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Such a pity
I love Cheng-Yi-dramas and was really looking forward to this one. I was more than disappointed.
It started out boring, got a little better in the middle just to slow down again. I struggled to finish it. It was not the actors, it was the script and the final cut that made it a hard watch for me.
What did I like? Cheng Yi, obviously, but if the character of Li Chen Zhou suited him, Xiao Qiu Shui was not a good role. This main character was, during the first half, just whiny and he cried like a baby way to much.
I also did like Liu Sui Feng, but I feel that a lot of time wasted on repetitions and side characters should have been used for his background. Especially in the end he didn't get enough attention.
What else was not to my liking? The script was so draggy, I hated seeing Cheng Yi cry again and again like a baby, I believe there were too many unimportant side characters that sometimes were simply annoying (the five punks were just a waste of time).
The main-OST was everywhere until I couldn't stand it any longer.
At the same time there are so many lost opportunities: Li Chen Zhou was a great character, but we didn't get enough. Especially his relation with the Emperor could have been deepened. His quiet acceptance, his resilience for the greater good and so on. I did like the way his storyline ended.
The last fighting-scene between the two brothers, what was that? I was so looking forward to it, I love Cheng Yi's fighting-scenes, and it ended within not even a minute? No way, we were robbed! Instead there were 10 minutes for the fight between the armies.
I didn't like the costumes at all. The materials seemed cheap and why did they all wear some sparkly gems on their dresses?
I wouldn't watch it again and am sorry for Cheng Yi. It's the first of his dramas I really dislike.
It started out boring, got a little better in the middle just to slow down again. I struggled to finish it. It was not the actors, it was the script and the final cut that made it a hard watch for me.
What did I like? Cheng Yi, obviously, but if the character of Li Chen Zhou suited him, Xiao Qiu Shui was not a good role. This main character was, during the first half, just whiny and he cried like a baby way to much.
I also did like Liu Sui Feng, but I feel that a lot of time wasted on repetitions and side characters should have been used for his background. Especially in the end he didn't get enough attention.
What else was not to my liking? The script was so draggy, I hated seeing Cheng Yi cry again and again like a baby, I believe there were too many unimportant side characters that sometimes were simply annoying (the five punks were just a waste of time).
The main-OST was everywhere until I couldn't stand it any longer.
At the same time there are so many lost opportunities: Li Chen Zhou was a great character, but we didn't get enough. Especially his relation with the Emperor could have been deepened. His quiet acceptance, his resilience for the greater good and so on. I did like the way his storyline ended.
The last fighting-scene between the two brothers, what was that? I was so looking forward to it, I love Cheng Yi's fighting-scenes, and it ended within not even a minute? No way, we were robbed! Instead there were 10 minutes for the fight between the armies.
I didn't like the costumes at all. The materials seemed cheap and why did they all wear some sparkly gems on their dresses?
I wouldn't watch it again and am sorry for Cheng Yi. It's the first of his dramas I really dislike.
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