I'll be honest here.. I had higher hopes when I started watching it. But it's in no way bad, just a little disappointing so far. The chemistry between the leads though saves a lot of "weaknesses" this series has.
First 10 episodes review: 1. Allen Ren is an absolute king in this series. His acting has been pretty on point and I really like his character, shows his versatility as an actor. 2. Both females leads were a bit annoying at the start. I still dislike the secondary lead's character. Although I can't exactly say they're good females leads, the actresses are good and portray their characters well. 3. Light-hearted comedy, but not to the point of being a rom-com Wuxia (thank god). 4. Action packed series with great fight scenes from the get-go. 5. Despite it's comedic aspects, it's still a pretty dark and decently intricate story. 6. Pacing though is... eh..? I find the story pacing a bit slow and janky, but it seems from around episode 9 it started to pick up, so it's probably just slow beginnings. 7. Most visual aspects from set to costumes to cinematography and CGI looks really nice. I personally though dislike some of the makeup choices. 8. Music is okay. Kind "meh" compared to other soundtracks. 9. The one thing that annoyed me the most about the series is actually the intro. They added sound affects with the music during the intro and it just seems so off to me, it's hard to describe. Overall: I recommend giving the first 4-6 episodes a try before deciding whether you want to keep watching or not.
O_O I feel like i'm watching a completely different show after ep 24
Could you describe a bit what you mean? I don't mind spoilers. I just read all the spoiler tags and although it's up my alley, I'm in the mood for something sweet and fluffy right now from Taiwan.
In short, so far this is what Forward Forever wanted to be but couldn't achieve.
1. Story is super well written and pacing is great so far. But in full honesty, this seems to be more character based than story based, so it'll probably drag out or buffer mid-show. 2. Visuals: The costumes are great, so are sets. CGI is kind of off but won't ruin your experience. Most of the actors look average (none of them are ugly, but few look like your typical female and male leads nowadays with the "idol" look), which I honestly really like. 3. Acting/Cast: As mentioned before, they decided to hire talent over visuals, which I find to be a great decision. Nothing made me cringe, and the actors are doing a great job. 4. Characters: There are so many characters that you get introduced to in the first 10 episodes it's a bit hard to keep up, but all of them are great and interesting in their own ways. I'll just name a few of my personal favourites: Brave and scheming college student male lead, strong but naive female lead, stuttering mechanical genius, old man with a puppet who trains children and so many more. 5. Music is okay, cinematography is typical for series like these.
Overall: If you wished Forward Forever were better in terms of story, give this a watch. If you want to enjoy what basically are Mary Sue/Gary Stu characters but written properly, you'll enjoy this.
Finally something worth watching!!! Waited for a gem like this ever since "The Longest Day in Chang'an" finished…
Way too many rom-com series are filling up the wuxia/xianxia space. They should really chill on the idol romance series when stuff like this, Joy of Life, Ever Night ect can air.
First impressions: 1. Main character may not be the most powerful in Martial Arts but damn is he likeable and his intelligence makes up for his "lack of power". 2. Female lead kicks ass. Love her so far. 3. Actors are doing great and characters are good. Nothing phenomenal but not bad at all. No one has been cringe worthy either which is nice. 4. Visuals of the drama are very muted and sandy looking. It gets kinda boring but you get used to it, and there's the occasional pop of color from time to time. (Anything is better than over saturation). 5. I personally haven't found many shots very appealing, but the cinematography is in no way bad. 6. Good Music. 7. Back to the good plot and stories, with great action scenes to bless us between the crafty scheming of our villains and adventuring of our protagonists. Really well paced so far imo. I don't see any dragging yet, but knowing a c-drama... it's inevitable. As long as it doesn't last too long.
Overall: I recommend. 8.5/10 for now imo. Finally a classic non-romcom wuxia is finally here that's good.. after what like, 3 months? I've been waiting. Small rant but romcoms have been basically plaguing the historical/fantasy theme. We get a good series of this style every 3-5 months so I'm probably gonna savor this one. Hopefully it doesn't go downhill.
China and their inconsistent air dates. I really want this to air soon. Most wuxia fantasy dramas this year have been either boring or idol rom-con styled (nothing wrong with those, they just aren't my type of drama). This seems like it'll be draggy but at least interesting.
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1. Allen Ren is an absolute king in this series. His acting has been pretty on point and I really like his character, shows his versatility as an actor.
2. Both females leads were a bit annoying at the start. I still dislike the secondary lead's character. Although I can't exactly say they're good females leads, the actresses are good and portray their characters well.
3. Light-hearted comedy, but not to the point of being a rom-com Wuxia (thank god).
4. Action packed series with great fight scenes from the get-go.
5. Despite it's comedic aspects, it's still a pretty dark and decently intricate story.
6. Pacing though is... eh..? I find the story pacing a bit slow and janky, but it seems from around episode 9 it started to pick up, so it's probably just slow beginnings.
7. Most visual aspects from set to costumes to cinematography and CGI looks really nice. I personally though dislike some of the makeup choices.
8. Music is okay. Kind "meh" compared to other soundtracks.
9. The one thing that annoyed me the most about the series is actually the intro. They added sound affects with the music during the intro and it just seems so off to me, it's hard to describe.
Overall: I recommend giving the first 4-6 episodes a try before deciding whether you want to keep watching or not.
It releases June 19 apparently
In short, so far this is what Forward Forever wanted to be but couldn't achieve.
1. Story is super well written and pacing is great so far. But in full honesty, this seems to be more character based than story based, so it'll probably drag out or buffer mid-show.
2. Visuals: The costumes are great, so are sets. CGI is kind of off but won't ruin your experience. Most of the actors look average (none of them are ugly, but few look like your typical female and male leads nowadays with the "idol" look), which I honestly really like.
3. Acting/Cast: As mentioned before, they decided to hire talent over visuals, which I find to be a great decision. Nothing made me cringe, and the actors are doing a great job.
4. Characters: There are so many characters that you get introduced to in the first 10 episodes it's a bit hard to keep up, but all of them are great and interesting in their own ways. I'll just name a few of my personal favourites: Brave and scheming college student male lead, strong but naive female lead, stuttering mechanical genius, old man with a puppet who trains children and so many more.
5. Music is okay, cinematography is typical for series like these.
Overall: If you wished Forward Forever were better in terms of story, give this a watch. If you want to enjoy what basically are Mary Sue/Gary Stu characters but written properly, you'll enjoy this.
1. Main character may not be the most powerful in Martial Arts but damn is he likeable and his intelligence makes up for his "lack of power".
2. Female lead kicks ass. Love her so far.
3. Actors are doing great and characters are good. Nothing phenomenal but not bad at all. No one has been cringe worthy either which is nice.
4. Visuals of the drama are very muted and sandy looking. It gets kinda boring but you get used to it, and there's the occasional pop of color from time to time. (Anything is better than over saturation).
5. I personally haven't found many shots very appealing, but the cinematography is in no way bad.
6. Good Music.
7. Back to the good plot and stories, with great action scenes to bless us between the crafty scheming of our villains and adventuring of our protagonists. Really well paced so far imo. I don't see any dragging yet, but knowing a c-drama... it's inevitable. As long as it doesn't last too long.
Overall: I recommend. 8.5/10 for now imo. Finally a classic non-romcom wuxia is finally here that's good.. after what like, 3 months? I've been waiting. Small rant but romcoms have been basically plaguing the historical/fantasy theme. We get a good series of this style every 3-5 months so I'm probably gonna savor this one. Hopefully it doesn't go downhill.
Joke's aside I really want a happy ending.