Whew
Round of applause for the first few episodes! Intensity and cinematography were CHEFS KISS! First half was great, I cannot stress it enough but that is where the downfall lies. The storyline kind of slacked off, things were getting slow and mediocre, and our main characters were losing their spark- it was almost like a healthy, married couple.. where there is just no drama... which is ironic. But overall It was a good with a great ending.Was this review helpful to you?
one of my 2024 fave
Started off strong, mid was super slow, ending was great but felt rushed. No extremely hateful characters and unnecessary constant suffering, which I really appreciate. (giving Blossoms in Adversity) Many funny moments and characters, reasonable dialogues, makes it all worthwhile. First time watching this male lead and he is NOT bad at all, I've definitly been sleeping on him. But overall love it, but didn't reach my all time faves list.Was this review helpful to you?
WOW.
I don't think I need to say anything. It's an All-time favorite! Would recommend to everyone who loves feeling a rollercoaster of emotions throughout the series. There is a mix of comedy, heartbreak, tragedy, and 2 kinds of love. A creepy, one-sided love and a truely magical love. This show is super long, so you should expect some boring parts BUT OVERALL great great drama ❤️ I love the character dynamics even tho some of them makes me want to pull my hair out but that is part of the joy of watching this! I LOVE YOU PHOENIX AND DADDY PUCHI!Was this review helpful to you?
Nuh uh
Again, I am writing this yearsss later. All I rememer was that I LOVED Whirlwind Girl 1 so my expectations was crushed, but I still gave a benefit of the doubt even after the main actress change. One hope I held on to was Yang Yang coming back. But he didn't. I felt like I wasted my time. Mind you, I still fell in love with Ji Chang Wook, even tho his dubbing was AWFUL LMAO. (I think moved on to see some of his korean dramas). I would have totally skipped this one and suffer the cliff hanger from the first season.Was this review helpful to you?
SLAYED
9.8/10 SLAY THE MF HOUSE DOWN 😩🥵Dont know how this MASTERPIECE completely slipped out of 2023 for me. I blame it on The Starry Love for making me go into a show slump because of that ending LOL.
BUT this was the first show that I watched in a while that HIT me like Ashes of Love did. (AOL is still my top tho). LOVED LOVED. Phenomenal storyline and acting, sooooo CHEFS KISS. Loved Bai Lu, loved Wang Xing Yue, Loved my baby Yan Lin (who deserves the world) LOVED Zhang Ling He. CANT wait for his upcoming shows.
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tramatizing
I watched this when I was a literal child. I do not remember much but the fact that it was so heartbreaking. One day, when I am bored, I will rewatch it and give a solid review. But for now, I like anything that is gut-wrenching as long as there is a happy ending, which I hear this show does not have.Was this review helpful to you?
pleasantly surprised
I think this was my first modern Chinese movie. I have seen all the hype and I am pleasantly surprised. This was so good. I thought I would be able to predict some plot lines, but there were so many plot twists. I was just as emotional as you'd expect it to be. Acting was phenomenal; you could truly feel it through the screen. Not really a happy ending, but it is an ending I am satisfied with because justice was served no matter what. Loved it.Was this review helpful to you?
Good, 2nd fave of 2024
It was good for the most part. Love the intensity. Great plot and interesting storylines; I have no bad thing to say except that it lacks in the romance depth department (prolly because of the real-life age gap), AND the ending was lowkey....weird? IDK, whatever it was, the rest of the story is holding it together. loved Wang Xing Yue tho! He's finally got his woman after losing so much in previous roles ahhahWas this review helpful to you?
SO GOOD
Phenomenal.It was very refreshing from the start, with a very smart and reasonable FL. I loved her through and through, aside from one or two of her decisions, but i don't blame her- she carried a lot of burden. Props to the actress, she did an outstanding job portraying the strength and raw emotion of the character.
There were so many lovable characters, and the "bad guys" were not so bad to the point of frustration. It was also kind of refreshing to see how the main lead's love story isn't the main part of the show. I love how they both had very serious roles that also acted as barriers to their relationship.
