K-Drama 
This review may contain spoilers
If you ignore inbreeding, child torture, cannibalism, mass murder, forced breeding and non-consent - then it's a lovely show.
Camera work is OK, CGI and special effects, with some exceptions, is above average. Music is OK. Longest wig in any drama I've seen so far, but the costume department is doing well, even if these cultivation outfits aren't my favourite. Each phase of the characters have their own outfit and FL is upgrading herself like a pro Munchkin player, the final set was pretty cute. Most of the time areal stunts are good, I think I only saw a few times where the actors looked like they were hanging in ropes.
Plot is a bit unhinged, not because of twists but because of how brutal and vile are the things being done. It's all well hidden by the pretty outfits and faces, but some of the stuff is seriously unhinged. Big props for writing an actual emotional toll it would take for someone to kill another human, it's a solid character development for the FL (granted, it only lasts half an episode) and overall they do the whole ''travelled to another dimension and now have to live a dangerous life cause of my boss/bf'' story line very well. The way FL portays the new her in the demon realm is impably acted, down to her changing posture. ML is so so, the acting just doesn't reach the level of brooding needed for the character, honestly he doesn't have the charisma for a ruthless villain, while the more light parts suit him much better. So, although his character has this emotional growth that happens, it's very low key because of the way he's played.
A few things that stayed with me:
''Go to sleep.'' Where, sir? You just blew up the place and it's still burning. And then he magicks her a hammock amidst the fiery ruins. What is this nonchalance?
There is a surprising amount of kissing, not just for a Chinese drama, but any TV show in general. The leads have good chemistry, but I'm starting to suspect that all that Soul Manor healing is just plain old sex magic.
Camera work is OK, CGI and special effects, with some exceptions, is above average. Music is OK. Longest wig in any drama I've seen so far, but the costume department is doing well, even if these cultivation outfits aren't my favourite. Each phase of the characters have their own outfit and FL is upgrading herself like a pro Munchkin player, the final set was pretty cute. Most of the time areal stunts are good, I think I only saw a few times where the actors looked like they were hanging in ropes.
Plot is a bit unhinged, not because of twists but because of how brutal and vile are the things being done. It's all well hidden by the pretty outfits and faces, but some of the stuff is seriously unhinged. Big props for writing an actual emotional toll it would take for someone to kill another human, it's a solid character development for the FL (granted, it only lasts half an episode) and overall they do the whole ''travelled to another dimension and now have to live a dangerous life cause of my boss/bf'' story line very well. The way FL portays the new her in the demon realm is impably acted, down to her changing posture. ML is so so, the acting just doesn't reach the level of brooding needed for the character, honestly he doesn't have the charisma for a ruthless villain, while the more light parts suit him much better. So, although his character has this emotional growth that happens, it's very low key because of the way he's played.
A few things that stayed with me:
''Go to sleep.'' Where, sir? You just blew up the place and it's still burning. And then he magicks her a hammock amidst the fiery ruins. What is this nonchalance?
There is a surprising amount of kissing, not just for a Chinese drama, but any TV show in general. The leads have good chemistry, but I'm starting to suspect that all that Soul Manor healing is just plain old sex magic.
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