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Love and hate.
Gah, I JUST finished watching this drama and I am at a loss for words so bare with me.I love how the story starts very light hearted, playful, and fun. I really enjoyed Wang Ying Lu/Liao Ting Yan's character. I felt it played beautifully into the cruel and painful story that was of Arthur Chen/Sima Jiao. Both of them did an amazing job with their roles. Sima Jiao was the perfect cold and authoritative grand-master. Yet with Liao Ting Yan, he let all his walls down and really become an endearing character.
Oh man... The romantic scenes!!!!! I mean wow!!! I felt like such a shy school girl peeking who was caught peeking at a couple behind the building... I've watched a couple of C-Dramas and I have not come across this much romance in it. Usually FL & ML will just touch lips but oh man.. Sima Jiao and Liao Ting Yan really made me think they were a real couple IRL with their scenes.
So now for the story, I think they did a good job building Sima Jiaos background and showcasing why he is the way he is However, with Liao Tin Yan, there wasn't too much story about her. Sure, I get she reincarnated into this world and the ending is pretty predictable. I agree with another user that they should've given us another episode or at least an extra to really see how modern world was for them.
As I mentioned earlier, the story started out light and playful. Afterwards, you get into Sima Jiaos background and uncover all the cruel things that his enemies are plotting. The world started becoming dark with hints of lightness from Liao Ting Yan's antics. I gotta say though, after a while of the same thing happening (ML/FL gets badly hurt, their live is saved by the other, rinse and repeat), the story started to drag and get a bit boring for me. I will admit, I did have to watch at 1.5x speed afterwards.
Now after finishing this drama, I am left sad and disappointed. Why? Sad, because of all the struggles FL & ML had to endure only for that disappointing and predictable ending. Oh well, now I have to find me a pick-me-up drama.
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