wasted opportunity - Very Messy plot and questionable worldbuilding
The blurb is the plot. Infact we the viewers are left with the same question as the drama ends. The story is not satisfying at all.
Pros:
- *enthusiastic* female lead - always chasing after ML, naughty, spirited (only sees ML)
- *gentlemanly* ML (before the great plot twist) -- soft spoken, "too good to everyone" (gives LGiEF vibes)
- time travel element in xinxia
- frosty ML eventually melts
- i srsly dk
Cons:
- the amount of times ive heard "MXL", my ears hurt. I swear ML's at least 40% dialogues must be "MXL"
- the amount of times FL get kidnapped or blackmailed to go dark abyss was exhausting
- too many side characters. Some of them didn't even have any contribution to the story line, yet where given a lot of screentime.
- Too slow pacing. Till midpoint the drama seemed to something else, but the excessive slow pacing and elaborate focus on various other side characters seemed in vain after the main plot twist.
- both ML and FL are powerful, but are always shown to be pathetic or helpless, due to one reason or another. (until the ML is fed up and has a mental breakdown in the end - yet he's a fangless snake)
- wasted opportunity of showing bromance between ML & 2ML, or FL & 2ML. Idk why the makers decide on a love triangle, when the guy didnt even find his own ans reg love till the end. It couldve been handled in a much better manner.
- lot of unnecessary screentime to side and even side side side characters
- i dont recall the ML acknowledging his feelings to FL even once. All the effort put in by the FL while the ML remains mostly distant, until the opportunity has been missed. Ig thats to make it feel more tragic, but not to my taste.
- so much screentime to 2ML, yet his story arc has no consequence, neither to the main plot, nor to his own personal story. In an effort to redeem him, his redeeming qualities where written into him since the beginning
- the whole ML and FL dynamic may seem cute but its giving serious trauma issues. The dynamic isnt balanced, and if ur really into this trope, may seem like the 2 don't have any chemistry, since the 2 characters operate on completely 2 different frequencies. The ML and 2ML had better tactic understanding and chemistry. (when the plot allowed it)
- because of the whole time travel thing, and an effort to explain it, i felt like ive seen the whole drama thrice (even tho i skimmed thru it once 2x speed mostly). Even in the 1st half many of the subplots felt very repetitive.
yah
im sad. i had hopes from it, but the plot was very unfocused. They couldnt even make up their minds about who to make villain, or to make a villain.
Muddled writing or execution. Its the kind of plot where you'll have to go into rabbit hole complicated fan theories to answer basic questions. Really messy.
Pros:
- *enthusiastic* female lead - always chasing after ML, naughty, spirited (only sees ML)
- *gentlemanly* ML (before the great plot twist) -- soft spoken, "too good to everyone" (gives LGiEF vibes)
- time travel element in xinxia
- frosty ML eventually melts
- i srsly dk
Cons:
- the amount of times ive heard "MXL", my ears hurt. I swear ML's at least 40% dialogues must be "MXL"
- the amount of times FL get kidnapped or blackmailed to go dark abyss was exhausting
- too many side characters. Some of them didn't even have any contribution to the story line, yet where given a lot of screentime.
- Too slow pacing. Till midpoint the drama seemed to something else, but the excessive slow pacing and elaborate focus on various other side characters seemed in vain after the main plot twist.
- both ML and FL are powerful, but are always shown to be pathetic or helpless, due to one reason or another. (until the ML is fed up and has a mental breakdown in the end - yet he's a fangless snake)
- wasted opportunity of showing bromance between ML & 2ML, or FL & 2ML. Idk why the makers decide on a love triangle, when the guy didnt even find his own ans reg love till the end. It couldve been handled in a much better manner.
- lot of unnecessary screentime to side and even side side side characters
- i dont recall the ML acknowledging his feelings to FL even once. All the effort put in by the FL while the ML remains mostly distant, until the opportunity has been missed. Ig thats to make it feel more tragic, but not to my taste.
- so much screentime to 2ML, yet his story arc has no consequence, neither to the main plot, nor to his own personal story. In an effort to redeem him, his redeeming qualities where written into him since the beginning
- the whole ML and FL dynamic may seem cute but its giving serious trauma issues. The dynamic isnt balanced, and if ur really into this trope, may seem like the 2 don't have any chemistry, since the 2 characters operate on completely 2 different frequencies. The ML and 2ML had better tactic understanding and chemistry. (when the plot allowed it)
- because of the whole time travel thing, and an effort to explain it, i felt like ive seen the whole drama thrice (even tho i skimmed thru it once 2x speed mostly). Even in the 1st half many of the subplots felt very repetitive.
yah
im sad. i had hopes from it, but the plot was very unfocused. They couldnt even make up their minds about who to make villain, or to make a villain.
Muddled writing or execution. Its the kind of plot where you'll have to go into rabbit hole complicated fan theories to answer basic questions. Really messy.
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