Lost the spark
This was an amazing story with the best portrayal of enemies to lovers trope I've ever seen right until we got to episode 15 when the story took a nose dive coincidently exactly when the main leads get together. Then it just gets worse and worse. Here is a list of pros and cons ( most pros belong to first 15 episodes.)
PROS
1. Female lead is strong willed, smart, hard working, witty and independent business woman and she never falls into damsel in distress archetype. She has her priorities straight and she is very opportunist but with clear boundaries and good work etiquette .
2. The chemistry between the leads at first was SIZZLING. But that ended when they got together unfortunately.
3. bromance
4. Main leads insane visuals and most of their styling ( I'm shallow I know )
5. The songs OMG they are beautiful
CONs
1. Some really cheap looking CGI
2. After getting together, the main leads turned to some stupid brooding sad people with no communication skills. I was dying to see them get together just to regret it instantly. Chemistry went from 100 to 0 real quick.
3.The wolf lord competition went for way to long
4. Episode 15 was for the lack of better words SOMETHING. people just happen to go to the right place at the right time to see/hear the right thing so they can communicate it to the main leads just so their love story can sail. I got whiplash with all the fortunate coincidental happenings. why everyones so nosey?
5. As the story progresses the actors need to show a wider range of emotions like some intense sadness/ grief and none of the leads seem to be able to deliver. ML came of as too stoic and FL has issues with crying. I loved their performance in first half tho.
6.Now the story was already declining but after episode 20 it went cuckoo banana. Writers started abusing the fake death trope and everyone started getting incredibly insufferable
7. Toxic love. No one in this story manages to have a healthy romantic relationship. ML is childish and selfish expecting the FL to sacrifice parts of her life without asking her if she wants to. She is quick to get him out of delusion tho.. FL is closed of and annoyingly stubborn yet somehow they are the better ones. SML is obsessed with FL and constantly crossing the line in the name of protecting her but really all he does is protect his own feelings. The princess is also obsessed but way more possessive. Lou and Fan Yin love was a tragedy. I didn't get a good feeling watching any of these relationships.
8. Its a happy ending but not entirely. it could've ended better. We dont even get to see their kid
PROS
1. Female lead is strong willed, smart, hard working, witty and independent business woman and she never falls into damsel in distress archetype. She has her priorities straight and she is very opportunist but with clear boundaries and good work etiquette .
2. The chemistry between the leads at first was SIZZLING. But that ended when they got together unfortunately.
3. bromance
4. Main leads insane visuals and most of their styling ( I'm shallow I know )
5. The songs OMG they are beautiful
CONs
1. Some really cheap looking CGI
2. After getting together, the main leads turned to some stupid brooding sad people with no communication skills. I was dying to see them get together just to regret it instantly. Chemistry went from 100 to 0 real quick.
3.The wolf lord competition went for way to long
4. Episode 15 was for the lack of better words SOMETHING. people just happen to go to the right place at the right time to see/hear the right thing so they can communicate it to the main leads just so their love story can sail. I got whiplash with all the fortunate coincidental happenings. why everyones so nosey?
5. As the story progresses the actors need to show a wider range of emotions like some intense sadness/ grief and none of the leads seem to be able to deliver. ML came of as too stoic and FL has issues with crying. I loved their performance in first half tho.
6.Now the story was already declining but after episode 20 it went cuckoo banana. Writers started abusing the fake death trope and everyone started getting incredibly insufferable
7. Toxic love. No one in this story manages to have a healthy romantic relationship. ML is childish and selfish expecting the FL to sacrifice parts of her life without asking her if she wants to. She is quick to get him out of delusion tho.. FL is closed of and annoyingly stubborn yet somehow they are the better ones. SML is obsessed with FL and constantly crossing the line in the name of protecting her but really all he does is protect his own feelings. The princess is also obsessed but way more possessive. Lou and Fan Yin love was a tragedy. I didn't get a good feeling watching any of these relationships.
8. Its a happy ending but not entirely. it could've ended better. We dont even get to see their kid
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