i love seven tan soo much but i dont think she's the right actress for this role. idk but i feel something is…
For me, it’s more the character set up (not only for her but also the male lead). There’s nothing necessarily wrong, but it’s a pretty common (and for me a bit bland) type of character for both, and 14 or so episodes in I don’t really see much of a story for either of them. Yet. Maybe there’s a surprise, I’ll wait and see.
The weird emperor and the Dream Shard Immortal seem like stock characters too so far, but again, I will wait and see if the story can pick up by mid way point. I think Bingzhu’s character so far has been the most interesting (for me at least).
is this another give up the throne for love plot ?
Nope, quite the opposite. ML is a prince that’s been fallen from grace and bides his time. He eventually makes his move and takes back what is his. FL’s family is wrongfully killed, and hers is a revenge story. Their stories are intertwined as they join forces, but theirs is a love hate relationship that grows over time. But we’ll see how the drama takes the story.
4 or so episodes in, it's a pretty standard xianxia set up in terms of world building, plot and characters, but maybe it'll get more interesting as it goes along. I think Wang Duo's character so far intrigues me the most and has potential to develop in an interesting way.
Yeah, it’s hard to review because there were moments of greatness and then (for me) also of dullness
Yeah, there's a lot smooshed into 28 episodes. And a lot is told out of order (with flashbacks, etc), which sometimes can be cool, and sometimes it's just too confusing and gimmicky. I think more time to flesh out characters to make them more 3D and to develop themes more would have moved me more in the second half of the show especially.
Don't attack me but this last arc with the Tiemo people was such a drag to get through. I didn't enjoy it at all.…
My thoughts as well. I've been mulling on this all day, and I think I've come to the conclusion that this show had actually 2 stories merged into 1, and I'm not sure they really gelled together enough for me. This really could have used 2 seasons or parts to allow both storylines to shine (the first being the Huben/YFS revenge arc and the second this Tiemo arc). But that's just me.
If you don't watch the special then Huai'an blew himself up to kill the enemy. Was that even necessary? Don't…
Truly, plot holes. A lot of style in this show but not enough substance for me. Was hoping something more meaningful could be said or developed in the writing, but the episodes in this second half have been a lot just shock factor and twists. XWJ stabbing his brother in 24 has got to be one of the most WTH moments for me so far. What happened to the crazy ax guy? Couldn’t he just start mowing down Tiemo people lol. And the Tiemo king was wounded by then too. I guess I’ll have to watch and see for myself.
Not right in the head for sure. Your kids died, which justifies all the killing you do? In the name of Tiemo?…
I understand where you are coming from. One could argue that's what is wrong with everyone in this show lol, resorting to violence and killing. At what point is an eye for an eye enough? Is it ever enough?
But I still think there's a distinction between the doctor and ML in this. ML wanted to get back at specifically anyone directly involved with his family's being wiped out. The doctor is justifying the killing of people not involved with his family's death with some kind of grand notion that it's for the betterment of his people. That's delusion in my opinion.
Not right in the head for sure. Your kids died, which justifies all the killing you do? In the name of Tiemo? Whatever, dude. He'd better get what he deserves by the end of this show. No redemption arc.
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The weird emperor and the Dream Shard Immortal seem like stock characters too so far, but again, I will wait and see if the story can pick up by mid way point. I think Bingzhu’s character so far has been the most interesting (for me at least).
But I still think there's a distinction between the doctor and ML in this. ML wanted to get back at specifically anyone directly involved with his family's being wiped out. The doctor is justifying the killing of people not involved with his family's death with some kind of grand notion that it's for the betterment of his people. That's delusion in my opinion.