Blossom

Marty! We gotta go back... to show those cheating !@#$

Blossom

Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Mystery, Historical
Episodes: 34
Streamed on: Viki

Plot Summary:

Our heroine gets cheated on, poisoned, and murdered in the space of a couple of days. Luckily the universe was like “aw hell nah!” and sent her back in time with a cheatsheet to her childhood to live her life out again. With this second chance, she’ll need to avenge her mother, get pre-revenge on everyone that wronged her in her past life, and stop the country from falling into war… maybe finding love along the way.

Characters & Cast:

Main Characters: Ships.
Li Yun Rui ⇒ Song Mo / Yan Tang
Meng Zi Yi ⇒ Dou Zhao / Shou Gu

Villains: Notable actors.
There are so many villains. Most of the cast of the show that isn’t the OTP are villains. Maybe not Granny’s group… though
even some of them turn. Can’t trust no ho’ on these Blossom streets.

Special Mentions
Li Bai Hui ⇒ Dou Ming
Coming from the generation that birthed emo music, the famous saying; “Whores don’t get a second chance” comes to
mind… But man… I wish she did though. 😢

Best of OST:

Ooooh the leads singing! My favourite!
https://youtu.be/mBGnxcC0KiM?si=ThtAeI2IiuH3d0ld

For a historical drama, the OST really sets the mood. This drama’s OST does a good job of that.
https://youtu.be/PV_jzr4UQs8?si=jyc4pfgjzraksgVt

Gripes:

Being filial. This whole requirement. It’s crazy. I mean I get it, but they take it to the extreme. So I guess I don’t really get it. I think if my dad cheated on my mum I’d stop being filial there. Maybe after his actions caused her death. Yeah there too. Maybe after trying to marry my rich ass off for political gain. Yeah there too. Sheesh. Shitty parents shouldn’t get special treatment.

I’m not talking about parents that tried and failed. They deserve respect, but parents that are spiteful and act against you shouldn’t be rewarded for busting a nut that one time. At some point somethings gotta give, and earlier than the point at which it does in this show.

Re-watch:

**Would I watch it again?**
Yeah, it’s a good drama.

**Would I watch it with my brother?**
Yeah. I think this borders on what he’d find a good watch.

**Would I watch it with my kid?**
No. I don’t think this is a drama I’d show my kid.

Final Thoughts:

All’s well that ends well. This was a bumpy and stressful ride. I felt like the couple could have gotten together sooner, and been around each other more. But the drama skirted the edge of having a good balance of romance, angst, politics and action. The juice was worth the squeeze.

Rating:
8.5/10

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Really good

Pro: I love how much romance was in here. I love how they developed earlier than other dramas. The main leads were very good. Love that nothing happens to the elder (cause usually the elder is cut off) I love the story line of the mains. There is a good twist at the end which truly made the story make more sense. At first I was a bit like why would they make these characters do this and that and then it got better. Overall a good watch.

Con: The story got a bit slow or just like huh why? It was not an ultra compelling story line. Characters being villains that was just not too significant.

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At the first time I watch not because don't know this drama, but there is comments said it's good. So, I tried to watching.

STORY

The first thing I thought is like others drama, who transmigration to the past. And the plots made it progresses and wow it's good.
The story line when DZ transmigration to the child it's make sense when she growth and success in business. She know if stay at home it will not changed, rather than stay in her grandmother's house.
The fate DZ and SM it's not like love at first sight, it's just there is you in a round me. DZ didn't wanna to involve with SM, but she wanna to changed, so SM not revolt and died.
The plots actually not really wide range, just you see in the first before transmigration you will know who is the villains. But, it's really interesting to watch and some cast make it lively in this drama.

CHARACTER

DZ, actually she know what I can do and don't. She know what her limited and strong willingness. She just wanna all people around her is safe and happy. She didn't avoid the problems and solving this with all she can do. And make sense with her weakness is can't do self defense, so she recruiting two maid.

SM, just like general. He so brave and courage, but very strategies. At first he is really brutal and easy to angry but, it's depends of situation. Slowly in the end he can calm and suppress emotions.

CAST

MZY, I know her in some dramas and variety shows. She so pretty and cheerful every time. I think her acting is good and just like how the behind the scenes will be laughable. Because she always make some comments silly, haha.

LYR, I know him in some dramas and keep running. I actually didn't expect he will be the ML, because I saw him in every dramas I watched hehe. But, his acting is good and you can looking forward with his dramas.

OST

I think I love all the OST because I love soft music and it's really made well. There is song who sing the ML and FL too. But, it's not really catching, but you can listening that.

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A Visual Feast of Absolutely Artistically Brilliant Cinematography

This drama was such a visual feast. This drama had one of the best cinematographies I have ever watched in a Chinese drama. The director was the star of the drama for me. The cast was really nice. Though I am not much of a fan of the FL's acting, she did a decent job here. The story was great until episode 20, in my opinion. Later, I felt the story slowed down a bit for my liking, but great direction and cinematography made me stay as a viewer. This has one of the most beautiful wedding scenes in the history of Chinese drama, in my opinion. I absolutely loved this drama. This was one of the best dramas of 2024.

