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Fated Amnesia
I am honestly not a fan of the leads, but, definitely they nailed their roles in this drama. At first, I don't have high expectations with this drama. I was thinking this was just another clichéd historical drama. Surprisingly, I got hooked from ep1. FL's character is very likeable. She's a bad ass in archery, swordsmanship and yes, martial arts. Same goes with the ML, the God of war as he was tagged in the drama. At the first arc, I find the enemies stage of the leads quite harsh as they need to go to a point to hurt each other physically and brutally. And yes, I just don't like the idea that they have to always call it even with their exchange of physical battles. I'm also not a fan of amnesia's, so, boy am I glad that the amnesia thing here was given a different approach. Like, no unnecessary drama for the MC. Everything was so direct to the point.
I really enjoyed more than halfway of the drama. From how the MC built their romance, the story behind each character, the humor injected in between, and the most epic part, the lines given by each character. From the protagonists to the antagonists, the sarcasm is so epic.
There are some points I just need to point out like the 3 kids. I don't see the relevance of their character here. It seems their story are just fillers which didn't give much relevance towards the end. Then for Wu Ying's death (Death Camp master), how I wish it was FL who have dealt with her instead of ML. Oh yes, who wouldn't love Aunt An the physician. I feel her. Like, I wouldn't treat a patient too if he's not handsome and tall. Hahaha I so love her character. For Ning Fei, I was hoping for a development of romance between him and Ling Xue Ying but the writer didn't paid much attention.
As always, Empress Zhuang got free from her crimes by suicide. I would like to see her suffer more and pay for her crimes. For the antagonists, like Xiao Wei Ran, Murong Yao and Xia Jing Shi. I was hoping there would be some character development with their characters, but, sadly, the writer opted for them to be villainous till the end. Though, I hate XJS's character but his loyalty for love is commendable. I mean, he pledged that he'll love only FYX in this lifetime and no one else, which he was able to prove by rejecting Feng Xi Yang. Same goes with the nutcase, Emperor Xiang. yes, he's quite a psycho because of his mom, who to be blamed with in the first place. But, I like his wit, when he said to FXY that she should taste her tears because she deserves it after giving up Susha just for her blind love for XJS. It maybe harsh to say but I find it logical. I honestly like his character if it only was given a chance to develop, I believe he could've been a good emperor of Jinxiu, specially after being transformed from his love for FXY. I honestly don't like FXY's character. Her sad fate I guess says it all already.
For the leads chemistry and romance, definitely chemistry is on point. Kisses check, intimacy check....it such that the execution is not as good as how we usually see in short mini dramas. Either the shot was too far or angled and sometimes too short. Oh and not only for the leads, but for FXY and Emepror Xiang's chemistry as well. Oh yeah, I am also hoping for a spinoff for the romance of these two.
So, overall, this was definitely the best historical drama for this year for me except for the finale that I am not totally satisfied with. I said that if this will end as I hope how it should, I would have given it a 9 or better yet 10 rating. But, the finale ruined it for me, so I ended up an 8.5 rating. I'm sure most people are satisfied as ML did follow what his mother wants him to be. Yes, he may have been able to live a peaceful and simple life with FL, but the people of Susha needs him to lead the kingdom. For somebody as capable as himself, he could correct what's wrong in the system of their government. Alongside with him, FL would best qualify to be an Empress and for them together to lead the nation with the help of his sister.
Lastly, I was also hoping for them to have kids in the finale, but, yeah, it was open ended I guess. And the ending, definitely was not a feel good vibe since lots of the vital characters died. Still, this is a good drama not to miss.
I really enjoyed more than halfway of the drama. From how the MC built their romance, the story behind each character, the humor injected in between, and the most epic part, the lines given by each character. From the protagonists to the antagonists, the sarcasm is so epic.
There are some points I just need to point out like the 3 kids. I don't see the relevance of their character here. It seems their story are just fillers which didn't give much relevance towards the end. Then for Wu Ying's death (Death Camp master), how I wish it was FL who have dealt with her instead of ML. Oh yes, who wouldn't love Aunt An the physician. I feel her. Like, I wouldn't treat a patient too if he's not handsome and tall. Hahaha I so love her character. For Ning Fei, I was hoping for a development of romance between him and Ling Xue Ying but the writer didn't paid much attention.
As always, Empress Zhuang got free from her crimes by suicide. I would like to see her suffer more and pay for her crimes. For the antagonists, like Xiao Wei Ran, Murong Yao and Xia Jing Shi. I was hoping there would be some character development with their characters, but, sadly, the writer opted for them to be villainous till the end. Though, I hate XJS's character but his loyalty for love is commendable. I mean, he pledged that he'll love only FYX in this lifetime and no one else, which he was able to prove by rejecting Feng Xi Yang. Same goes with the nutcase, Emperor Xiang. yes, he's quite a psycho because of his mom, who to be blamed with in the first place. But, I like his wit, when he said to FXY that she should taste her tears because she deserves it after giving up Susha just for her blind love for XJS. It maybe harsh to say but I find it logical. I honestly like his character if it only was given a chance to develop, I believe he could've been a good emperor of Jinxiu, specially after being transformed from his love for FXY. I honestly don't like FXY's character. Her sad fate I guess says it all already.
For the leads chemistry and romance, definitely chemistry is on point. Kisses check, intimacy check....it such that the execution is not as good as how we usually see in short mini dramas. Either the shot was too far or angled and sometimes too short. Oh and not only for the leads, but for FXY and Emepror Xiang's chemistry as well. Oh yeah, I am also hoping for a spinoff for the romance of these two.
So, overall, this was definitely the best historical drama for this year for me except for the finale that I am not totally satisfied with. I said that if this will end as I hope how it should, I would have given it a 9 or better yet 10 rating. But, the finale ruined it for me, so I ended up an 8.5 rating. I'm sure most people are satisfied as ML did follow what his mother wants him to be. Yes, he may have been able to live a peaceful and simple life with FL, but the people of Susha needs him to lead the kingdom. For somebody as capable as himself, he could correct what's wrong in the system of their government. Alongside with him, FL would best qualify to be an Empress and for them together to lead the nation with the help of his sister.
Lastly, I was also hoping for them to have kids in the finale, but, yeah, it was open ended I guess. And the ending, definitely was not a feel good vibe since lots of the vital characters died. Still, this is a good drama not to miss.
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