Ophanin

At first, you don't understand a thing. In episode 4 there's a big reveal and I was sitting there thinking "Who on earth are these people ?". You get swept along by all these plot twists, for a while. The problem is that after 10 episodes I still don't understand who's attacking whom and what dangers we've been facing from the start.

Both leads are convincing and clever. And as is often the case in C-dramas, here we find a strong, independent female character. I started watching for Zhou Yiran, the master of secret admirers. And I stayed for Bao Shangen, as beautiful as funny. Let's hope she gets better, she only has two expressions, poor thing.

The music rocks. The opening and closing credits alone are killer. The cinematography is, of course, stunning, with plenty of gorgeous wide shots in magical settings. You get used to that pretty quickly in these kinds of productions. On the other hand, you have to accept that martial arts superpowers as a reality. And then, apparently, you get around on the back of an eagle... Right... And you face giant snakes… Ok... Warning ! That's the signal to start considering a strategic retreat. So this is where the adventure ends for me.