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it's like a competition of who suffered the most omg
okay, that was a lot. i have mixed feelings about that ending but i'm not eloquent enough to explain lol i just want to clarify that i do love this overall. i think the acting and chemistry between the characters are the drama's strengths. from the leads to the supporting characters, they're all interesting to me. well, they could have done better with the main villain in the end there but still! so much love for these characters! the actress playing fu ling, dai lu wa is a star! bai lu did so good in emotional scenes and man, this drama had a lot. it's one after another. i guess that's one of my not-so-favorite things in this. fan yue and bai shuo kept getting saved by the skin of their teeth over and over again. not that i wanted them to die, but wow they put us through it. NOW... with that said, i'm gonna immediately contradict myself lol because the dynamic of chong zhao and fu ling repeatedly saving each other is what made me love them a lot. maybe because fu ling was an instant favorite of mine right off the bat. to me, she's the most interesting character and i'm rooting for dai lu wa now. she did so good.
the story did come together in the end. it's just the amount of deaths they're gonna put you through omg. it was a lot! at one point, i was scared no one is gonna be alive lmao nevertheless, they successfully made all these sactifices emotionally moved me because they made them all likeable and fun. at least to me, they were. all sidequests in tian huo and cang shan's hometowns, the fox clan and bodhi village have kept me engaged. in between all the chaos, we did get some fun and lighthearted moments as well. that fan yue bit changing personality was fun. ao rui peng did so good just with his facial expressions. you can tell right away when it's not really him.
the romance was good. i did like that fan yue and bai shuo brought out the best in each other. they are both smart and resilient individually and together, they are an actual team. i wish the chong zhao and fu ling storyline were developed more. i thought chong zhao not letting go of bai shuo took a little too long lol but when he got over that, i was really invested in CZ and FL. i don't know, just something about them or the actors' chemistry really worked for me.
some of the reveals were predictable but it's fine, it's not like it was pretending to be a mystery thriller. i gotta say, that reunion was bai shuo and bai xi was so good, i cried. and i knew that was going to be the end for bai xi. it was pretty obvious she was gonna make a sacrifice either for bai shuo or chong zhao and that makes sense for the story and all, i anticipated it, but that was still heartbreaking for me. sorry for repeating, i just love that character fu ling lol
anyway, a good watch. used the same formula over and over again but the actors did so good, an engaging story with characters that are easy to root for. the visuals are so colorful and pretty costumes as well.
ps: that little tiny creature with fu ling was the cutest thing
the story did come together in the end. it's just the amount of deaths they're gonna put you through omg. it was a lot! at one point, i was scared no one is gonna be alive lmao nevertheless, they successfully made all these sactifices emotionally moved me because they made them all likeable and fun. at least to me, they were. all sidequests in tian huo and cang shan's hometowns, the fox clan and bodhi village have kept me engaged. in between all the chaos, we did get some fun and lighthearted moments as well. that fan yue bit changing personality was fun. ao rui peng did so good just with his facial expressions. you can tell right away when it's not really him.
the romance was good. i did like that fan yue and bai shuo brought out the best in each other. they are both smart and resilient individually and together, they are an actual team. i wish the chong zhao and fu ling storyline were developed more. i thought chong zhao not letting go of bai shuo took a little too long lol but when he got over that, i was really invested in CZ and FL. i don't know, just something about them or the actors' chemistry really worked for me.
some of the reveals were predictable but it's fine, it's not like it was pretending to be a mystery thriller. i gotta say, that reunion was bai shuo and bai xi was so good, i cried. and i knew that was going to be the end for bai xi. it was pretty obvious she was gonna make a sacrifice either for bai shuo or chong zhao and that makes sense for the story and all, i anticipated it, but that was still heartbreaking for me. sorry for repeating, i just love that character fu ling lol
anyway, a good watch. used the same formula over and over again but the actors did so good, an engaging story with characters that are easy to root for. the visuals are so colorful and pretty costumes as well.
ps: that little tiny creature with fu ling was the cutest thing
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