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ENEMIES TO LOVER DONE RIGHT
Fated Love is one of those dramas I honestly didn’t expect to be this good. The enemies-to-lovers dynamic? Absolutely mind-blowing. I can’t remember any other drama that handled this trope so seriously and so well. Maybe a few tried, but none gave me the same hype I felt here.
The plot might sound common — two nations at war, an emperor’s concubine playing the villain — but the twists were so unpredictable. I loved how my opinions of characters kept changing. For example, Xia Jingyan started as someone I disliked, but ended up being one of my favorites, especially because of his relationship with Xingyan.
And Chengyang! I really thought he’d turn evil because of Empress Zhuang’s lies, but his brotherhood was stronger than that. That twist genuinely got me.
The two main leads totally slayed until the very last episode. Yixiao was such a strong general, though sometimes her actions made me forget she was a general — she reminded me more of a martial artist from a Xuanhuan or Wuxia world.
Also, I couldn’t stop laughing when some people said they dropped this drama because of Zheyuan’s lips — like, seriously? People were going crazy over Jiaxu before! (Not everyone, of course.)
Still, I’m left with a few questions: Who attacked the Storm Alliance? Who ended up ruling Jinxiu? Did I miss a scene, or was that left hanging? And does Weiran know that Jingshi was the one behind that abduction place?
Either way, I really hope they release a special episode. Overall — HIGHLY RECOMMENDABLE.
The plot might sound common — two nations at war, an emperor’s concubine playing the villain — but the twists were so unpredictable. I loved how my opinions of characters kept changing. For example, Xia Jingyan started as someone I disliked, but ended up being one of my favorites, especially because of his relationship with Xingyan.
And Chengyang! I really thought he’d turn evil because of Empress Zhuang’s lies, but his brotherhood was stronger than that. That twist genuinely got me.
The two main leads totally slayed until the very last episode. Yixiao was such a strong general, though sometimes her actions made me forget she was a general — she reminded me more of a martial artist from a Xuanhuan or Wuxia world.
Also, I couldn’t stop laughing when some people said they dropped this drama because of Zheyuan’s lips — like, seriously? People were going crazy over Jiaxu before! (Not everyone, of course.)
Still, I’m left with a few questions: Who attacked the Storm Alliance? Who ended up ruling Jinxiu? Did I miss a scene, or was that left hanging? And does Weiran know that Jingshi was the one behind that abduction place?
Either way, I really hope they release a special episode. Overall — HIGHLY RECOMMENDABLE.
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