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This review may contain spoilers
Talking is overrated
I have so many problems with this one. First it was the ML. No matter how you look at it Ao Rui Peng doesn't have the aura of a powerful demon Lord. I don't think he is a bad actor but this is a character that, for now, it is not for him. Let it be said that i blame the script in part too because Fan Yue was to soft of a character in two second but still, i don't think he fits in here.
And with that first point, came the second: They don't have any chemistry whatsoever. I never throught i could actually see Bai Lu not having chemistry with someone but well, here we are. They looked more than friends and not even one of their many love declarations (So many, because, why express things in different ways when you can say the same dialogue over and over right? 🙄🙄🙄) got to me. I didn't feel anything about them so the drama lost the mian point for me.
But let's get in the biggest problem of the drama, the writting. I think there is a good story hidden somewhere in here but the way they told it was a complete mess. Everything is narrated, there is nothing we see because of the action of the characters. The dialogue is also used to cover future plot holes (Like they need to let us know the divine stone won't protect Bai Shuo anymore so his master tell us why in a very long and pointless way that break the flow of the scene. When we could saw it after with a little comment).
Xianxias are normally tragic. I don't have a problem with a sad ending if it is justified (Fangs of fortune, for example, couldn't have any other ending that fits better). But the writters of this one decided that there wasn't anything more important that the Main Couple being together, seems they consider that a happy ending. So they decide to kill every single character as plot devices to get to that ending.
Bai Xu is suddenly the divinity bow that can kill Mo Li. I actually LOL with this. They discovered when she died so...if she didn't die, for whatever reason, we will never found the bow? all of them die? what kind of stupid plot twist is this? Only to condemn Fu Ling to the beginning to die, i guess to pay for sins that she isn't resposible for 😒😒😒😒
Tian Huo died because her blood could fix the arrow for the bow. I don't want to say a lot about this because i don't really remember the thing with the sword and her blood and all that (She make a lot of exposition about this point of course but i was out at this point) but really how convenient.
So we get to the final battle with the villain and, yes finally! Mo Li is a great character completely prepared for this battle, as he should be. So Chong Zhao sacrifice himself to give them a chance. Why i don't like this, i think this was actually on point for the character and a fit ending for him. But Mo Li is ready and his heart is still there, beating. I was like...ok now shoot the arrow to the heart right? problem fixed! NOP.
The writters remembered something "Didn't in xianxias one of the Main Leads died to came back later? damn, we need to fix this" So, for reason no one really knows the necessity of, Faun Yue gets the heart inside his body and that is when Bai Shuo shoot him and everything ends, with Bai Shuo alone 🤡.
If you think this is bad, let's pay attention to how Fan Yue gets back. Heaven invoques Bai Shuo to the hidden moon sea and she commments about sacrificing everyone for the greater good so Heaven said:
"Those who died for the great cause, will eventually return, in another way"
Cue Fan Yue coming back exactly as he went out 🤡🤡🤡.
It is super funny how, in the special episode, Fan Yue said that it is sad that their friends can't be at their wedding and i was like "Well, all of them are dead LOL".
Ok this was a rant, but i have to be fair and talk about the good thing this drama have: Chong Zhao/Mo Li. What a fantastic character and, yes, he was actually great developed. Chong Zhao was a morally greay character from begining to end and i love him for it. In the later episodes they keep trying (By the dialogue of the character of course lol) how righteous and good he was but he killed lots of Eternals without blinking an eye just because he was undercover. And he was possesive with Bai Shuo till he focus change to Fu Ling. Mo Li, his villain counterpart, was a great one too. A crazy and possesive villain like no other who was always two steps ahead of our heroes. In reality, the only one who almost defeat it was Chong Zhao and that was a fantastic decision from the team.
Chang Hua Sen was a discovery for me and i felt in love completely: Good acting and good visuals, what is not to love? 😍😍😍😍
Of course Bai Lu was as good as ever, specially in the emotional scenes. My mind compared the end of this one with the end of Story of kunning palace and well...she was great in both but here something was clearly missing.
