This review may contain spoilers
A straightforward mystery + romance with a teaser ending
So I have a habit of watching cdrama reviews before watching any of them (I don't care if there's spoilers haha), and so many people were harping on about JJY's mid-tier acting here, but I found it fine. Then again, I'm biased as a JJY fan and love her regardless, because she's so pretty that I don't mind her acting. She's an idol first and foremost so I'm fine as long as she's doing the basics.
Anyways, long story short I liked this fine! And I enjoyed watching JJY's acting and all her beautiful costumes and hair ahhhh. I also think her ship with Pan Yue was finnnneeee and I'm so relieved that their ending was happily ever after.
Some parts of the drama were obviously played for dramatic effect and unintentionally hilarious, like the second male lead not having enough time to run into that burning building in That One Episode. Like realistically he could've done everything during that dramatic slow-mo montage but plot said NO so he couldn't, hahahaha~
It's been a while since I watched it so my memory of it is fuzzy, but I can still remember some key scenes in my mind:
- The wedding night with the tragic death
- The moment Pan Yue realized her identity and ran back to see Yang Caiwei in Shangguan Zhi's body while she was twirling the umbrellas
- Rain scenes in general hahaha
And the mystery! It was legit a mystery and the last episode drove me nuts with the open clue they left for a potential sequel. It probably will never happen but I still had to look up what Chinese netizens said about it and summarized their views here, which was super cool: https://sonderwrit.tumblr.com/post/774970037168652288/i-finished-in-blossom
Too bad this drama didn't seem popular enough to get more theorycrafting overseas but I watched it and liked it and even though I can't remember exact details now I will always enjoy the experience. A worthwhile use of my time!
Anyways, long story short I liked this fine! And I enjoyed watching JJY's acting and all her beautiful costumes and hair ahhhh. I also think her ship with Pan Yue was finnnneeee and I'm so relieved that their ending was happily ever after.
Some parts of the drama were obviously played for dramatic effect and unintentionally hilarious, like the second male lead not having enough time to run into that burning building in That One Episode. Like realistically he could've done everything during that dramatic slow-mo montage but plot said NO so he couldn't, hahahaha~
It's been a while since I watched it so my memory of it is fuzzy, but I can still remember some key scenes in my mind:
- The wedding night with the tragic death
- The moment Pan Yue realized her identity and ran back to see Yang Caiwei in Shangguan Zhi's body while she was twirling the umbrellas
- Rain scenes in general hahaha
And the mystery! It was legit a mystery and the last episode drove me nuts with the open clue they left for a potential sequel. It probably will never happen but I still had to look up what Chinese netizens said about it and summarized their views here, which was super cool: https://sonderwrit.tumblr.com/post/774970037168652288/i-finished-in-blossom
Too bad this drama didn't seem popular enough to get more theorycrafting overseas but I watched it and liked it and even though I can't remember exact details now I will always enjoy the experience. A worthwhile use of my time!
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