Boring repetitive story
Boring drama with repetitive story like most cdramas... ending easily guessable
*"All looks, no substance"*
Dropped the drama. I wanted to like it so bad but I just couldn’t.
Cons:
- Glacial pacing- 40 episodes to say what could’ve been done in 20. The same misunderstanding gets recycled 5 times. I was screaming "JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER" at my screen.
- Zero chemistry- The leads are gorgeous but have the romance of two coworkers. The ML’s "cold facade" = just blank staring. The FL acting not good. It got old fast.
- Plot was a mess - The political/conspiracy plot is supposed to be the main thing but it’s so half-baked. Villains are dumb, side characters disappear for 10 eps then randomly come back.
- Overused tropes - Amnesia, fake death, third party, fall + catch... MDL bingo. Nothing felt fresh.
- Production - Some sets are pretty but the color grading is so yellow/brown everything looks the same. And don’t get me started on the wig + CGI in fight scenes.
Pros:
The OST is decent and the side CP had more chemistry than the mains did in 40 eps.
Final thoughts:
If you have 40 hours to waste and just want pretty costumes, go ahead. If you want an actual story with payoff, watch something else. _Pursuit of Jade_ feels like it was 90% trailer moments and 10% plot.
Would not recommend unless you’re a completionist like me 💀
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Loved the 2nd lead couple but the villain was not strong or competitive..he was more like a lovesick person
Lead couple had no chemistry..only looks and the story was much alike to other previous cdramas....New cdrama watchers might find it appealing but the old cdrama lovers knew that the drama was not UpTo the mark and much like a repetition of previous cdramas
*"All looks, no substance"*
Dropped the drama. I wanted to like it so bad but I just couldn’t.
Cons:
- Glacial pacing- 40 episodes to say what could’ve been done in 20. The same misunderstanding gets recycled 5 times. I was screaming "JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER" at my screen.
- Zero chemistry- The leads are gorgeous but have the romance of two coworkers. The ML’s "cold facade" = just blank staring. The FL acting not good. It got old fast.
- Plot was a mess - The political/conspiracy plot is supposed to be the main thing but it’s so half-baked. Villains are dumb, side characters disappear for 10 eps then randomly come back.
- Overused tropes - Amnesia, fake death, third party, fall + catch... MDL bingo. Nothing felt fresh.
- Production - Some sets are pretty but the color grading is so yellow/brown everything looks the same. And don’t get me started on the wig + CGI in fight scenes.
Pros:
The OST is decent and the side CP had more chemistry than the mains did in 40 eps.
Final thoughts:
If you have 40 hours to waste and just want pretty costumes, go ahead. If you want an actual story with payoff, watch something else. _Pursuit of Jade_ feels like it was 90% trailer moments and 10% plot.
Would not recommend unless you’re a completionist like me 💀
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Loved the 2nd lead couple but the villain was not strong or competitive..he was more like a lovesick person
Lead couple had no chemistry..only looks and the story was much alike to other previous cdramas....New cdrama watchers might find it appealing but the old cdrama lovers knew that the drama was not UpTo the mark and much like a repetition of previous cdramas
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