Will i recommend it? No. sadly, not even Bai Lu could save this one 😢😢😢
And with that first point, came the second: They don't have any chemistry whatsoever. I never throught i could actually see Bai Lu not having chemistry with someone but well, here we are. They looked more than friends and not even one of their many love declarations (So many, because, why express things in different ways when you can say the same dialogue over and over right? 🙄🙄🙄) got to me. I didn't feel anything about them so the drama lost the mian point for me.
But let's get in the biggest problem of the drama, the writting. I think there is a good story hidden somewhere in here but the way they told it was a complete mess. Everything is narrated, there is nothing we see because of the action of the characters. The dialogue is also used to cover future plot holes (Like they need to let us know the divine stone won't protect Bai Shuo anymore so his master tell us why in a very long and pointless way that break the flow of the scene. When we could saw it after with a little comment).
Xianxias are normally tragic. I don't have a problem with a sad ending if it is justified (Fangs of fortune, for example, couldn't have any other ending that fits better). But the writters of this one decided that there wasn't anything more important that the Main Couple being together, seems they consider that a happy ending. So they decide to kill every single character as plot devices to get to that ending.
Bai Xu is suddenly the divinity bow that can kill Mo Li. I actually LOL with this. They discovered when she died so...if she didn't die, for whatever reason, we will never found the bow? all of them die? what kind of stupid plot twist is this? Only to condemn Fu Ling to the beginning to die, i guess to pay for sins that she isn't resposible for 😒😒😒😒
Tian Huo died because her blood could fix the arrow for the bow. I don't want to say a lot about this because i don't really remember the thing with the sword and her blood and all that (She make a lot of exposition about this point of course but i was out at this point) but really how convenient.
So we get to the final battle with the villain and, yes finally! Mo Li is a great character completely prepared for this battle, as he should be. So Chong Zhao sacrifice himself to give them a chance. Why i don't like this, i think this was actually on point for the character and a fit ending for him. But Mo Li is ready and his heart is still there, beating. I was like...ok now shoot the arrow to the heart right? problem fixed! NOP.
The writters remembered something "Didn't in xianxias one of the Main Leads died to came back later? damn, we need to fix this" So, for reason no one really knows the necessity of, Faun Yue gets the heart inside his body and that is when Bai Shuo shoot him and everything ends, with Bai Shuo alone 🤡.
If you think this is bad, let's pay attention to how Fan Yue gets back. Heaven invoques Bai Shuo to the hidden moon sea and she commments about sacrificing everyone for the greater good so Heaven said:
"Those who died for the great cause, will eventually return, in another way"
Cue Fan Yue coming back exactly as he went out 🤡🤡🤡.
It is super funny how, in the special episode, Fan Yue said that it is sad that their friends can't be at their wedding and i was like "Well, all of them are dead LOL".
Ok this was a rant, but i have to be fair and talk about the good thing this drama have: Chong Zhao/Mo Li. What a fantastic character and, yes, he was actually great developed. Chong Zhao was a morally greay character from begining to end and i love him for it. In the later episodes they keep trying (By the dialogue of the character of course lol) how righteous and good he was but he killed lots of Eternals without blinking an eye just because he was undercover. And he was possesive with Bai Shuo till he focus change to Fu Ling. Mo Li, his villain counterpart, was a great one too. A crazy and possesive villain like no other who was always two steps ahead of our heroes. In reality, the only one who almost defeat it was Chong Zhao and that was a fantastic decision from the team.
Chang Hua Sen was a discovery for me and i felt in love completely: Good acting and good visuals, what is not to love? 😍😍😍😍
Of course Bai Lu was as good as ever, specially in the emotional scenes. My mind compared the end of this one with the end of Story of kunning palace and well...she was great in both but here something was clearly missing.
Will i recommend it? No. sadly, not even Bai Lu could save this one 😢😢😢
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