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This review may contain spoilers
Script consisting of chaotic, messy and unhealthy relationships
OVERVIEW
Generation to generation is an administered tale of romance, forbidden love, sect rivalries, and deep angst. It revolves around a mysterious man whose father was ambushed and killed in his sight, leading him to make an entrance into the Qingque sect, where he meets Cai Zhao, a free-spirited and carefree woman, and they get entangled, leading to schemes, manipulations, and love. Advancing to a darker character, Mu Qing Yan, who takes on the lead in chasing Cai Zhao, their love is put to the test through family conflicts, sect rivalries, thoughts of good and evil, and personal feelings.
Review in Full Details (Spoilers Ahead)
Initial Thoughts
The episodes in which I get to see Zhou Yi Ran playing as Chang Ning were my overriding joy, overloading me with how manipulative, cunning, and scheming he really is. Using the righteous sect members as a tool to achieve his goal was a narratively good plot. Having the female lead see through his plots at the beginning episodes deserves applause, as we were given an instinctively smart female lead.
The dynamics we get between Mu Qing Yan & Yu Zhi were really endearing, as their bickering added a depth of laughter for me.
Generation to Generation (GTG) gives us a romance filled with angst, suffering because of the excuse of righteous and evil sect, not a romance where you would watch, cause it's light-hearted, a romance were we get to see the suffering of not belonging to same sect (good and evil), were the leads struggle to find peace in their journey as a couple like any normal couple.
Themes and Character depth
The drama explicated on how love can blossom amidst the conflict of good and evil, the disapproval of sects, the disapproval of parents, and the disapproval of your personal feelings
The show is clear that the blossom of feeling doesn't matter by your sect, family, background, personal feeling, just a matter of your heart.
Chang Ning was a well-impressed character who showed in only the first few episodes, but I would say he ensnared my heart, being a cunning, manipulative schemer who uses anyone around him to get to his goal, one which love could never reach to stop his goals.
Mu Qing Yan embodied a character of a sober backstory who was abandoned by his mother when he was less than one year old in a worn-out house, where he stayed for about five years, before he was taken away by his father. We saw how his character was being made into a manipulative, cunning, patient schemer.
Cai Zhao embodied a character with a light backstory, growing up with her parents and aunts, being made into a laid-back, free-spirited, and care-free nature, where we could see from the beginning episodes that she did not like Jianghu. A character who is unambitious, with no dreams, complements her nature of eating, sleeping, and waking up.
Yuzhi embodied a character, being smart and reserved, having not much to say, from his mouth, his character brought in humor, which made him really endearing. Where he isn't love-obsessed, though he was in love, his psychological state is hardly affected by things being compared to Mu Qing Yan. He is always composed, so you can't see him emotionally deranged. The Dou father-son relationship was one of the major highlights of His character. It was a fun, entertaining, and remarkable watch.
Chemistry
Their chemistry can't be said to be all good NO NO NO, going in the subtle moment of their chemistry, the designers come throwing an aesthetics when the chemistry hasn't been made, weren't the directors actually trusting in their abilities?
I would say I would feel more chemistry tension from our second couple - Lingbo and Dai Feng Chi just the touch of their eyes got me saying this is better, yeah NO DAMN AESTHETICS CONFLICTING THEIR CHEMISTRY, the aesthetics gets to conflicts with the chemistry of our leads and if it was actually made I find it really, really bland, I mean Zhou Yi Ran actually getting the work done what was Bao Shang En doing acting all stiffed.
The chemistry was a precise failing when we actually reached a point when the directors were really forcing it, putting in beautiful shots to actually complement it, NOPE NOPE NOPE, it precisely created a conflict in my emotions.
The last episode was my best chemistry with the leads.
Performance Highlights
Zhou Yiran really slayed those roles as mysterious Chang Ning and a Dark Mu Qing Yan; he seemed more like the character and vice versa. I could really see from his emotional expressions, to his facial expressions, to his acting, it was a hit on the nail. Giving him 9.5
Bao Shang En (won't say much, already said it in the chemistry), what was that at some moments I could actually see stiffness in the acting, felt really detached at some scenes, at some points she was right on the track, really at a few points I would say.
Her stellar acting in episode 36 ending and 37 were my best, I could bear with her emotional attachment in killing her master - I felt her pain when she cries over the dying Mu Qing Yan, those episodes outplayed her overall performance. Giving her 4.0 for EPS 1 - 35, adding 3.0 points for the last 2 eps.
Overall 7.0 ratings.
Yu Jia Cheng, portraying this character, was actually an eye-opener because he left me an impression in my heart that I could not get to see him off my screen as soon as possible. He was so great that I could find him palpable.
His bickering with Mu Qing Yan was always my favorite scenes his act of honesty and righteousness was endearing. Though his character felt repetitive and had some flaws, he was a memorable Green-flagged character. Rating him 9.25
Dislikes
The plot was quite messy and repetitive; they overloaded us with lots of clichés, nearly surpassing the plot (chaotic relationships). Even if it is a cliche, it can be good when used well, but it was overused and wrongly used.
