The drama started off really well — the first twelve episodes were engaging and full of energy. But then, it…
Honestly I think he’s safe. He’s not typecast beyond that he tends to play principled leads who suffer a lot and end up dead or with bittersweet open endings and who slay in long hair and hanfu.
But the characters are basically all so different aside from that when it comes to personality and motivations and feelings that they’re differentiated completely in my head, there’s no way I’d mix up Sifeng with Fugui or with Qi Yan or with LLH or XQS.
I think he’s also safe from his career being affected by this. At the end of the day, investors invest for a reason, if it’s CY as the lead I can’t be the only person who will definitely check out at least 1 episode to see if it’s good and that’s usually as long as he needs to hook me and keep me around to the end.
Just hope he never works with this team of writers ever again, and I certainly won’t be touching anything done by this producer either.
The drama started off really well — the first twelve episodes were engaging and full of energy. But then, it suddenly dropped in quality, mainly because Cheng Yi and Li Yitong were pushed into what felt like second or even third-lead roles. The last two or three episodes picked up again, matching the rhythm and beauty of the beginning, though they were quite predictable.
Lately, it feels like Cheng Yi is being used just to promote other actors, and that’s unfair to him — because all the flaws of the drama end up being blamed on him when it’s not his fault at all.
From most of the comments, it’s clear there was no real romance between the main leads — only mutual respect. So instead of calling it a romance drama, they should’ve labeled it a story of teacher-disciple respect! That way, viewers would have known what to expect.
I’m a fan of Cheng Yi and truly admire his acting, but I feel he’s stuck in a repetitive cycle of similar storylines. In at least three dramas, we’ve seen two versions of the same character — and as always, the moment we see his name, we already know he’s going to die at the end.
If this drama had focused more on the two main characters instead of scattering attention across side plots, it could have been wonderful. Or if it had more episodes — maybe split into two seasons — the sub-stories would’ve made more sense.
As a fan, I just hope we won’t see a drop in his future drama ratings, because with his acting talent, he truly doesn’t deserve that.
It is sad to see 7.9 😢 Cheng Yi = 10 Spider siblings arc = 1 Overrated romance scenes for the supporting characters = 5 I wish MDL has separate rating for dramas and characters because Cheng Yi does not deserve this. Production ಠ益ಠ
PS. Wangquan Fugui is still leading the most popular character on Vlinkage and Maoyan's latest update❣️
This drama had the potential to be the best Fox Spirit Matchmaker… until the writers messed up and made me so pissed off… I was on the verge of rating this 1 star and calling it the worst FSM (it’s not). But the title is extremely misleading.
The early episodes of the drama promised a male centric story with heartwarming romance + bromance but ended up delivering only a portion of that.
The first half of the drama was a solid 10/10 but then it felt like the writers had switched. The character’s inconsistencies were evident, as well as the main couple’s romance being changed to friendship/master-disciple. Some parts of the plot were brilliant, others a headache.
I do have mixed feelings. It was kind of good but also quite disappointing. I guess if you are going in for the plot and the side couple’s romance, you might enjoy it. But if you are going in for Cheng Yi and the main couple’s romance, you’ll probably end up disappointed.
this was a realllllyyyy good drama in the start but when qingtong and fugui got separated it just went downhill. Because i watched LOVE IN PAVILLION i was so excited for this but its a HUGE DISSAPPOINTMENT i loved LIP and really cried watching that even in this drama in every HONGYE or HUAIZHU(flashbacks as she is dead) scenes i cried my eyes out but they just ruined everything in the end.
My most fav scenes from this whole drama would be just two : 1. HONGYE and FUGUI clearing their misunderstandings in BAMBOO PAVILLION. 2.The CGI of all members of Mask Group members appearing when fugui unleashed the last heaven and earth strike to destroy the barrier.
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But the characters are basically all so different aside from that when it comes to personality and motivations and feelings that they’re differentiated completely in my head, there’s no way I’d mix up Sifeng with Fugui or with Qi Yan or with LLH or XQS.
I think he’s also safe from his career being affected by this. At the end of the day, investors invest for a reason, if it’s CY as the lead I can’t be the only person who will definitely check out at least 1 episode to see if it’s good and that’s usually as long as he needs to hook me and keep me around to the end.
Just hope he never works with this team of writers ever again, and I certainly won’t be touching anything done by this producer either.
Lately, it feels like Cheng Yi is being used just to promote other actors, and that’s unfair to him — because all the flaws of the drama end up being blamed on him when it’s not his fault at all.
From most of the comments, it’s clear there was no real romance between the main leads — only mutual respect. So instead of calling it a romance drama, they should’ve labeled it a story of teacher-disciple respect! That way, viewers would have known what to expect.
I’m a fan of Cheng Yi and truly admire his acting, but I feel he’s stuck in a repetitive cycle of similar storylines. In at least three dramas, we’ve seen two versions of the same character — and as always, the moment we see his name, we already know he’s going to die at the end.
If this drama had focused more on the two main characters instead of scattering attention across side plots, it could have been wonderful. Or if it had more episodes — maybe split into two seasons — the sub-stories would’ve made more sense.
As a fan, I just hope we won’t see a drop in his future drama ratings, because with his acting talent, he truly doesn’t deserve that.
my poor cheng yi did his best
Cheng Yi = 10
Spider siblings arc = 1
Overrated romance scenes for the supporting characters = 5
I wish MDL has separate rating for dramas and characters because Cheng Yi does not deserve this.
Production ಠ益ಠ
PS. Wangquan Fugui is still leading the most popular character on Vlinkage and Maoyan's latest update❣️
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSy4bysoD/
The early episodes of the drama promised a male centric story with heartwarming romance + bromance but ended up delivering only a portion of that.
The first half of the drama was a solid 10/10 but then it felt like the writers had switched. The character’s inconsistencies were evident, as well as the main couple’s romance being changed to friendship/master-disciple. Some parts of the plot were brilliant, others a headache.
I do have mixed feelings. It was kind of good but also quite disappointing. I guess if you are going in for the plot and the side couple’s romance, you might enjoy it. But if you are going in for Cheng Yi and the main couple’s romance, you’ll probably end up disappointed.
My full review with all positive and negative points:
https://kisskh.at/profile/justjacky/review/509658
My most fav scenes from this whole drama would be just two :
1. HONGYE and FUGUI clearing their misunderstandings in BAMBOO PAVILLION.
2.The CGI of all members of Mask Group members appearing when fugui unleashed the last heaven and earth strike to destroy the barrier.
Relax !