Oldschool xianxia feeling, almost...
I just finished this drama, and I have to admit that I’m left feeling more frustrated than anything else. Although it aired from 2022 to 2023, it feels like a production that strongly resembles Eternal Love and those other major dramas from a certain era.
It starts off pretty well, with the classic setup of the FL having a hidden power and the ML being rather cold toward her. Add to that the usual cultivation-based learning journey, and then the main storyline gradually falls into place as we slowly make our way toward the Immortal Realm.
The first part of this drama is truly fantastic. It has everything that usually makes these great Xianxia dramas so successful. However, once the first major storyline comes to an end, the drama quickly gets trapped in the same repetitive plots and conflicts. It becomes difficult to really follow what’s going on, and at times, it gets quite boring.
In this kind of drama, we also eagerly wait for the FL to discover her powers and actually use them. Here, even though that does happen, it happens far too rarely, and when it does, you never really get that sense of power. It’s often poorly introduced, rushed, and lacks consistency.
The actors do a good job, and the supporting characters deserve better, but they still do a decent job with what they’re given. The main problem comes more from the production than the writing, because the story itself holds up pretty well.
If you’re like me and have watched pretty much all the major dramas in the same vein as Ashes of Love and the like, this one might partially appeal to you, simply because dramas of this kind have become quite rare these days. You just have to be aware of its production shortcomings and go in with slightly lower expectations.
It’s still enjoyable. I didn’t watch 40 episodes just to say that it’s terrible. I genuinely enjoyed the time I spent watching it, even though there were quite a few frustrating moments.
It starts off pretty well, with the classic setup of the FL having a hidden power and the ML being rather cold toward her. Add to that the usual cultivation-based learning journey, and then the main storyline gradually falls into place as we slowly make our way toward the Immortal Realm.
The first part of this drama is truly fantastic. It has everything that usually makes these great Xianxia dramas so successful. However, once the first major storyline comes to an end, the drama quickly gets trapped in the same repetitive plots and conflicts. It becomes difficult to really follow what’s going on, and at times, it gets quite boring.
In this kind of drama, we also eagerly wait for the FL to discover her powers and actually use them. Here, even though that does happen, it happens far too rarely, and when it does, you never really get that sense of power. It’s often poorly introduced, rushed, and lacks consistency.
The actors do a good job, and the supporting characters deserve better, but they still do a decent job with what they’re given. The main problem comes more from the production than the writing, because the story itself holds up pretty well.
If you’re like me and have watched pretty much all the major dramas in the same vein as Ashes of Love and the like, this one might partially appeal to you, simply because dramas of this kind have become quite rare these days. You just have to be aware of its production shortcomings and go in with slightly lower expectations.
It’s still enjoyable. I didn’t watch 40 episodes just to say that it’s terrible. I genuinely enjoyed the time I spent watching it, even though there were quite a few frustrating moments.
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