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Revolving around passionate kisses and poison dart
The drama was quite similar to the drama 'Perilous Love', especially with the FL stabbing the ML for revenge over someone else’s crime. (Girl, research much?)Why this drama stood out:
1. The story maintained momentum, with events unfolding consistently. There wasn’t a single dull moment, keeping me hooked till the end.
2. The FL was fantastic, as always, but the ML stole the show. His performance was captivating, and it’s heartbreaking that he hasn’t gained the stardom he deserves. Here’s hoping he lands more prominent roles soon.
3. The storytelling was well-crafted, blending flashbacks, present events, and past revelations seamlessly. The buildup to the climax was engaging and kept me invested.
4. Unlike many dramas where romance fades as conspiracies unfold, this show maintained the leads’ chemistry and playful interactions until the end.
5. The FL’s not being a pushover was a highlight. Her final act of taking down the villain with a bow and arrow was refreshing, avoiding the usual trope of the ML saving a helpless FL.(Thank God the poor ML can survive this time)
The only thing that felt unnecessary was her decision to leave the ML and retreat to the bamboo house for three months. It was hard to understand the purpose of this move.( Like why?)
With its strong performances, engaging plot, and refreshing dynamics, this drama was a delightful watch.
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Simple and cute but not my taste
The drama was sweet, simple, and cute, but it wasn’t my type of plot. I ended up watching it only because I was stuck in a no-internet zone and it was pre-downloaded; otherwise, I would have dropped it around episode 5 or 6. The leads were talented and had amazing chemistry. The FL, in particular, was outstanding—she has a charm that makes her co-actors fall for her in every role. The story began with spark and passion, but it gradually turned flat and felt more pre-teen oriented. The villain had on-and-off appearances, but his main arc was too short to make an impact. While my friends might find this drama awesome, it didn’t appeal to me much. It’s a personal preference, but I wanted more depth and consistency.Was this review helpful to you?
A massive fail on comedy
This drama was a miss for me. Right from the beginning it seemed like storywriter is making a desperate attempt to force comedy into this plot .. you know the type of comedy which is annoying instead of being hilarious.Plot revolves around a girl who reborn to take revenge on her husband who killed her in her previous life and at the same time a gamer from real world enters this fiction world and takes possession of this 'husband's' body (I mean talk about the limit of absurdity). Followed by a bunch of nonsensical events taking place like dealing with the crafty side chic .. lotus tattoo crisis. I can't tell if it was meant to be a comedy show or a parody of this genre altogether but personally i think the concoction was a massive fail. I am sure even kindergarten kids have better standards for what you call comedy.
I think It would have been better without the lame punches.
Actors were trying to compensate things with their acting skills but let's be honest when the script sucks even tom cruise can't save it.
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Shan Hun Dang Tian, Zhi Wu Ren Lao Gong Zhan Qi Lai Le
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Enjoyable mini series
I love watching random long format drama videos where they compile all the episode in one long video .. this drama was one of them .. at that time I didn't know it's exact name as youtube channels sometimes act so shameless as to not even mention the name of credits in caption ..anyways so the story is about a girl who is living with her foster family .. in the beginning the real daughter of this family gets a proposal to be married into a rich family .. to their son who is in comatose stage.. of course she denied but the betrothal gifts and bride price was too much to say NO ... So the greedy family comes you with the classic foster family idea of sending their non biological daughter on her place .. as this non biological daughter i.e. FL enter the ML's residence as bride she figures out the ML is the one who saved her life years back ... So to return what she owe him ...she decides to cure him .. soon discovers a lot more than expected ..I discovered cavan in this drama itself and there were a few shirtless scene ..and oh god I can't forget his ABS since then
The plot is smooth romantic and filled with slice of life .. FL is very cute and her acting is also impressive ...
Overall it was a good drama
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Good start bad end
The story had a strong central theme but failed miserably in execution. The writing felt amateurish, with a sluggish start and repetitive, unreasonable twists as the plot progressed. The protagonists were utterly useless against the villainous fox spirit, and the overuse of "love conquers all" was unconvincing. Ultimately, the FL had to abandon her magic to win, rendering the love angle pointless. The FL’s acting lacked depth, and the ML, while decent in acting, lacked the charm of a lead. Overall, it’s skippable (75%).Was this review helpful to you?
Chaotic? Oh, absolutely ???
I can’t understand how people rate this a perfect 10. The writing is sloppy, and the thrill feels forced—classic signs of limited creativity.1. The ML: Horrible. He finds a resurrection orb and uses it without a second thought—thank God it had limited uses or he’d be reviving everyone. He ignores a dying witness to chase his ex… and fails at that too. Annoying? 100%.
2. The Legal Plot: A mess. The villain’s either too smart, or the police are brain-dead. Seriously, how did no one see the fishy prosecutor? Don’t even get me started on the mother-daughter duo who kept causing national chaos.
3. Too Many Characters: They tried to add depth but only ended up creating plot holes. It was too much for such a light story.
