I haven't seen a drama that I've liked this much in a long, long time. The actors/actresses were well cast, even the secondary characters, not just the main leads, although I am now a big fan of both Zhang Linghe and Tian Xiwei. The plot was well thought out, engaging and generally paced well. A little slow in the beginning and perhaps a little rushed at the end, but overall, still very good. I especially appreciated that this was like a throwback Wuxia drama similar in style to the old Jin Yong novels. There wasn't the modern emphasis on CGI fireworks to replace actual fighting that you see in Xinxia shows, nor the mumbo jumbo made up plot points to fill in gaps in the storyline. The sets, the costumes, makeup, cinematography, everything was top notch. Just a well-made, well thought out story. I have to say that the director was very, very good, and I will look forward to seeing more shows from him in the future.
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Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1 Episode 10
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I suppose some people enjoy the dysfunctional family storyline, but for me, I just couldn't take it. There was basically no romance and very little martial arts for the episodes that I saw. Granted the romance is supposed to come later, but honestly this was too slow to develop. Too much screen time for the dysfunctional family dynamic with the Grandma and Aunt in particular doing such a good job of portraying annoying characters that it made me want to claw my eyes out so that I wouldn't have to see them. Additionally, there seemed a conscious decision to keep the costumes and make up of the actors really toned down to perhaps be more realistic for the era? But it really did nothing to flatter anybody, and none of the female characters looked good at all, even Zhao Lusi. All in all, it was a not a drama that I could suffer through even though I'm a fan of Zhao Lusi.
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