A lot of people loved the first half of the drama, but don’t like the last 3rd of it nearly as much
Nah. I think PoJ had the potential to, but it fell short. I’m going to rewatch PoJ from the beginning later on after some distance and make my final verdict. Sometimes fandom frustrations and other peoples’ negative opinions can color my viewing experience. I wish I could go back and watch this drama without being on discussion boards and exposed to the fandom criticism just to see how my viewing experience would change.
Oh- I never found it annoying at all so idk 😳He had a lot of good reasons for not telling her his identity, so I dunno??? To me it always made sense why he hid it. If it helps and without spoiling much they physically separate at some point for an extended period of time so maybe that will help with the annoyance?
A lot of people loved the first half of the drama, but don’t like the last 3rd of it nearly as much
Mmhmm. Me neither. I’m still able to hang onto my enjoyment of the show, probably because I’m stubborn and I want to continue to like it. And because it’s hard for me to come to terms with how perfect the first half was, how high my hopes were of this being THE drama to dethrone TPoB as my all time favorite drama… to the letdown of what it has turned into. I’m hanging into my enjoyment of it with a clenched fist 😂
I think what people have an issue with is the lack of balance in character development and the ML being sidelined…
Yeah. It’s disappointing, especially because the first half was perfect. The ML was plotting and planning and doing his thing and getting character development with, like, that scene of coming out of the shadows as the Marquis to one of the me that attacked FCY’s home, or stabbing that other guy in the shoulder. OR that epic scene in the woods and then in the court with the Lin’an magistrate. The FL also had her awesome stuff going, it was literally perfect. And it’s so sad that ever since they broke up in 17, it has just felt like Xie Zheng just faded more and more into the background while the FL and side characters got all of the epic scenes and the plot development. 😞 I am still hoping that the last six episodes will undo some of that damage. Others who have watched the leaked episodes say that they do.
I think what people have an issue with is the lack of balance in character development and the ML being sidelined…
I’m hoping he has more scenes too. But his revenge plot and the incident from 17 years ago that he has been investigating has been mentioned only a handful of times. When I say “character development” I don’t just mean “I want him to have badass fight scenes” (although that would be nice). But more so we have not seen really at all what is going through his mind, his relationships with his family members, how he is being affected by the incident from 17 years ago and more of WHAT is he doing and what has he been up to outside of showing up for some sweet scenes with the FL. Instead waaay too much time is going to the annoying Butcher Squad, Lihuai, whatever the heck is going on with Qi Min and Qianqian, etc. It’s cool that you aren’t bothered by it (I’m not as upset by it as I may be coming across either), but I totally get where the critics are coming from. 🤷🏼♀️
I still don't understand people who say our ML isn't overpowered. When he was sick, he killed like 20 assassins…
Yes, but there is also the questions of what happened to the ML’s parents? It wasn’t JUST about the FL discovering what happened to her father, but the ML has just as much history there that has gone undeveloped. It’s become all about the FL’s father being accused and clearing his name, but not a whole lot is said about the fact that Xie Zheng’s father died and his mother ended her life after that and that he wants revenge.
I know how many people feel but there was a 40 episode limit and the production team did the best they could with…
I think what people have an issue with is the lack of balance in character development and the ML being sidelined in favor of secondary characters and relationships, and that I think one of the ML’s battle scenes in the novel got given to the FL instead. Some of us don’t understand why it has to be either the FL or the ML being powerful and getting the development. Why can’t it be both? Why does it have to be boosting a FL at the expense of the ML? I think that’s what people have an issue with. The secondary characters and relationships are getting more development and screen time than Xie Zheng. There’s nothing wrong with him being devoted and in love, but he has basically been written into a supporting role with less character development than the secondary characters and relationships. I personally am still hopeful that he will be around more and get more development in the last five episodes, and it has nothing to do with having issues with the FL.
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