Hello my favs; Did you read the script for the last few episodes?
This is tragic. TRAGIC.
Because I am willing to forgive SO MUCH.
Ding Yuxi and Esther Yu. I adore you both. Your chemistry is amazing. 10 out of 10. No notes. Most adorable couple ever. So Fun. So very sweet. When you're both on screen I can't take my eyes away, because you hit this amazing harmony where you both occupied the same wavelength. It was beautiful to behold two performers who were being so complementary. I really and truly enjoyed the first half of this with extreme gusto. You two have such a great vibe with your adopted son. I loved it. I was here for it. I wholly enjoyed watching you two fall for each other
But no matter how great this was, I cannot escape from the unfortunate reality that Love Game Eastern Fantasy shits the bed at around episode 19.
Now I still watched, I was never offended, and there were plenty of character beats and story pieces that I liked. The In-Story ending was... fine. Not great, but serviceable.
However, the larger meta ending is a giant sack of floppy dicks. We cannot escape the fact that the show just stopped even pretending to be about Ling Miao Miao, and makes everything about Mu Sheng. I almost cried. What the hell is the point of a transmigration story if the heroine forgets she's transmigrated?! Why can't she just be the star of the show? Why can't this story be about Ling Miao Miao? What even is the point of the first half of the show, if you abandon all of it in favor of--what, exactly? Why do we have to constantly sideline female leads for male ones?! Instead of writing a smart, competent, and INFORMED heroine, they have to neuter Ling Mia Miao in order to tell the same-ass boring story as the original novel (and every other transmigration thing) tells. It fails as a meta examination, it fails as a transmigration story, it fails being a character examination, if that's even what it was trying to do.
Nevermind that a late reveal calls into question the very fundamentals of their worldbuilding. Seriously. STOP INVALIDATING YOUR OWN PREMISES, C-DRAMA. JUST LET SOME SHIT BE ABOUT THE WOMAN AND THE MAN SHE LOVES SUPPORTING HER.
I am very frustrated. So much about this is great. Ding Yuxi and Esther Yu are amazing to watch. No, the characters aren't super deep, but I could live with it. Ensemble Cast Chemistry? Great. The backstory? Tropey, but good. 2nd fml and ml? Actually interesting! Adorable little Bamboo son? SO CUTE. Costumes? Excellent. Ancillary characters? Engaging. Yeeeah, some of the demon world-building is a little wobbly, but it's not egregious. Water Demons? SO COOL. Palace drama? Not bad! It's a solid foundation, so it really and truly is a pity that the whole thing falters in the last act and leaves a skidmark on the landing.
Because I am willing to forgive SO MUCH.
Ding Yuxi and Esther Yu. I adore you both. Your chemistry is amazing. 10 out of 10. No notes. Most adorable couple ever. So Fun. So very sweet. When you're both on screen I can't take my eyes away, because you hit this amazing harmony where you both occupied the same wavelength. It was beautiful to behold two performers who were being so complementary. I really and truly enjoyed the first half of this with extreme gusto. You two have such a great vibe with your adopted son. I loved it. I was here for it. I wholly enjoyed watching you two fall for each other
But no matter how great this was, I cannot escape from the unfortunate reality that Love Game Eastern Fantasy shits the bed at around episode 19.
Now I still watched, I was never offended, and there were plenty of character beats and story pieces that I liked. The In-Story ending was... fine. Not great, but serviceable.
However, the larger meta ending is a giant sack of floppy dicks. We cannot escape the fact that the show just stopped even pretending to be about Ling Miao Miao, and makes everything about Mu Sheng. I almost cried. What the hell is the point of a transmigration story if the heroine forgets she's transmigrated?! Why can't she just be the star of the show? Why can't this story be about Ling Miao Miao? What even is the point of the first half of the show, if you abandon all of it in favor of--what, exactly? Why do we have to constantly sideline female leads for male ones?! Instead of writing a smart, competent, and INFORMED heroine, they have to neuter Ling Mia Miao in order to tell the same-ass boring story as the original novel (and every other transmigration thing) tells. It fails as a meta examination, it fails as a transmigration story, it fails being a character examination, if that's even what it was trying to do.
Nevermind that a late reveal calls into question the very fundamentals of their worldbuilding. Seriously. STOP INVALIDATING YOUR OWN PREMISES, C-DRAMA. JUST LET SOME SHIT BE ABOUT THE WOMAN AND THE MAN SHE LOVES SUPPORTING HER.
I am very frustrated. So much about this is great. Ding Yuxi and Esther Yu are amazing to watch. No, the characters aren't super deep, but I could live with it. Ensemble Cast Chemistry? Great. The backstory? Tropey, but good. 2nd fml and ml? Actually interesting! Adorable little Bamboo son? SO CUTE. Costumes? Excellent. Ancillary characters? Engaging. Yeeeah, some of the demon world-building is a little wobbly, but it's not egregious. Water Demons? SO COOL. Palace drama? Not bad! It's a solid foundation, so it really and truly is a pity that the whole thing falters in the last act and leaves a skidmark on the landing.
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