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Average Drama, nothing remarkable...
I always start watching a drama without bias and try to stay open-minded.
This drama was ok, but quite average, with nothing remarkable... I won't want to watch it a 2nd time.
I disliked the instrumental OST / sound FX: it sounded a little cheap and too cartoonish. But I guess it was the director's intent.
The OST with lyrics was ok, but it did not touch me.
The actors and costumes were good-looking, but I did not get attached to them, and I did not share their emotions as I've experienced with other dramas.
The ending spans over the last 4-5 episodes. I found the story's direction to be disappointing. I didn’t like the choices the director and writer made, and there were a lot of inconsistencies. They could have handled it much better. The plot felt stretched in a direction I didn’t enjoy, and while it held together somewhat, it was far from the best approach. Overall, it was nothing remarkable.
------Spoilet Alert : don't read if you haven't watch the show yet------
Speaking of inconsistencies... Episode 16
Tian Yao violently stabs Yan Hui to remove the Heart Protecting Scale—without any explanation or warning. Yan Hui is left completely in the dark, unaware of what’s happening or why Tian Yao suddenly turns on her. This one act sets off a chain of twists and turns that steer the drama in a forced, overly dramatic direction, seemingly just to add tension or appear imaginative.
It’s one of those “WTF” moments that feel completely unearned—where the writing seems to abandon character logic for shock value. In this instance, the writers seriously dropped the ball.
What should have happened to stay true to Tian Yao’s established personality and emotional arc?
He would have taken five minutes to explain what had just happened in Dragon Valley and what he planned to do. He would have asked Yan Hui to lend him the Heart Protecting Scale, promising to return it within three days—because he didn’t want her to die. Then, he would have left her in the care of Bai Xiaosheng and Huan Xiaoyan while he carried out his plan.
This alone would significantly alter the plot of the drama—and it would be an interesting creative exercise to rewrite the entire storyline from that one change just to explore how much better it could have been. But I won’t bother with that tedious task.
This drama was ok, but quite average, with nothing remarkable... I won't want to watch it a 2nd time.
I disliked the instrumental OST / sound FX: it sounded a little cheap and too cartoonish. But I guess it was the director's intent.
The OST with lyrics was ok, but it did not touch me.
The actors and costumes were good-looking, but I did not get attached to them, and I did not share their emotions as I've experienced with other dramas.
The ending spans over the last 4-5 episodes. I found the story's direction to be disappointing. I didn’t like the choices the director and writer made, and there were a lot of inconsistencies. They could have handled it much better. The plot felt stretched in a direction I didn’t enjoy, and while it held together somewhat, it was far from the best approach. Overall, it was nothing remarkable.
------Spoilet Alert : don't read if you haven't watch the show yet------
Speaking of inconsistencies... Episode 16
Tian Yao violently stabs Yan Hui to remove the Heart Protecting Scale—without any explanation or warning. Yan Hui is left completely in the dark, unaware of what’s happening or why Tian Yao suddenly turns on her. This one act sets off a chain of twists and turns that steer the drama in a forced, overly dramatic direction, seemingly just to add tension or appear imaginative.
It’s one of those “WTF” moments that feel completely unearned—where the writing seems to abandon character logic for shock value. In this instance, the writers seriously dropped the ball.
What should have happened to stay true to Tian Yao’s established personality and emotional arc?
He would have taken five minutes to explain what had just happened in Dragon Valley and what he planned to do. He would have asked Yan Hui to lend him the Heart Protecting Scale, promising to return it within three days—because he didn’t want her to die. Then, he would have left her in the care of Bai Xiaosheng and Huan Xiaoyan while he carried out his plan.
This alone would significantly alter the plot of the drama—and it would be an interesting creative exercise to rewrite the entire storyline from that one change just to explore how much better it could have been. But I won’t bother with that tedious task.
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