Unpleasant plot as the younger generation seem lesser than their predecessors, the older generation.
The chaotic and toxic relationship between our leads, which leaves me as a broken soul in their romance, was one moment lover, another moment fight, a push and pull relationship, breaking with lots of schemes and stabs, manipulativeness, and distrust.
Their relationship was one of the major falls for me in this plot, like the misunderstanding was a lot over my head.
Giving in filler when they had nothing better to do, giving in a kiss when it wasn't necessary - EPS 29/30. When she kissed him for the first time, it was really a forced filler; it was absolutely unnecessary if she was leaving. Like having kissed him, then cutting ties with him, wanting him to remember you forever, or actually, what, weren't there any better things to be added there? The filler was so obviously wrong to force a chemistry.
Some scenes were clearly seen as playing emotional rob on us, in which the transitions between the scenes seem inconsistent, where you could laugh, frown, groan, and angst all at once in a very unpleasant way.
The plot logic behind the villains being made because of Cai Ping Shu was really, really lame. The villains actually kept on blaming others when they could have saved her themselves.
The plot couldn't find a more compelling way to make the villains. The villain would say it was predictable from certain episodes.
The fight scenes at the ending EPS felt a little rushed - it was not shown how Yu Zhi beat his brother in a fight, we just saw he actually won, that was damn bad for me, cuz the first fight they hard was clearly shown and then the second fight we heared the brother saying You have mastered this skill (veil breaker), like shit was that why you got beaten why not show me, really disappointed.
Final thoughts
I would conclude by stating that the drama portrayed familial relationships in a quite endearing manner, seeing and feeling what it means to have good parents. -
The father-son relationship brings feelings subtly, gracing the screen with my over-the-top smiles.
Talking more of Cai Zhao's relationship with her parents, conferred me with more than a touch of laughter, smiles giggle. Teaches the lessons of having good parents, who will protect and care for you no matter those circumstances - One of my best green flaged parent's.
The relationships we got between the two sidekicks of My Qing Yan were my really funny moments of smiles, smirks, and amusements. Their duo was one of my major stand-outs of G2G.
Concluding this G2G is a that brings us more angst, rather than greater smiles, engaged in a flawed plot and a messy writing with pretty aesthetics that doesn't suit in some scenes.
Memorable characters Chang Ning, Mu Qing Yan, and Yuzhi.
Would I recommend this? No, even for lovers of wuxia epics i find it hard excluding you are ready for Draggy romance, push and pull romance, predictable villains, lame excuses for villains, and their romance is really chaotic.
With all said Rating this 7.0
Thanks For Reading
Generation to generation is an administered tale of romance, forbidden love, sect rivalries, and deep angst. It revolves around a mysterious man whose father was ambushed and killed in his sight, leading him to make an entrance into the Qingque sect, where he meets Cai Zhao, a free-spirited and carefree woman, and they get entangled, leading to schemes, manipulations, and love. Advancing to a darker character, Mu Qing Yan, who takes on the lead in chasing Cai Zhao, their love is put to the test through family conflicts, sect rivalries, thoughts of good and evil, and personal feelings.
Review in Full Details (Spoilers Ahead)
Initial Thoughts
The episodes in which I get to see Zhou Yi Ran playing as Chang Ning were my overriding joy, overloading me with how manipulative, cunning, and scheming he really is. Using the righteous sect members as a tool to achieve his goal was a narratively good plot. Having the female lead see through his plots at the beginning episodes deserves applause, as we were given an instinctively smart female lead.
The dynamics we get between Mu Qing Yan & Yu Zhi were really endearing, as their bickering added a depth of laughter for me.
Generation to Generation (GTG) gives us a romance filled with angst, suffering because of the excuse of righteous and evil sect, not a romance where you would watch, cause it's light-hearted, a romance were we get to see the suffering of not belonging to same sect (good and evil), were the leads struggle to find peace in their journey as a couple like any normal couple.
Themes and Character depth
The drama explicated on how love can blossom amidst the conflict of good and evil, the disapproval of sects, the disapproval of parents, and the disapproval of your personal feelings
The show is clear that the blossom of feeling doesn't matter by your sect, family, background, personal feeling, just a matter of your heart.
Chang Ning was a well-impressed character who showed in only the first few episodes, but I would say he ensnared my heart, being a cunning, manipulative schemer who uses anyone around him to get to his goal, one which love could never reach to stop his goals.
Mu Qing Yan embodied a character of a sober backstory who was abandoned by his mother when he was less than one year old in a worn-out house, where he stayed for about five years, before he was taken away by his father. We saw how his character was being made into a manipulative, cunning, patient schemer.
Cai Zhao embodied a character with a light backstory, growing up with her parents and aunts, being made into a laid-back, free-spirited, and care-free nature, where we could see from the beginning episodes that she did not like Jianghu. A character who is unambitious, with no dreams, complements her nature of eating, sleeping, and waking up.
