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Fantastic story great chemistry superb acting
I am in awe of this script-the plot, the characters, the dialogues and the details that are oh so skilled dancing on the edge of impossible and real, horrible and human! Deliciously blood curling with villain hiding in the plain sight!
I am not big on angsty dramas, but this became "bite my nail" show halfway through and I was glued to the screen regardless of
1 really knowing how this is going to end (but staying on the edge of my seat how they are going to pull it off)
2 the poor YT version with little music (borrowed from other shows, but instrumentals with drums were great)
3 violence against women by other females and men who claim they love the victims (but somehow it was done in the watchable way).
I usually pay attention to dramas with these things (and avoid them), but honestly it did not matter here because from the first scene there was enough to grip my attention and keep me watching. Mostly the bad boy first prince 🤣🤣🤣
From the synopsis we know there is a love triangle, but - is there, really? For me there was only one character pairing, and you would have to be blind to not notice how the First Prince and his assassin were intertwining their bodies, emotions and fates.
Pluses:
I loved how the two princes were written and portrayed -they made me feel for them right away and shift my allegiance with the developments in the story.
I loved the FL - the actress did an amazing job to show us the whole ordeal being bread and butter of the women's life in feudal China-her character was real and evoking compassion.
I also loved the chief eunuch - I have no idea how and why such unimportant actor made me remember him. Check him out for yourself!!!
The director zeroed in on the players and the dynamics among them- their background explained sufficiently, their personas very distinctly showcased and the actors overdoing themselves to truly inhabit the roles.
Minuses:
If not for the shortcomings of VD - we get shortcuts to save time and the sound straight from the stage - this would have been an easy 9 for me.
I am not big on angsty dramas, but this became "bite my nail" show halfway through and I was glued to the screen regardless of
1 really knowing how this is going to end (but staying on the edge of my seat how they are going to pull it off)
2 the poor YT version with little music (borrowed from other shows, but instrumentals with drums were great)
3 violence against women by other females and men who claim they love the victims (but somehow it was done in the watchable way).
I usually pay attention to dramas with these things (and avoid them), but honestly it did not matter here because from the first scene there was enough to grip my attention and keep me watching. Mostly the bad boy first prince 🤣🤣🤣
From the synopsis we know there is a love triangle, but - is there, really? For me there was only one character pairing, and you would have to be blind to not notice how the First Prince and his assassin were intertwining their bodies, emotions and fates.
Pluses:
I loved how the two princes were written and portrayed -they made me feel for them right away and shift my allegiance with the developments in the story.
I loved the FL - the actress did an amazing job to show us the whole ordeal being bread and butter of the women's life in feudal China-her character was real and evoking compassion.
I also loved the chief eunuch - I have no idea how and why such unimportant actor made me remember him. Check him out for yourself!!!
The director zeroed in on the players and the dynamics among them- their background explained sufficiently, their personas very distinctly showcased and the actors overdoing themselves to truly inhabit the roles.
Minuses:
If not for the shortcomings of VD - we get shortcuts to save time and the sound straight from the stage - this would have been an easy 9 for me.
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