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ok so first of all, i think the plot leaves more to be desired, i understand the intentions but it didn't pay off for me personally. it also felt small scale for a xianxia drama, and idk why i feel that way. i just do. i know it is definitely not small scale, especially after watching the behind the scenes, but i kept waiting for some big final scene but it never felt as big as i wanted it to be. the actors, however, carried the hell out of this show. bai lu is an S class actor, she drew me in so many times, i love every choice she makes. ao rui peng was a strange casting choice for a character like fan yue in my opinion, but he did well too, and i think his nuance in his acting really sold the character. but also, did anyone else feel like fan yue was sooo sidelined in this drama? he was always out cold, or uninvolved in really large scenes, or just literally cast to the side of a scene. he oftentimes felt like a side character. we rarely got to see his perspective on things and i think that really made his character feel less significant. the creme de la creme aspect of this drama to me, though, was bai xi and chong zhao's relationship. i was so much more interested in their story, the actors had great chemistry together (as opposed to the just ok chem between the leads), and the tension in their relationship was just so good!! i loved the evolution of their relationship as well, it felt very natural to me, and i just kept waiting for their scenes lol. the music was great but they overplayed that one intense song to the point that it didn't carry any weight for me anymore as the show went on. anyway, all this to say- the plot was kind of mid to me. i felt like it could have offered so much more than it did. the actors were amazing. overall 7/10, the costumes and designs were very unique to the drama and so beautiful, i could tell that there was a lot of detail put into this drama. it wasn't bad, it just could have been better!

SPOILER: i think the constant deaths of literally every character made it lose some momentum for me. like the sacrifices near the end didn't feel as impactful because at that point i was expecting everyone to die and i had watched so many people die that i got used to it lol. i understand why they all died, to awaken the sixth contemplation or whatever, but i was getting annoyed that literally everyone died LMAO