4. Forced Thrill: No clever conspiracy here—just leads being too dumb to figure out the obvious.
On the bright side, the lead chemistry was fire and, finally, we got an explanation on the ML’s resurrection (most shows skip this). The story got better with the second villain, but much was left unexplained.
Background songs were good though !!!
Watch till episode 4 to see if you can handle it—personally, I skimmed the episode guide to skip the fluff.
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School romance and chasing dreams ~ in a nutshell
A regular school romance story , starting with cute fights developing into care and love for each other. He is the notorious boy of the class who has passion for space and astronomy ..she is the ace student who is good at sports as well ... Promise to join the same university.I can't comment on the overall feel good theme I think it was delivered but as such this wasn't a movie that leaves much influence on your consciousness... Like you won't even remember you ever watched it.
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Twin sister swipe plot
One sister ran away and the other sister was forced to get married and live her life ...okay fine ..but how come you expect the orginal bride to come back after months and take her place as a wife ... Insane as it sounds but the writer actually wrote this down. Boy !! This is not right even from a fictional perspective.Anyway! So FL was a fighter ( general) , has good knowledge of medicine , she is witty and there is practically nothing she can't do. But I don't know why this happens as soon as FLs fall for ML they become stupid and so reliable on the ML.
The conspiracies in the story were very Flat they didn't add any excitement to the plot.
Lastly the core problem " omens of the twins" which apparently started as former king's twin brother wanted to kill him, resolved with the crown Princess given birth to twin babies and crown prince can't kill his own child.... THANKYOU FOR THE MERCY
Seriously I would have prefered a different ending.
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I'm under Dai Gao Zheng's spell..
Stories, no matter how good they are written can't reach the viewers, if are not acted out properly. There are times when stories go weak but the performance by the actors make them worth a watch ..and one such actor is Dai Gao Zheng .. honestly he is the one that made me watch these short format dramas.. my boy is so talented , so handsome ..I literally can't take my eyes away. I have watched like 7-8 dramas with him as lead role ..and I can't tell which one was the best .. each one of them is as excellent as the other. ON TOP HIS KISSING SCENES, MY GOD !! HE IS THE KING OF ON-SCREEN KISSING/ STEAMY SCENES.But this was the first time in this drama that I watched him crying ... ( The scene when feifei memory doesn't come back even after pulling out sorrow forget needles) Damn his crying was so intense ..it felt like my heart was broken into a 1000 pieces. It was so good I was experiencing a connection to his character on all dimensions.
Second we talk about the FL ..the actress playing the role is quite talented I have seen her thousands years of love and she was funtastic..though here her role was not as strong as in 1000 years where she played demon princess , but nonetheless this one wasn't bad either. I wish her character were more into action and less trouble.
The plot was a little slow , flat and confusing at points ..flashbacks took most of the screen time and villains were not given a proper closure ( my personal opinion) . A few things were made unnecessarily troublesome, like at various points in the plot ML is leaving behind FL to protect her though she was best protected when she stays with ML otherwise pretty much everyone is her enemy on different levels (you will understand when you will watch it ) . I frankly don't like this sort of writing when you don't have creativity to put proper conspiracy so you write scenes full of idiocy ..MY CONDOLENCES TO THE WRITER, PLEASE HAND IN YOUR RESIGNATION, THIS JOB IS NOT SUITABLE FOR YOU.
Music was veg impressive either
Definitely Worth a watch
Rewatch ??? NOPE
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The Only Girl You Haven't Seen Season 2
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Continuing after binge watching season 1
This time story was more concrete and grey. As leng li left zuan'ar in the end of previous season,this season started with their patch up (after a leap of two years).. the plot which centred the lead characters in the previous season, gradually shifted towards the other characters. Side stories, mysterious and conspiracies are addressed. I felt the plot was a little fast paced but it was the short drama format so you can't complain.The best thing i found about this story was the writer literally wrote the plot UNFILTERED, the wrong doing of the vamps and villains are punished with something as severe as Rape and murder.
A little side note: I PERSONALLY DONT LIKE SOME WRITERS' TAKE ON THE PUNISHMENT OF A VAMP WHO PLOTS TO GET THE FEMALE LEAD RAPED, THEY EITHER BE FORGIVEN OR ARE NOT BEING HOLD ACCOUNTABLE ENOUGH ...WHICH SENDS A WRONG MSG TO THE SOCIETY THAT IF A WOMAN IS INVOLVED IN GETTING THE WOMAN RAPED SHE SHOULD BE TREATED SOFTLY JUST BECAUSE SHE IS A 'WOMAN' .... NOW THAT WE COME ACROSS SO MANY HEINOUS RAPE CASES IN OUR REAL SOCIETY, THE WRITERS' MUST TAKE A RESPONSIBLE APPROACH AND GIVE A STRONG MSG AGAINST SUCH CRIMES THROUGH THEIR STORIES NO MATTER IF THE CULPRIT WAS A MALE OR FEMALE.
Cast was same only 1-2 new characters were introduced.
