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Felt like sand in my coffee
Though story had a lot of potential with all the revenge rebirth plot and conspiracy theory served to satisfy the viewers, but thanks to the pathetic acting skills it turned into a strange discomfort to watch. I know people have different opinion of a what a "good act" should be like but here I just want to share me own opinion. (And I will support in the end )1) I can't feel enough rage ..the hellish fury from FL ... Oh come on !! You were burnt to death please be a little angry about it. There were hardly any instance that I can feel she died and she is upset about it. If you can find consider yourself lucky ...
2) The chemistry is quite awkward..taken for instance the parts where FL tends the ML's wounds ... Your lover is almost dead please be more supportive of him ..don't treat him like an untouchable.
3) repeated sniffing is not crying ...of you can't cry properly shut the FU and use tear drops ... Each and everytime he got wounded .. she sniffed the hell out of her nose ...my gosh so irritating.
4) ML wasn't good either he can't kiss. . you don't believe me watch again... And you will know.
I watched "rise from the ashes" practically on the same day I watched this show ... Though both series had almost same plot but the actors in Rise from the ashes acted a hundred times better than these fools ... I recommend you watch it ...you will see what type of rage and fury you missed here. That's a proper revenge rebirth plot
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Deliberately shown all the love in a crisp story
Lovely drama ... Core centric ..no unnecessary crap ... Bitchy fights/kitchen politics..just two lovers who are trying to survive against their fate and have a happily ever after.Both OST and CST are impressive.
Richard li is amazing as ever he is one of the most finest actors out there ... This is my first show watching Zhao Jia min (FL) and I must say she is really talented and very beautiful at the same time .. both have splendid chemistry.
This one is a must watch ..
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Doomed to the core
I started watching this series for all the hype that was created on the internet. Lesson learnt :don't follow the hype ... This show was so boring .. I mean it's the closest thing to a perfect lullaby. I made me sleep at least three time per episode,GOSH!I don't mind sad story ... But this one is damn boring ... The plot had no pace whatsoever.
Cast was good but whats the point when the story writing is so lousy ..total WASTE
You wanna torture yourself go and watch it ... As for me I don't recommend ...
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What ??
Is this a drama ??? Can you call this crap a drama ... ??? Wooow!! I don't know about the comic but if it is anything similar to this bullshit I don't wanna read it. I will give my argument in points:1) pilot episode was full of incomplete information.. for the suspence I guess ..but what made it irritating is that they didn't bother to clear a single thing in upcoming episodes, which made is quite confusing that too in a boring way.
2) A lot of annoying character especially female .. main FL is an absolute loser .. she is a third class psychiatrist who doesn't give proper attention to her patients, a complete quack who herself is dealing with 100s of traumas. ( Don't know who gave her the therapist lisence) she faints at every second thing .. the actresses playing the role is horrible her fake crying ... Shouting in scenes like she is around her orgasm .. she is about to throw herself on ML anytime like she looks so desperate right from Ep 1 ( kissing scene,what a second hand embarassment was that ) ... Overall everything was so annoying ..gosh !!! But she is very beautiful ..I will give her that ..
Parallel FL is vocal which is a good thing but she is a spoilt brat ...she behaves like the entire world revolves around art her ..she is silly but she was entertaining..actress playing the character did great job ..her acting was way way way better than The FL.
There is this second parallel FL , mura the goddess ... She is gorgeous ..her charcter is sort of authoritative as of goddess obviously.. I loved her even though her character gave bitter sweet vibes still ..her aura was actually goddess like ..loved the actress and her acting ..
Male characters were quite faint adding not much depth ..ML honestly I love the actor but he wasn't fut for the role ..he gives very cute .. model student youngsters vibe but I wish they cast an actor with some narcissistic aura for this role ...
The charcter of fish demon nam soo ri was adorable.
The wind god was annoying I don't know the deal with him but I kind felt irritate with him around the scene FL fainted thrice watching him... Seriously he should have thrown her out instead of behaving so ... You know what??
3) plot is so slow practically all sort of nonsense happening but nothing concrete that one can feel the story moving.
4) few background songs were good.
5) chemistry in the leads seemed desperate from FL side and 'I don't give 2 f77ks' from ML side instead of romantic and love based.
For a fact that I always mostly complete the show no matter how boring it is just for the hard work of the team but with this one I lost my patience ...
In the end I gave up and dropped the show somewhere in the middle of episode 7
life is too short for watching the horrible dramas of this sort ...
