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a worthwhile watch -- some people expect everything to be a masterpiece but perfection is rare
I will be completely transparent and say that the only reason this drama is getting an 8 from me is because i'm petty lol
I have no problems with the casting or the acting, and the story's plot felt original and fresh to me. But this was one of those dramas where at the end the lead goes back to their original world not knowing what happened to her love and them getting together is implied. and i just hate that kind of ending. like, i would prefer them to have 2 more minutes of screen time showing them at least finding each other. heck i would even tolerate that they only stare at each other from a distance in the last shot and they don't even talk, much less kiss. but in this one, viewers like me don't get any closer T.T Also, affter reading some other reviews, a lot of people mention how the ending felt weird and rushed, and i completely get where they are coming from. there is this weird feel somewhere around episode 25 that is like "okay, the story somehow already feels concluded. everyone is being honest, we are learning to accept ourselves, and now we know and accept that not all demons are bad and that we can all be friends and maybe even lovers" after that point, it's like we ask ourselves as viewers, what more is there to this story?? what else can they say about our characters because it feels like we have conquered all? and then we get the seemingly looking side quests our characters go on. the FL and ML go find out about ML's mom and the second lead couple go to the second ML's village and get married and do some othr stuff. And after that weird turn, we get to the last 3 episodes and the pull a plot twist with the second FL........ like... we don't got time for this, we only have 3 episodes left to wrap this up. and then we get a plot twist (that i really wasn't expecting AT ALL) about the ML in the last episode..... so yeah, i understand the dissatisfaction with the last third of the drama.
but please DO NOT MISUNDERSTAND!!
Just because the ending is not my preferred way of closing out a romance story (or the fact that the ending feels both dragged and rushed at the same time) doesn't mean the drama is bad. anyone who like romance and this style of fantasy Chinese drama can enjoy the show with no issues. both couples, the main and second leads, have super cute love arcs and are so entertaining to watch as they get together. there's also this supporting character who is a little bamboo shoot demon named CaiCai and he is soooo adorable!! i'm sure you'll have fun watching him too 😁
I have no problems with the casting or the acting, and the story's plot felt original and fresh to me. But this was one of those dramas where at the end the lead goes back to their original world not knowing what happened to her love and them getting together is implied. and i just hate that kind of ending. like, i would prefer them to have 2 more minutes of screen time showing them at least finding each other. heck i would even tolerate that they only stare at each other from a distance in the last shot and they don't even talk, much less kiss. but in this one, viewers like me don't get any closer T.T Also, affter reading some other reviews, a lot of people mention how the ending felt weird and rushed, and i completely get where they are coming from. there is this weird feel somewhere around episode 25 that is like "okay, the story somehow already feels concluded. everyone is being honest, we are learning to accept ourselves, and now we know and accept that not all demons are bad and that we can all be friends and maybe even lovers" after that point, it's like we ask ourselves as viewers, what more is there to this story?? what else can they say about our characters because it feels like we have conquered all? and then we get the seemingly looking side quests our characters go on. the FL and ML go find out about ML's mom and the second lead couple go to the second ML's village and get married and do some othr stuff. And after that weird turn, we get to the last 3 episodes and the pull a plot twist with the second FL........ like... we don't got time for this, we only have 3 episodes left to wrap this up. and then we get a plot twist (that i really wasn't expecting AT ALL) about the ML in the last episode..... so yeah, i understand the dissatisfaction with the last third of the drama.
but please DO NOT MISUNDERSTAND!!
Just because the ending is not my preferred way of closing out a romance story (or the fact that the ending feels both dragged and rushed at the same time) doesn't mean the drama is bad. anyone who like romance and this style of fantasy Chinese drama can enjoy the show with no issues. both couples, the main and second leads, have super cute love arcs and are so entertaining to watch as they get together. there's also this supporting character who is a little bamboo shoot demon named CaiCai and he is soooo adorable!! i'm sure you'll have fun watching him too 😁
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