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Well said. I believe a lot of people are misunderstanding the point here.

I believe there is a misunderstanding. I am not talking about romance here. Your points are valid in the building of feelings. What I am talking about is the visual chemistry, the vibe. Many leads with tragic past have slow burn romance but the moment they meet it is magic and electrifying if there is chemistry. Otherwise it is meh.... that is what's missing at least for me.

I maybe in minority here but I don't see any chemistry between the leads. I always thought that finally when these two are paired up it will be awesome but it feels lacklustre. Basically in front of Bai Lu & the character she is playing WXY is not holding up as a ML. Independently as a character he is great. Anyways, hope everyone else feels opposite to me, then they can enjoy the drama in its entirety. Was just too disappointed so wanted to share. Happy watching!

Very apt review. I too felt last 4 eps could be better. I got tired watching the same thing.

Yeah and by last eps I was like I cannot take any more tears, please give some love and laugh. As expected of c drama reunion was like 1 min or less.

Thank you for explaining and I am happy that its a hit. I binge watched this drama and my eyes are puffy.

Please tell me this drama is a hit ? I think it will be truly sad if gems like these loose against series which are total crap but still gain popularity. Delightful drama. Thumbs up to the whole team.

I am on Ep6 and just realised that majority of this drama will be Politically focused and that too on one scenario which is Nanzhao. It diverts so completely from S1 that besides the cast you don't get the feel & vibe of Imperial Coroner. Plus I already know who the main villain is, it's not very creative like in S1. Hope it excites me enough to complete the drama otherwise I will be very disappointed as I have been eagerly waiting for this series.

Is that the interpretation you are going with from what I said? ok

Being from India I guess centuries of mindset and prejudice will not change so soon. There are a set of rules by which women are defined in Asia. So while they want to show a strong FL it's through their narrow minded glasses.

What do you mean by if we look at the FL as the bad guy? I just could not find the perspective that was the FL character and eventually dropped the drama when she acted in such an extreme way upon learning ML double lives. I was tolerating her until then and that moment especially since I barely felt the romance between the leads I just dropped it. I understand in the script ML betrayed her and all but she acted as if ML truly was the villain which contradicts her major belief about script rules and ML being the hero.

I dropped the drama coz of FL character. It was like a slap in the face and I truly don't know if screenwriters in China just don't know how to write a strong FL lead.

Rare to find someone not liking this drama like me. Even 7 was generous from me keeping in mind that I did not see last 4 eps, I got so bored. It felt more like a Bai Lu drama, even the ML was like a prop to me honestly. I understand she is the top billing but it was too much. You already have a newbie (relatively) ML, so pushing Bai Lu all the time was overkill even though I like the actress.

Thank you Mika for bringing such news to us International fans.

Summed it up quite well. I feel so bad for the Actors. Cheng Yi really needs to broaden his script hunting. Like you I gave 7.5 for the hard work of the crew & the initial arc before they are stupidly separated. Can't believe I actually finished a sad ending drama (which I avoid ) without crying for the leads.

I started this drama a year back and binge watched till 35 or so eps...but Hao Chen irritated me so so much that I thought to take a break. I re-started again few months back and now the sister who I could ignore last time is giving me serious headache. You don't know how much I am dying to complete this drama. Maybe one day I will have the patience to ignore the sister and Hao Chen. Cheng Yi is fabulous in this.

Good point but let's take LLTG for example. Both leads did not know love, hell the ML had a horrible childhood but their slow burn was off the charts even when they were just strangers. I am just trying to make a point that this set up is not new but it is handled badly by the Director since LOVE is the other side of the coin for this drama.

Ahh glad somebody discussed this, I have been wondering the same for so long. Title is Sword and BELOVED, prophecy is "unstoppable in love". My question is WHERE IS THE LOVE? They feel like bosom friends rather than two people in slow burn. this not the first drama to capture slow burn for couples with obstacles but here it is dead especially after ep 13. Even their reunion fell flat. Director should be sued.

Soft voice is not the issue, its feel flat in many scenes.

I started the drama last night, finished 4 eps up till 4 am and I am dying, somebody save me. I missed Cheng Yi so much. Only thing I dislike is the VA. Does not suit either him or the character.