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Well... to conclude

My humble opinion on the drama.

The drama is good, although not perfect. The top praise goes to the actors, the main couple, and all the supporting actors. Their love is strong, pure, and yet burning. Costumes are magnificent and perfectly fit them. Every line, eye contact, and movement sets the right impression on the characters. I read the novel, and am sure to say that the actors did a great job in their characters, at least visually. The music creates just the right atmosphere (especially the intro song and HMH song), setting the tragic moments and happy occasions in sync. The visuals also impress the viewers with their vividness, neither too bright nor too dark (I prefer a balanced tone in cinematography).

[spoiler] I've appreciated that the creators made considerable improvements to JBZ's character, since he's not a very likable guy in the novel. Nothing terrible about him or his actions toward FL comes to mind, but his selfishness and overbearing confidence irritated me a lot. However, I don't much like MY (not actress Lu Yuxiao) in the drama, because while they improved JBZ, they seemed to neglect her as a character. She's much more capable, caring, and lovable in the novel, deserving of respect and happiness. Here, in the drama, she is a constant liar, a petty schemer, and occasionally lacks common sense. Most of her angst and troubles come from lying for not-so-important reasons. At least the creators should have spent more time explaining her background and upbringing (from the novel), which would make sense to her in-drama behavior.

Here comes the main disadvantage of this drama: the PLOTHOLES.
[spoiler] It's actually the creator's fault for making an inconsistent storyline, lacking the world's common sense and setting explanation, predictable, and cliché plot twists. I felt like they're making most of the plot up during the production process. The poisoning arc takes up too much of the storyline, whereas in the novel, it was just a first step for the main leads to meet and fall in love. Minor villains have too much screen time, procrastinating their yet again unnecessary reasoning and dramas. Many questions arise in this and that episode.
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1) GMD is a weird addition to the plot. So, the Bo clan of some ordinary fairies created a substance that could turn the world upside down, and they announced it to the whole world... why? to be killed? Why make a substance that could give someone spiritual veins when there's no need for many warriors in their realms (at least not explained that there is)? Even those without veins can use different artifacts (Yan Xiao and Situ Ling), which contradicts the notion that someone must have spiritual veins to be considered an Immortal.
2) What's the point of creating Hgrief in Sunken Abyss if they all knew that the recipe is incomplete and cannot be converted into GMD? What was the point of actually having that Bo's medical book if the Bo clan only knew that formula? Bo Yulan just made it out of nowhere on the brink of death... Or if they didn't know about the incompleteness of the recipe, how did they know about the book?...
3) Why didn't JBZ take GMD to save his life? Plot states that "he didn't take it because he wanted to lure out those who killed his master"... So what? Couldn't he have taken it and just announced that he "had it still"?... Again, how could nobody identify the mark on his forehead since it's similar to Yagoung King's?... Why did the Queen give her baby to a stranger, hoping she would follow him, and she would find him later?
4) What was the point of the Bo sisters wandering around the world if a mighty dragon set a barrier around their family residence and guarded it? How did nobody suspect MY's identity since the dragon protecting the Bo clan let her enter the manor, her and no one else? How did Yaoguang Queen even know that one of Bo's sisters gave birth in Yaoguang? Why did Bo Yulan blame JBZ for child swapping if she just gave up on her niece herself?
5) The most important event of this world - Qinyun tournament, was shown as a brief fist bumping in a couple of episodes...I actually mainly waited for this event, because it should have shown our badass MY in all her glory... And got nothing. Nobody was even surprised that an 'ordinary fairy' could create such powerful artifacts... seriously.

There are many more of my questions ;)

To conclude, the drama is definitely worth watching. Gorgeous characters in beautiful costumes caught in their passionate love is definitely worth. And it's actually the main reason to watch it. Plot and storyline are so so. I enjoyed watching it, and think many will too.
Best regards to everyone!

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