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I know it’s 2025 but hear me out
A BADASS FEMALE LEAD? SIGN ME UP!This is the first ever strong female lead that I watched like properly portrayed what strong is. She’s so independent from the start and towards the end —she needs no man to measure her value. All hail Queen Ruyi!!!
The build up of this storyline is a chef’s kiss! It was truly a journey but not just love, also life. I wanna applaud the casts of this drama because I am freaking speechless on how well they acted it.
My fave character is Prince/Princess Li, the character development of her in the drama? What do you mean she was timid at the first few episodes and grew resilient in the last ones? You need to watch this to understand what I mean!!!
The fun characters and scenes are to compensate how sad the last few episodes will be —I am bawling my eyes out for it I’m telling you.
The fighting scenes are ✨✨✨ and the soundtrack? Especially I think Boss Ning himself sang it and gave deeper feels when it was played.
Lastly, I felt the ending was missing something like what happened to the Duke and Princess? It only showed the tribe leader of Shaxi that’s why I felt it wasn’t enough. But yeah, I guess its purpose is to leave the audience a lingering feeling for the drama hehe
PS. I don’t really rewatch dramas unless it was deemed as my comfort drama so it’s up to you guys if you will 🥹🫡
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AFTER A LONG C-DRAMA SLUMP, THIS MADE ME CAME BACK
Writing a review few weeks after I finished the drama. This is the first ever c-drama that I watched while it was on-going/airing (I don’t have the patience to wait). The episode gets better and better I’m telling you.At first, I was skeptical but as the episode goes on? AHHH WORTH IT. There was the romance, the comedy and the angst between the couple. I really love how Ji Bozai fell first and fell even harder —will really do anything and will cross oceans and mountains for Ming Yi 😩🤌🏼💗
The plot? For the first time it revealed the unexpected—in a way that you think you already knew it? Nah, there’s more ✨
AND THE OST? HOU MINGHAO, JI BOZAI HIMSELF SANG IT AND IT’S STILL ON REPEAT IN MY SPO— ✨🎧
The actors are amazing!!! It was like a feast in our eyes, they’re all so beautiful! AND LU YUXIAO IS SO PRETTYYYY AHHHH 💗
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MYSTERY C-DRAMA? I’M SO IN !!!
It’s my second Ao Ruipeng drama and it didn’t disappoint!!! I love how he was smitten at first sight, wdym he was 😮 at her firsthand? ✨I love the development of the drama —how mysteries are unfolded one after another and sometimes in the most unexpected ways.
The Senior Disciple scene, I got the freaking goosebumps because it did happen even here in the modern world. Kidnapping people & removing their guts? 🥹 GIRLLL I WAS SO AFRAID COS IT FEELS TOO REAL T__T
The plot also? The twist is indeed twisting, I definitely didn’t expect that!!! WDYM THE EMPEROR IS NOT THE EMPEROR I WAS FREAKING SHOCKED I LOVE HOW IT UNFOLDED TOO!!! There are bits and pieces of tiny hints like the Empress Dowager being shocked when they said what if she have “twins” for her grandchild.
Additionally, I LOVE THE GRANDMAS IN THIS SERIES THEY PORTRAY THE CHARACTER OF A GRANDMA THAT WE IMAGINED.
Overall, all characters were great!!! The acting was superb to the point that I was annoyed with that one sister please can someone knock some sense off her 😭
Music is good, too. But, I don’t really rewatch heavy or dramas that makes me overthink so, yeah.
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Hmm, it has the potential to be a peak drama but…
Honestly, the early episodes were great. The organic encounters ✨ got my attention, fast paced drama (my cup of tea), but I think it dragged on. There are too many informations that’s not needed (in my opinion) and the amount of couples in the drama 😭 —the exposure of the main leads were lessening as the other couples made there appearance (they were cute ngl but the amount of their exposure isn’t needed, in my opinion).It’s my first time watching Song Weilong in a costume drama and dang he didn’t disappoint!!! He’s for action genre ngl, he’s dashing. And the Bao Shangen? I LOVE HERRR (watched her in Whispers of Fate and disappointed that she’s not the love prospect so, I searched for her works and found this) —as much as she can do action scenes from WoF, she can do the cutesy scenes too!!! Like she’s made for this!