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Bye venus ..
It was hella boring, so I’ll keep it short. The plot revolves around a pediatrician struggling in her career (a career she soon forgets about) and a hospital director (who you will never actually see working). They meet and start with a misunderstanding—which is hardly convincing. Like, you meet someone who is carrying your injured goat, and the first thing you do is accuse them of theft? THANK YOU, NEXT. 🙄Still, bound together by fate (aka professionalism), they somehow develop feelings for each other. I mean, the classic case of “NOTHING NEW,” seriously. And honestly, I knew what I was stepping into, but I thought maybe some background medical cases or stories would keep me entertained. But nope—nothing like that. Such a huge letdown.
Anyway, I watched it while literally standing on the skip button, still can't dare to finish it.
About the cast:
Joseph, my boy, was shining like a bright star in this pitch-black plot. But Liang Jie’s character and performance were absolutely rubbish. I personally think she was a total miscast—she wasn’t a good pick for the role, and her chemistry with Joseph was NIL. ZERO. FLAT.
They’ve been cast together in a wuxia drama previously, and I didn’t like their chemistry there either. Okay, I might seem a little overbearing, but seriously—they don’t even look good together.
The BGM?
I think it was there... but with all the skipping, I couldn’t really listen to it properly. In fact, to hell with the BGM when the plot is this lackluster.
Dropping it at 6th episode was indeed the best decision.. cause I jumped to 22 episode and the plot despite all story buildup, was still boring
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Reincarnation? More Like Recycled Nonsense
Some writers genuinely enjoy creating weak characters in the most illogical settings. Case in point: The Double, In Blossom, and now this gem of a drama. All three proudly sit on the same dusty shelf of period dramas where the writers go wild with the “women were weak back then” trope. Historically accurate? Sure. But when you toss reincarnation into the mix—a literal plot anomaly—and still insist on dragging the female lead through every cliché in the daily soap playbook… it turns into a comedy. And not the good kind.Let’s get this straight: if your character is reincarnated and knows everything that's going to happen—has an actual guidebook written in cryptic poem form, no less—how is she somehow more helpless than the characters without a clue? It’s almost magical how she manages to be less useful with more information.
I was fuming. On one hand, the writers treat women like they’re fragile beings barely surviving the era. They turn the female leads into the saddest, mopiest characters alive—even with their second chance at life. And yet, somehow, the vamps and shady concubines are out there playing 4D chess, ruining lives, and running empires. Are they not women too? Or do they just eat a different brand of cereal?
It’s giving: “We didn’t know how to write, so we made her pitiful instead.” Classic move. When creativity runs out, just dump all your plot weight onto one character and hope the “emotionally invested” crowd eats it up. Spoiler: some of us aren’t buying it.
The plot? Oh, the usual. Husband cheats, wife meets soulmate, wife dies unfairly—yawn. Then bam! Reincarnation. She wakes up in her 8-year-old body, clutching a magical book filled with future events written in poems. Sounds like a game-changer, right? Wrong.
Her mother dies—she lets it happen. ML’s uncle dies—not her problem. People around her suffer, get punished, even die... and our girl is just chilling, casually using the book to grow her bank account while ignoring everything else. If you’re gonna give someone a gift that powerful, maybe make sure they have a shred of purpose? Or at least a moral compass?
She was useless in her past life, and she’s still useless now—just richer. Emotional intelligence? Zero. Strategic thinking? Nope. Social power? Don’t make me laugh.
By episode 13, karma finally clocked in and her creepy uncle beat her to a pulp. It was oddly satisfying. Why? Because with great power comes great responsibility... and she treated hers like a shopping list. If she wasn’t going to do anything useful with that magical book, maybe she should’ve handed it over to literally anyone else. Even the tea lady.
Romantic scenes? At this point they Felt like cactus needles to the eyeballs. I couldn’t do it anymore. so I just dropped it.
Would I recommend this show?
HELLO, NO. Go stare at the wall.
PS: In the end I am left with a question
" How this crap got itself such high rating ? "
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Glad this was the last immortal cause I might not be able to take another one of it
Such a ridiculous and childish plot it was .. seriously ..I hold it for 17 freaking episodes just to witness this drama getting more and more annoying with each passing episode.
Third class writing ... Whosoever wrote this screenplay needs to understand he gave away too much in the first 5- min of the pilot episode so there wasn't a lot to look forward to ... And further when we see the ML's irresponsible character (in another 10 mins of pilot episode ) we can pretty much predict how he must have fucked up.
