Interesting Story, Poor Execution
This had all the elements of an exciting Wuxia Drama.
A Martial Arts novel enthusiast and author, who transmigrates into a classic Martial Arts novel taking the role of the MC, with an AI System that guides his objectives. The backdrop is a mix of the original novel and his writing.
However the execution is so boring, i struggled to watch 10 episodes.
- With the plot, i expected MC after accepting his situation, to seek out martials arts training, growing from a zero to hero type as he navigates the story with some prior knowledge. Instead his stagnet skills subconciously just appear and they focus more on schemes, politics, righteousness, friendship, camaraderie. So utterly boring that it's puzzling.
- Lead Actor is very weak and dull in his delivery. I did not enjoy his most popular work either (Mysterious Lotus Casebook).
- Pacing is painfully slow, there is alot of scenes where it is just talking and self-reflection/introspection.
- The action is not bad, but too few and far between.
Maybe it gets better later, but it doesn't entice the viewer to watch more.
Unsatisfying and unfortunate for such an interesting concept.
A Martial Arts novel enthusiast and author, who transmigrates into a classic Martial Arts novel taking the role of the MC, with an AI System that guides his objectives. The backdrop is a mix of the original novel and his writing.
However the execution is so boring, i struggled to watch 10 episodes.
- With the plot, i expected MC after accepting his situation, to seek out martials arts training, growing from a zero to hero type as he navigates the story with some prior knowledge. Instead his stagnet skills subconciously just appear and they focus more on schemes, politics, righteousness, friendship, camaraderie. So utterly boring that it's puzzling.
- Lead Actor is very weak and dull in his delivery. I did not enjoy his most popular work either (Mysterious Lotus Casebook).
- Pacing is painfully slow, there is alot of scenes where it is just talking and self-reflection/introspection.
- The action is not bad, but too few and far between.
Maybe it gets better later, but it doesn't entice the viewer to watch more.
Unsatisfying and unfortunate for such an interesting concept.
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