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A charming drama with sweet romance

Blossom starts off really strong with a beautiful setup, well-done visuals and a romance that slowly builds in a natural and touching way.
The two main characters have great chemistry and I liked how the story focused on their emotional connection.
The female lead stands out with her intelligence and calm strength.
There are also some really memorable scenes between the couple that were filmed beautifully and they had this gentle intensity.
The pacing in the first half feels just right with each episode giving something new without feeling overwhelming.
It was also refreshing to see a drama where the romance doesn’t rely on cliches or unnecessary misunderstandings.
But after the main couple got married, I did feel like the energy dropped a bit.
The story started to slow down, and some parts felt stretched or less interesting compared to how things were in the beginning.
The emotional tension that made the earlier episodes so engaging wasn’t really there anymore and I found myself waiting for something big to happen but it never quite did.
The atmosphere which was beautiful at first started to feel a bit too cold or flat as the drama went on, probably because it was always set in winter. But overall, I enjoyed watching Blossom and it has enough heart and visual charm to keep me hooked.

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I am not going to lie I loved the beginning but somewhere towards the middle it started getting a bit boring, for me at least.

The plot is good and I generally like - justice is served/ revenge - type of dramas. The directing was amazing in the beginning of the series, though I did feel that as the drama was progressing it lost a bit of that WOW factor which was very prominent in the start. For some chapters (around the middle of the drama) the overall tone changed VERY noticeably into what seemed to me as slice of life + happy go lucky. Afterwards it partially regained some of it, the peak being towards the end. But it was still "contaminated" with the previous genres. I really liked the visuals all the flowers were really pretty and when mentioning visuals it is compulsory to say how gorgeous the Main lead is with that half silver half black hair, I hope he wears it in another drama as well.

Delving a bit more into the story, I was surprised at how the fl absolutely loathed her stepmother, but at the same time found it relatively easy to forgive or at least be okay with her father. And I am saying that because her mother LITERALLY committed suicide bc of the these two's betrayal. This is a topic that (combined with what the fl went through in the og lifetime) made her super distrustful of marriage, love and trust between a couple. That's why to me it seems a bit unrealistic, how she kept wanting to have a relationship with him, after all that and after everything that he kept doing or allowing his brother to do to her (e.g. engaging her to the marquis, her past life's ex- despite him not having a good reputation). I am not saying her father was the worst person in the series, he definitely had some good traits like compassion, BUT he also had a TON of negative one such as being disloyal, cowardly, indecisive, egotistical, dishonest etc. Also I get the stepsister was not bad in this life but are we supposed to just forget the fact that she poisoned the fl in the previous life? I'm not saying the fl should've taken any action towards her, but that the best action would've been to not associate with her at all. And definitely not eat any of the food she sends (or leave my friends eat it).

I LOVED the leads' chemistry in the beginning but as the story progressed the sizzling heat in their eyes seemed to wane a bit. Also the music was good, but looking back after finishing it I can't remember any particular song that stuck with me.

All in all, I liked it but I probably wouldn't rewatch it except for the beginning only.

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A must watch show!!!

This show has truly been so great to watch it was just a fresh of breath air. Everything about it was good the acting, story and the music wow. The way this story moved and got good after each episode was amazing it kept you in your toes and the anticipation. The ending was so unexpected and the way this unfolded you would have never guessed it.

I love a strong woman lead and this series didn’t disappoint at all she was smart and fought for what she believed in and never backed down and that’s why I love her so much.

When the male lead and the female lead final became a couple I wa crying cause now they are not just any couple but a power couple who fight for each other and protect each other no matter the cost. The love these two share is just so beautiful and pure and that’s makes them the best couple ever!!!

Overall Blossom is that show you will want to go back to and just rewatch it’s just that comfort show and I highly recommend it it’s definitely a great show!!!!!!!

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Best Cdrama

When I started watching Blossom, I assumed it would just be another typical story, like A Perfect Marriage Revenge or Marrying My Husband. But I was completely wrong—this drama is in a league of its own!

Everything about it is absolutely captivating, from the plot to the characters. What stands out the most is the female lead. She’s so intelligent and resourceful that you can’t help but believe no one can outwit her as long as she’s around. Her presence alone elevates the entire storyline.

I used to underestimate C-dramas, but Blossom has completely changed my perspective.

P.S. If you haven’t started watching this yet, do yourself a favor and dive into it now. You’re missing out on something truly exceptional!

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what’s not to love

I am biased but finally confirming there are 2 sets of twins on the show have really cemented this show for me. I’d love to see a spinoff of adventures with Song Mo and then Lu twins and see adventures of Dou Zhao and the Su twins with Mr. Chen as well lol. even though this drama had many episodes cut it is not as noticeable as some. I also read online the WebNovel and as confusing as the translation was, I’m glad it is somewhat different in many areas. in terms of star power, again biased, I already had high hopes for Li Yunrui it’s Jian Yong that surprised me and made me want to look into j]him as an actor more. I loved seeing familiar faces and discovering new faces. can we all agree that Ming and Ansu are absolutely stunning. I have 2 more eps to go but can say for sure this is on my rewatch list. and maybe if we’re lucky like they have with some before, they’ll release the full series as a special. if you’re in the fence, don’t be. the story is great, cast, great, scenes, lighting, ost awesome. did I mention the leads are also singing here. A+ hands down.

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