Secondly the style of introducing new characters in the plot is so bogus ... I was watching the show on rakuten viki and in the timed comment viewers were so confused, they kept asking ' oh I forget when was this character introduced again ' , ' oh sorry I forgot who is this shuan? ' and so on ... A lot of characters were just unnecessary neither did they add impact nor to the development of story they just created chaos in our memory system.
Moving forward let's talk about the cast .. ZLS without a doubt kept this drama on life support through her acting otherwise there was no hope ... My girl is cute, hilarious, spontaneous and full of expression/ emotions. She can do any script. Other than that second ML was good both look wise and acting wise .. main ML didn't appeal to me at all ... His looks and acting both were too out of the place for this show.. moreover ZLS overshadowed him with her acting . Rest of the cast was just okayish.
Ost vfx fight scene were average to good ..I see people complaining a lot about these things but even if the standard of these things don't match the best, they were horrible either.
I don't recommend watching this rest is upto you
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This review might offend a few ..i know, but here's my thoughts
Wow, what a show. No plot, super cringy, dry as dust, and not even accidentally funny infact inclined towards annoying . I swear every episode was on repeat: surgery, hang out with the same group of friends, eat the same food, get called for another surgery, sing karaoke like it’s a music class no one asked for, more surgery, then someone dies out of nowhere. Groundbreaking stuff, really. Story? Couldn’t find one if I used GPS. One of the Worst k-drama I’ve ever sat through. Music? Not even one decent song—just ten minutes of off-key singing in every episode. Hilarious? Nope. Just annoying.leads performance? Questionable not plot was so lame you can't really blame them .But seriouly I don’t get the hype. Why does this have good reviews? I feel like I am being generous to give it a 1.5 star doesn't deserve even a zero to begin with . There is hardly any chemistry in the couple infact all character seem flat and unlikeable , just Boring beyond words. not worthy of my time.
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Absurd ..and boring
There is absolutely no consistent flow in the story ...events are happening abruptly..like he suddenly falls in love with her like that out of blues and declares her as his real fiancee ... I mean there is no journey ..no moments ...Though ML's acting is fine but FL is a disaster ..she doesn't know ABC of expressions or dialogue delivery ... And her irritating act of trying to look cute ... I mean come on ...as per the script You came from a struggling background ..that demands a maturity in your character establishment while you are acting like an immature teenage girl from a well off family. Pathetic
Plot development was equally miserable ... Everything seems to be copied from other shows/novels ..nothing new ...
Worth watching : NOPE absolutely
Worth rewatching : don't watch it even for the first time.
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"In Blossom... Of nonsense"
This drama was a full-time assault on logic. I tried giving it a chance. I really did. I reached episode 7 hoping it would redeem itself, but instead it kept digging a grave—fitting, since the FL seems obsessed with them.We start off with a handsome magistrate and a coroner whose face has disfigured due to an accident . They were engaged once upon a time but got separated due to some tragic backstory no one asked for. Now, after ten years, they reunite—and boom, wedding bells.
Enter: the side chic. She’s got a thing for the ML and decides that the most reasonable way to win his love is to—wait for it—swap souls with the FL. And the writers were like, “Yes. Genius. Let’s roll.”
She actually ends up marrying the ML (in the FL’s body), but karma clocks in fast—she gets murdered on the wedding night.
Now half the characters think it’s suicide, others whisper murder. The FL (now in the dead side chic’s body) suspects ML. So what does she do?
Takes her suspicions straight to him and makes him her partner in crime-solving. Like who watson??? I will pick the prime suspect.. okay !! Let that sink in. She thinks this man might’ve murdered her… and she’s like, “Wanna solve your own case with me?”
She throws every clue his way like she’s auditioning for a role in Scooby-Doo. She stumbles around crime scenes like a budget Sherlock Holmes with a head injury and leaves around her trails everywhere just the ML to catch her in her actions without even pitt ng any efforts.
now let's talk about the ML? The show stopper of Zero concern. This fan girl around him who used to obsess over makeup and manners, whose life was entirely about grace and appearance, suddenly starts unearthing corpses and talking decomposition—and he just goes like totally chill and unbothered. I mean if this is intelligence than I might be a cucumber in the physics lab.