Lastly, this is so refreshing because what do you mean the Emperor is besties with the male lead???? (I mean not but you know what I mean) —IF YOU WANNA WATCH A LIGHTHEARTED COSTUME DRAMA, WATCH THISSS.
The actors and music are great but I think I wouldn’t re-watch this because it lacks something in the second half —it didn’t intrigue me enough but yeah, watch on your own decisionnn ~~
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First time watching a racing based drama and I’m hooked
First, I’m into cars so when I saw the trailer and synopsis about the drama I set a reminder to watch this and it’s better than what I’ve expected (in all c-dramas that I’ve watch, I really set my expectations low so I will not be disappointed).What I really wanted to point out is that the setting was in Thailand, but its like, doesn’t say much about it. It’s like all of the people in Thailand were chinese-speaking and didn’t integrate much of it —they tried speaking in Thai but please, can the actors and the extras match the lips and the audio huhuhuhu it was so awkward while watching it 😭 I know they dubbed it because of the noise and all but yeah just my few pieces hehe
Another thing is that when Zhao and Mu were like in the driving scene, when MuMu was the navigator? (the one with emotional talk) I’m no race car driver but when they were talking, it’s like ZhaoZhao is not driving, the hands doesn’t move 😭 I know these are just little things but when little things are piled up, it becomes big.
But the actors tho? Especially, San Lai & Jin Zhao, they are damn great!!! The fighting scenes of He Yu? It was amazing! ✨
The cinematography when there’s like a racing competition was excellent, too!!! I was not expecting that level of production cos girl I am hooked every race scene AND THE SOUNDTRACK??? I LOVEEEE 💗
Lastly, I’ve been reading the novel and there’s some changes that I liked is that when MuMu and Snakey had the heart to heart talk? I AM WEAK WITH GIRL FRIENDSHIP I DEF LOVE THAT THEY MADE SNAKEY THE ONE WHO REVEALED SOMETHING NOT THE CRAZY FRIEND. The other scenes should not have been changed but oh well, censorship and all I think. It’s still a good watch tho.
and I think that’s all hehe will continue to watch tho because it really exceeded my expectations but probably will not rewatch it, but can watch some clips tho when it appears to my fyp.
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A subjective review, it doesn’t mean that you’ll feel like this, too.
I was scrolling in iqiyi and saw it was trending so, I had to glimpse at it at 1:00 am —testing the waters if I’ll continue watching it later that day.Yes, I resumed watching it because I was hook by the chemistry of Chi Yun and Tang Li Ci +++ there’s a female swordsman (because lately, I AM OBSESSED WITH STRONG FEMALE LEADS ✨) —and disappointed when Zhong Chun Ji wasn’t the female lead 🥹
I don’t know if it’s just me but the chemistry is lacking between Li Ci and A’Shui but don’t get me wrong, their acting is great but the chemistry wasn’t giving —I just noticed that they’re the couple because of the background music playing when they’re both in the scene together like 😭 (& can’t helped it, I watched some tt edits, too)
All the actors are great but maybe the story didn’t gave enough of something since this was the comeback of the famous wuxia actor, Leo and maybe the expectations were too high that’s why I expected too much too.
One thing that I will commend in this drama is the CGIs because it was spectacular!!!
The story sequence? I don’t know how to call it but I think it can be better —it was like one scene to another (yes, its usually like that I know), what I mean is the cutting transition (?) of scenes doesn’t mesh but mess with it.
Overall, I will still continue to watch since the actors are great —they did well portraying their character and that’s a huge thing for me when watching a drama.
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