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Against the Current chinese drama review
Ongoing 43/47
Against the Current
42 people found this review helpful
by Always Waiting
Sep 13, 2026
43 of 47 episodes seen
Ongoing 4
Overall 5.0
Story 6.5
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 1.5

Amazing start, but the story fizzled.

Changed my review: The first 35 episodes of this series are phenomenal. I was all set to enjoy a truly epic adventure. The cast, the story, the production- loved all of it. And then it just stopped. They cut most of the important parts, especially pertaining to the development of relationships. They started jumping ahead months and years, from one crisis to the next. Over and over, we get thrown into the future with none of the warmth or affection that should be present in a story like this. They routinely skipped key developments and you just have to assume things happened. Even the ml discovering the fl’s true identity was a non-event. That was supposed to be a big deal. I’m not entirely sure how she started liking him. One episode she still hated him. The next episode they were holding hands. Then all of a sudden she was giving birth. She wasn’t ever pregnant. They just skipped a year or so again, straight to the birth. However, they kept all of the moral/ life lesson speeches. There are so many that it seems horribly forced. Lots of speeches about how life wasn’t fair for women. I know that, but I’d still like a story, please. I started with a rating of 10 from the start. And I slowly lowered it. Now I’m giving it a 5 and I’m not sure I’ll even finish it. To say that I’m disappointed is an understatement. Still love the cast and this wasn’t their fault. Hopefully their next projects will be more worthy of their skills.
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