A romcom pretending to be a xianxia
The most irritating drama I've ever watched to its conclusion - and that only because of the main leads. Still a wasre of time.
Major defects:
1. For long stretches, especially in the early episodes, it's a tedious romcom
2. The more seriously romantic episodes are invariably underpinned by lengthy, saccharine singing - an increasingly common feature especially in Chinese drama
3. The "action" relies heavily on massively overused CGI - to the point where it's completely ludicrous (also highly repetitive), Actually one can't help laughing at the numerous mass CGI battle scenes, which are really just padding.
More or less OK:
The plot is conventional for this type of drama, but not partcularly well executed (and of course the staging is ridiculous).
Only postive aspect:
The two main leads. Occasional faint echoes of "Princess Agents", which makes the whole thing even more depressing. They should have made PA Season 2 instead of this rubbish.
And one final point: The (to me) absurdly high rating from the community demonstrates once again that there is a strong bias towards romcom, which those averse to it have to take into account.
Major defects:
1. For long stretches, especially in the early episodes, it's a tedious romcom
2. The more seriously romantic episodes are invariably underpinned by lengthy, saccharine singing - an increasingly common feature especially in Chinese drama
3. The "action" relies heavily on massively overused CGI - to the point where it's completely ludicrous (also highly repetitive), Actually one can't help laughing at the numerous mass CGI battle scenes, which are really just padding.
More or less OK:
The plot is conventional for this type of drama, but not partcularly well executed (and of course the staging is ridiculous).
Only postive aspect:
The two main leads. Occasional faint echoes of "Princess Agents", which makes the whole thing even more depressing. They should have made PA Season 2 instead of this rubbish.
And one final point: The (to me) absurdly high rating from the community demonstrates once again that there is a strong bias towards romcom, which those averse to it have to take into account.
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