Not once does he raise an eyebrow. Not once does he question the creepy new hobbies or the personality change that screams demonic possession or body snatching at minimum.
It’s like the entire cast is allergic to logic.
I already know if I watch till the end, I’ll find more gaping plot holes than a block of Swiss cheese. But why torture myself when there are other dramas that don’t insult your IQ?
This one was a mystery, a romance, and a horror—all rolled into one... horror for anyone expecting sense.
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Better off Asleep
I went into this show with high hopes—it’s from the creators of Pinocchio, so I expected the same magic. But, let’s just say it didn't even meet half of my expectations.
First off, the female lead (don’t even remember her name),I was kind of hoping for someone who’d hit me with that Park Shin Hye-level charm, whom I missed dearly. This was my first time seeing this actress, she’s good, I don’t think she’ll make it to my favorites. The chemistry with the male lead was so-so too.
And the narration? Oh, the excessive, endless narration. Each episode is loaded with monologues and POVs from male lead, female lead, side characters, probably even the neighbor’s cat. trying to explain every little thing. Imagine having a thrilling crime drama pause every five minutes to give a detailed commentary on everyone’s psychology. I’m not here for a lecture—I’m here for the drama!
The mom character had me laughing until she went off the rails after finding out about the leads’ shared past. She decides to hide a ring that the male lead gave to the female lead. Like, okay? Was this supposed to change anything? Because I’m pretty sure he could just buy another ring.
Then there's the whole future-vision power fiasco. These characters can literally foresee life-or-death situations, yet they repeatedly walk right into them. If I saw a vision of myself getting hurt in a certain place, I’d be making plans far away from there. But they seem determined to test fate at every turn. It’s like they have a superpower but refuse to read the manual.
Oh, and randomly, a side character suddenly becomes fully color-blind. Talk about bizarre! Add to that some uninspired wardrobe choices.
Overall this was the type of drama which will force you to revisit your life choices.
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subtitle crises
this show has broken links on the various platform that provide decent subs ... it's available on youtube but subs missing in various scenes. at first i thought the subs are missing only in not-so-important scenes but soon blanks gone bigger and bigger and episode 5 things stopped making sense without the subs so .. cant hep i had to drop..otherwise this story is stupidly adorable.
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Not gonna waste my time on this one
Watched 15 mins of episode 1 and instantly knew I was heading toward a breakup—with the show. The leads already met, one already head-over-heels... great, now what? Bake cookies? Zero suspense. Still gave it a shot, but then came the scene—ML tries to show FL her boyfriend’s cheating, and instead of opening her eyes, she scolds him. I actually paused to check if I was watching a parody. I’ve endured enough stupid FLs for a lifetime, thank you very much. No tension, no twist, just recycled drama in a sparkly wrapper. Dropped it faster than the FL dropped her common sense. Moving on.No regrets, just relief. 🫡🗑️
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What the hell is this ?
Ridiculous plot, pathetic acting and third class comedy.. it is painful to watch Cavan doing such horrible drama..such a waste . For mary's sake don't just make a drama out of any stupid script.... Oh damn! This wasn't good enough to be called a SCRIPT in the first place. And the FL ... Can't care less about her 😒 Even my chihuahua has better acting skills than her. This show is waste of your precious time.brace yourselves and Drop the idea of watching ,go grab something better. Bye 👋(Even writing a review for this crap feels like a national crime)
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I am still trying to figure out why I watched even 5 episodes of this crap
Wang zu yi did such a great job with Daisy li in perilous love ( acting in concerned) ..I like him a lot but I don't know if this pathetic storyline is the reason, he looked just below average in this drama ..the role ..I mean it didn't suit him at all ...Secondly the FL ..oh my god ..such an ugly face plus no talent of acting whatsoever... I watched "the rebel empress" and wrote an entire pointer essay on her pathetic acting .... She is such a steaming pile of horseshit ... Neither beautiful nor talented .. just third class ... Anyways I will still ignore her but the storyline in this drama has a serious problem of distinguishing past and present events ... Nothing makes sense ... she broke up with with 5 years ago on text and yet sits in his car shamelessly as soon as she meets him again ... Why cause he is holding a god damned bag for me ... He took her for a lunch and she is sitting like she doesn't owe him any explanation... Come on !! If a person do something so horrible with other person he/ she will either ignore them or give them an explanation as soon as they meet again. This FL just sits in his car like he is some driver appointed by her father ..so ridiculous...
My condolences to people who actually watched it to the end
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