didn't think i'd ever watch a horror genre but i surprisingly loved it. i got my fair share of jump scares and held my finger over the right key pretty often but it wasn't as terrifying as i'd feared haha. the best parts of the drama were really the ones about the people and their struggles and relationships with others. i thought it was really interesting, this drama was so much more than just fighting monsters. i'm glad i gave it a shot and made it past the first few episodes that seemed more horror focused. waiting excitedly for news of a second season!
missing gu yanzhen... also wish they could have showed more scenes of gyz and xx after they got together, but the romance was kinda toned down because of the patriotic theme of the drama
I really think gong jun was phenomenal here, I can't get over how good his acting as wen kexing was compared to all his other roles. despite not being similar to wkx, he was able to embody him so perfectly... I'm just still thinking about it
ngl I skipped a lot of this drama as I'm the type to zoom through parts I don't care about (such as villains going on a tangent and characters just being annoying) but despite all its flaws, I grew really attached to li chen lan and zhao yao and their love story to the point I'm still thinking about them a year later. xu kai and bai lu's chemistry is through the roof and this drama and AML were so good because of them. wish they'd costar again but it's very unlikely...
everyone was really likable in this drama, the whole zgdx team, jin yang and ai jia, even jian yang. this is the first xu kai drama i've watched without bai lu since none of his other co stars really clicked for me, but this cp was cute. i'm happy to finally watch another of his dramas and love it <3 i think cheng xiao wasn't bad here. if anything i thought the ._. expressions were just part of her character as someone who doesn't show her emotions outwardly all the time, so when she laughed or cried, it felt all the more genuine. hopefully she gets more expressive through practice
Not to mention, the production team can also do some crafty things with dubbing. Quite a few lines in Word of Honor would definitely not pass censorship if not dubbed over, but they kept the actors' mouths in the shot so we could figure out what was actually meant to be said!
this is the first xu kai drama i've watched without bai lu since none of his other co stars really clicked for me, but this cp was cute. i'm happy to finally watch another of his dramas and love it <3
i think cheng xiao wasn't bad here. if anything i thought the ._. expressions were just part of her character as someone who doesn't show her emotions outwardly all the time, so when she laughed or cried, it felt all the more genuine. hopefully she gets more expressive through practice