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"Plot Twist Inside a Plot Twist, I Can't Help But Want to Know How The Story Goes"
𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐀 𝐎𝐌𝐆...super fun!!!!!!!! ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧
I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S STILL A PLOT TWIST EVEN AFTER THE LAST EP CREDITS LMAO.
˖᯽ ݁˖ P.S. The first 3 episodes might be a little confusing. I just think there's a problem with the directing in the first 3 episodes, but it gets SO much better 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟒!
𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚:
⤷ First of all, I'm glad that I decided to watch this drama despite how people have been talking about the "age gap" on the internet. When the production team said 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀, I knew I had to give this drama a try, especially considering this amazing cast lineup!
⤷ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. I noticed there was huge potential for the story, and they utilized it really well. Also, they really do play with the viewers' emotions.
⤷ The writer is smart about keeping the plot interesting. 𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵. There is romance here and there, but not too much, which I love. (I don't think every romance drama has to use intimate scenes, but here, they portray the husband-and-wife relationship in a very cute and interesting way.)
⤷𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟴-𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁. I just wish there were more scenes after the final episode. (I'm not talking about the after-credit scene; I wouldn't mind if they just added a few more minutes to the last episode.) Honestly, a special episode or even just several extra minutes would have been amazing.
⤷The directing and cinematography aren't my favorite, especially in the first three episodes and in several other scenes. I kinda disliked the cinematography in the last scene of the final episode (this specific scene with too much unnatural light), 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁.
For the acting, I feel like 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐒𝐎 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 with how they portrayed their characters. Sadness, anger, madness, craziness, evil...they did it all so well!!!!
⬩➤ Aimi is very versatile despite her young age. I hope to see more of her work. She portrayed childishness, selfishness, maturity, and softness really well. You can see that Xie Jiayu is an "explosive" character. She's smart, but not completely mature. Later on, we can see how her character progresses as the story gets deeper.
⬩➤ Hou Minghao is an amazing actor, so I don't have any complaints about his performance. He portrayed Xiao Wuyi so well. I need to praise him specifically for a scene from Episode 27 (31:50), when he turns around and smiles at his opponent. That specific scene shows that he IS Xiao Wuyi!! He's forever that smart, cunning general.
⬩➤ I NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE VILLAINS IN THIS DRAMA OMG. They did sooooooooo well. It's been a while since I've genuinely hated villain characters and been this emotionally invested in their downfall lol. I want to praise Wang Yilun, Peter Ho, and Ma Qiu Yuan for how well they managed to piss the audience off.
⬩➤ All the side characters (especially everyone in the Xiao family household, the soldiers, guards, child actors, etc.) did an amazing job and played important roles in building up the story.
𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟰–𝟱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟰 (𝗶𝗺𝗼). Meanwhile, you need to prepare yourself for the emotional roller coaster from Episodes 23–25. My personal favorite is actually Episodes 23–28.
To sum it up, the drama itself is 𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐓 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒. When I say plot twists, I don't mean just one or two. It's a series of plot twists from the beginning all the way to the end. Even after you finish this drama, make sure to watch the after-credit scene!
I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S STILL A PLOT TWIST EVEN AFTER THE LAST EP CREDITS LMAO.
˖᯽ ݁˖ P.S. The first 3 episodes might be a little confusing. I just think there's a problem with the directing in the first 3 episodes, but it gets SO much better 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟒!
𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚:
⤷ First of all, I'm glad that I decided to watch this drama despite how people have been talking about the "age gap" on the internet. When the production team said 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀, I knew I had to give this drama a try, especially considering this amazing cast lineup!
⤷ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. I noticed there was huge potential for the story, and they utilized it really well. Also, they really do play with the viewers' emotions.
⤷ The writer is smart about keeping the plot interesting. 𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵. There is romance here and there, but not too much, which I love. (I don't think every romance drama has to use intimate scenes, but here, they portray the husband-and-wife relationship in a very cute and interesting way.)
⤷𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟴-𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁. I just wish there were more scenes after the final episode. (I'm not talking about the after-credit scene; I wouldn't mind if they just added a few more minutes to the last episode.) Honestly, a special episode or even just several extra minutes would have been amazing.
⤷The directing and cinematography aren't my favorite, especially in the first three episodes and in several other scenes. I kinda disliked the cinematography in the last scene of the final episode (this specific scene with too much unnatural light), 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁.
For the acting, I feel like 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐒𝐎 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 with how they portrayed their characters. Sadness, anger, madness, craziness, evil...they did it all so well!!!!
⬩➤ Aimi is very versatile despite her young age. I hope to see more of her work. She portrayed childishness, selfishness, maturity, and softness really well. You can see that Xie Jiayu is an "explosive" character. She's smart, but not completely mature. Later on, we can see how her character progresses as the story gets deeper.
⬩➤ Hou Minghao is an amazing actor, so I don't have any complaints about his performance. He portrayed Xiao Wuyi so well. I need to praise him specifically for a scene from Episode 27 (31:50), when he turns around and smiles at his opponent. That specific scene shows that he IS Xiao Wuyi!! He's forever that smart, cunning general.
⬩➤ I NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE VILLAINS IN THIS DRAMA OMG. They did sooooooooo well. It's been a while since I've genuinely hated villain characters and been this emotionally invested in their downfall lol. I want to praise Wang Yilun, Peter Ho, and Ma Qiu Yuan for how well they managed to piss the audience off.
⬩➤ All the side characters (especially everyone in the Xiao family household, the soldiers, guards, child actors, etc.) did an amazing job and played important roles in building up the story.
𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟰–𝟱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟰 (𝗶𝗺𝗼). Meanwhile, you need to prepare yourself for the emotional roller coaster from Episodes 23–25. My personal favorite is actually Episodes 23–28.
To sum it up, the drama itself is 𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐓 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒. When I say plot twists, I don't mean just one or two. It's a series of plot twists from the beginning all the way to the end. Even after you finish this drama, make sure to watch the after-credit scene!
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