Yuzhi embodied a character, being smart and reserved, having not much to say, from his mouth, his character brought in humor, which made him really endearing. Where he isn't love-obsessed, though he was in love, his psychological state is hardly affected by things being compared to Mu Qing Yan. He is always composed, so you can't see him emotionally deranged. The Dou father-son relationship was one of the major highlights of His character. It was a fun, entertaining, and remarkable watch.
Chemistry
Their chemistry can't be said to be all good NO NO NO, going in the subtle moment of their chemistry, the designers come throwing an aesthetics when the chemistry hasn't been made, weren't the directors actually trusting in their abilities?
I would say I would feel more chemistry tension from our second couple - Lingbo and Dai Feng Chi just the touch of their eyes got me saying this is better, yeah NO DAMN AESTHETICS CONFLICTING THEIR CHEMISTRY, the aesthetics gets to conflicts with the chemistry of our leads and if it was actually made I find it really, really bland, I mean Zhou Yi Ran actually getting the work done what was Bao Shang En doing acting all stiffed.
The chemistry was a precise failing when we actually reached a point when the directors were really forcing it, putting in beautiful shots to actually complement it, NOPE NOPE NOPE, it precisely created a conflict in my emotions.
The last episode was my best chemistry with the leads.
Performance Highlights
Zhou Yiran really slayed those roles as mysterious Chang Ning and a Dark Mu Qing Yan; he seemed more like the character and vice versa. I could really see from his emotional expressions, to his facial expressions, to his acting, it was a hit on the nail. Giving him 9.5
Bao Shang En (won't say much, already said it in the chemistry), what was that at some moments I could actually see stiffness in the acting, felt really detached at some scenes, at some points she was right on the track, really at a few points I would say.
Her stellar acting in episode 36 ending and 37 were my best, I could bear with her emotional attachment in killing her master - I felt her pain when she cries over the dying Mu Qing Yan, those episodes outplayed her overall performance. Giving her 4.0 for EPS 1 - 35, adding 3.0 points for the last 2 eps.
Overall 7.0 ratings.
Yu Jia Cheng, portraying this character, was actually an eye-opener because he left me an impression in my heart that I could not get to see him off my screen as soon as possible. He was so great that I could find him palpable.
His bickering with Mu Qing Yan was always my favorite scenes his act of honesty and righteousness was endearing. Though his character felt repetitive and had some flaws, he was a memorable Green-flagged character. Rating him 9.25
Dislikes
The plot was quite messy and repetitive; they overloaded us with lots of clichés, nearly surpassing the plot (chaotic relationships). Even if it is a cliche, it can be good when used well, but it was overused and wrongly used.
Unpleasant plot as the younger generation seem lesser than their predecessors, the older generation.
The chaotic and toxic relationship between our leads, which leaves me as a broken soul in their romance, was one moment lover, another moment fight, a push and pull relationship, breaking with lots of schemes and stabs, manipulativeness, and distrust.
Their relationship was one of the major falls for me in this plot, like the misunderstanding was a lot over my head.
Giving in filler when they had nothing better to do, giving in a kiss when it wasn't necessary - EPS 29/30. When she kissed him for the first time, it was really a forced filler; it was absolutely unnecessary if she was leaving. Like having kissed him, then cutting ties with him, wanting him to remember you forever, or actually, what, weren't there any better things to be added there? The filler was so obviously wrong to force a chemistry.
Some scenes were clearly seen as playing emotional rob on us, in which the transitions between the scenes seem inconsistent, where you could laugh, frown, groan, and angst all at once in a very unpleasant way.
The plot logic behind the villains being made because of Cai Ping Shu was really, really lame. The villains actually kept on blaming others when they could have saved her themselves.
The plot couldn't find a more compelling way to make the villains. The villain would say it was predictable from certain episodes.
The fight scenes at the ending EPS felt a little rushed - it was not shown how Yu Zhi beat his brother in a fight, we just saw he actually won, that was damn bad for me, cuz the first fight they hard was clearly shown and then the second fight we heared the brother saying You have mastered this skill (veil breaker), like shit was that why you got beaten why not show me, really disappointed.
Final thoughts
I would conclude by stating that the drama portrayed familial relationships in a quite endearing manner, seeing and feeling what it means to have good parents. -
The father-son relationship brings feelings subtly, gracing the screen with my over-the-top smiles.
Talking more of Cai Zhao's relationship with her parents, conferred me with more than a touch of laughter, smiles giggle. Teaches the lessons of having good parents, who will protect and care for you no matter those circumstances - One of my best green flaged parent's.
The relationships we got between the two sidekicks of My Qing Yan were my really funny moments of smiles, smirks, and amusements. Their duo was one of my major stand-outs of G2G.
Concluding this G2G is a that brings us more angst, rather than greater smiles, engaged in a flawed plot and a messy writing with pretty aesthetics that doesn't suit in some scenes.
Memorable characters Chang Ning, Mu Qing Yan, and Yuzhi.
Would I recommend this? No, even for lovers of wuxia epics i find it hard excluding you are ready for Draggy romance, push and pull romance, predictable villains, lame excuses for villains, and their romance is really chaotic.
With all said Rating this 7.0
Thanks For Reading
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