Music was same ,nice ost
Totally worth watching
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Wang yu zi and wen moyan factor did the job for me
I am so damn impressed by wang yu zi's performance in every period drama .. this man is born to be the ML of period dramas PERIOD !he captures the essences of his character on a different level and blessed with his looks je actually gives that kind and generous emperor like vibes.
As far as wen moyan is concerned,she is a terrific actress I saw her performance in 'your trap' and her role was so sensuous and seductive. Whereas in this one she is portraying a cute and lovely girl ( with revenge feeling on the side ways) .. Though I personally felt her chemistry with weng yu zi was outstanding better than with any other actor.
The side characters (cast) was equally talented and good-looking especially the female characters ( Xu'ar, li' sister, chinqui,chen'mother)
The story itself was quite interesting and the way its plot is executive made it even more addicting. The pace was consistent and there were no boring and unnecessary scenes. Though this season doesn't unfolds a lot about the conspiracies and is more centred on leng ki and xuan'er's character.
There were comparatively less fight scenes and the choreography of these fight scenes was not impressive but it's okay, as that wasn't even the demand of this story.
Opening sound track was good, very soothing and quite apt for the theme.
Over all this was a great drama that I can recommend with holding back .. you can define give it a try (it also has season 2)
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Deserves every bit of its 20 M YouTube views ..
Short ..feel good ..romance ..light comedy ,best package for a binge watch. The plot has twists but not the type that entangle with each other ,dragged to 20 episodes and bring the whole story down ... There is a OG contract fiancee soft lovestory surrounded by all sort of pranks and conspiracy but they are being solved simultaneously keeping the freshness in the story intact ...I loved the way this series portrayed the emotions of a homosexual boy for a straight person and I loved none of them very unapologetic about their feelings ... We often talk of China as a country of controlled speech ..but in this particular case I must say it better to be unapologetic than being called Homo-phobic just for being straight (like we do in west)
Cast was lovely .. FL has appeared in support roles in a couple of shows I have seen . Her performance as a FL was very good ... ML character is sweet and charismatic... Played extremely well by the boy ...
On the whole I can NOT pick any reason to criticize this show ...
Worth a re-watch : yes
Waiting for the next season . <3
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Weak roles but compensated by stunning performance by actors (forced tragic end)
The story is little and slow paced .. ridiculed by the back story that hardly makes any sense cause no matter how much you love someone but you won't put sword to your own child's neck to avenge their death ...Secondly the cast was amazing .. specially both leads ..the looks the acting the chemistry everything was really really good ...
Though the FL lead character is quite anti-lead in a nutshell but as far as her acting performance is concerned I am totally impressed.
The ending was a little forced I suppose cause honestly for genre in the beginning of the show nobody would have expected this type of ending but anyway I don't mind sad ending but this one looks forced tragic ..
Overall watchable but don't watch it if you are into happy endings...
Re-watch value : double zero ... As what's the point of watching something so sad again and again ..
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Chen Fang Tong and Dai Gao Zhang 's another captivating HIT
Chen Fang tong and dai Gao Zhang have extremely excellent chemistry ... They have worked together in numerous mini series and all of them were good ... And I think chen fang has put on some weight during the series and she looking stunning in her curves ... Dai Gao is of course forever handsome ... The plot revolves around a blind heiress who is surrounded by back stabbers ..her fiance is a big time fraud who is cheating with her friend behind her back and wants to take over her father's company by transferring her chunk of shares ... Meanwhile ML has some old time score to be settled with FL father and his group ...so he is approaching her with a sole motive of winning her trust into obtaining the evidence to support his father's case ... What I liked about the show is the gradual pace of the affection that slowly blossoms and builds into a beautiful love story ..how irrespective of all the grudges he still lives up to his principles and help her through the most panic situation .... Like the safety alarm pendant he gives her ... Seriously that was a beautiful gesture like once it beeps no matter what he will come this her rescue ..For us in the real life people won't come to our rescue even when they claim to love us ..right ??? Love in real life is such a hard bet you are most likely to lose ... And there we see these dramas where he came to rescue his enemy's daughter....SO UNREAL
Stories and drama are more or less the same but still some hit differently ..this drama was a delight ...
One hundred percent worth watching ...
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Why is this so bizzare
The show is watchable... Though a little cringe at times but more or less watchable ... I wish the character of FL were played by someone else ...cheng Xiao is very cute but her acting sucks ... Her expressions are quite FLAT ... You don't believe me watch it again ... She has literally two expressions ... Normal eye face and wide open eye face ... 2 /10 points for her acting. Xu Kai was fine... I genuinely think he was better in his other dramas like the wonderland of love , the legends and dance of the sky empire .. moreover I think he has yet to take on something challenging like modern crime- thriller he is better suited for playing cops and undercover agents yet he plays these lousy characters. Pfft!!! What a waste.Either way a good show to watch ...nice time pass ..but even if you skip you are not missing on anything important.
Worth rewatching: NOPE
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