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How to torture your lover
Look I’m very conflicted about this drama because there were so many great things in it, but the plot and the ending were diabolical.
Okay the good things are pretty well covered in the top reviews. The acting, some of the dialogue, the flirting, the character delineation, the costumes, the fight choreography etc. All totally excellent, and they will carry you through the abomination that is the plot. If you are fond of repeated gotcha moments then this is a supreme example. If you are charitable you can call them plot twists, but tbh, there’s nothing sophisticated about them. People die, oh no they don’t… repeatedly. Multiple times characters are at death’s door and bounce back in no time. Our heroes loose their qi but somehow still manage to fight spectacularly well. Minor bit part characters in the first 20 episodes, suddenly become key characters for 4 episodes then disappear again, leaving you thinking, who tf was that. Totally unheard of characters, suddenly appear out of nowhere and claim to be old, inseparable bosom buddies of our protagonist. The convenience factor is 24/7 availability and for me it just sucked.
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Two days later, I’m still furious about the ending. What sort of person, who supposedly loves their soulmate would put them through the sort of torture which they were too generous to impose on their enemies. So you get to live at the expense of the one you cannot live without. And you’re stuck in this god forsaken place all winter, totally alone with their dead body. Please someone, tell me I’ve got this wrong. The more I think about it, the worse it gets. The armoury was such a nothing ending. What the heck was wrong with them both dying at the end of episode 35?
Ok rant over, now I’ve got decide how to rate this. Should it be 6.5, because it’s flawed, or should I be generous with an 8, because there was some really excellent stuff? Ok, compromise at 7.5…
Okay the good things are pretty well covered in the top reviews. The acting, some of the dialogue, the flirting, the character delineation, the costumes, the fight choreography etc. All totally excellent, and they will carry you through the abomination that is the plot. If you are fond of repeated gotcha moments then this is a supreme example. If you are charitable you can call them plot twists, but tbh, there’s nothing sophisticated about them. People die, oh no they don’t… repeatedly. Multiple times characters are at death’s door and bounce back in no time. Our heroes loose their qi but somehow still manage to fight spectacularly well. Minor bit part characters in the first 20 episodes, suddenly become key characters for 4 episodes then disappear again, leaving you thinking, who tf was that. Totally unheard of characters, suddenly appear out of nowhere and claim to be old, inseparable bosom buddies of our protagonist. The convenience factor is 24/7 availability and for me it just sucked.
Spoilers follow: -
Two days later, I’m still furious about the ending. What sort of person, who supposedly loves their soulmate would put them through the sort of torture which they were too generous to impose on their enemies. So you get to live at the expense of the one you cannot live without. And you’re stuck in this god forsaken place all winter, totally alone with their dead body. Please someone, tell me I’ve got this wrong. The more I think about it, the worse it gets. The armoury was such a nothing ending. What the heck was wrong with them both dying at the end of episode 35?
Ok rant over, now I’ve got decide how to rate this. Should it be 6.5, because it’s flawed, or should I be generous with an 8, because there was some really excellent stuff? Ok, compromise at 7.5…
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