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The last episode spoiled it for me
I'm a fan of the ML so I went in wanting to enjoy the show and for the most part I did. This was my first chinese detective drama so there weren't many expectations on my part.
It's a good show, I think they had a good story a mix of detective work, palace politics, a revenge plot, friendship, betrayal and a little bit of love, so they had a lot to work with. The acting was mostly good with the exception of the FL, I didn't enjoy her at all I think it's how her character was written, it felt like the script writers kept forgetting her and they'd just squeeze her into to scenes, in some scenes I felt like the scene could work even if she wasn't there, but I enjoy the show nevertheless, until the villain reveal. It was badly done, after the reveal it just looked like they stopped detecting they were just running around, maybe they were still processing, but no it could have been done better. The final showdown battle was worse and the reveal was a let down.
With all that said, I'd still recommend you watch it's a good show, flawed but watch worthy.
It's a good show, I think they had a good story a mix of detective work, palace politics, a revenge plot, friendship, betrayal and a little bit of love, so they had a lot to work with. The acting was mostly good with the exception of the FL, I didn't enjoy her at all I think it's how her character was written, it felt like the script writers kept forgetting her and they'd just squeeze her into to scenes, in some scenes I felt like the scene could work even if she wasn't there, but I enjoy the show nevertheless, until the villain reveal. It was badly done, after the reveal it just looked like they stopped detecting they were just running around, maybe they were still processing, but no it could have been done better. The final showdown battle was worse and the reveal was a let down.
With all that said, I'd still recommend you watch it's a good show, flawed but watch worthy.
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