You are supposed to just sit back and enjoy it. Especially the gravity-defying stunts. They are not expected to be taking seriously. You sound as if this were a lower division class assignment for a course you hated but had to take to graduate. My overall impression of the drama was that it was fun to watch and that is the whole point. You needn't have watched the whole thing if you found it so bad. But you did, so perhaps you should re-examine your criticisms and find out how you really feel.
I can't believe how gems like Yan Yan remain off the radar of the casting directors. She was excellent in this drama in her SFL roles. So why not cast her as FL as often as possible? No one will be disappointed by this, especially her fans.
Obviously you haven't watched The Brocade and the Sword because had you, you would have rushed to watch songyun again. I admit that her face takes getting used to, but once you do you find her beauty bewitching. She is also a superb actress who gives herself 100% to the characters she plays. Other than this, I find your review quite agreeable with my take of this drama.
I completely agree. The European segment was hard to watch. the negative emotions from the segment were such that it made the happy ending not so happy.