THE WRITING WAS TERRIBLE. And you know what, even the best acting can't make poop smell like roses.
Listen, I'm writing this review because the drama does deserve support. So hear me out. This show had such high expectations that viewers were ready to be forgiving if it missed the mark in some regards. However, due to the biggest problem of the drama, it just left us viewers feeling very unforgiving to all its errors. That big problem -THE WRITING.
First off, let's address the acting. Liu Xui yi is a great actor and delivers a great and believable performance. I really like how he plays this character in this drama. Meng Ziyi does an okay job. Could she have done better? Yes, but her acting was fine and I did enjoy her in this role. I really like Gao Han as well and thought he did great with his character. Fan Jing Wen, who played the sister of Shen Zai Yi, also did a good job and I enjoyed her character as well. All the other actors actually were fine as well. There really wasn't any terrible acting. Just a lot of ridiculous story to act out.
Second, the sets and the costumes. Everything was truly beautiful and rich in colour and textures. The sets felt new and unique, so they created a fresh world to engage with. I can't remember the music. I think it was average, which is fine.
So let's talk about why this drama flopped. THE WRITING WAS TERRIBLE. And you know what, even the best acting can't make poop smell like roses. My biggest issue was the over-the-top plot points and the frivolous story filler. Even for scenes that are good, if you don't storyboard well then the scene will seem abrupt or too scripted for viewers and good acting can't fix that. There was a lot of this issue.
I mentioned in a comment on @scarfie's review that the story had great bones. The set up gave us interesting characters, some good plot points, and the story had the making for something great! Which is why the writing having fallen short is so disappointing. Yes, there are a lot of overdone elements like being poisoned or fighting between princes or the revenge of our main ML. That's fine, but that's why there has to be more that stands out. And the writers just went over the top to try to create something different and it ended up being ridiculous. The saying 'there is no bad script only bad actors' is not true.
I will say that the pacing was okay. It didn't have a lot if dead weight gaps or too much back story-telling.
We don't need to tear down the actors or the drama. It definitely missed and I'm sure everybody is disappointed. But even still, we are all thankful for the hard work the actors and crew put in so we could have something to watch. Liu Xui yi, you are handsome and talented and you did a great job with what you had to work with. Meng Ziyi fighting! I hope you will grow and mature with your acting, I appreciate your effort.
Honestly, I have rewatched his drama twice now. I skip through the parts that are just ugh and enjoy what is decent.
First off, let's address the acting. Liu Xui yi is a great actor and delivers a great and believable performance. I really like how he plays this character in this drama. Meng Ziyi does an okay job. Could she have done better? Yes, but her acting was fine and I did enjoy her in this role. I really like Gao Han as well and thought he did great with his character. Fan Jing Wen, who played the sister of Shen Zai Yi, also did a good job and I enjoyed her character as well. All the other actors actually were fine as well. There really wasn't any terrible acting. Just a lot of ridiculous story to act out.
Second, the sets and the costumes. Everything was truly beautiful and rich in colour and textures. The sets felt new and unique, so they created a fresh world to engage with. I can't remember the music. I think it was average, which is fine.
So let's talk about why this drama flopped. THE WRITING WAS TERRIBLE. And you know what, even the best acting can't make poop smell like roses. My biggest issue was the over-the-top plot points and the frivolous story filler. Even for scenes that are good, if you don't storyboard well then the scene will seem abrupt or too scripted for viewers and good acting can't fix that. There was a lot of this issue.
I mentioned in a comment on @scarfie's review that the story had great bones. The set up gave us interesting characters, some good plot points, and the story had the making for something great! Which is why the writing having fallen short is so disappointing. Yes, there are a lot of overdone elements like being poisoned or fighting between princes or the revenge of our main ML. That's fine, but that's why there has to be more that stands out. And the writers just went over the top to try to create something different and it ended up being ridiculous. The saying 'there is no bad script only bad actors' is not true.
I will say that the pacing was okay. It didn't have a lot if dead weight gaps or too much back story-telling.
We don't need to tear down the actors or the drama. It definitely missed and I'm sure everybody is disappointed. But even still, we are all thankful for the hard work the actors and crew put in so we could have something to watch. Liu Xui yi, you are handsome and talented and you did a great job with what you had to work with. Meng Ziyi fighting! I hope you will grow and mature with your acting, I appreciate your effort.
Honestly, I have rewatched his drama twice now. I skip through the parts that are just ugh and enjoy what is decent.
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