Overall, this show was a breath of fresh air. Loved it.
My only criticism is that it lacked emotional depth; sure I cried a few times but I NEED something to damage my soul for it to be memorable hahah.
Overall 9/10
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it was good
I did not like it as much as I wish I wanted to? It was definitely still good but again, another forgetable one. This was the first show where I loved the second leads more, (not their ending tho). Here's what I wrote at the time:8.5/10. Very solid. I loved it but it left me empty. I felt like the last episode was VERY rushed and it wasn't necessarily a happily-ever-after ending but i guess it was implied.
I would recommend watching it because everything about it was perfect until towards the end. But if you want a good HEA, then I recommend skipping this one.
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i liked it
Another one that I really liked but it was forgetable. Loved the story and acting. Here's what I wrote at the time:Fantastic. Beautiful actors, great acting. Ngl, the plot was all over the place and can be confusing at times, but just trust the process and the plot always comes together seamlessly.
Very funny, great characters and this is literally the ONLY Chinese drama that I've watched where the parents of the main characters who are the "king/queen" or in this case, the "city master" aren't evil scheming monsters. I actually LOVED both parents of the main leads. And I'll never forget my fave duo Bai Bai and Rui Rui.
It does get boring and draggy in some parts but overall drama is an 8.5/10 but the ending is 9.5/10. Great dama, highly recommend.
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Oh...
Ooh ooh ooh. This one hurt. Many years later, I could still feel the lingering pain. Too much pain. Do not recommend TBH haha. Here's what I wrote at the time:it was good. First half was GREAT. This show was the definition of an emotional rollercoaster...literally. This show would make you feel happy, sad, mad, excited ALL in the same minute! You would definitely cry abt 58 times while watching this. I gotta warn you tho... when it was 3/4 of the way i became so emotionally exhausted that i felt heartless... that is the reason i didn't give it 10 stars. It hurt so bad that i didn't care anymore... i hated everyone (except sifeng ofc) and hoped they suffered as much as our ML did. overall it was a great ending, our main characters definitely deserved it after everything they've been through...
However, I give 100/10 stars for the ONE kiss scene tho! iykyk😉😋
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I think I liked it?
Nah, Im sure I liked it... at the time. But again, to be honest, I do not remember a thing. I watched this after that banger of Ashes of Love, expecting another xianxia masterpiece, but it was lacking in various parts. Here's what I wrote at the time:UPDATE: Well... I'm finally done. The last couple of episodes did have me in tears however, I think this show deserves no more than a 7 because of the ending but I cannot bear to give it a low rating after all the happiness I felt in the first half of the show. I loved this but the ending felt very rushed so I will be changing my rating from a 9 to an 8.
Sooo, I’m like 3/4 done w/ the show and gahdamn the men in here is fine asffff esp Xuan Ji and Cinnamon ifykyk… you guys have my heart <3.. anyways, love the story plot, very interesting and funny. Character dynamics is PHENOMENAL.. they all have their own traits that I absolutely love abt them… I will make an update as soon as I finish the show, which I’m low key scared to cuz ppl say it’s not a happy ending :( WOULD RECOMMEND SO FAR
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smh
Come on. I watched it after that banger of Ashes of Love. Loved Yang Zi's acting but Lordddd her character here was getting o my nervessss, I had to take a break from her shows LOL. And another disadvantage is that I didn't find the male lead handsome haha so thats a con. But Here's my review at the time: "Good, not great. very long and draggy. The mc girl is very annoying! lol overall alright"Was this review helpful to you?
um
To be honest, i do not remember a thing about this. Just that I think i like the main guy and that the main girl looked so AI. But I think I enjoyed it as a filler show. Nothing magnificent happened. It was not a good show to watch right after loving The Fox's Summer. This was also a witty show much it was just lowkey boring. IDK lol def do not recommend since I don't remember anything anymore.Was this review helpful to you?
