What are some examples? of The plot tries so hard to be deep and mysterious, but most of the time it just ends…
a great example is the time loop part, they really wanted us to wonder why lwy did what she did, only to bring in time loop in the story.
i really think it was a bad move, because they didn't do it well ( they could've dropped some hints for us, that something weird is going on with lwy and that she is not acting like herself) they did zero build up for such a reveal, and isn't it weird that she has been a the loop for hundreds of times, yet she never told anyone, never sought anyone to help her, or at least told the truth for once to allow the loop to break? going through the same thing hundreds of time can take a toll on the character, so shouldnt she has thought for once that this would be her only way to break it?
If I’m being honest about Veil of Shadows, it really feels like a show that thinks it’s way smarter than it…
i feel you, especially after the 21st ep, like what do you mean you are suddenly bringing in time loop in the story (the problem with that is that it doesn't have an impact or a shock factor to the audience, it was done poorly), and just like you said the characters motivations keep changing so frequently that you just dont know where everyone stands.
tbh, i watched 3 projects of the same director, and he really did well in My Journey to You, the story was good, the fight scenes left a good impression on my, so i did enjoy the drama, but then in Fangs of Fortune, I was so disappointed because it was all good lighting and attractive shots, but in reality the story was all over the place and it wasn't satifiying one bit.
so this one at least compared to fangs of fortune has somewhat of a story going on, yet like you said they are trying to sound smart and look smart.
I tried watching this show but put it on hold after ep02... I'm not interested in either the FL or Ml, which is…
it really is a hard watch, i am now at ep 16 and i am barely watching anything becuase of how much im skipping. Just like you said the lead characters are very flat and inconsistent, even other characters are not interesting.
usually i can ignore the bad aspects of the drama if the story or the acting is good enough, but not even the story is intriguing, it is written terribly, add to that the bad directing, and it has become a disaster (like some actions that the leads do make no sense and are so out of place).
in conclusion, everything about this drama is bad or meh (story 2, acting 2, lightning 1, costumes 1, directing 1, overall 2.5 and that is me being generous)
this started so well, but the last few eps disappointed me, some scenes were cringe and other did not make sense
like how did qimin survive that fall while he was shot by an arrow three times????? and his death scene was a bit old fashioned but I kinda felt sorry for him
100%, I agree. He tells her that the injuries are not so bad and that she doesn't need to worry, but she fusses…
exactly, and one thing that i remembered was that she wasn't as fussy when she first met him, yes she helped him a lot and she didn't want him to die, but that was because he was badly injured. Now she is willing to even go to war to eliminate the what ifs.
damn changyu really needs to understand that yanzhang is not a kid, but its somewhat understandable when think about it, this girl has lost way to many people and many of them are close to her, and i think her case with yanzheng is that she loves him so much that she is starting to become overly protictive, cuase the thought of her losing someone that brought her comfort is not in her dictionary, so she is desperately trying to control the outcome so that even the thought of death will disappear.
its kinda sad, and i hope her friends, family, and yanzheng will help her overcome it.
Guys, what's going on? Why's this so freaking popular?! I haven't watched a Chinese drama since Revenged Love,…
lets just say that cdrama land has been dry for a long time, and this one is like the sudden rain, we didn't have a good historical drama since forever, and this one is just good enough to bring the passion for us fans. the actors are handsom and pretty, story is nice and easy to follow, very funny, and every character is loveable. its the perfect watch
well said, i am really enjoying every characters arc and story, and i didn't even notice that zlh was not appearing…
just like you said he is not the story in the last few eps, whats happening now is all military related, so the showed more of the sui brothers plans, and what is FCY is going through to find her sister and husband, and this is why people are complaining (because ZLH is given less screen time than the rest) but in todays ep (24) they are focusing on the military camp, so he is shown quite often.
i really think it was a bad move, because they didn't do it well ( they could've dropped some hints for us, that something weird is going on with lwy and that she is not acting like herself) they did zero build up for such a reveal, and isn't it weird that she has been a the loop for hundreds of times, yet she never told anyone, never sought anyone to help her, or at least told the truth for once to allow the loop to break? going through the same thing hundreds of time can take a toll on the character, so shouldnt she has thought for once that this would be her only way to break it?
tbh, i watched 3 projects of the same director, and he really did well in My Journey to You, the story was good, the fight scenes left a good impression on my, so i did enjoy the drama, but then in Fangs of Fortune, I was so disappointed because it was all good lighting and attractive shots, but in reality the story was all over the place and it wasn't satifiying one bit.
so this one at least compared to fangs of fortune has somewhat of a story going on, yet like you said they are trying to sound smart and look smart.
ep 16 at mi 31:00
ep 17 at min 40:00
usually i can ignore the bad aspects of the drama if the story or the acting is good enough, but not even the story is intriguing, it is written terribly, add to that the bad directing, and it has become a disaster (like some actions that the leads do make no sense and are so out of place).
in conclusion, everything about this drama is bad or meh (story 2, acting 2, lightning 1, costumes 1, directing 1, overall 2.5 and that is me being generous)
its kinda sad, and i hope her friends, family, and yanzheng will help her overcome it.