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A rollercoaster of emotions
I gave a very low score on the rewatch value because I don't think I will ever have the heart to watch all the suffering in this drama again. It made me cry, it made me scream, it made me skip work because I needed to finish it.
One of my favourite things about this drama is that it's very easy to spot each arc and how they influence the characters and the story. Each one of them brings character development and layers that are extremely important to what's to come.
Tantain Jin might be most tragic character I have ever watched. There was a point that I was just sobbing and asking WHY CANT THIS MAN JUST BE HAPPY FFS. And even with everything that happens to him, he manages to be true to himself until the very end - and not in a perfect way. This is where I feel this drama shines: how it shows all the stages of his grieving, including the last ones where he still relies on his ability to lie. For the greater good, yes. But it's still a lie.
The arc with the God of War and the Clam Princess was one of my favourites. The actress behind that hateful character who ruined everything is freaking amazing because I really hated her SO MUCH, until the last arc where I finally felt something soft for her. And that says a lot for me.
And the entire arc of him as the king, omg. All the times they betrayed each other, hurt each other, loved, cried, smiled... I felt everything so deeply. Especially the part where he believes she was in love with Xiao Lin the entire time but still wants to be with her. Every time they married was a stab in the heart, something always went wrong!!!! And then she dies and he just goes full obsessive, crazy, heartbroken... I was suffering with him right there.
The only negative side of this drama, for me, were the last 10 episodes. Too much stuff happened in such a sort time and it was hard to digest.
But woah... This is one of those where I left a piece of my heart behind from watching it. I just know it will be a long time until I stop thinking about it.
One of my favourite things about this drama is that it's very easy to spot each arc and how they influence the characters and the story. Each one of them brings character development and layers that are extremely important to what's to come.
Tantain Jin might be most tragic character I have ever watched. There was a point that I was just sobbing and asking WHY CANT THIS MAN JUST BE HAPPY FFS. And even with everything that happens to him, he manages to be true to himself until the very end - and not in a perfect way. This is where I feel this drama shines: how it shows all the stages of his grieving, including the last ones where he still relies on his ability to lie. For the greater good, yes. But it's still a lie.
The arc with the God of War and the Clam Princess was one of my favourites. The actress behind that hateful character who ruined everything is freaking amazing because I really hated her SO MUCH, until the last arc where I finally felt something soft for her. And that says a lot for me.
And the entire arc of him as the king, omg. All the times they betrayed each other, hurt each other, loved, cried, smiled... I felt everything so deeply. Especially the part where he believes she was in love with Xiao Lin the entire time but still wants to be with her. Every time they married was a stab in the heart, something always went wrong!!!! And then she dies and he just goes full obsessive, crazy, heartbroken... I was suffering with him right there.
The only negative side of this drama, for me, were the last 10 episodes. Too much stuff happened in such a sort time and it was hard to digest.
But woah... This is one of those where I left a piece of my heart behind from watching it. I just know it will be a long time until I stop thinking about it.
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