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Overall well executed but missed crucial parts

Overall the series suprised me with a few twists. Its not usually my genre and i thought about dropping it but the story continued and made curious on how it will all end. If you dont enjoy drama and girl fights, this one is not for you. Each episode contains female "influencers" dissing each other and trying to ruin each others careers and life. The acting was exceptional, marked by unexpected and intense violent outbursts. Each character had its personality, likeable or not. For a little too much personally and storywise there it couldve been more interesting rather than "oh look what she posted". What really bothered me the whole time while watching the relationship between the main character seo ari and Han Jun-kyung. The was a lot of silence between them and most scenes were them just looking at each other. The few scenes they shared were lacking in conversation and interaction, which were almost entirely absent. It couldve been done great and wouldve added so much to the story but they did a miserable job. I dont know what producer or skriptwriter thought a relationship looks like this but it doesn't.

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Overall okay, but not astonishing

Im not gonna lie,I expected something differet from the series but its okay overall. What bothered me a little is that some story elements seemed rushed and unfinished. Icould not quite understand the logic in a few scenes. Therefore I do not fully comply with the other reviews. Without giving too much of a spoiler there is a moral question/ dilemma at the end but it couldve been embedded way better into the whole storyline. The intend was good but the way it was portrait and only spotlighted in the last episode annoyed me a little. All in all special effects were definetly okay, acting was also alright, music didnt stick out but was fitting for the scenes. What is missing for is suspense.

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Lack of intelligence in the decisions of the female and male leads.

I'm just 11 episodes in, and so far, it's okay. However, as with many Chinese dramas that have a large number of episodes, there are a lot of unnecessary scenes that do not contribute to the story.
What annoys me the most is the lack of logic in the main character’s decisions [Master of the Wan Lu Sect, Li Chenlan]. His actions often seem irrational and unreasonable.

For example, if an entire group of guards you sent out was killed, wouldn't you, as a leader, go with them the next time to prevent the same outcome?

Another instance: You take in a girl who tried to kill you and notice that she behaves like two completely different people. Wouldn't you investigate the matter yourself, even if only for a day? Why not ask specific questions to expose her ? Moreover, the person assigned to spy on her seems to be absent in key moments—many of which would have exposed her or at least raised suspicion. Somehow, despite claiming to be watching her day and night, he always manages to miss the most crucial moments.

There are many other scenes that also highlight the lack of intelligence in the main female character’s [lu zhaoyao] actions. Why does she not use her brain. Everything li chenlan has done was to please her. She suddenly changed 180° degrees and wants to kill him. Like girl, logic? He would most likely sacrifice everything for you and give you whatever you desire. Since I appreciate logic and clever decision-making, this drama has been disappointing in that regard so far.

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