finished it and it was over so quickly. I wish I'd savoured it a little bit more. So I'll easily rate it at 9.0 to 9.5. I'll be re-watching it in the near future. And I will totally recommend it to you, if you're looking for a high quality, martial arts, historical drama. Honestly it's an excellent drama in all respects.

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The story really have a plot twist that will shocked you.

Yu Shuxin is the main female lead in My Journey To You that played the character role of Yun Weishan, the secret spy that will enter the Gong's residence. She proved to everyone that she's a very versatile Chinese drama actress and singer that can accept challenging and not her usual roles just like in Love Between Fairy and Devil and A Romance of the Little Forest and Sword and Fairy 6. She even lost some weights to be able to satisfy her role as a spy and requirements of the director. All the casts are very promising and the story is well written that the viewers will be captivated to watch until the end and having a 24 episodes is a bit short. For me I want it to be a long series or having a season 2.

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Grateful that supporting characters exists

It wasn't bad actually, it's just that when you don't like the main characters, you can't really enjoy a drama.

- ML : pretty much dislike him, because he didn't fit with the setting. Everyone was smart, cunning, manipulative and we have the ML who is not matching with the vibe with his naive and selfless character. I just hated the way he was behaving the FL trusting her at 100%, he didn't get angry about her manipulating him even once ? And the other thing I LOATHED about him is that as the head of the clan he should've made it his priority but instead he preferred romancing with the enemy. At some point, I didn't even know why he wanted to pass the 3 trials honestly.
At the end he redeemed himself a little and I feel like he had a development in his character but for me it wasn't enough to erased my bad feeling about him;

- FL : not much to say about her, she felt blank like a side character and not a MC, I'm just indifferent to her, I didn't like her nor did I disliked her. Her fighting scenes were great though.
(Unpopular opinion but I prefer Yu Shuxin with a more bubbly character & with her high pitch voice than this type of character)

- SFL & SML : SHOW STEALER, I swear they were the only one reason I finished this drama. The chemistry, their tension, the bath scene ? I was just so OBSESSED with them, I want to see this couple as main character in an other drama.
Shangguan Qian was amazing but I feel like we didn't see her fight enough, would've loved a lengthier fight scene with Shangjue.
Shangjue was everything the Gong clan needed as a leader but I guess he wasn't that ambitious, I was a little disappointed but it was coherent with his personality.

Conclusion : it wasn't my tea but if we have a S2 I'll watch it since I'm curious about a lot of things (and I want to see the baby 🥹)

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