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Really liked the story, but wished it was longer.
Those first few episodes started out real good. I was already invested into the Wei Family because of their lovely dynamic and knew it was gonna hurt my soul when they all died( which I really did I cried). As it went on, I don’t know why I feel like I expected more arcs in the overall story or I maybe more elements to it or something. A number of the characters did get to be fleshed out and feel like characters, while others didn’t when they probably should’ve. Example of a character that did get switched out was FL Sister, who started out as terribly annoying, but I actually grew to be a better character in the end. It just didn’t feel like it gave as much as it could’ve. I was actually disappointed when I was already reaching the last few episodes.
As for the two leads, not the strongest chemistry on screen, I admit. It doesn’t take me much to get invested, but I feel like the romance needed to be stronger. For my first time seeing Victoria and this wasn’t a bad role to be introduced to. I like to seeing a strong, but controlled FL who doesn’t lose her head easily, or cry as much( not saying crying is wrong. It’s just it would mean that something really important would have to happen to get them to act like that, which means that the character would have to feel so much for this situation or person that they would cry). Usually it’s the guys are like that so it’s a nice difference. I will shamelessly say that I am a Ding Yuxi fan and the main reason I wanted to watch this. He came as usual outstanding performance, with what he was given. He did feel younger in this case, but I guess it makes sense, because technically he was. I’m not usually invested into side couples in dramas for some reason because they never seem to hit with me, but I did like the one with Miss Song and Chu Yu ‘s brother. I actually wanted to see more of them and was a little more invested in them than the main leads.
I’m not always sure what constitutes as the best choreography for fight scenes, but I did enjoy the battles a lot. They weren’t dull, or boring or drawn out too long. Overall, I was invested the whole way through but like I said, I wish there was more.
As for the two leads, not the strongest chemistry on screen, I admit. It doesn’t take me much to get invested, but I feel like the romance needed to be stronger. For my first time seeing Victoria and this wasn’t a bad role to be introduced to. I like to seeing a strong, but controlled FL who doesn’t lose her head easily, or cry as much( not saying crying is wrong. It’s just it would mean that something really important would have to happen to get them to act like that, which means that the character would have to feel so much for this situation or person that they would cry). Usually it’s the guys are like that so it’s a nice difference. I will shamelessly say that I am a Ding Yuxi fan and the main reason I wanted to watch this. He came as usual outstanding performance, with what he was given. He did feel younger in this case, but I guess it makes sense, because technically he was. I’m not usually invested into side couples in dramas for some reason because they never seem to hit with me, but I did like the one with Miss Song and Chu Yu ‘s brother. I actually wanted to see more of them and was a little more invested in them than the main leads.
I’m not always sure what constitutes as the best choreography for fight scenes, but I did enjoy the battles a lot. They weren’t dull, or boring or drawn out too long. Overall, I was invested the whole way through but like I said, I wish there was more.
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